Campus Notices
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday May 27 2016. These applications will be reviewed at the June 2016 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms.
Submit the following:
• 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
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@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@upei.ca
The UPEI GSA is happy to announce that the call for presentations for the UPEI Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference 2016 is now open (https://files.upei.ca/research/gsa/umgrc_call_for_presentations_2016.pdf). We welcome all graduate students from UPEI and across Canada at all stages of your research to submit an abstract. Our theme this year is “Different Ways of Knowing.” The conference will take place August 11–13, 2016 at UPEI.
For information about the UMGRC, please contact Brittany Jakubiec at gsa@upei.ca.
The UPEI Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference (UMGRC) is happy to announce that Rebecca Thomas, Indigenous Poet and Scholar, will be coming to UPEI on August 12 for a keynote presentation.
Where: MacDougall Hall room 242
When: August 12, 9-10 am
Title: Do you see what I see? Can you? Contemporary world-view and perspective through the eyes of an Indigenous poet and scholar.
Speaker Bio: Rebecca Thomas is a Mi'kmaw woman living in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. She is the daughter of a residential school survivor whose family is rooted in Lennox Island First Nation, Prince Edward Island. Rebecca is outspoken when it comes to confronting Aboriginal stereotypes, as well as educating her colleagues and the general public about cultural safety and integrity. Through her work as coordinator for Aboriginal Student Services at the Nova Scotia Community College, and also as a Slam Poet, Rebecca encourages people to think before they speak. Having Captained the Nova Scotia Slam poetry team for the third year in a row she was able to bring her voice, along with three other Nova Scotians, to the national stage. Having been named HRM's most recent Poet Laureate, most of her work focuses on the relationships between Canada's First Peoples, their relationship with the federal government, and how First Nations' people are perceived publicly. Rebecca is on a life long journey to promote understanding and empathy for Indigenous people and marginalized communities.
Questions and comments can be sent to Brittany Jakubiec at gsa@upei.ca
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, June 3 for the June meeting.
Ensure you always…
· Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/
· 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.
· Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
· 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.
UPEI's Faculty of Education is proud to be hosting PEI's inaugural Digital Pedagogy Lab institute from July 13-15, 2016. Faculty, sessionals, graduate students, and staff are welcome at this in-depth exploration of the role and application of digital technologies in teaching. UPEI is also invited to engage in the event via the #digped hashtag and the public keynote by celebrated edtech writer and critic Audrey Watters, 3pm July 13 in McDougall Hall.
#DigPed participants choose between one of two tracks - Networks and Digital Literacies - and work collaboratively in small workshop-style classes. The learning community that participants create together will give educators hands-on experience with key digital tools AND concepts to engage in successful, sustained innovative practice.
To register, click here. Registration fees include HST, and are eligible for both faculty Professional Development Travel Reimbursement and for UPEISU Student Academic Enrichment funding. There are also a limited number of full #DigPed fellowships available to UPEI faculty and sessional faculty thanks to the Office of the Vice President Academic and Research. If you are interested in applying for fellowship support, please fill out and submit this form by Friday May 20th. Successful applicants will be notified by May 31st and given a code to secure a free EventBrite ticket.
Save the date and join us for this community- and capacity-building event at UPEI!
Student Affairs will be closed Thursday, May 12 from 8:00am to 1:00pm for staff training. In case of an emergency please contact Security Services 902-566-0384. Thank you for your understanding.
The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will celebrate the achievements of its graduate students and researchers at its 24th annual Graduate Studies and Research Days (GS&R Days) event on Thursday, May 12, and Friday, May 13, in Lecture Theatre A. During the celebration, 20 graduate students and six post-doctoral fellows at AVC will present their research findings. New students will present their research plans. Their presentations cover research topics ranging from terrestrial and aquatic animal health to environmental health and biomedical sciences.
