The UPEI Women's Rugby Panthers go head-to-head against the St. Francis Xavier X-Women today at 2 pm for the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title! The winner-take-all final is a matchup of the top two teams in the regular season. The Panthers completed the regular season 5-1-0 (won-lost-tied), one point ahead of the X-Women (4-1-1). 

This will be a highly competitive game between two elite teams and members of the UPEI campus community and the public are encouraged to come out to MacAdam Field, wear green and white, and cheer on the UPEI Women's Rugby Panthers in their effort to capture the AUS Championship title for the second year in a row! This is the first time UPEI is hosting the AUS Women’s Rugby Championship.  

Tickets are $10 for General Public, $8 for Seniors (60+), $5 for Youth (18 & under), and FREE for UPEI students and children under 3. Click HERE to purchase tickets! 

The Maple League's Better Together series is holding an online session on conducting oral assessments hosted by Danielle Pierce with Hélène d’Entremont, Jennifer Kershaw, Toni Roberts and Dr. Donna Seamone October 25 at 12:00 noon Atlantic. Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/ML-LetsTalk

The UPEI Student Affairs office will close at 2:00 pm on Monday, October 30, for a staff meeting. The office will re-open on Tuesday, October 31, at 8:30 am. 

To submit an inquiry or to book an appointment with Student Affairs, please email studentserv@upei.ca. Messages received during the closure will be responded to as soon as possible.

Thinking of an idea for a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) study? Join us for this introductory and interactive workshop where we will: work through the different stages in a SoTL project, engage in hands-on work designing your SoTL project, and plan the next steps for your SoTL question. Tuesday Nov. 7, 2023, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm 

Online and in-person options will be available depending on needs of the group.  RSVP by Nov. 3, 2023

The UPEI Department of Music is pleased to present a Lecture Recital with works by Helmut Lachenmann, George Crumb, and Tan Dun on October 30 at 7:30 pm. This lecture-recital aims to demonstrate some ways in which contemporary pieces can be heard and organized. The presenters, Megaria Halim and Lena Heng, will guide the audience on a journey of discovering different aspects of interpreting the music based on an understanding of the listeners' perceptual processes.

Megaria Halim is a collaborative pianist currently based in London, Ontario. Having an interest in both traditional and contemporary, solo, and chamber repertoires, she has been exploring various repertoires from across different periods and styles. She is especially keen on works by contemporary composers and has regularly collaborated with and performed works by living composers.

Lena Heng is currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Music Cognition lab at UPEI. Their research interests revolve around music perception and communication, and timbre and psychoacoustics.

The UPEI Women's Rugby Panthers go head to head against the St. Francis Xavier X-Women for the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title! Each team has won one game in regular season play—St. FX won the first game at UPEI (43-26), while UPEI won the second game on the road (25-22).

This will be a highly competitive game between two elite teams and members of the UPEI campus community are encouraged to come out and cheer on the UPEI Women's Rugby Panthers in their effort to capture the AUS Championship title for the second year in a row!

Tickets are $10 for General Public, $8 for Seniors (60+), $5 for Youth (18 & under), and FREE for UPEI students and children under 3. Click HERE to purchase tickets!

Ever wonder what exciting things are happening in the Engineering building? Is someone you know looking for a quality engineering program that involves hands-on, practical experience, and collaborates with prominent industry partners?

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering welcomes faculty and staff to an exclusive tour, being held Thursday October 26, from 1–2pm, starting at the academic staircase (main entrance). This event will be hosted by Interim Dean Wayne Peters; Manager of Operations Dave Taylor; and Business Development Engineer Wayne Simmons.

Should you have inquiries or require special arrangements, please contact Tin Nguyen (ttnguyen11198@upei.ca), Success Centre Coordinator.

Bringing your child to work can be a meaningful way to expose our youth to future job possibilities and to teach the value of education and the rewards of hard work. 

