Campus Notices
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions--new, renewal, or amendment--is Friday, January 6, 2023, for the January meeting. Please note that the Animal Care Committee does not meet in December.
Please note that 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."
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, go to 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.
Dr. Ed MacDonald, professor of history, will give a public lecture titled "Enshrined: Island Tourism and the Confederation Story" on November 15 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. For over a century, the three staple constants in Prince Edward Island tourism have been our pastoral landscape, Anne of Green Gables, and the Island's claim as the "Birthplace of Confederation." But becoming the "Cradle of Confederation" was not as easy as it sounds, and the story of how Island tourism promoters recognized the tourism potential of that claim and then gradually convinced Canadians that it was both true and important presents a fascinating case study of "site sacralization" and branding in Canada's Garden Province. For this lecture, Dr. MacDonald will draw upon research conducted by him and his co-author, Dr. Alan MacEachern, for their new book, The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island.
All are welcome to attend.
This is a hands-on introductory workshop focused on fostering best practices for data organization in spreadsheets. Participants will learn how to organize their data to prioritize clarity, reproducibility, and interoperability, such that they can seamlessly load their data later into an analysis program. The spreadsheet programs covered will be Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. The examples explored will be from the field of Social Sciences, but the principles are relevant for any discipline that collects data in spreadsheets. No previous experience with spreadsheets or programming is required.
For details and registration, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-hss-working-with-data-series-introduction-to-spreadsheets-tickets-427314207297
Overview: This course will review the basics of being on a board, whether it’s a for-profit or non-profit organization. Content will be reviewed through lectures, videos, and other media, and that information will be used during practical group work. By the end of this course, participants will be able to walk into a board meeting with a great deal of knowledge of prior rules, roles, and etiquette. For more information, go to https://files.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/upeI_pd_board_member_basics.pdf.
Designed for: People who are on a board of directors, or employees who are employed by a board of directors
Type of Delivery: In-person
Duration: One course for six (6) hours
Facilitators: Lee Gallant
ITSS will be closed for a staff meeting on Tuesday, November 8, from 2 pm until the end of the day.
You can still email helpdesk@upei or leave a message at 902-566-0465, and your request will be logged and dealt with the following day.
We thank you for your understanding.
The ITSS team
Thank you to everyone who participated in the UPEI Graduate Studies Research Conference and the UPEI Undergraduate Research Days. It was a great success.
The winners of the UPEI Graduate Research Conference presentations were:
Michael Kozma – 1st place
Michael Ampong – 2nd place
Mariana Fonseca – 3rd place
The winners of the UPEI Undergraduate Research Days presentations were:
Vidya Singh – 1st place
Bashar Hakeem – 2nd place
Corey Collett – 3rd place
- Are you a current UPEI graduate student?
- Do you work with biohazardous material as part of your research?
- Do you want to contribute to the research community and biosafety at UPEI?
- Would you like to gain valuable experience (looks great on a CV!) and be the student voice on a committee composed of UPEI Faculty and staff?
The UPEI Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is seeking a volunteer graduate student member to join the IBC for a two-year term! The IBC meets monthly to review biosafety permit applications and discuss other issues related to biosafety on campus.
For more information about this exciting opportunity or to express your interest, please contact Stephanie Palmer, Research Compliance Coordinator, at scpalmer@upei.ca by Friday, November 18.
Please pass on this information to anyone who might be interested!
The Campus Peer Support Program is a pilot project funded by Health Canada and jointly managed by the UPEI Department of Student Affairs and the Canadian Mental Health Association - PEI Branch. Based on the principle that the individual with lived experience in substance use and mental health issues can be trained to leverage their experience to help others, the program aims to develop a curriculum, provide training, and offer services to students on campus. If you are a student, or know students who might be interested, you can learn more about peer support from our webpage: https://www.upei.ca/student-affairs/campus-peer-support-program. Those interested in working for the program are encouraged to apply by November 8 via the UPEI HR portal: https://www.upei.ca/hr/competition/req69. Contact James Reddin (jareddin@upei.ca) or Connor Murphy (conmurphy@upei.ca) with any inquiries.
Teach, Learn, Live...in Japan!
The Montreal JETDesk is pleased to announce its final 2023 Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (https://jetprogramme.ca/) Zoom information session, scheduled on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 6 pm AST. The application deadline for the 2022 JET program is Monday, November 14, 2022.
Registration is mandatory to obtain the Zoom link to the information session of your choice. Sign up early to secure your virtual spot!
Registration form link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18LliJB36My49_Hx8W-xuUQIoH9WY74aVyaBWu8VUAqY/viewform?edit_requested=true
UPEI is partnering with the Canada Games Host Society during the 2023 Canada Winter Games from February 18 to March 5, 2023, and they need volunteers! From scorekeepers and ushers to drivers and bloggers, it will take thousands of people working together to plan and support all the athletic and cultural events during the Games.
UPEI has developed Guidelines for Volunteer Leave for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. UPEI employees who wish to volunteer are eligible to apply for up to 15 hours of paid time off to volunteer for the Games. To learn more and apply to be a volunteer, visit the 2023 Canada Winter Games Volunteer Portal.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions--new, renewal, or amendment--is Friday, January 6, 2023, for the January meeting. Please note that the Animal Care Committee does not meet in December.
Please note that 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."
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, go to 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.
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to apply various Deep Learning (DL) techniques to biomedical signal data using MATLAB. You will discover tools and fundamental approaches for developing advanced predictive models. We will cover the complete AI pipeline from signal exploration to AI modeling to deployment. You will write code and use MATLAB Online to annotate time series biomedical signals automatically; apply advanced signal pre-processing techniques for feature extraction; train deep learning models using CNNs and LSTMs; and discuss interoperability with Python frameworks.
