Campus Notices
Come join us for some or all of Social Justice Week at UPEI! A series of events, films, discussions, displays, interactive exhibits, and performances to get us all to think about what social justice means and how we can move together towards a more just world for more people.
- Thursday, November 17, 6 pm, Main Faculty Lounge: public talk, “Two Spirit Identity & Resilience” with John R. Sylliboy
- Friday, November 18, 4 pm, Chaplaincy Centre: Jams for Justice, public concert “Concert for Comfort”
- Sunday, November 20, 5:30 pm, McDougall 242: Mawi’omi Centre film screening, “Angry Inuk”
- Monday, November 21, 4:30 pm, Dawson Lounge (Main 520): Dawson Lounge conversation series, “The Social Construction of Gender”
- Monday, November 21, 7 pm: Duffy 135: Cinema Politica film screening, “The Yes Men Are Revolting”
- Wednesday, November 23, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Student Centre: “What is Social Justice?” -- displays, exhibits, and an “outrage tree”
- Wednesday, November 23, 4 pm, The Wave: “Rants and Raves”
- Thursday, November 24, time and place TBA: Students Protecting Animals film screening, “Cowspiracy”
All events are free and everyone welcome! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca
Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, December 2, 2016. They will be reviewed at the December meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after December 2 will be reviewed at the January 2017 meeting.
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, 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 www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.
Submit the following:
- 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
- one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 902-620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday, November 25, 2016. These applications will be reviewed at the December 2016 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from 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 902-620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
Want to be published in the Winter edition of the International Relations Office newsletter?! This is a great way to share your experiences, research, poetry, pictures, etc. with the campus community!
Submissions may include:
- Personal reflections (ex: cross-cultural reflections, experiences coming to Canada, reporting on your exchange, news from your society or updates/experiences of graduate or graduated students
- Poetry
- Pictures
- Drawings
- Your own research- especially as it relates to international students or the international community at large
- Other forms of submission are welcome!!
Submission deadline is November 30, 2016. Please email all submissions to rgreathouse@upei.ca. To see our Fall newsletter, please visit www.upei.ca/iro/newsletters.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar on Tuesday, November 22 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre "B". Nicole Kaiser, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will give a seminar entitled "Prostaglandin Receptor Expression in Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma".
All pay changes, PTFs, overtime submissions, paper timesheets, etc., must be received by Human Resources by noon on:
November 30, 2016 for the December 16, 2016 payroll
December 5, 2016 for the December 30, 2016 payroll
December 19, 2016 for the January 13, 2017 payroll
Electronic timesheet deadline – December 19, 2016 for December 30, 2016 pay
We are excited to announce the first annual UPEI Health and Fitness Week, November 21 - 26, 2016. There are several fun and healthy activities for UPEI students, staff & faculty. Participate in activities and have chances to win a variety of prizes. Some activities include fitness testing, Health Fair, presentations, glucose/cholesterol clinic, SoundEscapes, fitness classes and clinics, East Coast Art Party, Pancake Breakfast, mens/womens varsity basketball game, and more..... Visit www.upei.ca/healthandfitnessweek for more details.
This week’s SCENT blog post explores another timely subject, and we want to know what you think about it. Head to http://projects.upei.ca/scent/ and leave a comment about the claim of this week’s article – “University Rankings Ignore Teaching.” Questions? Email Gerald at fdo@upei.ca.
Join Rebecca Gass, certified yoga instructor, for a free Yoga Nidra Session on Wednesday, November 16 from 12:05 to 12:50 at the Chaplaincy Centre. This session is free for UPEI students, staff and faculty. Monetary donations for Soup for the Soul will be accepted along with non-perishable food items for the UPEI Food Bank.
Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity to the body. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and are welcome to bring a mat, pillow, blanket and any additional props.
For questions regarding the session, please contact Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathryn Harrison (902-566-0901).
Central Printing will be closed Monday Nov. 14 and Tuesday Nov. 15.
Dr. Joel Ross, UPEI Department of Biology, will present this week’s ESC-HUB seminar on Friday, November 18th. Dr. Ross will present:
“Personalized and customized human neurons for modeling synaptic dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder”
Date: Friday, November 18, 2016
Time: 12:30 pm
Room: DSC 204
All are welcome
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 6, 2017 for the January meeting.
Ensure you always…
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Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/
research-services/research- certifications/animal-care - 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.
Hope Igboeli, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled "Natural Product Discovery in Fungi Using Epigenetic Modifiers and Stressors". The seminars will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
Dr. Robert F. Gilmour Jr., Vice-President Academic and Research, cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest author Deirdre Kessler, and the UPEI community on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students.
SoundEscapes- Meditation - Saturday, November 26 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
This Sound Meditation with Trevor Grant's "SoundEscapes" will feature the sounds of crystal bowls, wooden flutes, shamanic drumming and more. Pre-Registration required. 15 people max. To register contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606. Available only for UPEI Students, Faculty and Staff.
We have a number of 'How To' Clinics lead by UPEI personal trainers and fitness instructors. Sessions include: Learn to Spin, Free Weights upper and lower body, Powerlifiting, Functional Training, Light Up your Core and Yoga 101. These sessions are FREE for UPEI Students/Staff/Faculty. PRE-Registration required as space is limited to 12-15. Pre-Register with the Fitness Centre Supervisor Desk Staff at (902)566-6074 or fitnesscentre@upei.ca. ID number and e-mail required to register.
For more details on activities please visit www.upei.ca/fitnessandwellnessweek
Events include: John R. Sylliboy, speaker, "Two Spirit Identity and Resilience” (Thursday); Jams for Justice concert (Friday); Mawi’omi center film screening, “Angry Inuk” (Sunday); Dawson lounge conversation, “The social construction of gender” (Monday); Cinema Politica film screening, “Yes Men Are Revolting” (Monday); “What is Social Justice” displays @ student center (Wednesday); “Rants and Raves” (Wednesday).
For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca
Dr. Mike Boyes has conducted research at the University of Calgary over the last five years with the students in his first year introductory courses (N = 3000 and counting). Specifically he has looked at the relationship between student identity development and identity style and student adjustment to the University environment. In addition he has examined the extent to which students are open to or reticent about accessing any of the wide array of services that are available to them at university. The key differentiator seems to be whether or not the students have successfully begun the process of forming sense of personal identity or, in effect, become engaged in themselves. Mike is particularly interested in discussing his findings with folks who work directly with students as he is trying to develop intervention tactics and strategies for assisting those students who are most in need of assistance on the same time least likely to seek out that assistance.
