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 - 7 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!

For more information, click here.

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

Facilities Management wishes to advise the campus community that the gates at the designated parking lots at the UPEI Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Centre (HEF) are expected to be fully operational by 8:00 am on Friday, October 16.

The HEF building has three lots for the use of staff, faculty, students, and clients (refer to campus map):

• General Lot H: Open to all individuals holding a standard general UPEI parking permit
• Designated Lot J: Reserved exclusively for staff and faculty who possess a specific Lot J permit
• Designated Lot V (client lot): Intended for visiting clients. Departments that are scheduling visitors or clients should remind them that they must park in Lot V. They will require an exit token, which must be collected from the specific department they are visiting before leaving.

The Bookstore will be Open from 11:00 - 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 24 for Open House. We will also have a merchandise table set up at AVC in the morning during their Open House event. For all the latest Bookstore promotions, contests, new products and more follow us on Facebook and Instagram!