There will be a UPEI biosafety training session on Tuesday, December 17, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the McCain Foundation Learning Commons, AVC, Room 287N. Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. Please note: only those who attended the training sessions in December 2012, February 2013, or June 2013 are currently considered to be “up to date” in their training requirements. If you wish to attend, you must pre-register by contacting Carol Heartz, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before December 10, 2013 by email (heartz@upei.ca) or by phone (x 0775). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email.

All staff and faculty are invited to the 2013 President's Holiday Social on Thursday, December 19 from 3:00-5:00 pm. Please join us in the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for refreshments, music and holiday cheer.

Join Dr. Abbas Dehghani, Leeds University, candidate for Chair of Engineering at UPEI on Monday, December 2 at 2:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 246. He will be giving a presentation entitled "Building the Future Now - The impact of interdisciplinary engineering". All are welcome to attend.

This year's Holiday Bootcamp offers a results-driven workout that will kick-start a positive, fitness-focused New Year. Our qualified fitness leaders will motivate you and guide you to positive results leaving you looking and feeling your the fittest and strongest ever. Classes are free for Sports Centre members. Non-members pay $9 per class (plus HST). Bring a friend and it's two for the price of one!

This year's Holiday Bootcamp offers a results-driven workout that will kick-start a positive, fitness-focused New Year. Our qualified fitness leaders will motivate you and guide you to positive results leaving you looking and feeling your the fittest and strongest ever. Classes are free for Sports Centre members. Non-members pay $9 per class (plus HST). Bring a friend and it's two for the price of one!

This year's Holiday Bootcamp offers a results-driven workout that will kick-start a positive, fitness-focused New Year. Our qualified fitness leaders will motivate you and guide you to positive results leaving you looking and feeling your the fittest and strongest ever. Classes are free for Sports Centre members. Non-members pay $9 per class (plus HST). Bring a friend and it's two for the price of one!

This year's Holiday Bootcamp offers a results-driven workout that will kick-start a positive, fitness-focused New Year. Our qualified fitness leaders will motivate you and guide you to positive results leaving you looking and feeling your the fittest and strongest ever. Classes are free for Sports Centre members. Non-members pay $9 per class (plus HST). Bring a friend and it's two for the price of one!

This year's Holiday Bootcamp offers a results-driven workout that will kick-start a positive, fitness-focused New Year. Our qualified fitness leaders will motivate you and guide you to positive results leaving you looking and feeling your the fittest and strongest ever. Classes are free for Sports Centre members. Non-members pay $9 per class (plus HST). Bring a friend and it's two for the price of one!

The North American Veterinary Conference is taking place in Orlando, Florida this year. On Sunday, January 19, Dr. Don Reynolds, Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, will be hosting an AVC Alumni Reception in Crystal Ballroom C at the Orlando World Centre Marriott from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Please join us for an opportunity to greet former classmates and get caught up on AVC news. Everyone is welcome.

The Western Veterinary Conference is taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada again this year. On Monday, February 17, Dr. Don Reynolds, Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, will be hosting an AVC Alumni Reception in the Cottonwood Room of the Four Seasons Hotel from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to come and greet former classmates, and get caught up on AVC news.