UPEI values their employees and recognizes the importance of programming such as "Bring Your Kid to Work Day." To ensure the safety of all, the following criteria must be met before your child may be permitted to participate in the program at UPEI.

a) Permission from your supervisor.

b) Appropriate precautionary measures are taken, and hazards have been considered or removed during the visit.

c) Supervision of children is required at all times.

d) Supervisors may require additional safety measures prior to such visits and may require written parental consent authorizing the site visit.

Examples of high-risk safety areas include, but are not limited to

1. Shops, mechanical rooms, confined spaces, food preparation areas.
2. Any areas, indoors or out, containing power tools or machinery with exposed moving parts or rotating equipment.
3. Areas with excessive noise, temperatures, inadequate ventilation, or potential for exposure to chemicals or hazardous biological material.
4. University vehicles, heavy duty, or other motorized equipment.
5. Any other high-risk areas such as rooftops, construction zones, etc.
6. Laboratories or specialized work areas that include chemicals, biological hazards, radioactive hazards, flammables, explosives, compressed gasses, sharp objects, lasers, research animals, hazardous wastes, or other environmental hazards. Refer to the UPEI Laboratory Safety Manual for specific laboratory visitor guidance at https://files.upei.ca/healthandsafety/upei_laboratory_safety_manual.pdf.

Supervisors must email HSE@upei.ca prior to November 1, to notify that a child will be at the workplace and to include date, workplace location(s), and activity.

For any questions or concerns please contact your supervisor.

The City of Charlottetown and Towns of Stratford and Cornwall are developing a new Regional Transit Plan to guide the growth, development, and operations of public transit over the next 10 years, and they want to hear from you. To this end, a Public Transit Survey is currently active. The survey will help planners understand current challenges and opportunities, as well as address gaps in the current transit system so that future transit can better respond to the needs of residents. The survey closes at the end of the day on October 29.

For questions or any further information, please contact Evan Brown, Transit Innovator, Left Turn Right Turn

e: evan@ltrt.ca

p: 902-393-9080

w: www.ltrt.ca

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Rachel Kerzner's public dissertation defense presentation of her PsyD research titled Examining Cognitive Differences and Posttraumatic Growth in Older Adults. Please join us on Tuesday, October 31, from 1:30-3:30 pm ADT, through the Zoom link below:

https://upei-ca-healthcare.zoom.us/j/65002643700?pwd=T09CRG1tc0RiNko0UjJWdmtYTXZhUT09

Meeting ID: 650 0264 3700

Passcode: 254035

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre is providing flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics for all students as well as faculty, staff, and their families in October. (Please note that children aged 12 and under have to go to Public Health for the COVID-19 booster, and children aged 2 and under have to get their flu shots at Public Health.) These are mass clinics (appointments are not required), and the vaccines are provided free. Please bring a provincial health card or student ID. You can receive both the flu shot and the COVID-19 booster at the same time, but it will require two injections.  

October 18: McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

October 19: McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

October 25: The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Atrium, AVC, 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Healthy Campus Committee provides all initiatives through the UPEI Employee Wellness Strategy supported by the Joint Benefits Advisory Committee.

To register and for more information on all programs below, please sign in to recreation.upei.ca by clicking on the UPEI LOGIN button and entering your UPEI email address and password, and then click on the icons listed with each item below.

