Campus Notices
"Wellness Wednesday" is back by popular demand this fall!
Register for Stress Reduction & Mindfulness in the Workplace beginning on September 8, 2020. This course will take place online weekly for 6 weeks with Jill Stewart.
Are you feeling exhausted and stretched to the limit? Do you feel overwhelmed wondering how you will get everything done in a day? You don’t have to live like this right now. This course will give you information and strategies that will help transform the way you manage yourself.
UPEI employees can take advantage of their professional development funds to register. Click here for more information:
Contract Group Administrative and Professional
Contact pdp@upei.ca for more information.
Applications are open! Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ - Prince Edward Island Program
The goal of Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island is to support international students to live, work, and stay in Prince Edward Island post-graduation.
Eligibility: Applicants MUST be beginning their final-year of study in fall (September) 2020 and expect to graduate from their program of study in spring or fall 2021.
Applicants from one of the following PEI post-secondary institutions are welcome to apply:
- The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)
- Holland College
- Collège de I’île
Students who successfully gain entry into the Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island program will be provided with enhanced support during their final year of study. This will equip students with the cultural, language, career, and networking skills needed to launch a successful career and fulfilling life in Prince Edward Island.
Review the eligibility criteria and apply here: http://studypei.ca/
Please help us share with your network. Thank you.
Any questions, please contact:
Study and Stay PEI Co-ordinator
Join Accessibility Services for the session, “I've Received an Accommodation Letter Now What".
In this session, Accessibility Services will review the accommodation process, review accommodations that frequently generate questions, and review who is responsible for implementation. The session will take place online on September 2 at 1:00 pm.
To sign up for this session, please complete the following Google Form:
https://forms.gle/zjHNBwH7pdwdeJyWA
Please share with any colleagues you think would be interested in attending. We hope to see you there.
The Institute of Island Studies is delighted to kick off a season of online programming with a Virtual Hub event discussing Islands and COVID-19 Recovery Plans: Promoting Resilience and Sustainability. This virtual panel and discussion will be an opportunity to share lessons on how islands are demonstrating resilience as they respond to COVID-19, and bring a collection of local voices together to discuss the challenges and opportunities that we are navigating here on Prince Edward Island.
Moderated by Dr Laurie Brinklow, the discussion will be led by three key speakers (see below) who will then be joined by representatives from island communities around the world and here on PEI, before opening the floor up to questions from attendees.
Key Speakers:
D.r Jim Randall, UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, University of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Francesco Sindico, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG)
Dr. Giulia Sajeva, Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship holder with SCELG
This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
The event will be hosted on Zoom. Advanced registration is required.
Please visit islandstudies.com/virtualhub for more information and to reserve your spot.
"Wellness Wednesday" is back by popular demand this fall!
Register for Stress Reduction & Mindfulness in the Workplace beginning on September 8, 2020. This course will take place online weekly for 6 weeks with Jill Stewart.
Are you feeling exhausted and stretched to the limit? Do you feel overwhelmed wondering how you will get everything done in a day? You don’t have to live like this right now. This course will give you information and strategies that will help transform the way you manage yourself.
UPEI employees can take advantage of their professional development funds to register. Click here for more information:
Contract Group Administrative and Professional
Contact pdp@upei.ca for more information.
The Experiential Education office delivers free workshops for students on careers and employable skills. Please find below our schedule for September. These workshops are open to all UPEI students and alumni.
If faculty are looking for content to offer to their classes, these open sessions can be shared broadly, or we have a number of workshops that we can offer by request, in addition to the topics below. For more information, email Shannon Snow at smsnow@upei.ca
Tuesday, September 1st
Resumes and Cover Letters Workshop
11 am - 12:30 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/resumes-and-cover-letters-workshop-tickets-116468974839
Tuesday, September 8th
Self-Awareness Workshop
2 - 3:30 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-awareness-workshop-tickets-117398880211
Thursday, September 10th
Job Search Strategies Workshop
3 - 4 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-find-a-job-tickets-116467055097
Tuesday, September 15th
Resumes and Cover Letters Workshop
2:30 - 4 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/resumes-and-cover-letters-workshop-tickets-116469309841
Thursday, September 17th
Growth Mindset Workshop
9 am - 10:30 am via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/growth-mindset-workshop-tickets-117426711455
Wednesday, September 23rd
Interrupting Harm Workshop
2 - 3:30 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/interrupting-harm-workshop-tickets-117428645239
Tuesday, September 29th
Self-Advocacy Workshop
2:30 - 4 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-advocacy-workshop-tickets-117436629119
The City of Charlottetown has notified Facilities Management that the Belvedere Avenue entrance to the UPEI campus (at the roundabout) may be closed for a few hours on Monday, August 24, in order to complete road resurfacing. We apologize any inconvenience and recommend that campus community members detour to the University Avenue entrance to avoid any delay.
