The George Coles Bursary for the 2021/22 academic year will be awarded to eligible students in the 2022 Winter term. Information about this bursary and a list of the eligibility criteria can be found here . 

An initial list of potential student recipients will be sent to PEI Student Financial services in early November, for review of eligibility. To be included in this initial review, eligible students must ensure that: 

• their Social Insurance Number is on file at UPEI
• they are enrolled in full time studies in both the 2021 Fall and 2022 Winter terms (unless graduating in the 2021/22 academic year)
• if graduating in the 2021/22 academic year, they have applied to graduate prior to generation of this list in early November

Any questions relating to this message, or the George Coles Bursary can be directed to scholarships@upei.ca

The Robertson Library is interviewing two candidates for a two-year position as Metadata Librarian. Both candidates will present on the following topic for 45 minutes, plus 15 minutes for questions: “Metadata, old and new, schemas and contexts.”

Our first candidate, Mackenzie Johnson, earned his Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Western Ontario. He is currently an Assistant Community Librarian at the Okanagan Regional Library and a Digital Asset Specialist for Canadian Tire. 

• Date: Monday, September 20, 2021, 11:30 am
• Join the Zoom Meeting: https://upei.zoom.us/j/65513273069?pwd=Tk54YmMxVjdrb0pLVU9STkxMMmhMUT09
• Meeting ID: 655 1327 3069
• Passcode: 167683

Our second candidate, Emily Cooke, earned their Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Western Ontario. They are currently a Collection Assessment and Development Librarian at the Atlantic School of Theology.  

• Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 10:45 am
• Join the Zoom Meeting: https://upei.zoom.us/j/69370738288?pwd=OW9leHhwUy9xYlZoMkwxSGVTSWg5UT09 
• Meeting ID: 693 7073 8288
• Passcode: 881015

The Teaching and Learning Centre and the E-Learning Office will be launching the new Academic Instructional Skills Program (AISP) on Thursday September. 16 at 2:30 in HSB 104.  Come and join us for a discussion with a diverse panel of accomplished post-secondary educators from UPEI on the topic of “What makes an effective teacher”.  

The AISP is for faculty, graduate students and postdocs who are currently teaching at UPEI or who are interested in teaching at a post-secondary level in the future. The program provides you an opportunity to develop evidence-based teaching expertise and skills that are relevant across disciplines in postsecondary education. Participants build their competencies by engaging in learning opportunities in four domains: Professional Growth, Development and Identity; Learning Spaces and Digital Technologies; Learner-Centredness; and Instructional Practice. The program offers a choice of different modules delivered as self-directed, blended , and/or in-person workshops and activities.  Participants that complete designated required workshops and a capstone project within each domain are awarded a badge and upon completion of the program will receive a Certificate in Academic Instructional Skills from UPEI’s Teaching and Learning Centre.  

Visit the Academic Instructional Skills Program page to learn more about the program’s structure, to view a list of workshop descriptions, and a calendar of workshops you can register for this fall.  To RSVP, email the Teaching and Learning Centre, TLC@upei.ca   

WELCOME TO THE FALL TERM, EVERYONE!

A limited number of Writing Centre appointments will become available on Monday, September 20. Our full schedule will go into effect on Monday, October 4.

You can see our schedule and book your appointment now at upei.mywconline.com.

Both online and in-person appointments are available, as well as evening and weekend appointments. In-person appointments will take place in the Writing Centre (Robertson Library) following all UPEI COVID-19 protocols.

Don't succumb to confusion or frustration! Visit us early with your questions about any writing assignment in any discipline. Our friendly, knowledgeable tutors will help you find answers and produce your best work.

Stay safe and sane!  Have a terrific semester!

(Questions?  Email Jarmo at jjpuiras@upei.ca.)

The goal of Study and Stay PEI Program is to support a group of select final-year international students to live, work, and stay in Prince Edward Island post-graduation. 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:

• University of Prince Edward Island

• Holland College

• Collège de I’île 

Please click here to view more details and how to apply: http://studypei.ca/  

For questions about the program, please email us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca. 

If you have received a COVID-19 vaccine on PEI and require a copy, go to the CANImmunize portal:  https://pei.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/portal.

All members of the University community (faculty, staff, and students) who are going to be on campus from September to December are required to fill out the Attestation and Exemption Form at go.upei.ca/vaccine, regardless of their vaccination status. If you have already filled out the form, thank you, but if you haven’t, please do so as soon as possible.

In the form, you are asked to declare that you are either:  

1. fully vaccinated with a Health Canada-approved vaccine, and then you can upload an image or file (up to 20 MB) of your proof of vaccination.
    
2. partially vaccinated with a Health Canada-approved vaccine, and then you will be asked to indicate when you expect to receive your second dose.
    
