Campus Notices

Today鈥檚 events are a little slower鈥 but just as fun!

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All 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni and Friends are welcome to attend the fourth annual Ottawa Holiday Reception taking place on Thursday, November 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Lowertown Brewery in the ByWard Markey (73 York Street, Ottawa, ON).

Please share this with anyone you know who might be in the Ottawa area at this time.

RSVP to alumni@upei.ca or call 902-566-0761

The 糖心vlog官方入口 Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karem J. Simon, will be performing a full recital of contemporary wind band music on Friday, November 24 at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown.

With performances in recent years at local Churches鈥揝t. Dunstan鈥檚 Basilica and Zion Presbyterian鈥搕he Wind Symphony is continuing a tradition of performing beyond campus.

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Robertson Library will again be offering training sessions for RefWorks and Google Scholar as follows:

  • - Thursday, November 23 at 2:00 pm
  • - Thursday, November 23 at 3:00 pm

Both sessions will be held in the LINC lab, Robertson Library Rm. 265. The 20-30 minute presentation will be followed by hands-on practice time.

Please contact Melissa Belvadi mbelvadi@upei.ca for more information or to indicate interest to attend workshop. 

Faculty are encouraged to share this information with their students who have research papers due soon!

A special seminar will be given by Dr. John Sorensen, Biomedical Sciences, entitled 鈥淭he Annotation and Heterologous Expression of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Gene Clusters from the Lichen Cladonia uncialis鈥.

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The Department of Development and Alumni Engagement and the 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni Association invite you to attend their Sweets and Swag Open House.

Haven't had the chance to visit the department's new home at 618 University Avenue? Come check it out and enjoy music, yummy sweets, delicious hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, and leave with some FREE 糖心vlog官方入口 swag! 

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On November 28 糖心vlog官方入口 will hold a reception to dedicate a plaque in Rocky Paquet's honour and launch a new student award in his memory.

This is the first year 糖心vlog官方入口 is embracing  and its motto of rallying for favourite causes and thinking of others. Join 糖心vlog官方入口 in honouring Rocky's legacy of dedication and heart by contributing to in his memory.

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The Office of the President cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest speaker Dr. Edward MacDonald, and the 糖心vlog官方入口 community on Friday, November 24, 2017 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the writing achievements of 糖心vlog官方入口 students and faculty and staff.

All 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni and Friends are welcome to attend the fourth annual Ottawa Holiday Reception taking place on Thursday, November 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Lowertown Brewery in the ByWard Markey (73 York Street, Ottawa, ON). Please with anyone you know who might be in the Ottawa area at this time.

RSVP to alumni@upei.ca or call 902-566-0761

Mark your calendar! Graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the upcoming GSA Wine and Cheese Social. Join us for refreshments, a silent auction and presentation of faculty and staff awards.

For more information on this annual event, .

Today Soup for the Soul will be hosted by the 糖心vlog官方入口 Department of Athletics and Recreation from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Chaplaincy Centre. Enjoy some delicious butternut squash and apple soup, chicken and rice soup and biscuits. Tell a friend to tell a friend!

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The 糖心vlog官方入口 Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karem J. Simon, will be performing a full recital of contemporary wind band music on Friday, November 24 at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown.

With performances in recent years at local Churches鈥揝t. Dunstan鈥檚 Basilica and Zion Presbyterian鈥搕he Wind Symphony is continuing a tradition of performing beyond campus.

to view full event listing.

The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology (ESC-HB) seminar series will wrap up for the fall semester on November 24 with a presentation by Dr. Ali Ahmadi, School of Sustainable Design Engineering. Dr. Ahmadi鈥檚 presentation is entitled 鈥淏iofabrication: bridging the life sciences and engineering鈥.

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On November 28 糖心vlog官方入口 will hold a reception to dedicate a plaque in Rocky Paquet's honour and launch a new student award in his memory.

 to view full event listing.

In June 2017, Dalhousie University hosted the Simulations & Student Learning Symposium. This event brought three internationally renowned experts to Halifax for an intensive workshop on expanding and enriching simulation-based learning.

Now an interdisciplinary team of researchers and instructors is travelling across Atlantic Canada...

For more information about this event, .

Emergency and Standard First Aid Training is being offered on campus in the coming weeks. For more information, click on one ofthe options below:


The training cost is covered by 糖心vlog官方入口 for all faculty and staff. Students who require the training for on-campus employment will also have the training cost covered.

Everyone is welcome to attend the first in a series of Department of Philosophy talks on November 24. JoAnna Howlett's talk is entitled 鈥淭he Erotic, Aesthetic, and the Ethical鈥 and Dr. Daniel Harris' talk is entitled 鈥淣ietzsche, Atheism, and Desiring Life鈥.

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糖心vlog官方入口 Synapse and Mitacs Training Team is offering a free Networking Skills Workshop on November 29.

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On behalf of the 糖心vlog官方入口 Health Centre Team, we would like to encourage all campus Faculty, Staff and Students Staff to get the flu shot. The best way to protect yourself and others from the flu is to get vaccinated each year.

Health PEI offers Public Health Nursing Community Flu Vaccination Clinics. These Clinics are provided on a walk-in basis, no appointments are required.

The Flu Clinic Information Line, 1-855-354-4358 (4FLU) is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides up-to-date information about flu vaccination clinic dates, time and locations in your area.

Flu vaccinations are also available through your family physician or nurse practitioner and at local pharmacies across the province.

Where can I get more information about the flu?

For more information about the flu, how it spreads, symptoms, or how you can protect yourself and others, visit

Let's help Prince Edward Island become #FluLess

Robertson Library will again be offering training sessions for RefWorks and Google Scholar as follows:

  • - Thursday, November 23 at 2:00 pm
  • - Thursday, November 23 at 3:00 pm

Both sessions will be held in the LINC lab, Robertson Library Rm. 265. The 20-30 minute presentation will be followed by hands-on practice time.

Please contact Melissa Belvadi mbelvadi@upei.ca for more information or to indicate interest to attend workshop. 

Faculty are encouraged to share this information with their students who have research papers due soon!