Campus Notices
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Andrew MacDonald, masters student, will be defending his thesis entitled "Comparing The Effectiveness Of Hard And Soft Armouring Techniques In Protecting The Eroding Coastlines Of Augustine Cove, Prince Edward Island." The event begins at 9:00am, December 21, in room 287N, AVC.
or the month of December Alumni Engagement are pleased to offer free shipping on all UPEI degree frames* to Canada and the US.
To take advantage of the $20 savings, order online at 8734upei.com.
Live on PEI and want us to put the degree in the frame for you? Drop by Development & Alumni Engagement with your degree and purchase your frame. Contact shastelow@upei.ca for more info.
*This is a fantastic gift idea!
Courses starting in January are available on Moodle now. Students will be added to the course two weeks prior to the official start date of the course but will not be able to view the course until after the course has been made visible (instructions for opening your course for students can be found here).
If you do not have access to your 2018W courses yet, please make sure you are listed as the instructor on the official UPEI timetable for that course. If you are having any issues, or have any questions, please contact moodle@upei.ca.
Reflection is the mediator between knowledge and experience and is a vital skill for instructional professionals in order to continuously improve their teaching. Does becoming a more reflective practitioner sound like a good New Year’s resolution? What if it could also help you achieve a professional or personal goal for 2018? If so, then this workshop will be a great way to ensure that that resolution becomes a habit.
Participants will be provided with exercises to practice reflection daily over a 30 day period while working towards the creation of at least one goal to achieve in 2018. This is a collaborative learning experience as
participants will share between them and comment on their daily reflections.
Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop consists of two face-to-face sessions (January 8 and February 7, 12:00-1:00 PM, Rm 265 Robertson Library) with the remainder of events, occurring between those sessions, online.
Register early as space is limited for this event. REGISTER.
Tuition Waiver forms for the Winter 2018 semester must be submitted to Human Resources by no later than December 19, 2017. When completing the form, please include all of the required information (Course name, time, start and end date, cost and the number of semester hours) to avoid any delays in processing the waiver. Please submit original forms directly to Human Resources (lower level Kelley building, room #143).
Click one of the following to access the tutition waiver form:
If you have any questions please contact Heather Walsh at: (902) 566-0514 or hwalsh@upei.ca.
With the University closing for the holidays, Procurement and Payment Services is asking anyone that is purchasing perishable items to please ensure that delivery will be on or before Friday, December 22. Please inquire with the vendor prior to submitting your requisition for delivery times. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at procurement@upei.ca or extension 0624.
The Faculty Development Office will be closed the week of December 18. If you need assistance with FDO matters, please email Gerald at gwandio@upei.ca.
The Faculty Association Office will be closed from Monday December 18th to Tuesday January 2nd inclusive. The office will reopen on Wednesday January 3rd, 2018. For urgent matters during this time, please contact the FA President, Nola Etkin at netkin@upeifa.org.
Since UPEI has switched to using myUPEI, grades are submitted through Moodle. The E-Learning Office has made some slide and video tutorials that are available at this link: https://moodle31.upei.ca/course/view.php?id=133
If you need help sending in final grades, there is a workshop on December 19 at 10. You can register for the workshop here.
If you cannot attend the workshop, or need immediate assistance, please contact moodle@upei.ca.
Student Affairs will be closed for all services on Monday, December 18; however, exam pick up will be available.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
For faculty, staff and students who make special orders for their discounted pet food at the Atlantic Veterinary College, the last day to order will be Monday 18th December, 4.30pm. Contact Gina Mortimer.
Student Affairs is beginning to organize UPEI’s Mental Health Week 2018 and we are seeking interested students, staff and faculty to join the planning committee.
As in past years, we hope to have a variety of people on the committee in order to reach the many areas of the UPEI community. Committee work will entail approximately 6 meetings between January 10 and March 7 in preparation for Mental Health Week scheduled for March 12 - 16, 2018. The planning committee will be responsible for brainstorming ideas to showcase the theme "Relationships Matter", setting the schedule and making the necessary contacts and bookings.
