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

Troy Life & Fire Safety will be performing the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus, which began on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating "this is a test" at the start and the end 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.

KC Irving Chemistry Centre – June 20

Campus Kids Child Care Centre – June 20

Kelley Memorial Building – June 21

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

Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering – July 7

The following buildings will take place at a later date. An updated notice will be sent out.

Atlantic Veterinary College 

Bill and Denise Andrew Hall 

Bernardine Hall 

Blanchard Hall 

Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall 

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

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

Overview: The New Managers Certificate program is designed for those who are new to the manager/supervisor role or aspire to be a manager/supervisor. In this certificate program, the following topics will be explored in-depth: personal leadership styles, communication, strategic thinking, change management, performance management, creating effective teams, managing conflict, and cultural awareness in the workplace. After the completion of this certificate, participants will have the tools, techniques, and confidence to provide effective leadership within the workplace.

This program is designed for people who have just become a manager or supervisor, or are interested in becoming a manager and/or a supervisor, within either the public and private sector.

Individual courses:

• The Leader in You
• Cultural Awareness in the Workplace
• Effective Teams
• Communicating as a Leader
• Managing Conflict in the Workplace
• Performance Management
• Change Management
• Strategic Thinking

Type of delivery: In-person or virtual.

Duration: Eight courses for a total of 48 hours. If conducted in-person – eight modules over eight days. If conducted virtually – eight modules over sixteen half-days, with each day lasting three hours.

Facilitators: Laura Johnson, Elizabeth Pederson, Wendy MacIntyre, and Lisa Dollar

Start date: October 19, 2022

More information: https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/certificates/new-managers-certificate

The Lab2Market Program is a 16-week program to help researchers validate their ideas with the purpose of finding business/commercial value.  

Lab2Market has partnered with NSERC to pilot an adaptation of their Idea to Innovation (I2I) Market Assessment Grant. The program offers participants the tools and support needed to complete their own market assessment and, with their findings, help them prepare for the NSERC I2I Phase I proposal. 

If you're a primary investigator, post-doc, or graduate student looking to learn about the entrepreneurial potential of your research, please reach out to the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation for assistance with assessment of your idea and proposal prior to starting the application. Email: OCII@upei.ca or call 902-566-6095  

More information on the L2M NSERC program is available here: https://t.co/oT0L9L9VBn  If you would like additional information, register here for an info session: https://bit.ly/3usYkoe  

UPEI deadlines: 

Submission of all application documents in the Romeo Researcher Portal: June 20, 2022 

Submission via NSERC’s online system: June 23, 2022 

A recent conversation with colleagues about ways to help students offer peer feedback coupled with a social media post the next morning are part of the background for this Tea(ching) Break. Developing Students' Evaluative Judgements: Pedagogical Activities and Practices is a blog post reviewing a seminar from the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) that focused on recent research studies examining evaluative judgement. If the blog post catches your attention and you want more, there is a link to the CRADLE Seminar at the end of the blog.  

Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=rca5b83f232ab7cf5f3f370daf736ceab

Overview: All Canadians are called to learn about Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples and how we can move forward in reconciliation and restitution. In the Indigenous Cultural Awareness course, facilitator Julie Pellissier-Lush, author, actor, engaged community member, educator of Mi’kmaq culture and heritage, and Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island, will highlight and explain in-depth the traditional knowledge of the Mi’kmaq (the Indigenous peoples of Mi’kma’ki, and specifically Epetwitk), their life before contact with Europeans, the impact of colonization on the Mi’kmaq, and how all Canadians can move forward positively with Indigenous peoples. This will be done in a fun way that will focus on participants feeling safe in the learning circle provided and ensure all taking part in the course will leave with a greater knowledge of traditional Mi’kmaq teachings and history, and how to engage and grow through truth, reconciliation, and restitution.  

Designed for: Anybody, from employees to executives, managers and entrepreneurs, who wish to learn about the traditional ways and knowledge of Indigenous – specifically Mi’kmaq – people, their journey, and how all Canadians can move forward positively in terms of truth, reconciliation, and restitution with Indigenous peoples  

Type of delivery: Virtual. 

Duration: One course for six hours. 

Dates: September 26--27, 2022 (9 am--12 pm both days)

Facilitator: Julie Pellissier-Lush 

Cost: $225 plus HST. 

