The UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre is proud to host the 2023 Canada Winter Games Wheelchair Basketball and Badminton events from February 18 to March 5.   

The Canada Games Committee has agreed to allow UPEI students with an active membership to access the UPEI FITNESS CENTRE ONLY from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm during the Canada Games. There will be NO access to locker rooms, squash courts, gymnasium, or indoor track. This applies only to UPEI students with an active membership.

IMPORTANT: Students MUST access the facility through the Bell Aliant Centre to enter the UPEI Fitness Centre and show their UPEI Campus ID card to security to gain access. NO CARD = NO ACCESS.

COMMUNITY/UPEI STAFF/FACULTY MEMBERS will not have access to the Sports Centre from February 18 to March 5. Please email jalane@upei.ca or drop by the Panther Central desk to request an extension to your membership.

All Sports Centre members will have access to live virtual classes during this time period. For class schedule and registration information, please visit recreation.upei.ca and click on Virtual Fitness Programming icon, then Live Virtual Fitness Classes.

Parking during the games will be in the MacLauchlan Arena parking lot from February 18 to March 5.   

The UPEI indoor track and general locker rooms will be closed to users on Friday, February 17, starting at 11:00 am, until Monday, March 6, when regular hours will resume.

NOTE: On Friday, February 17, Canada Games will be setting up in the Sports Centre. Members will still have access to the fitness centre from 6 am to 9 pm, but please be aware the building will be very busy. 

If you click the "Windows" key plus one of the arrows (right, left, up, down), your current window will move to that side of the screen. 

Similarly, "Windows," plus "Shift," plus one of the arrows will move your window into whatever monitor is that way. It is a handy little trick for Windows machines.

Technology Tip Tuesdays will be taking a break during Canada Games, but the ITSS Help Desk remains open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, for all your IT questions and needs at 902-566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca.

Go Team PEI!

We are less than one week away from welcoming thousands of participants, officials, volunteers, and spectators to the UPEI campus for the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games. Preparations and move-in by Canada Games will begin in earnest on Thursday, February 16, at 4 pm. We recognize there will be disruption to the regular routines of our campus community and remind everyone of important changes related to classes and parking.  

Please visit the webpage for students and employees (https://www.upei.ca/canadagames/information-for-students-and-employees ) where you will find the most up-to-date information and full details.  

We thank our campus community for their cooperation and contributions towards making the UPEI campus a centrepiece of this national event. 

The Campus Peer Support Program, a pilot project funded by Health Canada, is now open to serve students. Operating out of the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre on the fifth floor of Dalton Hall, the service employs six students with lived experience in mental health and/or addictions who have been trained in peer support to talk to and support students who have their own concerns with these issues.

Peer support is the process of disclosing of one's personal experience with mental health problems and/or addictions. Peer support is an emerging area in the development of tools and resources to help people who are struggling with their mental health. In Prince Edward Island, the Canadian Mental Health Association – PEI division holds a contract with the provincial government to offer clinical peer support services as a part of the province’s mental health strategy. UPEI, in partnership with CMHA-PEI and with generous funding from Health Canada, is one fo five 5 pilot sites across the country to establish a campus peer support program.

Peer support is open on Monday, Friday, and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm as well as Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Please direct inquiries to:

Campus Peer Support lead Kate Jeffery: k.jeffery@cmha.pe.ca

UPEI Student Affairs' senior counsellor James Reddin: jareddin@upei.ca

The Writing Centre will remain open with a reduced schedule during the winter break (February 7 to March 6 inclusive). If you're using the break to catch up or get a head start on assignments, keep us in mind!  We can help.

NOTE:  ONLINE APPOINTMENTS ONLY DURING THE BREAK.

We will be closed on Islander Day, February 20.

As always, you can see our schedule and make an appointment at https://upei.mywconline.com/.

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

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

The UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre is proud to host the 2023 Canada Winter Games Wheelchair Basketball and Badminton events from February 18 to March 5.   

