The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Diane Montgomery's public presentation of her MEd research titled:  The Tiered Approach in Inclusive Classrooms.  Please join us through the Zoom link below.

The zoom link is:

 https://upei.zoom.us/j/64186808079?pwd=eW9GTC9KRmpRcHVJT3hOcjlPQWIyUT09

Meeting ID: 641 8680 8079

Passcode: 365665

New Student Orientation (NSO) 2021, is fast approaching as we get closer to Fall 2021. One of the events highlighted every year during NSO is Panthers 4 Change.

For this event, students fundraise for local non-for-profit organizations by collecting money and change around Charlottetown. Traditionally, student leaders and volunteers take the opportunity to run around campus to gather change from Faculty and Staff. 

To make it easiest for people on campus, NSO is hoping that all Faculty and Staff could put the extra effort to bring some loose change on either Monday August 30th or Tuesday August 31st. The NSO Committee is looking forward to another amazing NSO, and it would be great to have on-campus support! 

Here's a list of the non-for-profit organizations NSO is fundraising for this year:

• PEERS Alliance
• Canadian Mental Health - PEI Chapter
• Anderson House - PEI Family Violence Prevention Services
• UPEI Food Bank
• PEI Council of Disabilities

If you are able to collect amongst your area of campus, just contact nso@upei.ca for pickup!

If you have any questions about the upcoming NSO, please email nso@upei.ca. Thank you! 

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 Friday August 27, 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.

All research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.

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 Friday August 27, 2021. These applications will be reviewed at the September 2021 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including Biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.

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

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 Friday August 27, 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.

All research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.

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 Friday August 27, 2021. These applications will be reviewed at the September 2021 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including Biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. This online system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.

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

On Wednesday, September 1st, 2021, between 8pm & midnight, 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.

Applications for the Co-operative Education program are now open. Students in the co-op program gain valuable career skills and paid, hands-on work experience in their field of study. 

Students can learn more and apply online on the co-op website. 

Applications close September 19th. 

For questions about the program, please email co-op@upei.ca or call 902-566-0336.

Facilities Management staff are in the process of setting up campus classrooms in preparation of the upcoming academic year.  We ask individuals using these spaces not to remove any furniture or change the current setup of the room.

If you require the furniture to be rearranged for your purpose, please ensure the classroom is left how you found it.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we prepare for an exciting new academic year.

Applications for the Co-operative Education program are now open. Students in the co-op program gain valuable career skills and paid, hands-on work experience in their field of study. 

Students can learn more and apply online on the co-op website. 

Applications close September 19th. 

For questions about the program, please email co-op@upei.ca or call 902-566-0336.

If you're looking to brush up on your communications skills this fall and winter, we've got some great online courses for you!

Each course can be completed at your own pace, with new content added each week. The short assignments will help you develop a portfolio of your work AND you'll receive a digital badge for each course that you complete.

Click here for more information:  https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/certificates/professional-communications-certificate or contact pdp@upei.ca with any questions.

IT Systems and Services is preparing virtual student computer lab applications for the Fall 2021 Semester. We kindly ask that all Faculty and/or lab facilitators who require access to virtual lab applications for their courses please submit their requests via the form provided on the myUPEI portal.

Please complete this form if you are facilitating a course in the upcoming Fall 2021 Semester and your students will require virtual lab access to complete their course.

Please note that any virtual lab access previously provided for courses will be removed by August 30, 2021. If your students still require access during the Fall 2021 semester, please re-submit the above form.

In some specialized cases there may be costs and approvals associated with provisioning virtual labs, and in these cases ITSS will contact you to discuss next steps.

Blackboard Collaborate is web conferencing software that allows instructors to do many things to engage with their students. Use Blackboard Collaborate to record your teaching for days when your face-to-face class has been cancelled. Share your PowerPoint or use the interactive whiteboard, BlackBoard Collaborate allows you to set up a complete virtual classroom. It’s simple, easy, and reliable. 

August 26

10:00 am–11:00 am

Online 

Register for this session

The UPEI Work-Integrated Learning Department will be holding its annual Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 10:00 am–2:00 pm in McMillan Hall in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre. 

The Volunteer Fair invites organizations to meet students, share volunteer opportunities and recruit new volunteers. This event is FREE for organizations and students to attend. The event will be in-person and will follow all appropriate and applicable COVID-19 protocols.

