Campus Notices

Donate to the Campus Food Bank and get into this Friday night鈥檚 糖心vlog官方入口 Women鈥檚 Hockey game free! Drop off your dry food items at the Campus Food Bank Display beside the box office, or bring it to donate at the game! The Panther Women鈥檚 Hockey team takes on Mount Allison at 7 pm in MacLauchlan Arena. 

Tuition Waiver forms for the Winter 2017 semester must be submitted to Human Resources by no later than December 13, 2016. When completing the form, please include all of the required information (Course name, time, start and end date, cost and the number of semester hours) to avoid any delays in processing the waiver. Please submit original forms directly to Human Resources (lower level Kelley building, room #143).
If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at: (902) 566-0514.

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites you to attend a seminar given by Dr. Noel Clancey, Principle Clinical Pathologist and Co-Manager with Batt Laboratories Ltd., Venture Centre, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry, England.

Dr. Clancey is being interviewed for a Tenure Track Clinical Pathologist position, Competition #10A16.  He will be giving his seminar titled "Across the Pond:  One Clinical Pathologist's Experience in the UK" on Monday, November 28 at 10:30 a.m. in AVC  Farm Services' Boardroom, SB130.

If you would like to meet with Dr. Clancey, he will be available at 11 a.m. in AVC Seminar Room, 3304A on Tuesday, November 29/16.  If you would prefer an individual appointment, please call 566-0857 and one will be scheduled.
 
Saturday Nov 26, Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs, 12-3pm
 
The Campus Life Lounge invites students (incl. recent graduates), staff, and faculty members with young children or grandchildren are invited to attend this non-denominational, family-friendly event, featuring Santa! Students with younger siblings are welcome to bring them as well :) 

Santa will be here from 12 to 3, so your children can get their picture taken. We'll have fun crafts like making "snow", and will be showing the movie Elf.

We will have childrens books for kids to keep, donated from Charlottetown Value Village. 

If you have any questions, please contact Elyse  at ecottrell@upei.ca

Glucose/Cholesterol/Blood Pressure /BMI Clinic
Friday, November 25, 2016; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
W.A. Murphy Student Centre 鈥 糖心vlog官方入口 Health Care Clinic, Student Affairs

Call 902-566-0616 to book your 10-minute individual appointments with the 糖心vlog官方入口 campus nurse to measure your glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index levels.

At this signature Health and Fitness Week event, more than 20 exhibitors will present different health-related promotional material at their information booths. Food and door prizes!!!

Tuesday, November 22, 2016; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
W.A. Murphy Student Centre 鈥 McMillan Hall

Come join us for some or all of Social Justice Week at 糖心vlog官方入口! A series of events, films, discussions, displays, interactive exhibits, and performances to get us all to think about what social justice means and how we can move together towards a more just world for more people. 

Event details:

鈥 Wednesday, Nov 23rd, 10:30am to 12:30pm, Student Centre: 鈥淲hat is Social Justice?鈥 -- displays, exhibits, and an 鈥渙utrage tree鈥
鈥 Wednesday, Nov 23rd, 4pm, The Wave: 鈥淩ants and Raves鈥 
鈥 Thursday, Nov 24th, time and place TBA: Students Protecting Animals film screening, 鈥淐owspiracy鈥

All events are free and everyone welcome! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca

There will be two Emergency First Aid and CPR training sessions offered in December. The training cost is covered by the Health & Safety budget and space is limited. If you are interested in attending one of the dates listed below please register by contacting Kathryn Harrison at kharrison@upei.ca or 902-566-0901 by December 1.

Friday December 9, 2016 from 9 a.m.- 4 pm.
Thursday December 15, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 4 pm.

Want to be published in the Winter edition of the International Relations Office newsletter?! This is a great way to share your experiences, research, poetry, pictures, etc with the campus community! 

Submissions May Include:
-Personal reflections (ex: cross-cultural reflections, experiencse coming to Canada, reporting on your exchange, news from your society or updates/experiences of graduate or graduated students)
- Poetry
- Pictures
- Drawings
- Your own research- especially as it relates to international students or the international community at large
- Other forms of submission are welcome!!

Submission deadline is November.30th. Please email all submissions to rgreathouse@upei.ca.

To see our Fall Newsletter, please visit .

Come join us for some or all of Social Justice Week at 糖心vlog官方入口! A series of events, films, discussions, displays, interactive exhibits, and performances to get us all to think about what social justice means and how we can move together towards a more just world for more people. 