1.  UPEI Track (indoor and outdoor): FREE from October 3, 2023 to October 3, 2024. Participants must register to gain access. After logging into recreation.upei.ca, please click on the "Wellness" icon and then on UPEI Faculty/Staff Walking Track Access, and follow the prompts.
2. NEW! Rec Time: A fun, non-competitive, social opportunity to play different sports and recreational activities on Thursdays starting October 5, 11:45 am to 1:30 pm (but you can come or go any time during this time frame. FREE. After logging into recreation.upei.ca, click on the "Rec Time" icon, and then on Rec Time (UPEI Staff/Faculty ONLY), and follow the prompts.
3. Meditation and Gentle Yoga Class: All abilities welcome. A gentle class offered Wednesdays at 4:30 pm and Thursdays at 12:10 pm. FREE. After logging into recreation.upei.ca, click on the "Wellness" icon, and then on Meditation and Gentle Yoga - Thursdays and/or Wednesdays, and follow the prompts. This program is offered weekly from September to June!
4. Fitness Training Subsidies: Did you know that staff and faculty receive huge discounts via fitness training subsidies on small group training and specialty fitness classes at the Sports Centre? Specialty Fitness Classes: 12 classes cost $55 (regular rate $115) and 6 classes cost $28 (regular rate $58). Small Group training (10 sessions) costs $75 (regular cost $150). How do you receive this rate? Simply log into recreation.upei.ca, and the system will recognize your status as a UPEI staff/faculty member and provide you with your price when registering. After logging in, click on the "Fitness Programming" icon, and the Small Group Training and/or Specialty Fitness Class icons, and follow the prompts.

Additional events and programs will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

With the release of the UPEI Review Report, the University has coordinated two confidential processes to support faculty and staff who have experienced harm from harassment, sexual violence, or discrimination at UPEI. 

Confidential third-party personal counselling:

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has engaged a psychologist to meet individually with faculty and staff, by appointment. Employees may email Caylin Jenkins at cbjenkins@upei.ca, indicating “Appointment required” in the subject line. Caylin will coordinate with the psychologist and confirm the time and location of the appointment with the employee. 

Making a confidential disclosure:

People have asked about the process for making disclosures of incidents of harassment or discrimination by senior executive members of the University. The University has established an independent third-party process to address any such issues with Resonance Inc., a multidisciplinary human resources firm, based in Saint John, NB, that specializes in workplace assessments. The contact person at Resonance is Trisha Perry, who may be reached at tperry@resonanceinc.ca or (506)799-0412. 

For more information, go to https://www.upei.ca/response-to-independent-review/community-support

The UPEI Women's Rugby Panthers go head to head against the St. Francis Xavier X-Women for the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title! Each team has won one game in regular season play—St. FX won the first game at UPEI (43-26), while UPEI won the second game on the road (25-22).

This will be a highly competitive game between two elite teams and members of the UPEI campus community are encouraged to come out and cheer on the UPEI Women's Rugby Panthers in their effort to capture the AUS Championship title for the second year in a row!

Tickets are $10 for General Public, $8 for Seniors (60+), $5 for Youth (18 & under), and FREE for UPEI students and children under 3. Click HERE to purchase tickets!

When was the last time you checked your Facebook? 

When was the last time you checked your Facebook privacy settings?

Click on the question mark icon that appears at the top of any Facebook page. Select ‘Privacy Checkup’ to see your privacy settings. Make sure you review the privacy settings on your posts, profile, apps, and websites. 

Ever wonder what exciting things are happening in the Engineering building? Is someone you know looking for a quality engineering program that involves hands-on, practical experience, and collaborates with prominent industry partners?

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering welcomes faculty and staff to an exclusive tour, being held Thursday October 26, from 1–2pm, starting at the academic staircase (main entrance). This event will be hosted by Interim Dean Wayne Peters; Manager of Operations Dave Taylor; and Business Development Engineer Wayne Simmons.

Should you have inquiries or require special arrangements, please contact Tin Nguyen (ttnguyen11198@upei.ca), Success Centre Coordinator.

The Internal Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and Assessment Research Grant supports research pursuits that explore innovative approaches to the use of Gen AI in the assessment of student learning at UPEI. Researchers are encouraged to provide high-quality student training opportunities if possible.

VALUE: The successful applicant will receive one course release in the Winter 2024 semester and a budget of $2,000 to carry out the work of the project.

