The Financial Web Advisor platform (requisitions, request for payments, approvals) is no longer supported, and this functionality will now be available within Self Service. The Self Service platform is currently used to view general ledger accounts and budgets, as well as projects.

The following information sessions are available to attend, which will provide a general overview of the changes:

• Navigation of Self Service 
• Self Service Procurement Module:
  • Requisition for Goods and Services 
  • Payment Request 
• Introduction to the new Finance Query functionality 
  • New tool to query summary and detail GL account data 

Friday, November 21, 1:30–2:30 pm: Teams Session  Finance Self Service Session: Teams Presentation | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams

Monday, November 24, 10:30–11:30 am: In-Person Session, AVC 218S Computer Lab

This in-person session can accommodate up to 36 participants. Please register for this session here: Registration - Finance Self Service Session Nov 24 AVC 218S

SPECIAL PRICE: For the following end-of-term large ensemble concerts, attend all 3 for the price of 2 — this special package price and individual tickets are available in advance at upei.universitytickets.com or by cash at the door. Individual concert tickets are $20 for adults; FREE for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.

Thursday, November 27 – UPEI Wind Symphony

The UPEI Wind Symphony presents ‘Reflections’, a varied program of works that explore feelings of home, memories of people and places, portrayals of the natural environment, and even the characterization of a video game plot!

• 7:30 pm – Performing Arts Centre and Residence Amphitheatre, PAC121S

Tuesday, December 2 – UPEI Jazz Ensemble

The UPEI Jazz Ensemble will present an evening of big band jazz music. Numerous UPEI Music majors will showcase their ensemble and solo talents in this show, which will include charts in the style of mambo, samba, funk, swing, and ballads.

• 7:30 pm – SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall

Friday, December 5 – UPEI Choral Concert

This choral spectacular will include heartwarming choral works, selections from Handel’s Messiah, and other seasonal gems, performed by the UPEI Concert Choir, UPEI Chamber Singers, soloists from the voice studios, alumni, and Le Ragazze Vocal Ensemble.

• 7:30 pm – SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall

The Faculty of Science Environmental Sciences / Human Biology Seminar Series invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. Joseph Gordon (Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Medicine) entitled "Integrating mitochondrial quality control and cell signaling pathways during metabolic disease". Everyone is invited.

November 21, 2025, 12:30 pm

Duffy Science Centre, Room 204

UPEI faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in CBC Maritime Noon’s live show at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter’s Bay, on Thursday, November 20, from noon to 1 pm.

Maritime Noon host Bob Murphy will ask the question: How do we tackle climate change while trying to rebuild the economy? Panelists will be Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, associate dean, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and Dr. Xander Wang, professor, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and director of the UPEI Climate Smart Lab and NSERC CREATE–CLImate Smart Agriculture (CLISA) Network.

Also being interviewed will be Donald Killorn, executive director of the PEI Federation of Agriculture, and Heather Laiskonis, executive director of the PEI Watershed Alliance.

You are welcome to contribute your questions and thoughts in person at the CCCCA, by calling the show at 1-800-565-1940, or by emailing marnoon@cbc.ca

Learn more about the live show at https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/maritime-noon-canadian-centre-for-climate-change-pei-9.6976482.

Join us this Giving Tuesday and make your gift count for UPEI students!

Every donation, big or small, directly supports scholarships, programs, and opportunities that empower the next generation of leaders. Help UPEI students thrive - make your gift count this Giving Tuesday.

You may choose to direct your gift to an area that resonates most with you, or you can make an unrestricted gift that will go toward the areas of greatest need, supporting students on their path to success. 

A gift to UPEI this Giving Tuesday is an investment in student success and wellbeing. Your generosity touches nearly every corner of campus life and ensures that students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to achieve their goals.

Let's come together, donate, and support UPEI students.

Visit UPEI Giving Tuesday and see how your donation can support today's students.

Your gift. Their future. Our UPEI.

Ways to participate:
Donate online
For employee payroll deductions, please contact Tammy Pigott, Gift Processor at tpigott@upei.ca
Call: 902-894-2888
In Person: 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown

Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering that takes place each year after Black Friday. To learn more about Giving Tuesday, visit givingtuesday.ca.

Mootimeter is a live-polling tool inspired by Mentimeter, the tool has recently been added to our Moodle at UPEI. This session will go over how to setup and use the tool. This Lunch and Learn will take place in the UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre located in the Robertson Library Annex (RL 230) on November 27 at 12:30 pm. Register with this link. 

The campus community is invited to the next session of the fall Faculty of Arts colloquium and speaker series -- ConneXions. The speakers this week are two new Faculty of Arts colleagues, who will informally explore one of the provocative questions that motivates their teaching and research. Dr. Andrew Halliday will contemplate "Is Prince Edward Island actually an island?" and Dr. Jennifer Bradley will explore "Where are the third spaces these days?" 

Friday, November 21, from 1:00-2:00pm, in SDU Main Building, Room 420

Everyone welcome!  

Academics Without Borders / Universitaires San Frontières is seeking 4-6 volunteers (from within its Network partners--UPEI is a member of the Network) to act as facilitators for an online teaching in higher education (OTHE) program, run in conjunction with Aga Khan University. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NPPBzkK2Is5vwPFd-E3vDhoFKLp3UqXJ/view for more complete details about this opportunity. The deadline for applications is December 12, 2025. For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca, a member of the AWB / USF Board, or Corrie Young, Associate Executive Director of AWB / USF, at cyoung@awb-usf.org 

To help launch our new strategic plan, we hope you will join us at the town hall:

• Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at 2:30 pm
• Performing Arts Centre and Residence amphitheatre (PAC 121S). 

If you are unable to attend in-person, you can join us via this Teams link.

The UPEISU Winter Clothing Drive is happening on Tuesday, November 25, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre!

