Campus Notices
Show your Panther Pride and your support of our UPEI Panther athletes by wearing your green and white this Friday! Take a photo and post it to social media with the hashtag #UPEIHOCO for a chance to win some awesome UPEI swag! We will also be around campus watching for green and white to hand out fun prizes!
Go Panthers Go!
From Consent Awareness Week events with the UPEI Student Union to trivia at The Fox & Crow, the 2023 Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards, the grand opening of the New Performing Arts Centre and revitalized Dr. Steel Recital Hall, a Pep Rally with the UPEI Sports Industry Society, Panther sporting events, and the AVC open house, there is something for everyone!
For the full schedule of events, please visit upei.ca/homecoming
The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last FIVE draws, the total pot has grown to more than $13,900, with half going to the winner of the draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s athletic and recreation programs. You can now select a specific team, club, or program to direct your proceeds from each of your tickets.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the UPEI Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or play from your computer. The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing Dr. Senthilkumar Thiruppathi, Research Scientist/Associate, Centre for Applied Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, for a tenure-track position. Dr. Thiruppathi will give a research talk titled "Automated Intelligent Systems to achieve Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing" on Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10:00-11:00 am, Don and Marion McDougall Hall 328. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Every post-secondary institution in the Atlantic region (also known as the Wabanaki Confederacy) with an Indigenous centre will sew a ribbon skirt or shirt together. Participants are welcome to join in person or virtually. The program is meant to create a sense of nationhood while sharing important teachings about the ribbon skirt/shirt. Held on September 22 and 23, the workshop will be hosted by the Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre in Room 240, Bernardine Hall, and begins at 3:00 pm and concludes at 7:00 pm on both days. All are welcome to take part (UPEI community and greater PEI community). There will be light refreshments and an opportunity to connect with others. Two sewing machines will be available as will be some material to make the skirts and shirts. Please contact the Mawi' Omi Centre (mawiomi@upei.ca) or Jasmine Pauze (jpauze@upei.ca) to register so we can ensure you have all you need during the workshop.
Are you a chief warden, floor warden, or guardian for your building? Do you know what to do if there is a building evacuation? Do you have questions about your role as a warden or guardian or the evacuation procedures for your building?
UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session for chief wardens, floor wardens, and guardians on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 1:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre (DSC) Room 135.
Please let hse@upei.ca know if you are interested in attending.
This session will cover building online tests, quizzes, and exams in Moodle. This will be an online session, and the recording will be available following the session. The session will be held on September 28 from 10 am to 11:30 am. Register here.
Join the Teaching and Learning Centre’s Multimedia Specialist and others from UPEI’s teaching community on September 22 at 12:30 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre to talk about ideas, obstacles, and successes in creating multimedia for your courses. This is a low-key event to gather and talk about what you are working on, what you have created, and what you might be thinking about making. Topics will generally be about video, podcasting, visual graphics, etc. that you are using as course resources. The drop-in is open to faculty and staff in an effort to provide support, create connections, and build community around these topics. This will be hosted monthly throughout the fall semester.
Reach out to Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca if you have any questions.
The SVPRO, in partnership with the Student Union, will be serving pizza in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on September 20 from noon to 1:00 pm. Get your pizza and the "Consent Pizza Menu" for Consent Awareness Week!
Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator in the Office of Research Services, will provide a session outlining key research funding opportunities for early-career faculty members. The session will also explain the application process and tips for applying for funding.
Bring your lunch and join us in the Multipurpose Teaching and Learning Space in the Robertson Library (RL230) on Wednesday, September 27, from 11:30 am–12:30 pm.
To assist with session planning, please RSVP to lcudmore@upei.ca.
UPEI IT Systems and Services wishes to inform the UPEI community that Cisco Systems Inc., UPEI's network partner, will be filming a promotional video at several locations on campus this week (September 18–22). There will be no disruption to staff, students, or faculty during this time. The Cisco crew will be accompanied by IT Systems and Services staff throughout the filming.
Show your Panther Pride and your support of our UPEI Panther athletes by wearing your green and white this Friday! Take a photo and post it to social media with the hashtag #UPEIHOCO for a chance to win some awesome UPEI swag! We will also be around campus watching for green and white to hand out fun prizes!
