Come help the UPEI Registrar’s and Student Affairs’ staff in hosting an unprecedented, sold-out conference for CACUSS and ARUCC at the Delta this June. Over 900 members from both the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) and the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) are gathering June 17 - 20 and we need your help.

Shifts will be 4 hours long in areas such as registration/information tables and helping delegates navigate the conference. We have a comprehensive and engaging program that volunteers will be able to check out, including the keynote, Actor, Writer, Activist, Comedian and Multiple Award-Winning TV and Radio Personality, Candy Palmater. Concurrent sessions will be delivered by Canadian and International Student Affairs professionals and faculty, exploring topics such as Indigenizing campuses, equity and diversity, campus mental health, academic advising, adapting to new marijuana legislation and much, much more.

Check out the conference program and if you have any questions, please contact Anne: ambartlett@upei.ca. To volunteer, please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Tanya: tbjackson@hollandcollege.com. 

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday May 16, 17, 18, 2018, the School of Graduate Studies will be holding its Annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference. This will be the first time that grad students from all UPEI Faculties will jointly participate in presenting their research at a university-wide event. 

These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our Graduate Students and their research efforts. Over the course of the two days, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from multiple Faculties will present their research orally or in poster sessions.

Opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Students (undergraduate and graduate), researchers, and faculty are encouraged to attend as much of the conference as their schedule permits. Most activities will occur in AVC Lecture Theatre A and the McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC. This year, we are instituting a no-cost registration to facilitate planning and communication to participants.

Click here to visit the registration page!

There will be a UPEI Biosafety Training Session for Summer Students on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in AVC Room 287N.

This session is aimed at all students working in and around containment labs for the summer. Topics to be covered include biosafety and biosecurity principles and what is required to work in biohazard containment labs.

This is a new training program, and is required for all summer students working in CL2 labs, even if the student attended the summer training session provided last year.

To attend, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison, Health, Safety, and Environment before May 10, 2018 by email at kharrison@upei.ca or by phone: 902-566-0901. Provide your name, email address, Department, and the name of your supervisor for the summer. If you have any questions on this training session, please contact Kathryn.

The UPEI Department of Human Resources wishes to remind the campus community that–begining the first week of May and ending the last week of August–some departments and areas on campus may operate under summer hours. 

Click here to review the university's hours of operation on the UPEI website.

This summer UPEI will be welcoming over one hundred students from around the world to our beautiful campus. These students will be here to participate in short-term intensive language camps, and enjoy summertime in PEI. Program lengths vary, and students will be here for anywhere from two weeks to six weeks. Hosts are needed in August for two or three week programs. If you are interested in hosting one of these students or would like to find out more about Homestay Host obligations and remuneration please visit the website at: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/incoming-international-students/homestay-information-for-hosts or contact Amy Palmer at homestay@upei.ca.

Do you need Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) training?

Health, Safety and Environment Department is preparing for the annual offering of Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Training here at UPEI.

Who needs the training?

In addition to WHMIS training, anyone who prepares/packages hazardous or dangerous goods for transport off campus should have this training. This includes employees in shipping and receiving functions, and even loaders within a business.

We ask that you consider your job duties and if you answer yes to any of the following questions you require TDG training.

• Do you require TDG training as dictated by your job duties?
• Do you prepare hazardous/dangerous goods for transport off campus?
• Do you transport hazardous/dangerous goods off campus?

Training will be offered in late May/early June.

Please contact Kathryn Harrison by May 11, 2018 if you answered yes to any of the questions above to arrange TDG training at 902-566-0901 or by email kharrison@upei.ca.

We also ask supervisors to review the job duties of their direct reports and advise if TDG training is required. Please note training costs will be covered by the HSE departmental budget.

UPEI Comptroller Tara Judson wishes to remind the campus community that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2018.

1. Requisitions for Purchase Orders, 2017–18 Budget Year
   All requisitions for purchases to be charged to the 2017–18 budget year will be processed by Procurement if received by noon on Monday, April 23, 2018, subject to budget availability. To ensure that 2017–18 expenditures are recorded in the 2017–18 operating year, all requisitions must be completed and approved by the appropriate spending authority in myUPEI no later than 12 noon Monday, April 23, 2018. Before creating a requisition, you should be reasonably certain that the purchase will be delivered and received in myUPEI by April 30, 2018 (see item 2 below). If it is necessary to enter requisitions for 2017-18 purchases after this deadline, contact Carolyn Garro at 902-566-0315.
    
2. Receiving Goods at myUPEI
   For purchases charged to the 2017–18 budget, the purchases must be invoiced, received on campus, and received by you in myUPEI on or before April 30, 2018, and as such, requisitions will be reviewed for acceptability prior to the April 23, 2018 final cut-off date. During this year end period, when requisitioning goods or services for delivery and receipt for the 2017-18 budget year, please ensure your supplier’s invoice is submitted to invoices@upei.ca for payment on or before May 11, 2018.• Goods invoiced or received after April 30, 2018 will be charged to the next fiscal year (2018-19). The April 23, 2018 cut-off date will be strictly enforced, so please make your plans now for the remaining week of the 2017-18 fiscal year.
    
3. Hourly-Rate Employees
   Hours worked and approved for the month of April will be charged to the 2017-18 fiscal year for students and other hourly-rate employees.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation.

