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) HIPS & Glutes:   Wednesdays 10:00 am - 11:30 am, February 24, March 3, 10 and 17.  ONE (1) space available.                                 

          2) BACK & CORE:  Wednesdays 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, February 24, March 3, 10 and 17. THREE (3) spaces available.

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

One spot available. This training group is for folks who haven't been active or very little in the last two months.   

The free programming is offered to UPEI staff and faculty only and is based on ability level of the group.   Sessions led by UPEI personal trainer Derrick Smith in gymnasium 1A  Tuesdays  12:10 pm - 12:55 pm. Ten sessions, February 23 - April 27

The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing a small group training program for UPEI Faculty and Staff. 

Please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca as soon as possible.

Dr. Zelda Knight, Professor of Psychology, University of Johannesburg, candidate for the tenure track position with the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts, will make two public presentations.

The first is a simulated class presentation entitled "Psychodynamic psychotherapy: Understanding the theoretical shifts and basic concepts underpinning the therapy" and will take place on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM at the following link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/65574137253?pwd=cmx2Rk9lbDFjYkY1c1JOUHlta0pUQT09

The second is a research talk entitled “In the shadow of Apartheid: Race in psychoanalytic psychotherapy” This presentation will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here: https://upei.zoom.us/j/65667164775?pwd=VzBDVkF2WDBMZG93OFdCVWJmQ2hiZz09

All are welcome to attend.

On Wednesday February 17, ITSS will be conducting routine updates on the Colleague system and related services from 8 pm to 12 am midnight. During this time, the following services will be unavailable:

• MyUPEI Portal
• Colleague UI
• Self-Service
• Tuition and Deposit Credit Card Payments

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

Campus Affected:  UPEI Campus

Systems Affected: myDesktop.upei.ca Remote Desktop Services (including RXWorks & Raiser’s Edge)

Outage Times: Feb 17th midnight – 1:30am

Details:

On Wednesday, February 17th, 2021, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the Remote Desktop Services accessed via the website myDesktop.upei.ca.  During this time, any remote desktops or applications accessed via this site will be unavailable (including RXWorks & Raiser’s Edge).

 If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

Join us for Ash Wednesday Mass at Steel Recital Hall, at 12:05 or 4:05pm

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we can only welcome 34 people, and are asking you to sign up here in advance.  Please do so before the end of the day on Tuesday, February 16th.

Please arrive early on February 17th to avoid crowding, as we check your name off the list.

UPEI concussion research study seeks participants:

Charlottetown, PEI — A UPEI research group is seeking participants for a study to test a new method for assessing head injuries. Participants must be aged 16 to 27 years of age.

The team is looking for participants in the following categories:

1. Healthy people (non-concussed, no known chronic diseases)
2. People who have had a concussion within the last 36 hours
3. People who have had concussion symptoms for longer than three months but less than six months
4. People who have had a bone fracture within the last 36 hours
5. Boxers active in competition

Please contact 902-620-5215 or concussion@upei.ca if you are interested in participating in the study.

February is Black History Month and the Black Cultural Society of PEI has a month of programming planned to engage and educate about the many cultures which make up the Island’s Black community.

This year’s theme is "celebrating our heritage for the culture", and the month will feature in-person and online events for Islanders to participate in, including several at UPEI. 

On Thursday, February 25, 2021, join the community for the BHM @UPEI Panel Discussion, from 5-6:30 pm at the Fox & Crow, UPEI's campus pub and café.

View the full Black History Month calendar on the Black Cultural Society of PEI website.

STAFF & FACULTY - Register now for an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Orientation Webinar

Our EFAP provider, LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell, has created orientation webinars for any Employee, Faculty member, and their dependents that want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work. These general overview sessions are offered in both English and French at no cost to participants.

2021 dates offered: January 27, February 18, March 24, April 15, May 26, June 23, July 15, and October 14.

To register

1. Click this link to view the brochure.
2. Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
3. Click the date to open the registration window.
4. You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.

EFAP offers a short-term, solution-focused approach to professional counselling to assist you in resolving your concerns and issues. EFAP provides counselling that best suits your needs and busy schedules, whether it is in person, by telephone, or online [E-Counselling], as well as immediate help with crises.  In addition to professional counseling, employees and their eligible family members can access a wide range of programs that provide telephonic consultation with qualified advisors who can help answer questions and clarify concerns that affect us all. Services include Legal, Financial, Family, and Nutritional.

For EFAP Counselling, WorkLife Programs, and Information Services 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year, call:

English: 1-844-880-9142 Visit: www.workhealthlife.com

More information on the UPEI EFAP benefit can be found on the MyUPEI website here.

