Excellence in Writing - Celebrating the Achievements of Global Issues Students

Join us for an award and paper presentation, as we honour the three most outstanding paper submissions from our Global Issues students, Tuesday, March 30 at 6:00pm in McDougall Hall, Room 242. Two of the primary aims of Global Issues 151 are to examine the changing character of the modern university and to provide a critical analysis of modern global technological civilization. In this paper submission, students were asked to explore both aspects of the course in order to clarify, extend, and critically assess its argument. The purpose of these papers and the public discussion that will follow them is to provide a student forum for reflecting on the key problems and concerns in Global Issues 151. Students were asked to formulate their paper using a broad topic in order to generate a variety of ideas and viewpoints. The topic is: The University in the Age of Technological Globalization. All are welcome.

Conference - Time and a Place: Environmental histories, environmental futures, and Prince Edward Island

JUNE Conference - Time and a Place: Environmental histories, environmental futures, and Prince Edward Island Charlottetown PEI (June 13-18, 2010) This unique conference will be a highly interactive, week-long exploration of the Island's environmental history featuring exciting keynote presenters who will place PEI 's history into its national and global context. Conference registration is closed, but there will be day passes available, and the evening keynote presentations are open to the public. FOR MORE INFO:

Research on Tap: Fries with that?

Research on Tap discusses 鈥淔ries with that? Are school nutrition policies the solution to childhood obesity?鈥� The kids are overweight because of hot dogs and garlic fingers at school? What about triple-stacked burgers at fast food restaurants? Rink fries.....? Let鈥檚 face it: the kids have an obesity problem, and their eating habits are a big part of the problem. Let鈥檚 talk about it at UPEI鈥檚 next Research on Tap. The discussion starts at 7 p.m., April 6th in the bar at Mavor鈥檚 in the Confederation Centre of the Arts. 鈥淚 think schools do have a role to play to help promote healthier eating,鈥� argues Dr. Jennifer Taylor, associate professor of Family and Nutritional Sciences at UPEI. 鈥淏ut then again, so do parents. So do communities. So does government. So does the food industry.鈥� Taylor will discuss nutrition policies in Island schools, including ones that categorize food based on their nutritional value. 鈥淭here is controversy as to whether we should be labelling a particular food as good or bad, and where the focus should be to reduce childhood obesity" says Taylor. 鈥淚 think we need to take a step back and look at the environments where our children eat play and learn.鈥� Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI鈥檚 researchers in a comfortable environment. Every month of the winter, we bring a 69传媒researcher to a local pub鈥攊n this case, Mavor鈥檚鈥攖o discuss his or her area of expertise. For more information, call (902)620-5117, or e-mail datkinson@upei.ca Research on Tap is presented by UPEI鈥檚 Office of Research Development.

"Biodegradable Plastics: A Sustainable Future or A Temporary Fix?鈥�

Visiting chemist to give public talk on 鈥榞reen鈥� plastics You can鈥檛 spin a two-litre pop bottle in the modern world without hitting another piece of plastic. Plastics are cheap to produce, lightweight, and are strong and flexible enough to be used in millions of applications. However, most are made from finite oil resources, and at the end of their usefulness are either thrown into a landfill or burned, generating harmful emissions. Dr. Andrew Dove, Associate Professor of Chemistry and RCUK at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK, will give a public talk entitled "Biodegradable Plastics: A Sustainable Future or A Temporary Fix?鈥� on Wednesday, March 31, in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre (Room 104) of UPEI鈥檚 K. C. Irving Chemistry Building, at 7 p.m. Poly(lactide) is the leading contender of the new so-called 鈥済reen plastics,鈥� made of renewable organic material. As the cost of production of green plastics decreases, chemists such as Dr. Dove are trying to overcome some of their chemical drawbacks, including their tendency to be brittle, and their lack of usefulness in hot or cold environments. -30- Contact: Dave Atkinson, 69传媒Research Communications Officer, (902)620-5166, datkinson@upei.ca

Winter Lecture Series

Arteries, Movie Trailers, and Wedding Cakes: Crafting the Perfect Course Syllabus Presented by: Elizabeth Wells, Music, Mount Allison University Shannon Murray, English, UPEI So much depends upon the course syllabus: or so it seems. Whether it represents our hopes and dreams or our bad past experiences, a syllabus can help focus the instructor鈥檚 planning and give the student a sense of direction. But could it do more? This interactive workshop explores our guiding metaphors for the syllabus and asks participants to re-envision the syllabus as a powerful teaching tool, not simply a student/teacher contract. Participants will look at the traditional and sometime obligatory elements of the syllabus, its length, arrangement, tone, and level. We鈥檒l present some of the research on university requirements, on instructor practice, and on student reception, and we鈥檒l explore the idea of the syllabus as a student / learning-centred document 鈥� and as evidence of good teaching. This session is designed to help new teachers (and experienced teachers seeking renewal) to explore what a syllabus can be -- and what it can't -- and to re-imagine the syllabus as a tool for life-long learning. No need to register, just show up! Location: RL 235
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