Campus Notices
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 10:a.m.-12:00 pm
AVC Room 287N
This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2013 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what鈥檚 new at 糖心vlog官方入口 in the field of biosafety.
To attend the Biosafety Refresher course, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before May 6, 2016 by email (adeighan@upei.ca) or by phone (902-628-4308). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message.
There will be a 糖心vlog官方入口 basic biosafety training session:
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 9:00 a.m. 鈥� 12:00 p.m.
AVC Room 287N
Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the 糖心vlog官方入口, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to graduate students.
Please note: those who have not attended a training session since 2013 are currently due for the Biosafety Refresher Course.
To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before May 6, 2016 by email (adeighan@upei.ca) or by phone (902-628-4308). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this and include your supervisor鈥檚 name.
If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Angela.
There will be a 糖心vlog官方入口 Biosafety Training Session for Summer Students on:
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 10: a.m. 鈥� 12:00 p.m.
AVC Room 287N
This session is aimed at students working in and around containment labs for the summer. (It does not qualify as required biosafety training for AVC graduate students.)
Topics to be covered include biosafety and biosecurity principles and what is required to work in biohazard containment labs.
To attend, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before April 29, 2016 by email at adeighan@upei.ca or by phone: 902-628-4308. Provide your name, email address, ID number, Department, and the name of your supervisor for the summer.
The Student Union invites the campus community to the Student Union Year End Reception & Welcoming of the Incoming Executive to be held on Thursday April 28, from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Credit Union Day Lounge. Please RSVP by Monday April 25, 2016 atadmin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530
SCENT, the FDO, and the 糖心vlog官方入口FA are pleased to host Dr. Len Findlay from the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, April 27, at 糖心vlog官方入口, as the culmination of SCENT and the FDO鈥檚 semester-long focus on academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum. Dr. Findlay will give a public lecture entitled 鈥淧edagogical Authority of Consumer Sovereignty? Academic Freedom and the Academic Mission鈥� at 11:00am in MCDH 243. Free, everyone welcome.
The morning talk will be followed by a more intensive afternoon workshop, from 1:00-3:00, in MCDH 329. Dr. Findlay will lead participants through a discussion of many issues surrounding academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum, organized around three broad themes: 1) content; 2) delivery, and 3) ethics (see for more information on some of what these themes entail).
Please preregister for lunch (provided, at 12:30) and the workshop by the end of the day, Wednesday, April 20, so we can order enough food for participants: contact Gerald at fdo@upei.ca.
Finally, don鈥檛 forget to check out the blog at projects.upei.ca/scent, where many of the issues about this theme have been explored throughout the semester. There鈥檚 an 鈥榦pen blog鈥� post for observations and comments about the blog, the articles, and the issues raised there too.
For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca or Gerald Wandio, Faculty Development Office, fdo@upei.ca
Graduates: All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. Graduating students will need to order their gown and hood online on the Gaspard website, by Monday, April 25, 2016. Students must order by this date to guarantee that a gown and hood will be available for them on Convocation Day.
The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes (or $30 onsite). Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 7 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114 upon presentation of a 糖心vlog官方入口 ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following each ceremony.
Faculty: Faculty who are planning to attend Convocation may order their academic regalia also through Gaspard at
For more information on Convocation 2016, visit the . Questions about Convocation tickets and gown/hood rental should be directed to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca
Christian Agatemor, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:30 pm entitled "Capstone Course Presentation鈥�. The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
All are Welcome!
Central Printing will be closed for the morning only on Thur. April 21 & Fri. April 22. The office will re-open at 1:00 pm both days. Please contact Wendy at whenderson@upei.ca or call 902-566-0558.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, May 6 for the May meeting.
Ensure you always鈥�
路 Download the current forms from
路 Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and only current forms will be accepted.
Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.
路 Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
路 Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month.
The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Admin. Assistant @ 902-566-0973.
The Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching (SCENT), the Faculty Development Office (FDO), and the 糖心vlog官方入口 Faculty Association (糖心vlog官方入口FA) invite all members of the campus community to participate in a workshop facilitated by Dr. Len Findlay of the University of Saskatchewan from 1:00-3:00 on Wednesday, April 27th. The workshop, which will explore issues of academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum around three broad themes, will follow Dr. Findlay's morning talk (11:00, MCDH 243). The workshop (in MCDH 329) will be preceded by lunch at 12:30; both lunch and the workshop, like the lecture, are free of charge. So that we can order sufficient food and plan for the workshop, we ask that you register with Gerald at fdo@upei.ca by Wednesday, April 20.
April 16, 2016 is World Voice Day. More than 500 events around the world are drawing attention to the importance of the speaking and singing voice in everyday life.
Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) 糖心vlog官方入口 World Voice Day Celebration, 4:00 pm
The first event is a series of short talks on research on the singing voice, followed by a short concert from members of the 糖心vlog官方入口 Multicultural Choir and Song Circle. This is all under the auspices of the AIRS project, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr. Annabel Cohen, professor of psychology and the director of AIRS, will give a brief overview of the scope of AIRS research which has been ongoing for 7 years in PEI, across Canada, and in over a dozen countries world. Three of Dr. Cohen鈥檚 honours undergraduate students will also present. Jessica McKellar will talk on the recognition of popular music by members of three generations: university students, their parents and grandparents. Kyle Dutton and Eric DeSilva鈥檚 topic focuses on their study on a singing test (AIRS Test Battery of Singing Skills) completed by 40 糖心vlog官方入口 student athletes. Following these presentations, members of the AIRS Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will sing songs from Britain, Japan, China, Kenya, and Ukraine, and will lead a few traditional rounds of singing for those who would like to join in.
The event is in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge at 4:00 pm. A light pizza dinner will be provided to enable attendees to stay on campus and attend the
Dr. Ling will provide basic information on how to recognize and care for emergencies and injuries in dogs and cats. Topics will include primary assessment, handling an injured pet, bleeding, shock, common toxins, and recognizing signs of pain and distress.
This workshop was originally scheduled to take place in March but had to be cancelled due to bad weather.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome! For information, contact Janice MacWilliam at (902) 566-0589 or jmacwilliam@upei.ca.
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve 鈥榤ore than minimal risk鈥�, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.
Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from . Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.
Submit the following:
鈥� one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
鈥� one e-copy of all documents to reb@g.upei.ca
For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@g.upei.ca
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday April 29, 2016. These applications will be reviewed at the May 2016 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from . Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms.
Submit the following:
鈥� one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
鈥� one e-copy of all documents to reb@g.upei.ca
Please note that applications received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@g.upei.ca
The 糖心vlog官方入口 Student Union is thrilled to announce the launch of our new website! Developed by Hi There Designs, the new site is a more modern and accessible hub for all things Student Union.
Take a look through: .
The next 糖心vlog官方入口 on-site training session in animal use and care will be held....
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
AVC - The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Rm 287N
This will be a 3 hour training session with handouts, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included).
The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing and service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years.)
Please notify me by e-mail animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.
鈥淧EI has Burger Love and 糖心vlog官方入口 has Chili Love鈥� is one of the more memorable quotes from April 2016 Chili Fest at the Chaplaincy Centre. 3 cases of kidney beans, 50 lbs of ground beef, 300 lbs of potatoes, 80 litres of milk, 6000 mints, 45 volunteers, 576 bowls, one chief cook and one very grateful campus minister! 糖心vlog官方入口 steps up again to reach out to students during a stressful time. Thank you! Sister Sue.
Graduates: All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. Graduating students will need to order their gown and hood online on the Gaspard website, by Saturday, April 23, 2016. Students must order by this date to guarantee that a gown and hood will be available for them on Convocation Day.
The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes (or $30 onsite). Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 7 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114 upon presentation of a 糖心vlog官方入口 ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following each ceremony.
Faculty: Faculty who are planning to attend Convocation may order their academic regalia also through Gaspard at
For more information on Convocation 2016, visit the . Questions about Convocation tickets and gown/hood rental should be directed to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca
