Message from ITSS: Network maintenance September 21st  

IT Systems and Services will be performing network maintenance on our commercial internet service on September 21 from 10pm to 11pm. During this time there will be intermittent connectivity on the campus network. 

If you are off campus, many services such as Microsoft solutions (including email), Google, Zoom, upei.ca, Moodle etc., that are in the cloud will not be impacted.  

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. 

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 8:30 am

Free all ages 5km Fun Run event starting on the UPEI campus!

First 100 people to register will receive complimentary Homecoming Fun Run swag.

To register now, visit https://forms.gle/KHBKLcpZsH8PD9HX7

To learn more about UPEI Homecoming, visit https://www.upei.ca/homecoming

Join us in celebrating UPEI Homecoming from September 28 to October 2! Whether you are a student, staff/faculty member, or alumni, homecoming is for everyone who is part of the UPEI community. 

For the full schedule of homecoming events, visit upei.ca/homecoming

There are still spaces to join the Fall Reading Group this semester.  The book we are reading is Inclusive Teaching, available through the library using this link.  If you haven't signed up because the proposed dates and times for meetings don't work with your schedule, please reach out and we may be able to find alternate dates/times.  Email TLC@upei.ca 

TO BE RESCHEDULED

Pride/Swell+: Exploring Intergenerational Art & Activism with 2SLGBTQ+ community members in Atlantic Canada (Talk and Workshop)

Location: Education Learning Commons Memorial Hall 302

This talk and workshop is open to all UPEI Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students and Staff.

Please RSVP to Dr. Lyndsay Moffatt  lemoffatt@upei.ca if you would like to participate!

Dr. Casey Burkholder (UNB) will give a brief talk and facilitate an art making workshop on Pride/Swell+, a physically distanced project with 50 2SLGBTQ+ youth from Atlantic Canada that explored community-building through art-activism and participatory archiving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her talk will focus on the development of a mail-based approach to engaging in art production with 2SLGBTQ+ youth, and the co-curation of a participatory digital archive. 

Workshop participants will be invited to interact with the Pride/Swell archive, which is made up of 12 art practices and prompts. 

To demonstrate and invite active participation in this workshop, participants will partake in a gallery “walk about” of the Pride/Swell art (Mitchell, 2015, p. 141). Participants will be guided in creating collages (remixing, cutting, and pasting images and words to create a new image) in response to the participatory archive.

All necessary tools and materials to engage in the collage-making will be provided. 

Dr. Burkholder is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick. Her work is grounded in feminist participatory visual research practices that highlight participants’ identities, ways of knowing, and ways of representing the world through visual approaches.

Some Hellish, the debut novel by Prince Edward Island writer Nicholas Herring, will be launched on Thursday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. at The Gallery Coffee House and Bistro at 82 Great George Street in Charlottetown.

A Murray Harbour-based carpenter and fisherman, as well as a University of Toronto creative writing graduate, Herring has set his novel—heart-breaking, hilarious, and heartwarming—in the vividly portrayed fishing community of eastern PEI. 

The launch is sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts and Department of English. Admission is free.

Contact: 

Dr. Richard Lemm

Department of English, UPEI

rlemm@upei.ca

The UPEI Faculty of Business invites members of the campus to attend an in-person teaching demonstration by Dr. Kia Jiang for the Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Tourism Management. 

Lecture Title: Environmental Sustainability in a 3rd year “tourism management” course.

The lecture will take place on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 9:30 am (Atlantic Time) in SDU Main Building, Room 311.

For further information, please contact Sharon McCormack at businessfac@upei.ca.

UPEI Kinesiology students are seeking volunteers to participate in a four-week supervised personal training program in the fall of 2022. No experience necessary. Participants must be 30 to 70 years old, with stable health. The program cost is $30 + HST and includes four in-person sessions in the UPEI Fitness Centre, as well as fitness testing before and after the program. For questions or to register, email trsaunders@upei.ca.

The UPEI Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community to attend an in-person research presentation by Dr. Kai Jiang for the Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Tourism Management.

Presentation Title: Tourism, Hospitality, Events, and Leisure (THEL)

The presentation will take place on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 8:30 am (Atlantic Time) in SDU Main Building, Room 113.

For further information, please contact Sharon McCormack at businessfac@upei.ca.

