Campus Notices
Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in May 2026:
- Isabella Acorn, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Dardan Avdija, Security Services
- Lani Rae Bower, Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Connor Chapman, Dean’s Office, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Spencer Cyr, IT Systems and Services
- Oliver Imeson, Diagnostic Services, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Melanie Johnston, Faculty of Medicine
- Laura Killam, Human Resources
- Gillian MacLean, Faculty of Medicine
- Cynthia Mitchell, Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Kelly Mullaly, Faculty of Science
- Kaylee Murphy, Faculty of Medicine
- Rana Nawaz, School of Climate Change and Adaptation
- Liz Romero, Dean’s Office, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Alecia Thompson, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Mohammad Tourchi Moghadam, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
- Kirsti Ziola, Faculty of Medicine
We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!
The Office of Student Culture and Community Standards is seeking a few volunteers (staff, faculty, or students) to serve on a low-commitment Welcome Week Committee over the summer. Volunteers will meet with the Welcome Week Coordinators and the Student Engagement Officer once in July and again in August to review programming and make actionable recommendations to improve the student experience as we work to welcome students to campus.
If you are interested or want to learn more, please get in touch with Krissi Ewing at kewing@upei.ca by the end of June.
Stop by the UPEI Bookstore or click the link below to check out some of our new hoodies, crews, full zips and t-shirts.
https://upei.bookware3000.ca/Catalogue/new-arrivals/new-items
We also have a new assortment of squishy toys in lots of shapes and colours.
Open all Summer 9:00 - 4:00 or shop online anytime at upei.ca/bookstore.
Calling all Panthers! Staff and faculty are encouraged to inform students about a new summer engagement series. The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Campus Life have partnered on the following events to help students build more connections on campus this summer. No sign-up is required.
Contact Kendra Mellish at kmellish@upei.ca for questions about the research sessions.
Contact Krissi Ewing at kewing@upei.ca for questions about the social sessions.
- June 19, 12:00-1:00pm | HSB 106 | Panther Link-Up: Research Focus Session #1 - Finding Research Funding Opportunities
Bring your lunch and hear from Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, about the range of funding opportunities available to support research-based graduate studies. Open to current graduate and undergraduate students, by drop-in. - July 3, 12:00-1:00 pm| Meet in HSB 106 | Panther Link-Up: Picnic and Lawn Games - Sun, Fun and Luncheon
Bring your lunch, meet up with other students working, researching, and studying on campus this summer for chats and/or a round of lawn games. Open to current graduate and undergraduate students, by drop-in. Light refreshments provided. - July 17, 12:00-1:00pm | HSB 106 | Panther Link-Up: Research Focus Session #2 – Communicating Your Research: The Essentials
Bring your lunch and discuss with Julie VanLeeuwen, Research Navigator, the range of purposes, places, and ways to communicate your research, focusing on how to customize your communication to the audience and purpose. Open to current graduate and undergraduate students, by drop-in. - July 31, 12:00-1:00 pm | HSB 106 | Panther Link-Up: Getting Involved on Campus - Sun, Fun and Luncheon
Bring your lunch, learn about the many ways getting involved on campus improves your student experience (and your resume!) and the opportunities available. Open to current graduate and undergraduate students, by drop-in. Light refreshments provided. - August 14, 12:00-1:00pm | HSB 106 | Panther Link-Up: Research Focus Session #3 – Developing a High-Quality Research Award Application
Bring your lunch and hear from Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, and a guest offering advice and top tips for developing an impactful research proposal for a research award application. Open to current graduate and undergraduate students, by drop-in. - August 28, 12:00-1:00 pm | HSB 106 | Panther Link-Up: Show Your Panther Pride - Sun, Fun and Luncheon
Bring your lunch and join other students working, researching, and studying on campus this summer to show panther pride by becoming a campus leader. Open to current graduate and undergraduate students, by drop-in. Light refreshments provided.
Please be advised that the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will be closed on Friday, June 19 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm for staff professional development. We will resume regular operations on Monday, June 22.
