Campus Notices
In ever increasing numbers, grandparents are taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. Grandparents who are the primary care providers to their grandchildren are faced with multiple complexities. Currently, there is a lack of awareness and understanding about the complexities of this family form. As a way to more fully understand the issues and opportunities facing grandparents raising grandchildren, a post-conference symposium will be held at 糖心原创 in MacMillian Hall on March 29, 2019. In partnership with the Central Eastern Grandparents Initiative (CEGI), 糖心原创 and the Vanier institute of the Family this symposium builds upon the two day Families in Canada conference being hosted at 糖心原创 on March 27-28, 2019.
This post-conference symposium will examine issues facing grandparents raising grandchildren. During the day, delegates from the private, public and social sectors will come together to focus on the concept of 鈥渢he child in the center鈥� and to create new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and communication among those study, serve and grandparents raising children locally, provincially and nationally.
Click for more information about the families in Canada post-conference symposium.
Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for 糖心原创 Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Veterinary Professionals and Clinical Nursing Instructors and four categories of Presidential Awards of Merit for 糖心原创 Staff will be awarded in 2019. These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 10:30am-12:00pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal, will lead the process and chair the committee to select award recipients.
Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on Friday, March 29, 2019.
For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit:
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With final exams approaching, registration can begin on Access Deck under the "Final Exams" section. Please be sure to input your exam requests in the final exams section and not the midterm/test section. All final exam requests MUST be submitted by Sunday, March 31st at midnight to secure accommodations. Requests that come in after this date may not receive accommodation.
As always, exam requests will be verified 3-4 days before the exam to provide time for professors to submit exams to Student Affairs. Please check your Access Deck Login page for information regarding exam start time, exam location, and proctor. You must have a piece of photo ID with you for each of your final exams.
For questions regarding exam requests or accommodations, please contact Amanda Squires, our Accessibility Support Facilitator at amangallant@upei.ca or 902-566-0668.
As part of 糖心原创鈥檚 50th anniversary, the Robertson Library is presenting a lecture series to celebrate the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named after educator Frank Pigot, honoured as a 糖心原创 Founder for his work building the Library鈥檚 PEI Collection and University Archives.
Dr. Edward MacDonald鈥檚 will deliver the first lecture of the series on Tuesday, March 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 糖心原创鈥檚 SDU Main Building. Dr. MacDonald鈥檚 presentation is titled 鈥淭he School of Experience: A Patchwork Quilt of Informal Island Education, 1825-1965.鈥�
While the Island鈥檚 formal education system evolved slowly and painfully across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, other, more informal modes of teaching and learning developed to answer Islanders鈥� educational needs. From the agricultural societies and mechanics鈥� institutes of the first half of the 20th century, through the farmer鈥檚 institutes that followed, to the adult education underpinning of the Antigonish Movement and the DIY ethos of community schools in the 1960s, these informal systems of education shared one characteristic: they emphasized various kinds of practical, applied learning for Islanders who found themselves outside the province鈥檚 structured educational system.
Refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome.
On March 27 and 28, 2019, the 糖心原创 will host an event called 鈥淭hink BIG! Exploring Issues and Opportunities to Promote Family Well-being on Prince Edward Island鈥� in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre鈥檚 McMillan Hall. This event is part of the Vanier Institute of the Family鈥檚 pan-Canadian () that will be taking place in Ottawa and simultaneously at seven co-hosting university partners across the country. A unique aspect of the 糖心原创 event is a post-symposium on March 29 about grandparents raising their grandchildren in McMillan Hall from 9 am to 3 pm. To register for the 糖心原创 event, visit /
Title: Investigations into two separate approaches for microbial natural product discovery: in situ bacterial isolation and fungal co-culture
These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our graduate students and their research efforts. Over the course of the three days, graduate students from multiple faculties will present their research orally.
Call for Abstracts - Deadline Extended to April 5, 2019!