If you are interested, please email me (Anne Bartlett, ambartlett@upei.ca) and I will add you to our committee contact list. If you know of someone who would be interested and would represent your area well, please forward this message to them. Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact either Keith Lawlor (kjlawlor@upei.ca) or Anne Bartlett (ambartlett@upei.ca), co-chairs, MHW 2018.
Our first meeting will be held Wednesday, January 10, 8:30am - 9:30am in MH 215. Should you not be able to make it but would like to receive the minutes, please let us know.
The holiday schedule for specific departments, and the pay dates/deadline changes for the month of December have been posted to myUPEI.
Click here to login and access a PDF with the detailed infromation.
Since UPEI has switched to using myUPEI, grades are submitted through Moodle. The E-Learning Office has made some slide and video tutorials that are available at this link: https://moodle31.upei.ca/course/view.php?id=133
If you need help sending in final grades, there is a workshop on December 19th at 10. You can register for the workshop here.
If you cannot attend the workshop, or need immediate assistance, please contact moodle@upei.ca
The Office of Recruitment and International Relations is presently accepting submissions from students, faculty and staff for our winter 2017/2018 newsletter. We are looking for photos, stories, and other items of interest to international students and the campus community. All questions and submissions can be sent to Richelle Greathouse rgreathouse@upei.ca.
For faculty, staff and students who make special orders for their discounted pet food at the Atlantic Veterinary College, the last day to order will be Monday 18th December, 4
Student Affairs is beginning to organize UPEI’s Mental Health Week 2018 and we are seeking interested students, staff and faculty to join the planning committee.
As in past years, we hope to have a variety of people on the committee in order to reach the many areas of the UPEI community. Committee work will entail approximately 6 meetings between January 10 and March 7 in preparation for Mental Health Week scheduled for March 12 - 16, 2018. The planning committee will be responsible for brainstorming ideas to showcase the theme "Relationships Matter", setting the schedule and making the necessary contacts and bookings.
If you are interested, please email me (Anne Bartlett, ambartlett@upei.ca) and I will add you to our committee contact list. If you know of someone who would be interested and would represent your area well, please forward this message to them. Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact either Keith Lawlor (kjlawlor@upei.ca) or Anne Bartlett (ambartlett@upei.ca), co-chairs, MHW 2018.
Our first meeting will be held Wednesday, January 10, 8:30am - 9:30am in MH 215. Should you not be able to make it but would like to receive the minutes, please let us know.
Thanks
Anne and Keith
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to attend the 2017 President’s Holiday Social for Faculty and Staff on Thursday, December 14 from 2-4 pm at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering in the SDU Class of 1954 Lecture Hall.
Celebrate with your colleagues at this special time of year! Enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshments while listening to students from the UPEI Brass Quintet perform songs of the season.
You are encouraged to bring your food and monetary donations for the UPEI Food Bank—the Office of the President will match your support!
It’s that time of year again! As our calendar year comes to an end Human Resources is working on year-end preparations. Here are a couple of changes to note:
1. The 2017 Federal Budget introduced measures that enable employers to issue T4 slips to employees electronically for 2017 and subsequent taxation years. In prior years, electronic T4s were only issued to employees who requested one. This change has significant benefits to employees and the University:
- Immediate Access Anywhere
- Increased Security
- Reduced Carbon Footprint
Employees' 2017 T4 will be available on campus login prior to February 28, 2018. If an employee requires assistance accessing their electronic T4 or would like a printed copy please contact us at payroll@upei.ca.
2. New 2018 Federal and Provincial Personal Tax Credits Return (TD1) forms have been released by the Canada Revenue Agency. If employees are claiming any additional tax credits on either their Federal or Provincial TD1 forms please submit updated forms to Human Resources as soon as possible. Please see the link to the updated forms on our HR Portal:
3. New address change form located in MyUPEI. All employees should review their current address on file in campus login. If there are any changes, please see the address change form on the right hand side of the MyUPEI home page (under UPEI Forms). Please see the link to the new form:
Courses starting in January are available on Moodle now. Students will be added to the course two weeks prior to the official start date of the course but will not be able to view the course until after the course has been made visible (instructions for opening your course for students can be found here.
If you do not have access to your 2018W courses yet, please make sure you are listed as the instructor on the official UPEI timetable for that course. If you are having any issues, or have any questions, please contact moodle@upei.ca.