During this time, students and staff requiring medical care are encouraged to access local health care services in Prince Edward Island.
- If you have an emergency, please call 911 or go to the closest hospital emergency room.
- If you require immediate medical care, please access a walk-in clinic, or call 811 to speak with a nurse.
- Need to talk to someone right now? The Mental Health and Addictions Access Line is a free, confidential, and available 24/7. Call 1-833-553-6983.
Thank you for your understanding and patience!
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – to attend an in-person public presentation by candidate "A" for a 10-month term position.
Title: Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization: From Pendulum Dynamics to Smart Agricultural and Building Systems
When: Thursday, June 18- 9:45- 10:45 am
Where: FSDE 128A
Teams link for those who wish to join online: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28881270879043?p=54NTrebVHxLyNQ7ANV
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – to attend an in-person public presentation by candidate "C" for a 10-month term position.
Title: Teaching Engineering Design with CAD and Prototyping: Designing a 3D-Printed Environmental Sensor Enclosure
When: Tuesday, June 23, 9:30- 10:30 am
Where: FSDE 128A
Teams link for those who wish to join online: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/277000524229726?p=GBXOwzd6BW820gqODW
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – to attend an in-person public presentation by candidate "B" for a 10-month term position.
Title: Computational Methods for Engineering Design: From Measurement to Engineering Decisions.
Wearable sEMG Sensing System for Seizure-Related Monitoring
When: Friday, June 19, 9:30- 10:30 am
Where: FSDE 128A
Teams link for those who wish to join online: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/277068254642368?p=kzNxUKdbDJYS5DQmBT
The UPEI Writing Centre is now closed for the summer. Please note that we will not be offering any appointments until we re-open in September. We look forward to seeing you then!
Please check for additional notices on our Instagram (upeiwritingcentre) and on the log-in page of our online booking system.
Soup by numbers ...14 events, hosted by 5 faculties and 9 other campus departments/groups, with teams of approximately 8 per event, that is 112 people as hosts. Then, add in the 15 student volunteers who help set up. 127 people serving soup to (drum roll, please) ... 4161 students last year!
When I also consider the 2 exam chili/daal events, we can add 554 students served good food in a friendly environment at no cost to them.
That's a lot of food building a lot of community spirit!
So it is time to say "Thank you!". These events would not happen without the support of staff and faculty and the attendance of students - that's all of us, doing our part to foster the environment that is safe, inclusive and trusted.
I cannot look back without also looking ahead. As I build the calendar for 2026-2027, please reach out to book your date. A few groups have already asked so if you have date in mind, don't hesitate.
Sister Sue
To recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day at UPEI, Dr. Corinne Chappell, Advisor on Indigenous Affairs, invites you to a Lunch and Learn on Friday, June 19, from 12:00–1:30 pm in the Quad outside the Tipi.
Join us for an anonymous Q&A session—submit your questions in the question box and we’ll take time to answer anything you may have been hesitant to ask. This is an opportunity to learn together.
Bring your lunch and blueberry cake will be provided for dessert.
In the event of rain, the session will be held inside the Tipi.
The following online training session may be of interest to faculty and students, and are free of charge.
Registration is through ACENET's training portal — https://www.acenet.training/courses
Building Websites with Jekyll and GitHub
June, 23, 25 10:00 am-1:00 pm Atlantic (online)
This 6-hour workshop will teach participants how to create and host static websites using Jekyll and GitHub Pages. Static websites have many benefits, including low cost, faster rendering, easier to backup and preserve, and have far fewer security issues in comparison to popular dynamic platforms. Learners will be guided through writing formatted content with Markdown, configuring GitHub to build and serve pages, building multi-page sites with Jekyll, and customizing layouts. No prior experience with Git or web development is required — only comfort using a web browser — though a basic familiarity with HTML is helpful. This workshop is suitable for anyone looking to build a personal site or project documentation.
The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Tina Dill’s Master of Nursing thesis defense, "Caregivers’ experiences of adolescents who engage in non-suicidal self-injury: An interpretive descriptive"
Date/Time/Location: Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1:00 pm in the Kelley Memorial Building (KMB), Room 210.
