The UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre is planning some 1.5-hour onboarding sessions for new(er) sessional instructors where you can learn about

• instructional design supports and professional development offerings available through the Teaching and Learning Centre,  
• a brief introduction to Moodle, the UPEI learning management system,
• an introduction to the principles of universal design for learning (UDL), and 
• what goes into a good syllabus.  

The Teaching and Learning Centre is located in the Robertson Library Annex, Room 230. We currently have three dates planned with both in-person and virtual options for you to choose from. We're happy to add more sessions if needed. 

• Wednesday, August 16, 9:00 am - Zoom link 
• Tuesday, August 22, 4:30 pm - Zoom link
• Thursday, August 24, 1:30 pm - Zoom link

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to TLC@upei.ca. 

The student parking application link is opening on August 17, 2023

To purchase a student parking permit, please visit the UPEI website. In the search bar, type “Parking Permit” which will direct you to a link “Purchase a student parking permit | University of Prince Edward Island”. Or follow this link: https://www.upei.ca/office-vice-president-administration-and-finance/security/parking-services/get-student-parking-permit. (NOTE: this link will not work with Internet Explorer). 

The application may time out, so please have this information ready before applying:

• Vehicle make, model, year
• License plate number
• Province/state where the vehicle is registered.

Student applications will be processed in the order that they are submitted. Once submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. A follow-up email will be sent after we have processed your application with the date, time, and location where you can pay and pick up your pass.

Please note that parking is limited. Parking is also available at the Bell Aliant Centre/MacLauchlan Arena parking lot. Permits for this lot are purchased at the Bell Aliant Centre front desk and are offered at "full-time" rates. 

Please email us with any questions at parking@upei.ca

NOTE: Parking meters are enforced Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, year-round. 

As stated in a message issued to the campus community by the UPEI Presidential Search Committee on August 2, 2023, the presidential search is now in the consultation phase, which will run until September. 

Members of the UPEI community—faculty, staff, students, and the broader community—are invited to complete a confidential, anonymous online survey to provide input into the development of the candidate profile for the president and vice-chancellor role. The survey, which can be accessed at https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/NXHSKRH, will be open until September 8, 2023. 

The survey is one option offered to the UPEI community by the search committee to provide their input during the consultation period. Other options will include written submissions, and virtual and/or in-person group meetings with some key stakeholder groups such as the University Senate, UPEI Student Union, support staff, union executives, and direct reports within the Office of the President. Please visit the Consultation Phase page on the Presidential Search website to learn more: https://www.upei.ca/presidentialsearch/consultation-phase

A note on format: We're going to try a different approach this year for Let's Talk Teaching with two timeslots before the semester begins (we'll add more if needed). The first will be Thursday, August 24, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, and the second will be Friday, August 25, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex Room 230. Join us for informal sharing of questions, concerns, and inspirations as you prepare for your fall semester classes.

Our Topic: We all know that Googling something isn’t research and using generative AI to write a paper isn’t learning. In this session however, we’ll discuss how AI, when used as a learning tool and not just to generate output, can positively affect teaching and learning. We’ll discuss how you can re-examine your assignments to better align tasks with higher level learning outcomes such as critical and creative thinking and address the future of generative AI in education and the work world.

Orientation for New Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Nursing Instructors and Clinical Veterinary Professionals

Date: August 21–23, 2023 

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm Atlantic

Location: Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex Room 230

This university-level orientation is meant for all newly hired faculty of all ranks and tracks, Librarians, Clinical Nursing Instructors, and Clinical Veterinary Professionals, and complements orientation programming offered by your unit and Human Resources. Our event will introduce you to several senior administrators, colleagues from a variety of teaching, research, and support units, as well as the UPEI Faculty Association. Orientation sessions will include background info, a review of key university policies, and tips to help your transition to UPEI be as smooth as possible.

Invitations will be sent on August 8. If you are a new academic member of the UPEI community, and you haven’t received an invitation or wish to ensure you receive the invitation, please contact the Teaching and Learning Centre at tlc@upei.ca.

The deadline for Fall 2023 Tuition Waivers is August 18, 2023. 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.   

Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver fillable forms can be found on the main page of MyUPEI under UPEI Forms. 

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at (902) 566- 0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca. 

The UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre is planning some 1.5-hour onboarding sessions for new(er) sessional instructors where you can learn about

• instructional design supports and professional development offerings available through the Teaching and Learning Centre,  
• a brief introduction to Moodle, the UPEI learning management system,
• an introduction to the principles of universal design for learning (UDL), and 
• what goes into a good syllabus.  

The Teaching and Learning Centre is located in the Robertson Library Annex, Room 230. We currently have three dates planned with both in-person and virtual options for you to choose from. We're happy to add more sessions if needed. 

