Campus Notices
Jocelyn Perez-Lazo, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Improved detection of a fish virus with a segmented genome by real-time-RT-qPCR" on Tuesday, November 3 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.
Everyone is welcome
Hey 69传媒students/staff/faculty, tomorrow is Green Friday!
Let's kick off the weekend with a show of support and excitement by asking everyone on campus to wear green, and to come out and cheer on your Panthers!
Here's our Home Game schedule for this weekend:
Friday, October 30
5:00 pm (W) Soccer vs MtA "Senior Night"
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs SMU
7:15 pm (M) Soccer vs MtA "Senior Night"
Saturday, October 31
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs Acadia
By wearing green you'll have chance to win prizes! Our Panther Crew will be roaming campus on Friday looking for people wearing green. The Bookstore is partnering to offer special pricing on something green each week! Your campus pub the Wave is the place to go on Friday's during the day or before the game. Stay tuned for food and beverage specials to be announced.
We all belong to the Panther Family, enjoy the experience!
#GopanthersGo
Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 pm the 69传媒Department of Music Recital series presents violinist Joshua Peters, winner of the Eckhardt Gramatte National Music Competition.
The concert in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on the 69传媒campus starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, online at 鈥�(available until 3:30 p.m. on November 1) or 鈥媌y calling 鈥�(902-566-0507) 鈥媜r emailing 鈥�(music@upei.ca). This latter option is available only until 4 p.m. Friday, October 30.
The 69传媒Animal Use and Care Training Course for Tuesday, November 3rd has been postponed. The course will be rescheduled in the new year.
On Sunday, November 1, the 69传媒Music Department will present violinist Joshua Peters, winner of the Eckhardt-Gramatte虂 National Music Competition, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 7:30 pm.
Admission is $15 Adults / $10 Students & Seniors. Tickets are available at the door, , or by calling or e-mailing the music office at 902-566-0507/music@upei.ca.
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Dr. Mike Duffy, Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of New Brunswick will be presenting a special seminar on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9:30 am in Room 286A - AVC McCain Learning Commons.
His seminar is titled "Parasites impacting wildlife: Basic science driving translational goals".
Everyone is Welcome.
69传媒Career Services is celebrating Canada Career Week the first week of November and hosting sessions over the lunch hour (11:30 - 12:30) on a variety of topics including...
Career Paths (Tuesday, November 3rd, AVC 287N)
Cover Letters & Resumes (Wednesday November 4th, AVC 287N)
Job Search Skills & Strategies (Thursday, November 5th, Memorial Hall 308)
Registration is required. Please register early as space is limited.
Contact careerservices@upei.ca
Central Printing will be closing at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct, 28. Please contact Wendy Henderson 902-566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca.
The first Graduate Faculty of Education Research Seminar is fast approaching!
Three of our graduate students will share and discuss relevant phases of their work:
鈥� Mary MacPhee (PhD Candidate), will explain the rationale of 鈥淐hoosing a PhD Topic of Study;鈥�
鈥� Selvi Roy (PhD Candidate), will explain the significance and the main findings of her study, "High School Students' Agentic Engagement Within Project-Based Learning;鈥� and
鈥� Lizzie Yan-Yan (MEd student), will discuss main findings of her research study, 鈥淧ublic Perspectives on Large-scale Assessment in Prince Edward Island.鈥�
When: November 3rd, 2015
Where: AVC, Lecture Theater A
Time: 3:30- 4:30 pm
We hope to see you there!
Russ Kerr, Chemistry Department, 69传媒will present a seminar on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 12:30 pm. The seminar this week will focus on the MMS Candidacy Exam guidelines and present some tips on how to write a successful grant proposal. The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
Fire Extinguisher Training will be provided by the PEI Firefighters Association on Thursday, November 5 from 2 pm-3:15 pm outside of the loading dock at the Central Utility Building. The session will include a short briefing on fire safety which will be followed by each participant using a fire extinguisher to put out a simulated fire.
Please register by contacting Angela Deighan at adeighan@upei.ca and identify what type of space you work in. Space is limited, therefore for this session, priority will be given to those who work in higher risk areas such as labs, workshops, etc.
Please note that the Board of Governors has approved new versions of five (5) existing policies as well as one (1) new policy. These polices, along with related procedural guidelines, can be found on the 69传媒Board of Governors Policy and Procedures website.
Matt Adams, Accounting Manager, will hold an information session to review the financial policies and to answer questions about the procedural guidelines related to the 4 following policies:
鈥� Corporate Credit Cards, Assignment and Use of
鈥� Hospitality, Entertainment and Other Expenses
鈥� Travel Expenses
鈥� Moving and Relocation Expenses.
This information session will be held on Tuesday Oct 27, 2015 at 1:30 at 69传媒in room 105 of Health Sciences Building.
If you have any question regarding the other 2 revised policies:
鈥� Pension Investment
鈥� Vehicles Owned or Leased - 69传媒Safety & Risk Management
Please contact Tara Judson at tjudson@upei.ca or 902-566-0360
There will be a service in memory of our Ralph Manning on Tuesday, October 27 at 4:00 pm. The service will be held in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre鈥檚 gymnasium and led by Campus Minister Sister Sue Kidd.
As part of the service, there will be an informal opportunity to share stories about Ralph. All are welcome to attend.
Fri, Oct 23, 2015 11:30am to 12:30pm
Health Sciences Building - 105
Are you planning to apply to Dalhousie Dentistry?
We invite you to attend our presentation: "Admission Requirements for the Dentistry Faculty".
All prospective applicants are welcome to attend.
Lori A. Gard will present her Master of Education Thesis Defense on Monday, October 26 at 1:00pm in Memorial Hall, room 308. Thesis Title: Teaching With Care: An Auto-ethnography About Teaching, Blogging and Caring. All are welcome to attend.
If you have ever thought "I have no idea what refugees are going through" or "there isn't anything I can do to help", then please join the 69传媒WUSC Local Committee on October 28 between 10am and 3pm in the 69传媒Student Center.
The Mock Refugee Camp(us) will involve discussions and examples of refugee living conditions and rations. Some special guests will be present to answer questions, and there will also be interactive information booths, refugee profiles with personal stories, and an opportunity to play the UNHCR鈥檚 refugee simulation Against All Odds. Come, and bring your curiosity, your concerns, your questions, and your friends. All 69传媒students, staff, and Island community members are invited!
WUSC (World University Service of Canada) Committees all over the country have sponsored over 1500 students from refugee camps and that number continues to increase.
This event is a great opportunity to learn how you can convert your existing concerns for the refugee crisis into strong, supportive, actions. For more information, contact Katie VanLeeuwen at wuscupei@gmail.com
Every Tuesday evening from 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm at the CARI pool, we'll have water polo. It's a fun sport that only requires a swimming cap and basic swimming skills (no previous water polo experience needed). It's FREE for 69传媒students and for non-students $4.50 per night. For more information contact Frederic Chatigny at fchatigny@upei.ca
The 69传媒Music Department will be holding its annual Haunted House on October 30th and 31st from 7:00pm- 11:30pm. There will also be a bake sale at the door. Admission is $5/person or $4 if you present your 69传媒or Holland College student ID! Come take a walk through the halls of the haunted Steel Building; you never know what you might run into on the way...
