PEI Community Reads is hosting a virtual event with Desmond Cole, author of The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power, on Wednesday, March 2,  at 7 pm. Yolanda Hood, of Robertson Library and an organizer of PEI Community Reads, and Tamara Steele, executive director of the Black Cultural Society of PEI, will moderate the event. 

This event is free but registration is required at https://bit.ly/32I8Sos. Copies of The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power is available for sale at The Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookshop, at a 15% discount. You can also borrow a copy from the Robertson Library or the PEI Public Library.

Desmond Cole is a renowned activist, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He's spent the last 10 years reporting and commentating on politics and social justice. His first book is the national #1 bestseller, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. 

PEI Reads is a joint initiative of the UPEI Robertson Library, the UPEI International Student Office, the UPEI Student Union, the PEI Public Library Service, Charlottetown Rotary Club, the Rotaract Club of UPEI, and the Black Cultural Society of PEI. 

Happy March!

Would you like to improve your knowledge about cybersecurity? ITSS is launching a cybersecurity awareness program for staff and faculty this month. To take part, keep an eye on your inbox for a welcome email from Beauceron Security, our "cyber awareness partner," and complete a five-minute survey. You will then be enrolled in the program with modules covering cybercrime, hacking, malware, and protecting yourself online. Your participation will help protect you in your personal and professional life.

Katherine Dewar has been awarded the 2022 Publication of the Year by the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation for her book We'll Meet Again: Prince Edward Island Women of the Second World War. Published by Island Studies Press at UPEI, the book shares the incredible stories of women from PEI who served in the Second World War, from fire-watching during bombing raids in blacked-out London to surviving the sinking of a transport ship in the Mediterranean.

Drawn from interviews, diaries, letters, community histories, and archival research, Dewar demonstrates how the on- and off-duty experiences these women had in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Canadian Army Medical Corps, the South African Military Nursing Service, and Red Cross tested their stamina, courage, and compassion. An appendix lists over 700 women from PEI who served in the Second World War, many of whom had never left the Island before attending basic training. They welcomed their new roles and responsibilities as cooks, drivers, nurses, writers, parachute packers, and entertainers. Many made lifelong friendships. A few of them even found love. After their return, many women continued to serve as public health nurses, dieticians, homemakers, and volunteers, making a lasting contribution to their communities. 

Copies are still available at the Bookmark in Charlottetown and will be back in stock elsewhere in late March. Congratulations Katherine and Island Studies Press!

Registration is now open for Bridge to PEI Conference on March 5

If you’re an international student from the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île and strive to create your future in the province, don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more! Register today to reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/dF-qigju.

Presentations will be given by the Immigrant & Refugee Services Association PEI, a Holland College Employment and Career Advisor, PEI Community Navigators, Office of Immigration PEI, and more!

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Study & Stay PEI Program team members at studyandstaypei@upei.ca!

The UPEI Bookstore is now carrying official Canada Games merchandise! Come and check out our selection Monday to Friday 9 am-4 pm, or shop online at upei.ca/bookstore.

Do you need a COVID-19 vaccine or booster? Visit https://app.upei.ca/HCBookings/ to schedule in your vaccine or booster on Fridays from 9:00 am-12 noon at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre, located on the second floor of the WA Murphy Student Centre (north end). There is no charge for the vaccine. Please bring your health card or proof of medical insurance.  

Please note that if the time is not convenient for you, Health PEI offers walk-in vaccine clinics, and some pharmacies offer vaccines. Visit the Health PEI web page for more information.

Have your exercise, sleep, or sedentary habits changed compared to before the pandemic? Yes? No? We want to hear about it! Alexander Norris, a fourth-year kinesiology student, and Dr. Hayden Atkinson are conducting a brief 10-15 minute survey to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ability of people living in Canada to meet 24-hour movement guidelines.

To participate, you must meet the following criteria:

1. 18-64 years of age

2. Living in Canada for the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic

3. Can complete the short survey, which is offered in English

Click the link or scan the QR code to complete our survey on any device. Your participation is very important to us and is much appreciated!

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/NMhvGLWrGKRYmyRf7

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Hayden Atkinson (hatkinson@upei.ca).

SoTL Canada is presenting a webinar with Brett McCollum, editor-in-chief of CJSoTL, on the "Ins and Outs of Participating in Peer Review," discussing the roles of authors, editors, and reviewers on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 1:00 pm Atlantic. Faculty and students are welcome. Click here to RSVP.

AVC currently has a male beagle named Tony available for adoption. He is five years old, neutered, and vaccinated; a dental cleaning will be included with his adoption. He is incredibly affectionate with humans and will make a great companion. We truly believe that he will blossom in the right home.

Tony has a history of being reactive to other animals, and he may or may not learn to move past this in the future. He has never bitten any other animals but does sometimes react aggressively towards certain other beagles. Currently, he is on medication to help with his anxiety. This may or may not need to be continued long-term or potentially life-long. He has had absolutely no issues with people. A once-monthly behavioural consultation will be included for a six-month term following adoption as well a three-month supply of medication.