3. not vaccinated with a Health Canada-approved vaccine, and then you can indicate when you expect to receive your vaccine, or that you require an exemption for medical, religious, or cultural reasons.

Here again is the link to the online Attestation and Exemption form that everyone must fill out: go.upei.ca/vaccine

Read the full reminder message that was issued on September 14.

The Teaching and Learning Centre and the E-Learning Office will be launching the new Academic Instructional Skills Program (AISP) on Thursday September. 16 at 2:30 in HSB 104.  Come and join us for a discussion with a diverse panel of accomplished post-secondary educators from UPEI on the topic of “What makes an effective teacher”.  

The AISP is for faculty, graduate students and postdocs who are currently teaching at UPEI or who are interested in teaching at a post-secondary level in the future. The program provides you an opportunity to develop evidence-based teaching expertise and skills that are relevant across disciplines in postsecondary education. Participants build their competencies by engaging in learning opportunities in four domains: Professional Growth, Development and Identity; Learning Spaces and Digital Technologies; Learner-Centredness; and Instructional Practice. The program offers a choice of different modules delivered as self-directed, blended , and/or in-person workshops and activities.  Participants that complete designated required workshops and a capstone project within each domain are awarded a badge and upon completion of the program will receive a Certificate in Academic Instructional Skills from UPEI’s Teaching and Learning Centre.  

Visit the Academic Instructional Skills Program page to learn more about the program’s structure, to view a list of workshop descriptions, and a calendar of workshops you can register for this fall.  To RSVP, email the Teaching and Learning Centre, TLC@upei.ca   

Thirty $1500 bursaries are available for students from targeted underrepresented groups who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2021 fall semester. Students can apply for these bursaries until September 27th at 4:00 pm.

For more information about this bursary and to access the application form, please visit the Experiential Education Website.

This project is funded by CEWIL Canada and The Government of Canada's Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL) and administered by UPEI's Experiential Education department.

The UPEI Digital Badge Programs offer students and alumni free, virtual workshops on the following themes:

• Communication Skills
• Labour Market Literacies
• Leadership Skills
• Personal Growth

The goal of the programs is to give students an opportunity to make connections between their academic, extra-curricular, work and volunteer learning, and employability skills employers are seeking. 

Upcoming September workshops include:

• Resumes and Cover Letters
• Interview Skills
• Interpersonal Communication
• Teamwork
• Conflict Resolution
• Digital Presence

If you know any students or alumni seeking support in these areas, please encourage them to register for the workshops online. 

Questions? Please email experientialed@upei.ca

With the support of the campus community, the Food Bank fed over 300 students this summer. Thank you for your donations of food, and time!

With the beginning of the fall semester right around the corner, we are getting ready to keep up the pace, and we count on your continued support. 

Consider giving an hour on a Wednesday to respond to the student need for food.  Please sign up here.  

For more information contact Sr. Sue (sukidd@upei.ca) or Lauren (lvanvliet@upei.ca)

All UPEI staff and faculty can access Specialty Fitness Class and Small Group training discounts.   Classes include Barre, Kettlebell, Pilates and Yoga classes.   Descriptions and how to register can be found here:  https://www.upei.ca/ar/fitness-class

• Fees:
  • current full-time UPEI students: $10 + HST for 1 session (12 classes)
  • UPEI staff and faculty: $25 + HST for 1 session (12 classes)
  • all other participants: $100 + HST for 1 session (12 classes) 

If you're looking to brush up on your communications skills this fall and winter, we've got some great online courses for you!

Each course can be completed at your own pace, with new content added each week. The short assignments will help you develop a portfolio of your work AND you'll receive a digital badge for each course that you complete.

Click here for more information:  https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/certificates/professional-communications-certificate or contact pdp@upei.ca with any questions.

Thirty $1500 bursaries are available for students from targeted underrepresented groups who are taking part in work-integrated learning as part of their UPEI coursework during the 2021 fall semester. Students can apply for these bursaries until September 27th at 4:00 pm.

For more information about this bursary and to access the application form, please visit the Experiential Education Website.

This project is funded by CEWIL Canada and The Government of Canada's Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL) and administered by UPEI's Experiential Education department.

Come and find out about the latest upcoming workshops, seminars and educational opportunities being offered across Atlantic Canada!

This session will include an overview of upcoming digital opportunities for the 2021–2022 academic year, and a panel Q&A with the various organizers. The curated opportunities are focused on digital resources, skills training, and pedagogy for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Introducing Our Panel

Dr. Laura Estill, Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities, St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX)
Dr. Estill is an Associate Professor of English at St.FX and is the director for the St. FX Digital Humanities Centre. She led the inaugural Digital Humanities Summer Institute-East (DHSI-East) in April 2021, and will be sharing what to expect for DHSI-East 2022, how it fits in the landscape of the DHSI training network, and how you can participate. To find out more visit Digital Humanities Centre or DHSI-East.

