International Coffee House
Join the International Relations Office, and the Chinese Knot Club for the first International Coffee House of the 2014-15 year. Enjoy free entertainment, games, BBQ, snacks, and coffee on Friday, October 3 from 5:30-9:30pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
This event is sponsored by the Chinese Knot Club.
School of Engineering Associate Dean Search Presentation
UPEI鈥檚 new School of Engineering is in the process of searching for its first Associate Dean who will be the academic, administrative, and community leader of the School. Two candidates have been short-listed and have been invited to campus for a public presentation and final interview process.
Join Dr. Nicholas Krouglicof, Memorial University of Newfoundland on Thursday, October 2, from 10:30am-11:45am, in AVC Lecture Theatre A. Dr. Krouglicof will present to the campus community on 鈥淭he Role of the Associate Dean in Leading the New School of Engineering at UPEI鈥.
School of Engineering Associate Dean Search Presentation
UPEI鈥檚 new School of Engineering is in the process of searching for its first Associate Dean who will be the academic, administrative, and community leader of the School. Two candidates have been short-listed and have been invited to campus for a public presentation and final interview process.
Join Dr. Amarjeet Bassi, Western University, on Friday, October 17, from 10:45am-12:00pm, in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 243. Dr. Bassi will present to the campus community on 鈥淭he Role of the Associate Dean in Leading the New School of Engineering at UPEI鈥.
Public Presentation on web-based treatment for addictions
A prominent American researcher in the field of addictions treatment is coming to Prince Edward Island to give a public talk, and to discuss ways of importing her web-based treatment methods to the Island鈥檚 healthcare system. Dr. Kathleen Carroll is a Professor of Psychiatry from the Yale School of Medicine. The public is welcome to her talk on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI鈥檚 Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
Dr. Carroll is best known for her work in computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT4CBT, which has received multiple awards and recognitions for its success. CBT4CBT is being implemented within the U.S. healthcare system and has been shown in several sites to nearly double the improvement of treatment success for patients struggling with addictions.
Dr. Carroll comes to Prince Edward Island as a guest of Dr. Juergen Krause, Dean of the School of Business and Director of UPEI鈥檚 Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR). Dr. Carroll鈥檚 talk will offer more information about this new treatment option for Prince Edward Island and Canada, and will give the public an opportunity to ask questions to learn more.
Graduate Student Pub at the Wave
Join us Friday, October 10 at 5:00pm for the first Graduate Student Pub at the Wave! It鈥檚 been a long week. You鈥檝e been working hard. Come out and meet some of the other graduate students on campus who make this place tick.
Come for the camaraderie, stay for the Three Minute Thesis Open Mic! 3MT is an international competition where graduate students deliver lay-summaries of their research in less than three minutes. It鈥檚 fast past, hectic, and a lot of fun. We鈥檒l be participating in the formal competition this spring, but if you want a bit of practice, we鈥檒l give you a shot! If you鈥檇 like to participate, email datkinson@upei.ca. We鈥檒l start the competition around 6:00pm. We鈥檒l supply some great prizes!
The Graduate Student Pub is organized by the UPEISU, the UPEI Graduate Student Association, and UPEI鈥檚 Office of Graduate Studies.
