IT Systems and Services is preparing virtual student computer lab applications for the Winter 2024 semester. We kindly ask that all faculty and/or lab facilitators who require access to virtual lab applications for their courses please submit their requests via the form provided on the myUPEI portal.

Please complete this form if you are facilitating a course in the upcoming Winter 2024 semester and your students will require virtual lab access to complete their course.

Please note that any virtual lab access previously provided for courses will be removed by January 5, 2024. If your students still require access during the Winter 2024 semester, please re-submit the above form.

In some specialized cases, there may be costs and approvals associated with provisioning virtual labs, and in these cases, ITSS will contact you to discuss the next steps.

The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open. 

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Applicants are able to seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years) between April 22, 2024, and August 31, 2024. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.

Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50 per cent of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $15.40/hour.

For additional information and application information for this program, please click here.

To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:

Tena Oles at toles@upei.ca (902) 566-0484, or

Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515

The closing date for applications is January 5, 2024.

Are you running complex computational processes that your computer is struggling to handle? Are you having trouble managing large datasets? Join us for a lunch and learn session on Friday, January 12, from noon to 1:00 pm, UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230, about the free research computing tools, resources, and training that ACENET offers. These services can help you more quickly and efficiently run large-scale simulations and analyses, host web-based applications, and run calculations that regular computers can’t handle.

This session is open to all researchers and their teams, including faculty and students. For more information, contact Kaitlin Newson.

REGISTRATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCWGrAXVSYriClguYLmiFEjncy5dvJvNdaLI9L3mFoLYfYuA/viewform

IT Systems and Services is preparing virtual student computer lab applications for the Winter 2024 semester. We kindly ask that all faculty and/or lab facilitators who require access to virtual lab applications for their courses please submit their requests via the form provided on the myUPEI portal.

Please complete this form if you are facilitating a course in the upcoming Winter 2024 semester and your students will require virtual lab access to complete their course.

Please note that any virtual lab access previously provided for courses will be removed by January 5, 2024. If your students still require access during the Winter 2024 semester, please re-submit the above form.

In some specialized cases, there may be costs and approvals associated with provisioning virtual labs, and in these cases, ITSS will contact you to discuss the next steps.

UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session for chief wardens, floor wardens, and guardians on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 1:30 pm, in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall (AH), Room 142.

Please email hse@upei.ca if you are interested in attending.

The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open. 

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Applicants are able to seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years) between April 22, 2024, and August 31, 2024. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.

Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50 per cent of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $15.40/hour.

For additional information and application information for this program, please click here.

To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:

Tena Oles at toles@upei.ca (902) 566-0484, or

Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515

The closing date for applications is January 5, 2024.

The Scholarships and Awards Office is accepting applications for the second semester (winter) award cycle. 

Students can now access the Scholarship and Award Application portal by clicking the link provided here or in the UPEI Forms section of their MyUPEI account. Students are encouraged to review the four-step instructions and submit their electronic application through the portal by the February 1, 2024, deadline to be considered. Additional awards with a separate application process are conveniently listed below the portal link on the 2nd Semester (Winter) Award Cycle webpage. Deadlines for the separate application awards vary across January and February. Be sure to click the links, review the criteria, and submit in time for the deadline.

If you have questions about the application processes, award criteria, or deadlines, please contact scholarships@upei.ca or visit us in Dalton Hall, room 202. Best of luck to all who apply!

Save the dates of June 20 to 21, 2024, for the CBIE regional meeting in Halifax.  More information on registration and programming will be shared when it becomes available.

The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open. 

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Applicants are able to seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years) between April 22, 2024, and August 31, 2024. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.

Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50 per cent of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $15.40/hour.

For additional information and application information for this program, please click here.

To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:

Tena Oles at toles@upei.ca (902) 566-0484, or

Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515

The closing date for applications is January 5, 2024.

The call for proposals for the 26th annual Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning (DCUTL) is now open. This year’s conference will take place in-person on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in the Rowe Management Building, Dalhousie University, and virtually on Thursday, May 2. The annual DCUTL promotes the importance of university teaching and learning among faculty, staff, and graduate students. It is a showcase for current research and practices and provides opportunities to foster new ideas and projects. 

This year’s theme is “Transforming the Curriculum to (Re)Imagine the Future.”

They invite proposals on topics that might include but are not limited to the following areas of interest:

• redesigning curriculum
• processes of curriculum work
• designing curriculum via components/themes
• bigger ideas in curriculum design

For more information on the call, along with submission procedures and proposal format details, visit the conference website: https://www.dal.ca/dept/clt/events-news/annual-events/DCUTL.html

The call for proposals closes on January 22, 2024.

