Campus Notices
Although substantial progress has been made in repairing the heating system at Alumni Hall, the work is not yet complete. The building will remain closed until further notice. An update will be provided as more information about reopening is available. We appreciate your patience while the issue continues to be addressed.
Thank you,
Facilities Management
Please join us to thank Sister Sue for her years of dedicated service to UPEI as our Campus Minister and to congratulate her on her leadership appointment with the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal.
Monday, November 2, 2026
3:00–6:00 pm
The Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Your experience matters to us.
If you have received services at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre in the past year, we invite you to complete our Patient Experience Survey. Your feedback helps us understand what we're doing well and where we can improve to better support our campus community.
- Takes just 5-6 minutes to complete
- Responses are anonymous and confidential
- Participation is voluntary
- Open to students, staff, faculty, and eligible family members who have received services at the Health and Wellness Centre within the last year
- Survey closes at midnight on November 4
Complete the Survey: Patient Experience Survey | UPEI Health and Wellness Centre – Fill out form
Win a Prize! After completing the survey, you may enter a draw for a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes:
- Two $150 VISA prepaid gift cards
- One UPEI Bookstore Gift Basket
If you have questions or concerns about the survey, please contact Bonnie Lipton-Bos at blipton@upei.ca
Thank you for helping us improve the care and services we provide to the UPEI community!
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
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning Canadian composer, improviser, and jazz pianist David Braid visits the Department of Music from November 4-6 to lead creative workshops with students, provide a public talk on his work, and present a solo piano performance on the Department's fabulous Yamaha CFX grand piano. Braid is a four-time JUNO award winner whose work spans jazz piano performance and chamber music, choral music, and film score composition. He is known for engaging audiences in both classical and jazz communities and transcending genre boundaries.
Public events include:
Thursday, November 5, 7:00 pm: Public talk at Steel Recital Hall (FREE admission)
Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm: Solo piano performance, music from Braid's JUNO award-winning album Verge
Admission for the November 6 performance is $30 adults, $25 seniors, $10 students, and FREE for UPEI students with ID, available online via upei.universitytickets.com or by cash at the door.
Steel Recital Hall is an accessible venue with elevator and ramp entry via the South-centre doors to Steel Building.
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.
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 Note: The Health and Wellness Centre will be closed for regular appointments and walk-in services such as STI testing during the following times while we host our campus Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics:
Wednesday, October 21: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 28: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday, October 29: 12:00 pm- 4:00 pm
During these times, our team will be dedicated to supporting vaccine clinic operations. Regular services will resume immediately following each clinic.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we help keep our campus community healthy. If you require urgent medical attention, please visit the nearest walk-in clinic or emergency department as appropriate.
The Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights (EDIHR), which includes the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and the Human Rights Office (HRO), has moved!
Our new location is in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre, on the 2nd Floor, above the UPEI Bookstore. We are now neighbours with the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre. You can access our office via the stairs or elevator across from the Bookstore.
The Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights is a place you can come with concerns relating to harassment, discrimination, and sexual violence at UPEI. We can provide trauma-informed support; referrals to helpful services; safety planning; workplace and academic accommodations; information about applicable policies; information about reporting and resolution options; and more. We are here to help.
If you have included our contact information on your course syllabus, program materials, or other resources, we ask that you update them with our new location. This important step will reduce additional barriers for folks trying to access support. We appreciate your help!
Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are available for all UPEI students, employees and their families. The following is the vaccine clinic schedule for 2026:
- Wednesday, October 21, 12:00–6:00 pm, The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Atrium, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Wednesday, October 28, 9:00 am–3:00 pm, McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
- Thursday, October 29, 12:00–6:00 pm, McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
*We stop registering patients for vaccination at 6:00 pm on October 21 and October 29 and at 3:00pm on October 28. Vaccinations are available while supplies last.
Important Details:
- Vaccines are administered on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary.
- This service is free of charge for everyone.
- Please bring a valid provincial health card or student ID for registration.
- Those being vaccinated are required to wait 15 minutes in the post-vaccine waiting area after receiving the vaccine to monitor for a possible allergic reaction.
Please note:
- Children aged 2 and under cannot receive the flu shot at UPEI and must be vaccinated at Public Health Nursing.
- Flu Mist (nasal spray) is available only at the Public Health Nursing community vaccination clinics for children 2 to 17 years of age.