Campus Affected:  UPEI Campus

Systems Affected: myDesktop.upei.ca Remote Desktop Services (including RXWorks & Raiser’s Edge)

Outage Times: Feb 17th midnight – 1:30am

Details:

On Wednesday, February 17th, 2021, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the Remote Desktop Services accessed via the website myDesktop.upei.ca.  During this time, any remote desktops or applications accessed via this site will be unavailable (including RXWorks & Raiser’s Edge).

 If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

Do you give PowerPoint presentations as part of your work? Did you know you can blackout your slides when you want the focus to be on you rather than the slide by pressing B. To return to the presentation just hit B again. You can do it with W for white if you prefer. Simple. 

Join us for Ash Wednesday Mass at Steel Recital Hall, at 12:05 or 4:05pm

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we can only welcome 34 people, and are asking you to sign up here in advance.  Please do so before the end of the day on Tuesday, February 16th.

Please arrive early on February 17th to avoid crowding, as we check your name off the list.

Health, Safety and Environment is holding a UPEI Basic Biosafety Training session.

Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to everyone including graduate students.

To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Shelly Kavanagh, before the end of the day February 19, 2021 by email (shkavanagh@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).

Please provide your name, department, your supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message.  Please indicate if you are a graduate student.

The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre has been notified by Dr. German that the Chlamydia and Gonorrhea molecular testing no longer has a backlog or supply issue. For women, vaginal self-collection or provider collection is again the preferred sample. For men a urine sample collected in the previous 24 hours is the preferred sample. The self-collection containers will be redistributed to campus washrooms the week of February 8th and samples are to be dropped off to the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre weekdays, and before noon on Fridays.  We will need identification to complete the lab requisitions and will send off your specimens for analysis. If you have questions about this program please contact the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre at 902-566-0616 or by email: healthcentre@upei.ca.  

The E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant is being offered for the third time as an opportunity for faculty and staff members to create a multimedia course resource with the help of the E-Learning Instructional Multimedia Specialist. 

Find out more about the grant here.

If you have questions related to your multimedia project ideas, please contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca.

Closing date for applications is March 12, 2021 and completed application forms can be sent to dmoses@upei.ca with the subject line “E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant Application 2021.”

Office 2010 and 2013 end of life

Notice Date

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Please be advised that Office 2010 and 2013 are approaching or have approached the end of their life and Microsoft will no longer be supporting these products. IT Systems and Services recommend any employee or faculty that is using Office 2010 or 2013 to please upgrade to the latest version of Office.  

All current staff, faculty, and students have access to Office 365 through their UPEI account. We recommend you use this version of Office.

To access Office 365 please go to the site https://portal.office.com

To log in, your username is your UPEI email address and the password is the same as your account password.

From the landing page select Install Office

Then select Office 365 apps to begin the installation.

You are allowed to download and install Office 365 to a maximum of 5 computers and 5 mobile devices.

For MacOS and IOS devices, you can also download the individual Office 365 applications from the Apple app store. On the first start-up of the application you will be prompted to log in with your UPEI credentials as indicated above.

For Android devices, you can also download the individual Office 365 applications from the Google Play store. On the first start-up of the applications you will be prompted to log in with your UPEI credentials as indicated above.

If you have any issues installing Office 365 then please contact the IT Helpdesk at helpdesk@upei.ca with the Subject line of “Office 365 Help”.

In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes learning stick.

KEY TOPIC AREAS:

Presentation Structure - Managing Fear - Engaging Your Audience - Presentation Logistics

To register for an “in-person” course: 

1. Created an account or sign in to EDGE by clicking here
2. After signing in, click on ‘Catalog’ tab on your dashboard
3. You can then search and register for the course you are interested in by clicking the ‘Enroll’ tab 
4. You then need to choose available sessions at a location you prefer to finalise your registration

Thursday, February 18th, 2021 via Zoom

Are you thinking about becoming a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major or are currently a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major?

Have you wondered what careers a degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology would prepare you for?

Please join us for Chemistry Day 2021.  A panel of faculty, current and past majors, honours and graduate students will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information.  The future is yours!

Anyone who wishes to attend this virtual event should contact Sonia Stewart O'Neill at sostewart@upei.ca for the link to the Zoom event. 

All are welcome to attend.

Join us for Ash Wednesday Mass at Steel Recital Hall, at 12:05 or 4:05pm

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we can only welcome 34 people, and are asking you to sign up here in advance.  Please do so before the end of the day on Tuesday, February 16th.

Please arrive early on February 17th to avoid crowding, as we check your name off the list.

Online tutoring appointments will be available through reading week, including evenings, weekends, and Islander Day!  See our schedule at upei.mywconline.com to make an appointment.

If you're looking to take a break from your skiing, snowshoeing, shivering, shovelling, and sleeping to work on some assignments, our tutors can help you at all stages of the writing or research process.  Keep us in mind.

Enjoy your break!