Campus Notices
UPEI is launching the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program’s UPEI Panther Pitch, in which aspiring UPEI student entrepreneurs can submit their start-up idea for a chance to win a minimum of $5,000 in seed money, with up to a total of $45,000 being granted each year.
We’re looking for interested UPEI faculty and staff members to help mentor the student teams. Mentors will need to commit around one hour per week from late January until March 2021. This will be dependent on the needs of the student team and the mentor’s availability.
Working in pairs, mentors will provide weekly advice and guidance to a single student team. The mentors will act as the team’s sounding board and provide professional and common-sense feedback. The intent is to have one mentor from within the UPEI community and one mentor from the broader community for each team.
Those interested in mentoring a team should email hwm_startups@upei.ca no later than Friday, January 8.
Please share this information with your network if you know of any potential mentors from UPEI and/or the local community.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on 4 spin bikes and a squat rack. (M3 Keiser Spin Bikes and Cybex Power Cage )
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until January 7th, 2021 This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link:
https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/view/37093
BlackBoard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Free for faculty and staff at UPEI, BlackBoard Collaborate can be used to both hold live sessions with participants as well as make recordings that can be watched at a later time. Share your presentation, use the interactive whiteboard, form breakout groups or conduct a poll, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom. It’s simple, easy and reliable. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, who also create accounts and provide tech support for Collaborate on campus, this webinar will take place on two separate occasions. Thursday, December 17th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm or Tuesday, January 4th from 9:00 to 10:00 am. REGISTER
Please note, there will be no Campus Notices during the holiday break until January 4. For communications concerns, contact communications@upei.ca.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on 4 spin bikes and a squat rack. (M3 Keiser Spin Bikes and Cybex Power Cage )
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until January 7th, 2021 This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. You can access the information on this opportunity at the following link:
https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/view/37093
BlackBoard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Free for faculty and staff at UPEI, BlackBoard Collaborate can be used to both hold live sessions with participants as well as make recordings that can be watched at a later time. Share your presentation, use the interactive whiteboard, form breakout groups or conduct a poll, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom. It’s simple, easy and reliable. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, who also create accounts and provide tech support for Collaborate on campus, this webinar will take place on two separate occasions. Thursday, December 17th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm or Tuesday, January 4th from 9:00 to 10:00 am. REGISTER
Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Monday January 4, 2021.
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.
As of June 1, 2020 all research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. The new online process and system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Earlier versions of the application forms will not be accepted.
Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.
For more information about the REB review and approval process please contact Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Monday January 4, 2021. These applications will be reviewed at the January 2021 meeting.
As of June 1, all research compliance applications, including Biosafety application forms must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. The new online process and system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Earlier versions of the application forms will not be accepted.
Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.
For more information about the IBC review and approval process please contact Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca
The Atlantic Canada Study and Stay - Prince Edward Island Program is seeking Volunteer Mentors.
Across the Island, there are 55 selected international students this year who would benefit from developing professional relationships with a volunteer mentor.
It’s a good and rewarding feeling to support someone in our community and make a difference in someone's life. If you enjoy spending time with international students while helping create a more supportive community, we would like to invite you to sign up as a mentor here:
https://atlanticcanadastudyandstay.com/atlantic-canada-study-and-staytm-prince-edward-island
Mentors help our international students better understand workplace culture, improve their soft skills, and develop more connections on PEI. As a mentor, you'll be meeting with your assigned student 4–6 times between January 2021 and July/August 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all meetings will be conducted online.
Please help us share this information with your network. We appreciate your support. If you have any questions, please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca.
The University of Prince Edward Island received the sad news over the weekend that UPEI’s first president and president emeritus, Dr. Ron J. Baker, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Vancouver at the age of 96. The flags in front of the Kelley Memorial Building have been lowered to half-mast in his memory. Read the full story
BlackBoard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Free for faculty and staff at UPEI, BlackBoard Collaborate can be used to both hold live sessions with participants as well as make recordings that can be watched at a later time. Share your presentation, use the interactive whiteboard, form breakout groups or conduct a poll, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom. It’s simple, easy and reliable. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, who also create accounts and provide tech support for Collaborate on campus, this webinar will take place on two separate occasions. Thursday, December 17th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm or Tuesday, January 4th from 9:00 to 10:00 am. REGISTER
Just a reminder to all Staff that the Pet Prescription refills should be requested prior to December 22nd as the Dispensary will be closed from Dec 24 to Jan 3, reopening on Jan 4, 2021.
As well due to the extended delivery cycles due to COVID 19 please place any Food Orders by December 14 to ensure delivery prior to the December 23.
In this session we will go over the importance of course intro videos in prep for the Winter 2021 Semester. This includes what should be covered in your course intro video and a few simple ways you can create these videos on your own. This session will be hosted online with limited spaces.
If you have any questions contact kmckinney@upei.ca.
Please join us for the Master of Science thesis defense of Riley Jackson in Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences. Riley's presentation is entitled "TSNET: Predicting Transition State Structures with Tensor Field Networks and Transfer Learning."
Please read the full abstract at the calendar entry for this event.
Anyone who wishes to attend the public presentation should contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator at gsc@upei.ca to receive the link to the meeting.
Please join us for the thesis defense of Scott Rolson in the PhD in Environmental Science program. Scott's thesis is entitled "The Ecology and Life History of Non-Native Rainbow Trout in Rivers of Prince Edward Island, Canada."
Please see the calendar entry for the full abstract.
Anyone who wishes to attend the public presentation should contact the Grad Studies Coordinator at gsc@upei.ca to receive the link to the meeting.
The University of Prince Edward Island received the sad news over the weekend that UPEI’s first president and president emeritus, Dr. Ron J. Baker, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Vancouver at the age of 96. The flags in front of the Kelley Memorial Building have been lowered to half-mast in his memory. Read the full story
The Atlantic Canada Study and Stay - Prince Edward Island Program is seeking Volunteer Mentors.
Across the Island, there are 55 selected international students this year who would benefit from developing professional relationships with a volunteer mentor.
It’s a good and rewarding feeling to support someone in our community and make a difference in someone's life. If you enjoy spending time with international students while helping create a more supportive community, we would like to invite you to sign up as a mentor here:
https://atlanticcanadastudyandstay.com/atlantic-canada-study-and-staytm-prince-edward-island
Mentors help our international students better understand workplace culture, improve their soft skills, and develop more connections on PEI. As a mentor, you'll be meeting with your assigned student 4–6 times between January 2021 and July/August 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all meetings will be conducted online.
Please help us share this information with your network. We appreciate your support. If you have any questions, please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca.
The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre is open until December 18th. Our hours are 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:00 pm, Monday to Friday. We will close at 4:00 pm on December 18th for the Christmas Break, reopening at 8:30 am on Monday, January 4, 2021. We are following the updated Chief Public Health Circuit Breaker Guidelines. We ask you to continue to perform hand hygiene, stay physically distanced and avoid coming to the health centre if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone who does have COVID-19.
To make an appointment please telephone 902-566-0616 or email us at healthcentre@upei.ca.
Happy holidays to all and stay safe.
Just a reminder to all Staff that the Pet Prescription refills should be requested prior to December 22nd as the Dispensary will be closed from Dec 24 to Jan 3, reopening on Jan 4, 2021.
As well due to the extended delivery cycles due to COVID 19 please place any Food Orders by December 14 to ensure delivery prior to the December 23.
In this session we will go over the importance of course intro videos in prep for the Winter 2021 Semester. This includes what should be covered in your course intro video and a few simple ways you can create these videos on your own. This session will be hosted online with limited spaces.
If you have any questions contact kmckinney@upei.ca.