GS&R Days will open on Thursday at 9 a.m., with welcoming remarks from UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning Richard Brown, and AVC Dean Greg Keefe. Immediately following the opening remarks will be the annual R.G. Thomson Lecture, an endowed lecture honouring AVC’s founding dean, Dr. Reginald Thomson. This year’s R.G. Thomson lecturer, Dr. Dorothee Bienzle will present “Researcher, clinician and teacher: How best to move the veterinary profession forward.” Dr. Bienzle is an internationally recognized professor of pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
On Friday, May 13, at 9 a.m., Dr. J Trenton McClure, professor of large animal medicine at AVC, will be presented with the 2016 Zoetis Research Excellence Award. He will give a presentation called “So many interests, too little time: A veterinary clinician’s experience in research.”
AVC’s GS&R Days will conclude on Friday with an awards presentation in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, starting at 12:45 p.m.
All are invited to attend this celebration of AVC’s graduate studies and research program.
The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will celebrate the achievements of its graduate students and researchers at its 24th annual Graduate Studies and Research Days (GS&R Days) event on Thursday, May 12, and Friday, May 13, in Lecture Theatre A. During the celebration, 20 graduate students and six post-doctoral fellows at AVC will present their research findings. New students will present their research plans. Their presentations cover research topics ranging from terrestrial and aquatic animal health to environmental health and biomedical sciences.
GS&R Days will open on Thursday at 9 a.m., with welcoming remarks from UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning Richard Brown, and AVC Dean Greg Keefe. Immediately following the opening remarks will be the annual R.G. Thomson Lecture, an endowed lecture honouring AVC’s founding dean, Dr. Reginald Thomson. This year’s R.G. Thomson lecturer, Dr. Dorothee Bienzle will present “Researcher, clinician and teacher: How best to move the veterinary profession forward.” Dr. Bienzle is an internationally recognized professor of pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
On Friday, May 13, at 9 a.m., Dr. J Trenton McClure, professor of large animal medicine at AVC, will be presented with the 2016 Zoetis Research Excellence Award. He will give a presentation called “So many interests, too little time: A veterinary clinician’s experience in research.”
AVC’s GS&R Days will conclude on Friday with an awards presentation in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, starting at 12:45 p.m.
All are invited to attend this celebration of AVC’s graduate studies and research program.
Effective Thursday, May 12, 2016, UPEI will be changing its campus phone system service provider from Bell Aliant to Eastlink.
In preparation for the change, upgrades to campus phone equipment will take place on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. An outage is scheduled to commence between 6 - 7 pm and last for approximately 30 minutes. All inbound and outbound phone services on campus will be nonfunctional during this time.
In order to facilitate the service provider transition, phone service may also be disrupted on Thursday May 12, 2016 between 6 - 8 pm for approximately one hour. All inbound and outbound phone services on campus will be nonfunctional during this time.
Although the service provider is changing, the end user will not see any changes to the services they currently have, including phone numbers and voice mail.
If you have any concerns or questions, please contact ITSS: Peggy at 902-566-0424, Jeff MacDonald at 902-566-0388 or email: phonehelp@upei.ca.
The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held...
Wednesday, May 25, 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 Wednesday, May 18, 2016 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.
Student Affairs and Counselling Services will be offering Bystander Intervention Training this summer. Bringing in the Bystander uses a community of responsibility model to teach bystanders how to intervene safely and effectively in cases where sexual assault may be occurring or where there may be risk. Its main message is that “Everyone in the community has a role to play in ending sexual violence.” This prevention program emphasizes a bystander intervention approach and assumes that everyone has a role to play in ending violence against women.
To date UPEI has trained over 270 people!
The first session this summer will be taking place at the end of May, 2016.
To sign up please fill out this form: http://goo.gl/forms/UT22n5sUtx
If you have any questions or for more information please contact saworkshops@upei.ca
All faculty and staff are invited to attend the “Celebration of Colleagues” on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 2:00–4:00 pm, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Come early to socialize as we celebrate the achievements of our friends and co-workers at UPEI. Refreshments will be served! At 2:30 pm, the 25-Year Service Awards and The Presidential Awards of Merit for Faculty and Staff will be presented.
