Campus Notices
Remembrance Day and Veterans' Week is a special time to honour and remember the legacy of fallen Canadians, Veterans, and current service members who have served and sacrificed so much for their country. UPEI lowered the flags to half mast on November 8 to mark Indigenous Veterans’ Day and will again lower them on November 11 in recognition of Remembrance Day. Visit the Remembrance pages on the Veterans Affairs Canada website for more information.
Learn more about the many other ways throughout the year to remember the sacrifices and achievements of the men and women who have served with the Canadian Armed Forces and the more than 118,000 men and women who died so that we may live in peace and freedom today.
UPEI and the Faculty of Nursing takes immense pride in its role in shaping the future of nursing on PEI. From November 8 to November 14, Canada celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week.
Many of the province's practicing NPs are proud graduates of the UPEI Master of Nursing (MN) program's Nurse Practitioner stream. With admissions open every two years to a cohort of approximately 12 dedicated students, our rigorous program prepares advanced practice nurses to successfully challenge the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Licensure Exam and enter the workforce as fully licensed Nurse Practitioners.
To our UPEI alumni, current students, and every Nurse Practitioner delivering care across Prince Edward Island and beyond: thank you. Your leadership, clinical skill, and unwavering commitment to patient well-being make a lasting difference in the lives of individuals and families every day.
Happy Nurse Practitioner Week!
Join the International Relations Office at their annual Global Village Celebration. One of UPEI's biggest Celebrations of Culture, Community, and Diversity!
All UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to attend the celebration this Saturday November 14, 2026 in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Doors open at 1 pm for cultural booth displays. There will be a brief change over around 4 pm before the fashion show and evening performances begin. Food and refreshments will be provided. There will also be an after party hosted by DJ SP-I until 9:00 pm.
This is a student led event hosted by the UPEI International Relations Office. Feel free to stop by with your family and friends.
We can't wait to see you there!
Colleagues are invited to submit talk or poster proposals for Open Education Talks 2027, a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about open education, open pedagogy, and integrating open resources and technologies in higher education. This free virtual event aims to foster conversation and share best practices in open education.
Lightning talk sessions will be hosted on Zoom every Wednesday in March 2027 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Atlantic time). The digital poster wall will be available on the Open Education Talks website throughout and following the talks.
- Proposals Open: November 3, 2026
- Proposal Deadline: December 14, 2026
- Speakers Notified: January 22, 2027
- Registration Open: February 1, 2027
- Conference Starts: March 3, 2027
Proposal Streams:
- Building Blocks of Open Education: Basics of open education (OE) and OER
- Emerging Technologies in Open Education: Technology’s role in OE and connections with innovation, AI, access, and accessibility.
- Students as Partners and Leaders in Open Education: Student-led projects and collaborations in OE.
- Tensions and Possibilities in Open Education: Responsive practices navigating challenges and opportunities in OE.
Submit your proposal through the Call for Proposals form no later than December 14, 2026.
For more information and to join the mailing list, visit the OETalks website.
The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce Wellness Week: Together We Thrive, running from November 17 to November 20, 2026. Designed to cultivate physical, mental, and social well-being of students, staff, and faculty across campus, the week presents a series of themed days that encourage connection, healthy nutrition, active movement, and school spirit!
The festivities kick off on Tuesday, November 17, with “Make n’ Mingle,” a day centred on creative expression, stress relief, and social bonding.
On Wednesday, November 18, the focus shifts to body nourishment and wellness education with “Nourish,” held in McMillan Hall from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
The momentum continues Thursday, November 19, with “Move,” an initiative dedicated to physical vitality, active motion, and functional wellness.
Wellness Week concludes on Friday, November 20, with “Connect and Unwind Panther Pride,” a day dedicated to fostering school spirit, relaxation, and campus community celebration. Campus departments are invited to participate in an Office Decorating Contest to show off their Panther Pride, with free morning coffee delivered by Panther athletes to participating offices (registration due by 12:00 pm on Monday, November 16) and a grand prize of a $150 Fox and Crow gift card. Office Decorating Contest Sign Up: Show Your Panther Pride! – Fill out form
Plus MORE! FOR FULL DETAILS, VISIT THIS LINK!
The Faculty of Nursing and Graduate Studies, invites all to attend the public presentation of Tracy Diamond’s Master of Nursing Thesis Defense, titled: "Understanding what influences patient satisfaction levels when visiting the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Orthopedic Clinic in Prince Edward Island.”
Date and Time: Friday, November 13, 2026, 1:30 pm
Location: Health Sciences Building (HSB), Room 103
Everyone is welcome.
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care protocol submissions-new, renewal, or amendment, is Friday, January 8, 2027 for the January meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to scramble your way through a presentation you have no control over? It’s more fun than you think, and you can experience it yourself (or just come to watch!) at the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship in 201 Robertson Library this Fall! No pre-registration required! See the Fall schedule below
- Thursday, November 12, 3:00-5:00 pm
- Thursday, December 3, 3:00-5:00 pm
Note: If you would like to participate, please bring a phone or computer that can access wi-fi or cellular data.
The second UPEI Board of Governors meeting of the 2026-2027 academic year will take place on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 4:00 pm in Room 102, Alumni Hall. All board meetings include sessions that are open to the public. Certain agenda items, including but not limited to human resources discussions, may require the board to go into a closed session.
