The E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant is being offered for the fourth time as an opportunity for faculty and staff members to create a multimedia course resource with the help of the E-Learning Instructional Multimedia Specialist. Find out more about the grant here. The closing date for applications is March 11, 2022.

If you have questions related to your multimedia project ideas, please contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca. 

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community--students, faculty and staff--to attend a virtual research presentation by Kanwal Bokari for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Kanwal Bokhari is a doctoral candidate in the business administration program at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. She studies how entrepreneurs acquire resources from early-stage investors, such as business angels and venture capitalists, who rely upon signals (i.e., readily available crude pieces of information) to make investment decisions. Deploying the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) method, she explores questions to illuminate the complexity of the resource acquisition process and challenges entrepreneurs and investors face amidst entrepreneurial uncertainty and information asymmetry.

She also teaches courses in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the Haskayne School of Business and serves as the academic lead for the Financial Feminism Investing Lab, an investment education program with a gender-informed lens. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, she worked in investment banking, private equity, and non-profit management.   

Presentation Title:  “Guided by the Constellations: A Configurational Approach to Evaluating New Ventures"

Abstract:

How do early-stage investors, such as business angels and venture capitalists, select unproven new ventures? Whereas existing studies can explain the role of isolated factors, such as a venture's potential or entrepreneur's coachability or third-party endorsements, researchers have not yet fully elaborated on how early-stage investors capture and reconcile multiple factors to arrive at their decisions. Therefore, to illuminate the complexity of decision-making, she employs a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to examine a dataset of 50 high-tech startups. Early-stage investors evaluated these startups in 2019–2020 as a part of a North American startup mentorship program. She examines how early-stage investors focused on four factors to select startups: (a) the strength of the value proposition, (b) the scalability potential of the venture, (c) an entrepreneur's perceived coachability or capacity to take feedback, and (d) third-party endorsements and referrals. Preliminary analysis reveals that no factor alone is a necessity for winning over early-stage investors; rather, the findings support and highlight that there are multiple paths to success. Early-stage investors combine value proposition and coachability with third-party endorsements to evaluate unproven new ventures. By examining how decision-makers combine various factors, the proposed study is likely to produce novel insights for entrepreneurs who seek capital from early-stage investors who strive to make effective decisions in an uncertain context.

The presentation will take place on March 4 from 1:00–2:00pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/64259527041?pwd=c0owLzRaNDBwUzFoL0RyQ0Z1bmRHdz09

Meeting ID: 642 5952 7041

Passcode: 809684

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community--students, faculty and staff--to attend a virtual lecture (teaching demonstration) by Kanwal Bokhari  for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Kanwal Bokhari is a doctoral candidate in the business administration program at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. She studies how entrepreneurs acquire resources from early-stage investors, such as business angels and venture capitalists, who rely upon signals (i.e., readily available crude pieces of information) to make investment decisions. Deploying the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) method, she explores questions to illuminate the complexity of the resource acquisition process and challenges entrepreneurs and investors face amidst entrepreneurial uncertainty and information asymmetry.

She also teaches courses in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the Haskayne School of Business and serves as the academic lead for the Financial Feminism Investing Lab, an investment education program with a gender-informed lens. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, she worked in investment banking, private equity, and non-profit management.   

The lecture will take place on Friday, March 4, from 11 am-12 pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/61808490854?pwd=d0hWblh2ZU5tUXNHRDZ2VTdHcTBrQT09

Meeting ID: 618 0849 0854

Passcode: 379537

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.

AVC currently has a male beagle named Tony available for adoption. He is five years old, neutered, and vaccinated; a dental cleaning will be included with his adoption. He is incredibly affectionate with humans and will make a great companion. We truly believe that he will blossom in the right home.

Tony has a history of being reactive to other animals, and he may or may not learn to move past this in the future. He has never bitten any other animals but does sometimes react aggressively towards certain other beagles. Currently, he is on medication to help with his anxiety. This may or may not need to be continued long-term or potentially life-long. He has had absolutely no issues with people. A once-monthly behavioural consultation will be included for a six-month term following adoption as well a three-month supply of medication.

Tony would thrive in a house with a family that is able to work through some behaviour modification (as outlined by our behaviourist). It is preferable that he is not placed in a home that has other pets or a family with which other pets are around often. 

If you are interested in learning more about Tony, please contact Melissa Hamel at mhamel@upei.ca or 902-566-0938.

UPEI will host a virtual Relay for Life event on Sunday, March 20, from 7:00--9:00 pm. Relay for Life is a fundraising event for the Canadian Cancer Society. It includes opening and closing ceremonies, a luminary ceremony in which we honour loved ones affected by cancer, guest speakers, and games. This year, our fundraising goal is $10,000, and we have already raised over $3,000.

The cost to participate in the event is $20 and includes a t-shirt and luminary. If you are interested in signing up or making a donation, you can do so at the following link:

https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLY_NW_odd_?pg=entry&fr_id=28072

If you have any questions about the event, you can email Sarah Doak at sjdoak@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar on Friday, March 4, 2022, at 12:30 pm. 

