Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair will present her Master of Education Thesis Defence on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am in Memorial Building, Room 417. Thesis Title: "Developing Global Citizenship In Higher Education Through International Experiential Learning: An Interpretive Case Study." All are welcome.

Dr. Ron MacDonald, candidate for the Dean of the Faculty of Education, will make a public presentation on Thursday, June 26 at 2:30 pm in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104. Dr. MacDonald is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the Faculty of Eduction. The topic of his talk will be "Challenges and opportunities facing the Faculty of Education in the next five years." All are welcome to attend. The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 4, 2014.

The E-Learning Office is offering a variety of Moodle workshops this summer for faculty and staff. There will be six weeks of sessions, which will run every Tuesday at 10:00 am and every Thursday at 2:00 pm from July 15 to August 21. If you are interested in attending any of the sessions, please fill the following form regarding which day/days you want to attend: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18cMRIeO2TbdiTcjwTyKhdEVAyBwd-0Gff_Fpiz…

Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair will present her Master of Education Thesis Defence on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am in Memorial Building, Room 417. Thesis Title: "Developing Global Citizenship In Higher Education Through International Experiential Learning: An Interpretive Case Study." All are welcome.

Dr. Ron MacDonald, candidate for the Dean of the Faculty of Education, will make a public presentation on Thursday, June 26 at 2:30 pm in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104. Dr. MacDonald is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the Faculty of Eduction. The topic of his talk will be "Challenges and opportunities facing the Faculty of Education in the next five years." All are welcome to attend. The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 4, 2014.

There will be a Health Management Special Seminar "The Captive Elephant Conundrum" on July 3 at 10:00 am in AVC Lecture Theatre "A" by Dr. Ted Friend, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow and Professor, Animal Behavior and Wellbeing, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Friend’s research program involves both applied and basic research projects and he has published research papers on cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, elephants, dogs, and tigers. Abstract: Covering Dr. Friend’s USDA sponsored research projects on elephant transport and management. All are welcome to attend!

Effective July 1, the Department of Student Affairs' hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 8:00 am to12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Krystal Mayne, Reception, at 566-0488 or Treena Smith, Manager, at 566-0674.

Effective July 1, the Department of Student Affairs' hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 8:00 am to12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Krystal Mayne, Reception, at 566-0488 or Treena Smith, Manager, at 566-0674.

There will be a Health Management Special Seminar "The Captive Elephant Conundrum" on July 3 at 10:00 am in AVC Lecture Theatre "A" by Dr. Ted Friend, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow and Professor, Animal Behavior and Wellbeing, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Friend’s research program involves both applied and basic research projects and he has published research papers on cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, elephants, dogs, and tigers. Abstract: Covering Dr. Friend’s USDA sponsored research projects on elephant transport and management. All are welcome to attend!

Quentin Chiotti, will present on his research "Addressing Climate Change in Ontario: Lessons for Prince Edward Island" on Tuesday, June 24 at 1:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 243. Dr. Chiotti has applied for a Climate Change position within the School of Business. Everyone is welcome to attend.

As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Education, I am pleased to announce Dr. Ronald MacDonald as a candidate for the position. Dr. MacDonald is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the Faculty of Eduction. On Thursday, June 26, at 2:30 pm, Dr. MacDonald will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Challenges and opportunities facing the Faculty of Education in the next five years." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 4, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

The Centre for Life-Long Learning is excited to announce our line-up of professional development programs and courses for 2014-15. Highlights include: Practitioners Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution; New Managers Series - in Charlottetown and Summerside; Interpersonal and Workplace Conflict Resolution Certificate; Certificate in Effective Communication; and Administrative Professional's Development Program New Programs for 2014-15: Financial Management Certificate, offered in both Charlottetown and Summerside, and a Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate. For more information on any of these programs, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/professional-development or call 902-566-0336. Our complete listing of courses can be viewed at www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2014-2015-course-schedule

Dr. Ben Sutherland, Université Laval, Quebec, will present "Comparative transcriptomics in salmonids and their parasites: predictive smoltification markers and drug resistance traits" on Tuesday, June 24 at 10:00 am in Room 287N - AVC McCain Learning Commons. The presentation is hosted by Pathology & Microbiology. Everyone is welcome to attend.

As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Education, I am pleased to announce Dr. Ronald MacDonald as a candidate for the position. Dr. MacDonald is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the Faculty of Eduction. On Thursday, June 26, at 2:30 pm, Dr. MacDonald will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Challenges and opportunities facing the Faculty of Education in the next five years." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 4, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

The Centre for Life-Long Learning is excited to announce our line-up of professional development programs and courses for 2014-15. Highlights include: Practitioners Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution; New Managers Series - in Charlottetown and Summerside; Interpersonal and Workplace Conflict Resolution Certificate; Certificate in Effective Communication; and Administrative Professional's Development Program New Programs for 2014-15: Financial Management Certificate, offered in both Charlottetown and Summerside, and a Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate. For more information on any of these programs, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/professional-development or call 902-566-0336. Our complete listing of courses can be viewed at www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2014-2015-course-schedule

Dr. Ben Sutherland, Université Laval, Quebec, will present "Comparative transcriptomics in salmonids and their parasites: predictive smoltification markers and drug resistance traits" on Tuesday, June 24 at 10:00 am in Room 287N - AVC McCain Learning Commons. The presentation is hosted by Pathology & Microbiology. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Quentin Chiotti, will present on his research "Addressing Climate Change in Ontario: Lessons for Prince Edward Island" on Tuesday, June 24 at 1:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 243. Dr. Chiotti has applied for a Climate Change position within the School of Business. Everyone is welcome to attend.

To serve the campus better Shipping & Receiving and Mail Services has a new email address. Our new address is shipping@upei.ca. Please use this email when inquiring about all of our services, such as: tracking numbers, cost estimates, and deliveries. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

The Department of Psychology invites members of the campus community--students, faculty, and staff, and those in the wider local community to attend a public presentation by Dr. Tracy Doucette, a candidate for the tenure-track position in Behavioural Neuroscience. The presentation will take place on Monday, June 23 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in room 215, Memorial Building. Dr. Doucette's presentation is entitled: "Schizophrenia: A Uniquely Human Disease?" For more information, contact Heather Russell at hrussell@upei.ca or 566-0563.

This message is intended for faculty or departments with VREs or servers hosted by the Robertson Library. There will be an interruption in service on Saturday, June 21 and your VRE and/or server will be unavailable from 6:00 am until 12 noon. This interruption is necessary to allow us to perform upgrades, and, more importantly, update the electrical infrastructure in the server room. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For more information, contact: Donald Moses, MLIS Digital Initiatives and Systems Librarian Robertson Library 902-566-0479