 Keynote Speaker

They are excited to welcome Dr. Nadine de Gannes as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Dr. de Gannes is the faculty director of Ivey Business School’s Honours Business Administration (HBA) Program at Western University. She is also a faculty member in Accounting and Sustainability, and a member of Ivey’s EDI Advisory Council. She holds a master's degree and a PhD in Accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an HBA from Ivey Business School.

UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session for chief wardens, floor wardens, and guardians on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 1:30 pm, in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall (AH), Room 142.

Please email hse@upei.ca if you are interested in attending.

Based on his new book, Time Flies: An Aerial History of Coastal and Ribbon Development on Prince Edward Island, Dr. Joshua MacFadyen will show that development in the coastal zone and along rural roads is accelerating on Prince Edward Island, just as the province is experiencing sustainability challenges in both areas. The talk will offer a unique combination of aerial photographs, historical maps, and more traditional sources, as it describes the province’s journey into modernity.

The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open. 

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Applicants are able to seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years) between April 22, 2024, and August 31, 2024. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.

Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50 per cent of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $15.40/hour.

For additional information and application information for this program, please click here.

To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:

Tena Oles at toles@upei.ca (902) 566-0484, or

Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515

The closing date for applications is January 5, 2024.

People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go. (@crowsfault)

The annual Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy honours the outstanding contributions of Dr. Shannon Murray, recipient of the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by STHLE. The lecture series also affirms a central tenet in Shannon’s work: the vital practice of hope in charting the course of modern universities.

As the annual tax season draws to a close, please consider a gift to support this important lecture series. Please identify your gift as directed to the Shannon K. Murray Lecture. 

Ways to donate:

1. Via payroll deduction: https://www.upei.ca/friends/employee-giving 
2. Online by visiting upei.ca/donate (designate your gift to the Shannon K. Murray Lecture
3. Mail: UPEI Annual Fund, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 
4. Telephone: (902) 894-2888 or toll-free at 1-866-453-4119 
5. In-person: Alumni Hall, 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown 
6. Gifts of Marketable Securities: Process description and form  

The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association invite you to our New Year's Levee!

Join with us as we celebrate and welcome the new year on Monday, January 1, 2024, 11:30 am–1:00 pm

Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue, Charlottetown PEI

For more information, email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca.

People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go. (@crowsfault)

The annual Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy honours the outstanding contributions of Dr. Shannon Murray, recipient of the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by STHLE. The lecture series also affirms a central tenet in Shannon’s work: the vital practice of hope in charting the course of modern universities.

As the annual tax season draws to a close, please consider a gift to support this important lecture series. Please identify your gift as directed to the Shannon K. Murray Lecture. 

Ways to donate:

1. Via payroll deduction: https://www.upei.ca/friends/employee-giving 
2. Online by visiting upei.ca/donate (designate your gift to the Shannon K. Murray Lecture
3. Mail: UPEI Annual Fund, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 
4. Telephone: (902) 894-2888 or toll-free at 1-866-453-4119 
5. In-person: Alumni Hall, 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown 
6. Gifts of Marketable Securities: Process description and form  

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will close at noon today and will reopen at 8:30 am on January 2, 2024. We will not be checking phone messages or emails during this time. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or visit an emergency department. We will respond to emails and telephone messages on January 2.

Wishing you safe and happy holidays from the staff and physicians of the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre.

The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association invite you to our New Year's Levee!

Join with us as we celebrate and welcome the new year on Monday, January 1, 2024, 11:30 am–1:00 pm

Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue, Charlottetown PEI

For more information, email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca.

In mid-January, UPEI will host a roundtable of interdisciplinary graduate students to discuss the role of the social sciences, arts, and humanities in stimulating and advancing innovation in Canada.

This roundtable will be a conversation amongst interdisciplinary UPEI graduate students, and led by UPEI graduate students. Key points, themes, and insights from the conversation will be captured, and translated into a final report co-written by graduate students and UPEI staff, which will add UPEI’s graduate student voices to the national conversation in a final overall project report of all 12 participating post-secondary institutions.

We are seeking current UPEI graduate students to serve as facilitators (2), reporters (2), and participants (10). 

Details of the event, expected time commitment, responsibilities, and compensation for each role are outlined in the Google form. Current graduate students from any program who are interested in any of the roles are invited to submit an expression of interest (EOI) via the Google form: Expression of Interest - Innovation by Design Roundtable 

EOI deadlines:

• Facilitators and reporters: EOIs are due by January 1 at 11:59 pm
• Participants: EOIs are due by January 7 at 11:59 pm

For more information about the roundtable or any of the roles, please reach out to Kendra Mellish, graduate programs officer, at kmellish@upei.ca

The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open. 

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Applicants are able to seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years) between April 22, 2024, and August 31, 2024. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.

Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50 per cent of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $15.40/hour.

For additional information and application information for this program, please click here.

To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:

Tena Oles at toles@upei.ca (902) 566-0484, or

Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515

The closing date for applications is January 5, 2024.