Campus Notices
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used boats. Items for sale are one 2001 Prince craft 14' Aluminum Boat and one 2004 J1450 Carolina Skiff with 20HP Mercury Motor
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until April 13th 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 Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link:
Learning from Financial Crisis:
Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 – 1:00-2:00pm ADT (UTC-3)
As cold-water islands, Newfoundland and Iceland are often compared. The March session of the Institute of Island Studies Island Lecture Series features a presentation by Prof. Mark Stoddart and Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir comparing the financial crises that both islands have experienced: Iceland in 2008–2009, and Newfoundland currently. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will be hosted on Zoom, and advance registration is required – please visit islandstudies.com/islandlectureseries-march2021 for more details and to reserve your spot.
Scholarships & Awards with April 1, 2021 Deadline
A reminder that the deadline for the following list of scholarships and awards is Thursday, April 1, 2021.
Application forms can be found by clicking the links provided below. Please submit your application and any supporting documents electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.
- Arlie Parks Scholarship - In Memory of Dr. Kenneth MacIntyre (Science)
- Dr. L. I. Duffy Memorial Award (Science)
- Dr. Stewart MacDonald Health Research Excellence Award (Science)
- Gerald M. "Gerry" Birt Memorial Award (Science/Nursing)
- Marylou Hughes Scholarship (Arts/Science)
- David Austin O'Malley-Keyes Memorial Award (Arts)
- Frank J. Costello Scholarship (Arts/Education)
- Hon. Justice Mark R. MacGuigan Memorial Scholarship (Law)
- Joseph A. Ghiz Memorial Scholarship (Law)
- Dr. Julian Jaynes Graduate Psychology Award (Graduate)
- PEI’s Famous Five Graduating Student Award (Arts/On Campus Community)
- Dr. Graeme and Alberta Bryant Boswall Award (On Campus Community)
- Dr. Regis Duffy Academic Achievement Award (On Campus Community)
- Dr. Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards (Other)
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing Yoga & Fascial Release Classes for UPEI Faculty and Staff. Brenda Dowel, yoga teacher E-RYT-1000 and Licensed Holistic Practitioner will lead the four-part series of 90-minute classes with a focused approach.
1) Back & Core: Wednesdays 10:00 am - 11:30 am, March 31, April 7, 14 and 21
2) Hips & Glutes: Wednesdays 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, March 31, April 7, 14 and 21
Two different sets of classes with an Anatomical Focus. This series will include a comprehensive approach to the entire body while focusing on a particular area for optimal health and vitality.
- Grounding; Psoas Release; Centering
- Stretching what is tight and strengthening what is weak
- Fascial Stretching and Myofascial Releases, Yoga & Conditioning Movements
- Fluid and static movements for the Fascia/Connective Tissue
- Recognizing and addressing unhealthy movement patterns
- Relaxation and Integration
The free programming is offered to UPEI staff and faculty only on a first registration basis. To register for one of the courses please email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca indicating Hips & Glutes or Back & Core. 12 participants max per series. Location: Fitness Studio 1, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre
The Moodle Quiz activity is a strong tool for running online exams. This session will be hosted on Tuesday March 30th at 2pm to provide an introduction to the quiz activity and cover the set up for a Moodle exam. This session will be conducted online and a recording will be available to registrants. Register here for this session.
The UPEI Health & Wellness is conducting its annual Patient Satisfaction Survey. For the first time, the survey is digital and the link will be mailed to all patients who visit the clinic between now and April 1st, 2021. If you are not visiting during this time, but have feedback, please go to www.upei/health-centre and click on the link: "We'd love to hear from you" to submit your feedback. We use this information to make quality improvements.
Learning from Financial Crisis:
Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 – 1:00-2:00pm ADT (UTC-3)
As cold-water islands, Newfoundland and Iceland are often compared. The March session of the Institute of Island Studies Island Lecture Series features a presentation by Prof. Mark Stoddart and Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir comparing the financial crises that both islands have experienced: Iceland in 2008–2009, and Newfoundland currently. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will be hosted on Zoom, and advance registration is required – please visit islandstudies.com/islandlectureseries-march2021 for more details and to reserve your spot.
Join the Chaplaincy Centre Team for Good Friday Liturgy, on Friday, April 2nd at 3:00 pm.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions we can welcome 34 people. Please sign up in advance here. Plan to arrive early to avoid crowding as we check your name off the list.
UPEI’s 4th annual Teaching Community Conference will take place on May 4th, 2021, hosted by the E-Learning Office and the Experiential Education Office. The conference will be hosted online through the website: UPEI.ca/teachingcommunityconference
The keynote presentation for this year’s conference is on the theme of a Pedagogy of Care, a care-oriented approach to the design and philosophical set up of the course, occurring within the context of the learning experience and in relationships formed through teaching and learning.
The Teaching Community Conference is calling for proposals regarding your approach to a pedagogy of care, innovative designs or approaches to teaching, experiential teaching, or communities of practice.
The Teaching Community Conference is accepting proposals in the form of synchronous webinar sessions, asynchronous recorded video presentations, or written presentations (e.g. a conference blog post).
