Campus Notices
Faculty and staff are encouraged to share the event with their students, alumni and network:
Current UPEI undergraduate students and alumni are invited to learn more about studying at the graduate level. This event, presented by the Faculties of Arts and Graduate Studies, aims to demystify graduate studies, and feature UPEI graduate programs which may be of interest to students of the Faculty of Arts. Students and alumni from other faculties are welcome to attend, though this event will have an Arts focus.
The event will feature:
- 10:00-10:45- A panel moderated by Dr. Cinthya Guzman of UPEI faculty and alumni (Arts-based) sharing their first hand experiences and advice about graduate studies
- 10:45-12:00- Info Tables and opportunity for one-on-one chats with representatives of UPEI's graduate programs, graduate admissions, scholarships and awards plus faculty members and current graduate students
Featured programs:
- Masters of Arts in Island Studies
- Doctor of Psychology
- Master of Business Administration in Global Leadership
- Master of Education in Leadership in Learning, PhD Educational Studies, and Bachelor of Education
- Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation
There will be multiple prize draws, with some prize draws reserved for students/alumni who pre-registered only and one open to all student/alumni attendees. Winners must be present at the time of the draw to win.
To register: Registration form - Grad School: More Possible Than You Think!
Drop-in attendees are also welcome. Light refreshments provided.
Advertising posters (digital and/or printed) are available upon request to Kendra Mellish kmellish@upei.ca or Cinthya Guzman cnguzman@upei.ca
With the end of the year approaching, November is an ideal time to invest in your continued learning and development. Explore the opportunities available to UPEI employees and leaders and take the next step toward achieving your professional goals.
- November 3: Access and Privacy 101
- November 5: How to Have Difficult Conversations
- November 5: EFAP Employee Orientation
- November 17: Campus Connections
- November 25: Contracts and Insurance Office: Key Functions and Updates
Visit Grow Here: Professional Development Opportunities or Human Resources Calendar to view all upcoming learning opportunities and register.
If you have any questions or difficulties registering, please contact learnandgrow@upei.ca
We will continue to add new learning opportunities throughout the fall and winter. We encourage you to visit these pages regularly to stay informed about new offerings and upcoming events. Contact us if there is a learning opportunity you would like to see added.
Visitors to upei.ca may continue to notice minor content and functionality errors. We are working to identify all issues and resolve them as soon as possible.
Related work to patch the .php vulnerability at projects.upei.ca has been completed. Site administrators are asked to check their site content and change passwords as an additional security measure.
Please contact web@upei.ca with any questions, concerns, or issues.
UPEI's Web Team
Marketing and Communications
Faculty members and post-docs who supervise, mentor, and/or instruct graduate students are invited to join the upcoming Community of Practice on Excellence in Graduate Supervision session:
Receiving feedback is essential for graduate students in their development as scholars and researchers. Delivering effective feedback as a supervisor should be a thoughtful process of considering what, when, where, why & how.
Join Dr. Rachelle Gauthier, Faculty of Education and Dr. Paul Bernard, Biomedical Sciences, at AVC for a conversation of peers on preparing for and holding feedback conversations with graduate students under your supervision.
What: CoP: Feedback Conversations in Graduate Supervision: Supporting Students’ Growth
When: 3:00-4:30 pm, Thursday, November 12
Where: Café side, The Fox & Crow – W.A. Murphy Student Centre
*In response to participant interest, this session is part of a pilot exploring a more casual meeting format. Feedback is welcome.
To help us plan for catering and seating, please let us know if you plan to attend: Nov 12 CoP on Graduate Supervision - Feedback Conversations – Fill out form
For questions or comments about the CoP, please contact:
Kendra Mellish - Graduate Programs Officer at kmellish@upei.ca; or Charlene VanLeeuwen - Manager, TLC at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca
There will be respirator fit testing on Monday, November 9, and Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Individuals who require fit testing are asked to book an appointment in advance by contacting HSE at hse@upei.ca by end of day November 4, 2026.
If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Health, Safety and Environment at hse@upei.ca.
Please note that effective Monday, October 26, 2026, the hallway on the first level in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre that leads to the Fitness Centre and the Bell Aliant Centre will be closed as the area undergoes renovations for the next two months.
During this time, members of the UPEI community will only be able to access the Fitness Centre via the stairwell and elevator to the right of the Panther Central desk as you enter the Sports Centre.
UPEI Athletics and Recreation thanks you for your patience and co-operation during this renovation period.
Calling all Masters and Doctoral students and their supporters: Grad Studies, Research Services and RPI are "cooking" up a fun Halloween Trick or Treat event and you're invited!
When: 1:30-3:00 (drop in) | Friday, October 30
Where: Suite 101, Kelley Memorial Building
What: stop by to get some Halloween treats from our Overcooked 2 themed display
No costumes required.
Help us save the Onion Kingdom from the Unbread with your Halloween trick or treating; IYKYK!
EMPOWER is UPEI's new leadership development journey designed to help leaders build the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness required to lead effectively at UPEI.
Join a cohort of peers committed to learning, reflection, and growth.
Limited spaces available.
Explore the program and express your interest today. EMPOWER Leadership Essentials
Please join us in celebrating the second issue of UPEI’s research magazine, “InView: Highlighting UPEI Research 2025-2026".
Building on last year's success, this issue of “InView” continues to explore the breadth of research projects happening at UPEI. From eco-driving behaviours to behavioural fevers in fish, these articles touch each of UPEI’s signature areas of research excellence and span across faculties.
Drop in to the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building on Tuesday, October 27 at 11:30 am to pick up your free copy, enjoy some light refreshments, and learn more about some of the fascinating research happening at UPEI.
