Campus Notices
The UPEI Department of Music is pleased to present a virtual video concert of the UPEI Wind Symphony's 2020-2021 season, during which we were unable to perform for a live audience. Directed by Dr. Dale Sorensen, the program features works by Samuel R. Hazo, David Maslanka, Omar Thomas, Canadian composers Morley Calvert, Michael Colgrass, and Cait Nishimura, and small ensemble works featuring the clarinet, saxophone, and brass sections. The video will premiere on YouTube at this link on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 7:30pm ADT, and will remain available afterwards.
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/
The UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre is organizing a couple of reading groups for educators on campus this fall. There will be two groups, one in-person and one virtual. We have several book options, let us know which one(s) you'd like to read and discuss with colleagues. Take a look at the summaries and then let us know your preferences. Once we know the books and who is interested, we'll set up meeting times for the two reading groups. All the information you need in on the Reading Groups page, found under Learning Opportunities on the Teaching and Learning Centre website. Questions? Email TLC@upei.ca
On Thursday, September 30, UPEI will mark the first official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, recently designated by the Government of Canada as a federal statutory holiday. This is a day for all Canadians to remember the tragic history and legacy of residential schools in our country and the intergenerational impacts they have had on First Nations and Indigenous Peoples.
In preparation for this day of reflection, the UPEI community is invited to gather on Tuesday, September 28, at 11:30 am, rain or shine, at the outdoor Murphy Family Amphitheatre next to the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre for events that include a smudge ceremony, singing and drumming with Heartbeat of Epekwitk, a tree planting, jingle dress dancing, and a presentation by Elder-in-Residence Dr. Judy Clark as she shares her knowledge of residential schools and reflects on her experiences in Indian Day School.
Every Child Matters t-shirts will be sold for $20.00 each by the UPEI Bookstore starting September 20 until supplies last. These t-shirts were designed and created by a local company, Mi’kmaq Printing and Design. We encourage everyone to wear these or any orange shirt to campus on Tuesday, September 28, as we come together to remember.
Join us in-person on September 28 and/or online for the entire week as we prepare to remember and honour the lives lost, the survivors, and their families during this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.
Other relevant links to educate and promote awareness:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
If you’re an international student in your final year of study in PEI, we’d like to encourage you to apply for the Study & Stay PEI Program. Program participants receive free exclusive access to networking, career supports, immigration resources and more. Applicants from one of the following PEI post-secondary institutions are welcome to apply:
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Holland College
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Collège de I’île
Please click here to view more details and find out how to apply: http://studypei.ca/.
If students have any questions or need help with the application, please drop by at the Robertson Library 225 anytime Monday - Friday between 10 AM - 12 PM, and 1 PM - 3 PM or email us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca!
The Scholarships and Awards Office is accepting applications for the 1st Semester Award Cycle. The campus community is encouraged to review the 1st Semester Award Cycle webpage for more information.
Not only can students now apply to numerous awards with an October 1st, 2021 deadline through our Scholarship and Award Application portal, but there are dozens of awards with a separate application process conveniently listed on the same webpage for your review. Deadlines for the separate application awards vary across October and November. Be sure to click the links, review the criteria, and submit in time for the deadline!
If you have questions about the application processes, award criteria, or deadlines, please contact scholarships@upei.ca or visit us in Dalton Hall, room 202. Best of luck to all who apply!
This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.
About this event
This session teaches participants how to use Compute Canada’s queuing environment on the national systems, using the job scheduler Slurm. Learn how the scheduler works, how it allocates jobs, what are reasonable requests to minimize wait time, how to make the best use of the resources to be more efficient, how to get more throughput, how to get more jobs running at the same time, and how to troubleshoot and deal with crashes. This workshop is designed for either new HPC users familiar with Linux and Shell Scripting, but who have not had experience with using Slurm, or, for experienced users transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. In order to get the most from the session, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Compute Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises.
This session will be delivered online.