Dr. Josh MacFadyen, Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)
Dr. MacFadyen is an Associate Professor in the Applied Communication, Leadership and Culture program (ACLC) at UPEI and the director for the UPEI GeoREACH Lab. He will be leading a one-day workshop titled “Digital Humanities, Diaries, and Environment in the Atlantic Region” at the 2022 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference, in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Studies Centre, and the UPEI GeoREACH Lab and ACLC program. He will be sharing a little about the conference, the one-day workshop and how you can participate. To find out more, visit 2022 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference.

Margaret Vail, Academic Librarian St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX)

Grace Fishbein, ACENET Research Consultant and Training Coordinator
Based out of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), and Co-Chair of the Compute Canada Federation (CCF) National Training Coordination Team, Grace has been deeply involved in the planning and instruction of Humanities and Social Sciences oriented workshops offered through ACENET, the CCF and the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, hosted by the University of Victoria. She will be sharing information about upcoming workshops available regionally through ACENET, and nationally through the CCF, including the Humanities and Social Sciences Winter Series/Sciences Humaines et Sociales Série d’Hiver, hosted by the CCF Humanities and Social Sciences National Team.

Date

September 24, 2021, 12:00–1:00pm Atlantic

Registration

Click the link below to register. Sessions are hosted online with Zoom. You will receive connection details by email the morning of each session.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNNhwN8zg5t832o0GQQA53UB8iJnm_-o7OJ8PsIPQm3pX3tg/viewform

This is a hands-on introductory workshop focuses on fostering best practices for data organization in spreadsheets.

About this event

Participants will learn how to organize their data to prioritize clarity, reproducibility, and interoperability, such that they can seamlessly load their data later into an analysis program. The spreadsheet programs covered will be Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. The examples explored will be from the field of Social Sciences, but the principles are relevant for any discipline that collects data in spreadsheets. No previous experience with spreadsheets or programming is required.

This session will be delivered online.

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.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-introduction-to-spreadsheets-tickets-170719846657

This session will help you learn not only how your computer works, but how to use it faster, smarter, and more effectively.

About this event

Most of us have experience using a computer, whether for school, work, or entertainment, but how many of us have actually had an expert teach us how to use it? This talk won't teach you how to troubleshoot everything, but will give you insight to how media, programs and data are encoded and used by computers, so you can make more sense of why computers behave the ways they do, and solve some of your problems with greater efficiency and less frustration. We will provide an approachable overview of how a computer works, by both looking at their history and breaking one down to explain individual components, before highlighting some of the trade-offs to consider when buying a computer. We will provide practical, simple, and actionable advice on digital security and show you a few "pro tips" on how to make the most of your workstation, phone, or whatever device you happen to use. Whether you have a lot or a little experience using your digital technology, if you want to learn how to use your devices more effectively, this workshop is for you!

This session will be delivered online.

Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail).

Connections details for the session will be sent out prior to the session.

To register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-basics-of-computers-tickets-170718863717

The UPEI Digital Badge Programs offer students and alumni free, virtual workshops on the following themes:

• Communication Skills
• Labour Market Literacies
• Leadership Skills
• Personal Growth

The goal of the programs is to give students an opportunity to make connections between their academic, extra-curricular, work and volunteer learning, and employability skills employers are seeking. 

Upcoming September workshops include:

• Resumes and Cover Letters
• Interview Skills
• Interpersonal Communication
• Teamwork
• Conflict Resolution
• Digital Presence

If you know any students or alumni seeking support in these areas, please encourage them to register for the workshops online. 

Questions? Please email experientialed@upei.ca

WELCOME TO THE FALL TERM, EVERYONE!

A limited number of Writing Centre appointments will become available on Monday, September 20. Our full schedule will go into effect on Monday, October 4.

You can see our schedule and book your appointment now at upei.mywconline.com.

Both online and in-person appointments are available, as well as evening and weekend appointments. In-person appointments will take place in the Writing Centre (Robertson Library) following all UPEI COVID-19 protocols.

Don't succumb to confusion or frustration! Visit us early with your questions about any writing assignment in any discipline. Our friendly, knowledgeable tutors will help you find answers and produce your best work.

Stay safe and sane!  Have a terrific semester!

(Questions?  Email Jarmo at jjpuiras@upei.ca.)

You’ve likely noticed that if you’ve been invited to a virtual meeting (like Zoom or Google Meet), the calendar event in Outlook Web does not show a clickable link for the meeting in the “quick view”. You must double-click to open the event to get the clickable link.

As a work-around, the clever ITSS team have been adding the virtual meeting link to the “Location” field in the Outlook meeting when they create the event. When you do this, the link becomes clickable in the quick view.