The UPEI Food Bank continues to respond to student needs due to the generosity of the UPEI community and off-campus donors.  Many offer their time, welcoming students and helping them with food choices while at the food bank. The sign-up sheet for November and December is ready. Please use this link. Don't hesitate to contact Sister Sue <sukidd@upei.ca> or Lauren van Vliet <lvanvliet@upei.ca> for further information.  

Thank you!

Keeping your computing devices up to date with all the latest available updates is critical to keeping your systems running smoothly and securely. Quite often, your UPEI workstation will require a restart after applying important updates. However, many systems are restarted very infrequently. 

Starting October 25, all UPEI Windows workstations will be automatically restarted within 2 days after an important security update is installed. 

As these updates are applied, there will be pop-up notifications on your workstation informing you of when your workstation will be restarted. 

Every effort will be made to have these automatic workstation restarts occur overnight. However, there may be occasions where the automatic restart is necessary during the workday. 

As a best practice, we recommend saving your work frequently throughout the day, signing out of your workstation each evening, and restarting your computer as soon as possible when prompted. 

Please note that this change only applies to Faculty and Staff workstations managed by IT Systems & Services. This does not apply to shared workstations found in classrooms or student computer labs (they have their own separate update schedule). 

If you have any questions about this change, please contact the ITSS Help Desk (helpdesk@upei.ca) for more information. 

Through live demonstrations and examples, learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Topics will include accessing data from many sources; 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. This session is designed for those new to MATLAB, or more experienced users, as it will include some tips and tricks.

For details and registration, go to https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=r37b01e8b86a4572649ef47d7db531552 

Canadian author, journalist, and historian Gwynne Dyer will give a public lecture titled “Planetary Maintenance Engineers: A Last-Ditch Climate Rescue Strategy,” on November 3 at 7 pm in the Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre (Room 135) at UPEI. He will discuss challenges facing the world because of climate change and explore the concept of “geoengineering,” or cooling the planet by artificial means.

Mr. Dyer is a respected London-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist, and military historian. In 2010 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His lecture is presented by the Saint Dunstan’s University Board of Governors, in cooperation with the University of Prince Edward Island.

All are welcome to attend. Please note that masks are required.

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 University of Prince Edward Island community is saddened to learn of the passing of the Honourable Doris Margaret Anderson, CM, of St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, aged 100 years. 
 
Dr. Anderson attended Prince of Wales College and graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1944 and from Cornell University with a Master of Science degree in 1951. She founded the home economics program at UPEI where she was a professor from 1969 until 1988. In 1994, she was named professor emerita, and in 2009, was honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award.  Read the full message

The flags on campus have been lowered to half-mast in her memory. 

Valerie Abd-El-Aziz, candidate for a term appointment faculty position, will give a presentation titled Teaching presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 3:00 pm in the UPEI Health Science Building (HSB), Room 104.

All are welcome to attend.

Dawn Inman-Flynn, candidate for a term appointment faculty position, will give a presentation titled "Teaching presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing" on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 11:30 am in the UPEI Health Science Building (HSB), Room 104. 

All are welcome to attend.

As a wrap-up to Academic Integrity Week, you might want to re-visit this recent evidence-informed keynote by Dr. Sarah Eaton about key issues and trends related to academic integrity, including (a) how COVID-19 changed our understanding of academic integrity; (b) expanded definitions of academic integrity that extend beyond student conduct; (c) how equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and Indigenization play a role in academic integrity; (d) cutting-edge topics such as the role artificial intelligence is playing in teaching, learning, and assessment; and (e) updated and practical approaches to promote integrity and address misconduct. Dr. Eaton offers new insights, lots to think about, and ideas for how to move forward. 

Visit the Teaching and Learning Events Calendar to find this recording and others from past TLC events. 

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “Anticosti: Metropolitan Finisterre” on October 25 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

Part of the Institute’s Island Lecture Series, the talk will be presented by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, professor of geography, at Université Laval in Quebec City.

“Two large islands lie at the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,” says Hatvany. “Despite their relative proximity and comparable sobriquets, one “Garden of the Gulf,” the other “Paradise Found,” the similarities end there. It is the smaller of the two, Prince Edward Island, that realized provincial autonomy through the development and control of its human, agricultural, forest, and fish resources. The larger, Anticosti, experienced little internal development despite abundant resources, being purposely constructed by external decision makers as a Finisterre Insulaire or Land’s End, controlled and dependent upon metropolitan decision makers and investors to assure the well-being of its small population. While Anticosti is little known in Quebec or by its nearest neighbours in Atlantic Canada, the island is celebrated by the upper classes of distant North American and European metropoles as a natural paradise as well as an aspiring UNESCO heritage site for its unique fossil and sedimentary strata.”

All are welcome.
 

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a new recreation portal that is used for all fitness, intramural, panther academy, and staff/faculty wellness programming.  

To gain access, log into recreation.upei.ca, and click on "Sign In" in the upper right-hand corner. Ensure that you click on the green button that states UPEI LOGIN --- use your UPEI username/email and password to gain access. Do NOT sign in on the community button, and do NOT reset the password. Use the same email/username and password that you use to log into myupei.ca.

Once you are on the site, please take some time to click and review it. For UPEI staff/faculty, click on the Wellness (UPEI Faculty/Staff) icon to view and/or register for any wellness programs. UPEI staff/faculty also have discounts on specialty fitness classes, small group training, and virtual fitness programming.   

UPEI students have access to intramural programs. Only full-time UPEI students have access to intramurals. The site includes the team they are on, game stats, and game schedules with dates, times, and locations.

Those who have purchased Sports Centre memberships and wish to attend a membership fitness class must log in and sign up for a class on a specific date and time.  As well, if they can't make the class, they have to cancel it.  Instructions are found in the class description. 

