Campus Notices

STLHE Student Travel Bursary

Do you have a student co-presenting at the Society of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference in June 2023? There is one travel bursary available for up to $1000 for an undergraduate student who is co-presenting with a UPEI instructor. To apply, send a letter to the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC@upei.ca) by May 15, 2023. The letter of application should include the following:

  • accepted abstract
  • the name and program of the undergraduate student
  • a brief explanation of the student's role in the presentation 
  • a detailed budget. 

 

 

Animal Care Committee protocol submission deadline is Friday, June 2, 2023

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, June 2, for the June meeting. 

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Note:  All investigators are reminded that any deviations in animal use, including unexpected mortality, must be reported to the ACC and University Veterinarian Jonathan Spears at 902-620-5026.

Specialty fitness classes and small group training for the Spring semester

NEW small group training and specialty fitness classes begin in May. To view prices and offerings, please log into recreation.upei.ca. UPEI students, staff, and faculty: When logging in, DO NOT enter your email in the space that says community. Click on the green UPEI LOGIN button, and enter your UPEI email and password. Then click on the Fitness Programming icon and then on either small group training or specialty fitness classes. Follow the prompts for the programs you wish to register in. 

Scheduled Outage - Moodle May 10

On Wednesday, May 10, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the Moodle application and related services from 9 pm to 12 midnight. During this time, there will be intermittent access to and performance issues.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located in Moodle to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

Candidates for Dean of Education - Public Presentations

The search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Education, announces upcoming public presentations by each of the finalist candidates. Since the search process began last summer, the committee has undertaken a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of stakeholder meetings on campus. Presentations are scheduled on the following dates/times: 

Dr. Miles Turnbull, Professor of Education, and Vice-Principal, Academic and Research, Bishop's University:

  • Public Presentation: Monday, May 8, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, AVC, Room 205N 

Dr. Douglas Gosse, Professor of Education, and Associate Dean, Faculty of Education and Professional Studies, Nipissing University: 

  • Public Presentation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, AVC 205N

 All are welcome to attend. For any who are unable to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available afterward for viewing from a secure site. Paper copies of each candidate's CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research. Following each presentation, you are invited to provide feedback on the candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca.

ACENET Parallel Computing School on Tuesdays, May 16 to June 13

16 May-13 June, Tuesdays, 930-1130 and 1300-1500 hrs Atlantic / 1000-1200 and 1330-1530 NL

This course will educate participants in common tools and techniques used in high-performance computing and scientific computation. Over 5 weeks with 20 hours of teaching time, we will cover general parallel computing, Dask, OpenMP programming, GPU accelerator programming, and Message Passing Interface (MPI) programming. Each session will include lectures and learning exercises. These will be oriented to those learners seeking a more advanced experience. There will be online office hours each week so participants can ask questions about the course content and exercises. Participants must have familiarity with the Unix command line, at the level expected after completion of the ACENET Basics Series, along with some programming experience.

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-parallel-computing-school-2023-tickets-607639204217 

Introduction to MATLAB: A Hands-on Workshop on May 16

16 May, 1300-1500hrs Atlantic / 1330-1530hrs NL

Through live demonstrations and examples, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Topics include: accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.); using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem-solving; automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs; and sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports.

DETAILS & REGISTER: 
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/weblink/register/r2994fa43badbeffd5b4a8cfea0b7930b 

ACENET Basics: Job Scheduling with Slurm workshop on May 12

12 May, 1000-1130hrs Atlantic / 1030-1200hrs NL

The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm”. In this session, you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to: minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need, to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. This workshop is designed for new HPC users, or for experienced users either transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. Prerequisites: Completion of Introduction to Linux and Introduction to Shell Scripting, or prior experience with both.

DETAILS & REGISTER: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-job-scheduling-with-slurm-tickets-607579465537

ACENET Basics: Introduction to Shell Scripting workshop on May 11

11 May, 1000-1130hrs Atlantic / 1030-1200hrs NL

Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, learn about job scripts, shell variables, and looping commands, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time, reduce errors, and use Linux more effectively. This workshop is designed for either new High Performance Computing (HPC) users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. It is one of the core courses to help users get up and running on ACENET and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada systems. Prerequisite: ACENET Basic Series Introduction to Linux, or previous experience with Linux.  

DETAILS & REGISTER: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-introduction-to-shell-scripting-tickets-607593868617

ACENET Basics: Introduction to Linux workshop on May 10

10 May, 1000-1130hrs Atlantic / 1030-1200hrs NL

Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use supercomputing clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to get started with Linux, how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage your storage, run programs on the compute clusters, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.  

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-introduction-to-linux-tickets-607567269057 

Student Labs and Classroom Software Deadline 2023

In order to accommodate UPEI computer classroom and lab software adds, drops, or modifications for the 2023 fall semester, we have set a firm deadline of JUNE 01, 2023.

It is critical that you email requests to smahar@upei.ca by the date above indicating the following:

  • New software requirements (licensed or freeware) providing the software name and vendor
  • Version upgrades to existing software (Are multiple versions required? If yes, provide specifics.)
  • Software that can be decommissioned.