Tony would thrive in a house with a family that is able to work through some behaviour modification (as outlined by our behaviourist). It is preferable that he is not placed in a home that has other pets or a family with which other pets are around often. 

If you are interested in learning more about Tony, please contact Melissa Hamel at mhamel@upei.ca or 902-566-0938.

Do you need a COVID-19 vaccine or booster? Visit https://app.upei.ca/HCBookings/ to schedule in your vaccine or booster on Fridays from 9:00 am-12 noon at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre, located on the second floor of the WA Murphy Student Centre (north end). There is no charge for the vaccine. Please bring your health card or proof of medical insurance.  

Please note that if the time is not convenient for you, Health PEI offers walk-in vaccine clinics, and some pharmacies offer vaccines. Visit the Health PEI web page for more information.

Ash Wednesday prayer services with distribution of ashes will take place at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Three (3) prayer services will be held at 11:30 am, 12:00 noon, and 12:30 pm, pending UPEI HSE approval. Please sign up for your preferred time slot here. Details will be confirmed on Tuesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 2. 

PEI Community Reads is hosting a virtual event with Desmond Cole, author of The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power, on Wednesday, March 2,  at 7 pm. Yolanda Hood, of Robertson Library and an organizer of PEI Community Reads, and Tamara Steele, executive director of the Black Cultural Society of PEI, will moderate the event. 

This event is free but registration is required at https://bit.ly/32I8Sos. Copies of The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power is available for sale at The Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookshop, at a 15% discount. You can also borrow a copy from the Robertson Library or the PEI Public Library.

Desmond Cole is a renowned activist, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He's spent the last 10 years reporting and commentating on politics and social justice. His first book is the national #1 bestseller, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. 

PEI Reads is a joint initiative of the UPEI Robertson Library, the UPEI International Student Office, the UPEI Student Union, the PEI Public Library Service, Charlottetown Rotary Club, the Rotaract Club of UPEI, and the Black Cultural Society of PEI. 

In addition to the excitement of students returning back to in-person classes on Monday, February 28, Tim Hortons will reopen on campus again. That's right! The Tim Hortons location at the WA Murphy Student Centre will be opening this coming Monday at 7:30 am!

Hours of operation will be Monday to Friday from 7:30 am--2:00 pm.

In addition to the excitement of students returning back to in-person classes on Monday, February 28, Tim Hortons will reopen on campus again. That's right! The Tim Hortons location at the WA Murphy Student Centre will be opening this coming Monday at 7:30 am!

Hours of operation will be Monday to Friday from 7:30 am--2:00 pm.

Registration is now open for Bridge to PEI Conference on March 5

More than 130 international students have already registered to attend the virtual Bridge to PEI Conference on Saturday, March 5, from 11 am to 4 pm (AST). If you’re a current international student from the University of Prince Edward Island, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île and strive to create your future in the province, don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more! Register today to reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/dF-qigju.

Presentations will be given by the Immigrant & Refugee Services Association PEI, a Holland College Employment and Career Advisor, PEI Community Navigators, Office of Immigration PEI, and more!

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Study & Stay PEI Program team members at studyandstaypei@upei.ca!

 Yuxi (Lucy) Zhao - Tenure Track Candidate Research Presentation - Faculty of Business

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a virtual research presentation by Yuxi (Lucy) Zhao for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Yuxi Zhao is an educator, scholar, and practitioner in the field of entrepreneurship. With a PhD from the Ohio State University, she is currently an assistant professor at Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia. She conducted entrepreneurship research funded by the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture Foundational and Applied Science Program, US Department of Agriculture Federal-State Market Improvement Program, International Foundation for Science (PI), and Environmental Policy Initiative (PI). Yuxi is also a serial entrepreneur who worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence for the Quebec-based AI incubator TandemLaunch Inc. She helped form a new energy extension initiative for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which raised US$6 million in seed funding. She also helped HaiLa Technology, which was featured on Forbes, and raised CA$12.8 million in seed funding. Her own start-up was adopted as a case study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business. She was also a judge and mentor for the 24-hour global entrepreneurship competition of EIT Climate-KIC, a Europe-based climate innovation initiative.

Presentation Title:  “Entrepreneur-Led Landscape Changes in Hocking Hills, Ohio: The Co-production of the Tourism Industry and Exurban Community”

Abstract:

Rural tourism is often regarded as a catalyst to stimulate economic growth in amenity-rich but underdeveloped regions. Much research to date has focused on developing a robust rural tourism industry separate from the evolution of the exurban community. Tourism entrepreneurs extend the market mechanisms to the traditionally non-monetary environmental and social contexts of the rural community by commercializing the natural and social heritage. Moreover, an increasingly commercialized landscape can co-produce both the tourism industry and the rural community simultaneously. Therefore, using Hocking Hills, Ohio, as an example to analyze tourism entrepreneurs’ business strategies and corresponding ways of capitalizing on resources, this research connects the long-standing paradigms of tourism development and community evolution and forges a new direction for interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical studies.

