Campus Notices
On Monday, December 7 at 3 pm the English Academic Program (EAP) staff of the International Relations Office (IRO) will be hosting a holiday party in the Robertson Library PIT. Light refreshments and entertainment will be on hand.
As part of the holiday celebrations, student Farah Al-behadili would like to invite all students to attend a "unity tree" lighting ceremony at 3:30pm in the pit. She has prepared the following text to explain the purpose of the event.
Good afternoon…
Dec 24th is the Prophet Muhammad’s(pbuh) birthday. On Dec. 25th it is Jesus Christ’s birthday. What two incredible magical days to open our eyes, to recognize, that we are one, and need to support each other, against the darkness and tragedy, that is happening around the world. No matter whom you follow, no matter what your beliefs are, both these religious leaders ask for peace, justice, love, and to help one other. We are all brothers and sisters. What is happening in the world today is against humanity, and any true religion. On the 7th of Dec at 3:30pm, you are invited to come to the to the "PIT" in the Robertson Library and show your support against the darkness by lighting a tree. Two beliefs, ONE message: we are all against terrorism! Following the tree lighting there will be a a holiday celebration featuring light refreshments hosted by the International Relations Office.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Regis & Joan Duffy Research Centre
NRC Lecture Theatre
University of Prince Edward Island
The concert, under the direction of Sung-Ha Shin Bouey, will feature the UPEI Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing selections from Handel's Messiah and Fantasy on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams.
The Ragazze Provincial Girls Vocal Ensemble and Ragazzi Juniors Children's Choir will also take part in the concertalong with special guests The Atlantic String Machine.
Admission is $10.00 Adults & Seniors/$5.00 students and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/
The use of sound feedback to assist in learning and correcting motor skills has some innate advantages. For example, sound leaves a person's eyes free for important tasks like avoiding obstacles, and ample psychological evidence shows a connection between the synthesis and perception of motion and sound. When motion is periodic, as it is with most forms of human locomotion, the sound feedback should also be periodic, i.e., rhythmic and synchronized to a person's motion. In this talk I will discuss and present computer vision and signal processing techniques for tracking people's movements. I will show how to track the underlying rhythm of a movement using input from cameras and/or wearable sensors. These tracking techniques will exploit the periodic nature of the person's movement to create a tracking signal that is also periodic. I will demonstrate how to use this periodic signal to create and control sound feedback that is synchronized with the movements of the person. This process is called Rhythmic Sonification.
Can you believe it is already December? The end of the semester means it's our favourite time of the year... chili at the Chaplaincy Centre is fast approaching!
The big event will happen this year on December 9th and 10th. If you are interested in volunteering to help serve chili to our students as they get ready for their exams, please sign up by clicking the link below. This is always so much fun. Please consider signing up! (And spread the word to your colleagues by forwarding the link!)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on campus? Bring non-perishable food or grocery items for the Campus Food Bank to the Circulation Desk at the Library from
Wednesday, December 9 to Saturday, December 19 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.
An Emergency First Aid, CPR & AED Training session will be held on Wednesday, December 23rd from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room 105. The training is covered by the Health and Safety Budget. Space is limited so please sign up before December 21st.
If you would like to attend the training session, please pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan at adeighan@upei.ca
Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Prince Edward Island, and Dr. Greg Keefe, Dean, Atlantic Veterinary College, cordially invite the University community to attend a celebration in recognition of recent international achievements in epidemiology at AVC.
At the celebration, there will be a special announcement regarding the UPEI Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research at AVC.
Wednesday, December 9, 3 p.m.
The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Atlantic Veterinary College
All are welcome
The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars will wrap up for the semester on Friday, December 4th at 12:30 in Duffy Science 204.
Ruth Cox, CERC, Health Management, AVC will present the following talk:
“Use of modelling approaches to mitigate disease emergence: case studies in terrestrial and aquatic animals”
All are welcome.
Yoga class will continue to be held Wednesday from 12:10 pm – 12:55 pm at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Centre instead of the Chaplaincy Centre on December 2, 9 and 16. The program will start up again in January at the Chaplaincy Centre. This class is free for UPEI students and employees and is provided by the Healthy Campus Committee and Athletics & Recreation Department. For more information, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchank@upei.ca.
Ryan A. Casey will present his Master of Education Thesis Defense on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 9:00am in Memorial Hall, room 308. Thesis Title: “The Use of Interactive Whiteboards by Prince Edward Island High School Teachers”. All are welcome to attend.
ABSTRACT
This Masters of Education thesis used a questionnaire to examine Prince Edward Island high school teachers’ self-reported practices related to interactive whiteboards in their classrooms and the factors influencing their interactive whiteboard use. Despite research suggesting that interactive whiteboards have the potential to improve student academic achievement, the extent to which this technology can actually achieve these claims was likely to be dependent on many factors. Factors identified in this thesis as hindering teachers’ interactive whiteboard use and by extension, students’ learning was the understanding of what interactivity with an interactive whiteboard is, teachers’ attitudes towards using interactive whiteboards and the theoretical and practical training provided to teachers.
Oyeyemi Oyenike Olajide will present her Master of Education Thesis defense on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 1:45pm in Room HSB 105. Thesis Title: "Perspectives of Mathematics Education in Prince Edward Island”.
ABSTRACT
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz cordially invites you to attend the 2015 President's Holiday Social on Thursday, December 3 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Celebrate the season with the UPEI community!
You are encouraged to donate to the UPEI Food Bank during the event (food and cash donations will be accepted). UPEI will match your donations.
Retirement Party for Carol MacDonald, Administrative Assistant for the Dean of Science, will be held on December 8 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, in Main Faculty Lounge. Cake and light refreshments will be served. ope to see you there to wish Carol the best in her retirement. Thank you.
Ryan A. Casey will present his Master of Education Thesis Defense on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 9:00am in Memorial Hall, room 308. Thesis Title: “The Use of Interactive Whiteboards by Prince Edward Island High School Teachers”. All are welcome to attend.
ABSTRACT
This Masters of Education thesis used a questionnaire to examine Prince Edward Island high school teachers’ self-reported practices related to interactive whiteboards in their classrooms and the factors influencing their interactive whiteboard use. Despite research suggesting that interactive whiteboards have the potential to improve student academic achievement, the extent to which this technology can actually achieve these claims was likely to be dependent on many factors. Factors identified in this thesis as hindering teachers’ interactive whiteboard use and by extension, students’ learning was the understanding of what interactivity with an interactive whiteboard is, teachers’ attitudes towards using interactive whiteboards and the theoretical and practical training provided to teachers.
Krista Gill, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, December 02, 2015 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled "From Academia to Industry: Business Opportunity Plan for Epoch BioDiscovery". The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
All are Welcome!
Tuesday, December 1 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm at the CARI Complex rink