Go Panthers Go!
From Consent Awareness Week events with the UPEI Student Union to trivia at The Fox & Crow, the 2023 Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards, the grand opening of the New Performing Arts Centre and revitalized Dr. Steel Recital Hall, a Pep Rally with the UPEI Sports Industry Society, Panther sporting events, and the AVC open house, there is something for everyone!
For the full schedule of events, please visit upei.ca/homecoming
The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last FIVE draws, the total pot has grown to more than $13,900, with half going to the winner of the draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s athletic and recreation programs. You can now select a specific team, club, or program to direct your proceeds from each of your tickets.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the UPEI Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or play from your computer. The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.
There are some exciting developments at UPEI as PEI aims to become net zero by 2040. Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Associate Vice-President of Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, invites the UPEI campus community to an information session to find out more about the province of PEI's net-zero framework, the Cleantech Academy, UPEI's proposed role, and our next steps. Representatives from the province and the Cleantech Academy will be presenting. You will also have an opportunity to ask any questions and give feedback and suggestions for the new interdisciplinary graduate program in cleantech leadership.
Registration is not required. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided. For questions, contact Susie Zavala at szavala@upei.ca. See you there!
PhD Candidacy Exam in Environmental Sciences
Presenter: Farhan Aziz
Title: "Urban Water Management Under Climate Change"
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 1:00 pm in the Health Sciences Building, Room 106
Everyone is welcome/.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing Dr. Senthilkumar Thiruppathi, Research Scientist/Associate, Centre for Applied Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, for a tenure-track position. Dr. Thiruppathi will give a research talk titled "Automated Intelligent Systems to achieve Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing" on Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10:00-11:00 am, Don and Marion McDougall Hall 328. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Overview: Conflict and dispute are a natural part of life and are often found in the workplace. Conflict itself can be a healthy thing, but it also can be very destructive. How conflict and dispute are resolved can ultimately determine the success or downfall of your work environment.
The Certificate in Conflict Resolution program will provide the practical skills required to turn conflict in the workplace into a positive, instead of allowing it to decay morale and productivity. Areas such as conflict theory, managing different types of people, communication within conflict, having difficult conversations, restorative dialogue, and Indigenous approaches to conflict resolution, will be examined and discussed in detail.
At the end of the Certificate in Conflict Resolution program, participants will have the skills and confidence necessary to resolve conflict, mediate, and bring together opposite parties within the workplace.
Please note that completion of the Foundations of Conflict Resolution is mandatory in order to register for and complete any other courses within this certificate program.
Designed for: Managers, team leaders, supervisors, human resources personnel, union representatives, and anybody who works with other people.
Duration: Six (6) courses for forty-eight (48) hours
Courses:
- Foundations of Conflict Resolution
- History of Conflict with Indigenous People
- Conflict Skills: Applications and Insights
- Communication Skills for Conflict Resolution
- Handling Difficult Conversations
- Restorative Dialogue
Facilitators: Jacinta Gallant, Bethany Knox, Julie Pellissier-Lush.
All members of the UPEI community are invited to gather at 12 noon in front of SDU Main Building—rain or shine—to reflect, offer prayer, and listen about the importance of Truth and Reconciliation and watch a brief drum and dance presentation by Big Drum (NCPEI Language and Drumming Group) and dancers Sophia and Ellie Bourge-Youth. Elder Dr. Judy Clark, UPEI's Elder in Residence, will say a prayer and speak about Truth and Reconciliation. Native Council of PEI President and Chief Lisa Cooper will also speak. People will be encouraged to tie orange fabric strips to the fence near the University Avenue entrance. The event will conclude at 1:00 pm.
The Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre at UPEI welcomes anyone to ask questions, drop in, or participate.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, is a Canadian statutory holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
Every post-secondary institution in the Atlantic region (also known as the Wabanaki Confederacy) with an Indigenous centre will screen the film, "Bones of Crows." At UPEI, the film screening will take place on September 27 at 6:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242 and will conclude at 8:00 pm followed by some open audience reflection and refreshments. Viewers will have the opportunity to ask questions or reflect on the film collectively. All are welcome.