If you're a working professional and passionate about sharing your knowledge, skills, and experience with international students in PEI, this volunteer opportunity is for you!

The Study & Stay PEI program provides international students with enhanced one-on-one and group support throughout their final year of study at a post-secondary institution in PEI.

The program also includes a managed mentorship component, providing opportunities for students to apply what they’ve learned, build connections, and gain a deeper understanding of PEI’s workplace culture. As a mentor, you can be a part of this support system and share your valuable knowledge, skills, and experience with students.

To sign up as a mentor today, please click https://forms.gle/UXiRtjDuAh1a1adj8 or visit studypei.ca. Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you.

The Academic Instructional Skills Program is looking for participants to take part in one of its courses. The course focuses on facilitating class discussions, group work, and student-to-student interactions. We need participants who are interested to sign up for one or both of the course's synchronous workshops.  Once we have a critical mass, we can organize a date for the delivery of each workshop. The focus of these workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to practice their delivery in facilitating discussion, group work and peer-to-peer interaction in an online or an in-person teaching environment. Interested participants can sign up for one or both workshops. There is also an online asynchronous component to the course that must be completed prior to the synchronous workshops.

Sign up for the workshop that focuses on practicing teaching online (delivered online).

Sign up for the workshop that focuses on practicing teaching in person (delivered in person).

The UPEI Arts Review (Vol. XII) is now accepting visual artwork and written submissions! The Arts Review offers students from all faculties the opportunity to have their work published during their time at UPEI. Our goal is to see excellent student work strengthened, published, and celebrated.

We accept any form of writing including academic essays, poems, short stories, science papers, scripts, etc., and any form of visual artwork including photography, drawings, paintings, digital art, sketches, etc. Multiple submissions are allowed. The deadline to submit is December 21, 2022. Please send all submissions to artsreview@upei.ca with a 200-word abstract to introduce your piece. 

Be sure to check out the UPEI Arts Review page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/UPEIArtsReview) or @upei.artsreview on Instagram for more information and reminders!

Overview: This course will review the basics of dealing with difficult people. Everyone is different, and so are their personalities, so this course will help participants deal with those different personality types in difficult situations. Topics and material on the subject will be reviewed, and then chances to practically apply the knowledge will take place through some role-playing on how to diffuse difficult situations and remain calm. For more information, go to https://files.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/upei_pd_dealing_with_difficult_people.pdf

Designed for: People who are involved with customer or client service, or people who deal with demanding and/or difficult individuals within their workplace

Type of Delivery: In-person

Duration: One course for six (6) hours

Facilitators: Lee Gallant

The UPEI Department of Music will present several recitals throughout the months of November and December, with performances featuring UPEI music students, alumni, and community members.

On November 24, the UPEI Jazz Ensemble will perform an eclectic program featuring jazz standards and modern compositions alike. Under the direction of David Shephard, the concert will feature works by jazz greats Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Benny Goodman, and Quincy Jones. 

The members of the UPEI Wind Symphony are excited to return to performing live for the first time in a year, with a program of works by British composers. Featured works for this December 1st recital include Philip Sparke's playful and expressive “Hanover Festival,” Ralph Vaughan William's iconic “Folk Song Suite” (including the original 4th movement, “Sea Songs”), a set of three musical “Portraits of the North” by British Canadian composer Robert Buckley, and the first movement of Edward Gregson's “Tuba Concerto,” featuring music student Olive MacPhail as soloist.

Under the direction of Natalie Williams Calhoun, the UPEI String Orchestra will perform a recital on December 2. The program will feature composers Bloch, Vivaldi, Bartok, among others. Laura Ono, piano, will be featured as a soloist for this recital.

On Friday, December 9, the UPEI Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Womens’ Vocal Ensemble, and Music Alumni, under the musical direction of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey and assisted by pianist Leo Marchildon, will present an eclectic mixture of choral music and Christmas repertoire. Included in the program are Handel’s “The King Shall Rejoice,” “Candlelight Carol” by John Rutter, and Gjeilo’s “O Magnum Mysterium” for mixed chorus and cello solo, featuring Natalie Williams Calhoun, among many other choral gems.

Tickets to all the aforementioned recitals are $20 for adults and $10 for students, and will be available for purchase with cash at the door of the event. All recitals will take place at 7:30 pm at Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI.

If you're a working professional and passionate about sharing your knowledge, skills, and experience with international students in PEI, this volunteer opportunity is for you!

The Study & Stay PEI program provides international students with enhanced one-on-one and group support throughout their final year of study at a post-secondary institution in PEI.

