UPEI’s Accessibility Services and the Faculty Development Office are offering a session on March 28 on providing support at UPEI for the growing number of students affected by Asperger Syndrome. Students affected often face new challenges as they continue their education in post-secondary environments. Recognizing and understanding the key areas of difficulty is vital to providing a positive learning environment. This session will focus on the characteristics of this disorder which impact academic, as well as social success, and suggest practical and effective educational strategies. Our special guest speaker will be Marlene Breitenbach, a Special Educator and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with over 30 years experience teaching individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In her current role as Special Education Autism Coordinator at the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, she supports the implementation of the provincial autism strategy, provides staff and consultant training and support for complex cases. Please plan to join us from 1:00-3:30 pm on March 28 in Andrew Hall, room 142. If you are planning to attend, kindly RSVP to Gerald at the Faculty Development Office by March 25: fdo@upei.ca. We hope to see you there. Refreshments provided!

The membership of Decanal Search Committees for the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Veterinary Medicine were announced at Senate recently. These groups will begin meeting shortly to fulfill their respective mandates with the goal of recommending a candidate by the end of the summer semester. Thank you to nominating Chair of Senate, Dr. Sheldon Opps, for overseeing the constitution of these committees. Sincerely, Christian Lacroix Vice-President Academic (interim) lacroix@upei.ca Dean of Arts: Christian Lacroix (Chair) Colleen MacQuarrie Udo Krautwust Doug Dahn John McIntyre Richard Raiswell Students: Emily Roberts, Cheryl Carmichael Dean of Education: Christian Lacroix (Chair) Lori Weeks Ron Srigley PEI Teacher’s Federation rep: Chad Gallant Sandy MacAulay Jane Preston Students: Nicole Dupuis, Jennifer Redmond Dean, Veterinary Medicine: Christian Lacroix (Chair) Fred Kibenge John VanLeeuwen Jeanne Lofstedt Etienne Côté Cathy Ryan Judy Lynn Richards Students: Bruno Ouimet, Bob Deziel

The UPEI community was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Wei-Ching Lin, former faculty member and chair of the physics department. Dr. Lin dedicated over 28 years of teaching to the University. Dr. Lin began his time teaching in June of 1968 at Prince of Wales College and continued until his retirement from UPEI in June of 1996. He also served as Chair of the physics department for many years. Former colleague Doug Dahn, remembers Dr. Lin as a passionate teacher with a great knowledge and love of physics, who was always there for his students. “He was also a mentor who gave me a lot of valuable advice when I was a new faculty member at UPEI,” says Dahn. The well-known PEI-Chinese community leader passed away on Monday, March 17 at the age of 83. Our sympathies are with his wife, retired UPEI physics professor Dr. Lucy Lin and their son Edward. Dr. Lin is resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home with visiting hours on Friday from 5-8 pm. The funeral will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 3 pm.

UPEI’s Accessibility Services and the Faculty Development Office are offering a session on March 28 on providing support at UPEI for the growing number of students affected by Asperger Syndrome. Students affected often face new challenges as they continue their education in post-secondary environments. Recognizing and understanding the key areas of difficulty is vital to providing a positive learning environment. This session will focus on the characteristics of this disorder which impact academic, as well as social success, and suggest practical and effective educational strategies. Our special guest speaker will be Marlene Breitenbach, a Special Educator and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with over 30 years experience teaching individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In her current role as Special Education Autism Coordinator at the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, she supports the implementation of the provincial autism strategy, provides staff and consultant training and support for complex cases. Please plan to join us from 1:00-3:30 pm on March 28 in Andrew Hall, room 142. If you are planning to attend, kindly RSVP to Gerald at the Faculty Development Office by March 25: fdo@upei.ca. We hope to see you there. Refreshments provided!

The membership of Decanal Search Committees for the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Veterinary Medicine were announced at Senate recently. These groups will begin meeting shortly to fulfill their respective mandates with the goal of recommending a candidate by the end of the summer semester. Thank you to nominating Chair of Senate, Dr. Sheldon Opps, for overseeing the constitution of these committees. Sincerely, Christian Lacroix Vice-President Academic (interim) lacroix@upei.ca Dean of Arts: Christian Lacroix (Chair) Colleen MacQuarrie Udo Krautwust Doug Dahn John McIntyre Richard Raiswell Students: Emily Roberts, Cheryl Carmichael Dean of Education: Christian Lacroix (Chair) Lori Weeks Ron Srigley PEI Teacher’s Federation rep: Chad Gallant Sandy MacAulay Jane Preston Students: Nicole Dupuis, Jennifer Redmond Dean, Veterinary Medicine: Christian Lacroix (Chair) Fred Kibenge John VanLeeuwen Jeanne Lofstedt Etienne Côté Cathy Ryan Judy Lynn Richards Students: Bruno Ouimet, Bob Deziel

Ravinder Sappal, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Modulation of energy homeostasis by environmental stress in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss" on Tuesday, March 25 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome.

As part of our ongoing tree pruning, maintenance and inspection program, we have detected Dutch Elm disease in two Elm trees on campus, one of these Elm trees are located in the Main Quad on the south side of Steel Building and the other is on the east side of Dalton Hall. Unfortunately, these trees have to be removed and properly disposed of immediately to help avoid the spread of this disease to other Elm trees. This removal is scheduled to take place on Saturday, and Sunday, April 5-6. Each tree removed will be replaced in the spring of 2014 with two new trees in either the existing locations or at new locations on campus. While the contractors have been instructed that the work be executed with the least possible interference or disturbance to the campus community, a certain amount of disruption is inevitable. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca

UPEI faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend research ethics training workshops on Tuesday, April 22. The workshops will be hosted by UPEI Research Services and will be delivered by Laura-Lee Balkwill, Policy Analyst in the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research, Ottawa. The ethics workshop topics to be presented are: 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Social Sciences and Humanities and research ethics 10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Health Sciences and research ethics 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Research Ethics Board review: how is it done? 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Research involving First Nations, Inuit and Metis People of Canada. There is no cost to attend the workshops and you may attend as many as you like. The workshops will be held on campus, location to be announced. Please contact Carol Heartz (heartz@upei.ca) by Friday, March 28 if you are interested in attending. Please include the following information in your email: your name, contact information, and department or Faculty, as well as the workshop (s) that you would like to attend. Please contact Joy Knight at mknight@upei.ca if you have any questions.

Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia will present a seminar on Friday, March 21 at 12:30 pm in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212. Dr. MacLachlan’s presentation is entitled “Supramolecular Origami: Transforming Paper into Twisted Structures.” All are welcome to attend.

UPEI faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend research ethics training workshops on Tuesday, April 22. The workshops will be hosted by UPEI Research Services and will be delivered by Laura-Lee Balkwill, Policy Analyst in the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research, Ottawa. The ethics workshop topics to be presented are: 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Social Sciences and Humanities and research ethics 10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Health Sciences and research ethics 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Research Ethics Board review: how is it done? 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Research involving First Nations, Inuit and Metis People of Canada. There is no cost to attend the workshops and you may attend as many as you like. The workshops will be held on campus, location to be announced. Please contact Carol Heartz (heartz@upei.ca) by Friday, March 28 if you are interested in attending. Please include the following information in your email: your name, contact information, and department or Faculty, as well as the workshop (s) that you would like to attend. Please contact Joy Knight at mknight@upei.ca if you have any questions.

Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia will present a seminar on Friday, March 21 at 12:30 pm in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212. Dr. MacLachlan’s presentation is entitled “Supramolecular Origami: Transforming Paper into Twisted Structures.” All are welcome to attend.

As part of our ongoing tree pruning, maintenance and inspection program, we have detected Dutch Elm disease in two Elm trees on campus, one of these Elm trees are located in the Main Quad on the south side of Steel Building and the other is on the east side of Dalton Hall. Unfortunately, these trees have to be removed and properly disposed of immediately to help avoid the spread of this disease to other Elm trees. This removal is scheduled to take place on Saturday, and Sunday, April 5-6. Each tree removed will be replaced in the spring of 2014 with two new trees in either the existing locations or at new locations on campus. While the contractors have been instructed that the work be executed with the least possible interference or disturbance to the campus community, a certain amount of disruption is inevitable. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca

UPEI students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the University 100 program at the 6th annual UPEI Stories Showcase to celebrate student success and students' voices from University 100, 203, and 103 classes. Presentations include campus life, service learning, UPEI Research that Matters, UPEI history, and more! The event takes place on Friday, March 28 1:00-3:00 pm in Schurman Market Square. All are welcome.

A DVD recording of Dr. Grandin's presentation will be shown on Tuesday March 25 in AVC "C" at 12:30 pm, hosted by the AVC Animal Welfare Club and SJDAWC. This talk was originally given by Dr. Grandin at Dalhousie Fac. of Agriculture, Dec. 3, 2013. All are welcome to attend.

Cheer on your friends as they try to cram years of learning into three minutes! When: TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 18, 7 pm, and Tuesday, March 25, 7 pm Where: The Wave What: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. First place wins $200 and a trip to Dalhousie University to compete in the regional 3MT. Second place wins $100. Third place wins $50. For more information, see: http://research.upei.ca/events/3mt-three-minute-thesis

Ancient Greece was far away and long ago, but it will be up close and personal in UPEI’s Faculty Lounge this Spring. Vagabond Productions will be staging the Greek tragedy of Electra by Euripides. Director Greg Doran’s vision is to bring Electra into the 21st century by putting a modern political spin on things. “At its heart, Electra can be read as a play about the financial dispossession of two characters, Orestes and Electra. I saw it as an opportunity to highlight current economic and political divisions in society. I feel the play offers an interesting insight for today’s society.” Electra is its tenth show. The show runs March 18 to March 22 in The Faculty Lounge, in the Main Building. The doors will open at 7 pm for a 7:30 pm start. Admission is pay-what-you-can and seating is limited, so make sure to show up early. For more information, you can contact the Theatre Studies Program at 566-6013 or Dr. Greg Doran at gdoran@upei.ca.

Please join Dr. Karen Samis, UPEI Biology Department, for the next presentation in the Human Biology and Environmental Sciences Seminar series hosted by the Biology Department. The presentation entitled “Why I came to PEI for the beaches and ended up in a ditch. The story of sea rocket and lupines” will be held on Friday, March 21 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science, Room 204. Everyone is welcome to attend.

UPEI students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the University 100 program at the 6th annual UPEI Stories Showcase to celebrate student success and students' voices from University 100, 203, and 103 classes. Presentations include campus life, service learning, UPEI Research that Matters, UPEI history, and more! The event takes place on Friday, March 28 1:00-3:00 pm in Schurman Market Square. All are welcome.

A DVD recording of Dr. Grandin's presentation will be shown on Tuesday March 25 in AVC "C" at 12:30 pm, hosted by the AVC Animal Welfare Club and SJDAWC. This talk was originally given by Dr. Grandin at Dalhousie Fac. of Agriculture, Dec. 3, 2013. All are welcome to attend.

Cheer on your friends as they try to cram years of learning into three minutes! When: TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 18, 7 pm, and Tuesday, March 25, 7 pm Where: The Wave What: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. First place wins $200 and a trip to Dalhousie University to compete in the regional 3MT. Second place wins $100. Third place wins $50. For more information, see: http://research.upei.ca/events/3mt-three-minute-thesis