Students from UPEI’s Kinesiology 3430 class are seeking participants to take part in a four-week exercise training program, plus pre- and post-assessment sessions (six weeks in total). Students will create personalized exercise training programs for each participant, based on their fitness, skill level, and personal interests. Participants must be between 30-70 years of age. This program is directed toward individuals who are looking to become more physically active in their day-to-day lives. Participants will meet in person with their student trainers once a week. No previous experience is necessary.

The program runs on Mondays (3:30-5:00 pm), Tuesdays (2:30-4:00 pm), and Thursdays (2:30-4:00 pm) beginning the week of October 7. To register, go to https://forms.gle/drCp2HXHcvNTtdp29

For more information, please contact Dr. Travis Saunders at trsaunders@upei.ca or 902-566-0641.

The call for proposals to present at the 2024 Annual AAU Teaching Showcase has been extended to August 30. 

Those whose proposals are selected from this call for submissions will be invited to have their work included in the conference proceedings. Proposals are open to presenters who are affiliates or members of an AAU institution submitting proposals on teaching and learning in higher education.

Click here to download the detailed proposal guidelines.

Submit proposals via Open Journal Systems (OJS)

They  will be using Open Journal Systems (OJS) to review all proposals and to publish them following the conference. To submit to OJS, you will need to first let us know of your intent to submit so we can create a secure account for you in OJS.

• Email teaching@acadiau.ca with “Intent to submit AAU Proposal” as the subject
• Include your name and preferred email address

You will receive an email from OJS prompting you to set a password for your account, and with detailed instructions on how to submit your proposal. Check your junk/spam folder!

Wondering whether the effort and time needed for Think-Pair-Share (TPS) activities are worth it?  In this study, researchers found that TPS can increase the rate of hand raising as an important gateway to in-class participation compared to simply asking a question and waiting for the students to raise their hands to share thoughts or offer answers. They found this positive relationship only for TPS and not for Think-Share, suggesting that exchanging ideas with a partner is an essential condition to foster elaboration of ideas and confidence in sharing them in class. Here's a link to the article with this study: Think and pair before share: Effects of collaboration on students' in-class participation

Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of early modern literature at Bishop’s University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 3, at 11 am, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, UPEI. Her presentation is titled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."

Dr. Riddell is holder of the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop’s University; a 3M National Teaching Fellow; author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing (MQUP, 2024); author of Shakespeare's Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning (UTP, 2023) with Drs. Lisa Dickson and Shannon Murray; and founder of the Hope Circuits Institute. She was awarded the William and Nancy Turner Award for Teaching Excellence (2011-2012) at Bishop’s University, received the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2015, was the recipient of a D2L Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning in 2022, and won the inaugural awards from Forces Avenir (Quebec) for Most Engaged Faculty/Staff Member in 2022. 

In her consultations and through the Hope Circuits Institute, Dr. Riddell pursues “an expansive call for the reinvention of universities and the renewal of their public mission. Dr. Riddell is a leading intellectual on the intersection between the humanities and higher education. She is one of Canada’s most prolific public scholars on the role universities play in a civil, just society and regularly convenes conversations about how education shapes creative democracy.”

The UPEI Faculty of Arts established the Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy in 2023 to honour the achievements of Dr. Shannon Murray, an award-winning professor of English and a 3M National Teaching Fellow. In 2022, Dr. Murray was awarded the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, one of the highest honours awarded in Canada for teaching and learning in higher education. All are welcome.

Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of literature at Bishop’s University, will facilitate a workshop for UPEI colleagues on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, starting at 9:00 am. Join colleagues from across the campus for this workshop focused on building our capacities for educational leadership and re-wiring classrooms that center human and ecological flourishing. Jessica will facilitate reflections on our individual origin stories that brought us to the academy and particularly to learning and teaching spaces. Once we have reflected on what called us to this work as educators, we will do some work on "re-membering" and centering purpose, giving thought to how we might anchor this purpose in our practices as university educators. An RSVP is requested but not required to attend. If you would like to read Dr. Riddell's book in preparation for the workshop, there are limited paper copies of the book available from the office of the Dean of Arts. In addition, the Robertson Library has a couple of physical copies on reserve and access to the e-book.  

This workshop complements the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy that Dr. Riddell will share in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 11:00 am the same day. Her presentation is entitled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."

The UPEI Campus Foodbank was open weekly this summer, serving over 1,000 students and averaging 60 students per week. Twenty dedicated student, staff, and faculty volunteers worked with our summer student assistant to keep this important resource available to UPEI students.  Thank you!

And now, we begin again! Our September schedule looks good. Please check back in case commitments change and slots open up: September/October Foodbank  If you are able to support the foodbank with an hour on Wednesdays, please use this form for our November December dates

As always, thank you!

