The UPEI Experiential Education Department is offering several events this November designed to help UPEI students and alumni with employment skills, and career preparation and development. If you are offering anything with a career connection, we would be happy to add it to our calendar of events and help promote it. 

Please email careerservices@upei.ca with information about your career-related event. 

• Are you a current UPEI graduate student?
• Do you work with biohazardous material as part of your research?
• Do you want to contribute to the research community and biosafety at UPEI?
• Would you like to gain valuable experience (looks great on a CV!) and be the student voice on a committee composed of UPEI Faculty and staff?

The UPEI Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is seeking a volunteer graduate student member to join the IBC for a two-year term! The IBC meets monthly to review biosafety permit applications and discuss other issues related to biosafety on campus.

For more information about this exciting opportunity or to express your interest, please contact Stephanie Palmer, Research Compliance Coordinator, at scpalmer@upei.ca by Friday, November 18.

Please pass on this information to anyone who might be interested!

Teach, Learn, Live...in Japan!

The Montreal JETDesk is pleased to announce its final 2023 Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (https://jetprogramme.ca/) Zoom information session, scheduled on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 6 pm AST. The application deadline for the 2022 JET program is Monday, November 14, 2022.

Registration is mandatory to obtain the Zoom link to the information session of your choice. Sign up early to secure your virtual spot!
Registration form link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18LliJB36My49_Hx8W-xuUQIoH9WY74aVyaBWu8VUAqY/viewform?edit_requested=true

UPEI is partnering with the Canada Games Host Society during the 2023 Canada Winter Games from February 18 to March 5, 2023, and they need volunteers! From scorekeepers and ushers to drivers and bloggers, it will take thousands of people working together to plan and support all the athletic and cultural events during the Games.  

UPEI has developed Guidelines for Volunteer Leave for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. UPEI employees who wish to volunteer are eligible to apply for up to 15 hours of paid time off to volunteer for the Games. To learn more and apply to be a volunteer, visit the 2023 Canada Winter Games Volunteer Portal.

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.

The UPEI Department of Music will present a faculty recital, "Autumn Colours," featuring string players Jeffrey Bazett-Jones (viola), Sean Kemp (violin), and Natalie Williams Calhoun (cello); Magdalena von Eccher (piano); and Karem Simon (clarinet) presenting music by Mozart, Stravinsky, and Brahms. Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students and may be purchased at the admissions desk.

Vagabond Productions is holding auditions for Twelfth Night on November 3, 4, and 5 in the Steel Recital Hall from 7 to 9 pm on each date. 

Everyone is welcome.

The UPEI Events Calendar is the perfect place to promote your student, staff, faculty, or campus-related event on the upei.ca website!

Anyone with a upei.ca email address can log into the website and create an event to help spread the word to the UPEI campus community. Your event will appear in the complete list of UPEI events and on the UPEI homepage as the actual date of your event approaches.

Visit the Submit a Campus Notice or UPEI Calendar Event page to add events that are UPEI "owned" or hosted, or is affiliated with UPEI.

Questions? Contact communications@upei.ca.

Overview: This course will give employees and managers a better sense of how to fully support LGBTQ+ members within the workplace. From discussions around inclusive concepts, terminology, and vocabulary to how to create a fully positive space within the workplace, this course will teach behaviours that can help bring diversity and inclusion into the modern workplace. Diversity and inclusion are essential for building a modern, high-performing workplace!​

Designed for: Anybody--from employees to executives, to managers and entrepreneurs

Type of Delivery: In-person

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

Facilitators: Tracy Stretch

For more information, go to https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/course/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace 

• Are you a current UPEI graduate student?
• Do you work with biohazardous material as part of your research?
• Do you want to contribute to the research community and biosafety at UPEI?
• Would you like to gain valuable experience (looks great on a CV!) and be the student voice on a committee composed of UPEI Faculty and staff?

The UPEI Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is seeking a volunteer graduate student member to join the IBC for a two-year term! The IBC meets monthly to review biosafety permit applications and discuss other issues related to biosafety on campus.

For more information about this exciting opportunity or to express your interest, please contact Stephanie Palmer, Research Compliance Coordinator, at scpalmer@upei.ca by Friday, November 18.

Please pass on this information to anyone who might be interested!