The Experiential Education office delivers free workshops for students on careers and employable skills. Please find below our schedule for September. These workshops are open to all UPEI students and alumni.
If faculty are looking for content to offer to their classes, these open sessions can be shared broadly, or we have a number of workshops that we can offer by request, in addition to the topics below. For more information, email Shannon Snow at smsnow@upei.ca
Tuesday, September 1st
Resumes and Cover Letters Workshop
11 am - 12:30 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/resumes-and-cover-letters-workshop-tickets-116468974839
Tuesday, September 8th
Self-Awareness Workshop
2 - 3:30 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-awareness-workshop-tickets-117398880211
Thursday, September 10th
Job Search Strategies Workshop
3 - 4 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-find-a-job-tickets-116467055097
Tuesday, September 15th
Resumes and Cover Letters Workshop
2:30 - 4 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/resumes-and-cover-letters-workshop-tickets-116469309841
Thursday, September 17th
Growth Mindset Workshop
9 am - 10:30 am via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/growth-mindset-workshop-tickets-117426711455
Wednesday, September 23rd
Interrupting Harm Workshop
2 - 3:30 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/interrupting-harm-workshop-tickets-117428645239
Tuesday, September 29th
Self-Advocacy Workshop
2:30 - 4 pm via Google Meet
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-advocacy-workshop-tickets-117436629119
"Wellness Wednesday" is back by popular demand this fall!
Register for Stress Reduction & Mindfulness in the Workplace beginning on September 8, 2020. This course will take place online weekly for 6 weeks with Jill Stewart.
Are you feeling exhausted and stretched to the limit? Do you feel overwhelmed wondering how you will get everything done in a day? You don’t have to live like this right now. This course will give you information and strategies that will help transform the way you manage yourself.
UPEI employees can take advantage of their professional development funds to register. Click here for more information:
Contract Group Administrative and Professional
Contact pdp@upei.ca for more information.
Applications are open! Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ - Prince Edward Island Program
The goal of Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island is to support international students to live, work, and stay in Prince Edward Island post-graduation.
Eligibility: Applicants MUST be beginning their final-year of study in fall (September) 2020 and expect to graduate from their program of study in spring or fall 2021.
Applicants from one of the following PEI post-secondary institutions are welcome to apply:
- The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)
- Holland College
- Collège de I’île
Students who successfully gain entry into the Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island program will be provided with enhanced support during their final year of study. This will equip students with the cultural, language, career, and networking skills needed to launch a successful career and fulfilling life in Prince Edward Island.
Review the eligibility criteria and apply here: http://studypei.ca/
Please help us share with your network. Thank you.
Any questions, please contact:
Study and Stay PEI Co-ordinator
Join Accessibility Services for the session, “I've Received an Accommodation Letter Now What".
In this session, Accessibility Services will review the accommodation process, review accommodations that frequently generate questions, and review who is responsible for implementation. The session will take place online on September 2 at 1:00 pm.
To sign up for this session, please complete the following Google Form:
https://forms.gle/zjHNBwH7pdwdeJyWA
Please share with any colleagues you think would be interested in attending. We hope to see you there.
If you have taken the Blackboard Collaborate and/or Creating Interactive Content workshops you have a basic awareness around using Collaborate and H5P. Or maybe there is another topic you would like to dive deeper into with the help of the E-Learning Office? If you would now like to build some more practical skills in using a tool introduced to you by the E-Learning Office then consider getting together a few likeminded colleagues and booking a small group tutorial. These tutorials will provide you with an opportunity to move beyond just listening about the tool or idea to trying things out for yourself.
Group size: 4-6
Duration: 1-2 hrs
Delivery method: Online
Facilitated by: The E-Learning Office
You can provide a list of questions or specific topics you want covered or the E-Learning Office can create a tutorial for your group.