The program also includes a managed mentorship component, providing opportunities for students to apply what they’ve learned, build connections, and gain a deeper understanding of PEI’s workplace culture. As a mentor, you can be a part of this support system and share your valuable knowledge, skills, and experience with students.

To sign up as a mentor today, please click https://forms.gle/UXiRtjDuAh1a1adj8 or visit studypei.ca. Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you.

SoTL Canada is delighted to invite the SoTL community to our "Ethics & SoTL" roadshow with Dr. Lisa Fedoruk on November 25 at 1:00 pm  Atlantic. Dr. Fedoruk recently published a book entitled "Ethics and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" with lots of great ideas to enhance SoTL research. This is an excellent session for those working on a proposal for the internal SoTL research grant (ISRG). Reminder: The deadline for the ISRG call for proposals is December 13. To register for the roadshow session, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdO6ppj0sHNzjVXRFBVFJrJi-ud5Prec5

The final day for fall term Writing Centre appointments will be the last day of classes, Thursday, December 8. Our tutors will be available until then to help with the crunch of final assignments, and we'll reopen again in mid-January. Book your appointment at https://upei.mywconline.com/

Best wishes with the end-of-term madness, everyone.

Athabasca University is hosting a virtual institute on Wednesday, November 23, from 1:45 to 8:00 pm Atlantic. Join the conversation about innovative, unique assessment strategies; hear about research that is currently underway; find research collaborators; share your alternative assessment practices and experiences; ask questions of others trying something new; and learn how you can support alternative assessment in your department or faculty. The participation of individuals from around the world and from a variety of institutional roles will allow participants to consider alternative assessment holistically and from multiple perspectives. Click on the links for more details about the speakers and schedule, and to register.

If you're registered with Accessibility Services and would like to receive your accommodations for final exams, you must book in AccessDeck no later than November 28, 2022.

If you try to book a final but can't find the course code, please email astesting@upei.ca with your student ID number and course code you're looking for. Remember to book under the "Finals" tab, and do not book exams under the "Midterms" tab.

If you're having trouble logging into AccessDeck, please contact us to let us know! Late bookings will not be accepted, so make sure to troubleshoot any problems ASAP.

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is seeking feedback from UPEI faculty and staff about the employee wellness program. Your feedback will assist the committee in future planning. The survey should take less than five minutes to complete.

As an incentive to complete the survey, we will draw for a new iPhone 14 on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Deadline to complete the survey is December 1, 2022, at 9:00 am AST.

NOTE: The survey is for UPEI faculty and staff only. One entry per person.

To complete the survey, click here.

Hi everyone, especially new employees and students,

The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital has an online pet store (myVETstore.ca) as well as our on-site pet food offerings. This 24/7 service offers a huge selection of food, treats, toys, and supplies for cats, dogs, pocket pets, and exotics. Every purchase supports the next generation of veterinarians. At times, it can be inconvenient for you to shop in person. Our home delivery option is perfect as we prefer that clients have orders shipped directly to their homes.

To facilitate this, we reduced the order purchase amount from $80 to $30 before tax to have it qualify for free shipping to your home. As well, if you sign up for auto orders, you can save 5% on your order.

How does it work? If you haven't already, we invite you to sign up for an account for the AVC myVETstore through this link: https://www.myvetstore.ca/avcvth

Once you sign up, you can place your order, which will then be processed. You will receive an email letting you know when your order has shipped or is available for pickup. Certain orders that do not qualify for home shipment can still be shipped to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for pickup.

If you receive the staff/AVC student food discount at the VTH and are not seeing your discount on the AVCmyVetstore website pricing when you sign in, please email avcmyvetsore@upei.ca with the email address you used to sign up.

The deadline for Winter 2023 Tuition Waivers is December 12, 2022. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.  

Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver fillable forms can be found on the main page of MyUPEI under UPEI Forms.

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at (902) 566-0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.

Depending upon the work requirements of University departments, the Christmas holiday schedule will be in effect from December 24, 2022, through January 2, 2023, inclusive.  Office and regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Payroll deadlines:

For the December 23 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc., is 12 noon on November 24. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due on December 12 at 10:00 a.m.

For the January 6 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc., is 12 noon on December 8. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due on January 3 at 10:00 a.m. 

For the January 20 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc., is 12 noon on December 23. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due on January 9.

Additional information regarding the Christmas holiday schedule can be found at MyUPEI.

