In recognition of the outstanding performance and dedication of our faculty and staff, a number of annual awards have been created to acknowledge their efforts and achievements. 

Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Faculty, Librarians and Clinical Veterinary Professionals and four Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Staff will be awarded in 2018. These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 2:00-4:00 in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 

Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal, will lead the process and chair the committee to select award recipients. 

Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit here.

Dr. Don L. Baker, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will give the inaugural lecture in UPEI’s new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series on Thursday, March 8, 2:30 pm, Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building. He will give a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on Thursday from 2:30 to 3:45 pm. The storm date for the event is Friday, March 9, 2:30 to 3:45 pm, Room 213, SDU Main Building.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.

The Société Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (SSTA), Collège de l'Île, and the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island are pleased to host the Honourable Jean-Marc Fournier, Quebec’s Minister responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie at a public lecture on Wednesday, March 7 beginning at 11:30 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 241. During his talk, Minister Fournier will address the topic, “building the Canada of tomorrow, together ("Un dialogue pour bâtir ensemble le Canada de demain"). After the lecture, there will be a question period. The event will take place in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 241, and begins at 11:30 am with a buffet lunch. Admission is free. Simultaneous translation will be provided. All are welcome to attend. View the full event listing on the UPEI Events Calendar

Everyone needs a washroom! And with UPEI expanding the number of all-gender washrooms to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all members of the campus community, it is important to share information. Robertson Library Movie Talks and Dr. Ann Braithwaite are pleased to present Toilet Training (Law and Order in the Bathroom) on Monday, March 5, 4:30 pm, in the LINC at the Robertson Library. This video provides great insight into the need for all-gender washrooms. Discussion will follow. All are welcome! See the full event listing  

Note: The multi-stall washrooms on the main levels of SDU Main Building and Robertson Library will be re-designated all-gender beginning Monday, March 5. Visit upei.ca/allgenderwashrooms for more information on all-gender washrooms at UPEI.

Everyone needs a washroom! And with UPEI expanding the number of all-gender washrooms to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all members of the campus community, it is important to share information. Robertson Library Movie Talks and Dr. Ann Braithwaite are pleased to present Toilet Training (Law and Order in the Bathroom) on Monday, March 5, 4:30 pm, in the LINC at the Robertson Library. This video provides great insight into the need for all-gender washrooms. Discussion will follow. All are welcome!

Note: The multi-stall washrooms on the main levels of SDU Main Building and Robertson Library will be re-designated all-gender beginning Monday, March 5. 

UPEI is pleased to welcome one of this year’s Canada Gairdner International Award laureates, Dr. Lewis Kay, to present his seminal research.

Dr. Kay’s groundbreaking discoveries in molecular biochemistry and medical imaging science have advanced knowledge in protein structure and function, giving a deeper understanding of diseases and potential therapies.

He is recognized for his role in developing modern nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy which is used to study the structure and dynamics of large molecules like proteins. 

Dr. Kay will deliver his lecture to the campus community on Monday, March 5 from 10:45 am to 11:30 am in the Faculty Lounge (Rm.201), SDU Main Building.

CLICK HERE to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar!

UPEI is pleased to welcome one of this year’s Canada Gairdner International Award laureates, Dr. Lewis Kay, to present his seminal research.

Dr. Kay’s groundbreaking discoveries in molecular biochemistry and medical imaging science have advanced knowledge in protein structure and function, giving a deeper understanding of diseases and potential therapies.

He is recognized for his role in developing modern nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy which is used to study the structure and dynamics of large molecules like proteins. 

Dr. Kay will deliver his lecture to the campus community on Monday, March 5 from 10:45 am to 11:30 am in the Faculty Lounge (Rm.201), SDU Main Building.

CLICK HERE to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar! All are welcome!

The Department of Psychology is pleased to present two candidates for the position of Faculty Member and Director of Training for UPEI’s new Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program. Each candidate will give two talks: the first is a simulated classroom presentation about their research and the second will outline their vision for the PsyD at UPEI.

Please join us for the following presentations:

• On Friday, March 2 at 10:00 am, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present her research talk entitled “Women mothering in diverse family situations: Emerging research questions”. The presentation will take place in Main Building, room 213.

• On Friday, March 2 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present “Planning for a successful and sustainable PsyD program at UPEI”. The presentation will take place in McDougall Hall 328.

• On Thursday, March 15 at 2:30 pm, Dr. Stephen Butler will present his research talk entitled “The role of treatment evaluations in improving young people’s mental health: The case of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). It will take place in McDougall Hall, room 243.

• On Friday, March 16 at 9:45 am, Dr. Stephen Butler will present "Achieving excellence: A blueprint for the PsyD program at UPEI". It will take place in Main Building, room 213.

All are welcome to attend!

Are you familiar with Open Educational Resources but want to learn more? Are you curious about the ways that you can self publish? The Robertson Library offers tools and software for students and faculty to help them write and publish their own research.