Take some time as well to view your profile. Click on your name and then your profile. This profile will give you access to program registrations, program attendance, memberships (start and end dates), etc.   

NOTE:  All UPEI staff and faculty have a "default membership." This is not a membership with any membership benefits. Instead, it is a membership that will give you access to discounts on programming and allow you to register for UPEI staff/faculty wellness programs.

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “Anticosti: Metropolitan Finisterre” on October 25 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

Part of the Institute’s Island Lecture Series, the talk will be presented by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, professor of geography, at Université Laval in Quebec City.

“Two large islands lie at the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,” says Hatvany. “Despite their relative proximity and comparable sobriquets, one “Garden of the Gulf,” the other “Paradise Found,” the similarities end there. It is the smaller of the two, Prince Edward Island, that realized provincial autonomy through the development and control of its human, agricultural, forest, and fish resources. The larger, Anticosti, experienced little internal development despite abundant resources, being purposely constructed by external decision makers as a Finisterre Insulaire or Land’s End, controlled and dependent upon metropolitan decision makers and investors to assure the well-being of its small population. While Anticosti is little known in Quebec or by its nearest neighbours in Atlantic Canada, the island is celebrated by the upper classes of distant North American and European metropoles as a natural paradise as well as an aspiring UNESCO heritage site for its unique fossil and sedimentary strata.”

All are welcome.
 

The UPEI Food Bank continues to respond to student needs due to the generosity of the UPEI community and off-campus donors.  Many offer their time, welcoming students and helping them with food choices while at the food bank. The sign-up sheet for November and December is ready. Please use this link. Don't hesitate to contact Sister Sue <sukidd@upei.ca> or Lauren van Vliet <lvanvliet@upei.ca> for further information.  

Thank you!

Keeping your computing devices up to date with all the latest available updates is critical to keeping your systems running smoothly and securely. Quite often, your UPEI workstation will require a restart after applying important updates. However, many systems are restarted very infrequently. 

Starting October 25, all UPEI Windows workstations will be automatically restarted within 2 days after an important security update is installed. 

As these updates are applied, there will be pop-up notifications on your workstation informing you of when your workstation will be restarted. 

Every effort will be made to have these automatic workstation restarts occur overnight. However, there may be occasions where the automatic restart is necessary during the workday. 

As a best practice, we recommend saving your work frequently throughout the day, signing out of your workstation each evening, and restarting your computer as soon as possible when prompted. 

Please note that this change only applies to Faculty and Staff workstations managed by IT Systems & Services. This does not apply to shared workstations found in classrooms or student computer labs (they have their own separate update schedule). 

If you have any questions about this change, please contact the ITSS Help Desk (helpdesk@upei.ca) for more information. 

The UPEI Graduate Students Association and the Teaching and Learning Centre invite all postdocs and graduate students to attend "The role of paraphrasing in academic integrity," presented by Jarmo Puiras, UPEI Writing Centre Coordinator, on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 12:00 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230 or via Zoom. Please RSVP to GSA President Paulina Huayamave Hernandez by emailing mphuayamave@upei.ca. This event is part of activities plannaed for Academic Integrity Week 2022.

The week of October 17 to 21 is Academic Integrity Week, and the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating falls on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.  Here's the line-up of activities that UPEI has organized to recognize this event: 

• Webinar —"The Intersection of Academic Integrity and Mental Health: From Resources to Policies," offered by the Taylor Institute, will explore ways to address academic integrity while supporting student mental health and well-being in the classroom environment and beyond. 
• In–person Lunch and Learn for Instructors —Learn how the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) applies when there are suspected or actual breaches of academic integrity. Learn what information can be shared, with whom and why with Patti Wheatley, UPEI FOIPP Officer, on Wednesday, October 19, at 12:30 pm, in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230.
• A handy resource —"Student Academic Integrity: A Handbook for Academic Staff and Teaching Assistants" is a guide that will help you understand academic integrity throughout the semester. To download, go to http://ow.ly/JM7b50Ju1Ct  There is also a list of open-access teaching resources about academic integrity here.
• Webinar —Compliments of the Manitoba Academic Integrity Network (MAIN) Speaker Series, "Positive Interventions in the Age of Contract Cheating" with Dr. Thomas Lancaster, Senior Teaching Fellow, Computing, Imperial College London, UK.
• Especially for Graduate Students and Postdocs— A workshop on "Paraphrasing and Academic Integrity" in the Teaching & Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Rm 230, October 20, at 12:00 pm
• The Campus Life Program will host a Jeopardy session during the week for undergraduate students.   

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, October 28, 2022. These applications will be reviewed at the November 17, 2022, meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

Please note that the IBC has instituted a new category of protocol amendment: biosafety permit minor amendment. This event form is included in the Researcher Portal. Minor amendments that are strictly limited to changes in personnel and/or funding can be submitted at any time but require up to a two-week review period. They are normally reviewed by the IBC chair or designate and the BSO or designate. If the amendment is approved, then an approval notification will be sent to the PI. Submissions via this route may be sent for full committee review at the discretion of the IBC chair and the BSO.  

For more information about the IBC review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca

Ethics protocols that involve "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, October 28, 2022, for review at the November meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve "more than minimal risk"; renewals; and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.

All research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process. For more information about the REB review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

The Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay will host a public Open House on Friday, October 21, from 9 am to 4 pm.

From 9:30 to 11:30 am, there will presentations by industry, government, and NGO leaders regarding the effects of climate change on their sectors. Tours of the facility and graduate student poster presentations will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

A light lunch will be provided, and public transport is available through the T3 transit network. Please RSVP to climatechangeadmin@upei.ca