Choyce Chappell (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "Design of a Mobile App for Natural Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery on Prince Edward Island," and Shahreen Rahman (MSc candidate in Human Biology) will present "Investigating the function of Schwann cells in impaired diabetic wound healing."

The meeting will be held via Google Meet: meet.google.com/vim-dgtm-ugf

All are welcome.

Registration closes soon for Bridge to PEI Conference on March 5. 

The Bridge to PEI Conference is only two days away! More than 150 international students have already registered to attend the conference on Saturday, March 5, from 11 am to 4 pm (AST). If you’re an international student from the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île and strive to create your future in the province, don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more! Register today to reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/dF-qigju.

Presentations will be given by the Immigrant & Refugee Services Association PEI, a Holland College Employment and Career Advisor, PEI Community Navigators, Office of Immigration PEI, and more!

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Study & Stay PEI Program team members at studyandstaypei@upei.ca!

The annual UPEI Career Fair is just around the corner! This year's fair will be held virtually in March as a series of lunchtime events with live employer presentations and Q&A sessions. It will feature employers from various industries that are hiring students for full-time, part-time, or seasonal positions. There will also be information sheets on each employer, and a YouTube playlist of pre-recorded videos. 

The first live events will be held on March 8 and 9 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm.

Students can learn more on the Fair website, and pre-register for the live events.

Hosted by the UPEI Experiential Education department and UPEI Career Services.

The OER Development Program is once again offering grants ($2000--$6000) for the development of Open Educational Resources.These grants support the creation of a new open textbook, the adaptation of an existing open textbook (new edition or combining chapters from several open textbooks), or the creation of lab manuals, guide books, test banks, slide decks, etc. Past project examples include

• Applied Statistics in Healthcare Research by William J. Montelpare, Emily Read, Teri McComber, Alyson Mahar, and Krista Ritchie
• Engineering Mechanics: Statics by Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, Gayla Cameron, and Emma Christensen

The application and more details are available at https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants. The application deadline is Friday, March 25, 2022. 

Do you have questions about your project and whether it qualifies as an OER? Attend a Zoom information session to chat with Kim Mears about your project:

• Monday, March 7, 2022, 9:00--9:30 am
• Thursday, March 10, 2022, 4:00--4:30 pm
• Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:00 noon--12:30 pm
• Friday, March 18, 2022 3:00--3:30 pm
• Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 10:00--10:30 am

All meetings will use the same Zoom Meeting link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/69644379544?pwd=cy96TC9TNmduaDI3S3l5UzFWSHpyQT09 

Meeting ID: 696 4437 9544, Passcode: 185297

As Russian troops advance and Ukraine fights off attacks, the world watches the war unfolding in Eastern Europe. On Monday, March 7, at 3:00 pm (AT), political scientist and strategic analyst Gustavo Calvo, UDELAR University of Uruguay, will examine the latest developments with the talk, "Beyond the Dnieper River: the Boundaries of Empires."  As well, Dr. Yuliya Rashcupkina, UPEI Department of Political Science, will give a talk titled "Russia's war in Ukraine: the roots of the conflict and implications for the future of collective security."

The Master in Global Affairs program invites the community to join the MGA faculty, students, and directors in the conversation via Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66744284285?pwd=ZTVFNy83dGJyOXpidmxNcjgxWXFlUT09.

Please email Dr. Doreley Coll if you have questions.

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community--students, faculty and staff--to attend a virtual research presentation by Kanwal Bokari for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Kanwal Bokhari is a doctoral candidate in the business administration program at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. She studies how entrepreneurs acquire resources from early-stage investors, such as business angels and venture capitalists, who rely upon signals (i.e., readily available crude pieces of information) to make investment decisions. Deploying the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) method, she explores questions to illuminate the complexity of the resource acquisition process and challenges entrepreneurs and investors face amidst entrepreneurial uncertainty and information asymmetry.

She also teaches courses in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the Haskayne School of Business and serves as the academic lead for the Financial Feminism Investing Lab, an investment education program with a gender-informed lens. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, she worked in investment banking, private equity, and non-profit management.   

Presentation Title:  “Guided by the Constellations: A Configurational Approach to Evaluating New Ventures"

Abstract:

How do early-stage investors, such as business angels and venture capitalists, select unproven new ventures? Whereas existing studies can explain the role of isolated factors, such as a venture's potential or entrepreneur's coachability or third-party endorsements, researchers have not yet fully elaborated on how early-stage investors capture and reconcile multiple factors to arrive at their decisions. Therefore, to illuminate the complexity of decision-making, she employs a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to examine a dataset of 50 high-tech startups. Early-stage investors evaluated these startups in 2019–2020 as a part of a North American startup mentorship program. She examines how early-stage investors focused on four factors to select startups: (a) the strength of the value proposition, (b) the scalability potential of the venture, (c) an entrepreneur's perceived coachability or capacity to take feedback, and (d) third-party endorsements and referrals. Preliminary analysis reveals that no factor alone is a necessity for winning over early-stage investors; rather, the findings support and highlight that there are multiple paths to success. Early-stage investors combine value proposition and coachability with third-party endorsements to evaluate unproven new ventures. By examining how decision-makers combine various factors, the proposed study is likely to produce novel insights for entrepreneurs who seek capital from early-stage investors who strive to make effective decisions in an uncertain context.