Join Meghan Landry and Kim Mears from the Robertson Library as they discuss self-publishing in the context of Open Educational Resources Week from March 5-9, 2018.

They will introduce faculty and students to Pressbooks, a software that allows users to upload or write their own material and publish it in a variety of accessible formats, such as a webbook, PDF (for print), PDF (for digital distribution), ePUB, MOBI, XML, and more. If online books are not your thing, the Library also has the capability of printing book material.

This event will take place on March 7 from 9:30 to 10:00 am in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Questions may be sent to Meghan Landry at mllandry@upei.ca.

“Freedom to Read Week" runs from February 25 to March 3. It is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”--that includes having access to all reading materials!

Learn more about what the staff at the Robertson Library are doing for Freedom to Read Week by clicking here!

A new capability in Moodle makes it possible to create scannable paper tests using your Moodle question bank. If you've been using multiple choice tests in your face-to-face class, this can help you save some grading time.

The E-Learning Office will demo the process of how these sheets work and how they're graded. If you're interested in attending, please register here.

If you cannot attend during one of these times, please feel free to email jbhogan@upei.ca to set up a time that works for you.

The 2017 T4s are now available electronically through your Campus Login. For those also requiring a paper copy, please email payroll@upei.ca. T4As are separate forms issued by financial services and you will receive a notification from financial services if this is applicable to you.

Join us Wednesday, March 7 for this years Career and Summer Job Fair!

This event is free to attend for all UPEI Students, and offers a great opportunity to meet with employers and recruiters to start networking, find a summer job, or kick start a career. Be prepared to present yourself professionally.

The event will take place in Schurman Market Square and Louis W. MacEachern Market Street in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event will run from 10:00 am until 2:00 pmon March 7 (storm date on Thursday, March 8).

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at careerfair@upei.ca!

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Justin Ferrish, masters student, will be defending his thesis entitled "On Adaptation of Salinity Tolerance: A Study of Phenotypic Divergence Between Lacustrine and Marine Populations of Cakile edentula."

The defence will take place on March 2, 2018 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Rm. 423.

Everyone welcome!

This semester, the UPEI School of Sustainable Desing Engineering is developing and executing a project that will include the launch and recovery of 16 x 350g weather balloons with our first year engineering students. 

The project aims to allow the students to plan an experiment collecting data from weather balloons, such as temperature, pressure, image and location. This is an exciting proposition for the students who will breathe life into this assignment.

You are invited to join us on Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, room 128B for a pre-launch exhibition of the payloads of our near Space Exploration project.

For more information, click here to view the UPEI Events Calendar listing.

Studio 1 Labs – Partnering with academic researchers:

Dr. Olivia Lin and Edward Shim co-founders of Stuido 1 Labs will present on the Fabric Sensor Technology that integrates AI learning they are developing and validating with the perspective of partnering with academic researchers. The company has been supported by funding across all levels of government, supercomputing power from industry, and a number of academic institutions. At UPEI, Studio 1 Labs is collaborating with SSDE’s Dr. Nadja Bressen and AVC’s Dr. Catherine Creighton for clinical studies with animals.

This event will take place Tuesday, March 6, 2018 12:00 – 1:00 pm in the UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering (Room 205). Please click here to register, space is limited.

Refreshments will be provided!

Our Plastic World: The Breakdown

Three informative speakers will give insights into different aspects of plastic waste and the challenges we face; a panel discussion will follow. Speakers include:

• Dr. Nino Antadze, Environmental Studies, UPEI
• Heather Myers, Disposal Manager, Island Waste Management Corporation
• Dr. Tony Walker, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University

March 6 at 9:00 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 135. Please contact Dr. Caroly Brown for more information, hcpbrown@upei.ca.

All are welcome!

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present a candidate for the tenure-track position in Entrepreneurship.

Friday, March 2, 11:30 am, in AVC 286A, Dr. Valerie Bell, will be presenting on Serendipity in Effectual Innovation. 

All are welcome! Questions may be directed to business@upei.ca.

Curious about experiential learning? Wondering what it means in different classrooms and disciplines?

Experiential learning is a hot topic in education these days. Bring your lunch and join faculty from across campus for a fun showcase of 5 minute Lightning Talks on some of the various experiential opportunities and learning experiences that UPEI classrooms offer. There will be coffee, and a gong to keep things moving! 

Join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on March 7 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

All are welcome! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Have you enjoyed watching the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea? Here is another fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy knowing more about Korean culture!

The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Program, and its Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special public talk by the first invited speaker of our new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series:

Professor Don L. Baker from the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will deliver a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on March 8 from 2:30 to 3:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge (room 201), SDU Main Building.

As the first of our international seminar and speaker series, this is a wonderful lecture topic for understanding the religious-cultural transformation of Buddhism in modern Korea under the influence of Japan, changing Korean values, Christianity, and Western ideas.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.