This summer UPEI will be welcoming over one hundred students from around the world to our beautiful campus. These students will be here to participate in short-term intensive language camps, and enjoy summertime in PEI. Program lengths vary, and students will be here for anywhere from two weeks to six weeks. Hosts are needed in August for two or three week programs.

If you are interested in hosting one of these students or would like to find out more about Homestay Host obligations and remuneration please visit our website  or contact Amy Palmer at homestay@upei.ca.

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations for where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The information you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path.

In this workshop instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. This workshop will take place on Thursday, May 17th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library and is put on by the E-Learning Office. REGISTER

Applications for NSO leaders, volunteers and Point People are open and all returning UPEI students are encouraged to apply!

Volunteering at New Student Orientation in the fall is a great opportunity to make friends, develop your leadership skills, and welcome new students to the UPEI community!

• Leader/volunteer application
• Point Person application

The deadline to apply is May 20th, so please apply before then. Contact nso@upei.ca with any questions.

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a tenure-track faculty candidate presentation by Mr. Kyle Harrison, PhD candidate, on May 3 at 11:00 am in the Cass Science Hall, Room 101.

For more information, please email smcs@upei.ca.

BlackBoard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Use BlackBoard Collaborate to record your teaching for days when your face-to-face class has been cancelled. Share your PowerPoint or use the interactive whiteboard, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom.

In this workshop, hosted by the E-Learning Office, we will show you just how simple, easy and reliable it is. Thursday, May 10th 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Room 265, Robertson Library. REGISTER

UPEI Comptroller Tara Judson wishes to remind the campus community that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2018.

1. Requisitions for Purchase Orders, 2017–18 Budget Year
   All requisitions for purchases to be charged to the 2017–18 budget year will be processed by Procurement if received by noon on Monday, April 23, 2018, subject to budget availability. To ensure that 2017–18 expenditures are recorded in the 2017–18 operating year, all requisitions must be completed and approved by the appropriate spending authority in myUPEI no later than 12 noon Monday, April 23, 2018. Before creating a requisition, you should be reasonably certain that the purchase will be delivered and received in myUPEI by April 30, 2018 (see item 2 below). If it is necessary to enter requisitions for 2017-18 purchases after this deadline, contact Carolyn Garro at 902-566-0315.
    
2. Receiving Goods at myUPEI
   For purchases charged to the 2017–18 budget, the purchases must be invoiced, received on campus, and received by you in myUPEI on or before April 30, 2018, and as such, requisitions will be reviewed for acceptability prior to the April 23, 2018 final cut-off date. During this year end period, when requisitioning goods or services for delivery and receipt for the 2017-18 budget year, please ensure your supplier’s invoice is submitted to invoices@upei.ca for payment on or before May 11, 2018.• Goods invoiced or received after April 30, 2018 will be charged to the next fiscal year (2018-19). The April 23, 2018 cut-off date will be strictly enforced, so please make your plans now for the remaining week of the 2017-18 fiscal year.
    
3. Hourly-Rate Employees
   Hours worked and approved for the month of April will be charged to the 2017-18 fiscal year for students and other hourly-rate employees.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation.

A special guest lecture in the Island Studies Lecture Series takes place Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus. It features David Earl from Alderney, in the Channel Islands, speaking about Alderney: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats!

Click here to view more details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Looking for an enriching volunteer experience this summer? The UPEI English Language Centre is looking for volunteers to join us in assisting with afternoon socio-cultural activities and acting as conversation partners in hosting this year’s English language Camps for International students! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and strengthen valuable skills, experience other cultures, and of course have a blast doing it! Activities may include things such as trips to Anne of Green Gables, scavenger hunts, tours, on-campus workshops, beach visits, and more! If you are interested, please email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca, or call 902-566-0529.

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz cordially invites the University community to University Update 2018 on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 2:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. 

All are welcome!

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday May 16, 17, 18, 2018, the School of Graduate Studies will be holding its Annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference. This will be the first time that grad students from all UPEI Faculties will jointly participate in presenting their research at a university-wide event. 

These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our Graduate Students and their research efforts. Over the course of the two days, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from multiple Faculties will present their research orally or in poster sessions.

Opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Students (undergraduate and graduate), researchers, and faculty are encouraged to attend as much of the conference as their schedule permits. Most activities will occur in AVC Lecture Theatre A and the McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC. This year, we are instituting a no-cost registration to facilitate planning and communication to participants.

Click here to visit the registration page!

Degree framing services are offered by the UPEI Alumni Association. Visit the secure order site, 8734upei.com, to view the five models of frames that are available. Each frame includes a mat with the UPEI coat of arms embossed in gold. Frames may be picked up at the reception immediately following convocation ceremonies at McMillan Hall. AVC Graduates may pick-up their frames at their post-convocation reception in the AVC Learning Commons.

Contact Sarah Hastelow in the UPEI Alumni Office at (902) 566.0615 or frames@upei.ca to learn more.

With the increase in quality and quantity of cognitive sciences research over the last few years, what of it can be usefully applied to teaching? This workshop aims to summarize that research on learning and memory and provide instructors with tips for integration into their teaching. This workshop, hosted by the E-Learning Office, takes place on Monday, May 14th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations for where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The information you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path.
In this workshop instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. This workshop will take place on Thursday, May 17th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library and is put on by the E-Learning Office. REGISTER