Campus Notices
For faculty and instructional staff on the go, there's a new podcast series exploring emerging practices in hybrid teaching in higher education called Teaching Here and There. It will join the list of other podcasts focused on post-secondary teaching and learning on the Faculty Supports webpage for the Teaching and Learning Centre.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used snow removal equipment, a double snowmobile trailer and a truck cap.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until November 19th, 2021 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:
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 7, 2022 for the January 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.
An initial list of potential 2021/22 George Coles Bursary recipients will be sent to PEI Student Financial Services for review on Friday, November 12th, 2021. To be included in this initial review, eligible students must ensure that:
- their Social Insurance Number is on file at UPEI
- they are registered with a full-time course load in both the 2021 Fall and 2022 Winter terms, as of November 12th, 2021 (unless graduating in the 2021/22 academic year). Please note that only registered, not waitlisted, courses count towards student load.
- if graduating in the 2021/22 academic year, they have applied to graduate prior to November 12th, 2021
Approved recipients will have funding applied to their student account in the 2022 Winter term. Any questions relating to this message, or the George Coles Bursary can be directed to scholarships@upei.ca.
Private or incognito browsing can protect you from other members of your household seeing what you have bought for Christmas (which someone here helpfully reminded ITSS is only 7 short weeks away). Private browsing is usually used to help you control the amount of cookies you pick up when on the internet. Cookies are little pieces of data that are collected and intended to make browsing easier by taking you to retail sites you visit often. These can accumulate over time and slow down your browser. Private/incognito browsing gives you control over what cookies websites can retain about you.
Shortcuts to opening a private browser:
Chrome or Edge: Ctrl+Shift+N
Firefox or Explorer: Ctrl+Shift+P
The Search Committee for the Dean of Business position is posting the video presentation for candidate Tarek Mady. This can be viewed at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af5_NzW21IQe2CpAZMGUT2VlRInWWhHG/view?usp=sharing
The Committee welcomes your feedback on this candidate and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021.
All feedback remains confidential.
The Chaplaincy Centre is hosting a multi-faith opportunity to remember our loved ones who have died. The event will include representatives from the UPEI Muslim Student Association, UPEI Mawi'omi Student Centre, UPEI Canadian Catholic Student Association, and Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute, sharing their traditions around death and remembrance. Join us on Tuesday, November 9, 11:30-12:30.
The Search Committee for the Dean of Business position is posting the video presentation for candidate Tarek Mady. This can be viewed at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af5_NzW21IQe2CpAZMGUT2VlRInWWhHG/view?usp=sharing
The Committee welcomes your feedback on this candidate and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021.
All feedback remains confidential.
The UPEI Bookstore will now be open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm.
You can also shop online at upei.ca/bookstore
Any questions, please contact us at bookstore@upei.ca or call 566-0625
Professor Louis Doiron, Director of the Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics programs at UPEI, will give a second virtual presentation about “The Feasibility and Costing of Implementing a Guaranteed Basic Income Program in Canada” on Wednesday, November 10, at 3:00 pm.
The seminar is a repeat of one given by Professor Doiron on October 17 with some additional aspects covered. He will discuss the design, potential challenges, and the cost of implementing a guaranteed basic income program, as well as the impacts of inflation and other trends, which were part of the federal government’s budget in April 2021. He will also discuss the role that actuaries would play in the various stages of implementing such a program should it take place.
The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place via Zoom. Please use the following link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66764932250?pwd=bElsa0ZydGx0eGFZNkdUbjFieHJtQT09. The meeting ID is 667 6493 2250, and the passcode is 467845.
Due to campus being closed on Thursday November 11 in honor of Remembrance Day, Financial Services will be moving up the weekly cheque runs by one day. The Accounts Payable deadline for payment processing will be Monday, November 8th at 4 pm.
This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Policy requires that Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored. This confirmation is due in November of each year.
Inventory records must be kept up to date throughout the year. Any inventory discrepancies noted during an annual lab inspection may lead to an in depth inventory audit by the Biosafety Committee.