Book a tutorial for your group
Not certain you can get a group together but would still like to sign up? If there are enough individuals who sign up then we can put together a tutorial for you.
The UPEI Alumni Association is calling for individuals to join its Board of Directors for a three-year term, beginning in September, 2020
Nominees must:
- be a graduate of UPEI, SDU, or PWC
- desire to strengthen alumni/university connections
- want to enhance the experiences of current students
- attend 4 to 5 meetings a year
- be willing to serve as chair/member of a committee
To nominate yourself or someone you know, or for more information, contact the Alumni office at alumni@upei.ca. Include name, graduation year, and any experiences/interests that would make the nominee a valuable board member.
Please submit nominations by August 28, 2020.
The Fox & Crow, located in the WA Murphy Student Centre, will open on September 3, 2020, for the season. We are currently getting everything ready to open safely. In the meantime, if your department wants to order a urn of coffee with all the necessities, please contact Mike at thefoxandcow@upeisu.ca.
Troy Life & Fire Safety will be performing the annual fire alarm inspections for the remainder of the buildings on the following dates. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating that this is a test at the beginning of testing and again when the testing is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.
Blanchard Hall: August 12th
Bernardine Hall: August 13th
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall: August 14th
Bill & Denise Andrew Hall: August 17th - 18th
Atlantic Veterinary College: August 24th - 28th
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca.
The UPEI Alumni Association is calling for individuals to join its Board of Directors for a three-year term, beginning in September, 2020
Nominees must:
- be a graduate of UPEI, SDU, or PWC
- desire to strengthen alumni/university connections
- want to enhance the experiences of current students
- attend 4 to 5 meetings a year
- be willing to serve as chair/member of a committee
To nominate yourself or someone you know, or for more information, contact the Alumni office at alumni@upei.ca. Include name, graduation year, and any experiences/interests that would make the nominee a valuable board member.
Please submit nominations by August 28, 2020.
TITLE OF THESIS: Non-Destructive Solid-State Investigation Of PEI Agricultural Soils
Date: Monday August 24th, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
ABSTRACT:
Prince Edward Island is a province commonly known for its visually notable red sandy soil, and their prominence in agricultural growth; most notably, potato farming. Potato growth in PEI has become stagnant over the past 10 years. Phosphorus, one of the three main plant macronutrients, can mineralize through interactions with iron and aluminium in PEI soil. While the distinctive red colour of PEI soil is due to large iron content (hematite), aluminium is our prime focus for fixation of phosphorus due to the pH of PEI soil. Default analytical methods, including NMR, for the analysis of phosphorus speciation within soil typically includes extraction protocols and analyses, which only partially represent interactions within a soil matrix in the natural environment. Understanding the mineral profile of PEI soil is crucial in understanding how phosphorus can interact in the solid state, potentially affecting its bioavailability. Thus, we have taken a non-destructive, solid-state chemistry approach in order to analyze soil. Soil samples were analyzed using 31P and 27Al solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. A 27Al chemical environment was discovered in PEI soil that was not reported in literature as a substantial spectral region,for similar soil types. 27Al nuclear relaxation data was observed to gain further insight into aluminium speciation within PEI soil. Powder x-ray diffraction (PXRD) was successfully utilized to characterize the mineral material structure of PEI soil. The aluminium mineral forms detected by PXRD were assigned to their respective 27Al chemical shift. The effect of default extraction methodology, namely the Mehlich-3 extraction, was also explored using ssNMR and PXRD. Synchotron techniques were also used to analyze the solid-state structure of PEI soil. Namely, x-ray absorption of near edge structure (XANES) and scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) experiments were conducted at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Al K-edge XANES experiments allowed us to examine the overall bulk speciation of aluminium in PEI soil. Al, Fe, and P STXM experiments provided a visual perception to the mineral speciation of PEI soil, allowing us to draw on associations between Al, Fe, and P species present. Our non-destructive analysis of PEI soil allowed us to broaden our perspective of the solid-state structure of PEI soil, while also identifying potential irregularities occurring within it
The presentation and examination will be presented via a web conference. 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 deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, September 4th for the September 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 deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, September 4th for the September 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.
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waive
The deadline for Fall 2020 Tuition Waivers is August 19, 2020. We encourage you to have tuition waivers
If you have any questions, please contact Heather Walsh at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.