• Wednesday, August 16, 9:00 am - Zoom link 
• Tuesday, August 22, 4:30 pm - Zoom link
• Thursday, August 24, 1:30 pm - Zoom link

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to TLC@upei.ca. 

Join us for our Study & Stay PEI Program Q&A drop-in hours. If you're an international student in your final year/semester at the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île, this is your chance to get all your questions answered if you're considering applying for the Study & Stay PEI program.

Our drop-in dates are

• Thursday, August 17
• Thursday, August 24

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Robertson Library, Room 225, UPEI Campus

Over 60 international students have already applied in the first week since applications opened! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about the program and its benefits. Swing by, email us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca, or apply now at: https://studypei.ca/.

The student parking application link is opening on August 17, 2023

To purchase a student parking permit, please visit the UPEI website. In the search bar, type “Parking Permit” which will direct you to a link “Purchase a student parking permit | University of Prince Edward Island”. Or follow this link: https://www.upei.ca/office-vice-president-administration-and-finance/security/parking-services/get-student-parking-permit. (NOTE: this link will not work with Internet Explorer). 

The application may time out, so please have this information ready before applying:

• Vehicle make, model, year
• License plate number
• Province/state where the vehicle is registered.

Student applications will be processed in the order that they are submitted. Once submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. A follow-up email will be sent after we have processed your application with the date, time, and location where you can pay and pick up your pass.

Please note that parking is limited. Parking is also available at the Bell Aliant Centre/MacLauchlan Arena parking lot. Permits for this lot are purchased at the Bell Aliant Centre front desk and are offered at "full-time" rates. 

Please email us with any questions at parking@upei.ca

NOTE: Parking meters are enforced Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, year-round. 

The UPEI Department of Chemistry invites the campus community to a research seminar by Dr. Roman Belli, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Minnesota, who will present "Mechanism-Guided Design for Developing and Improving Catalytic Reactions."

Dr. Belli is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in Inorganic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry.

All final semester/year international students from the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, and Collège de l'Île are encouraged to apply for the Study & Stay PEI program. Apply today at http://studypei.ca/.

Graduates of the Study & Stay PEI program will

• develop essential soft skills applicable in social and professional contexts.
• build a valuable network of peers and professionals to enhance labor market connections.
• gain knowledge about permanent immigration pathways.
• receive a certificate of completion at the graduation ceremony in June 2024.

Please help us share this opportunity with anyone who could benefit from joining the program. Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you!

Join us for the finale of the Student Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2023! Students will showcase their exciting summer research in a poster symposium, with three top awards up for grabs.

The poster competition will take place from 2:00–4:00 pm in the lobby of the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building.

Contact Ellen O'Rielly at eorielly@upei.ca for more information.

Join us for our Study & Stay PEI Program Q&A drop-in hours. If you're an international student in your final year/semester at the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île, this is your chance to get all your questions answered if you're considering applying for the Study & Stay PEI program.

Our drop-in dates are

• Thursday, August 17
• Thursday, August 24

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Robertson Library, Room 225, UPEI Campus

Over 60 international students have already applied in the first week since applications opened! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about the program and its benefits. Swing by, email us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca, or apply now at: https://studypei.ca/.

The student parking application link is opening on August 17, 2023

To purchase a student parking permit, please visit the UPEI website. In the search bar, type “Parking Permit” which will direct you to a link “Purchase a student parking permit | University of Prince Edward Island”. Or follow this link: https://www.upei.ca/office-vice-president-administration-and-finance/security/parking-services/get-student-parking-permit. (NOTE: this link will not work with Internet Explorer). 

The application may time out, so please have this information ready before applying:

• Vehicle make, model, year
• License plate number
• Province/state where the vehicle is registered.

Student applications will be processed in the order that they are submitted. Once submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. A follow-up email will be sent after we have processed your application with the date, time, and location where you can pay and pick up your pass.

Please note that parking is limited. Parking is also available at the Bell Aliant Centre/MacLauchlan Arena parking lot. Permits for this lot are purchased at the Bell Aliant Centre front desk and are offered at "full-time" rates. 

Please email us with any questions at parking@upei.ca

NOTE: Parking meters are enforced Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, year-round. 

The UPEI Department of Chemistry invites the campus community to a research seminar by Dr. Roman Belli, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Minnesota, who will present "Mechanism-Guided Design for Developing and Improving Catalytic Reactions."

Dr. Belli is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in Inorganic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry.

The Teaching and Learning Centre is hosting an introduction to Moodle. This session will cover the basics of using Moodle to facilitate your course such as setting up course sections, managing resources for students, and uploading course materials. In-person offerings will be available on August 16 and 17 with an online session on August 23.