Dayana

This year’s NSO Welcome Week will take place from August 30 to September 7, featuring a fantastic lineup of events and activities to welcome new students to UPEI—from academic sessions to social events. Our goal is to ensure that every new student feels supported, connected, and ready to embark on their university journey.

The week kicks off on August 30 with Residence Move-in Day, NSO Check-in, a Student Services fair, and many other events.

A highlight of Welcome Week will be a free BBQ in the Quad, hosted by UPEI President Wendy Rodgers and the New Student Orientation (NSO) leaders, on Tuesday, September 3, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm for the entire campus community, featuring games, activities, music, prizes, free tickets, and more. During the BBQ, members of the UPEI Security Services team will be encouraging and assisting people to download the UPEI SAFE app. Everyone is also encouraged to download the UPEI PantherRec app to have a chance to win a UPEI-branded t-shirt, and to wear their UPEI colours and gear!

At the BBQ, faculty and staff can pick up their complimentary tickets to the UPEI Women’s Rugby home opener, which will take place on September 7 at 2 pm. Full-time students always have free admission to Panther home games.

The full NSO schedule is available on our website. You can view and download it here: https://projects.upei.ca/nso/nso-2024-schedule/

We encourage all members of the campus community to get involved in welcoming our new students. Whether you’re a returning student, faculty, or staff member, your participation makes a difference in creating a warm and inclusive environment.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at nso@upei.ca.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we prepare to welcome the newest members of our UPEI Panther family.

Need help registering for courses or making a course plan? The Department of Student Affairs is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students! 

Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm in Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates: 

• Tuesday, September 3 
• Wednesday, September 4  
• Thursday, September 5 
• Friday, September 6 
• Monday, September 9 
• Tuesday, September 10 
• Wednesday, September 11 
• Thursday, September 12 
• Friday, September 13 

 Advising will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment Department has coordinated with the PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) to present an emergency preparedness presentation on September 4, 2024, at 11:30 am in Kelley Memorial Building Room 211. 

Everyone is welcome to attend. Please register by contacting HSE@upei.ca.

Campus Notices for Monday, August 26, did not send to subscribers, and those notices were duplicated on Tuesday, August 27. UPEI's web team is investigating the issue and hopes to correct it for future Campus Notices.

Thanks for your patience, and please report any issues with Campus Notices or the weekly Campus Connector newsletter to web@upei.ca.

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Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of early modern literature at Bishop’s University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 3, at 11 am, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, UPEI. Her presentation is titled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."

Dr. Riddell is holder of the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop’s University; a 3M National Teaching Fellow; author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing (MQUP, 2024); author of Shakespeare's Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning (UTP, 2023) with Drs. Lisa Dickson and Shannon Murray; and founder of the Hope Circuits Institute. She was awarded the William and Nancy Turner Award for Teaching Excellence (2011-2012) at Bishop’s University, received the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2015, was the recipient of a D2L Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning in 2022, and won the inaugural awards from Forces Avenir (Quebec) for Most Engaged Faculty/Staff Member in 2022. 

In her consultations and through the Hope Circuits Institute, Dr. Riddell pursues “an expansive call for the reinvention of universities and the renewal of their public mission. Dr. Riddell is a leading intellectual on the intersection between the humanities and higher education. She is one of Canada’s most prolific public scholars on the role universities play in a civil, just society and regularly convenes conversations about how education shapes creative democracy.”

The UPEI Faculty of Arts established the Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy in 2023 to honour the achievements of Dr. Shannon Murray, an award-winning professor of English and a 3M National Teaching Fellow. In 2022, Dr. Murray was awarded the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, one of the highest honours awarded in Canada for teaching and learning in higher education. All are welcome.

Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of literature at Bishop’s University, will facilitate a workshop for UPEI colleagues on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, starting at 9:00 am. Join colleagues from across the campus for this workshop focused on building our capacities for educational leadership and re-wiring classrooms that center human and ecological flourishing. Jessica will facilitate reflections on our individual origin stories that brought us to the academy and particularly to learning and teaching spaces. Once we have reflected on what called us to this work as educators, we will do some work on "re-membering" and centering purpose, giving thought to how we might anchor this purpose in our practices as university educators. An RSVP is requested but not required to attend. If you would like to read Dr. Riddell's book in preparation for the workshop, there are limited paper copies of the book available from the office of the Dean of Arts. In addition, the Robertson Library has a couple of physical copies on reserve and access to the e-book.  

This workshop complements the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy that Dr. Riddell will share in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 11:00 am the same day. Her presentation is entitled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."

The UPEI Campus Foodbank was open weekly this summer, serving over 1,000 students and averaging 60 students per week. Twenty dedicated student, staff, and faculty volunteers worked with our summer student assistant to keep this important resource available to UPEI students.  Thank you!

And now, we begin again! Our September schedule looks good. Please check back in case commitments change and slots open up: September/October Foodbank  If you are able to support the foodbank with an hour on Wednesdays, please use this form for our November December dates

As always, thank you!

