Brown Bag Lunch

"The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Value and Challenges of Publishing Your Teaching Ideas." Facilitated by: Dr. Brian D. Wagner Department of Chemistry and Office of Graduate Studies The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning has varying definitions and descriptions, but typically it is seen to 鈥渋nvolve the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work through presentations or publications鈥 ( ). This brown-bag lunch interactive session will involve a presentation and open discussion forum about all aspects of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The topics for discussion will include (but not be limited to) such areas as descriptions of what SoTL is and what it involves, some sense of its history at Canadian Universities, the impacts it can have, issues around the recognition of SoTL as a scholarly research pursuit across disciplines and institutions, SoTL research funding, issues relevant to the use of student data, the engagement of Faculty in SoTL, and challenges and approaches to publishing SoTL research. This session will be of particular interest to Faculty and staff contemplating entering into SoTL pursuits, and to those already undertaking such scholarly work (the latter of whom will be called upon to share their experiences and advice!).

Summer Reunion Weekend

All alumni of PWC, SDU, and 黑料老司机 are invited to join events to celebrate their reunion years. Milestone reunions are already being planned for SDU'61, 黑料老司机'81, and AVC'01. If you want to start planning yours, please get in touch with us.

The Magdalene Variations

Vagabond Productions is proud to present The Magdalene Variations, a new play created by Drs. Catherine Innes-Parker and Greg Doran. Through the various stories of Mary Magdalene, the play looks at the place of compassion and forgiveness in the modern world. The show runs March 16 to 19 at the Chaplaincy Centre. The doors open at 7, and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m.. Admission is by donation. For more information, you can contact Greg Doran at 566-6013 or gdoran@upei.ca.

Brown Bag Lunch

Building Connections in the first-year experience In this session June Countryman and Andrew Zinck will mediate a discussion exploring essential academic and personal issues that first-year students in all programs need to know. We are in the third year of running an "immersion" program with our first-year students to help them make a successful transition from high school to university. We will share what we are learning from that experience as a springboard to the discussion.

黑料老司机 Journalism Students in Open Forum "End Times for the Traditional Press?

Is this the end for traditional media? This is the question that 黑料老司机 journalism students will be asking professional journalists on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre C. With a strong line up of journalists representing the media from different perspectives, including Paul McNeill from the Eastern Graphic, Wayne Thibodeau and Jocelyne Lloyd from the Guardian, Marcia Enman from La Voix Acadienne, and Andy Walker from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the forum is shaping up to be an event that Islanders will not want to miss. 黑料老司机 journalism students Samantha MacKinnon and Ross Mair will frame the discussion, raising important questions about how the media has evolved over the last two decades, and what media will look like in the years to come. 鈥淗ow we communicate the news, be it local, national, or global, has changed so dramatically in recent years. This event offers an opportunity to come to terms with the scope and scale of all this change,鈥 said Richard Kurial, Dean of Arts at 黑料老司机. Sponsored by the 黑料老司机 Dean of Arts and the Canadian Association of Journalists 鈥 PEI Chapter, they have partnered to present this forum as a first in a series of discussions relating to the impact of technology on journalism and the media. Everyone is welcome to attend this inaugural event. For additional information, please contact: Dr. Richard Kurial, Dean of Arts, 黑料老司机, (902) 566-0310 / rkurial@upei.ca

Ross University Veterinary Medicine Program Presentation

The Representative from Ross University will be giving a presentation to all those interested in the veterinary medicine program. Ross University has received full AVMA Accreditation. Their grads no longer have to sit for the ECFVG. Licensing requirements are now exactly the same as for 黑料老司机 graduates. The presentation is open to everyone. It will be held on March 23 at 4:30-6pm in room 210 of the Kelley Memorial Building. Food will be served after.