The faculty of Graduate Studies invites all graduate students to submit an abstract for a presentation to the second 糖心原创 Graduate Studies and Research Conference. For details on submissions, please refer to the Call for Abstracts:
On Tuesday, March 26th from 10:30 to 11:30 anyone involved in instruction is invited to come hear about research on the design of learning targets, what works and what doesn't and how targets created for learners need to be different than those created for instructors. The workshop takes place in Room 265 of the Robertson Library.
As part of the interview process, Dr. Cuq has been asked to present two brief seminars; one suitable for 3rd year DVM students and the other a presentation of his research interests.
MONDAY, March 25th, 2019
12:30pm, AVC Lecture Theatre 'C'
Treatment & Management of Hypoadrenocorticism
Interleukin-17 in Canine Immune-mediated Hemolytic Anemia
Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of his CV and letter of application will be available from Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca).
Colorectal cancer does not always display obvious symptoms, especially in early stages, but free testing is available to help identify when the illness may be developing.
Screening using the FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) Kit is recommended every two years for those of average risk who are 50 to 74 years of age. Average risk means no family history of colorectal cancer (parent or sibling) or no symptoms such as a change in bowel movements, visible blood in the stool, or excessive vomiting. The test screens stool for signs of blood which can indicate the presence of polyps or cancer cells.
Testing is simple, can be done in the comfort of your home and takes only a few minutes. Anyone can do this test to detect warning signs of cancer and take action while you are still feeling healthy. It鈥檚 convenient, free and improves your chances of survival. Pick up a FIT kit at the 糖心原创 Health & Wellness Centre, 2nd Floor North, Murphy Building.
Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for 糖心原创 Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Veterinary Professionals and Clinical Nursing Instructors and four categories of Presidential Awards of Merit for 糖心原创 Staff will be awarded in 2019. These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 10:30am-12:00pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal, will lead the process and chair the committee to select award recipients.
Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on Friday, March 29, 2019.
For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit:
I am working as a group member conducting research into the mussel industry for a third-year business course (BUS 3910). My group has created a short, anonymous survey asking about various knowledge and attitudes of mussels. Please fill take 2 minutes to and help us out. Thanks! -Keegan Dyment
Girls in grades 7 to 9 are invited to a science and engineering retreat on Friday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This 5th Girls Get WISE Science and Engineering Retreat will give girls a hands-on experience in chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, and engineering through fun workshops. Girls will also meet female role models who are working or studying in the science, engineering, and technology fields. These experiences will help girls make informed decisions about subject choices in their later school years.
Register at http://www.engineerspei.com/node/455 by Friday, April 26. Space is limited. Cost is $10 which includes lunch. Subsidies may be available upon request.
This event is hosted by 糖心原创 with assistance from WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) Atlantic and Engineers PEI.
DR. KATHERINE SCHULTZ RESEARCH RECOGNITION AWARDS:
Two (2) awards will be granted annually to a 糖心原创FA member, staff member, and/or a volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at 糖心原创.
From Dr. Schultz鈥檚 letter that established the fund:
The research success of an institution rests fundamentally on the excellence, dedication and insights of its researchers and their teams of collaborators, trainees, students, and technicians. However, their success also rests on the work of those who might be labeled the 鈥渦nsung heroes鈥� of the research enterprise 鈥� that is, those whose work behind the scenes and serve to make it all possible 鈥� faculty, staff, and volunteers who focus their service on the committees that enable research to proceed; ethics, policy development, and internal grants. For example: those who bring their expertise to ensuring legislative, regulatory and best practice compliance; and those who keep the accounts, fine tune the proposals, develop contracts, and steer strategic initiatives that enable research success. These contributions could include the design or development of a new research policy or procedures, chairing, or being a member of, a compliance committee during a particularly demanding time, providing key support to the development of institutional proposals for significant research funding, and/or continuously going above and beyond to enhance the research experience at the university.
Nomination forms can be found here:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jan Coffin at jdcoffin@upei.ca. Nomination material can be submitted via email to scholarships@upei.ca, or dropped off in hard copy at Scholarships and Awards in Student Accounts in 2nd Floor of Dalton Hall.
