An information session regarding NSERC Alliance Grants will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 10:00-11:00 am via Zoom. The session will be presented by Shirine Jeradi, Manager - Research Partnerships, from the NSERC Atlantic Regional Office.

This session is open to anyone interested in learning more about NSERC Alliance Grants. To register for the session and to obtain the Zoom link, please email researchservices@upei.ca.

Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong complementary collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, March 4, for the March meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal. For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and codes of oractice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Want to listen to a podcast this week? Here's a great option that covers current issues of educational ethics and integrity, spotlighting pressing topics like emergency remote teaching, artificial intelligence, and integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion principles. Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton is an expert on issues associated with academic integrity. This podcast episode can be found here. 

The new UPEI ChangeMakers volunteer program is offering an upcoming virtual session on board governance for program members. 

Tuesday, February 15, 1:30--3:30 pm (AST)

This session will teach participants about:

• board role and constitution

• how to join a board of directors

• diversity and board composition

• best practices including board relationship with management, financial literacy, reporting and accountability, and more.

Students must sign up for the UPEI ChangeMakers program to get an invitation to this exclusive event. The program connects students with volunteer opportunities and gets them access to events like this! 

Ethics protocols that involve "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, February 25, 2022.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve "more than minimal risk," renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.

All research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

For more information about the REB review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researcherportal@upei.ca

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, February 25, 2022. These applications will be reviewed at the March 2022 meeting.

Please note that the IBC has instituted a new category of protocol amendment: Biosafety Permit Minor Amendment. This event form is included in the Researcher Portal.

Minor amendments which are strictly limited to changes in personnel and/or funding can be submitted at any time but require up to a two-week review period. They are normally reviewed by the IBC Chair or designate, the BSO or designate, and one other voting member of the IBC. If the amendment is approved, then an approval notification will be sent to the PI. Submissions via this route may be sent for full committee review at the discretion of the IBC Chair and BSO.  

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

For more information about the IBC review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researcherportal@upei.ca

Register Now! (www.acic-caci.org/idw2022)

Join us as we bring together four renowned authors from the Atlantic region. Each celebrated author will share their latest publications and creative narratives on how they experience the world and explore ways to make it a better place. Hear how the authors draw inspiration and what they want to leave as their legacies, while they promote the Sustainable Development Goals in their own unique ways. One book from each author will be given away to lucky winners through a draw of names at the end of the event.

Julie Pellissier-Lush, Poet Laureate for PEI and Knowledge Keeper at L’Nuey, will share from her debut poetry collection, Epekwitk Mi'kmaq Poetry from Prince Edward Island.

Kayla Geitzler, Moncton’s first anglophone Poet Laureate, and host of the Attic Owl Reading Series, will recite from her first book That Light Feeling Under Your Feet.

Jane Ledwell, Executive Director of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women, will read from her book, Return of the Wild Goose.

Ali Ettarnichi, motivational speaker, international connector, and organizer of global summits, will share from his first book, Just A Cab Driver: My Journey from Behind the Wheel to Behind the Microphone.

Moderated by

Lee-Anne Lavell, ACIC Internships Manager

#IDW2022 #GoForTheGoals

Many first-year students are invited via their UPEI email to participate in the CUSC-CCREU 2022 Survey of First Year Students. Thank you to the students who have responded to the survey. If you are invited but haven’t completed it yet, you are encouraged to do it soon.

To show our appreciation for your input, those who complete the survey will have a chance to win a prize. The first draw of prize will be Friday, February 11.

Your responses to the survey are completely confidential, and your participation is voluntary.

More information about the survey is available at http://cusc-ccreu.ca.

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)

Three of UPEI’s 3M National Teaching Fellows will be part of a panel leading a discussion on Lessons Learned from the Pandemic (so far!) on February 10, 2022, at 4:00 pm. Please note the NEW start time.

Please join Dr. Ann Braithwaite, Dr. Etienne Coté, and Dr. Sue Dawson for a lively and thought-provoking session. We were planning for a dual delivery session with a combination of in-person and virtual options, but it looks like online is the way to go for this one. Click here for the Zoom link.

An information session regarding NSERC Alliance Grants will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 10:00-11:00 am via Zoom. The session will be presented by Shirine Jeradi, Manager - Research Partnerships, from the NSERC Atlantic Regional Office.

This session is open to anyone interested in learning more about NSERC Alliance Grants. To register for the session and to obtain the Zoom link, please email researchservices@upei.ca.

Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong complementary collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.

The UPEI E-Learning Office and the Teaching and Learning Centre are hosting UPEI's fifth Teaching Community Conference online on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. This year's theme is Moving Forward

The call for proposals on presentations about your teaching or how you support teaching at UPEI is now open with a deadline of Thursday, April 14. Please review our submission form for more information.

Students are invited to apply to participate in one of four Big Idea Summits taking place during Reading Week 2022. Each summit will bring together a small group of undergraduate students to talk with local government and community members about big issues impacting our province and develop cases that can be used for the Public Service Commission's 2022 Policy Hackathon.

Summit topics will include healthcare and human resourcing, transit access and safety, the future of work, and gender-affirming healthcare. Students can learn more and apply to participate using the online application form.  Application deadline: February 14, 11:59 pm, 2022. Seats are limited. 