Event details:
鈥 Monday, Nov 21st, 4:30pm, Dawson Lounge (Main 520): Dawson Lounge conversation series, 鈥淭he Social Construction of Gender鈥
鈥 Monday, Nov 21st, 7pm: Duffy 135: Cinema Politica film screening, 鈥淭he Yes Men Are Revolting鈥 
鈥 Wednesday, Nov 23rd, 10:30am to 12:30pm, Student Centre: 鈥淲hat is Social Justice?鈥 -- displays, exhibits, and an 鈥渙utrage tree鈥
鈥 Wednesday, Nov 23rd, 4pm, The Wave: 鈥淩ants and Raves鈥 
鈥 Thursday, Nov 24th, time and place TBA: Students Protecting Animals film screening, 鈥淐owspiracy鈥

All events are free and everyone welcome! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca

Higher education is facing forces that are bound to affect how faculty teach and how students learn over the coming decades. This week鈥檚 SCENT blog post explores some anticipated changes in who and how we teach. Head to and leave a comment about this week鈥檚 article 鈥 鈥淐hanging Students, Faculty, and Institutions in the Twenty-First Century鈥 Questions? Email Gerald at fdo@upei.ca 

Bsmah Thabet, MSc student will present a seminar on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm.  The presentation is entitled "Ring-Opening Polymerization".  The seminars will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
 
All are welcome!

There are plumbing repairs needed in the washrooms of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. In order to do these repairs we need to shutdown the domestic hot and cold water for the building on Saturday, November 19 beginning at 6:00 am. The shutdown is expected to last approximately 3 hours. During this time, there will be washrooms available for use in Duffy Science Centre.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca, 902-566-6034 or Troy Gallant at , 902-566-6033.

Dr. Robert F. Gilmour Jr., Vice-President Academic and Research, cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest author Deirdre Kessler, and the 糖心vlog官方入口 community on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the achievements of 糖心vlog官方入口 students.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to kick-off Health and Fitness Week on Monday, November 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 am in McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre. You'll enjoy a free Pancake Breakfast and 糖心vlog官方入口 Manager of Campus and Community Recreation Stephanie Knickle's keynote address entitled, "What is Life Balance? Why do we need it? What can we do to make sure our physical and mental health don't take a back seat to other demands on our lives?"

The first-year class of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be showcasing their "sustainable seating" prototypes this Friday, November 18 from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon in the main concourse of the engineering building.  All are invited to drop by and see what the project groups have accomplished over a fast-paced, three-week project.

Join the 糖心vlog官方入口 School of Nursing and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for a Master of Nursing Open House on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 6:30-8:00 pm, in the Health Sciences Building, room 106, 糖心vlog官方入口. Talk with current Master of Nursing students to hear about their journey in the program, tour the building, and have your admissions questions answered! Refreshments will be served. All current Nurses in PEI are welcomed to attend.

Calling all singers! The 糖心vlog官方入口 Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will be meeting this Tuesday, November 22, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm in room 103, Robertson Library building (in the basement). This area is also accessible by an elevator. The multicultural choir is in its sixth year, and is a non-audition, open, free and fun activity which brings people from campus and the community together, sharing songs from cultures all around the world! if you have any questions or comments, or require access by elevator, please contact Hailey at 902-566-6023, or airs@upei.ca

Come join us for some or all of Social Justice Week at 糖心vlog官方入口! A series of events, films, discussions, displays, interactive exhibits, and performances to get us all to think about what social justice means and how we can move together towards a more just world for more people.

  • Thursday, November 17, 6 pm, Main Faculty Lounge: public talk, 鈥淭wo Spirit Identity & Resilience鈥 with John R. Sylliboy
  • Friday, November 18, 4 pm, Chaplaincy Centre: Jams for Justice, public concert 鈥淐oncert for Comfort鈥
  • Sunday, November 20, 5:30 pm, McDougall 242: Mawi鈥檕mi Centre film screening, 鈥淎ngry Inuk鈥
  • Monday, November 21, 4:30 pm, Dawson Lounge (Main 520): Dawson Lounge conversation series, 鈥淭he Social Construction of Gender鈥
  • Monday, November 21, 7 pm: Duffy 135: Cinema Politica film screening, 鈥淭he Yes Men Are Revolting鈥
  • Wednesday, November 23, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Student Centre: 鈥淲hat is Social Justice?鈥 -- displays, exhibits, and an 鈥渙utrage tree鈥
  • Wednesday, November 23, 4 pm, The Wave: 鈥淩ants and Raves鈥
  • Thursday, November 24, time and place TBA: Students Protecting Animals film screening, 鈥淐owspiracy鈥

All events are free and everyone welcome! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca

Tuition Waiver forms for the Winter 2017 semester must be submitted to Human Resources by no later than December 13, 2016. When completing the form, please include all of the required information (course name, time, start and end date, cost and the number of semester hours) to avoid any delays in processing the waiver. Please submit original forms directly to Human Resources (lower level Kelley building, room #143). If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at: (902) 566-0514.