For further details on the awards, please visit: http://www.upei.ca/president/presidential-recognition-awards-merit
Hope to see you there!
UPEI's Faculty of Education is proud to be hosting PEI's inaugural Digital Pedagogy Lab institute from July 13-15, 2016. Faculty, sessionals, graduate students, and staff are welcome at this in-depth exploration of the role and application of digital technologies in teaching. UPEI is also invited to engage in the event via the #digped hashtag and the public keynote by celebrated edtech writer and critic Audrey Watters, 3pm July 13 in McDougall Hall.
#DigPed participants choose between one of two tracks - Networks and Digital Literacies - and work collaboratively in small workshop-style classes. The learning community that participants create together will give educators hands-on experience with key digital tools AND concepts to engage in successful, sustained innovative practice.
To register, click here. Registration fees include HST, and are eligible for both faculty Professional Development Travel Reimbursement and for UPEISU Student Academic Enrichment funding. There are also a limited number of full #DigPed fellowships available to UPEI faculty and sessional faculty thanks to the Office of the Vice President Academic and Research. If you are interested in applying for fellowship support, please fill out and submit this form by Friday May 20th. Successful applicants will be notified by May 31st and given a code to secure a free EventBrite ticket.
Save the date and join us for this community- and capacity-building event at UPEI!
http://www.upei.ca/fdsi
The Institute will be held from the evening of July 19th till the evening of July 22nd. The venue is the Stanley Bridge Resort.
Registration for the workshop is $750.00, tax included. That fee covers all learning materials; all breakfasts and lunches plus two nutrition breaks a day; the Tuesday night reception; and the Friday night barbeque banquet. The fee can be paid by cheque or credit card. There will be an extra charge of $50.00 for each guest you bring to the banquet.
When you register, please also email Gerald at gwandio@upei.ca so that registration can be tracked.
-Conflict management techniques
-Strategies for formal negotiations
-Negotiation-style self assessments
-Creative problem solving
-Formal mediation and arbitration
The Project Management Certificate is a 'new' 3-day training workshop offered through Professional Development at UPEI. The course is ideal for new project managers and project teams looking for the tools to successfully manage any project. The course covers the complete project lifecycle from initiating, through project planning, execution and close out.
The Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching invites you to apply for a SCENT Grant for travel or instructional development. Please write to Gerald at fdo@upei.ca for an application form. Please also note the quick turnaround time for this brief application: noon on Thursday, May 12. Successful applicants will be notified by June 1, 2016.
Contact: Gerald Wandio
Email: fdo@upei.ca
Phone: 620-5217
By ground - A person who handles (see definition below), offers for transport, or transports dangerous goods must: (a) be adequately trained and hold a training certificate; or (b) perform those activities in the presence and under the direct supervision of a person who is adequately trained and who holds a training certificate in accordance with the regulations.
Handling - is defined as loading, unloading, or packing dangerous goods...for the purposes of, in the course of, or following transportation. (Note: it has been clarified that you do not need to have training to unpack dangerous goods that has already been received by Shipping & Receiving. WHMIS/GHS training covers this aspect.)
By air - (IATA regulations): No person may offer or accept dangerous goods for air transport unless those goods are properly classified, documented, certified, packaged, marked, labeled, and in the condition for shipment required by the IATA regulations. Training is required to carry out these responsibilities.
Please note that there are also specialized courses for Infectious TDG training for Ground and Air which deals specifically with handling biological agents.
Training courses offered will depend on the needs across campus. It is expected that training will be provided by Atlas Compliance in May or June. If you require any of the above training (please indicate which training) or have any questions, please contact Angela Deighan at adeighan@upei.ca by May 11.
An Emergency First Aid, CPR & AED Training session will be held on Wednesday, May 25 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 328.
-Conflict management techniques
-Strategies for formal negotiations
-Negotiation-style self assessments
-Creative problem solving
-Formal mediation and arbitration
