Campus Notices
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is pleased to announce an upcoming Master of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering thesis defense on Wednesday, April 10, at 9 am.
Zeeshan Haydar, supervised by Dr. Aitazaz Farooque and Dr. Travis Esau, will present his thesis titled "Design and Evaluation of Wild Blueberry Harvester Header Automation System Using Artificial Intelligence and Drone."
Location: FSDE 128B
Everyone is welcome.
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.
All students are invited to attend an information session on the UPEI Faculty of Medicine. A presentation will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Preston Smith, Dean of UPEI Faculty of Medicine, and representatives from admissions, clinical learning and simulation, and anatomy.
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
The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Paul Moolan’s Master of Nursing thesis defense, "Factors Influencing Evidence-Based Practice Among Newly Graduated Registered Nurses in Prince Edward Island."
Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, April 9, SDU Main Building, Room 115, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Everyone is welcome.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 3, for the May 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."
UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be viewed 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.
Presenter: Vanessa Engelke Da Silva
Title: "The effects of climate change on human physical well-being and health”
Date/Time/Location: Monday, April 8, 2024, 12:15 pm AVC 286A
Everyone is welcome.
Presenter: Vanessa Engelke Da Silva
Title: "The effects of climate change on human physical well-being and health”
Date/Time/Location: Monday, April 8, 2024, 12:15 pm AVC 286A
Everyone is welcome.
You are invited to UPEI's 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on April 11 at 5:00 pm in the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
3MT is a competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in three minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The winner of the UPEI 3MT Competition moves on to the regional 3MT competition in June.
Come cheer on the competitors, and learn more about graduate students' research at UPEI!
Light refreshments will be provided.
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 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.
All students are invited to attend an information session on the UPEI Faculty of Medicine. A presentation will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Preston Smith, Dean of UPEI Faculty of Medicine, and representatives from admissions, clinical learning and simulation, and anatomy.
The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Paul Moolan’s Master of Nursing thesis defense, "Factors Influencing Evidence-Based Practice Among Newly Graduated Registered Nurses in Prince Edward Island."
Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, April 9, SDU Main Building, Room 115, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Everyone is welcome.
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!
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.