More information is available here

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – Red Dress Day

On May 5, UPEI marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also known as Red Dress Day. The use of red dresses was originated by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010 as a representation of the women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people lost to violent crime. Red dresses continue to be hung across Canada in May, including on the UPEI campus, to honour those lost and to serve as a call for action to prevent future violence.

May 7-13, 2023 is National Emergency Preparedness Week

PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) would like to share planned activities for Emergency Preparedness Week, May 7-13, 2023.  This year’s theme is “Be prepared. Know your risks.”

Activities for the week include

Specialty fitness classes and small group training for the Spring semester

NEW small group training and specialty fitness classes begin in May. To view prices and offerings, please log into recreation.upei.ca. UPEI students, staff, and faculty: When logging in, DO NOT enter your email in the space that says community. Click on the green UPEI LOGIN button, and enter your UPEI email and password. Then click on the Fitness Programming icon and then on either small group training or specialty fitness classes. Follow the prompts for the programs you wish to register in. 

Rescheduled: WCB Supervisor Training Session and Young Worker Safety

Rescheduled from April 12!

Date: May 23, 2023

Time:10am

Location: Bill and Denise Andrew Hall (AH), Room 142

WCB will combine these two presentations:

Workplace Safety for Supervisors
Supervisors play a critical role in ensuring health and safety in the workplace. Because they direct the work of others, supervisors are well-positioned to impact safety culture at work. This session will introduce participants to the concept of due diligence and inform them of the legal responsibilities supervisors have for worker safety.

Young Worker Safety: Changing the Culture
Participants will learn what is now known about the significant influence supervisors can have on young worker safety, and how employers and supervisors might capitalize on this. Participants will hear what young PEI workers say about their hesitation to raise their workplace safety concerns, and what they can do to encourage young workers to speak up.

This session is for anyone on campus in a supervisory role.  To register, please contact Jacky Buell at hse@upei.ca or (902) 566-0901 by May 16, 2023.

Scheduled Outage - Moodle May 10

On Wednesday, May 10, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the Moodle application and related services from 9 pm to 12 midnight. During this time, there will be intermittent access to and performance issues.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located in Moodle to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

Candidates for Dean of Education - Public Presentations

The search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Education, announces upcoming public presentations by each of the finalist candidates. Since the search process began last summer, the committee has undertaken a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of stakeholder meetings on campus. Presentations are scheduled on the following dates/times: 

Dr. Miles Turnbull, Professor of Education, and Vice-Principal, Academic and Research, Bishop's University:

  • Public Presentation: Monday, May 8, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, AVC, Room 205N 

Dr. Douglas Gosse, Professor of Education, and Associate Dean, Faculty of Education and Professional Studies, Nipissing University: 

  • Public Presentation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, AVC 205N

 All are welcome to attend. For any who are unable to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available afterward for viewing from a secure site. Paper copies of each candidate's CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research. Following each presentation, you are invited to provide feedback on the candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca.

You're Invited to Convocation 2023!

Convocation is almost here! UPEI employees and faculty are invited to attend the Convocation exercises being held from May 16 to 19, at 10:00 am each day at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Each ceremony is preceded by a procession of graduates across campus. 

  • Tuesday, May 16—Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Nursing
  • Wednesday, May 17—Faculty of Business and Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
  • Thursday, May 18—Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Graduate Studies (Master in Global Affairs only)
  • Friday, May 19—Faculty of Science

Although the new format of four ceremonies allows more flexibility in terms of seating, guests are asked to present invitations in order to be admitted to the Sports Centre. Staff/faculty members can pick-up their invitation by contacting Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca. Guests must present their invitations in order to be admitted to the Sports Centre. Staff/faculty members can pick-up their one invitation by contacting Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Faculty members who have regalia and wish to participate in the Academic Procession, are asked to line up with the graduates in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building concourse 45 minutes before each ceremony. 

For those faculty members who would like to order regalia online through UPEI’s official gown supplier, GradCo, they are encouraged to do so asap at https://www.gradco.ca/upei/. The deadline for ordering is Friday, May 5. Any faculty members who wish to purchase their regalia may contact GradCo at info@gradco.ca for information.  

For more information about Convocation 2023, please visit: upei.ca/convocation.

ACENET Basics: Introduction to Shell Scripting workshop on May 11

11 May, 1000-1130hrs Atlantic / 1030-1200hrs NL

Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, learn about job scripts, shell variables, and looping commands, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time, reduce errors, and use Linux more effectively. This workshop is designed for either new High Performance Computing (HPC) users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. It is one of the core courses to help users get up and running on ACENET and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada systems. Prerequisite: ACENET Basic Series Introduction to Linux, or previous experience with Linux.  

DETAILS & REGISTER: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-introduction-to-shell-scripting-tickets-607593868617

Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program - Panther Pitch

Join us as six teams of undergraduate students pitch their businesses for a share of $56,000 in prize money to support their entrepreneurial ventures on Thursday, May 11, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242.

To register to attend, visit  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/harry-w-maclauchlan-entrepreneurship-program-live-pitch-event-tickets-626414361217

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