IT Systems and Services and Eastlink will be performing network maintenance on our campus network on February 5 from 7:00 to 10:00 am. During this time, there will be intermittent connectivity on the campus network. 

If you are off campus, many services such as Microsoft solutions (including email), Google, Zoom, upei.ca, Moodle, etc., that are in the cloud will not be impacted.  

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. 

Have you been nominated for a teaching or educational leadership award? (If you are planning to nominate a colleague for one, please encourage them to attend too!) Join Dr. Shannon Murray on Friday, February 3, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm (snow date: February 10) to talk about all things related to preparing a dossier that showcases your teaching and educational leadership. If you are a sessional instructor and don't have a teaching dossier, check out the many resources available through the Academic Instructional Skills Program on Moodle to help you get started. You can self-enroll here and read through the Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Dossier materials.  

The UPEI Department of Music Faculty will present a recital on Saturday, February 4, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.

The recital will feature performances by Magdalena von Eccher (piano), Jim Dickson (guitar), Sung Ha Shin-Bouey (soprano), Stephen Bouey (bass baritone), Natalie Williams Calhoun (cello), Nicole Strum (saxophone), Greg Irvine (tuba), Frances Gray (piano), Morgan Saulnier (flute/piano), Karem Simon (clarinet), Amy Simon (clarinet), and Dale Sorensen (trombone). The faculty members have chosen a diverse selection of repertoire including compositions by Franz Liszt, Amy Beach, Otar Taktakishvili, George Frideric Handel, and a new work for trombone by American composer James David.

Admission is $30 for adults and $10 for students, payable by cash at the door of the event.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next presentation in the Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar series. 

Title:  "The Thesis Defense: Role, concerns and rewards"

Presented by Dr. Pedro Quijon, UPEI Department of Biology

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Time: 12:30 p.m. 

Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204

There will be a blood-borne pathogen training session on Friday, February 10, at 9:00 am in the Health Sciences Building Room 103.

This session is for those individuals whose research involves human blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. If you wish to attend, you must pre-register by contacting Jacky Buell by end of day on February 7 by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. 

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Dr. Rhoda Speare at rspeare@upei or 902-566-5071.

There will be a basic biosafety training session on Wednesday, February 8, at 9:00 am in Kelley Memorial Building Room 210.

Topics will include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to everyone, including graduate students.

To attend, you must pre-register by contacting Jacky Buell, by end of the day on February 6, 2022, by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, your supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. Please indicate if you are a graduate student. 

NOTE: An online basic biosafety training refresher course is available for those that need it. 

Applications for the Work-Integrated Learning bursary close on Sunday, February 5, at 11:59 pm. 

125 bursaries valued at $1,000 each have been created for students who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2023 winter semester. Students can visit https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/wil-bursary for more information and to apply.

The UPEI Department of Music Faculty will present a recital on Saturday, February 4, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.

The recital will feature performances by Magdalena von Eccher (piano), Jim Dickson (guitar), Sung Ha Shin-Bouey (soprano), Stephen Bouey (bass baritone), Natalie Williams Calhoun (cello), Nicole Strum (saxophone), Greg Irvine (tuba), Frances Gray (piano), Morgan Saulnier (flute/piano), Karem Simon (clarinet), Amy Simon (clarinet), and Dale Sorensen (trombone). The faculty members have chosen a diverse selection of repertoire including compositions by Franz Liszt, Amy Beach, Otar Taktakishvili, George Frideric Handel, and a new work for trombone by American composer James David.

Admission is $30 for adults and $10 for students, payable by cash at the door of the event.

Members of the UPEI community are welcome to join the UPEI Student Union and Black Cultural Society in the raising of the Pan-African flag in front of Kelley Memorial Building on Wednesday, February 1 at 12:30 pm in honour February being Black History Month. Read more about Black History Month, events, and resources.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next presentation in the Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar series. 

Title:  "The Thesis Defense: Role, concerns and rewards"

Presented by Dr. Pedro Quijon, UPEI Department of Biology

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Time: 12:30 p.m. 

Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204

There will be a blood-borne pathogen training session on Friday, February 10, at 9:00 am in the Health Sciences Building Room 103.

This session is for those individuals whose research involves human blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. If you wish to attend, you must pre-register by contacting Jacky Buell by end of day on February 7 by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. 

