Brown Bag Lunch Join Tess Miller for a session on the use of rubrics at the post-secondary level. Topics of discussion include effective use of rubrics to grade student achievement and guide student learning, practical tips in creating rubrics, and issues related to converting rubrics to a 100-point grading scale.

Brown Bag Lunch What five books or articles should be on every university teacher's bookshelf? Bring your favorites, or just come along to get suggestions.

Brown Bag Lunch Oh, come on. You know you have them. It's wonderful to celebrate our triumphs, but we can learn a lot from what goes horribly, horribly wrong. Come share your classroom disasters--Hallowe'en treats provided.

Brown Bag Lunch What exactly does a promotion file that highlights "superior contributions to teaching" look like? We'll have some successful applicants on hand to answer questions and show you their files.

Brown Bag Lunch It's that time of year....but what does research say - and what do we say - about how helpful this instrument is for improving our teaching or for tenure and promotion? How do you read them?

Brown Bag Lunch These old favorites are still the simplest ways to make even a large, lecture-style course active - in two minutes. Come to learn about these three adaptable strategies or to talk about how you use them.

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold its annual Fall Awards and Recognition night on Wednesday, October 6 in AVC's Learning Commons beginning with a reception at 4:15 pm followed by the Awards presentation at 5:00 p.m. Please join us as scholarships and awards are presented to Atlantic Veterinary College students in recognition of academic excellence, skills competencies and demonstrated leadership. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold its annual Fall Awards and Recognition Night on Wednesday, October 6 starting with a reception at 4:15 pm followed by the awards presentation at 5:00 p.m. in AVC's Learning Commons. Please join us as scholarships and awards are presented to Atlantic Veterinary College students in recognition of academic excellence, skills competencies and demonstrated leadership. Everyone is welcome.

Drs. Frederic Sauve and Manon Paradis of the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology will be hosting "Dermatology Day" on Saturday, October 30 from 10 am to 3 pm in the Learning Commons. Registration for veterinarians is $90, students and interns $30 and will include lecture binders, lunch and snacks, and a 1 year membership with the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology.

Industry Day will take place on Thursday, October 7 from 9 am to 3 pm in the main lobby by the cafeteria in the Atlantic Veterinary College. Please take this opportunity to meet representatives from veterinary medicine companies as they showcase their products.