The UPEI Physics Department and the RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) will host a public telescope viewing April 17th, from 8:30 to 10:30 pm, weather permitting. If the sky is overcast or it is raining, this event will be canceled.

January 15, 22, 29 --2010 The annual Teaching Dossier workshops this year will be held on January 15, 22, and 29 from 2-4 in the Webster Centre Boardroom. This year, as well as the Introduction to the Teaching Dossier and a workshop on the Statement of Teaching Philosophy, there will be a workshop on the Research Dossier, led by Dr. Katherine Schultz. After the workshops, participants may, if they wish, schedule individual consultations on their dossiers through the Faculty Development Office and Office of Research Development Please register for any or all of the workshops by January 8 by calling 894-2886 or by sending an email to Krystal Mayne at kmayne@upei.ca Collection, Selection, Reflection: Introduction to the Teaching Dossier January 15, 2-4 Webster Centre Boardroom, RL 234F In this workshop, Shannon Murray will guide participants through the first stages of compiling a Teaching Dossier for hiring, tenure, promotion, or teaching awards. We will cover the Red Book's requirements for a dossier as well as the sorts of things that teaching award committees look for. By the end of the session, participants will know what to collect, what principles to use in selecting the best material, and what kinds of reflection and writing tend to go into a teaching dossier. Building a Research Dossier January 22, 2-4 Webster Centre Boardroom, RL 234F Katherine Schultz, V-P Research Development, will guide participants through the process of structuring and writing a Research Dossier with a focus on tenure and promotion submissions. This interactive session will consider the Research Dossier in terms of its scope, purpose, and presentation, and will provide participants with experience in thinking like a reviewer. What do we do when we teach? Drafting a Statement of Teaching Philosophy January 29, 2-4 Webster Centre Boardroom, RL 234F Central to most teaching dossiers is a "Teaching Statement," or Statement of Teaching Philosophy." In this workshop, led by Shannon Murray, participants will see a variety of models for the teaching statement, try a couple of exercises aimed at focussing the statements, and learn some principles and conventions of the statement.

January 15, 2-4 Webster Centre Boardroom, RL 234F In this workshop, Shannon Murray will guide participants through the first stages of compiling a Teaching Dossier for hiring, tenure, promotion, or teaching awards. We will cover the Red Book's requirements for a dossier as well as the sorts of things that teaching award committees look for. By the end of the session, participants will know what to collect, what principles to use in selecting the best material, and what kinds of reflection and writing tend to go into a teaching dossier. Please note: Registration deadline was January 8, 2010. For further information on this session, please contact Krystal Mayne at kmayne@upei.ca

January 22, 2-4 Webster Centre Boardroom, RL 234F Katherine Schultz, V-P Research Development, will guide participants through the process of structuring and writing a Research Dossier with a focus on tenure and promotion submissions. This interactive session will consider the Research Dossier in terms of its scope, purpose, and presentation, and will provide participants with experience in thinking like a reviewer. Please note: Registration deadline was January 8, 2010. For further information on this event, please contact Krystal Mayne at kmayne@upei.ca

January 29, 2-4 Webster Centre Boardroom, RL 234F Central to most teaching dossiers is a "Teaching Statement," or Statement of Teaching Philosophy." In this workshop, led by Shannon Murray, participants will see a variety of models for the teaching statement, try a couple of exercises aimed at focussing the statements, and learn some principles and conventions of the statement. Please note: Registration deadline was January 8, 2010. For further information, please contact Krystal Mayne at kmayne@upei.ca

You’ve seen the picture. Tiny farms dot the countryside like patches on a crazy quilt. The rust-red hills roll like waves onto pristine beaches before eventually meeting the sea. Populate the whole place with quaint rural people, and you’ve got the image PEI has been selling to the world for more than a century. Especially to tourists. "There's been remarkable consistency over time in how tourism promoters have tried to package PEI,” explains Dr. Ed MacDonald, Chair of the Department of History at UPEI. “They sell a way of life that grows out of the landscape. Not only is that seductively simplistic, but one can argue that it's less and less true." Join Dr. MacDonald for a public discussion, “Package Deals: Exploring the History of Tourism on PEI,” Tuesday, January 12, at 7 p.m. at Mavor’s in the Confederation Centre for the Arts. Research on Tap is presented by UPEI’s Office of Research Development.

SPEAKER: Okechukwu Igboeli, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Development of models to study P-glycoprotein-mediated drug resistance in sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Applications to the Research Ethics Board are due on Friday, January 8, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Lynn MacPhee at 620-5104. Forms can be found at http://www.upei.ca/research/reb_forms

Panthers host UdeM

Men's Hockey host UNB