Dr. Avena Ross, Department of Chemistry,  Queen's University will present a seminar on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 10:00 am. The presentation is entitled "Connecting Genes to Molecules - Discovery and Biosynthesis of Natural Products in Pseudoalteromonas". The seminar will be held in the Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212. All are Welcome!  

New Student Orientation is open to all incoming students and provides an excellent time to get to know other students , explore our campus, and meet faculty and staff at UPEI. Register on your campus login! Check out upei.ca/nso for more details and join our facebook page UPEI NSO 2016 to stay up to date with everything you need for your first day of classes

New Student Orientation is open to all incoming students and provides an excellent time to get to know other students , explore our campus, and meet faculty and staff at UPEI. Register on your campus login! Check out upei.ca/nso for more details and join our facebook page UPEI NSO 2016 to stay up to date with everything you need for your first day of classes

Time to Write faculty writers retreat, November 9-13 If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Wednesday, November 9 to Sunday, November 13 Where: TBD Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks  Is Time to Write for You? Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of three and a half days focused on writing. The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. How to Register Email Research Communications Officer Dave Atkinson, datkinson@upei.ca, with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants at Time to Write.

This workshop, lead by Megan MacKenzie, E-Learning Instructional Designer, will introduce participants to ePortfolios in the classroom.    ePortfolios can be used by students, staff, and faculty in a number of ways. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: - distinguish between assessment, developmental, showcase, and archive ePortfolios; - identify and select an ePortfolio platform based on student and instructor needs; - consider the effective use of ePortfolios in the classroom; - assess the appropriate, inclusive, and accessible inclusion of ePortfolios in a classroom setting; - develop/design appropriate ePortfolio assessment.   The workshop will take place on Tuesday, August 16th from 2:00 - 3:30pm in HSB 106. Laptops and other devices are welcome! To register for this workshop, please complete this registration form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTBZrcoUJqT89ZFaUfpQkNICwDCly…

This year, UPEI will be holding its thirteenth annual UPEI Science Undergraduate Research Conference (USURC). This conference provides undergraduate students from UPEI an opportunity to present their summer research projects before their peers, supervisors, and a public audience. The confernce will begin at 9:00 am, and continue throughout the day. Students from a variety of Faculty of Science Departments will be presenting, including Biology, Chemisty, Physics, Mathematical and Computational Science, Engineering, and Applied Human Sciences.  

New students, current students, as well as recently graduated students, who have children, as well as staff and faculty at UPEI who have kids/grandchildren are invited to bring their children to the UPEI Family Friendly NSO event. Pregnant students are also welcome to attend! This is a great opportunity for students to network with each other, staff and faculty members, learn the support systems available to them and ask questions to other students who are also parents! There will be a "hunt" at noon (like an easter egg hunt), and Pride will be coming from 1pm-3pm, (you can take pictures with Pride), and we'll be showing a movie and will have crafts and snacks.   For more information see the Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1724646247795328/   or contact Elyse at ecottrell@upei.ca

Nancy Purdy, RN, PhD has an extensive background in clinical nursing settings, education, research, and leadership roles. She is an Associate Professor teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University. Dr. Purdy's research interests center on empowering work environments, patient outcomes, leadership and program evaluation in education. The “Better Work, Better Care: Integrating Inter-Professional Perspectives” presentation describes an inter-professional research collaboration between the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Nursing, at Ryerson University. This context-sensitive model for innovation in healthcare work environments is formulated to integrate the three aims of efficiency, quality care and healthy work environments. An overview of studies planned and underway will be discussed including an intervention to test the innovation model and application of simulation modeling to health care. Networking and knowledge translation strategies will also be described.

NSERC’s Commitment to Gender Equity: Pursuing research excellence Anne Webb, Program Officer, Scholarships and Fellowships Women in Science and Engineering NSERC is conscious of and concerned about gender equity and diversity in natural sciences and engineering research. For decades, we have been implementing initiatives to increase women and girls’ participation in these fields. These initiatives are now being complemented by additional institutional commitments and a Council-wide action plan to increase gender equity as an element of research excellence. Our current strategic plan, NSERC 2020, has as one of the five strategic goals “Building a Diversified and Competitive Research Base” which includes gender equity as a key priority. This presentation addresses the current participation of women in science and engineering in Canada, what some of the equity issues are as NSERC understands them, and presents the initiatives and actions NSERC is committed to undertaking to increase gender equity in science and engineering research. Tea and coffee will be served Please rsvp to Lisa Sanderson, lmsanderson@upei.ca by Tuesday, August 16.

On October 21st, the Catholic Studies programme and the Canadian Catholic Students' Association will host the Second Annual Blessed John Henry Newman Dinner. Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB, CEO of Salt and Light Media and English-Language Attache to the Holy See Press Office at the Vatican, will speak on "Cardinal Newman and Pope Francis: Restoring Citizenship to those in Exodus." Held in the SDU Class of 1954 Lecture Hall, School of Sustainable Design Engineering. Reception is at 6:00 pm with dinner to follow at 7:00 pm.   Tickets are $80/each of a table of ten is $750. For tickets, please visit SDU Main Building, room 293; call 902-566-0774; or email rdennis@upei.ca. Proceeds support joint educational initiatives of Catholic Studies and the CCSA -- partial tax receipt provided. Please join us for this special evening!