Campus Notices
UPEI’s Student Union and Experiential Education department have partnered with Skills PEI to create the International Student Employment Support Program (ISESP). This program will offer a cohort of international students the opportunity to gain employability skills through a combination of professional development training and a paid internship this summer.
In order to be eligible, international students must be finishing their first or second year of studies (having completed between 30 and 60 semester hours), living in Prince Edward Island for the duration of the program, and available to work during regular business hours.
Training begins May 25th, followed by 11-week internships through the summer with local businesses, tailored to students’ career interests.
For details, and to apply, visit https://forms.gle/zr6XKtfpzf8RknG16. Students must be signed into their UPEI account to access the Google form.
Applications close Sunday, May 16 at 11:59pm. Email any questions to experientialed@upei.ca.
The Health Centred Research Clinic at UPEI is offering a 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. In order 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 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, we will be hosting a 20 minute information Session Thursday May 13 at 12:00pm online. If interested please contact Program Coordinator, Laurie Michael at lmichael@upei.ca to receive the link on how to access the virtual information session. We look forward to seeing you there!
Small Group Training is a fun and effective way to reach your fitness goals. Sessions combine the expertise of a personal trainer with the dynamic and motivating of working in a small group. Derek Smith, UPEI personal trainer will be leading a group Tuesday & Thursdays 12:10 pm - 12:55 pm, May 18 - June 24. 12 training sessions. Fee: Sports Centre members $118 + hst/person. Non-Members $146 + hst/person. No subsidies. Registration deadline May 14. To register or for more information please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
The March Island Lecture Series session featured Prof. Mark Stoddart (Memorial University of Newfoundland) and Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir (University of Iceland) discussing the financial crises of Iceland and Newfoundland & Labrador. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
An edited version of the session will be aired on Eastlink's Podium TV in Nova Scotia and PEI from May 10–14 at 9am each day.
For more details about the presentation (or to watch the full version on the Institute of Island Studies YouTube channel), visit islandstudies.com/events/recordings.
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12 – May 28, 2021.
Join Andy MacDonald, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 14 at 3 pm he will speak about Tracking PEI Coastal Erosion Using Pin Measurements and Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144430967913
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre is pleased to share our 2021 spring newsletter with you!
https://awc.upei.ca/files/2021/05/SJDAWC-2021-spring-newsletter.pdf
Interested in some professional development that fits with your busy life? The Teaching and Learning Centre has curated a list pedagogy-related podcasts to match your needs. Click here for the links. If there are podcasts that you think should be added to the list please email details to Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre Coordinator cvanleeuwen@upei.ca
UPEI is hosting the 2021 CBIE Annual Regional Meeting virtually!
June 3rd from 12:15pm - 4:00pm ADT and June 4th from 9:00am - 1:15pm ADT
Registration is now open and can be found here.
This year's meeting is inspired by the region we live in and the connectivity we all enjoy. Atlantic Canada is unique in many ways but most of all the ability to “bubble up” and move between all four provinces seamlessly while learning from one another and internationalizing our communities and campuses together. We look forward to hearing our colleagues discuss the future of internationalization within our region and how we can all work together to share our research, knowledge, motivation and success moving forward.
At 10:00am on Thursday, May 13th, 2021, ITSS will be performing maintenance on the UPEI wireless network. After the maintenance is completed, some devices may need to accept/trust the detected change before they are able to connect to the wireless network again. If you have any wireless devices that rely on an internet connection at this time, then please verify that your device is working properly after 10:10am.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
Curious about how you can get involved with work-integrated learning projects in upcoming semesters?
Riipen is hosting weekly webinars to share information about how you can get involved in supporting youth for the future of work using their online platform.
The sessions will cover:
- An introduction to Riipen
- Available funding opportunities
- How to get started
- Q & A
Visit this link to sign up for an upcoming session.
Can't make it? No problem; sign up and we will send you the recording.
Crows on campus know if you have food or something that looks like food.
- NEVER FEED the crows or drop food on the ground. This includes food wrappers.
- KEEP FOOD HIDDEN inside a bag or backpack. Do not just carry a food container. Crows can smell it!
- Should a crow start to attack you, WAVE YOUR HANDS and forcefully shoo them away and continue your walk. That way the crow will learn that it's not productive to show this type of behaviour.
If everyone on Campus is consistent in dealing with the crows, hopefully, we will all be able to enjoy our beautiful PEI summer outside!