Monday, November 14, is World Diabetes Day, and the theme this year is "Education to Protect Tomorrow."  Approximately 16,000 Islanders are living with diabetes; 95 per cent have type 2 diabetes. If diabetes is unmanaged or undiagnosed, individuals living with it could experience complications that are challenging and potentially life-limiting.  To learn more, check out Diabetes Canada's website.

For more information about PEI's provincial diabetes program, go to https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/diabetes-program

To screen and understand your risk of developing diabetes, visit https://www.diabetes.ca/resources/tools---resources/take-the-test

If you think you are at risk of having diabetes, visit the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre for a blood glucose check.

This is an introductory workshop to research data management for Humanists and Social Scientists. The Tri-Agencies, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), require that researchers make their data openly available to the public. What does this mean for Humanists and Social Scientists that don’t work with traditional “data” and instead work with humans, books, or art? The session will focus on the importance of data management planning. Specifically, we will cover the tools and services available to Atlantic Canadian researchers that can help you better manage your data, enhance the discoverability of your research, and ensure that your valuable research data are preserved for future reuse. Special attention will also be given to managing sensitive data, including FRDR’s Sensitive Data Pilot Project. This session will be co-facilitated by a data librarian to foster a discussion of the role of research data management in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

For details and registration, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-hss-working-with-data-series-intro-to-rdm-tickets-427325280417 

This session will focus on collaborative development workflows using Git-collaboration sites like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket and will demonstrate how to work with branches, issue tracking, contribute to projects using pull-/merge-requests, code-review, how to run CI/CD-pipelines and use other common features of these platforms. Prerequisite: basic experience using Git or participation in the 17 November workshop.

For details and registration, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/using-git-tools-to-manage-file-changes-and-collaborate-collaboration-tickets-427311378837 

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a new recreation portal that is used for all fitness, intramural, panther academy, and staff/faculty wellness programming.  

To gain access, log into recreation.upei.ca, and click on "Sign In" in the upper right-hand corner. Ensure that you click on the green button that states UPEI LOGIN --- use your UPEI username/email and password to gain access. Do NOT sign in on the community button, and do NOT reset the password. Use the same email/username and password that you use to log into myupei.ca.

Once you are on the site, please take some time to click and review it. For UPEI staff/faculty, click on the Wellness (UPEI Faculty/Staff) icon to view and/or register for any wellness programs. UPEI staff/faculty also have discounts on specialty fitness classes, small group training, and virtual fitness programming.   

UPEI students have access to intramural programs. Only full-time UPEI students have access to intramurals. The site includes the team they are on, game stats, and game schedules with dates, times, and locations.

Those who have purchased Sports Centre memberships and wish to attend a membership fitness class must log in and sign up for a class on a specific date and time.  As well, if they can't make the class, they have to cancel it.  Instructions are found in the class description. 

Take some time as well to view your profile. Click on your name and then your profile. This profile will give you access to program registrations, program attendance, memberships (start and end dates), etc.   

NOTE:  All UPEI staff and faculty have a "default membership." This is not a membership with any membership benefits. Instead, it is a membership that will give you access to discounts on programming and allow you to register for UPEI staff/faculty wellness programs.

Athabasca University is hosting a virtual institute on Wednesday, November 23, from 1:45 to 8:00 pm Atlantic. Join the conversation about innovative, unique assessment strategies; hear about research that is currently underway; find research collaborators; share your alternative assessment practices and experiences; ask questions of others trying something new; and learn how you can support alternative assessment in your department or faculty. The participation of individuals from around the world and from a variety of institutional roles will allow participants to consider alternative assessment holistically and from multiple perspectives. Click on the links for more details about the speakers and schedule, and to register.

Governor General’s Literary Awards & Scotiabank Giller Prize: 2021 Finalists and Winner/s

Embrace your love of reading! Check out our book display and find your next great book!

The Robertson Library has award-winning Canadian books for you to discover, whatever genre of books you are in the mood to read.

The display includes the finalists and winners of the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama.

The Canada Council for the Arts is responsible for administering and promoting the Governor General’s Literary Awards. The awards recognize Canada’s best English-language and French-language books in seven categories and encourage Canadians to read Canadian literature. 

Lists of finalists and winning books from previous years are available on the Canada Council for the Arts website.

Also included in the book display are the longlist, shortlist, and winner of the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Scotiabank Giller Prize is awarded annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English.

Check out the Scotiabank Giller Prize website for further information, including this year’s winner, The Sleeping Car Porter, by Suzette Mayr.

The 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards and Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists and winner/s will be displayed in the Library next semester.

Discover your next best author – read award-winning Canadian literature!