Faculty of Arts Book Launch
Join us Friday, October 10 for a celebration of the culture of writing and publishing from UPEI鈥檚 Faculty of Arts. We鈥檒l launch six new books by UPEI author/editors that were published in 2014. The event begins at 3:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI鈥檚 SDU Main Building. Books will be available for sale and for signing.This year鈥檚 titles include:
Books:
鈥 Dr. Ian Dowbiggin, The Search for Domestic Bliss: Marriage and Family Counseling in 20th-Century America (University Press of Kansas)
鈥 Dr. Peter Koritansky, Human Nature, Contemplation & the Political Order: Essays Inspired by Jacques Maritain鈥檚 Scholasticism and Politics (Catholic University of America Press)
鈥 Dr. Udo Krautwurst, Culturing Bioscience: A Case Study in the Anthropology of Science (University of Toronto Press)
Journal Special Issues:
鈥 Dr. Michael Arfken, guest co-editor (with Dr. Jeffery Yen), Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Psychology, Volume 34, number 1, 2014, Special issue: Psychology and Social Justice (American Psychological Association)
鈥 Dr. Annabel Cohen, Psychomusicology: music, mind, & brain, Volume 23, number 4, 2013, Special Issue: Jazz improvisation; Cognitive Perspectives (guest co-editors: Dr. Martin Norgaard, Dr. Susan Rogers, Dr. Peter, Vuust) (American Psychological Association)
鈥 Dr. Annabel Cohen, Psychomusicology: music, mind, & brain, Volume 24, number 1, 2014, Special Issue: Interactions between emotion and cognition in music (guest co-editors: Renee Timmers, Eduardo Coutinho) (American Psychological Association)
For more information, including a video interview with Dr. Udo Krautwurst about his book Culturing Bioscience, visit upei.ca/news.
School of Business Dean's Honours and Awards Ceremony
The School of Business Dean's Honours will be held on Thursday, October 9 at 7:00 pm at Government House on 1 Government Drive. Business students who achieved 80% or higher in ten hours courses during the 2013-14 academic year, are invited to take part in the ceremony. For more information or to pick up your invitation, contact Mollie Cooke at mcooke@upei.ca or 902-566-0626.
Virtual class led by Dr. David Suzuki
Want to attend the virtual classroom event being led by Dr. David Suzuki? The David Suzuki Foundation, the National Film Board of Canada and Humber College on the intersection of food equity and environmental justice will host a live feed for UPEI students, staff, and faculty in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, room 104 at 1:00-2:30pm on Monday, October 6.
A panel discussion, led by Dr. David Suzuki, and streaming live from Humber to classrooms across the country, will examine the impact of modern farming practices on our health, land and food security.
Suzuki will be joined by panelists J.B. MacKinnon, co-author of Canadian bestseller "The 100-Mile Diet", and Utcha Sawyers, from Food Share Toronto to discuss what we can do as individuals and as a nation to ensure that every person has the basic ingredients for a life of health and dignity. The event also features poet Tanya Davis, whose compelling poem is the backdrop for the NFB film "Island Green", a look at conventional and organic farming on Prince Edward Island. The film is the catalyst for the panel discussion.
A screening of the 20 minute film "Island Green" will precede the live event at 12:30 and, if there is interest, will also follow the event at 2:30.
For more information, contact Larry Hale (Biology Dept) at lhale@upei.ca
Frank Ledwell Literacy Project Opening
Join artist Susan Christensen for an art show opening of the The Frank Ledwell Literacy Legacy Project in the Robertson Library, on Sunday October 5 from 2:00-4:00 pm. Susan was commissioned by the PEI 2014 Committee to paint ten original art pieces based on Frank Ledwell's writings. The ten paintings will be on display from October 5-October 31.
This project celebrates the anniversary of the Charlottetown meetings in 1864 of the Fathers of Confederation. The stop at the Robertson Library will complete the tour of the paintings. At the end of the tour, the pieces will be made part of a permanent collection in the hosting libraries throughout PEI, including the Robertson Library at UPEI.
Public lecture about mink farming
Members of the public are invited to attend a free lecture entitled 鈥淢ink farming: Myths and realities鈥 on Friday, October 3, at 7:00 pm at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre A. The talk will be given by Dr. Georgia Mason, Canada Research Chair in Animal Welfare, University of Guelph.
The public lecture is part of the tenth annual Animal Welfare in Practice conference at AVC, which this year is focusing on mink farming, with reference to the new NFACC Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink 2013. For complete information, please go to
The conference is co-hosted by the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and the AVC Animal Welfare Club, with generous additional support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.