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Dr. Rhoda Speare at rspeare@upei or 902-566-5071.

There will be a basic biosafety training session on Wednesday, February 8, at 9:00 am in Kelley Memorial Building Room 210.

Topics will include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to everyone, including graduate students.

To attend, you must pre-register by contacting Jacky Buell, by end of the day on February 6, 2022, by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, your supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. Please indicate if you are a graduate student. 

NOTE: An online basic biosafety training refresher course is available for those that need it. 

Applications for the Work-Integrated Learning bursary close on Sunday, February 5, at 11:59 pm. 

125 bursaries valued at $1,000 each have been created for students who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2023 winter semester. Students can visit https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/wil-bursary for more information and to apply.

The UPEI Academic Calendar 2022-2023 will be intermittently unavailable on Saturday, February 4, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. This interruption will allow for a software update.

As we turn the calendar page, my thoughts go to Food Bank volunteer sign-up sheets.  I would like to thank the many people who donate time and treasure to help our students. We cannot do this without you!

The sign-up sheet for January and February filled quickly. We will remain open during Canada Games. If schedules change, we ask those signed up to remove their names.  Others can check back periodically to see if there is an empty space: January/February sign-up sheet.

And now we are ready to post the list for March and April: March/April sign-up sheet 

Sister Sue

A reminder that the deadline for the 2nd Semester (Winter) Award Cycle is Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 11:59 pm.

Applications are accepted electronically through the Scholarship and Award Application portal. Click the link provided or find the link listed on your MyUPEI account in the UPEI Forms section.

Be sure to submit your application to be considered for numerous scholarships and awards!

For more information, please contact scholarships@upei.ca. 

Delete blank rows in Excel. Have a spreadsheet with blank rows that are spread throughout the worksheet? Instead of deleting each blank row individually, delete all blank rows at once.

For this to work, your header rows must be on the first row of the spreadsheet. Select the entire columns that contain your data by clicking on the letters at the very top of the columns. On the Data tab, Sort & Filter group, select Filter. Click the drop-down arrow on the right side of the first column of your data, uncheck Select All, and check Blanks.

If any numbers are still visible, go to the second column of your data and repeat the step above. Continue to repeat the steps for each column until no data appear. Select the filtered rows and go to the Home tab, Cells group, and select Delete. On the Data tab, Sort & Filter group, select Clear.

The new UPEI Alumni Association Panther for Life Spirit Award is given to a current UPEI student (of no particular standing), who exemplifies true Panther pride inside and outside of the classroom. This individual has contributed to the campus community in a meaningful way, whether it be through their volunteerism, participation in UPEI-related events and activities, support of Panther sport, or any other significant way, that makes them a strong ambassador for UPEI, both now and as a future Panther alumni.

The recipient will receive an engraved award and a $500 cash prize, and will be recognized during a celebratory student event.

Any student, staff, or faculty member may submit nominations for this award. Nominations must be received by February 28 at 4 pm to be considered for 2023.

To nominate a current student, please fill out the Panther for Life Spirit Award Nomination form here: https://www.upei.ca/alumni/awards-and-recognition/panther-for-life-spirit-award

For more information, email alumni@upei.ca

As we turn the calendar page, my thoughts go to Food Bank volunteer sign-up sheets.  I would like to thank the many people who donate time and treasure to help our students. We cannot do this without you!

The sign-up sheet for January and February filled quickly. We will remain open during Canada Games. If schedules change, we ask those signed up to remove their names.  Others can check back periodically to see if there is an empty space: January/February sign-up sheet.

And now we are ready to post the list for March and April: March/April sign-up sheet 

Sister Sue

Through the Office of the Vice President Academic and Research, UPEI now has a MyCFIA account to be used by University members to conveniently and securely access CFIA services such as pathogen import permits. To utilize the University MyCFIA account, please contact Ian Burge at ikburge@upei.ca or 902-566-0412, or Dr. Rhoda Speare at rspeare@upei.ca or 902-620-5071. You will then be invited to join as a party contact and can proceed with your CFIA service request. Do not create your own MyCFIA account.

For a complete list of the current services being offered through this online platform as well as those that will be available in the future, please visit https://inspection.canada.ca/about-cfia/my-cfia/onlineservices/eng/1482206358930/1482206359330#wb-auto-4