The Canada Games Committee has agreed to allow UPEI students with an active membership to access the UPEI FITNESS CENTRE ONLY from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm during the Canada Games. There will be NO access to locker rooms, squash courts, gymnasium, or indoor track. This applies only to UPEI students with an active membership.

IMPORTANT: Students MUST access the facility through the Bell Aliant Centre to enter the UPEI Fitness Centre and show their UPEI Campus ID card to security to gain access. NO CARD = NO ACCESS.

COMMUNITY/UPEI STAFF/FACULTY MEMBERS will not have access to the Sports Centre from February 18 to March 5. Please email jalane@upei.ca or drop by the Panther Central desk to request an extension to your membership.

All Sports Centre members will have access to live virtual classes during this time period. For class schedule and registration information, please visit recreation.upei.ca and click on Virtual Fitness Programming icon, then Live Virtual Fitness Classes.

Parking during the games will be in the MacLauchlan Arena parking lot from February 18 to March 5.   

The UPEI indoor track and general locker rooms will be closed to users on Friday, February 17, starting at 11:00 am, until Monday, March 6, when regular hours will resume.

NOTE: On Friday, February 17, Canada Games will be setting up in the Sports Centre. Members will still have access to the fitness centre from 6 am to 9 pm, but please be aware the building will be very busy. 

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, February 24, 2022, for review at the March 15 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 next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, February 24, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the March 16 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.

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

Robertson Library and the International Student Office (ISO) present...

Send a Postcard Home!

Write a postcard to your family and/or friends back home to let them know you're thinking of them while you're here at UPEI! Postcards are FREE - and we'll mail your postcard for you for FREE!!

Place a dot on the world map to indicate the country where you are sending your postcard. We mailed postcards to over 34 countries when we held the event last semester! Can we surpass that number this time?

 Enjoy some treats while you are writing your postcard! 

• Date: Tuesday, February 14, 11 am--1 pm
   
• Location: Library Foyer, Main Level

Everyone is welcome!

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 Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 10:15 am in Andrew Hall Room 142. The session should only take 30 minutes.

Please let hse@upei.ca know if you are interested in attending.

IT Systems and Services will be performing network maintenance on February 12 from 9:00 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. 

In honour of Black History Month, join the UPEI EDI office and the UPEI Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre in an open conversation about race and racism in Dawson Lounge on the fifth floor of SDU Main Building on February 10, at 1 pm. Please note that the location of this event has been changed to Dawson Lounge.

We will explore where we are with our understanding of anti-racism, where we want to be in leading anti-racist values, and how we can get there, as well as navigating the challenges that exist in being anti-racist.

This conversation will be co-facilitated by Amirah Oyesegun (they/them), Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Employment Systems Advisor with the UPEI Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office, and Jasmine Pauze (she/her), coordinator of the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar presentation on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

 Toyin O. Adekanmbi, MSc student in the School of Climate Change and Adaptation will present “Assessment of the Climate Change Impacts on Potato Yields in PEI using a Crop Simulation Model.” 

All are welcome.

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, February 24, 2022, for review at the March 15 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 next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, February 24, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the March 16 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.

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

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, March 3, for the March meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the 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.

UPEI annually acknowledges individuals for their outstanding contributions to the success of the University. The awards are valued at $1,000 each and given in recognition of excellence of faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff.

These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 1:00–2:30 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 

Nominations are open and must be submitted to universityawards@upei.ca by the last Friday in February each year.  This year, nominations close on Friday, February 24. 

For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit http://www.upei.ca/president/presidential-recognition-awards-merit

In honour of Black History Month, join the UPEI EDI office and the UPEI Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre in an open conversation about race and racism in Dawson Lounge on the fifth floor of SDU Main Building on February 10, at 1 pm. Please note that the location of this event has been changed to Dawson Lounge.

We will explore where we are with our understanding of anti-racism, where we want to be in leading anti-racist values, and how we can get there, as well as navigating the challenges that exist in being anti-racist.

This conversation will be co-facilitated by Amirah Oyesegun (they/them), Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Employment Systems Advisor with the UPEI Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office, and Jasmine Pauze (she/her), coordinator of the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre.