Campus Notices
A special meeting of the University Senate will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 5:00–6:30 pm in Room 102 at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue) to discuss progress on the Faculty of Medicine. Dean Preston Smith will be in attendance.
Dean Smith plans to have additional campus information sessions in the future.
All meetings of Senate are open to members of the University community; although for certain in-camera items (e.g., granting of degrees), only senators may be present. While Senate is an in-person meeting, to facilitate inclusion, under special circumstances members of the University community may request a Zoom connection when they are unable to attend in person by emailing senate@upei.ca. Only members of Senate are permitted to address the Senate unless otherwise recognized by the Chair.
On Tuesday, April 9, the UPEI Jazz and Popular Music Ensemble will present a night of music titled "Under the Moon." The show begins at 7:30 pm on the SDU stage at the UPEI Steel Recital Hall.
Under the leadership of Shawn Doiron, the night will feature a variety of musical genres from old classics to modern pop hits. There will be many featured vocalists and instrumental soloists, as well as performances of original music by ensemble members.
Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students, payable by cash at the door.
The UPEI Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform an evening of choral music on Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 pm on the SDU Stage, Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Under the direction of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, the ensembles will perform Christopher Tin’s Sogno di Volare, an inspirational theme song from the video game Civilization VI; staged musical selections from the opera Carmen; Mass in G by Schubert; and choral gems by Byrd, Whitacre, and Rutter, among others.
Admission, payable by cash at the door, is $20 for adults and $10 for students.
The English Corner session scheduled for Thursday, April 4, is now cancelled. We are ending our activities for this term, and we’ll see you again in September 2024.
The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last SIX draws, the total pot has grown to more than $21,875, with half going to the winner of the draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s athletic and recreation programs. You can now select a specific team, club, or program to direct your proceeds from each of your tickets.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the UPEI Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or play from your computer. The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.
Join us at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, and help welcome the UPEI Class of 2024 to our alumni family! This event is open to all 2024 grads and UPEI/SDU/PWC alumni.
Celebrate the last day of classes with complimentary refreshments, live entertainment by Ryan Merry (BA'10), fun door prizes to be won, and more!
- Every 2024 grad in attendance will get a complimentary grad gift!
- Alumni who RSVP and attend the event will be entered to win an alumni prize pack.
- All 2024 grads who attend will be entered to win additional door prizes.
- GRAND PRIZE DRAW: Two lucky grads will EACH win a $1000 CASH prize* sponsored by TD Insurance.
To RSVP, please fill out the form found here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca or 902-566-0687.
*Only 2024 grads are eligible to win and must be present at the time of draw.
As we start the month of April and head toward our day focusing on equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization, and decolonization in teaching and learning on April 30, we're going to try and find items for our Tea(ching) Break related to these topics. Here's a first one from the Teaching Matters blog at the University of Edinburgh posted just a few days ago entitled Closing the degree awarding gap: How can we ensure that ethnic minority students reach their full potential at our university?
Recently we have not been able to download some of the purchase order and setup attachments on work orders. It has been brought to our attention that you cannot have any special characters in the file name of the attachment. The file name must be alphanumeric, with no () $ # - * &|\ in the name. The dot before the file type is permitted, i.e., .PDF or .Docx
Thank you.
Under the direction of Dr. Nicole Strum, the UPEI Wind Symphony will perform traditional and contemporary works for winds and percussion by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ron Nelson, Ferdinand David, Joni Greene, and Joanne Harris. The concert features Jacob Reddin, a fourth-year trombone major, as soloist.
The concert takes place on April 4 at 7:30 pm in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre 121S. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students, payable by cash at the door. Accessible parking is available, and the theatre has an accessible entrance via elevator.
Are you trying to find some dedicated time to finish a writing project that needs focused attention? Time to Write retreats offer concentrated time to support your writing efforts and can be instrumental in the initiation or completion of scholarly work such as an article, book or book chapter, grant proposal, curriculum or OER development, conference presentations, or other scholarly, creative projects.
Time to work on writing projects away from home and campus for a few days can be incredibly productive. Participation in a writing retreat with colleagues at various stages of their career not only provides quiet, focused writing time away from teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities, but it also offers mentorship and networking opportunities with colleagues from a range of disciplines. The retreat provides an opportunity to develop a supportive writing group with colleagues from across campus and join group discussions on writing and publishing.
A Time to Write retreat will be offered from Tuesday, June 4 to Friday, June 7, 2024, at the North Rustico Cottages in North Rustico.
Participants must have a project (e.g., grant application, research publication) at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense with background research and/or data collection and analysis completed to the point that they are ready to write. Participants must be prepared to commit to the full program--a total of three days focused on writing--and contribute $300. The retreat is open to faculty (term and sessional faculty are encouraged to apply) and librarians in any academic unit at UPEI. Interested participants will email an expression of interest consisting of a summary of the project they plan to work on and their writing goals for the retreat to TLC@upei.ca by 12:00 noon, Monday, April 15, 2024. Six to eight participants will be accepted for this Time to Write retreat.
It is time again to reach out to our students during a stressful time--FINALS. The Chaplaincy Centre hosts a free meal for students, with the help of faculty and staff. Please use this link to sign up for a 30-minute (or more) shift to volunteer. Opportunities to set up, serve, and clean up are available as well a chance to mingle with students in an informal conversation with good food.
