The PEI Wildlife Federation invites members of the University community to a tree dedication in memory of UPEI Founder, long-time faculty member, and conservationist Daryl Guignion on Wednesday, July 13, at 1:00 pm, at the intersection of the walkways between Duffy Science Centre, Kelley Memorial Building, and Don and Marion McDougall Hall. All are welcome.

Summer is here, which is great for us but not so great for our electronics. Direct sunlight can overheat them. If you have to work outdoors, keep your laptop or phone out of the sun. Staying in the shade will drop the ambient temperature.

Do you keep your laptop in the car while you run errands? If the answer is yes, then shut it off. Even if the screen is dark or it's in sleep mode, power is still running through the circuits. When the laptop is shut off, it has a chance to cool and is not generating heat while in storage.

If your phone overheats and shuts off, wait for it to cool. If you try to turn it on immediately, its internal components may be damaged and its life span shortened. 

As a partner, a sports venue, and the Athletes' Village for the 2023 Canada Winter Games, UPEI is excited, along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society, to promote the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay.

Prior to every Canada Games, a Torch Relay takes place that sees the Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch travel part of the country as it makes its way to the host city/province for the opening ceremony. Ceremoniously lit from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, the Roly McLenahan Torch will ignite the official Games flame during the opening ceremony.

In keeping true with this time-honoured Canada Games tradition, the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games will begin its Torch Relay on October 17, 2022, with a lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill before heading to Prince Edward Island. The Torch Relay will visit over 20 communities across PEI and engage with local residents through a series of Torch Relay events and community celebrations, with various Torchbearers carrying the torch. Learn more and view the Torch Relay map

After arriving in PEI and traveling from tip-to-tip, the torch will make its way to Eastlink Centre on February 18, 2023, for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, where it will light the cauldron and officially ignite the competition.

The call for nominations to become a torchbearer in the upcoming 2023 Canada Games Torch Relay is now open! The Host Society values all differences and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. Please complete the Torchbearer Nomination Form to nominate yourself or a fellow community member to be a Torchbearer in the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay. Please complete and submit the online form by 5 pm ADT on July 15, 2022.

If you currently use Collaborate for teaching, you may not be aware that there have been a significant number of improvements and additions. Join the E-Learning Office for a tour of these new features and see just how hard Blackboard has been working to upgrade their web conferencing and video recording application. This free webinar will be offered on two different occasions: July 19, 2:00 to 3:00 pm; or August 18, 10:00 to 11:00 am. REGISTER

The UPEI English Language Centre is urgently looking for individuals and families to host eight incoming Japanese female high school students. The students are at UPEI from July 24 to August 6. Students need to have their own bedroom, access to food for three meals a day, and transportation to campus if not on a bus route.  Hosts receive $250/week for each student hosted. If you are interested, please email homestay@upei.ca or call 902-894-2850.

Join your fellow colleagues for the 2nd annual meeting of the UPEI Plant Pals TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 12, from noon to 1 pm in the campus quad. Trade plants and trimmings with other staff and faculty, finally repot that office plant outgrowing its container, or offer up slips/cuttings to folks looking to spruce up their new office spaces!

Please bring what supplies you can, and even better if you have enough to share. Let's take care of our office greenery while enjoying a little visit with our coworkers!

Rain date will be Thursday, July 14, same time and place.

Email Shannon at smsnow@upei.ca or Jenna Gaudet at jengaudet@upei.ca with any questions.

Health PEI is inviting all Islanders aged 18 and up to take a survey about virtual health care.

The Virtual Care Patient Survey is voluntary, and all responses are anonymous. The survey will take 5 to 7 minutes to complete. The information gathered will help Health PEI improve virtual care services and supports. The survey is available in both English and French.

The survey is available online at www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/virtual-care-patient-survey

For a paper copy of the survey, please call 1-833-710-1456.

As a partner, a sports venue, and the Athletes' Village for the 2023 Canada Winter Games, UPEI is excited, along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society, to promote the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay.