Everyone is welcome.
The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites members of the campus community to attend the upcoming tenure-track faculty candidate seminar.
As part of the interview process, the candidate has been asked to present a 50-minute seminar consisting of two parts: a 30-minute research seminar and a 20-minute teaching seminar.
Candidate C - Research and Teaching Seminar
Monday, June 22, 2026, 11:00 am
AVC Lecture Theatre B, Room 205N
Research Title
“Breaking Boundaries: Experimental Insights into the Pathogenesis and Transmission of HPAI Viruses”
Teaching Title
“Picornaviridae”
All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
In celebration of Indigenous History Month, the Teaching and Learning Centre has compiled a collection of learning resources to support meaningful engagement with Indigenous histories, cultures, and contemporary realities. The collection spans four categories:
Indigenous Films: including award-winning features like Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Beans, and the documentary Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Digital Archives and Virtual Exhibits: such as the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, Native Land Digital, and the Apani Blackfoot Digital Library
Educational Resources: including the free online courses Four Seasons of Reconciliation and the University of Alberta's Indigenous Canada MOOC, and
Indigenous Literature and Storytelling: platforms like CBC's Unreserved, GoodMinds, and First Nations Pedagogy Online.
Together, these resources are designed to move beyond a glancing awareness and foster genuine understanding of land rights, sovereignty, reconciliation, and the ongoing impacts of colonization. We invite the entire UPEI community to explore these materials and reflect on our collective responsibilities as learners and educators. Resources can be found HERE.
The Tri-Agency CV is coming, and no one feels ready for it. Need some help? Join Research Services and High-Fidelity Science Communication and spend 2 hours building a system that saves time on every grant you write going forward.
In this workshop, you'll learn:
- Why narrative CVs are an opportunity, not a burden
- All the nitty gritty details on the Tri-Agency CV
- How to see the stories in your accomplishments
- How to build your Master Narrative CV using the CV Switchover Solution™ workbook
- How to quickly adapt it into strong, project-specific narrative CVs
Open to Faculty, Research Scientists, Post-Docs, and Graduate Students
Register here: https://pages.hifiscicomm.ca/jkux1o
Please be advised that the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will be closed on Friday, June 19 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm for staff professional development. We will resume regular operations on Monday, June 22.
During this time, students and staff requiring medical care are encouraged to access local health care services in Prince Edward Island.
- If you have an emergency, please call 911 or go to the closest hospital emergency room.
- If you require immediate medical care, please access a walk-in clinic, or call 811 to speak with a nurse.
- Need to talk to someone right now? The Mental Health and Addictions Access Line is a free, confidential, and available 24/7. Call 1-833-553-6983.
Thank you for your understanding and patience!
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – to attend an in-person public presentation by candidate "A" for a 10-month term position.
Title: Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization: From Pendulum Dynamics to Smart Agricultural and Building Systems
When: Thursday, June 18- 9:45- 10:45 am
Where: FSDE 128A
Teams link for those who wish to join online: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28881270879043?p=54NTrebVHxLyNQ7ANV
The Health, Safety, and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Basic (previously called Emergency) First Aid/CPR training sessions on the following dates:
- June 19, 2026, 8:30-4:00 pm
- June 22, 2026, 8:30 am–4:00 pm
To register, please email HSE@upei.ca. Include your name, department, contact number and the session date you are registering for.
The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered by HSE.
Intermediate (Previously called Standard) First Aid/CPR training is a comprehensive two-day course that offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement. Please contact HSE at HSE@upei.ca if you require this training. Next session for Intermediate is July 14 and 15, 2026.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – to attend an in-person public presentation by candidate "C" for a 10-month term position.
Title: Teaching Engineering Design with CAD and Prototyping: Designing a 3D-Printed Environmental Sensor Enclosure
When: Tuesday, June 23, 9:30- 10:30 am
Where: FSDE 128A
Teams link for those who wish to join online: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/277000524229726?p=GBXOwzd6BW820gqODW