The Campus Peer Support Program is a pilot project funded by Health Canada and jointly managed by the UPEI Department of Student Affairs and the Canadian Mental Health Association - PEI Branch. Based on the principle that the individual with lived experience in substance use and mental health issues can be trained to leverage their experience to help others, the program aims to develop a curriculum, provide training, and offer services to students on campus. If you are a student, or know students who might be interested, you can learn more about peer support from our webpage: https://www.upei.ca/student-affairs/campus-peer-support-program. Those interested in working for the program are encouraged to apply by November 8 via the UPEI HR portal: https://www.upei.ca/hr/competition/req69. Contact James Reddin (jareddin@upei.ca) or Connor Murphy (conmurphy@upei.ca) with any inquiries.

The CPA Atlantic School of Business, in partnership with the Experiential Education Department, will be hosting an in-person information session for all students interested in becoming chartered professional accountants.

Event date: Thursday, November 3
Time: 10:30--11:30 am (ADT)
Location: Main Building, Room 310

All students interested in becoming an accountant are encouraged to attend this session. 

Students can learn more and register on Eventbrite. Any questions, please email experientialed@upei.ca.

Mentor applications for the Study & Stay PEI program are now open! If you are passionate about sharing your knowledge, skills, and experience with international students in Prince Edward Island, this volunteer opportunity is for you! Please sign up at https://studypei.ca/.

As a mentor, you will

• meet with your assigned student at least four times between January and June 2023;
• share your knowledge, skills, advice, and connections;
• work one-on-one with your mentee to support their professional learning goals;
• give your mentee feedback on areas of strength and improvement;
• be open and responsive to questions related to working in the province;
• be available to support your student in their professional journey.

Meetings will typically last an hour and can be conducted in person (following the public health guidelines), online, or by phone.

If you enjoy spending time with international students while helping them better understand PEI's workplace culture, we invite you to apply to become a mentor today! Please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca if you have any questions. Thank you!

A memorial service in honour of F. Alan Reesor, faculty member in the UPEI Department of Music from 1970–1997, will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral on Rochford Street in Charlottetown, on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 2:30 pm. Alan forged an international reputation as an organist, choral director, and musicologist and was awarded the title of professor emeritus at UPEI in 1998. A variety of Alan’s friends, colleagues, and former students will gather to perform and pay tribute to his remarkable legacy of music and the far-reaching impact he had on the lives of so many people. Those unable to attend in person may watch the event through live-streaming at
https://www.youtube.com/cha.../UCDFzXrCQaxe7cj-XFaYSPIQ/live

Ashton Dougan, candidate for a term-appointment faculty position with the Faculty of Nursing, will give a teaching presentation, Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing, on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 3:00 pm in the Health Science Building, Room 104. 

All are welcome to attend.

Ellen Taylor-Walsh, candidate for a term-appointment faculty position with the Faculty of Nursing, will give a teaching presentation, Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing, on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 3:00 pm in the Health Science Building, Room 104. 

All are welcome to attend.

Katelyn Smallwood-MacDonald, candidate for a term-appointment faculty position with the Faculty of Nursing, will give a teaching presentation, Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing, on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 10:00 am in the Health Science Building, Room 105. 

All are welcome to attend.

Overview: The Adult Learner - Course Design and Facilitation Certificate offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of adult learning for individuals who want to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to design and deliver effective and engaging adult training programs. Participants will develop new insights and techniques that will strengthen their training content and approach, learn about designing curriculum to match diverse learning styles (including in-person and online facilitation), organize engaging experiential activities that ensure the achievement of learning objectives, and deliver peer-reviewed interactive training content and facilitation sessions.

Designed for: People who are interested in becoming or improving as facilitators, trainers, consultants, subject matter experts, adult educators, human resource personnel, contract workers, tutors, or similar positions

Type of Delivery: In-person

Duration: Six modules for a total of 48 hours; four modules last one day (six hours each), and two modules last two days (twelve hours each)

Facilitator: Laura Johnson

For more information, check out https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/certificates/certificate-in-design-and-facilitation. 

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 day (six hours)

Facilitator: Tracy Stretch

For more information and to register, go to https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/certificates/customer-and-client-service.  

NOTE: an earlier version of this notice listed the price as $99. The actual cost is $499. Sorry for any confusion. 

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.