The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to this week's Graduate Research Seminar by Jeff Bloemink, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, entitled "Grid Enhancement using Power Electronics."

This event is Wednesday, January 29 at noon, in the FSDE building, room 128A (Note, room change for Winter seminars)

Everyone is welcome.

Textbook and other learning resource costs can contribute significantly to student debt. A proven method for mitigating and reducing barriers to learning and reducing costs for students is the use of open textbooks and other types of OERs. One of the UPEI Student Union’s policy priorities for 2018/2019 was an open textbook pilot project with the purpose of reducing the cost of accessing educational resources.

As a result of the student union’s advocacy efforts, through a strategic investment in student learning and success by the provincial government, the OER Development Program at UPEI has been created at the Robertson Library, supported by the province.

The funding program will run through 2020 and will be administered by the Robertson Library, and provides a variety of funding opportunities including: 

• an open textbook grant to support the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook,
• an open textbook adaptation grant to support the adaptation of one or more open textbooks to create a new version or edition of an open textbook,
• a supplementary resources grant to support the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, or interactive media, etc. for an open textbook or other open education resource, or
• an honoraria for open textbook peer reviews to support individuals completing a formal peer review of an existing open textbook. 

The funding is available to any instructor of a credit course at UPEI and can be applied for as individuals or teams. For more information, see library.upei.ca/oerprogram. 

Adam Brimacombe's MA Island Studies thesis defence has been rescheduled to Friday, January 31st, 11:15am, in Rm. 210 Robertson Library.  Adam's thesis is entitled, " Aspects of Global Environmental Change in Relation to Papua New Guinea, Small Islands and Human Security". You are welcome to attend. However, given the limited seating, could you please reserve a seat by contacting Jim Randall, 902-620-5013 or jarandall@upei.ca .

Public Presentations by Candidates for the Dean of Science

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science is pleased to announce the upcoming public presentations for the two candidates for the position of Dean of Science. Each candidate will deliver a public presentation on Their Vision for the Faculty of Science.

Bill Whelan - January 29, 2020 - 9:30 – 11:00 – Public Presentation in Andrew Hall, Room 142

Nola Etkin - January 30, 2020 - 10:30 – 12:00 – Public Presentation in Lecture Theatre A - AVC 201N

On Wednesday January 29, 2020, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal from 8 pm to 12 midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing and using MyUPEI.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who 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.

The E-Learning Office is hosting the 3rd UPEI Teaching Community Conference on May 5th, 2020. This is a 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 30 minute presentations. If you are interested in presenting, please see our presentation proposal form: https://forms.gle/iXFSS42Ku8Epphqg6. Final deadline for proposals is April 17th, 2020.

In a flipped classroom learners engage with lectures or other materials outside of class to prepare for an active learning experience in the classroom. Flipping some classes, or even parts of a class, can add some variety and a change of pace and create more interest for both the learners and the instructor. This workshop, facilitated by the E-Learning Office, will introduce you to flipped instruction tools and techniques that can aid in creating a more active and engaging learning environment. You can attend this workshop on either Thursday, February 5th from 10:30 to 11:30 am or Wednesday, March 5th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

This year, on the tenth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day, Canadians are encouraged to share the actions, large and small, that they are taking to improve the lives of people living with mental health issues. That’s why UPEI is joining in—to help create positive change. Read more about Bell Let's Talk Day activities on the UPEI campus on January 29:  Bell Let's Talk Swag, Info & Photobooths; Soup for the Soul at the Chaplaincy Centre, and the UPEI Women’s Hockey game versus the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues. 

For every text, mobile, and long-distance call made on the Bell network; tweet using #BellLetsTalk; social media video view; or use of the Facebook frame or Snapchat filter on Bell Let's Talk Day, Bell will contribute 5 cents more to Canadian mental health programs.
 

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to this week's Graduate Research Seminar by Jeff Bloemink, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, entitled "Grid Enhancement using Power Electronics."

This event is Wednesday, January 29 at noon, in the FSDE building, room 128A (Note, room change for Winter seminars)

Everyone is welcome.

Adam Brimacombe's MA Island Studies thesis defence has been rescheduled to Friday, January 31st, 11:15am, in Rm. 210 Robertson Library.  Adam's thesis is entitled, " Aspects of Global Environmental Change in Relation to Papua New Guinea, Small Islands and Human Security". You are welcome to attend. However, given the limited seating, could you please reserve a seat by contacting Jim Randall, 902-620-5013 or jarandall@upei.ca .

Come join an informal discussion with six directors and officers of non-profit organizations in PEI/Charlottetown, as they talk about the advantages and limitations of working in the non-profit sector, and what brought them to this kind of work.Organized by Diversity and Social Justice Studies, abraithwaite@upei.ca. Free, everyone welcome! 

Public Presentations by Candidates for the Dean of Science

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science is pleased to announce the upcoming public presentations for the two candidates for the position of Dean of Science. Each candidate will deliver a public presentation on Their Vision for the Faculty of Science.

Bill Whelan - January 29, 2020 - 9:30 – 11:00 – Public Presentation in Andrew Hall, Room 142

Nola Etkin - January 30, 2020 - 10:30 – 12:00 – Public Presentation in Lecture Theatre A - AVC 201N

Textbook and other learning resource costs can contribute significantly to student debt. A proven method for mitigating and reducing barriers to learning and reducing costs for students is the use of open textbooks and other types of OERs. One of the UPEI Student Union’s policy priorities for 2018/2019 was an open textbook pilot project with the purpose of reducing the cost of accessing educational resources.

As a result of the student union’s advocacy efforts, through a strategic investment in student learning and success by the provincial government, the OER Development Program at UPEI has been created at the Robertson Library, supported by the province.

The funding program will run through 2020 and will be administered by the Robertson Library, and provides a variety of funding opportunities including: 

• an open textbook grant to support the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook,
• an open textbook adaptation grant to support the adaptation of one or more open textbooks to create a new version or edition of an open textbook,
• a supplementary resources grant to support the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, or interactive media, etc. for an open textbook or other open education resource, or
• an honoraria for open textbook peer reviews to support individuals completing a formal peer review of an existing open textbook. 

The funding is available to any instructor of a credit course at UPEI and can be applied for as individuals or teams. For more information, see library.upei.ca/oerprogram. 

Registration for the 2020 UPEI Career and Summer Job Fair is now open!

The fair will take place on Wednesday, March 11th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in McMillan Hall, in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre. 

If your department will be hiring students, register for the fair so you can meet students face-to-face and tell them about upcoming employment opportunities.

To register, or if you have any questions, please email careerservices@upei.ca

Come join an informal discussion with six directors and officers of non-profit organizations in PEI/Charlottetown, as they talk about the advantages and limitations of working in the non-profit sector, and what brought them to this kind of work.Organized by Diversity and Social Justice Studies, abraithwaite@upei.ca. Free, everyone welcome! 

Public Presentations by Candidates for the Dean of Science

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science is pleased to announce the upcoming public presentations for the two candidates for the position of Dean of Science. Each candidate will deliver a public presentation on Their Vision for the Faculty of Science.

Bill Whelan - January 29, 2020 - 9:30 – 11:00 – Public Presentation in Andrew Hall, Room 142

Nola Etkin - January 30, 2020 - 10:30 – 12:00 – Public Presentation in Lecture Theatre A - AVC 201N

On Wednesday January 29, 2020, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal from 8 pm to 12 midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing and using MyUPEI.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who 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.

The E-Learning Office is hosting the 3rd UPEI Teaching Community Conference on May 5th, 2020. This is a 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 30 minute presentations. If you are interested in presenting, please see our presentation proposal form: https://forms.gle/iXFSS42Ku8Epphqg6. Final deadline for proposals is April 17th, 2020.

SPEAKER: Nicolas Decelles, Pathology and Microbiology

TITLE: Pathologic findings in Northern Gannets collected in Atlantic Canadian waters

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