Campus Notices
The E-Learning Office is moving the 3rd Annual UPEI Teaching Community Conference online on May 5th, 2020. This will be an online conference for UPEI faculty and staff to present on their teaching and how they support teaching here at UPEI.
The call for teaching and teaching support proposals is open for 15-30 minute asynchronous sessions. Please see our presentation proposal form: https://forms.gle/pLQsVGnZc212P1zT6 . Deadline for proposals is April 30th, 2020.
For questions contact elearning@upei.ca
Are you designing a course for the spring or summer semester and looking for some engaging content to build into your syllabus? UPEI’s Experiential Education team has a variety of online workshops that can be delivered to your class by request. Topics include:
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Resume and Cover Letter Writing
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Interview Skills
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Job Skills and Career Pathways
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Networking Skills
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Interpersonal Communication
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Teamwork
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Conflict Resolution
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Digital Presence
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Public Speaking
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Conceptualizing Leadership
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Facilitation Skills
Sessions run approximately 90 minutes but can be customized to suit your needs. To book a session or learn more, email Shannon at smsnow@upei.ca.
On Saturday, May 2, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing and using MyUPEI, Self-Service & Colleague.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff that may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
ATTN: All UPEI Students!
FREE ACCESS to unlimited features of Texthelp's Read&Write program.
What is Read&Write?
Read&Write is a literacy toolbar that supports reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development and is designed to help all students engage with digital content in a way that supports all abilities and learning styles.
All you have to do is follow these steps:
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3) Choose platform
4) Once installed, sign in with your @upei.ca email account
If you are having trouble with getting this started, you can email support@texthelp.com and they can assist you through the process.
Check out this video for a quick introduction to Read&Write.
Check out this video for an overview of the features of Read&Write.
Are you designing a course for the spring or summer semester and looking for some engaging content to build into your syllabus? UPEI’s Experiential Education team has a variety of online workshops that can be delivered to your class by request. Topics include:
-
Resume and Cover Letter Writing
-
Interview Skills
-
Job Skills and Career Pathways
-
Networking Skills
-
Interpersonal Communication
-
Teamwork
-
Conflict Resolution
-
Digital Presence
-
Public Speaking
-
Diversity and Inclusion
-
Conceptualizing Leadership
-
Facilitation Skills
Sessions run approximately 90 minutes but can be customized to suit your needs. To book a session or learn more, email Shannon at smsnow@upei.ca.
The Veterinary Teaching Hospital at AVC is still taking Pet Food Orders and Prescription refills, with a few minor adjustments to the purchase experience.
To place pet food orders or to request prescription refills please call us at 902-566-0950 with as much advance notice as possible so that we can get these ready for you. Payments will be taken via credit card over the phone.
On your arrival, please remain in your vehicle in the parking lot and call 902-566-0950. We will bring your food or medication order out to the parking lot for you to collect.
The Veterinary Teaching Hospital continues to operate as an essential service for emergency and urgent care needs for your pet. If your pet experiences an emergency or if you have concerns about your pet's well being, please call us at 902-566-0950. Our team continues to be here for your pets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
ATTN: All UPEI Students!
FREE ACCESS to unlimited features of Texthelp's Read&Write program.
What is Read&Write?
Read&Write is a literacy toolbar that supports reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development and is designed to help all students engage with digital content in a way that supports all abilities and learning styles.
All you have to do is follow these steps:
2) Click "Try Read&Write Today"
3) Choose platform
4) Once installed, sign in with your @upei.ca email account
If you are having trouble with getting this started, you can email support@texthelp.com and they can assist you through the process.
Check out this video for a quick introduction to Read&Write.
Check out this video for an overview of the features of Read&Write.
On Saturday, May 2, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing and using MyUPEI, Self-Service & Colleague.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff that may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
Notice from Facilities Management; Fire Alarm Inspections
Troy Life & Fire Safety will be performing the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Monday, April 27, 2020. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating this is a test at the beginning of testing and again when the testing is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.
Robertson Library: April 27 – 28
Don and Marion McDougall Hall: April 28 – 29
Memorial Hall: April 30
Kelley Memorial Building: April 30 – May 1
Chaplaincy Centre – May 1
Faculty of Sustainable Engineering Building: May 4 – 5
Alumni Hall (618 University): May 5
K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre: May 6
Daycare Building: May 6
Duffy Science Centre: May 7 – 8
SD Main Building: May 11
Health Sciences Building: May 12
Cass Science Hall: May 13
Chi Wan Young Sports Centre: May 13 – 14
Alumni Canada Games Place: May 14
Dalton Hall: May 15
Central Utility Building: May 18 – 19
Steel Building: May 20 – 21
W.A. Murphy Student Centre: May 21 – 22
Regis & Joan Duffy Research Centre: May 22 - 25
The following buildings will take place at a later date;
AVC Rodent Facility: TBD
Atlantic Veterinary College: TBD
Tunnel System: TBD
Bill & Denise Andrew Hall: TBD
Bernardine Hall: TBD
Blanchard Hall: TBD
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall: TBD
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca.
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition
The deadline for Spring 2020 Tuition Waivers is April 24, 2020. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
If you have any questions please contact Kellie Nicholson at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.
ATTN: All UPEI Students!
FREE ACCESS to unlimited features of Texthelp's Read&Write program.
What is Read&Write?
