The English Language Centre is excited to be running Academic Sessions every Wednesday from 10:45-11:45 am. Join us Wednesday Nov. 4 for our session on essay writing at this link.

See you then!  

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. 

We are giving away a $50 Amazon and a $50 Tim Hortons gift card to 2 UPEI students or alumni!

To enter, join our exclusive networking platform for alumni and students, UPEI Connect, between November 2nd and 23rd. Winners will be announced on Nov24th.

UPEI Connect is a platform that matches UPEI students, staff, faculty and alumni based on interests. Expand your network, meet new people, and get career advice.

Click here to sign up and enter the contest: https://www.tenthousandcoffees.com/schools/upei

Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca

There was no winner in Saturday's Gold Rush draw, which means LAST week's pot rolls into THIS week's pot. The pot is already at $1485, and it's growing every day as we get closer to Saturday's draw.

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 pm every Saturday.

Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s varsity and club sport programs as well as enhances recreational offerings that are available to all UPEI students. Read the story

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Christopher Palmer's public presentation of his MEd research titled: The Integration of Critical Thinking: An Evaluability Assessment of the PEI Grades 1-3 Integrated Curriculum. Please join us through the Zoom link below.

The zoom link is: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82316536567?pwd=aUtsczllNTdCbnR3eHdNbjkxUzB0Zz09

Meeting ID: 823 1653 6567
Passcode: Defence

A reminder that the Arts and Sciences Equity and Inclusion reading group is meeting again -- Tuesday, November 3, from 4:00-5:00pm, for a discussion of "Institutionalized Racism"--a conversation between Chris Andersen, Shirley Ann Tate, and Susanne Luhmann of the University of Alberta. The recording and transcript of their talk is available at https://www.ualberta.ca/intersections-gender/news-events/news2020/conversation-tate-andersen.html (the transcript has a few interesting typos). Watch or read, and come join us for a discussion of a timely topic that affects all universities!

Contact Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@ upei.ca for the Zoom link. See you there!

November is Career Month across Canada and here at UPEI!

The Experiential Education Department is offering a variety of career-related workshops and information sessions for students and alumni throughout November.

Please encourage students to attend these helpful events.

Learn more and view the event list and calendar at www.upei.ca/exed/students/career-month

The English Language Centre is excited to be running Academic Sessions every Wednesday from 10:45-11:45 am. Join us Wednesday Nov. 4 for our session on essay writing at this link.

See you then!  

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

We are giving away a $50 Amazon and a $50 Tim Hortons gift card to 2 UPEI students or alumni!

To enter, join our exclusive networking platform for alumni and students, UPEI Connect, between November 2nd and 23rd. Winners will be announced on Nov24th.

UPEI Connect is a platform that matches UPEI students, staff, faculty and alumni based on interests. Expand your network, meet new people, and get career advice.

Click here to sign up and enter the contest: https://www.tenthousandcoffees.com/schools/upei

Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca

Traffic at the Campus Food Bank continues to be steady with more than 200 visits for September, and it is looking like that for October as well. Fortunately, donations from both campus and the outside community also continue. We are often asked for eggs (which we do not supply) and of course meat is a treat. We have also been asked for "breads and grains". 

Social media outreach is increasing with Facebook and a new Instagram account.  Volunteers are always welcome, please see the following link for sign up times.  

Sister Sue

The Moonlight Scholarship is extending the application deadline for the award until Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Awarded to eight (8) students who are in good academic standing and have shown an interest in the Buddhist faith by the successful completion of one or more of the following courses: Religious Studies 102, 221, 352, 251 or 261.The award is valued at $1,000 each.

The application can be found here: Moonlight Scholarships

Please, submit your application and any supporting documents electronically to scholarships@upei.ca.

The Avery Award is extending the application deadline for the award until Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Granted annually to a returning UPEI student in their first degree program of undergraduate studies in any faculty who has an interest in L.M. Montgomery, a demonstrated aptitude for social media initiatives, and has above average writing skills with an understanding of the importance of clear communication without reliance upon faddish abbreviations and other deviations from effective writing. The award is valued at $1,000 for the successful recipient.

The application can be found here: The Avery Award

Please, submit your application  and reference letters electronically to scholarships@upei.ca.

Read&Write is now available to all students on campus! All you need to do is sign up with your @upei.ca email address.

Read&Write is a literacy toolbar designed to assist students with reading, writing, listening, speaking, studying and research support. Key features include text to speech, speech input, text & picture dictionaries, highlights and vocabulary builders.

To get started, follow this link and click “Try Read&Write today” then choose either Chrome, Windows or MacOS for the options listed.

https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write/read-write-for-education/

Please reach out to lcummings@upei.ca with any questions.

5, 12, 19, 26 November, 3 December, 9:00am-1:00pm Atlantic
This is an introductory workshop for researchers and students who are interested in programming basics for humanities and social sciences applications. No prior experience in programming is necessary. Topics covered include an introduction to Unix Shell and Linux, websites and versioning with Git, regular expressions, Python for humanities and web scraping with Python. Applications include web scraping, survey field restriction, websites and text analysis. The workshop will use software-carpentry.org materials. Space is limited so register early. DETAILS & REGISTER

The English Language Centre is excited to be running Academic Sessions every Wednesday from 10:45-11:45 am. Join us Wednesday Nov. 4 for our session on essay writing at this link.

See you then!  

Traffic at the Campus Food Bank continues to be steady with more than 200 visits for September, and it is looking like that for October as well. Fortunately, donations from both campus and the outside community also continue. We are often asked for eggs (which we do not supply) and of course meat is a treat. We have also been asked for "breads and grains". 

Social media outreach is increasing with Facebook and a new Instagram account.  Volunteers are always welcome, please see the following link for sign up times.  

Sister Sue

UPEI Experiential Education has scheduled several 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:

Thursday, November 5th, 12:00 -1:00 pm

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 Moonlight Scholarship is extending the application deadline for the award until Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Awarded to eight (8) students who are in good academic standing and have shown an interest in the Buddhist faith by the successful completion of one or more of the following courses: Religious Studies 102, 221, 352, 251 or 261.The award is valued at $1,000 each.

The application can be found here: Moonlight Scholarships

Please, submit your application and any supporting documents electronically to scholarships@upei.ca.

The Avery Award is extending the application deadline for the award until Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Granted annually to a returning UPEI student in their first degree program of undergraduate studies in any faculty who has an interest in L.M. Montgomery, a demonstrated aptitude for social media initiatives, and has above average writing skills with an understanding of the importance of clear communication without reliance upon faddish abbreviations and other deviations from effective writing. The award is valued at $1,000 for the successful recipient.

The application can be found here: The Avery Award

Please, submit your application  and reference letters electronically to scholarships@upei.ca.