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, June 4th for the June 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 Health Centred Research Clinic at UPEI is offering a 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. In order 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 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, we will be hosting a 20 minute information Session Thursday May 13 at 12:00pm online. If interested please contact Program Coordinator, Laurie Michael at lmichael@upei.ca to receive the link on how to access the virtual information session. We look forward to seeing you there!
The March Island Lecture Series session featured Prof. Mark Stoddart (Memorial University of Newfoundland) and Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir (University of Iceland) discussing the financial crises of Iceland and Newfoundland & Labrador. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
An edited version of the session will be aired on Eastlink's Podium TV in Nova Scotia and PEI from May 10–14 at 9am each day.
For more details about the presentation (or to watch the full version on the Institute of Island Studies YouTube channel), visit islandstudies.com/events/recordings.
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, IT Systems and Services (in conjunction with the E-Learning Office) will be upgrading the UPEI Online Learning Management System (Moodle) to a newer version. Maintenance will begin at 8:00 pm and is expected to be completed by midnight. For more information about the changes coming to Moodle please check the Moodle New Features document.
Moodle will be inaccessible during this time.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact moodle@upei.ca.
A new call is now open for the Ocean Frontier Institute’s (OFI) International Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The program offers an opportunity for early career PhDs to conduct innovative, full-time, collaborative research that is aligned with OFI's research priorities. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2021.
The term of the award is two years, and successful candidates will be based at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with frequent travel to and from one of OFI's partner institutions in Europe or the United States. Highly qualified, early career researchers who have completed their PhDs within the past four years are eligible.
Full details on the program and how to apply can be found at this link: https://
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
Synapse is excited to offer the Mitacs Project Management 2020 two-day on line workshop on May 20-21, 2021 from 9am-5pm ADT (both days)
Project Management 2020 delivers a balance of "core" project management knowledge and skills. These are blended with practical learning on key interpersonal skills essential to successfully achieve project goals.
Over an intense, two-day course you will experience a practical opportunity to bring your project into a workshop and learn how to increase your success, using professional templates while collaborating in a supportive environment.
Learning objectives
TECHNICAL - create a project plan, conduct resource forecasts, create and manage project budgets, monitor project, conduct lessons learned analysis, define and mitigate risk, design quality into the project.
PEOPLE - Manage people that do not report to you, motivate and collaborate within teams, assess and engage stakeholders effectively, manage meetings and deliver them virtually, communication throughout the project.
To sigh up:
- 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, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12 – May 28, 2021.
Join Andy MacDonald, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, May 14 at 3 pm he will speak about Tracking PEI Coastal Erosion Using Pin Measurements and Drone Technology
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144430967913
The Department of Pathology and Microbiology will be interviewing 4 candidates for the tenure track faculty position in Veterinary Bacteriology.
Our third candidate, Dr. Khawaja Ashfaque Ahmed, is a board-certified microbiologist by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists in Immunology and planning to appear for the Bacteriology and Mycology in 2021.
Teaching Seminar: “Systemic Mycoses”
Systemic mycosis, or systemic fungal disease, is characterized by the spread of a fungal organism to various organs of the body following entry into an animal and after initial localized infection of the lungs or the intestines. This mini-lecture will discuss the habitat, morphology, life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical findings, specimen collection, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment options for some important veterinary fungi.
Research Seminar: Host–Pathogen Interactions: Applications of Metabolomics and Seahorse Technology in the Veterinary Setting
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most important public health threats, posing a serious challenge to humans, animals, and the environment. A holistic approach is required to deal with the AMR problem, including gaining greater insights into host-pathogen interactions, finding alternatives to antibiotics, and biomarkers discovery for the early detection of pathogenic infections to prevent heavy therapeutic antibiotics use. Metabolites are the intermediates and end-products of biological processes. The bacterial pathogens have their independent metabolism, and thus metabolomics can help identify bacteria-specific metabolites as diagnostic biomarkers and bacteria-induced metabolic perturbation to help understand the disease process. The cutting-edge metabolomics and Seahorse metabolic analyzer platforms are broadly applicable in several research areas, including infectious diseases, toxicology, neuroscience, and cancer. This research seminar will present metabolomics and Seahorse metabolic analyzer data that correlates with the protection of chickens against Escherichia coli septicemia and discuss the future applications.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 @ 11:00 am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://upei.zoom.us/j/67408356964?pwd=bVRIMTJWeitnMm8yNUtuNEEvd3RyUT09
Meeting ID: 674 0835 6964
Passcode: 013392
