Campus Notices
Have you let your health screening go by the wayside since the Pandemic began? The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to invite all faculty and staff to a Wellness Check on June 2 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. The event will be hosted at the McMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Building complete with the usual COVID-19 precautions: hand-sanitizing, physical distancing, and wearing a mask. You can have your blood pressure, blood glucose, and lipids checked; you can have your sit/reach strength tested, you can assess your stress/tension at the Tension Release booth, learn about Sun Safety and STI's (Sexually Transmitted Infections). There will be passports that you can submit for some great prizes (e.g Airpod and gym memberships).
Come and join in on the event on June 2 all morning!
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series.
Join Luke Meloche, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 28 at 3 pm he will speak about Taking Precise Measurements of Storm Damage on PEI Agricultural Fields Using Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144492046601
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for UPEI faculty and staff. Classes will be on Thursdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Yoga instructor Pam Harris - Stewart will be leading the class. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Thursdays - June 3, 10, 17, and 24
Six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for UPEI faculty and staff. Classes will be on Tuesdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Yoga instructor Colleen Gallant will be leading the class. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - June 1, 8, 15 and 22.
Six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used commercial kitchen equipment.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until May 28, 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 the Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link: https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/42057/details
If you require assistance please email tenders@upei.ca
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on a used Steinway 9' Grand Piano.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until May 28, 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 the Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link: https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/42041/details
Troy Life & Fire Safety will be performing the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Friday, May 14, 2021. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating this is a test at the beginning of testing and again when the testing is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.
Alumni Canada Games Place – May 14
Chaplaincy Centre – May 14
Health Sciences Building – May 17
KC Irving Chemistry Centre – May 18
Regis & Joan Duffy Research Centre – May 19
Memorial Hall – May 21
Kelley Memorial Building – May 25
Chi-Wan Young Sports Center – May 26
WA Murphy Student Center – May 27
Dalton Hall – May 28
SDU Main Building – June 1
Don & Marion McDougall Hall – June 2-3
Alumni Hall – June 3
Steel Building – June 4
Duffy Science Centre – June 9–10
Central Utility Building – June 15–16
Robertson Library – June 22
Cass Science Hall – June 23
Campus Kids Child Care Centre – June 23
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering – June 24
The following buildings will take place at a later date
Atlantic Veterinary College – TBD
Bill & Denise Andrew Hall – TBD
Bernardine Hall – TBD
Blanchard Hall – TBD
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall - TBD
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series.
Join Luke Meloche, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 28 at 3 pm he will speak about Taking Precise Measurements of Storm Damage on PEI Agricultural Fields Using Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144492046601
PEI Energy Systems are working on the repairs necessary to have the chillers back up and running as quickly as possible. The contractor's are experiencing a number of issues, along with working in very changeling areas of the tunnel where the pipes requiring repairs are located. It is possible that the chillers will not be running this week. Updates will be provided as they are received.
These chillers provide cooling for the Atlantic Veterinary College, Robertson Library, Kelley Memorial Building, Duffy Science Centre, Steel Building, and the Health Sciences Building.
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.
IT Systems and Services would like to inform faculty and staff that the initial phase of the UPEI M365 Project is underway, and that a number of faculties and departments have already migrated from Gmail to Microsoft Outlook services.
If you have not already taken part in one of our earlier migrations, you will be included in the final migration scheduled for June 4–7, 2021. Please keep in mind that this migration encompasses Email, Calendar, and Contacts services only. Additional features of Microsoft’s M365 application suite will become available in a future phase of the project.
You will be receiving more details and support in the days leading up to the migration. In the meantime, please visit our UPEI M365 Project website for more information.
On Wednesday May 26th, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing and using MyUPEI, Self-Service & Colleague.
We encourage Students, Faculty, and Staff that may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465
Synapse is excited to offer the Mitacs Time Management One day Workshop on June 4, 2021 9am-5pm ADT.
This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute's (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and productivity tactics, the course provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment based role.
You will learn to:
Optimize your professional days and weeks, effectively define targets and goals so that they are clear and sustainable, accurately estimate activity duration, improve focus and better manage interruptions, reduce corrective communication, defend project schedules without sacrificing relationship quotient, and improve and leverage personal energy for sustainable follow-through on activities.
How to enrol:
- Create an account on Edge (edge.mitacs.ca)
- Navigate to the “catalog” tab on the main dashboard and enroll in the workshop title of your choice
- Select the session (date + time) you wish to attend
- Follow email notifications for workshop materials and Zoom login information
For help and questions about enrollment, please contact: .training@mitacs.ca
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series.
Join Luke Meloche, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 28 at 3 pm he will speak about Taking Precise Measurements of Storm Damage on PEI Agricultural Fields Using Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144492046601
If you are sending something for recycling, make sure all your accounts are logged out and the device has been wiped of all your sensitive data. Sometimes a factory reset isn’t enough as fragments of data can be recovered by more determined users. In the case of laptops or PCs, that may mean removing the drive completely and destroying it for complete peace of mind.
On Wednesday May 26th, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the MyUPEI portal and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues with accessing and using MyUPEI, Self-Service & Colleague.
We encourage Students, Faculty, and Staff that may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465
The Writing Centre will be open during the first summer session from Tuesday, May 25, to Thursday, June 24, including some evening and weekend appointments. All appointments will be online.
To see our schedule and make an appointment, go to upei.mywconline.com. (Contact Jarmo at jjpuiras@upei.ca with any questions or problems registering.)
For friendly, knowledgeable support with your assignments, keep us in mind.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used commercial kitchen equipment.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until May 28, 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 the Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link: https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/42057/details
If you require assistance please email tenders@upei.ca
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on a used Steinway 9' Grand Piano.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until May 28, 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 the Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link: https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/42041/details
Have you let your health screening go by the wayside since the Pandemic began? The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to invite all faculty and staff to a Wellness Check on June 2 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. The event will be hosted at the McMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Building complete with the usual COVID-19 precautions: hand-sanitizing, physical distancing, and wearing a mask. You can have your blood pressure, blood glucose, and lipids checked; you can have your sit/reach strength tested, you can assess your stress/tension at the Tension Release booth, learn about Sun Safety and STI's (Sexually Transmitted Infections). There will be passports that you can submit for some great prizes (e.g Airpod and gym memberships).
Come and join in on the event on June 2 all morning!
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series.
Join Luke Meloche, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 28 at 3 pm he will speak about Taking Precise Measurements of Storm Damage on PEI Agricultural Fields Using Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144492046601
