The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee and Athletics and Recreation are hosting a wellness check and coffee break on Friday, January 27, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre from 10:00 am to noon. Drop by anytime. Registration is not required.

Have your blood pressure and/or blood glucose tested, and learn about online fitness and other fitness programming opportunities and memberships. Take your sneakers and enjoy walking/running on the indoor track. Meet with our personal trainer, and tour the private personal training studio. Find out more about the 2023 Cavendish Farms University Cup Men's Hockey Championships and discount packages for UPEI employees.

There will be coffee, snacks, and draws for prizes including six-month memberships to the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and small group training. People must come to the event to be eligible for a prize.

Those in attendance will receive a free UPEI men's hockey game ticket for January 27 (UPEI vs Saint Mary's).

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. Applications are due on Sunday, February 5, by 11:59 pm (AST). For more information or to apply, visit https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/wil-bursary.

NEW! In January 2023, the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research, on behalf of the presidents of Canada’s three research funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), announced the latest update to the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2, 2022), which includes new guidance on streamlining multi-jurisdictional ethics review for minimal risk research. A summary of this and other changes to the TCPS 2 in the new release can be found HERE.

The UPEI REB will be reviewing its policy and procedures in light of this new guidance and looks forward to communicating related changes soon. Please contact the REB and Research Compliance Coordinator, Dr. Stephanie Palmer, at scpalmer@upei.ca, with any questions or to discuss ethics related to your research.

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

UPEI would like to remind you of the coming changes associated with your UPEI account. On January 24, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be applied to all student accounts, and the approval approach for the Microsoft authenticator app will change to number matching.

Does this change impact me?
Anyone using a UPEI account in a student capacity will require MFA.  

Any faculty, staff, or students currently using the Microsoft authenticator app as a registered MFA method or anyone currently using an Apple watch for approval notifications will be impacted as tap approvals will change requiring you to enter a two-digit code instead.

Do I have to do anything to prepare for this change?
In preparation for these changes, please ensure that you have at least one MFA method registered. For those who are using the Microsoft authenticator app, make sure you have the latest version of the App installed on your mobile device.

Where can I get help to make sure I’m ready for January 24?
ITSS is offering various pop-up support opportunities to help you with MFA. Drop by and see us at the following locations:
•    Monday, January 23: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
•    Tuesday, January 24: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
•    Wednesday, January 25: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
•    Thursday, January 26: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre

Unable to make one of the pop-up locations? Use our helpful three-step process: ITSS M365 Info and check out our training video and text-based guide here.

Need further assistance? Contact the ITSS Help Desk at helpdesk@upei.ca or (902) 566-0465.

Set up MFA for your UPEI student account prior to January 24, and your name will be entered into a draw for a UPEI Bookstore gift card!
 

Have you heard the buzz around ChatGPT and been thinking about how this and other artificial intelligence apps might become a tool in your teaching and learning toolbox? Here is a resource sheet with ideas that you can use to help students ethically demonstrate their knowledge and learning, which can take advantage of the affordances of AI apps. Check out Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence Apps.

If you are interested in learning more, join us for a Lunch and Learn session on artificial intelligence in university teaching and learning on Friday, January 27, at 12:00 pm in the UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre. Please note that this is a new date for this event. 

The Faculty of Arts would like to invite everyone to join our "Celebration of Research and Creative Accomplishment" (AKA a collective book launch celebrating books and other major works since 2020) on Friday, January 20, at 4:00 pm at the Fox and Crow. All are welcome to join!

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) is pleased to partner with Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island to host the 2023 annual STLHE/SAPES conference at the Delta Convention Centre in Charlottetown from June 14-16, 2023. (Pre-conference workshops will take place on June 13.) Submissions are welcome from anyone interested in presenting to a multidisciplinary audience about teaching and learning in higher education. Submissions will close January 30, 2023 (midnight). Link to full details for the call for proposals

Join Maria Campbell as she leads two different classes as part of Mental Health Week. Both classes are free and for UPEI students, staff, and faculty only. Registration is required.

Virtual mindful movement class: This is a gentle movement class focusing on sensations in the body and feelings evoked through various forms of movement. The class will take place on Thursday, January 26, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Virtual stress management techniques class: Participants explore four different tools to soothe the nervous system in moments of stress including tea meditation, breathing exercises, journaling, and self-massage. This class will take place on Monday, January 23, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. 

To register:

* Go to recreation.upei.ca

* UPEI students/faculty/staff – click on Green ‘UPEI LOGIN’ button. Sign in with your UPEI email address and password.