Dayana

This year’s NSO Welcome Week will take place from August 30 to September 7, featuring a fantastic lineup of events and activities to welcome new students to UPEI—from academic sessions to social events. Our goal is to ensure that every new student feels supported, connected, and ready to embark on their university journey.

The week kicks off on August 30 with Residence Move-in Day, NSO Check-in, a Student Services fair, and many other events.

A highlight of Welcome Week will be a free BBQ in the Quad, hosted by UPEI President Wendy Rodgers and the New Student Orientation (NSO) leaders, on Tuesday, September 3, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm for the entire campus community, featuring games, activities, music, prizes, free tickets, and more. During the BBQ, members of the UPEI Security Services team will be encouraging and assisting people to download the UPEI SAFE app. Everyone is also encouraged to download the UPEI PantherRec app to have a chance to win a UPEI-branded t-shirt, and to wear their UPEI colours and gear!

At the BBQ, faculty and staff can pick up their complimentary tickets to the UPEI Women’s Rugby home opener, which will take place on September 7 at 2 pm. Full-time students always have free admission to Panther home games.

The full NSO schedule is available on our website. You can view and download it here: https://projects.upei.ca/nso/nso-2024-schedule/

We encourage all members of the campus community to get involved in welcoming our new students. Whether you’re a returning student, faculty, or staff member, your participation makes a difference in creating a warm and inclusive environment.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at nso@upei.ca.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we prepare to welcome the newest members of our UPEI Panther family.

The University of Prince Edward Island has teamed up with the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) of PEI to provide UPEI students and any member of the University community at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose with free Naloxone kits through the provincial Take Home Naloxone Program. 

Naloxone (also called Narcan) is a fast-acting medication used to temporarily reverse an opioid overdose until medical help arrives. Naloxone can restore breathing within 2 to 5 minutes and is safe for all ages. It only works for those who have opioids in their system. It does not create dependence, and it is safe to keep a Naloxone kit on hand.

Naloxone training is available online at Training—Take Home Naloxone.

Where to get a Naloxone kit at UPEI

• Security Services: Call 902-566-0384 24/7
• Dalton Hall, 5th Floor: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am–12:00 pm and 12:50–4:00 pm
• W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI Health and Wellness Centre:  Monday-Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
• W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Room 201: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
• AVC, 428S: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
• Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 121: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm; call 902-394-1386 from 8:00–11:00 pm

Supports on campus

• Sexual Violence and Prevention Office
• UPEI SAFE App
• Security
• EFAP
• Health and Wellness Centre
• Human Resources   
• Fair Treatment Office

It is important to know the signs of opioid overdose and the proper overdose response as opioid-related overdoses are increasing on PEI. To learn more about signs and how to administer Naloxone, visit this Health, Safety, and Environment page.

Need help registering for courses or making a course plan? The Department of Student Affairs is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students! 

Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm in Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates: 

• Tuesday, September 3 
• Wednesday, September 4  
• Thursday, September 5 
• Friday, September 6 
• Monday, September 9 
• Tuesday, September 10 
• Wednesday, September 11 
• Thursday, September 12 
• Friday, September 13 

 Advising will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

After 34 years dedicated to AVC, Laurel Fisher will be retiring from the Department of Companion Animals at AVC! 

We will hold a drop-in reception to celebrate Laurel's retirement on September 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, in the McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC. Please drop by to share your well wishes! 

(Please note that this message reflects the new time versus what was included in previous Campus Notices on August 28 and September 4.)  

On Wednesday, August 28, ITSS and Finance will conduct the 2024 year-end finance process on the myUPEI portal and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with myUPEI, Self-Service, and Colleague.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who 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 and Outlook email directly using https://outlook.office.com.

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

The Teaching and Learning Centre is hosting some 1.5-hour on-boarding sessions for new(er) sessional instructors where you can learn about

• instructional design supports and professional development offerings available through the Teaching and Learning Centre,  
• a brief introduction to Moodle, the UPEI learning management system,
• an introduction to the principles of universal design for learning (UDL), 
• how to enhance assessment practices, specifically with grading and feedback practices, and 
• what goes into a good syllabus.  

These sessions are as follows:
Online: Monday, August 26, 2024, 4:00 pm
Online: Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 10:00 am
In-Person: Thursday, August 29, 2024, 10:00 am

The in-person session will be hosted in the UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre, which is located in the Robertson Library Annex, Room 230. 

Register for a session with this form: https://forms.office.com/r/gTjJTC6TSc

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to TLC@upei.ca.

Do you know what to do if there is a building evacuation? Do you have questions about the evacuation procedures for your building? Are you a chief warden, floor warden, or guardian for your building? Do you have questions about your role as a warden or guardian?

UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session on September 12 at 10:00 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall Room 142.

Please let hse@upei.ca know if you are interested in attending.