Candidate Presentation -- Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine

The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, 黑料吃瓜, will be interviewing the third, and final, candidate for a newly-created, tenure-track faculty position in Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine. Each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one a topic of their choosing that should be geared toward 3rd year DVM students and aimed at delivering 鈥渃ore鈥� information for veterinary students (i.e., information that a new graduate will need to possess to be successful on Day 1); and the other on their vision for building/expanding an exotic animal practice at the AVC. Our third candidate will be on-campus Monday & Tuesday of next week. April 8th and 9th, 2019 Dr. Ariane Santamaria-Bouvier (U of Montr茅al 鈥�07) has completed an internship in Zoological Medicine at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al (2008); an internship in Wildlife & Conservation Medicine at the Wildlife Center of Virginia (2010) and a residency in Zoological Medicine at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al (2014). She obtained a Certificate in Laboratory Animal Medicine from OVC in 2017 and is currently working as an Associate Veterinarian at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, MB. Zoonotic Diseases of Exotic Pets Vision for Building/Expanding an Exotic Animal Practice at AVC Monday, April 8th @ 12:30pm, AVC Lecture Theatre 鈥楢鈥� Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate鈥檚 CV and letter of application are available by contacting Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.

Leaders' Forum on Environmental Issues

Leaders of the Green, Liberal, New Democratic and Progressive Conservative Parties of PEI will come together on Monday, April 8th for a discussion of environmental issues, moderated by Dr Carolyn Peach-Brown, Chair of Environmental Studies at 黑料吃瓜. Twenty Island environmental groups have collaborated to organize this event and to develop a number of questions for the leaders. There will also be time for questions from the floor. The forum starts at 7 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242 of McDougall Hall on the 黑料吃瓜 campus. For more informaton, see the event's Facebook listing.

Celebrate 黑料吃瓜's Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities

Please join us for a celebration of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 new Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities, held by Dr. Josh MacFadyen. The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) was established in 2000 by the Government of Canada. It stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. It invests approximately $265 million per year to attract and retain a diverse cadre of world-class researchers, to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian postsecondary institutions. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada's international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers' work. A reception will immediately follow.

Candidate Seminar for Anesthesia Tenure-Track Faculty Position

The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, 黑料吃瓜, will be interviewing candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Anesthesiology. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one that should be geared towards 3rd year DVM students and one a presentation of their research interests. First Candidate 鈥� Dr. Adrianna Sage, April 15th & 16th, 2019 Dr. Sage OVC (2018) has a Master of Science in Veterinary Clinical Medicine 鈥� Anesthesiology from the University of Illinois (2018). She completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at VCA Southpaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center and is currently completing an Anesthesia and Analgesia Residency at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois. Peri-Operative Pain Management in Large Animal Species Equine Total Intravenous Effects and Recovery Characteristics of Propofol in Combination with Ketamine and Xylazine Monday April 15th @ 12:30pm, Lecture Theatre 鈥楤鈥�, AVC Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of each candidate鈥檚 CV and letter of application are available by contact Sonia Stewart- O鈥橬eill (sostewart@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals. 

Pigot Lecture: a century of French education on PEI

As part of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 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 黑料吃瓜 Founder for his work building the Library鈥檚 PEI Collection and University Archives. Historian Georges Arsenault will deliver the third lecture of the series on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 SDU Main Building. Arsenault鈥檚 talk is titled 鈥淪oci茅t茅 Saint-Thomas d鈥橝quin and French Education on the Island.鈥� The Soci茅t茅 Saint-Thomas d鈥橝quin (SSTA), the principal voice of the Acadian and Francophone community of PEI, is 100 years old this year. It was founded in 1919 at the annual convention of the PEI Acadian Teachers鈥� Association. Its immediate objective was to collect money for the education of young Acadians, but the overall goal of the SSTA was to see French and Acadian life flourish on the Island. Among the founders of the SSTA and who spearheaded the society for many years were Dr. J. Henri Blanchard, who taught at Prince of Wales College from 1910 to 1948, and Rev. Nazaire Poirier, who was on the teaching staff of Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University from 1912 to 1937. The lecture will focus on the important contribution of the SSTA to French education on the Island over the last century.  A native of Abram-Village, Georges Arsenault lives in Charlottetown. He is the author of many publications on Acadian history and folklore and a well-known lecturer. He is the president of the Sister Antoinette DesRoches Historical Society and was recently made a member of the Order of Canada. Refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome.
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