AVC currently has a male beagle named Roddy available for adoption. He is two years old, neutered, and vaccinated; a dental cleaning will be included with his adoption. Roddy is a silly puppy with a lot of energy and loves to run and play. He loves to play with other beagles and has not shown any signs of aggression. However, Roddy doesn’t always pick up on other dog’s social cues, and sometimes other dogs become agitated with his playfulness. 

Roddy would thrive in a house with a family that is able to spend a lot of time training and exercising him. It is preferable that he is placed in a home where the owners are home most of the day. Single-pet and multi-pet households would be considered if it was the right fit. 

If you are interested in learning more about Roddy, please contact Melissa Hamel at mhamel@upei.ca or 902-566-0938, or fill out the online adoption application at https://bit.ly/3Rc5XrK.  

One of the responsibilities of patients (See Patient Rights and Responsibilities:https://www.upei.ca/health-centre/rights-responsibilities) who visit the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre is to attend appointments and be on time. Sometimes life happens, and you need to re-schedule an appointment. Please do so by emailing the health centre at healthcentre@upei.ca or telephoning 902-566-0616, and we can re-schedule you to another time.  

When you do not attend a booked appointment and do not attempt to re-schedule, we miss the opportunity to give that appointment to someone on the waiting list. 

If you need to re-schedule your appointment no problem. Just contact us, and we can find something that works for you as well as provide the available appointment to someone who is waiting. 

For more information about the UPEI Health and Wellness No Show Protocol, check out this link: https://files.upei.ca/healthcentre/upei_health_and_wellness_no-show_protocol.pdf.

UPEI faculty and students are invited to attend a free online workshop, "ACENET Basics: Job Scheduling with Slurm," on September 23 from 10 to 11:30 am.

This workshop is designed for new HPC users, or for experienced users either transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. The Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s (Alliance) national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm”. In this session you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need, to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. Prerequisites: Completion of Introduction to Linux and Introduction to Shell Scripting, or prior experience with both.

DETAILS & REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-job-scheduling-with-slurm-tickets-413033914557 

UPEI faculty and students are invited to register for a free online ACENET training session, "ACENET Basics: Introduction to Shell Scripting," on September 22, 2022, from 10 to 11:30 am.

This core session is designed for both new and experienced users. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time, reduce errors, and use Linux more effectively. Prerequisite: ACENET Basic Series Introduction to Linux, or previous experience with Linux.  

DETAILS & REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-introduction-to-shell-scripting-tickets-413030755107 

Monkeypox is a viral infection with a rash that may be painful. Other symptoms could include headache, fever, chills, exhaustion, swollen lymph nodes, and muscle, joint or back pain. Symptoms usually develop within 5-21 days after being exposed to the monkeypox virus, and the symptoms could last 14 to 28 days. If you have symptoms, isolate and contact your primary care provider or local public health nursing office for advice.  

The monkeypox virus can spread from one person to another or from contaminated objects through:

• contact with the lesions or scabs that may be found on the skin or mucosal surfaces (such as the eyes, mouth, throat, genitals, anus, or rectum)

• contact with body fluids (such as blood, saliva, or semen)

• direct contact with shared personal items (such as clothing, bedding, or towels)

• sexual activity, including oral and non-penetrative contact

• close physical contact with others (such as during sports, parties, or raves)

For more information, go to canada.ca/monkeypox

NOTE:  

Vaccine and antiviral treatment

A supply of Imvamune vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and TPOXX antiviral treatment (if needed) is available in PEI should cases occur. In addition, individuals who are planning to travel to outbreak areas and engaging in activities that increase the risk of exposure to monkeypox should contact their local Public Health Nursing office to discuss whether they should be getting vaccinated as a preventative measure.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis

The CPHO is recommending that individuals who are traveling to areas where monkeypox is circulating and plan to engage in activities that increase their exposure to monkeypox (e.g., frequenting bath houses, sex work, or sexual activity with more than one partner) should consider pre-exposure prophylaxis with Imvamune vaccine. Local Public Health Nursing offices will be administering the vaccine to those for which pre-exposure prophylaxis indicated. 

The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre is pleased to offer another year of the CHANGE Program. The program is for individuals at risk of or living with metabolic syndrome.  People with metabolic syndrome have at least two of the following five conditions: pre-diabetes/diabetes, high triglycerides, high "bad" cholesterol (LDL), low "good" cholesterol (HDL), high blood pressure, and abdominal adiposity (carry your weight in your middle).  