Prior to every Canada Games, a Torch Relay takes place that sees the Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch travel part of the country as it makes its way to the host city/province for the opening ceremony. Ceremoniously lit from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, the Roly McLenahan Torch will ignite the official Games flame during the opening ceremony.

In keeping true with this time-honoured Canada Games tradition, the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games will begin its Torch Relay on October 17, 2022, with a lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill before heading to Prince Edward Island. The Torch Relay will visit over 20 communities across PEI and engage with local residents through a series of Torch Relay events and community celebrations, with various Torchbearers carrying the torch. Learn more and view the Torch Relay map

After arriving in PEI and traveling from tip-to-tip, the torch will make its way to Eastlink Centre on February 18, 2023, for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, where it will light the cauldron and officially ignite the competition.

The call for nominations to become a torchbearer in the upcoming 2023 Canada Games Torch Relay is now open! The Host Society values all differences and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. Please complete the Torchbearer Nomination Form to nominate yourself or a fellow community member to be a Torchbearer in the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay. Please complete and submit the online form by 5 pm ADT on July 15, 2022.

Join your fellow colleagues for the 2nd annual meeting of the UPEI Plant Pals on Tuesday, July 12, from noon to 1 pm in the campus quad. Trade plants and trimmings with other staff and faculty, finally repot that office plant outgrowing its container, or offer up slips/cuttings to folks looking to spruce up their new office spaces!

Please bring what supplies you can, and even better if you have enough to share. Let's take care of our office greenery while enjoying a little visit with our coworkers!

Rain date will be Thursday, July 14, same time and place.

Email Shannon at smsnow@upei.ca or Jenna Gaudet at jengaudet@upei.ca with any questions.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, August 5, for the August meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, 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.

Overview: The Certificate in Customer and Client Service is designed to give the knowledge, skills, and tools for individuals to improve customer and client service within their organization. Not only are the benefits of improved customer and client service positive feelings and loyalty, but it also improves the workplace morale, which in turn leads to better production and results.

At the end of this certificate, participants will be able to elevate customer and client service both internally and externally within their organization, turn customer and client service failures into learning opportunities—which will lead to positives—and create a culture that will make great customer and client service consistent and a priority among all members of an organization.

Designed for: All people involved with customer and client service, both in a retail and a multi-level organizational sense.  Especially relevant for all executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals who deal with other people within their workplace.

Type of Delivery: In-person.

Duration: One course for a total of six (6) hours.

Facilitator: Tracy Stretch

For More Information: https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/certificates/customer-and-client-service

The UPEI English Language Centre is urgently looking for individuals and families to host eight incoming Japanese female high school students. The students are at UPEI from July 24 to August 6. Students need to have their own bedroom, access to food for three meals a day, and transportation to campus if not on a bus route.  Hosts receive $250/week for each student hosted. If you are interested, please email homestay@upei.ca or call 902-894-2850.

The UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) is organizing the AARMS CRG Conference (online) from July 8 to 9, 2022. The discussion will be on the topic "Computational Aspects in Finance and Actuarial Science" in the SMCS at UPEI.

Here is the webpage of the conference: http://smcs.upei.ca/cafas2022/

​Anybody who is interested in are welcome to join the conference using the link below. (Please see the zoom link below)
 

Topic:  AARMS CRG CONFERENCE

Time: July 8–9, 2022

Join Zoom Meeting

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The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, August 5, for the August meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, 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.

The UPEI Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development will offer four one-day courses this July and August as a part of our new “Summer Sessions.”

Lee Gallant, CEO of IDEA Consulting, will be the facilitator for the Summer Sessions. The Summer Sessions are in-person courses, held in Room 208, Robertson Library, UPEI. Each course will start at 9 am and last until 3:30 pm. Coffee, tea, snacks, and a light lunch will be provided to all participants, as well as a bonus takeaway that each participant can take upon completion of the course. 

Courses:
•    Marketing and Promotion for Beginners (July 26)
•    Board Member Basics (July 27)
•    Dealing with Difficult People (August 10)
•    Successful Fundraising and Sponsorship Attainment (August 24) 

Prices:
•    Marketing and Promotion for Beginners: $349 + tax
•    Board Member Basics: $299 + tax
•    Dealing with Difficult People: $349 + tax
•    Successful Fundraising and Sponsorship Attainment: $349 + tax

For more information about the Summer Sessions, go to https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/summer-sessions 

To register, go to https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9KUeeE99lUaXGGaCg81bvklWR9Mgd-VIsEECR0kosIBUOE9MTjVDRTNLVzBaMFdSME9OOVRISUFUMi4u 

Spots are limited for each course, so register today to avoid disappointment.

Presenter: Ahmad Bhatti

Title: “Climate Change Impact Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Sustainable Water and Agricultural Management in Prince Edward Island”

Abstract:

PEI has abundant water resources and rain-fed agriculture; its sustainability is, however, at stake due to environmental changes like warming, changing precipitation patterns, pumping concentrations, etc. Research and knowledge gaps in its science-based information have been filled using rational materials and methods. The changes and impacts on temperature, precipitation, streamflows, groundwater recharge, potential evapotranspiration, potatoes’ water requirements, supplemental irrigation requirements, and sustainable water availabilities have been analyzed for the eastern, central, and western parts for the longest 150-years (1931–2080). Daily and some hourly observed climatic data were used, along with validated modeled data of Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, etc. Distributed hydrological modeling of the western (Mill and Wilmot rivers), central (West and Winter rivers), and eastern (Bear River) watersheds were undertaken, using Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Statistical significance of the temporal changes among the climatic normals under different IPCC’s RCP scenarios were determined using Analysis of Variance.

If you wish to attend the public presentation, please contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator at gsc@upei.ca to receive the link.

As a partner, a sports venue, and the Athletes' Village for the 2023 Canada Winter Games, UPEI is excited, along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society, to promote the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay.

Prior to every Canada Games, a Torch Relay takes place that sees the Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch travel part of the country as it makes its way to the host city/province for the opening ceremony. Ceremoniously lit from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, the Roly McLenahan Torch will ignite the official Games flame during the opening ceremony.

In keeping true with this time-honoured Canada Games tradition, the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games will begin its Torch Relay on October 17, 2022, with a lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill before heading to Prince Edward Island. The Torch Relay will visit over 20 communities across PEI and engage with local residents through a series of Torch Relay events and community celebrations, with various Torchbearers carrying the torch. Learn more and view the Torch Relay map

After arriving in PEI and traveling from tip-to-tip, the torch will make its way to Eastlink Centre on February 18, 2023, for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, where it will light the cauldron and officially ignite the competition.

The call for nominations to become a torchbearer in the upcoming 2023 Canada Games Torch Relay is now open! The Host Society values all differences and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. Please complete the Torchbearer Nomination Form to nominate yourself or a fellow community member to be a Torchbearer in the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay. Please complete and submit the online form by 5 pm ADT on July 15, 2022.

If you currently use Collaborate for teaching, you may not be aware that there have been a significant number of improvements and additions. Join the E-Learning Office for a tour of these new features and see just how hard Blackboard has been working to upgrade their web conferencing and video recording application. This free webinar will be offered on two different occasions: July 19, 2:00 to 3:00 pm; or August 18, 10:00 to 11:00 am. REGISTER

The UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) is organizing the AARMS CRG Conference (online) from July 8 to 9, 2022. The discussion will be on the topic "Computational Aspects in Finance and Actuarial Science" in the SMCS at UPEI.

Here is the webpage of the conference: http://smcs.upei.ca/cafas2022/

​Anybody who is interested in are welcome to join the conference using the link below. (Please see the zoom link below)
 

Topic:  AARMS CRG CONFERENCE

Time: July 8–9, 2022

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87077389625?pwd=ZlZabGNXejQ4L1BrTk1SeTJmQTdRdz09

Meeting ID: 870 7738 9625

Passcode: 123456

One tap mobile

+13017158592,,87077389625#,,,,*123456# US (Washington DC)

+13126266799,,87077389625#,,,,*123456# US (Chicago)

Dial by your location

        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Meeting ID: 870 7738 9625

Passcode: 123456

Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kUOl82t1s

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, August 5, for the August meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, 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.