 APPLICATION DEADLINE AND COMPETITION RESULTS:

Deadline: November 13, 2023, by 4 pm

Notification: December 1, 2023

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

Tenured, tenure track, and term UPEI faculty in Arts, AVC, Business, Education, IKERAS, Nursing, Science, or Sustainable Design Engineering; librarians; and lab instructors who are employed by UPEI at the time of application and for the duration of the award. A professor emeritus or adjunct professor may apply as co-applicant with a tenure/tenure-track UPEI faculty member. Successful applicants must adhere to the Spending Authority Policy.  Please review the general information below for other eligibility considerations.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The grant supports one teaching release and the direct costs of research, e.g., research assistance, operating expenses, research travel/subsistence, manuscript preparation, materials, and supplies, etc.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Complete the application form (fillable-PDF form) and relevant attachments, which are available through the UPEI Romeo Researcher Portal, and submit all information through the portal.

Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for funding. If you have questions regarding the required components of your application, please contact the Teaching and Learning Centre Coordinator at 902.620.5217 or cvanleeuwen@upei.ca or the Research Grants Coordinator at 902-566-0709 or lcudmore@upei.ca. However, it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete.

Please join the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) on October 25, between 2:00 and 4:00 pm, at the Research Services Office in Room 112 of Kelley Memorial Building.

OCII offers knowledge and expertise on research collaborations to UPEI faculty, students, and staff.

We provide support in many areas such as developing research partnerships, safeguarding intellectual property (IP), and guidance through the process of commercializing products, ideas, and inventions that have the potential to generate tangible social and economic benefits.

This will be an excellent opportunity to meet with our OCII team and engage in conversations about how we can support and enhance the success of your research programs.

**Light refreshments will be provided.**

Overview: The Certificate in Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being is designed for individuals who endeavour to maintain a strong sense of well-being and good mental health among colleagues and themselves throughout these challenging times. This certificate program will involve three one-day courses that will examine topics such as signs and symptoms of weakening mental health, strengthening mental health and well-being, supporting others struggling with mental health and well-being, building resilience, psychological health and safety in the workplace, preventing and managing burnout, and managing time and productivity in order to reduce stress. At the end of the program, participants will be able to improve their mental health and well-being for themselves and others around them.

Designed for: People who want to monitor and/or improve mental health and well-being at home and at the workplace, among themselves and with co-workers and colleagues.

Duration: Three (3) courses for a total of eighteen (18) hours

Facilitator(s): Jodi LeBlanc, Kailea Switzer

Courses:

• Mental Health Awareness
• Managing Stress, Time and Productivity
• Maintaining Mental Health

For more information/register

Bringing your child to work can be a meaningful way to expose our youth to future job possibilities and to teach the value of education and the rewards of hard work. 

UPEI values their employees and recognizes the importance of programming such as "Bring Your Kid to Work Day." To ensure the safety of all, the following criteria must be met before your child may be permitted to participate in the program at UPEI.

a) Permission from your supervisor.

b) Appropriate precautionary measures are taken, and hazards have been considered or removed during the visit.

c) Supervision of children is required at all times.

d) Supervisors may require additional safety measures prior to such visits and may require written parental consent authorizing the site visit.

Examples of high-risk safety areas include, but are not limited to

1. Shops, mechanical rooms, confined spaces, food preparation areas.
2. Any areas, indoors or out, containing power tools or machinery with exposed moving parts or rotating equipment.
3. Areas with excessive noise, temperatures, inadequate ventilation, or potential for exposure to chemicals or hazardous biological material.
4. University vehicles, heavy duty, or other motorized equipment.
5. Any other high-risk areas such as rooftops, construction zones, etc.
6. Laboratories or specialized work areas that include chemicals, biological hazards, radioactive hazards, flammables, explosives, compressed gasses, sharp objects, lasers, research animals, hazardous wastes, or other environmental hazards. Refer to the UPEI Laboratory Safety Manual for specific laboratory visitor guidance at https://files.upei.ca/healthandsafety/upei_laboratory_safety_manual.pdf.

Supervisors must email HSE@upei.ca prior to November 1, to notify that a child will be at the workplace and to include date, workplace location(s), and activity.

For any questions or concerns please contact your supervisor.