Men's and Women's team host SMU

SPEAKER: Rebecca Pike, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Analysis of the Diversity and Natural Products Potential of Microbes Associated with the Gorgonian, Eunicea fusca

Interested AVC students are invited to attend an information session for Volunteers for Intercultural and Definitive Adventures going to Guatemala in July 2011.

Title: University 100 & 103 UPEI Stories Showcase, Highlighting Student Voices Come and hear about the objectives, process and outcomes of our first year student project showcase. Our team will share how we encourage excellence and innovation in course project work and help students further develop their presentation skills through invited participation in the showcase. Facilitated by: The University 100 Team Thursday, January 26 12:00-1:00pm

Title: Analytical Instrumentation at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution Analytical instrumentation is a broad field and to effectively teach a course in this area requires a considerable amount of resources, especially in terms of equipment/instrumentation. In addition, to keep up with the latest advances in this field, creative ways have to be devised in order to effectively teach the course. In this presentation the challenges involved in teaching analytical instrumentation will be discussed. Facilitated by: Dr. Rabin Bissessur Tuesday, February 1, 12:15-1:00pm

Introduction to the Teaching Dossier The Faculty Development Office offers dossier workshops for faculty interested in compiling a file for tenure or promotion -- or simply for developmental purposes. This first workshop, delivered by Shannon Murray and Sue Dawson, introduces the principles of the teaching dossier, outlines the requirements for tenure and promotion in the Faculty Handbook, and suggests a variety of ways to present your teaching for others. This workshop is open to all, but registration is required. To register for this workshop, please email Krystal Mayne by January 17, 2011. If you have missed this deadline, please contact Krystal Mayne to see if there is space available.

SPEAKER: Reginald Adiele, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Mechanisms of cadmium- and calcium-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout.

Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy In this Teaching Dossier Workshop participants will look at the statement of Teaching Philosophy, a standard but challenging item in a teaching dossier. Participants will begin the process of drafting that statement. This workshop is open to all, but registration is required. To register for this workshop, please email Krystal Mayne by January 17, 2011. If you have missed this deadline, please contact Krystal Mayne to see if there is space available.

Preparing a Research Dossier Facilitated by Dr. Katherine Schultz, participants will learn ways to make the research portion of their tenure and promotion file accessible to a broad readership. This workshop is open to all, but registration is required. To register for this workshop, please email Krystal Mayne by January 17, 2011.

UPEI Men's Hockey host SFX at 7 pm with a sledge hockey demo during the first intermission.