* Click on mental health Icon and follow the prompts

Both opportunities are provided by the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee as part of Mental Health Week.

If you are going up for tenure or promotion soon and are thinking about the details of your teaching dossier, then this session is for you. Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass will talk about some of the things faculty members should focus on for tenure and promotion purposes on Friday, January 27, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm (snow date: February 16). Colleagues are strongly encouraged to review the Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Dossier course materials that are part of the Academic Instructional Skills Program (AISP) first and then come to the in-person workshop where you can focus on T & P specifics. You can self-enroll in both of these self-paced courses here. You'll find them in the Professional Growth, Development, and Identity Domain.  

You may have heard a few things about Chat GPT in recent weeks that have piqued your curiosity about artificial intelligence. Join panelists Chris Power, Inge Dorsey, Wendy Shilton, Richard Raiswell, and Andrew Godbout in a discussion of artificial intelligence in university learning on Friday, January 27, at 12:00 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre, RL 230. This will be a hybrid Lunch and Learn session. Please register here to attend online.  

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. Applications are due on Sunday, February 5, by 11:59 pm (AST). For more information or to apply, visit https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/wil-bursary.

Do you struggle to deal with a deluge of student emails? Dr. Elizabeth Wells will join us for a virtual Lunch and Learn session on Thursday, January 26, at 12:00 noon, with strategies to manage student emails and navigate boundaries. To register, click here.

NEW! In January 2023, the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research, on behalf of the presidents of Canada’s three research funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), announced the latest update to the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2, 2022), which includes new guidance on streamlining multi-jurisdictional ethics review for minimal risk research. A summary of this and other changes to the TCPS 2 in the new release can be found HERE.

The UPEI REB will be reviewing its policy and procedures in light of this new guidance and looks forward to communicating related changes soon. Please contact the REB and Research Compliance Coordinator, Dr. Stephanie Palmer, at scpalmer@upei.ca, with any questions or to discuss ethics related to your research.

Members of the campus community are invited to the launch of the online exhibition, "The Anne of Green Gables Manuscript: L.M. Montgomery and the Creation of Anne," on Thursday, January 19, at 1 p.m. AST, at Confederation Centre of the Arts in Studio 1. The event will also be livestreamed at https://youtube.com/live/EZKetwmDRTU?feature=share.

Following remarks, the exhibition curator and Montgomery scholar, Dr. Emily Woster, will demonstrate the website, which features the newly digitized manuscript and rarely seen material about Montgomery’s life and legacy. 

The exhibition is a project of Confederation Centre of the Arts, L.M. Montgomery Institute, and Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island, with funding from Digital Museums Canada.

Happy New Year!

The UPEI Health Centered Research Clinic is looking for full/part-time undergraduate students for the Connections program starting at the end of January 2023!

Would you like to meet new friends and be involved in an inclusive and non-judgmental environment to learn about food, health, stress, coping, and physical activity? 

The staff at the Health Centered Research Clinic at UPEI is offering a free eight-session program to help connect undergraduate students to provide an environment for learning on a variety of topics around health and well-being and connecting to the student community. Snacks will be provided at each session!

This free program will include a total of eight weekly group education sessions with a registered dietitian and health promoter and exercise sessions with a kinesiologist (plus open gym times) located in the lower level of the Steel Building.

If you are interested in registering, please email Anja and Laurie at connections@upei.ca for more information or to register. We look forward to seeing you there! 

IT Systems and Services will be performing network maintenance on our campus network on January 22 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. 

The Faculty of Arts would like to invite everyone to join our "Celebration of Research and Creative Accomplishment" (AKA a collective book launch celebrating books and other major works since 2020) on Friday, January 20, at 4:00 pm at the Fox and Crow. All are welcome to join!

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) is pleased to partner with Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island to host the 2023 annual STLHE/SAPES conference at the Delta Convention Centre in Charlottetown from June 14-16, 2023. (Pre-conference workshops will take place on June 13.) Submissions are welcome from anyone interested in presenting to a multidisciplinary audience about teaching and learning in higher education. Submissions will close January 30, 2023 (midnight). Link to full details for the call for proposals

If you are going up for tenure or promotion soon and are thinking about the details of your teaching dossier, then this session is for you. Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass will talk about some of the things faculty members should focus on for tenure and promotion purposes on Friday, January 27, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm (snow date: February 16). Colleagues are strongly encouraged to review the Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Dossier course materials that are part of the Academic Instructional Skills Program (AISP) first and then come to the in-person workshop where you can focus on T & P specifics. You can self-enroll in both of these self-paced courses here. You'll find them in the Professional Growth, Development, and Identity Domain.