Campus Notices
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 7, 2022 for the January meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they 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 Search Committee for the Dean of Business position is posting the video presentation for candidate Tarek Mady. This can be viewed at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af5_NzW21IQe2CpAZMGUT2VlRInWWhHG/view?usp=sharing
The Committee welcomes your feedback on this candidate and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021.
All feedback remains confidential.
Athletics & Recreation invites the campus community to enjoy an exciting weekend of Panther basketball and hockey!
Special Ticket Pricing
* Only $5 per game upon presentation of UPEI Staff ID
* Youth 12 & under are Free
* Bring a friend for additional $5
Drop by the Fox & Crow on Friday evening and enjoy their 7 Under $7 Special and Lone Oak's $5 pints!
Schedule
Friday, November 12
6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs CBU
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs StFX
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs CBU
Saturday, November 13
3:00 pm (W) Hockey vs UdeM
6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs CBU
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs CBU
Sunday, November 14
5:00 pm (W) Hockey vs StFX
As part of the new residence building construction project, we will be required to have a power shutdown. This power shutdown is necessary to bring permanent power to the new building.
This shutdown is scheduled for Thursday, November 11, 2021 beginning at 7:00am and is expected to take approximately 4 hours to complete, however some buildings will have power restored throughout the process.
The emergency power generators will be started for each building prior to the power interruption beginning, which will mean there will be no delay of power for anything currently on emergency power when the power is disconnected.
The schedule of power interruptions and associated buildings are listed below, this schedule may be required to be changed as we progress through the stages.
7:00am the following buildings will have the power shutdown.
Dalton Hall, Robertson Library, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Andrew Hall, Bernardine Hall, Blanchard Hall, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Cass Science Hall, Duffy Science Centre and Memorial Hall.
Approximately 8:30am the following buildings will have power restored.
Dalton Hall, Robertson Library, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre and Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall.
Between 8:00am – 9:00am the following buildings will have the power shutdown.
Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre and the Atlantic Veterinary College.
Approximately 30 minutes after the above power shutdown begins the power will be restored to the Atlantic Veterinary College.
The following buildings will have the power restored when all the above has been completed.
Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Memorial Hall, Cass Science Hall, Duffy Science Centre, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Andrew Hall, Bernardine Hall and Blanchard Hall.
Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.
UPEI ChangeMakers is a new program operating from November 2021 through April 2022, aimed at developing, supporting, and celebrating UPEI students’ community work.
Program participants will either be matched with a local community group to engage in community service learning, or they can provide information about existing community service work. Participants will then receive free training and career planning support, be featured on UPEI's website and in the press, and will have opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded students.
Students can learn more and sign up on the Experiential Education website.
This program is being made possible as part of a new Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) WIL Partnership with UPEI.
Questions? email experientialed@upei.ca
The UPEI Experiential Learning department is pleased to announce the creation of an Experiential Learning Initiative Fund. The fund will support new curricular experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities for the Winter 2022 semester.
Do you have an idea that would give your students an innovative hands-on learning experience or build a connection with local community and industry, but the cost to incorporate it has been a barrier?
Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded for new curricular experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities and will be assessed based on innovation and impact. Priority will be given to creative pilot projects that have the potential for sustainability beyond the grant-funding.
Project proposals could look like:
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A class visit to a business or worksite where students are able to put into practice a concept or process being taught in the class, where transportation is needed
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An applied research or community based research project where funding could support innovative knowledge mobilization for the community partner and stakeholders
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A community service learning project where students require a considerable amount of supervision by the partner organization and the situation warrants an honorarium
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A field placement where the acquisition of adaptive technologies would reduce barriers to WIL for students with disabilities
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An entrepreneurial project (with a community or industry partner involved) where tools or resources for prototyping enable students to move their ventures forward beyond the traditional scope of the course
Note: If you don’t have a community or industry partner identified or need help framing your engagement - we can help.
Please submit your requests via the form linked to below. The deadline for request is Thursday, December 2, 2021. Submissions will be responded to by Thursday, December 9, 2021.
https://forms.gle/uM1WtWbtAsbDMVgV8
If you have any questions about the funding, process or if you’d like to discuss your idea, please reach out to Megan MacLean, at megmaclean@upei.ca, 902-628-4315.
For faculty and instructional staff on the go, there's a new podcast series exploring emerging practices in hybrid teaching in higher education called Teaching Here and There. It will join the list of other podcasts focused on post-secondary teaching and learning on the Faculty Supports webpage for the Teaching and Learning Centre.
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 7, 2022 for the January meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they 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.
Psychology Honours Information Day
Friday, November 12th at 12:30 pm
Main Building, room 213
Hosted by Dr. Scott Greer (Coordinator) and the Department of Psychology
The Psychology Department has recently made a number of significant changes to their Honours program. This information session will review these changes, particularly focusing on how and when a student applies to the Honours program; also discussed will be what an "Honours degree in Psychology" is, what it entails, past examples of Honours research, as well as a "question and answer" period. All are welcome!
Calling all knitters!
UPEI's Campus Foodbank is hosting a "Toques and Tootsies Drive" for the month of November. We are accepting donations of hats, socks and other cold-weather accessories that will be given to members of the UPEI community. Donations may be dropped off at the Chaplaincy Centre or arrangements can be made for pick up in individual departments by contacting Brianna Downey at bdowney@upei.ca
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @UPEI Campus Foodbank for notices and updates.
3M NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is happy to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship, including revised guidelines and application package. This prestigious Fellowship, now in its 36th year, is open to all Canadian university and college educators, regardless of discipline or level of appointment. Every year, up to 10 Fellowships are awarded. The awards recognize exceptional faculty who, in addition to demonstrating exemplary teaching, also encourage exemplary teaching in others through educational innovation. The call for nominations with information on award eligibility, criteria and submission procedures can be found at https://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-teachingfellowship/.
2022 D2L INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING AWARD
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is excited to announce that the 2022 D2L Innovation in Teaching and Learning Award will be awarded to 5 Teams in recognition of the significant changes to how we have designed, taught, and used innovative educational approaches during the pandemic. For complete details on award eligibility, criteria and submission procedures see the STLHE website at https://www.stlhe.ca/awards/d2l-innovation-award-in-teaching-and-learning/
Interested in ideas for asynchronous discussions that will take you and your students beyond the cycle of prompt, post and reply? Join Nino Antadze (Environmental Studies), Patrice Drake (Nursing) and Charlene VanLeeuwen (Teaching and Learning Centre) for a lively discussion for a lively discussion of insights they drew from reading this essay on facilitating online discussion forums. This Lunch and Learn session will be Wednesday Nov. 17 at 12:30pm Atlantic. Join us on Zoom from wherever you are. All faculty and instructional staff are welcome to attend.
For faculty and instructional staff on the go, there's a new podcast series exploring emerging practices in hybrid teaching in higher education called Teaching Here and There. It will join the list of other podcasts focused on post-secondary teaching and learning on the Faculty Supports webpage for the Teaching and Learning Centre.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used snow removal equipment, a double snowmobile trailer and a truck cap.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until November 19th, 2021 at 2:00pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link:
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 7, 2022 for the January meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols select ‘applications’ and for renewal or amendment protocols select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they 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.
An initial list of potential 2021/22 George Coles Bursary recipients will be sent to PEI Student Financial Services for review on Friday, November 12th, 2021. To be included in this initial review, eligible students must ensure that:
- their Social Insurance Number is on file at UPEI
- they are registered with a full-time course load in both the 2021 Fall and 2022 Winter terms, as of November 12th, 2021 (unless graduating in the 2021/22 academic year). Please note that only registered, not waitlisted, courses count towards student load.
- if graduating in the 2021/22 academic year, they have applied to graduate prior to November 12th, 2021
Approved recipients will have funding applied to their student account in the 2022 Winter term. Any questions relating to this message, or the George Coles Bursary can be directed to scholarships@upei.ca.
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The Search Committee for the Dean of Business position is posting the video presentation for candidate Tarek Mady. This can be viewed at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af5_NzW21IQe2CpAZMGUT2VlRInWWhHG/view?usp=sharing
The Committee welcomes your feedback on this candidate and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021.
All feedback remains confidential.
The Chaplaincy Centre is hosting a multi-faith opportunity to remember our loved ones who have died. The event will include representatives from the UPEI Muslim Student Association, UPEI Mawi'omi Student Centre, UPEI Canadian Catholic Student Association, and Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute, sharing their traditions around death and remembrance. Join us on Tuesday, November 9, 11:30-12:30.
The Search Committee for the Dean of Business position is posting the video presentation for candidate Tarek Mady. This can be viewed at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af5_NzW21IQe2CpAZMGUT2VlRInWWhHG/view?usp=sharing
The Committee welcomes your feedback on this candidate and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021.
All feedback remains confidential.
