Campus Notices
A reminder that final grades for Winter 2018 are submitted with Moodle. If you haven't submitted final grades through Moodle please check out our online resources (https://moodle31.upei.ca/course/view.php?id=133) or join the E-Learning Office for a Final Grade submission workshop (Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkBuO5LK2mjeVt8XMEaXxBS09Z3XnwGZZiq3qpsh4CzGd_bA/viewform?usp=sf_link)
Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?
Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Step into the Zone to relax and have some fun.
Play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, or just unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.
The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until April 24th.
Public Presentation by Dr. Matthew Pauley, Entrepreneurship Faculty Candidate for the Faculty of Business will give his public presentation on Friday, April 13 at 10 am, in MCDH 243. The tile of the presentation is Entrepreneurial Exit: Evidence of the Entrepreneur's Exit Process from Micro and Small Businesses'. All are welcome to attend.
The April 2018 Island Studies Lecture takes place on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus and will feature author Katherine Dewar speaking about “The Making of a Canadian Military Nursing Heroine.” The heroine in question is Prince Edward Island’s own Georgina Fane Pope (1862-1938) and is the subject of Katherine’s soon-to-be-released book from Island Studies Press: Called to Serve.
Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
Watch for another lecture about islands – near and far – May 15. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.
The Faculty of Arts, Island Studies wishes to announce that Simone Webster-Stahel, a Master’s student, will be defending her thesis entitled, “Looming Health Crisis on Small Islands: The Nexus Between Ecosystem Health and Human Health - A Case Study of the Island of Dominica.” It will take place Friday, April 13th, 9:00-11:00am in the AVC Bldg., Rm. 286A North. All are welcome.
Looking for an enriching volunteer experience this summer? The UPEI English Language Centre is looking for volunteers to join us in assisting with afternoon socio-cultural activities and acting as conversation partners in hosting this year’s English language Camps for International students! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and strengthen valuable skills, experience other cultures, and of course have a blast doing it! Activities may include things such as trips to Anne of Green Gables, scavenger hunts, tours, on-campus workshops, beach visits, and more! If you are interested, please email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca, or call 902-566-0529.
If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.
When: Wednesday, May 16 to Sunday, May 20
Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort
Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks
Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing.
The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School.
Email Research Communications Officer Dave Atkinson, datkinson@upei.ca, with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants at Time to Write.
The Faculty of Arts, Island Studies wishes to announce that Simone Webster-Stahel, a Master’s student, will be defending her thesis entitled, “Looming Health Crisis on Small Islands: The Nexus Between Ecosystem Health and Human Health - A Case Study of the Island of Dominica”. It will take place Friday, April 13th, 9:00-11:00am in the AVC Bldg., Rm. 286A North. All are welcome.
A reminder that final grades for Winter 2018 are submitted with Moodle. If you haven't submitted final grades through Moodle please check out our online resources (https://moodle31.upei.ca/course/view.php?id=133) or join the E-Learning Office for a Final Grade submission workshop.
Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?
Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Step into the Zone to relax and have some fun.
Play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, or just unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.
The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until April 24th.
Are you a graduate student at UPEI? Consider submitting an abstract to present your research in a poster or an oral presentation at the upcoming UPEI Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference (UMGRC) on August 9 & 10, 2018.
The presentation abstract should not be greater than 300 words. The abstract should be double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman. The deadline for abstract submissions is April 13, 2018.
Abstracts should address the following items:
(a) Purpose of study
(b) Research framework, methods, and/or techniques
(c) Data sources
(d) Results, conclusion, implications
(e) Importance of study
If you have any questions, please email Brittany Jakubiec and Ashley McKibbon at gsa@upei.ca.
Starting Monday, April 9th - 13th, Chartwells UPEI will be giving away free used coffee grounds for your gardens, available at Samuel's Cafe and the AVC Cafe. To save on packaging waste, we kindly request you to bring your own reusable container to collect any coffee grounds.
For more info contact via.reyes@compass-canada.com or call 902-566-0720
Dr. Robin Quantic, Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Education, will present his work on the incarceration of Indigenous people. The presentation, "The Correctional Service of Canada and the case of the Flying Fish - Indigenous Justice Paradigms," flows from research that examines the role, place and function of Elders who lead healing programs in Correctional Service Canada institutions. The presentation takes place at 4:00pm in MCDH 242 this Thursday 12-Apr-2018.
Public Presentation by Dr. Matthew Pauley, Entrepreneurship Faculty Candidate for the Faculty of Business will give his public presentation on Friday, April 13 at 10 am, in MCDH 243. The tile of the presentation is Entrepreneurial Exit: Evidence of the Entrepreneur's Exit Process from Micro and Small Businesses'. All are welcome to attend.
This is a reminder that in order to accommodate changes to software installed on computers in the student computer labs for the fall semester, we must receive requests including any installation media (CD’s, DVD’s, etc.) and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before June 1st, 2018.
NOTE: Software should be Windows 7 and 10 compatible and emailed links to software will no longer be accepted.
Email all requests to smahar@upei.ca and media can be dropped off to ITSS. Any requests received after June 1st, 2018 will be applied in the next round of software updates. All software installations are required to be licensed as network installations and not single workstations only.
This deadline is necessary to allow us sufficient time to properly plan and implement the installation of new and upgraded software in order to ensure that our students have the software resources that they need.
In order to ensure that your requested software is configured to meet your course requirements and specifications, please test your software after it has been installed before August 21st, so that we can make any necessary adjustments.
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce KIMBERLY MACDONALD, masters student, will be defending her thesis entitled "Barriers and Enablers to Implementing and Adhering to the Healthy Eating Guidelines for PEI Early Years Centres."
The defense will take place on April 12, 2018 from 12:30 to 4:30 pm in the Health Sciences Building, 3rd Floor Boardroom
Everyone welcome!
The University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering (SSDE) annual Student Design Expo on April 20 will showcase the best in student, sustainable, and green engineering in Atlantic Canada.
Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. Each project is the result of collaboration between UPEI SSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners’ unique challenges.
The Student Design Expo begins with a short ceremony at 1:00 pm. Projects are available for viewing through the afternoon, with the Student Award Ceremony beginning at 4:00 pm, and a brief panel discussion about opportunities for design engineering graduates beginning at 4:30 pm.
You're invited to join the Experiential Ed Office for Job Ready Bootcamp, April 19th & 20th, 2018!
Navigating an increasingly precarious work world can be difficult. Job Ready Bootcamp is a 2 day workshop focused on helping UPEI students prepare for today's labour market.
Primarily face-to-face, with supplementary online modules, Job Ready Bootcamp will help you focus your goals and competencies, polish your resume and networking skills, and practice your responses to difficult questions. This FREE mini-badge program will be part of a broader non-credit badging system coming to UPEI in 2018-19!
April's Bootcamp is a way to build competencies and confidence that you can carry into potential work situations, while earning a mini-badge you can display on Linked In & other social platforms. Registration is limited and will be first-come, first-served - sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fT2LUjCCXXSWBucgU5FpPlsjylcQ3aHtTfCSufJbaog/edit?ts=5aa81583
Dr. Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Award
Two awards valued at $1,000 each will be granted to a UPEIFA member, staff member, or volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at UPEI. Deadline for nominations is April 30.
http://www.upei.ca/studentlife
Dr. Stewart MacDonald Health Research Excellence Award
An award valued at $1,400 will be granted to a UPEI researcher who has shown excellence in health research. Deadline for applications is April 30.
http://www.upei.ca/studentlife
Orders for paper need to be submitted by Friday, April 13 for the 2017-2018 Budget year. Please contact Wendy Henderson at 902-566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca.
