Campus Notices
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 8, 2021 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.
The deadline for Winter 2021 Tuition Waivers to be submitted to Human Resources is December 10th, 2020. We encourage you to have tuition waivers
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition
If you have any questions, please contact Heather Walsh at: (902) 566-0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.
This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Policy requires that all Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored, due in November of each year. This is accomplished by updating your entries if required, then confirming the accuracy of your inventory as follows:
1. Access your inventory at https://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca/. Please copy and paste into your url.
2. Ensure your inventory is up to date, and then confirm this by following the steps as listed below.
3. Select User Menu (top right of screen) then My account (from the left side of the drop down screen).
4. Click Edit (just below the user name)
5. Click on Information (on the top right section of the screen).
6. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.
7. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2020 box.
8. Hit Save! Task completed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact me to arrange access.
Rhoda Speare
Biosafety Officer
Phone 620-5071
rspeare@upei.ca
Synapse at UPEI is hosting a second session on how to improve professional and personal pitches.
This entire workshop is interactive as the trainer takes you through real pitches to show you how to strengthen them into more compelling presentations. Attendees interested in direct feedback on their pitches should submit written pitches or materials to trainer Linda Plano for consideration before 11 pm, Nov 11. Instructions for how to submit pitches will be sent in the registration confirmation.
Be better prepared to succeed the next time you face: grant managers and funding agencies; hiring managers; investors; family and friends; potential customers and partners; colleagues and classmates; and sought-after collaborators.
The event is Friday, November 13 from 12:30 to 2 pm. The Pitch Clinic will run 90 minutes.
Registration is now open: http://bit.ly/PEI-PCW.
There will be a UPEI Basic Biosafety training session held at the KMB Room 237 on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 1:00 pm.
Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to everyone including graduate students.
To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Shelly Kavanagh, before the end of the day November 13, 2020 by email (shkavanagh@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).
Please provide your name, department, your supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. Please indicate if you are a graduate student.
NOTE: An online Basic Biosafety Training Refresher course is currently being organized. Please continue to watch Campus Notices for more information on this upcoming course.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, November 13 at 12:30 pm, which will be held via Google Meet:
Dr. Deivid Rodrigues of the Hospital for Sick Children will present “Regulation of gene expression during human neurogenesis: a multilayered paradigm”
All are welcome.
The Chartered Professional Accountants Atlantic School of Business is hosting an online information session for UPEI students and alumni on Tuesday, November 17th at 12:00pm.
Anyone interested in getting their CPA designation can attend this free event. Work in any sector, anywhere in the world, and at any level of the organization you can imagine. Find out where the CPA designation can take you.
Please RSVP to John Thomas at jthomas@cpaatlantic.ca to get access to the virtual session.
Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca
Synapse at UPEI is hosting a second session on how to improve professional and personal pitches.
This entire workshop is interactive as the trainer takes you through real pitches to show you how to strengthen them into more compelling presentations. Attendees interested in direct feedback on their pitches should submit written pitches or materials to trainer Linda Plano for consideration before 11 pm, Nov 11. Instructions for how to submit pitches will be sent in the registration confirmation.
Be better prepared to succeed the next time you face: grant managers and funding agencies; hiring managers; investors; family and friends; potential customers and partners; colleagues and classmates; and sought-after collaborators.
The event is Friday, November 13 from 12:30 to 2 pm. The Pitch Clinic will run 90 minutes.
Registration is now open: http://bit.ly/PEI-PCW.
The Chartered Professional Accountants Atlantic School of Business is hosting an online information session for UPEI students and alumni on Tuesday, November 17th at 12:00pm.
Anyone interested in getting their CPA designation can attend this free event. Work in any sector, anywhere in the world, and at any level of the organization you can imagine. Find out where the CPA designation can take you.
Please RSVP to John Thomas at jthomas@cpaatlantic.ca to get access to the virtual session.
Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca
This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Policy requires that all Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored, due in November of each year. This is accomplished by updating your entries if required, then confirming the accuracy of your inventory as follows:
1. Access your inventory at https://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca/. Please copy and paste into your url.
2. Ensure your inventory is up to date, and then confirm this by following the steps as listed below.
3. Select User Menu (top right of screen) then My account (from the left side of the drop down screen).
4. Click Edit (just below the user name)
5. Click on Information (on the top right section of the screen).
6. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.
7. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2020 box.
8. Hit Save! Task completed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact me to arrange access.
Rhoda Speare
Biosafety Officer
Phone 620-5071
rspeare@upei.ca
Synapse at UPEI is hosting a second session on how to improve professional and personal pitches.
This entire workshop is interactive as the trainer takes you through real pitches to show you how to strengthen them into more compelling presentations. Attendees interested in direct feedback on their pitches should submit written pitches or materials to trainer Linda Plano for consideration before 11 pm, Nov 11. Instructions for how to submit pitches will be sent in the registration confirmation.
