Campus Notices

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendments -- is Friday, October 4 for the October meeting. Ensure you always download the current forms from and use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Only current forms will be accepted. Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date. 鈭 Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302. 鈭 Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau at 566-0973.
You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, September 16 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca
Next week we'll be starting new programs in Yoga, TRX Suspension training, Athletic Strength n' Toning, Athletic Strength n' Cardio, Runners Speed Work Training, Spin, Chi & Movement, Pilates & Toning and Kettlebells. Each program will run for 6 weeks, one class per week. Cost is $60 plus hst or for Sports Centre members a 15% discount ($51 plus hst). To register, please visit the Panther Central desk at the Sports Centre. More detailed descriptions of classes can be found here under Specialty Fitness Classes at

"Help! My dog just tore down my blinds...and other behaviour issues in dogs and cats" presentation by Dr. Barbara Sherman (Animal Behaviour and Welfare, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine)will take place on Friday, September 13, 7:00鈥8:30 pm. Due to very strong registration numbers, this talk will take place in the Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242 (instead of AVC "A," as originally planned). This talk is part of this weekend's conference on companion animal behaviour and welfare - see awc.upei.ca/ for more information. The Saturday talks will remain in AVC lecture theatre A.
The fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the H. Wade MacLauchlan Plaza Dedication will take place on Wednesday, September 25 in front of the Health Sciences Building at 12:30 pm (rain location McMillan Hall). A reception will take place after the ceremonies in McMillan Hall at 2:30 pm. Please RSVP to Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca or 566-0949.
The Psychology Department would like to kick off another season of the 2013鈥14 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Thursday, September 12 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. Our first lecture of the series "Why Usually Honest People Sometimes Steal" is being presented by Dr. Will Cupchik, formerly Psychologist-in-Charge, Forensic Out-Patient Psychological Services,Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto. Please join us on Thursday at 3:00 pm for this very interesting lecture. For more information please contact Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, smackinnon@upei.ca
You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, September 16 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca
Dr. Robert Gilmour, VP Research/AVC Biomedical Sciences will present a talk entitled: "Low energy cardiac defibrillation鈥 on Friday, September 13 in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204, 12:30鈥1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Psychology Department would like to kick off another season of the 2013鈥14 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Thursday, September 12 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. Our first lecture of the series "Why Usually Honest People Sometimes Steal" is being presented by Dr. Will Cupchik, formerly Psychologist-in-Charge, Forensic Out-Patient Psychological Services,Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto. Please join us on Thursday at 3:00 pm for this very interesting lecture. For more information please contact Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, smackinnon@upei.ca
You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, September 16 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca
Dr. Robert Gilmour, VP Research/AVC Biomedical Sciences will present a talk entitled: "Low energy cardiac defibrillation鈥 on Friday, September 13 in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204, 12:30鈥1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
"Help! My dog just tore down my blinds...and other behaviour issues in dogs and cats" presentation by Dr. Barbara Sherman (Animal Behaviour and Welfare, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine)will take place on Friday, September 13, 7:00鈥8:30 pm. Due to very strong registration numbers, this talk will take place in the Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242 (instead of AVC "A," as originally planned). This talk is part of this weekend's conference on companion animal behaviour and welfare - see awc.upei.ca/ for more information. The Saturday talks will remain in AVC lecture theatre A.
The fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the H. Wade MacLauchlan Plaza Dedication will take place on Wednesday, September 25 in front of the Health Sciences Building at 12:30 pm (rain location McMillan Hall). A reception will take place after the ceremonies in McMillan Hall at 2:30 pm. Please RSVP to Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca or 566-0949.
You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, September 16 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca
Dr. Robert Gilmour, VP Research/AVC Biomedical Sciences will present a talk entitled: "Low energy cardiac defibrillation鈥 on Friday, September 13 in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204, 12:30鈥1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
"Help! My dog just tore down my blinds...and other behaviour issues in dogs and cats" presentation by Dr. Barbara Sherman (Animal Behaviour and Welfare, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine)will take place on Friday, September 13, 7:00鈥8:30 pm. Due to very strong registration numbers, this talk will take place in the Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242 (instead of AVC "A," as originally planned). This talk is part of this weekend's conference on companion animal behaviour and welfare - see awc.upei.ca/ for more information. The Saturday talks will remain in AVC lecture theatre A.
The fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the H. Wade MacLauchlan Plaza Dedication will take place on Wednesday, September 25 in front of the Health Sciences Building at 12:30 pm (rain location McMillan Hall). A reception will take place after the ceremonies in McMillan Hall at 2:30 pm. Please RSVP to Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca or 566-0949.
The Psychology Department would like to kick off another season of the 2013鈥14 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Thursday, September 12 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. Our first lecture of the series "Why Usually Honest People Sometimes Steal" is being presented by Dr. Will Cupchik, formerly Psychologist-in-Charge, Forensic Out-Patient Psychological Services,Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto. Please join us on Thursday at 3:00 pm for this very interesting lecture. For more information please contact Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, smackinnon@upei.ca

Don鈥檛 miss the Atlantic Veterinary College鈥檚 25th annual Open House on Saturday, September 28, from 10:00 am鈥2:00 pm. Learn about dogs at the Parade of Dog Breeds, visit the mini-zoo, have fun learning to gown for surgery, get your face painted, and much more. Take part in the pooper-scooper race and the stick-horse rodeo for kids aged three and over. And children can bring their favourite stuffed toys for a check-up by a vet student at our popular Teddy Bear Clinic. There will be displays by the 大发快三彩票Applied Human Sciences department, as well as Let鈥檚 Talk Science and community organizations. Bring the whole family! Admission is free.
The 大发快三彩票Research Ethics Board (REB) would like to welcome Dr. James Moran, Department of History, as the new Chair of the 大发快三彩票REB. His term began September 4 and we look forward to working with him over the next three years. Please join us in extending our thanks to Dr. Dany MacDonald, Department of Applied Human Sciences, for taking on the role of Acting Chair for the 大发快三彩票REB this past summer. Dr. MacDonald did a wonderful job and we appreciate the time and effort that he devoted to this role. Dr. MacDonald has agreed to resume his activity as Vice Chair of the REB.