For logistical purposes, members of the public who wish to attend the open session of a meeting are asked to contact board@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. Members of the public wishing to attend the public portion of a meeting must adhere to the UPEI Board of Governors' Meeting Observer Guidelines.
The Robertson Library is hosting library tours from November 9 to 20, and we would love for you to join us. The tour is an excellent opportunity to explore the library spaces and learn more about what the library has to offer.
Use this link to book your tour.
We can't wait to welcome you and show you around!
Moodle can be used to create scantron style multiple choice quizzes. This session will give instructors an opportunity to test out that activity and learn how to create their own paper tests using Moodle. This session will be in-person in the TLC Multi Use Space (Room 230 in the Robertson Library Annex) on Wednesday, November 25 from 10am to 11am. Please register to receive an Outlook calendar invitation. (Registration link: TLC Lunch & Learn: Moodle Paper Tests – Fill out form)
Dr. Mark McGowan will give a campus lecture titled "Kindred Spirits of the North: Indigenous Aid to Irish Famine Relief, 1847" on Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 3:30 pm in the SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge.
Dr. McGowan is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, a distinguished Canadian historian, educator, and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and he recently concluded a 34-year tenure at the U of T, where he served in several major administrative leadership roles, including Principal of the University of St. Michael’s College. He is also the 2026 Newman Fellow and the keynote speaker at the 8th annual St. John Henry Newman Dinner on Friday, November 20, 2026, hosted by UPEI students in the Faculty of Arts’ Catholic Studies program.
Dr. Mark McGowan will deliver a Theology on Tap lecture, in partnership with the Benevolent Irish Society, on "Making History Come Alive: The Global Irish Way and Canada" on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the Irish Cultural Centre at 582 North River Road in Charlottetown.
Dr. McGowan is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, a distinguished Canadian historian, educator, and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and he recently concluded a 34-year tenure at the U of T, where he served in several major administrative leadership roles, including Principal of the University of St. Michael’s College. He is also the 2026 Newman Fellow and the keynote speaker at the 8th annual St. John Henry Newman Dinner on Friday, November 20, 2026, hosted by UPEI students in the Faculty of Arts’ Catholic Studies program.
One of the goals identified in Year 3 of the UPEI Action Plan is to optimize recognition processes across the University. To support this work, we are launching our second Pulse Survey, focused on employee recognition. The survey will help us better understand what recognition means to employees, how they prefer to be recognized, and how well current practices acknowledge their contributions. Employee feedback will play an important role in informing future improvements and strengthening recognition across UPEI.
Survey Details
- The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete.
- The survey is completed via the TalentMap survey platform we have used in the previous employee engagement and pulse surveys.
- The survey can only be completed once and must be completed in one sitting.
- Responses are anonymous. No personal information is collected, and individual responses cannot be connected to any employee.
- The deadline to complete is Thursday, November 19, 2026, by 4 pm AST.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Your input will help us strengthen how we recognize contributions and celebrate successes across UPEI.
Due to office closure for Remembrance Day on Wednesday, November 11, Financial Services is changing the date of the weekly cheque/payment run to Canadian vendors/payees. The new date will Tuesday, November 10 (one day ahead of schedule). The deadline for submissions for payments will be Monday, November 9 at 4pm. Any questions relating to this message can be sent to apadmin@upei.ca
The Office of Research Services, in partnership with The Heart and Stroke Foundation, will be hosting an information session on Heart and Stroke funding opportunities for faculty at UPEI. The information session will be hosted via Microsoft Teams from 12:00-1:00 on November 18. We will be discussing the different funding opportunities for faculty and students, eligibility, the application process, and how the Office of Research Services can support you through the process. All are welcome to attend and we hope to see you there.
Teams link below
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2694460488004196?p=ljNL5wT3M1eJW2HTe3
Join the International Relations Office at their annual Global Village Celebration. One of UPEI's biggest Celebrations of Culture, Community, and Diversity!
All UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to attend the celebration on Saturday November 14, 2026 at McMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Doors open at 1 pm for cultural booth displays. There will be a brief change over around 5 pm before the fashion show and evening performances begin. Food and refreshments will be provided. There will also be an after party hosted by DJ SP-I until 9:00pm.
This is a student led event hosted by the UPEI International Relations Office. Feel free to stop by with your family and friends. We can't wait to see you there!
“What’s the purpose of a university education? or, what are we even doing here?”
What does it mean to say we “teach,” across our many fields and areas at UPEI? Is there something in common about our teaching that we all share and could articulate? Could we, for instance, agree on what we want students to have at the end of their degrees—in terms of skills, knowledges, and questions for their lives after graduation; would we want to? Or is teaching, a core activity of the university, one of those taken-for-granted activities—and what might be some consequences of not holding it up to the same scrutiny we hold up many of the other knowledges we look at? How does—how can—our teaching respond to a rapidly changing world, a post-secondary sector under much duress everywhere (for lots of reasons), and an ever-changing student body articulating different needs and wants for their learning? (How) Does what we do in the classroom and in our curricula fit with UPEI’s strategic initiatives? At a time when many of us are quietly asking ourselves some version of the question “what are we even doing here,” let’s have that conversation together!
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care protocol submissions-new, renewal, or amendment, is Friday, January 8, 2027 for the January meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