Register at https://forms.gle/XWTJfoZ8s8PJGtr17

All final semester/year international students from the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, and Collège de l'Île are encouraged to apply for the Study & Stay PEI program. Apply today at http://studypei.ca/.

Graduates of the Study & Stay PEI program will

• develop essential soft skills applicable in social and professional contexts.
• build a valuable network of peers and professionals to enhance labor market connections.
• gain knowledge about permanent immigration pathways.
• receive a certificate of completion at the graduation ceremony in June 2024.

Please help us share this opportunity with anyone who could benefit from joining the program. Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you!

The SSHRC Exchange Publication Awards support the publication of manuscripts, written or edited by UPEI faculty, by Island Studies Press (ISP). These awards are being funded by a SSHRC Institutional Grant; therefore, the subject matter of the publication must be compatible with SSHRC’s mandate (see http://science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_FEE7261A.html for more information). One (1) award is available for 2023.

The award of $7,000 will be disbursed to Island Studies Press to cover publication costs, including editing, photo and other permissions, design, printing, marketing, and other costs associated with publishing a book. Authors will be offered ISP’s standard publication contract, which ensures authorial copyright and includes a royalty structure. Authors will also see their manuscripts reviewed through a peer-review process where appropriate.

ELIGIBILITY:

• Eligible applicants must be tenured, tenure-track, term, or sessional UPEI faculty, who are employed by UPEI at the time of application.
• Manuscripts may be single- or multi-authored results of academic research projects; textbooks; edited proceedings of a conference; or works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, or drama that pertain to the author(s)' discipline.
• The subject matter of the manuscript must meet SSHRC’s mandate.
• Past recipients of the SSHRC Exchange Publication Award or UPEI Internal Publication Award cannot apply for support for the previously funded manuscript.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 1, 2023

Submit documents electronically to Research Services, researchservices@upei.ca.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants are to submit a package that includes

• book proposal/summary (maximum of one page)
• a completed or close-to-complete manuscript and a table of contents. Note: the manuscript must be completed no later than three months after winning the award
• a curriculum vitae that includes your credentials as author(s)/editor(s)
• two letters of support (e.g., from your department chair, dean, professional association)

Selection Committee: A selection committee comprised of the chair of the executive committee of the Institute of Island Studies, plus two members of the ISP publishing committee, will assess the proposals and make a recommendation to the Associate Vice-President Research. The managing editor of the ISP will be a member of the committee in a non-voting capacity.

To assist in making its recommendations, the selection committee will use a single-blind peer review of the submitted manuscript. Final decisions on publication remain with the Island Studies Press and the Institute of Island Studies.

Reporting: A copy of the book, along with a narrative outlining the publication process – prepared in collaboration with staff at Island Studies Press – must be submitted when the book is complete.

Previous recipients of the UPEI Internal Publication Awards include Lori Mayne, Department of English; Dr. Laurie Brinklow, Institute of Island Studies; Dr. Linyuan Guo-Brennan, Faculty of Education; and Dr. Josh MacFadyen, Faculty of Arts.

For more information on the publication awards program, contact Dr. Laurie Brinklow at brinklow@upei.ca or 902-894-2881.

As stated in a message issued to the campus community by the UPEI Presidential Search Committee on August 2, 2023, the presidential search is now in the consultation phase, which will run until September. 

Members of the UPEI community—faculty, staff, students, and the broader community—are invited to complete a confidential, anonymous online survey to provide input into the development of the candidate profile for the president and vice-chancellor role. The survey, which can be accessed at https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/NXHSKRH, will be open until September 8, 2023. 

The survey is one option offered to the UPEI community by the search committee to provide their input during the consultation period. Other options will include written submissions, and virtual and/or in-person group meetings with some key stakeholder groups such as the University Senate, UPEI Student Union, support staff, union executives, and direct reports within the Office of the President. Please visit the Consultation Phase page on the Presidential Search website to learn more: https://www.upei.ca/presidentialsearch/consultation-phase

A note on format: We're going to try a different approach this year for Let's Talk Teaching with two timeslots before the semester begins (we'll add more if needed). The first will be Thursday, August 24, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, and the second will be Friday, August 25, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex Room 230. Join us for informal sharing of questions, concerns, and inspirations as you prepare for your fall semester classes.

Our Topic: We all know that Googling something isn’t research and using generative AI to write a paper isn’t learning. In this session however, we’ll discuss how AI, when used as a learning tool and not just to generate output, can positively affect teaching and learning. We’ll discuss how you can re-examine your assignments to better align tasks with higher level learning outcomes such as critical and creative thinking and address the future of generative AI in education and the work world.