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, March 4, for the March meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal. For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and codes of oractice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

The new UPEI ChangeMakers volunteer program is offering an upcoming virtual session on board governance for program members. 

Tuesday, February 15, 1:30--3:30 pm (AST)

This session will teach participants about:

• board role and constitution

• how to join a board of directors

• diversity and board composition

• best practices including board relationship with management, financial literacy, reporting and accountability, and more.

Students must sign up for the UPEI ChangeMakers program to get an invitation to this exclusive event. The program connects students with volunteer opportunities and gets them access to events like this! 

Join us at www.acic-caci.org/idw2022 for a panel where we discuss SDG 4, quality education from a youth perspective. This #IDW2022, hear from Chantal Peng, Mick Jefferies, and Caleigh Wong on how we can reimagine quality education on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Stay tuned for more details!

Register today! (www.acic-caci.org/idw2022)

The global disruption to education caused by the COVD-19 pandemic is unprecedented with severe consequences for children around the world. The crisis brought education systems across the world to a halt, with school closures affecting more than 1.6 billion learners. While nearly every country in the world offered remote learning opportunities for students, the quality and reach of such initiatives varied greatly and were at best partial substitutes for in-person learning. Now, 22 months later, schools remain closed for millions of children and youth, and millions more are at risk of never returning to education at all. Closing schools caused significant learning losses, and further exacerbated biopsychosocial impacts on children and youth, particularly those who are already marginalized and underserved. 

Our panelists will discuss the state of education around the world, and consider where we go from here. They’ll explore what can be done to shift from crisis to recovery, and beyond recovery. They’ll discuss what resilient and adaptable education systems look like, and how to build a global commitment to ensuring learning and well-being for all children are prioritized.

Panelists:

• Dr. Prachi Srivastava, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Western University
• Irvin Studio, Chair, Worldwide Commission to Educate All Kids
• Fakhira Najib, Chief Executive Officer, Power99 Foundation

This panel will be moderated by Dr. Paul Bennett, Director, Schoolhouse Institute.

Looks like we're going to be Zoomers for another while so we've compiled a handy list of shortcuts:

General:

• F6: Navigate among Zoom popup windows.
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift: Move focus to Zoom's meeting controls

Meetings:

• PageUp: View previous 25 video stream in gallery view
• PageDown: View next 25 video stream in gallery view
• Alt: Turn on/off the option Always show meeting controls in General settings
• Alt+F1: Switch to active speaker view in video meeting
• Alt+F2: Switch to gallery video view in video meeting
• Alt+F4: Close the current window
• Alt+V: Start/stop video
• Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio
• Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host
  Note: For the meeting host only
• Alt+S: Launch share screen window and stop screen share
  Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
• Alt+Shift+S: Start/stop new screen share 
  Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
• Alt+T: Pause or resume screen share 
  Note: Will only work when meeting control toolbar has focus
• Alt+R: Start/stop local recording
• Alt+C: Start/stop cloud recording
• Alt+P: Pause or resume recording
• Alt+N: Switch camera
• Alt+F: Enter or exit full screen
• Alt+H: Display/hide in-meeting chat panel
• Alt+U:Display/hide participants panel
• Alt+I: Open invite window
• Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand
• Alt+Shift+R: Gain remote control
• Alt+Shift+G: Stop remote control
• Ctrl+2: Read active speaker name
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H: Show/hide floating meeting controls
• Alt+Q: Display prompt to end or leave meeting.

Students are invited to apply to participate in one of four Big Idea Summits taking place during Reading Week 2022. Each summit will bring together a small group of undergraduate students to talk with local government and community members about big issues impacting our province and develop cases that can be used for the Public Service Commission's 2022 Policy Hackathon.

Summit topics will include healthcare and human resourcing, transit access and safety, the future of work, and gender-affirming healthcare. Students can learn more and apply to participate using the online application form.  Application deadline: February 14, 11:59 pm, 2022. Seats are limited. 

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, March 4, for the March meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal. For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and codes of oractice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Register Now! (www.acic-caci.org/idw2022)

Join us as we bring together four renowned authors from the Atlantic region. Each celebrated author will share their latest publications and creative narratives on how they experience the world and explore ways to make it a better place. Hear how the authors draw inspiration and what they want to leave as their legacies, while they promote the Sustainable Development Goals in their own unique ways. One book from each author will be given away to lucky winners through a draw of names at the end of the event.

Julie Pellissier-Lush, Poet Laureate for PEI and Knowledge Keeper at L’Nuey, will share from her debut poetry collection, Epekwitk Mi'kmaq Poetry from Prince Edward Island.

Kayla Geitzler, Moncton’s first anglophone Poet Laureate, and host of the Attic Owl Reading Series, will recite from her first book That Light Feeling Under Your Feet.

Jane Ledwell, Executive Director of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women, will read from her book, Return of the Wild Goose.

Ali Ettarnichi, motivational speaker, international connector, and organizer of global summits, will share from his first book, Just A Cab Driver: My Journey from Behind the Wheel to Behind the Microphone.

Moderated by

Lee-Anne Lavell, ACIC Internships Manager

#IDW2022 #GoForTheGoals