On Friday April, 12, we will offer two serving times:11:30 am-1:00 pm and 4:30-6:00 pm. Please check back closer to the day as schedules change and time slots may open up. Contact Sister Sue at sukidd@upei.ca or Lauren at lvanvliet@upei.ca for further information.
Sister Sue and Lauren
Interested in exploring collaboration opportunities with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC)? Meet Drs. James Johnston and Fabrice Berrué, Directors of Research and Development at the NRC’s Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre.
The NRC’s Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre provides scientific research, services, and technology development for the sustainable transformation of Canadian agricultural and marine bio-based resources into higher-value products.
In collaboration with industry, academia, other government departments and stakeholders, the NRC helps address technology and commercialization challenges. Leveraging unique facilities, they offer expertise and R&D support in the following research areas:
1. Atypical fermentation and bioprocessing
2. Advancing Marine bioproducts towards commercialization
3. Algal Bioproduction
4. Zebrafish Research
5. Ocean Monitoring and conservation
6. Protein - Plant Processing Ingredients
7. Prediction Modelling and Analytics (Ag)
8. Climate Resilience Agriculture
9. Other Technical Services and Facilities (e.g. NMR, Mass spec, etc.)
Following the NRC’s 20-minute presentation, time will be allocated for feedback and discussion with the UPEI research community regarding how these strategic research areas align with your research goals.
Contact: Sandra LeClair at sleeleclair@upei.ca for more information.
The Board of Governors and the Senate request the honour of your presence at the installation of the Honourable Diane F. Griffin, OPEI, BSc, BEd, MSc, LLD, as the 10th Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.
Please join us Friday, April 5, 2024, at 2:30 pm in the Performing Arts Centre, 216-217S, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI.
Reception immediately following the ceremony in the Greg and Debbie Keefe Foyer.
RSVP by Wednesday, March 27, 2024, to Katherine MacDonald at 902-566-0415 or to rsvp@upei.ca
Parking available in lots A and B
All are welcome!
Research has shown that active learning approaches help student learning and performance in university courses. If you're curious to learn how incorporating an active learning approach involving “Muddy Mondays,” “Working Wednesdays,” and “Freaky Fridays” can help deepen students' understanding of course material, check out Can this university change its teaching culture? If this article intrigues you and you want to know more about participating in UPEI's Faculty Development Summer Institute on Active Learning, you can find details on this website. Early bird registration is open until April 12.
Are you an Indigenous student who is graduating this year? The Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre would like to recognize and celebrate your accomplishments by gifting you an Indigenous stole. Designed by Corinne Chappell, the University's Indigenous affairs adviser, the stole features the four sacred colours and graduating year on one side and a logo that represents the three nations on the other: First Nations, Metis, and Inuit.
If this is something you are interested in, please contact the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre at mawiomi@upei.ca ASAP to ensure that you have a stole for your graduation photos and Convocation.
The University’s operating budget will be presented to the UPEI Board of Governors for approval at their April 2 meeting.
Dr. Greg Keefe, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, invites faculty, staff, and students to join him for the UPEI Budget Update 2024–2025 on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242 at 3:30 pm.
For those who cannot attend in person, below is a Zoom link:
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Meeting ID: 679 9143 1607
Passcode: 602297
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All members of the UPEI community are invited to the installation ceremony of the Honourable Diane F. Griffin as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 2:30 pm in the amphitheatre at the Performing Arts Centre (enter via 216S and 217S).
Faculty members are also invited to be part of the Academic Procession and wear their academic regalia. The procession will assemble in Andrew Hall 142 at 2:00 pm. If you don't have your own academic regalia, there will be a limited supply of black gowns available. If you wish to participate, please email rsvp@upei.ca, and use the subject line: Academic Procession.
This session is designed to prepare colleagues to review teaching dossiers as part of the tenure and promotions process at UPEI. We touch on applicable clauses from the collective agreement, consider elements from EDI training, and discuss how to think about and assess teaching contributions. There will also be time to ask questions of colleagues with experience serving on the URC about best practices, and guidelines for reviewing a tenure or promotion file. There will also be discussion around what to look for when reviewing interdisciplinary work and how to see if it is well contextualized and accessible to a broader audience. This session can be particularly helpful for colleagues chairing a DRC or those from cognate departments.
The session will take place on April 11 at 9:30 am in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230. Seats are limited, Please RSVP.
A separate session geared toward colleagues preparing their tenure and promotion files for the coming year will be organized in early May. Details will be shared in campus notices and the next TLC newsletter.
The Department of Physics is offering up its extra eclipse glasses to students, staff, and faculty through a (free) raffle.
Fill out this form to be entered for the chance to win two (2) pairs of eclipse glasses. The form will be open for entries from 8 am on Tuesday, April 2, until 4 pm on Wednesday, April 3.
Twenty winners will be determined by a random draw and contacted by email on Thursday, April 4. Winners must be able to pick up the glasses on Friday, April 5, from FSDE 203A between 9-11 am or 2-4 pm.
Under the direction of Dr. Nicole Strum, the UPEI Wind Symphony will perform traditional and contemporary works for winds and percussion by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ron Nelson, Ferdinand David, Joni Greene, and Joanne Harris. The concert features Jacob Reddin, a fourth-year trombone major, as soloist.
The concert takes place on April 4 at 7:30 pm in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre 121S. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students, payable by cash at the door. Accessible parking is available, and the theatre has an accessible entrance via elevator.