The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Michael Nash's public dissertation defense presentation of Michaels’s PsyD research titled: "Understanding the Source: A Qualitative Exploration of Early Experiences of Misophonia."
Please join us in supporting Mike on this momentous occasion!
Date and Time: November 3, 2026 at 12pm
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104
The Biosafety Officer will be offering Bloodborne Pathogen training for faculty, staff, and students who work with or may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Date: October 29
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: AVC Room 278N
This training will cover:
- Bloodborne pathogen hazards and routes of exposure
- Safe work practices and exposure prevention
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Spill response and incident reporting procedures
- Relevant biosafety requirements and responsibilities
Individuals whose work involves handling human blood, tissues, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials are encouraged to attend.
Please register by emailing the Biosafety Officer (Tasha Benoit) at biosafety@upei.ca.
Meet fellow UPEI and Holland College students, learn more about the Pitch Battles competition, and grab some light refreshments at the Pitch Battles Networking Night on Monday, November 2!
Happening from 5:00–7:00 pm in the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, Room 201, Robertson Library. This is a great way to meet future potential teammates and competitors in the competition, or ask questions to organizers of the program!
Visit our Pitch Battles page for complete information.
Visitors to upei.ca may notice minor content and functionality errors; Wednesday's .php work required the posting of an untested, updated copy of the UPEI website. We are working to identify all issues and resolve them as soon as possible.
Related work to patch the .php vulnerability at projects.upei.ca requires ITSS to block access to all Projects websites to copy the sites to a new secure server. Site administrators will not be able to access their Projects site or add new content until the work is completed. ITSS expects sites will be available by the end of the day on Friday, October 23. When access is restored to Projects sites, please change administrator passwords as an additional security measure.
We apologize for any inconvenience related to Wednesday's unscheduled website outages and the sites managed by our team. Please contact web@upei.ca with any questions, concerns, or issues.
UPEI's Web Team
Marketing and Communications
Please note that effective Monday, October 26, 2026, the hallway on the first level in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre that leads to the Fitness Centre and the Bell Aliant Centre will be closed as the area undergoes renovations for the next two months.
During this time, members of the UPEI community will only be able to access the Fitness Centre via the stairwell and elevator to the right of the Panther Central desk as you enter the Sports Centre.
UPEI Athletics and Recreation thanks you for your patience and co-operation during this renovation period.
How can we respond to concerns about AI use while keeping the focus on what students know and can do? Explore practical ideas for supporting fairness, communicating expectations, and designing assessments that make learning visible. Check out this new open access resource --- Beyond AI Detection.
After many years, the Library had to make the difficult decision to close the Central Printing Service https://libraryupei.ca/cpo, which has historically operated from Robertson Library and provided printing, course pack production, poster printing, binding, and related services to university departments and the campus community.
Please note that this closure will not affect the PaperCut network printing: https://libraryupei.ca/printing.
These are the Island-based solutions that provide professional, high-quality printing, spiral binding, and other services. In fact, the library has frequently used these companies as a backup during our frequent equipment failures.
- Pressed for Time - https://www.pressed4time.ca/
- Dalmac - https://dalmac.ca/contact/
Submitting physical copies of theses to the library has no longer been required, as it has been replaced by an electronic deposit. However, if the department wishes to print copies for their own records, these are the solutions for hardback that we can recommend:
- Wallaceburg Bookbinding https://www.wbmbindery.com/ The most economical way to have a thesis bound is to send them an electronic file rather than a paper copy.
- Scotia Bookbinding. It only accepts already printed copies, not electronic files: https://scotiabookbinding.com/.
A key factor in this decision was the growing challenges of maintaining the existing printing infrastructure. In August, we were advised that service support could no longer be provided, leaving the operation without a viable maintenance option. In the current financial climate, no funds are available to replace it. The closure reflects the equipment’s obsolescence, the significant investment required to establish a replacement service, the increased availability of network printing technologies, and ongoing efforts to identify operational efficiencies across the institution.
The service will honour all printing requests received before Monday, September 21. However, it will not be able to serve as an intermediary to organise any binding.
Calling all Masters and Doctoral students and their supporters: Grad Studies, Research Services and RPI are "cooking" up a fun Halloween Trick or Treat event and you're invited!
When: 1:30-3:00 (drop in) | Friday, October 30
Where: Suite 101, Kelley Memorial Building
What: stop by to get some Halloween treats from our Overcooked 2 themed display
No costumes required.
Help us save the Onion Kingdom from the Unbread with your Halloween trick or treating; IYKYK!
The Faculty of Science Seminar Series invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. Kimberly Thompson (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research) entitled "Land-cover change and its impact on bird communities".
Duffy Science Centre, Room 204
Fridady, October 23, 12:30 pm
Everyone is welcome
Please join us in celebrating the second issue of UPEI’s research magazine, “InView: Highlighting UPEI Research 2025-2026".
Building on last year's success, this issue of “InView” continues to explore the breadth of research projects happening at UPEI. From eco-driving behaviours to behavioural fevers in fish, these articles touch each of UPEI’s signature areas of research excellence and span across faculties.
Drop in to the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building on Tuesday, October 27 at 11:30 am to pick up your free copy, enjoy some light refreshments, and learn more about some of the fascinating research happening at UPEI.
The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Michael Nash's public dissertation defense presentation of Michaels’s PsyD research titled: "Understanding the Source: A Qualitative Exploration of Early Experiences of Misophonia."
Please join us in supporting Mike on this momentous occasion!
Date and Time: November 3, 2026 at 12pm
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104