The program is offered in communities across PEI and at UPEI. It is a year-long program; you will meet 28 times over the course of the year. The focus is on diet and exercise. With the dietitian, you will focus on the Mediterranean diet, and with the kinesiologist, you will learn how to exercise safely in your own home. You do not need to purchase any equipment, and the program is free. 

For more information or to register, contact the CHANGE Program by email at change@upei.ca or telephone 902-620-5156. 

NEW! The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce their support of UPEI faculty and staff accessing the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre indoor track from November 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023, at no cost. To register, please log into recreation.upei.ca, click on the Wellness (UPEI Faculty/Staff) icon and then on Indoor Track. Please review the information and follow the registration process.

Meditation and Gentle Yoga, Thursdays at noon: UPEI faculty and staff can sign up weekly for a Meditation and Gentle Yoga class. Individuals must register weekly. The class begins September 15 and will go until December 8.

The Healthy Campus Committee coordinates these initiatives through the UPEI Employee Wellness Strategy supported by the Joints Benefits and Advisory Committee.

For questions about these programs, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, at amarchbank@upei.ca

Register now for a live orientation webinar.

Our EFAP provider, LifeWorks, is holding orientation webinars for all employees, faculty members, and their dependents who want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work.

2022 dates offered: January 27, February 17, March 24, April 14, May 26, June 23, July 14, August 25, September 22, October 13, and November 17.

To register:

1. Click this link to view the brochure.
2. Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
3. Click the date to open the registration window.
4. You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.

EFAP offers a short-term, solution-focused approach to professional counselling to assist you in resolving your concerns and issues. EFAP provides counselling that best suits your needs and busy schedules, whether it is in person, by telephone, or online [e-counselling], as well as immediate help with crises. 

In addition to professional counselling, employees and their eligible family members can access a wide range of programs that provide telephonic consultation with qualified advisors who can help answer questions and clarify concerns that affect us all. Services include legal, financial, family, and nutritional.

For EFAP counselling, work-life programs, and information services 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year, call (English) 1-844-880-9142. Or visit: www.workhealthlife.com

More information on the UPEI EFAP benefit can be found on MyUPEI STAFF or FACULTY.

Message from ITSS: Network maintenance September 21st  

IT Systems and Services will be performing network maintenance on our commercial internet service on September 21 from 10pm to 11pm. During this time there will be intermittent connectivity on the campus network. 

If you are off campus, many services such as Microsoft solutions (including email), Google, Zoom, upei.ca, Moodle etc., that are in the cloud will not be impacted.  

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. 

TO BE RESCHEDULED

Pride/Swell+: Exploring Intergenerational Art & Activism with 2SLGBTQ+ community members in Atlantic Canada (Talk and Workshop)

Location: Education Learning Commons Memorial Hall 302

This talk and workshop is open to all UPEI Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students and Staff.

Please RSVP to Dr. Lyndsay Moffatt  lemoffatt@upei.ca if you would like to participate!

Dr. Casey Burkholder (UNB) will give a brief talk and facilitate an art making workshop on Pride/Swell+, a physically distanced project with 50 2SLGBTQ+ youth from Atlantic Canada that explored community-building through art-activism and participatory archiving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her talk will focus on the development of a mail-based approach to engaging in art production with 2SLGBTQ+ youth, and the co-curation of a participatory digital archive. 

Workshop participants will be invited to interact with the Pride/Swell archive, which is made up of 12 art practices and prompts. 

To demonstrate and invite active participation in this workshop, participants will partake in a gallery “walk about” of the Pride/Swell art (Mitchell, 2015, p. 141). Participants will be guided in creating collages (remixing, cutting, and pasting images and words to create a new image) in response to the participatory archive.

All necessary tools and materials to engage in the collage-making will be provided. 

Dr. Burkholder is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick. Her work is grounded in feminist participatory visual research practices that highlight participants’ identities, ways of knowing, and ways of representing the world through visual approaches.

ITSS would like to welcome all our new students, staff, and faculty.

The best way to contact ITSS is through our helpdesk.

The helpdesk is staffed Mon-Fri from 8am-4pm.

You can call us on (902) 566 0465 or email us at helpdesk@upei.ca.

We are located in the AVC building if you want to stop in and say hello.