Students can select what they need to stay warm during the colder months, including winter jackets, sweaters, scarves, gloves, and more. 

We are also putting a call out to our campus community. If you are able, please consider donating gently used winter items to the UPEISU Office between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm until Friday, November 21.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Please be advised that parking will not be available at the Charlottetown Farmer’s Market from Saturday, November 22 at 3:00 pm until Sunday, November 23 at 9:00 pm.

Any vehicles parked on the premises during this time will be towed at the owner’s expense. This closure is necessary to complete scheduled maintenance work in the parking lot.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

The UPEI Writing Centre (Robertson Library 274) will close for the exam period and the holidays at 2 pm on Thursday, December 4. 

We still have appointments available. To book, please visit https://upei.mywconline.com/

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program invites you to attend the thesis defence for Padmini Dambugolla's research entitled "Examining the role of social networks, collaboration, and islandness in the entrepreneurial success of businesswomen at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market." Everyone is welcome!

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00 am

Memorial Hall, Room 104

Thanks to the fantastic response to the Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues program, submissions are being shared the following month, spread over several editions of the weekly e-newsletter. For example, you will see the September submissions appear in October issues.  

This initiative is a great way to share words of appreciation for UPEI faculty and staff across campus. Let’s celebrate the big and small wins that make our campus shine! 

Please submit your form(s) by the last Friday of each month (the next deadline is November 28, 2025). Human Resources will collect the submissions and work with UPEI Communications to feature them in the Campus Connector. 

How to submit:  Complete this short form: https://forms.office.com/r/766cg9JsT6   
You’ll be asked to share:  

• Who are you recognizing? (Name and department/faculty)  
• Why are you recognizing them? (Briefly describe what they did or the impact they made)  
• Your name   

You can also visit the Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues SharePoint page to view all past issues. 

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at hrengage@upei.ca.   

The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is held annually on November 20, honouring transgender people who have lost their lives in acts of anti-transgender violence. 

On PEI, the week leading up to TDOR, November 13–20, serves to raise awareness of/increase visibility of transgender issues, particularly intimate partner violence. Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the community by educating the public about who transgender people are, sharing stories and experiences, and advancing advocacy around issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community.

UPEI welcomes diversity and is committed to creating a culture of trust, safety, and inclusion for transgender people. Together, we can foster a campus community of inclusivity and support, ensuring that everyone feels safe and valued. For a list of supports, visit UPEI’s Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights web site to access the “Find Supports and Services” web pages. 

To learn more about TDOR visit the following PEI organizations' websites or the Egale Canada website (Egale is Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues).

@peersalliance - https://www.peersalliance.ca/ 
@nativecouncilpe - https://ncpei.com/  
@peitransnetwork - https://www.peitn.com/ 

UPEI will observe TDOR by flying the transgender flag and lowering all flags on campus to half-mast.

The second UPEI Board of Governors meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 102, Alumni Hall. All board meetings generally include sessions that are open to the public. Certain agenda items, including but not limited to human resources discussions, may require the board to go into a closed session. For logistical purposes, members of the public who wish to attend the open session of a meeting are asked to contact board@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. Members of the public wishing to attend the public portion of a meeting must adhere to the UPEI Board of Governors' Meeting Observer Guidelines.

The Health, Safety, and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Basic (previously called Emergency) First Aid/CPR training sessions on the following dates:

• December 8, 2025, 8:30 am–4:00 pm. Registration cut off: December 1, 2025

**Seats are limited, please register early to guarantee your spot!

To register, please email HSE@upei.ca. Include your name, department, contact number and the session date you are registering for. 

The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered by HSE. 

Intermediate (Previously called Standard) First Aid/CPR training is a comprehensive two-day course that offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement. Please contact HSE at HSE@upei.ca if you require this training.

What if selling wasn’t about pitching, but about asking the right questions at the right time? In this talk, students will explore proven sales methodologies, learn how to design a prospecting process, and discover how curiosity can be the most powerful tool in building lasting business relationships. The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our biweekly speaker series. We are pleased to have Jonny Stevens, Fractional Chief Growth Officer of Growth Champions Consulting, joining us to talk about the art of selling!  

More about the speaker: Dr. Jonny Stevens is a transformational leader specializing in business growth and change management, now driving growth for entrepreneurs and organizations through Growth Champions Consulting. Based in Charlottetown, PEI, and serving clients across Canada, Jonny has a proven track record of scaling businesses across diverse sectors, including national marketing agencies, member associations, AI companies, and global professional services firms.

Interested in attending the session? Sign up here.

Monday November 24, 2025, 12:00 pm, Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library

The Faculty of Science Environmental Sciences / Human Biology Seminar Series invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. Joseph Gordon (Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Medicine) entitled "Integrating mitochondrial quality control and cell signaling pathways during metabolic disease". Everyone is invited.

November 21, 2025, 12:30 pm

Duffy Science Centre, Room 204

UPEI faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in CBC Maritime Noon’s live show at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter’s Bay, on Thursday, November 20, from noon to 1 pm.

Maritime Noon host Bob Murphy will ask the question: How do we tackle climate change while trying to rebuild the economy? Panelists will be Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, associate dean, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and Dr. Xander Wang, professor, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and director of the UPEI Climate Smart Lab and NSERC CREATE–CLImate Smart Agriculture (CLISA) Network.

Also being interviewed will be Donald Killorn, executive director of the PEI Federation of Agriculture, and Heather Laiskonis, executive director of the PEI Watershed Alliance.

You are welcome to contribute your questions and thoughts in person at the CCCCA, by calling the show at 1-800-565-1940, or by emailing marnoon@cbc.ca

Learn more about the live show at https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/maritime-noon-canadian-centre-for-climate-change-pei-9.6976482.