More information/registration: https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/course/indigenous-cultural-awareness 

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. UPEI will be offering its next ASIST workshop on Wednesday, June 22, and Thursday, June 23. This workshop has a limited capacity, and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. All other interested contacts will be included for future ASIST sessions. Please email kjlawlor@upei.ca to ask to join the workshop.

Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=re2cbc2586af847062e53ddc42db80e3a

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Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=rca5b83f232ab7cf5f3f370daf736ceab

UPEI is currently recruiting individuals and families to become homestay families. UPEI's homestay program enables hosts to help international students improve their English and learn more about Canadian life and culture. Hosts have the opportunity to learn about the student’s culture and heritage. Families are compensated for hosting. For more information, please contact the UPEI Homestay Coordinator at 902-894-2850 or homestay@upei.ca. 

Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=re2cbc2586af847062e53ddc42db80e3a

In this session, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Through live demonstrations and examples, you will see how MATLAB can help you become more effective in your work. This session is targeted at those who are new to MATLAB. However, experienced MATLAB users may also benefit from the session, as the engineer will cover some tips and tricks from the newer MATLAB releases. Some of the highlights include:

• Accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.)
• Using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem-solving
• Automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs
• Sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=ref35dd0995716408e88a5c377830fecf

On Monday, June 13, at 3 pm, Jason Hogan, UPEI E-Learning Office, will give a five-to-ten minute presentation on the Introduction to Universal Design for Learning course as part of UPEI's new Academic Instructional Skills Program. As face-to-face teaching returns to the forefront of teaching formats, now is a great time to ensure that our teaching is accessible. For more information about the Academic Instructional Skills Program, please visit UPEI.ca/AISP Join us for this virtual session at meet.google.com/tzu-uvzq-rag.

UPEI is currently recruiting individuals and families to become homestay families. UPEI's homestay program enables hosts to help international students improve their English and learn more about Canadian life and culture. Hosts have the opportunity to learn about the student’s culture and heritage. Families are compensated for hosting. For more information, please contact the UPEI Homestay Coordinator at 902-894-2850 or homestay@upei.ca. 

Applications for the June 27-29th cohort are now open! Apply by June 20 with the Path2Innovation application form. 

Path2Innovation (P2I) is a three-day program that explores the value of entrepreneurial thinking as a means of developing careers and research of leading graduate students, post-docs, and faculty, and also advancing their research, innovations, and ideas into impacts, whether that be scientific, economic, social, cultural, or environmental. The workshop has been designed to be a precursor to the Lab2Market program, arming participants with the knowledge needed to start down the path to commercializing their research.

P2I is run as a virtual workshop and is open to graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral fellows throughout Atlantic Canada. This program is fully funded by the Government of Canada through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and provided to students free of charge.

Applications are now open! The next cohort is scheduled for June 27,28, and 29 2022. Application deadline is June 20th.

UPEI faculty and students can contact the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) for questions about the program (ocii@upei.ca).

Troy Life & Fire Safety will perform the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Tuesday, June 14, 2022. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating "This is a test" at the beginning and the end of each test. 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.

Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre – June 14

Alumni Canada Games Place – June 15

Chaplaincy Centre – June 15

Health Sciences Building – June 16

WA Murphy Student Centre – June 17

Testing in the following buildings will take place at a later date; an updated notice will be sent out:

KC Irving Chemistry Centre

Kelley Memorial Building

Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre

Dalton Hall

SDU Main Building

Don and Marion McDougall Hall

Alumni Hall

Steel Building

Duffy Science Centre

Memorial Hall

Central Utility Building

Robertson Library

Cass Science Hall

Campus Kids Child Care Centre

Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering

Atlantic Veterinary College

Bill and Denise Andrew Hall

Bernardine Hall

Blanchard Hall

Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall

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

In this session, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Through live demonstrations and examples, you will see how MATLAB can help you become more effective in your work. This session is targeted at those who are new to MATLAB. However, experienced MATLAB users may also benefit from the session, as the engineer will cover some tips and tricks from the newer MATLAB releases. Some of the highlights include:

• Accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.)
• Using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem-solving
• Automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs
• Sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=ref35dd0995716408e88a5c377830fecf