To confirm your inventory is up to date, take the following steps:
1. Access your inventory at http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca
2. Review your inventory record and update if/as necessary. Confirm the accuracy and your approval of the inventory record by following the steps listed below.
- Select User Menu (top right of screen) then My account (from the left side of the drop down screen).
- Click Edit (just below the user name)
- Click on Information (on the top right section of the screen).
- Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.
- To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2020 box.
- Hit Save! Task completed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact me to arrange access.
Rhoda Speare
Biosafety Officer
Phone 620-5071
E mail: rspeare@upei.ca
The Chaplaincy Centre is hosting a multi-faith opportunity to remember our loved ones who have died. The event will include representatives from the UPEI Muslim Student Association, UPEI Mawi'omi Student Centre, UPEI Canadian Catholic Student Association, and Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute, sharing their traditions around death and remembrance. Join us on Tuesday, November 9, 11:30-12:30.
Psychology Honours Information Day
Friday, November 12th at 12:30 pm
Main Building, room 213
Hosted by Dr. Scott Greer (Coordinator) and the Department of Psychology
The Psychology Department has recently made a number of significant changes to their Honours program. This information session will review these changes, particularly focusing on how and when a student applies to the Honours program; also discussed will be what an "Honours degree in Psychology" is, what it entails, past examples of Honours research, as well as a "question and answer" period. All are welcome!
Need some support with a writing assignment or presentation? Free, friendly, qualified help is available at the Writing Centre! Save yourself from frustration, anxiety, and wasted time.
Go to upei.mywconline.com to make an online or in-person appointment. Drop-ins are also welcome at our location in the Robertson Library when tutors are present and available.
And the call for submissions is out for the UPEI Arts Review, volume XI. This annual publication celebrates writing and writers on campus. Both creative and academic pieces are welcome from any subject area.
Send your submissions or questions to artsreview@upei.ca. and visit us at https://www.facebook.com/UPEIArtsReview. Deadline for submissions: December 21, 2021.
Calling all knitters!
UPEI's Campus Foodbank is hosting a "Toques and Tootsies Drive" for the month of November. We are accepting donations of hats, socks and other cold-weather accessories that will be given to members of the UPEI community. Donations may be dropped off at the Chaplaincy Centre or arrangements can be made for pick up in individual departments by contacting Brianna Downey at bdowney@upei.ca
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @UPEI Campus Foodbank for notices and updates.
This zoom presentation provides a high-level overview of how stress and anxiety might impact work. It takes a particular focus on anxiety in the workplace and guides participants through the MHW 3-Gear method of addressing it. A representative from Canadian Mental Health Association will lead the session.
Wednesday, November 17, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
To register for this zoom presentation, please log into recreation.upei.ca with your campus email and password. Click on Fitness Programming icon, then click on 'Campus Faculty/Wellness Programs' and the presentation registration will be posted. Session provide by the Healthy Campus Committee via UPEI Employee Wellness Strategy.
Starting Monday November 8, the UPEI Bookstore will be open from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Any questions please contact bookstore@upei.ca or 566-0625
Looking for digital tools to engage with students while you are in class? Here's a blog post, Backchannel in Education with a variety of ideas and a handy guide to Using a Backchannel in In-Person Synchronous Classes.
Professor Louis Doiron, Director of the Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics programs at UPEI, will give a second virtual presentation about “The Feasibility and Costing of Implementing a Guaranteed Basic Income Program in Canada” on Wednesday, November 10, at 3:00 pm.
The seminar is a repeat of one given by Professor Doiron on October 17 with some additional aspects covered. He will discuss the design, potential challenges, and the cost of implementing a guaranteed basic income program, as well as the impacts of inflation and other trends, which were part of the federal government’s budget in April 2021. He will also discuss the role that actuaries would play in the various stages of implementing such a program should it take place.
The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place via Zoom. Please use the following link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66764932250?pwd=bElsa0ZydGx0eGFZNkdUbjFieHJtQT09. The meeting ID is 667 6493 2250, and the passcode is 467845.
