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.

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.

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/.

On Wednesday, February 8, UPEI faculty, staff, and students, and the general public are invited to a free screening and panel discussion of "Ice Walk" with director Eliza Knockwood and other honoured guests. This event will take place in the Hon. Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion MacDougall Hall, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

This documentary “exposes a hidden history of the exile of Prince Edward Island’s original inhabitants to a small island off its coast and explores the present-day desire of allies to rectify these injustices. The series holds space for Mi’kmaq Elders and other community members to tell their harrowing stories of crossing the ice to get basic provisions from the mainland.”

Thank you to our partnerships who helped make this event possible:

•    Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
•    Atlantic Council for International Cooperation
•    UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change

If you have questions about parking, accessibility, emotional support during the screening, or other topics related to this event, For information, please email Jasmine Pauzé, coordinator of the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre, at mawiomi@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!

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.

On Wednesday, February 8, UPEI faculty, staff, and students, and the general public are invited to a free screening and panel discussion of "Ice Walk" with director Eliza Knockwood and other honoured guests. This event will take place in the Hon. Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion MacDougall Hall, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

This documentary “exposes a hidden history of the exile of Prince Edward Island’s original inhabitants to a small island off its coast and explores the present-day desire of allies to rectify these injustices. The series holds space for Mi’kmaq Elders and other community members to tell their harrowing stories of crossing the ice to get basic provisions from the mainland.”

Thank you to our partnerships who helped make this event possible:

•    Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
•    Atlantic Council for International Cooperation
•    UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change

If you have questions about parking, accessibility, emotional support during the screening, or other topics related to this event, For information, please email Jasmine Pauzé, coordinator of the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre, at mawiomi@upei.ca
 

Don't be scared of the cloud. 

You’re most likely familiar with old-fashioned types of object storage that involve storing files and other data on your computer. The content you’re saving is stored on the physical drive or a removable storage media such as an external hard drive or a USB drive. These methods have downsides:

• Your data is vulnerable to both internal and external tampering.
• Once your data is gone, you can never get it back

Keeping files in a cloud is an easy way to ensure that you have access to them no matter what device you’re using. It’s also a handy way to back up important files. There are lots of cloud programs that will give you some amount of free storage space. Google Drive and Microsoft One Drive are two that we are most familiar with. But remember that you still need a strong password and MFA! 

Cloud storage services make it really easy to share files and folders, but you should be careful about how you do this. Manage the access of the shared files, add expiry dates to all the shares, and, of course, be careful about what you share and who you share it with.

During Black History Month, people in Canada celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities that, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate, and prosperous nation it is today.

The 2023 theme for Black History Month is “Ours to tell.” 

“This theme represents both an opportunity to engage in open dialogue and a commitment to learning more about the stories Black communities in Canada have to tell about their histories, successes, sacrifices, and triumphs.”

Explore Heritage Canada’s website for resources on Black History Month, including Significant Events in Black History in Canada, Noteworthy Figures, and Organizations and Educational Resources on the History of Black Communities in Canada.

Check out our display in the foyer of the Library featuring books on the history of the Black community in Canada and books by contemporary Black Canadian authors. Discover your next favourite author!

Explore a selection of the Library’s eBooks collection highlighting Blacks in Canada.

Looking for movies about Black Canadian communities and lives? Canada's National Film Board (NFB) features Black Communities in Canada: A Rich History, a 30-film playlist intended to "portray the multi-layered lives of Canada's diverse Black communities."

Curio.ca has a selection of teacher resource guides, videos, and audio featuring Black History in Canada. This series celebrates the achievements of Black Canadians and reflects on the stories, experiences and accomplishments of Canada's Black community.

The National Film Board (NFB) and Curio.ca are available from the Library’s video databases.

CBC Gem, CBC's free digital video streaming service, offers four Black History Month collections – Black Stories, Celebrating Black History, Black Art & Music, and Must Watch Black Leads, featuring over 60 series, films, and documentaries that explore Black history and culture, and celebrate the experiences, strength, and perseverance of Black communities.

Celebrate Black History Month!  

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.