Be better prepared to succeed the next time you face: grant managers and funding agencies; hiring managers; investors; family and friends; potential customers and partners; colleagues and classmates; and sought-after collaborators.
The event is Friday, November 13 from 12:30 to 2 pm. The Pitch Clinic will run 90 minutes.
Registration is now open: http://bit.ly/PEI-PCW.
UPEI Experiential Education has scheduled information sessions for faculty who are interested in learning more about Riipen, a virtual experiential learning platform that connects post-secondary educators with industry and community partners around the world. The platform provides a variety of support for educators, industry partners, and students to make the creation, management, and evaluation of online experiential learning opportunities easier for everyone involved. The platform is currently free to use for UPEI faculty, and could be a great option for those struggling to translate a traditional work-integrated learning experience to an online format.
Information sessions will be held online:
Monday, November 9th, 12:00 -1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 10th, 3:30 -4:30 pm
Visit https://forms.gle/9uX4qAiT1irmGB7h9 to register for a session and learn more.
Please be advised the email address for the music department administrative assistant has changed. Please send all requests / messages to the new address : music@upei.ca.
The Chartered Professional Accountants Atlantic School of Business is hosting an online information session for UPEI students and alumni on Tuesday, November 17th at 12:00pm.
Anyone interested in getting their CPA designation can attend this free event. Work in any sector, anywhere in the world, and at any level of the organization you can imagine. Find out where the CPA designation can take you.
Please RSVP to John Thomas at jthomas@cpaatlantic.ca to get access to the virtual session.
Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, November 13 at 12:30 pm, which will be held via Google Meet:
Dr. Deivid Rodrigues of the Hospital for Sick Children will present “Regulation of gene expression during human neurogenesis: a multilayered paradigm”
All are welcome.
Call for mentors! Atlantic Canada Study and Stay Prince Edward Island
Are you a professional looking to share your knowledge, experience and skills? If so, become a mentor today and support a graduating international student in starting his/her career in Prince Edward Island.
To become a mentor, sign up at:
https://atlanticcanadastudyandstay.com/atlantic-canada-study-and-staytm-prince-edward-island
Thank you for helping more and more graduating international student stay in this lovely island after graduation. Please help us share with your network.
If you have any questions, please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca.
UPEI Experiential Education has scheduled information sessions for faculty who are interested in learning more about Riipen, a virtual experiential learning platform that connects post-secondary educators with industry and community partners around the world. The platform provides a variety of support for educators, industry partners, and students to make the creation, management, and evaluation of online experiential learning opportunities easier for everyone involved. The platform is currently free to use for UPEI faculty, and could be a great option for those struggling to translate a traditional work-integrated learning experience to an online format.
Information sessions will be held online:
Monday, November 9th, 12:00 -1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 10th, 3:30 -4:30 pm
Visit https://forms.gle/9uX4qAiT1irmGB7h9 to register for a session and learn more.
The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is excited to announce our online pet store (mvVETstore), where every purchase supports training the next generation of veterinarians. This online store offers UPEI faculty and staff the convenience of shopping for your pet’s products at whatever time suits you, with 24/7 service and a huge selection of food, treats, toys, and supplies for cats, dogs, pocket pets, and exotics.
With current COVID restrictions, it can be inconvenient and time consuming for you to come into the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Ordering through the myVETstore website is faster and safer for you. If your pet needs a prescription diet, these are strictly controlled by your AVC veterinarian through our myVETstore.
Ordered products can be shipped directly to your home, cottage, or office, or picked up at the VTH. We will send you an email letting you know when your order has been shipped or is available for pickup.
We invite you to sign up and create your account (please use your UPEI email address to get your staff discount) for the AVC myVETstore through the link below:
https://www.myvetstore.ca/avcvth
Got an event coming up on campus? Don't forget to submit it to the Campus Events Calendar! The calendar can help promote any academic, athletic, or social event happening at UPEI!
To submit an event, you'll need a UPEI login. Submit your event with a title, date, and brief description here.
(By the way... that's the same link for submitting a Campus Notice. If you're ever looking for it, you'll find it in the footer at the bottom of every edition of Campus Notices.)
Questions? Contact communications@upei.ca.
*please note, an older version of this notice was distributed yesterday, which didn't account for the change to the holiday schedule. The correct dates are listed below.
Depending on the work requirements of university departments, the Christmas schedule will be in effect from December 21, 2020 through January 1, 2021, inclusive. Office and regular business hours will resume Monday, January 4, 2021.
Payroll deadlines:
For the December 24 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc are due by noon on November 26. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due December 14.
For the January 8 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc are due by noon on December 10. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due January 4.
For the January 22 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc are due by noon on December 23. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due on January 11.
Additional information regarding the Christmas Holiday Schedule can be found at: https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/HR/Documents/Christmas%20Holiday%20Schedule.pdf