The presentation will take place on February 25 from 1:00--2:00pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

      https://upei.zoom.us/j/66690417606?pwd=Qi90ZnlqWHVyclpwNTFpK3ZqYk51dz09

      Meeting ID: 666 9041 7606

      Passcode: 582416

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a virtual lecture (teaching demonstration) by Yuxi (Lucy) Zhao for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Yuxi Zhao is an educator, scholar, and practitioner in the field of entrepreneurship. With a PhD from the Ohio State University, she is currently an assistant professor at Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia. She conducted entrepreneurship research funded by the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture Foundational and Applied Science Program, US Department of Agriculture Federal-State Market Improvement Program, International Foundation for Science (PI), and Environmental Policy Initiative (PI). Yuxi is also a serial entrepreneur who worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence for the Quebec-based AI incubator TandemLaunch Inc. She helped form a new energy extension initiative for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which raised US$6 million in seed funding. She also helped HaiLa Technology, which was featured on Forbes, and raised CA$12.8 million in seed funding. Her own start-up was adopted as a case study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business. She was also a judge and mentor for the 24-hour global entrepreneurship competition of EIT Climate-KIC, a Europe-based climate innovation initiative.

The lecture will take place on Friday, February 25th  from 11am-12pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/68572016094?pwd=RGxrSjJQSG5qcndqR3ErQzFIUVYrUT09

Meeting ID: 685 7201 6094

Passcode: 510582

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.

Ash Wednesday prayer services with distribution of ashes will take place at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Three (3) prayer services will be held at 11:30 am, 12:00 noon, and 12:30 pm, pending UPEI HSE approval. Please sign up for your preferred time slot here. Details will be confirmed on Tuesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 2. 

PEI Community Reads is hosting a virtual event with Desmond Cole, author of The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power, on Wednesday, March 2,  at 7 pm. Yolanda Hood, of Robertson Library and an organizer of PEI Community Reads, and Tamara Steele, executive director of the Black Cultural Society of PEI, will moderate the event. 

This event is free but registration is required at https://bit.ly/32I8Sos. Copies of The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power is available for sale at The Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookshop, at a 15% discount. You can also borrow a copy from the Robertson Library or the PEI Public Library.

Desmond Cole is a renowned activist, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He's spent the last 10 years reporting and commentating on politics and social justice. His first book is the national #1 bestseller, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. 

PEI Reads is a joint initiative of the UPEI Robertson Library, the UPEI International Student Office, the UPEI Student Union, the PEI Public Library Service, Charlottetown Rotary Club, the Rotaract Club of UPEI, and the Black Cultural Society of PEI. 

 Yuxi (Lucy) Zhao - Tenure Track Candidate Research Presentation - Faculty of Business

The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a virtual research presentation by Yuxi (Lucy) Zhao for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Candidate Bio:

Yuxi Zhao is an educator, scholar, and practitioner in the field of entrepreneurship. With a PhD from the Ohio State University, she is currently an assistant professor at Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia. She conducted entrepreneurship research funded by the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture Foundational and Applied Science Program, US Department of Agriculture Federal-State Market Improvement Program, International Foundation for Science (PI), and Environmental Policy Initiative (PI). Yuxi is also a serial entrepreneur who worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence for the Quebec-based AI incubator TandemLaunch Inc. She helped form a new energy extension initiative for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which raised US$6 million in seed funding. She also helped HaiLa Technology, which was featured on Forbes, and raised CA$12.8 million in seed funding. Her own start-up was adopted as a case study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business. She was also a judge and mentor for the 24-hour global entrepreneurship competition of EIT Climate-KIC, a Europe-based climate innovation initiative.

Presentation Title:  “Entrepreneur-Led Landscape Changes in Hocking Hills, Ohio: The Co-production of the Tourism Industry and Exurban Community”

Abstract:

Rural tourism is often regarded as a catalyst to stimulate economic growth in amenity-rich but underdeveloped regions. Much research to date has focused on developing a robust rural tourism industry separate from the evolution of the exurban community. Tourism entrepreneurs extend the market mechanisms to the traditionally non-monetary environmental and social contexts of the rural community by commercializing the natural and social heritage. Moreover, an increasingly commercialized landscape can co-produce both the tourism industry and the rural community simultaneously. Therefore, using Hocking Hills, Ohio, as an example to analyze tourism entrepreneurs’ business strategies and corresponding ways of capitalizing on resources, this research connects the long-standing paradigms of tourism development and community evolution and forges a new direction for interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical studies.

The presentation will take place on February 25 from 1:00--2:00pm (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

      https://upei.zoom.us/j/66690417606?pwd=Qi90ZnlqWHVyclpwNTFpK3ZqYk51dz09

      Meeting ID: 666 9041 7606

      Passcode: 582416

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.