For details and registration, go to https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=r49ad4fdde12a8a302f063881166c5236
Machine learning (ML) algorithms use computational methods to “learn” information directly from data without relying on a predetermined equation as a model. In this hands-on workshop, you will use MATLAB to apply ML techniques to Signal data. Topics include fundamentals of ML (supervised learning, feature extraction, and hyperparameter tuning); building and evaluating ML models for classification and regression of signals; automatic hyperparameter tuning and feature selection to optimize model performance; and, deploying ML models.
For details and registration, go to https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=rc1cb9cfab0ff2cf1cff1ff5b5a33e32e
Overview: This course will review the basics of marketing and promotion in the digital age, including the foundations of marketing and promotion. The course will be a mix of some lectures, video content, interactive polling and discussions, and practical application through breakout sessions. For more information, go to https://files.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/upei_pd_marketing_and_promotion_for_beginners.pdf.
Designed for: People who want to do some marketing and promotion but have no formal training or education
Type of Delivery: In-person
Duration: One course for six (6) hours
Facilitators: Lee Gallant
The UPEI Department of Music will present a faculty recital by Nicole Strum and Magdalena von Eccher. “Romance and Reflection”, a recital of evocative works for saxophone and piano, will feature a transcription of "Romance" by Amy Beach as well as works by Ida Gotkovsky, David Maslanka, Elainie Lillios, Stacy Garrop, and Fernande Decruck.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for students, and will be available for purchase at the door (cash only). Donations for the UPEI Food Bank will also be accepted at the event.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the UPEI Graduate Studies Research Conference and the UPEI Undergraduate Research Days. It was a great success.
The winners of the UPEI Graduate Research Conference presentations were:
Michael Kozma – 1st place
Michael Ampong – 2nd place
Mariana Fonseca – 3rd place
The winners of the UPEI Undergraduate Research Days presentations were:
Vidya Singh – 1st place
Bashar Hakeem – 2nd place
Corey Collett – 3rd place
Robertson Library will be closed on Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11.
November 5--11 is Veterans’ Week, a week to remember, honour, and thank those who have served and are currently serving Canada in times of war, military conflict, and peace.
The theme for the 2022 Veterans’ Week poster is Service, Courage, and Sacrifice. At home, around the world and across generations.
The First Nations, Inuit, and Métis of Canada have a long and proud tradition of military service to our country. November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans' Day, a day to commemorate and honour the important contributions of Indigenous Peoples in service to Canada.
Every year on Remembrance Day, November 11, Canadians pause in a minute of silence to remember the men and women who serve or have served our country. We remember the more than 2,300,000 Canadians who have served throughout our nation’s history and the more than 118,000 who made the ultimate sacrifice.
2022 marks 101 years of the red poppy being officially adopted as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in the First World War. In July 1921, the Great War Veterans’ Association, a forerunner of The Royal Canadian Legion, adopted the poppy as the flower of remembrance.
In 1915, John McCrae, a doctor from Guelph, Ontario, who was serving with the Canadian Artillery, wrote his famous poem In Flanders Fields. The poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries throughout the world.
Listen to In Flanders Fields, read by Michael Enright: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2678580545.
A Mi'kmaw translation by Mi'kmaw linguist Bernie Francis is available at https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1092418627699.
Visit the display in the lobby of the Library for resources that cover topics on this year’s poster theme of Canadians’ Service, Courage, and Sacrifice. Included in the display are materials about Indigenous Peoples who joined the Canadian Armed Forces and fought in foreign lands, and books about women's contributions to Canada's military effort, including women from PEI.
Information and resources about Veterans' Week, National Indigenous Veterans' Day, and Remembrance Day are available on the Veterans Affairs Canada website.
Lest We Forget
The UPEI Recruitment and First Year Advisement team is hosting a Fall Open House 2022 this Friday, November 4, 2022, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.
This will be the first in-person Open House since 2019 on the UPEI campus, and we are expecting a great group of prospective students to attend.
We will host a number of different events for prospective high school students, including
- faculty information sessions
- programs and services information sessions
- campus, residence, and athletics tours
All registered attendees will have the $50 UPEI application fee waived for this day only.
UPEI Recruitment and First Year Advising
- Are you a current UPEI graduate student?
- Do you work with biohazardous material as part of your research?
- Do you want to contribute to the research community and biosafety at UPEI?
- Would you like to gain valuable experience (looks great on a CV!) and be the student voice on a committee composed of UPEI Faculty and staff?
The UPEI Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is seeking a volunteer graduate student member to join the IBC for a two-year term! The IBC meets monthly to review biosafety permit applications and discuss other issues related to biosafety on campus.
For more information about this exciting opportunity or to express your interest, please contact Stephanie Palmer, Research Compliance Coordinator, at scpalmer@upei.ca by Friday, November 18.
Please pass on this information to anyone who might be interested!
The Campus Peer Support Program is a pilot project funded by Health Canada and jointly managed by the UPEI Department of Student Affairs and the Canadian Mental Health Association - PEI Branch. Based on the principle that the individual with lived experience in substance use and mental health issues can be trained to leverage their experience to help others, the program aims to develop a curriculum, provide training, and offer services to students on campus. If you are a student, or know students who might be interested, you can learn more about peer support from our webpage: https://www.upei.ca/student-affairs/campus-peer-support-program. Those interested in working for the program are encouraged to apply by November 8 via the UPEI HR portal: https://www.upei.ca/hr/competition/req69. Contact James Reddin (jareddin@upei.ca) or Connor Murphy (conmurphy@upei.ca) with any inquiries.