To submit your proposal please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHZLrnW5e_RSL0Zq0h3Gh_ASlOPPVnL9Tghz_QajNQ-ZRzXA/viewform?usp=sf_link
There will be a UPEI Blood Borne Pathogen training session on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm in Kelley Memorial Building Room 237
This session is for those individuals whose research involves human blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. If you wish to attend you must pre-register by contacting Shelly Kavanagh before April 2, 2021 by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, email address, and phone number in your email or voice message.
If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Dr. Rhoda Speare at rspeare@upei or 902-566-5071.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with some other programming language
FORTRAN, one of the initial high-level programming languages, continues to be an excellent option for high-performance computing due to its superb performance. The newer versions of FORTRAN offer many modern features, including object-oriented programming capabilities to programmers. This course will cover some of these features.
This session will take place on:
Thursday, April 1st - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Atlantic time)
You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.
Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-modern-fortran-for-scientific-programming-tickets-135725700223
The Moodle Quiz activity is a strong tool for running online exams. This session will be hosted on Tuesday March 30th at 2pm to provide an introduction to the quiz activity and cover the set up for a Moodle exam. This session will be conducted online and a recording will be available to registrants. Register here for this session.
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 and Thursdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Employees can only select one day (Tuesday or Thursday). Four classes/month. Yoga instructors Colleen Gallant (Tuesdays) and Pam Harris-Stewart (Thursdays) will be leading the classes. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - April 6, 13, 20, and 27. Thursdays - April 8, 15, 22, and 29.
One space left for Thursdays Group and six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
Learning from Financial Crisis:
Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 – 1:00-2:00pm ADT (UTC-3)
As cold-water islands, Newfoundland and Iceland are often compared. The March session of the Institute of Island Studies Island Lecture Series features a presentation by Prof. Mark Stoddart and Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir comparing the financial crises that both islands have experienced: Iceland in 2008–2009, and Newfoundland currently. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will be hosted on Zoom, and advance registration is required – please visit islandstudies.com/islandlectureseries-march2021 for more details and to reserve your spot.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the third event in its new ConneXions Seminar Series. Join us on Zoom, Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:30 pm, when Dr. Carlo Lavoie will present “Acadian Culture and French Language in Prince Edward Island: Towards a Culture of Detour and Relationship.”
Abstract: In this paper, I want to explore the notion of belonging to Acadia considering the preservation of Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Island. It seems that the discourse which has emerged in the past 10 years or so brings us from “une culture du Retour” (Glissant, 1997), that is, a culture based on an interpretation of the past that makes the 1755-1758 Deportations the foundation of the Acadian identity, to “une culture du Détour.” The Culture of Detour is one in which prevails a sense of belonging to the community that is experienced at the level of a relational multiplicity modifying the opposition between the Same and the Other (Paré, 2003).
This opening from the Detour favors a social cohesion experienced daily as a relationship of convenience (Todorov, 1989). This relationship of convenience invites us to rethink the notion of belonging to l’Acadie de l’île according to a new way of narrating oneself. Questioning the Detour and the Relationship thus amounts to questioning the openness to the Other and to a redeployment of community forces favoring the survival of the Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Isla
Zoom link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/61586078663?pwd=RGRjQ2pJTzAxZkI2ckxyU1cvRVJ1QT09
The Connexions Seminar Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in knowledge and ways of knowing and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us through panel discussions; speakers and research talks; collaborative projects and presentations; symposia and workshops; and reading and discussion groups.
Join the Chaplaincy Centre Team for Good Friday Liturgy, on Friday, April 2nd at 3:00 pm.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions we can welcome 34 people. Please sign up in advance here. Plan to arrive early to avoid crowding as we check your name off the list.
There will be a UPEI Blood Borne Pathogen training session on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm in Kelley Memorial Building Room 237
This session is for those individuals whose research involves human blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. If you wish to attend you must pre-register by contacting Shelly Kavanagh before April 2, 2021 by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, email address, and phone number in your email or voice message.
If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Dr. Rhoda Speare at rspeare@upei or 902-566-5071.
Join Charlie Sark, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation for the 3rd webinar of the series on Friday, March 26 at 3 pm when he will speak about Climate Colonialism: How Decolonizing our Food Systems can Decarbonize our Consumption
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/145059698463
Prerequisites: Familiarity with some other programming language
FORTRAN, one of the initial high-level programming languages, continues to be an excellent option for high-performance computing due to its superb performance. The newer versions of FORTRAN offer many modern features, including object-oriented programming capabilities to programmers. This course will cover some of these features.
This session will take place on:
Thursday, April 1st - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Atlantic time)
You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.
Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-modern-fortran-for-scientific-programming-tickets-135725700223
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 and Thursdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Employees can only select one day (Tuesday or Thursday). Four classes/month. Yoga instructors Colleen Gallant (Tuesdays) and Pam Harris-Stewart (Thursdays) will be leading the classes. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - April 6, 13, 20, and 27. Thursdays - April 8, 15, 22, and 29.
One space left for Thursdays Group and six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