To get the most from ACENET basics, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor, ask for their CCRI, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada, please have them register, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account, you will want a computer with Windows, MacOS X, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook), and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account, if you wish.
Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail).
Connections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
To register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-job-scheduling-with-slurm-tickets-170714420427
This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.
About this event
Participants will learn how to use shell scripting to exercise the power of the command line. Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use Linux. This session teaches you how to name, locate and set permissions for executable files, taking input and producing output. Learn about job scripts, shell variables and looping commands. This workshop is designed for either new HPC users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, but have not had experience with shell scripting, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. In order to get the most from the session, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Compute Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises.
This session will be delivered online.
To get the most from ACENET basics, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor, ask for their CCRI, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada, please have them register, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account, you will want a computer with Windows, MacOS X, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook), and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account, if you wish.
Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail).
Connections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
To register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-introduction-to-shell-scripting-tickets-170714310097
This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.
About this event
Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use the ACENET and Compute Canada HPC clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to get started with Linux, how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage your storage, run programs on the computing clusters, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.
This session will be delivered online.
To get the most from ACENET basics, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor, ask for their CCRI, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada, please have them register, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account, you will want a computer with Windows, MacOS X, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook), and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account, if you wish.
Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail).
Connections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
To register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-introduction-to-linux-tickets-170714109497
The UPEI Department of Music is pleased to present a virtual video concert of the UPEI Wind Symphony's 2020-2021 season, during which we were unable to perform for a live audience. Directed by Dr. Dale Sorensen, the program features works by Samuel R. Hazo, David Maslanka, Omar Thomas, Canadian composers Morley Calvert, Michael Colgrass, and Cait Nishimura, and small ensemble works featuring the clarinet, saxophone, and brass sections. The video will premiere on YouTube at this link on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 7:30pm ADT, and will remain available afterwards.
Are you curious about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)? Have you heard your colleagues talking about their SoTL projects and want to know more? This SoTL Canada event will give you background on the history of SoTL, share some of the current practices, and help you start your SoTL journey. The SoTL 101 webinar will be on October 1, 2021 @ 1:00pm Atlantic via Zoom. Questions? Email TLC@upei.ca Register for SoTL 101!
Recently in the media, we have witnessed the damaging effects of sexualized violence at post-secondary institutions across Canada. We stand in support of the survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and we encourage all community members to interrupt harm when they see it.
UPEI is a small community, and we have a responsibility to respect and lookout for one another. If you witness any form of sexual violence, step up and speak out and help us foster a culture of care for our campus community.
In recognition of PEI's first Sexual Assault Awareness Week (September 20–24), please watch this short video—it just might be your best 3 minutes today! Tea Consent
Also, this Thursday, September 23, at 5:30 pm in Rochford Square, Charlottetown, join the "Take Back the Night" March and show your support for survivors in our community!
If you or someone you know is experiencing sexualized violence. Please reach out to UPEI's Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator, Eileen Conboy:
On Thursday, September 30, UPEI will mark the first official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, recently designated by the Government of Canada as a federal statutory holiday. This is a day for all Canadians to remember the tragic history and legacy of residential schools in our country and the intergenerational impacts they have had on First Nations and Indigenous Peoples.
In preparation for this day of reflection, the UPEI community is invited to gather on Tuesday, September 28, at 11:30 am, rain or shine, at the outdoor Murphy Family Amphitheatre next to the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre for events that include a smudge ceremony, singing and drumming with Heartbeat of Epekwitk, a tree planting, jingle dress dancing, and a presentation by Elder-in-Residence Dr. Judy Clark as she shares her knowledge of residential schools and reflects on her experiences in Indian Day School.
Every Child Matters t-shirts will be sold for $20.00 each by the UPEI Bookstore starting September 20 until supplies last. These t-shirts were designed and created by a local company, Mi’kmaq Printing and Design. We encourage everyone to wear these or any orange shirt to campus on Tuesday, September 28, as we come together to remember.
Join us in-person on September 28 and/or online for the entire week as we prepare to remember and honour the lives lost, the survivors, and their families during this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.