Read&Write is a literacy toolbar that supports reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development and is designed to help all students engage with digital content in a way that supports all abilities and learning styles.
All you have to do is follow these steps:
2) Click "Try Read&Write Today"
3) Choose platform
4) Once installed, sign in with your @upei.ca email account
If you are having trouble with getting this started, you can email support@texthelp.com and they can assist you through the process.
Check out this video for a quick introduction to Read&Write.
Check out this video for an overview of the features of Read&Write.
Notice from Facilities Management; Fire Alarm Inspections
Troy Life & Fire Safety will be performing the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Monday, April 27, 2020. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating this is a test at the beginning of testing and again when the testing is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.
Robertson Library: April 27 – 28
Don and Marion McDougall Hall: April 28 – 29
Memorial Hall: April 30
Kelley Memorial Building: April 30 – May 1
Chaplaincy Centre – May 1
Faculty of Sustainable Engineering Building: May 4 – 5
Alumni Hall (618 University): May 5
K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre: May 6
Daycare Building: May 6
Duffy Science Centre: May 7 – 8
SD Main Building: May 11
Health Sciences Building: May 12
Cass Science Hall: May 13
Chi Wan Young Sports Centre: May 13 – 14
Alumni Canada Games Place: May 14
Dalton Hall: May 15
Central Utility Building: May 18 – 19
Steel Building: May 20 – 21
W.A. Murphy Student Centre: May 21 – 22
Regis & Joan Duffy Research Centre: May 22 - 25
The following buildings will take place at a later date;
AVC Rodent Facility: TBD
Atlantic Veterinary College: TBD
Tunnel System: TBD
Bill & Denise Andrew Hall: TBD
Bernardine Hall: TBD
Blanchard Hall: TBD
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall: TBD
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca.
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition
The deadline for Spring 2020 Tuition Waivers is April 24, 2020. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
If you have any questions please contact Kellie Nicholson at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.
ATTN: All UPEI Students!
FREE ACCESS to unlimited features of Texthelp's Read&Write program.
What is Read&Write?
Read&Write is a literacy toolbar that supports reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development and is designed to help all students engage with digital content in a way that supports all abilities and learning styles.
All you have to do is follow these steps:
2) Click "Try Read&Write Today"
3) Choose platform
4) Once installed, sign in with your @upei.ca email account
If you are having trouble with getting this started, you can email support@texthelp.com and they can assist you through the process.
Check out this video for a quick introduction to Read&Write.
Check out this video for an overview of the features of Read&Write.
ACENET will be teaching an online research computing bootcamp. This workshop is normally done in-person over two days, but is being converted to an online format that will take place over four afternoons, as follows:
- 27 April, 12:30-5:00pm Atlantic
- 29 April, 1:00-5:00pm Atlantic
- 4 May, 1:00-5:00pm Atlantic
- 6 May, 1:00-5:00pm Atlantic
Using software-carpentry.org materials, the series will introduce you to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, and Python. It will be hands-on and cover the fundamentals of Python, including data types, conditional statements, loops and functions, as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation.
Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using Python in everyday tasks.
The course is aimed at faculty, researchers, students and industry doing R&D. Previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop is not required. You do need to have a laptop/desktop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. As this is an online workshop, it would also be useful to have a headset and extra monitor set up for a dual screen option.
A branching scenario is online interactive learning content. It focuses on decision making, a skill that everyone of us has to do well in a variety of ways on a daily basis. A branching scenario begins with some sort of context-specific story with a problem to solve. The learner is given choices and is asked to make one. Each choice has a consequence which is the feedback that helps the learner to understand the value of the decision made. Each consequence produces new challenges and more choices. The result is that learners can practice making decisions and develop skills in a low-stakes environment. Branching scenarios are good lead-ups to clinics or simulations that prepare learners for real-world experiences they will have to face. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this webinar will be offered on Wednesday, May 6th from 2 to 3 pm. REGISTER
BlackBoard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Use BlackBoard Collaborate to make video recordings of your teaching or to deliver your instruction in real time. Share your PowerPoint or use the interactive whiteboard, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom. It’s simple, easy and reliable. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this workshop, delivered online, will take place on Wednesday, April 29th from 2-3 pm and again on Wednesday, June 3rd from 10:30 to 11:30 am. REGISTER
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition
The deadline for Spring 2020 Tuition Waivers is April 24, 2020. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
If you have any questions please contact Kellie Nicholson at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.
The University of Prince Edward Island has lowered the flags in front of Kelley Memorial Building in memory of UPEI business student Bradley Campbell who passed away April 15, 2020 from a sudden medical condition. In a message to the campus community, Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor, expressed the University's condolences on this tremendous loss to Brad's mother, Allison Culleton; fiancée, Clancey Gilks; and his entire family, friends, classmates, and professors.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Ferguson’s Funeral Home in O'Leary. Read the obituary
The Dr. L.I. Duffy Memorial Award was established to support a Canadian student enter their first year of Dentistry.
The recipient of this award is to be a Canadian student who has been accepted and will be entering his or her first year of Dentistry at any dental school. The award will be based on academic performance in undergraduate studies and need.
To complete an application, please visit see here: https://files.upei.ca/scholarships/li_duffy_memorial_award.pdf
Applications will be accepted on or before Friday, April 24, 2020. They can be submitted electronically to scholarships@upei.ca.
For further questions or information, please contact Scholarships & Awards at scholarships@upei.ca.