- The COVID-19 vaccine is available to children 12 and older. COVID-19 immunization clinics are located in communities across PEI.
For more information, please contact the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre by phone at 902-566-0616.
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.
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning Canadian composer, improviser, and jazz pianist David Braid visits the Department of Music from November 4-6 to lead creative workshops with students, provide a public talk on his work, and present a solo piano performance on the Department's fabulous Yamaha CFX grand piano. Braid is a four-time JUNO award winner whose work spans jazz piano performance and chamber music, choral music, and film score composition. He is known for engaging audiences in both classical and jazz communities and transcending genre boundaries.
Public events include:
Thursday, November 5, 7:00 pm: Public talk at Steel Recital Hall (FREE admission)
Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm: Solo piano performance, music from Braid's JUNO award-winning album Verge
Admission for the November 6 performance is $30 adults, $25 seniors, $10 students, and FREE for UPEI students with ID, available online via upei.universitytickets.com or by cash at the door.
Steel Recital Hall is an accessible venue with elevator and ramp entry via the South-centre doors to Steel Building.
Please Note: The Health and Wellness Centre will be closed for regular appointments and walk-in services such as STI testing during the following times while we host our campus Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics:
Wednesday, October 21: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 28: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday, October 29: 12:00 pm- 4:00 pm
During these times, our team will be dedicated to supporting vaccine clinic operations. Regular services will resume immediately following each clinic.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we help keep our campus community healthy. If you require urgent medical attention, please visit the nearest walk-in clinic or emergency department as appropriate.
The Robertson Library’s OER Development Program is now accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs).
Starting this year, all UPEI faculty and staff are now eligible to apply for an OER grant! Additionally, now grant applications can be for any open educational resource benefitting students, and do not need to be associated with a credit-bearing course.
The grant types include:
- Open Educational Resource or Textbook Grant: up to $7000
- the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook, or major adaptations of existing textbooks;
- Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,500
- the adaptation of one or more open educational resources or open textbooks to create a new version or edition of a resource (i.e. a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
- Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,500
- the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, recordings, or interactive media, etc.
All applications will be reviewed and considered, however, applications that meet either/both of the following criteria will be prioritised:
Applications that support first-year courses, and applications that support any credit-bearing course, in that order;
- Applications with evidence of consultation with the TLC and/or a Librarian.
Applications close January 8, 2027.
For more information, or to apply, visit https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.
Questions about the grants, OERs, Pressbooks, or any other related topics can go to Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian at knmccaffrey@upei.ca or Charlene VanLeeuwen in the Teaching and Learning Centre at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
How do we design assignments that keep students engaged across a term while also making their thinking visible as it develops? ARTS-1050 AI and Society pursued both through critical making. Over six weeks this summer, first-year students in a large asynchronous course produced a series of multimodal artifacts: maps of the algorithms shaping their digital lives, cardboard machines filmed on residence-room floors, physicalizations of recommendation systems, nutrition-style labels for language models, and more. Each was paired with a two-minute, unedited voice memo reflecting on the process. The result was a collection of more than 2,000 artifacts documenting how students made sense of AI and the systems around them. Join Ryan Drew for a session that looks at what students made, how process and final products were assessed together, what these different modes revealed about student thinking, and what he would build differently next time.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are available for all UPEI students, employees and their families. The following is the vaccine clinic schedule for 2026:
- Wednesday, October 21, 12:00–6:00 pm, The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Atrium, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Wednesday, October 28, 9:00 am–3:00 pm, McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
- Thursday, October 29, 12:00–6:00 pm, McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
*We stop registering patients for vaccination at 6:00 pm on October 21 and October 29 and at 3:00pm on October 28. Vaccinations are available while supplies last.
Important Details:
- Vaccines are administered on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary.
- This service is free of charge for everyone.
- Please bring a valid provincial health card or student ID for registration.
- Those being vaccinated are required to wait 15 minutes in the post-vaccine waiting area after receiving the vaccine to monitor for a possible allergic reaction.
Please note:
- Children aged 2 and under cannot receive the flu shot at UPEI and must be vaccinated at Public Health Nursing.
- Flu Mist (nasal spray) is available only at the Public Health Nursing community vaccination clinics for children 2 to 17 years of age.
- The COVID-19 vaccine is available to children 12 and older. COVID-19 immunization clinics are located in communities across PEI.
For more information, please contact the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre by phone at 902-566-0616.
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
