Fifty bursaries valued at $1,000 each have been created for domestic students who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2023 Summer Semester. Applications for round one of funding, focusing on the first Summer Session (May–June), are open until Sunday, June 11, at 11:59 pm. For more details and to apply, please visit our website.

15 June, 1300-1630hrs Atlantic / 1330-1700hrs NL

Scientific visualization of large datasets allows you to identify critical areas and vulnerabilities during the design process so that you can focus efforts, cut design time and create a better product. Imagine how you could use it in your research, and then join us to learn how to use the open source software Paraview to create scientific visualizations on your desktop.

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https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-scientific-visualization-with-paraview-tickets-619279169667 

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre is pleased to share our 2023 Spring Newsletter with you! 

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year by people around the world on June 14, the birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the ABO blood group system. Dr. Landsteiner was born in Austria and emigrated to the United States of America in 1923. His background was in biology, and he was a physician and immunologist. He worked at the Rockefeller Institute.

World Blood Donor Day was organized in 2004 for the first time to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank donors for their voluntary life-saving gifts of blood. Transfusion of blood and blood products helps to save millions of lives each year and improve the quality of life of individuals who rely on blood and blood products to live.

To learn more about donating blood, plasma, stem cells, or organ/tissue donation go to blood.ca.  You can book online appointments to donate by choosing Charlottetown as your site.

Sydney Gaudet, candidate for a term appointment faculty position with the Faculty of Nursing will be offering a Teaching Presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 P.M. in the Health Science Building (HSB) room 104. 

All are welcome to attend.

The introduction of readily available AI resources provides a catalyst for better assessment practices. Enacting the principles of good assessment becomes even more pressing as we prepare our students to work and live with artificial intelligence. This guide from the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) identifies two sets of recommendations that enhance student development as well as promoting academic integrity. It makes suggestions for: 1) how the principles of assessment design can be enacted in a time of genAI; and 2) how assessment practices can immediately take account of genAI, including ChatGPT. Here's a link to the guide.   

The search committee for the AVC Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, announces the upcoming public presentation by Dr. Laurie McDuffee, Professor of Large Animal Surgery and Director of Human and Animal Health Collaborations, Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island.

Public Presentation:  Monday, June 12, 2023, 8:30–9:30 am, AVC, Room 201N (Lecture Theatre A).

All are welcome to attend.

Fifty bursaries valued at $1,000 each have been created for domestic students who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2023 Summer Semester. Applications for round one of funding, focusing on the first Summer Session (May–June), are open until Sunday, June 11, at 11:59 pm. For more details and to apply, please visit our website.

Cape Breton University is excited to invite proposal submissions for the annual Association of Atlantic Universities Teaching Showcase, taking place at CBU on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Presenters and attendees will be able to attend in-person with many sessions being available online. Details and submission link can be reviewed here. We’ll keep you posted on registration and schedule.

The deadline for proposals is June 9, 2023.

Questions and comments can be sent to: aau2023@cbu.ca

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, July 7, for the July meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

The road closure for that was scheduled to start Wednesday, June 7, between the intersection of University Avenue and Enman Crescent to the intersection of the campus perimeter road and the sports fields (Alumni Road) has been cancelled due to supply chain issues. This closure will be rescheduled for a future date and a new campus notice will be sent out with updated details.  

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we proceed with the Faculty of Medicine building construction project that will enhance the campus. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.

The search committee for the AVC Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, announces the upcoming public presentation by Dr. Laurie McDuffee, Professor of Large Animal Surgery and Director of Human and Animal Health Collaborations, Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island.

Public Presentation:  Monday, June 12, 2023, 8:30–9:30 am, AVC, Room 201N (Lecture Theatre A).

All are welcome to attend.

Fifty bursaries valued at $1,000 each have been created for domestic students who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2023 Summer Semester. Applications for round one of funding, focusing on the first Summer Session (May–June), are open until Sunday, June 11, at 11:59 pm. For more details and to apply, please visit our website.

Cape Breton University is excited to invite proposal submissions for the annual Association of Atlantic Universities Teaching Showcase, taking place at CBU on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Presenters and attendees will be able to attend in-person with many sessions being available online. Details and submission link can be reviewed here. We’ll keep you posted on registration and schedule.

The deadline for proposals is June 9, 2023.

Questions and comments can be sent to: aau2023@cbu.ca

The UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences invites members of the campus community - students, faculty, and staff - to attend public presentations, in person and via Zoom, by candidates for a tenure-track position in Actuarial Sciences. 

Dr. Hina Shaheen will present "Aggregate Loss Model" on Wednesday, June 7, at 2:00 pm. 

The Zoom link for this presentation is: https://upei.zoom.us/j/67572851431?pwd=azdKeG9JbWtwT00rZ1VOWHE3a294dz09

(Meeting ID: 67572851431)

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, July 7, for the July meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Our UPEI Campus Foodbank will continue to be open to students each Wednesday from 2:00--6:00 pm.  News reports of high food insecurity ring true in our experience as the number of student weekly visits is higher than this time last year.  

Please use this link to volunteer for one-hour time slots for July, August, and yes, even September if you can think that far ahead.  

As always, thank you!

Sister Sue and Lauren

15 June, 1300-1630hrs Atlantic / 1330-1700hrs NL

Scientific visualization of large datasets allows you to identify critical areas and vulnerabilities during the design process so that you can focus efforts, cut design time and create a better product. Imagine how you could use it in your research, and then join us to learn how to use the open source software Paraview to create scientific visualizations on your desktop.

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-scientific-visualization-with-paraview-tickets-619279169667 

PsyD Dissertation Defense by Emily Jewell

The Department Psychology, Faculty of Arts, would like to invite all to attend Emily Jewell’s public Dissertation Defense presentation of her PsyD research titled: The Use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among Older Adults in Assisted Living: A Trend Analysis and Acceptability and Feasibility Study.

Time: June 13, at 3pm in Memorial Hall room 104

PsyD Dissertation Defense by Emily Jewell

The Department Psychology, Faculty of Arts, would like to invite all to attend Emily Jewell’s public Dissertation Defense presentation of her PsyD research titled: The Use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among Older Adults in Assisted Living: A Trend Analysis and Acceptability and Feasibility Study.

Time: June 13, at 3pm in Memorial Hall room 104