The presentation will take place on March 4 from 1:00–2:00pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/64259527041?pwd=c0owLzRaNDBwUzFoL0RyQ0Z1bmRHdz09

Meeting ID: 642 5952 7041

Passcode: 809684

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community--students, faculty and staff--to attend a virtual lecture (teaching demonstration) by Kanwal Bokhari  for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Kanwal Bokhari is a doctoral candidate in the business administration program at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. She studies how entrepreneurs acquire resources from early-stage investors, such as business angels and venture capitalists, who rely upon signals (i.e., readily available crude pieces of information) to make investment decisions. Deploying the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) method, she explores questions to illuminate the complexity of the resource acquisition process and challenges entrepreneurs and investors face amidst entrepreneurial uncertainty and information asymmetry.

She also teaches courses in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the Haskayne School of Business and serves as the academic lead for the Financial Feminism Investing Lab, an investment education program with a gender-informed lens. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, she worked in investment banking, private equity, and non-profit management.   

The lecture will take place on Friday, March 4, from 11 am-12 pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/61808490854?pwd=d0hWblh2ZU5tUXNHRDZ2VTdHcTBrQT09

Meeting ID: 618 0849 0854

Passcode: 379537

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.

Do you need a COVID-19 vaccine or booster? Visit https://app.upei.ca/HCBookings/ to schedule in your vaccine or booster on Fridays from 9:00 am-12 noon at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre, located on the second floor of the WA Murphy Student Centre (north end). There is no charge for the vaccine. Please bring your health card or proof of medical insurance.  

Please note that if the time is not convenient for you, Health PEI offers walk-in vaccine clinics, and some pharmacies offer vaccines. Visit the Health PEI web page for more information.

SoTL Canada is presenting a webinar with Brett McCollum, editor-in-chief of CJSoTL, on the "Ins and Outs of Participating in Peer Review," discussing the roles of authors, editors, and reviewers on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 1:00 pm Atlantic. Faculty and students are welcome. Click here to RSVP.

Many first-year students in Arts, Business, Nursing, Science, and Sustainable Design Engineering are invited via their UPEI email to participate in the CUSC-CCREU 2022 Survey of First-Year Students. Two UPEI students have already won $100 by completing the survey. The grand prize draw valued at $200 will take place on Friday, March 18, 2022.

If you are invited and have not responded to the CUSC Survey yet, or if you have started the survey but have not yet finished it, it is not too late to complete the survey and be eligible for the grand prize draw. Check your UPEI email for an invitation sent to you on February 15, 2022, and complete the survey soon if you are invited.

Thank you in advance for providing important feedback.

Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research

(Campus contact: Dr. Yuqin Gong, Manager of Institutional Research, ygong@upei.ca)

As Russian troops advance and Ukraine fights off attacks, the world watches the war unfolding in Eastern Europe. On Monday, March 7, at 3:00 pm (AT), political scientist and strategic analyst Gustavo Calvo, UDELAR University of Uruguay, will examine the latest developments with the talk, "Beyond the Dnieper River: the Boundaries of Empires."  As well, Dr. Yuliya Rashcupkina, UPEI Department of Political Science, will give a talk titled "Russia's war in Ukraine: the roots of the conflict and implications for the future of collective security."

The Master in Global Affairs program invites the community to join the MGA faculty, students, and directors in the conversation via Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66744284285?pwd=ZTVFNy83dGJyOXpidmxNcjgxWXFlUT09.

Please email Dr. Doreley Coll if you have questions.

We are so excited to share this event. Join us on Thursday, March 10, at 7:00 pm for a Winter's Night of Poetry. Julie will share her amazing work in her book, Epekwitk: Mi'kmaq Poetry from Prince Edward Island. This event will be open to everyone and will be held on zoom. 

To join the zoom event, click https://upei.zoom.us/j/65023366990. Meeting ID: 650 2336 6990 Passcode: 235688

Free hot chocolate packages and popcorn will be available to pick up in the Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre as well. We can't wait to see you there! You won't want to miss it! Contact mawiomi@upei.ca with any questions.

On Wednesday, March 2, ITSS will conduct routine updates on the Colleague system and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time, the following services will be unavailable:

• MyUPEI Portal
• Colleague UI
• Self-service
• Tuition and deposit credit card payments

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465

Approval has been received for our Ash Wednesday prayer services.  Ash Wednesday prayer services with distribution of ashes will take place at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Three (3) prayer services will be held at 11:30 am, 12:00 noon, and 12:30 pm. Please help us regulate the number of people in the building by signing up here.  Thank you.

The E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant is being offered for the fourth time as an opportunity for faculty and staff members to create a multimedia course resource with the help of the E-Learning Instructional Multimedia Specialist. Find out more about the grant here. The closing date for applications is March 11, 2022.

If you have questions related to your multimedia project ideas, please contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca.