The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Kate Robert's public dissertation proposal presentation of her PhD research titled "Far from the Madding Campus: A Fiction-Based Research Exploration of Psychiatric Disability and Gender in Low-Residency Graduate Writing Education." Please join us in person in HSB 106 or through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

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Passcode: 281558

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Kate Robert's public dissertation proposal presentation of her PhD research titled "Far from the Madding Campus: A Fiction-Based Research Exploration of Psychiatric Disability and Gender in Low-Residency Graduate Writing Education." Please join us in person in HSB 106 or through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 681 4060 9653

Passcode: 281558

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Kate Robert's public dissertation proposal presentation of her PhD research titled "Far from the Madding Campus: A Fiction-Based Research Exploration of Psychiatric Disability and Gender in Low-Residency Graduate Writing Education." Please join us in person in HSB 106 or through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://upei.zoom.us/j/68140609653?pwd=WXdIUkxvWnhESit3Yytta2F0MFRJZz09

Meeting ID: 681 4060 9653

Passcode: 281558

Due to critical electrical maintenance being conducted at the Atlantic Veterinary College, IT Systems and Services will be shutting down the UPEI network and campus IT systems on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, from 6 am to 10 am, and again from 3 pm to 7 pm. During these times, the following systems will be off-line:

• Wired and wi-fi networks on campus
• Printing, departmental shared drives, Campus Card, Papercut
• Moodle, myUPEI, Colleague, RxWorks, Recruit, Raiser’s Edge
• AVC LIMS, Cubex, Fusion, Library systems

If you are off campus, many services such as Microsoft solutions (including email), Google, Zoom, upei.ca, etc., that are in the cloud will not be impacted. If you are on campus, you will not have access to these systems as there will be no network available. 

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding while these necessary repairs are completed.

The St. Dunstan's University Garden has been planted for the 2022 growing season. We are looking for gardeners of all levels to help us care for the garden boxes.

• You can sign up to water the plants here (instructions are included at the end of the document).
• Join us for a garden party on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm, beginning July 5. No experience is necessary. Bring your gardening gloves if you have them.

You can follow along on the SDU Garden Facebook Page. Vegetables grown through this initiative support the Campus Food Bank and Soup for the Soul. The garden boxes are located behind Memorial Building, facing the Robertson Library. For more information, contact Lauren at lvanvliet@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Kate Robert's public dissertation proposal presentation of her PhD research titled "Far from the Madding Campus: A Fiction-Based Research Exploration of Psychiatric Disability and Gender in Low-Residency Graduate Writing Education." Please join us in person in HSB 106 or through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://upei.zoom.us/j/68140609653?pwd=WXdIUkxvWnhESit3Yytta2F0MFRJZz09

Meeting ID: 681 4060 9653

Passcode: 281558

UPEI's Sports Centre/Fitness Centre is closed Thursday, June 23, for annual cleaning.

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.

A virtual event by and for 2SLGBTQ+ people in the UPEI community. Hosted through the Experiential Education Department. 

Tuesday, June 28
12:00 - 1:00 pm (ADT)

Join us for a panel discussion with four recent UPEI graduates, where we will discuss how our identities and their intersections impact our experiences of and thinking about work and career.

Queerness and its intersections can impact the experiences that we have with work in many ways. 2SLGBTQ+ folks may find that our career priorities, goals, and perspectives are informed by our sexual and/or gender identities, and we don't always have others who we can talk with about that, especially if we are working in isolation from queer colleagues.

Learn more and register on Eventbrite.

Questions? Email experientialed@upei.ca

Register now for a live orientation webinar.

Our EFAP provider, LifeWorks, is holding orientation webinars for all employees, faculty members, and their dependents who want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work.

2022 dates offered: January 27, February 17, March 24, April 14, May 26, June 23, July 14, August 25, September 22, October 13, and November 17.

To register:

1. Click this link to view the brochure.
2. Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
3. Click the date to open the registration window.
4. You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.

EFAP offers a short-term, solution-focused approach to professional counselling to assist you in resolving your concerns and issues. EFAP provides counselling that best suits your needs and busy schedules, whether it is in person, by telephone, or online [e-counselling], as well as immediate help with crises. 

In addition to professional counselling, employees and their eligible family members can access a wide range of programs that provide telephonic consultation with qualified advisors who can help answer questions and clarify concerns that affect us all. Services include legal, financial, family, and nutritional.

For EFAP counselling, work-life programs, and information services 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year, call (English) 1-844-880-9142. Or visit: www.workhealthlife.com

More information on the UPEI EFAP benefit can be found on MyUPEI STAFF or FACULTY.

UPEI's Sports Centre/Fitness Centre is closed Thursday, June 23, for annual cleaning.

Notice from Facilities Management

Troy Life & Fire Safety is performing the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating that "this is a test" at the beginning and completion of testing. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.

Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre – June 22

Cass Science Hall – June 22

Don and Marion McDougall Hall – June 23

SDU Main Building – June 24

Dalton Hall – June 28

Memorial Hall – June 28

Steel Building – June 29

Duffy Science Centre – June 29 and June 30

Central Utility Building – July 4 and July 5

Robertson Library - July 5 and July 6

Kelley Memorial Building – July 6

Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering – July 7

Atlantic Veterinary College – August 15 - 19

Bill and Denise Andrew Hall – August 22 and 23

Bernardine Hall – August 24

Blanchard Hall – August 25

Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall – August 26

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.

Everyone is welcome to join in a special opening session of the L.M. Montgomery Institute's 15th biennial international conference on Wednesday, June 22, at 7:00 pm ADT.

Following a blessing with Julie Pellisher-Lush, we will view two recorded presentations. Elizabeth R. Epperly and Eri Muraoka offer "Passionate Vision: L.M. Montgomery's Revision of Anne of Green Gables and the Life Behind Hanako Muraoka's Akage no An."  

The link for conference delegates and all others is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88469413686. Guests are also welcome to join conference delegates in person for this session in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI.

Planning is well underway for next semester's events at the Chaplaincy Centre. We are offering monthly Soup for the Soul lunches as well as continuing our weekly hours at the campus food bank.

We have a great core of staff and faculty volunteers. Thank you! We want to invite others to share their time and presence. Would your unit, area, or department host Soup for the Soul? Please contact Sister Sue.

 Are you able to volunteer at the campus foodbank? Click this link to access the sign-up sheet.

Sister Sue

A virtual event by and for 2SLGBTQ+ people in the UPEI community. Hosted through the Experiential Education Department. 

Tuesday, June 28
12:00 - 1:00 pm (ADT)

Join us for a panel discussion with four recent UPEI graduates, where we will discuss how our identities and their intersections impact our experiences of and thinking about work and career.

Queerness and its intersections can impact the experiences that we have with work in many ways. 2SLGBTQ+ folks may find that our career priorities, goals, and perspectives are informed by our sexual and/or gender identities, and we don't always have others who we can talk with about that, especially if we are working in isolation from queer colleagues.

Learn more and register on Eventbrite.

Questions? Email experientialed@upei.ca

Register now for a live orientation webinar.

Our EFAP provider, LifeWorks, is holding orientation webinars for all employees, faculty members, and their dependents who want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work.

2022 dates offered: January 27, February 17, March 24, April 14, May 26, June 23, July 14, August 25, September 22, October 13, and November 17.

To register:

1. Click this link to view the brochure.
2. Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
3. Click the date to open the registration window.
4. You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.

EFAP offers a short-term, solution-focused approach to professional counselling to assist you in resolving your concerns and issues. EFAP provides counselling that best suits your needs and busy schedules, whether it is in person, by telephone, or online [e-counselling], as well as immediate help with crises. 

In addition to professional counselling, employees and their eligible family members can access a wide range of programs that provide telephonic consultation with qualified advisors who can help answer questions and clarify concerns that affect us all. Services include legal, financial, family, and nutritional.

For EFAP counselling, work-life programs, and information services 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year, call (English) 1-844-880-9142. Or visit: www.workhealthlife.com

More information on the UPEI EFAP benefit can be found on MyUPEI STAFF or FACULTY.

Everyone is welcome to join in a special opening session of the L.M. Montgomery Institute's 15th biennial international conference on Wednesday, June 22, at 7:00 pm ADT.

Following a blessing with Julie Pellisher-Lush, we will view two recorded presentations. Elizabeth R. Epperly and Eri Muraoka offer "Passionate Vision: L.M. Montgomery's Revision of Anne of Green Gables and the Life Behind Hanako Muraoka's Akage no An."  

The link for conference delegates and all others is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88469413686. Guests are also welcome to join conference delegates in person for this session in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI.

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, the summer solstice!

National Indigenous Peoples Day is "a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples…For generations, many Indigenous peoples and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or near this day due to the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year.” https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013718/1534874583157

The Native Council of PEI is hosting its annual celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day at Confederation Landing in Charlottetown on June 21, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. There will be speeches, cultural events, youth games, and prizes as well as a free BBQ at lunch.

In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. Canada has officially celebrated National Indigenous History Month for the entire month of June since 2009.

Visit our displays in the lobby of the Library for books on Indigenous history in Canada, including resources on the residential school system.

Check out the Library’s Indigenous Resources Guide to find articles, books, documents, websites, and other resources related to research on Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

The Government of Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada’s website has additional resources on Indigenous history, Indigenous trailblazers, and resources which explore the history, languages, cultures, and experiences of Indigenous Peoples across Canada.

Planning is well underway for next semester's events at the Chaplaincy Centre. We are offering monthly Soup for the Soul lunches as well as continuing our weekly hours at the campus food bank.

We have a great core of staff and faculty volunteers. Thank you! We want to invite others to share their time and presence. Would your unit, area, or department host Soup for the Soul? Please contact Sister Sue.

 Are you able to volunteer at the campus foodbank? Click this link to access the sign-up sheet.

Sister Sue

Create your signature in word.

Open a blank document and click on "Insert" then "Drawing," and then pick the pencil/marker icon. Now the tricky part. Sign your signature with a mouse (better yet if you have a touchscreen), it won't be perfect but it should be recognizable as yours..."Save and close" and it will allow you to resize to fit your document.