Other relevant links to educate and promote awareness:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The PEI chapter of the Council of Canadians is very pleased to be hosting a virtual evening with Seth Klein, author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.
This event is presented in partnership with Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookshop, and the Climate Emergency Unit. It is happening on Thursday, September 23rd at 7 p.m.
This evening is free but registration is required.
During the Second World War, Canadian citizens and government remade the economy by retooling factories, transforming their workforce, and making the war effort a common cause. In A Good War, Seth Klein demonstrates how wartime thinking and community efforts can be repurposed today for Canada’s own Green New Deal.
More than just a how-to, A Good War offers a remarkably hopeful message for how we can meet the defining challenge of our lives.
The evening will feature a traditional opening by Knowledge-keeper and PEI Poet Laureate Julie Pellissier-Lush. The event will be moderated by Todd MacLean – a PEI musician and climate activist who composed special music for the event.
Seth Klein’s presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A and a panel discussion.
The panel features:
- Sweta Daboo, Executive Director at the PEI Coalition for Women in Government
- Stephanie Arnold, PhD candidate in PEI’s School of Climate Change and Adaptation
- Colin Jeffrey, educator, musician and local climate advocate.
Please be sure to share the event on Facebook and register on Zoom.
The Health Centred Research Clinic at UPEI is offering an 8 session Chronic Disease Self-Management program for any UPEI Staff or Faculty that have been diagnosed with a chronic condition for at least one year or longer.
The program will consist of weekly group exercise and education sessions at the Health Centred Research Clinic located in the lower level of the Steel Building. To participate individuals must be currently employed by the University of Prince Edward Island either permanently, or a contract lasting for the duration of the program (early October finishing early December) and have been diagnosed with a chronic condition for at least one year or longer.
If you are interested in learning more about this program, please reach out to the Program Coordinator, Laurie Michael at lmichael@upei.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!
Join the UPEI Concussion Awareness Program and the PEI Department of Health and Wellness for PEI’s first annual Concussion Awareness Week happening September 27 to 29, 2021. Activities will include an art contest, a social media campaign, and an opportunity for all to engage with an interdisciplinary panel session.
Great information and resources will be shared on social media leading up to and during the week so be sure to find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @UPEICAP.
Recently in the media, we have witnessed the damaging effects of sexualized violence at post-secondary institutions across Canada. We stand in support of the survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and we encourage all community members to interrupt harm when they see it.
UPEI is a small community, and we have a responsibility to respect and lookout for one another. If you witness any form of sexual violence, step up and speak out and help us foster a culture of care for our campus community.
In recognition of PEI's first Sexual Assault Awareness Week (September 20–24), please watch this short video—it just might be your best 3 minutes today! Tea Consent
Also, this Thursday, September 23, at 5:30 pm in Rochford Square, Charlottetown, join the "Take Back the Night" March and show your support for survivors in our community!
If you or someone you know is experiencing sexualized violence. Please reach out to UPEI's Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator, Eileen Conboy:
It is with great sadness that UPEI informs the campus community of the passing on September 17 of Margaret Doyle, long-time MAPUS representative on the University Senate.
Ms. Doyle was the epitome of life-long learning and a great contributor to the life of mature and part-time students on the University of Prince Edward Island campus.The flags in front of the Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place have been lowered to half-mast in her memory.
Online condolences may be made and her obituary viewed on the Hennessey Cutcliffe Funeral Home website.
UPEI sends its deepest condolences to Ms. Doyle’s family, friends, and colleagues.
The AAU's 2021 Teaching Showcase scheduled to be held at St. Thomas University in October 2021 has been postponed. Information about rescheduling the Teaching Showcase will be circulated when it becomes available.
Health, Safety and Environment is holding a UPEI Basic Biosafety Training session.
Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to everyone including graduate students.
To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Shelly Kavanagh, before the end of the day September 24, 2021 by email (shkavanagh@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).
Please provide your name, department, your supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. Please indicate if you are a graduate student
