If you love animals, be sure to attend AVC’s Open House on Saturday, September 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about different dog breeds during our Parade of Dog Breeds; meet Matilda the Fistulated Cow; bring in your teddy bear for a check-up at our Teddy Bear Clinic; have fun learning how to prep for surgery! There will also be face painting, balloons, demonstrations, exhibits, a mini-zoo and more! Admission is free for this family event.

Please come and join us in cleaning our coastline - and enjoy a day at the beach at the same time. Organized by the AVC Aquatics and Marine Wildlife Club, the clean up will take place at Brackley Beach (first entrance) in the National Park. More information can be found at http://shorelinecleanup.ca/en/cleanup/event/2010/brackley-beach Hope your can join us!

SPEAKER: Beth Pearce, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Antimicrobial Natural Products from Marine Invertibrates

President Wade MacLauchlan will deliver his 2010 University Update on Thursday, November 18, beginning at 2:45 pm. This will be followed by the presentation of staff and faculty service awards and a reception. Everyone is welcome.

Brown Bag Lunch What's next for the FDO? This is a time of transition across campus - so what would we like our teaching and learning support to look like in five years' time? Come share and listen, and, if you haven't already, meet our new VP Academic, Dr. Jim Randall.

Brown Bag Lunch Join Tess Miller for a session on the use of rubrics at the post-secondary level. Topics of discussion include effective use of rubrics to grade student achievement and guide student learning, practical tips in creating rubrics, and issues related to converting rubrics to a 100-point grading scale.

Brown Bag Lunch What five books or articles should be on every university teacher's bookshelf? Bring your favorites, or just come along to get suggestions.

Brown Bag Lunch Oh, come on. You know you have them. It's wonderful to celebrate our triumphs, but we can learn a lot from what goes horribly, horribly wrong. Come share your classroom disasters--Hallowe'en treats provided.

Brown Bag Lunch What exactly does a promotion file that highlights "superior contributions to teaching" look like? We'll have some successful applicants on hand to answer questions and show you their files.

Brown Bag Lunch It's that time of year....but what does research say - and what do we say - about how helpful this instrument is for improving our teaching or for tenure and promotion? How do you read them?