If you or someone you know is part of an organization that is seeking volunteers, learn more and register for the fair using the online form linked below, or email careerservices@upei.ca

Registration form: https://forms.gle/FYSGQVrHNCmiBghp9

On Wednesday August 25, 2021, between 8 pm and midnight, UPEI IT Systems and Services will be changing the login page for Google services (Google Drive, Meet, Hangouts, etc.). During this time, you may experience issues or delays when attempting to access Google services. If you experience any issues during this time, please wait 15 minutes, then try again. 

What is Changing?

The current “Shibboleth Single Sign-On Service” page will be replaced with the “Microsoft Sign-In” page. The Microsoft sign-in page is the same page you would see when signing into your Outlook email and uses the same username and password. If you are having issues logging in to Google services after this change, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at helpdesk@upei.ca.

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will be offering a COVID-19 Vaccine clinic to all students, staff, faculty and families on September 10, 2021, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at McMillan Hall, main floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. It is important to take your provincial health card or student ID with you. If you have already been immunized with a COVID-19 vaccine, please bring your records with you. Masks will be required for this event. 

The vaccine is free. The clinic will offer both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. A second clinic will be held in early November to provide a second dose for those just receiving their first dose on September 10th. 

NOTE:  Please review the following questions prior to arrival

1)  Do you have any symptoms of COVID 19?  If you do please go to a screening clinic and request a test for COVID-19.  DO NOT come to the Vaccine Clinic if you have symptoms of COVID-19.

2)  Have you had close contact (face-to-face contact) within 2 meters (6 feet) with someone who has COVID-19 symptoms?  If the answer is yes, ensure you wear a mask and practice good hand and respiratory hygiene.  DO NOT come to the clinic if you have symptoms.

3)  Have you been in contact in the last 14 days with a person confirmed to have COVID-19 or who is on self-isolation?  Follow the guidelines of the Government of Prince Edward Island.

4)  If you are vaccinated, have you travelled outside of the Atlantic Provinces in the last 8 days?  Follow the guidelines of the Government of Prince Edward Island.  If you are required to be isolating, please do not come to the clinic.

5)  If you are unvaccinated, have you traveled outside of PEI in the last 8 days? Follow the guidelines of the Government of Prince Edward Island.  If you are required to be isolating, please do not come to the clinic.

Please share this information with your support person!

Accessibility Services invites you to the UPEI Accessibility Services Support Person Online Presentation. Support people can include a student’s partner, parent, educational attendant, advocate, etc. This will be an excellent opportunity for you to learn more about Accessibility Services at UPEI and how you can support your student during their time here at UPEI. Topics will include:

• Understanding the roles of the student, the support person, the professor and Accessibility Services

• Protection of Privacy

• Self advocacy and self determination

• Available resources

• The accommodation process

• Grant for services and equipment

This online presentation will take place on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

If you are interested in attending this online session, please fill out this form:

Accessibility Services Support Person Presentation

(Note: Please ensure that you are signed into your UPEI email account when you fill out this form.)

Thank you!

The Accessibility Services team

Does your desktop look like the dogs dinner?

You can do a really quick clean (without actually cleaning it) by right-clicking anywhere on the desktop and selecting View. From there, click on Show Desktop Icons. This will hide everything--it's like stuffing everything under the bed or in a cupboard! You can undo this action simply by clicking Show Desktop Icons again.

The best way to organize your desktop is to use folders and then drag and drop icons from the desktop into the correct one.

Finally you can have Windows 10 do it for you. Right click anywhere on your desktop, select Sort by, and  then click Item type. This will automatically sort your files by type and put them together for you!

Keynote: Manifesto for the Future: My Hopes for the Post-Pandemic University with Brenna Clarke Gray. 

The pandemic has made urgently clear that the inequities of race, gender, class, ability, and sexuality that are baked into our experience of post-secondary education cannot be allowed to continue. And yet many additional violences have been done to our students over the last year, most notably through the rise — and normalization — of surveillance capitalist solutions in education. Leaning heavily on ethic of care thinking and a desire to find hope in this very dark time, this talk invites all participants to come and think together, plan a resistance, and ultimately imagine a better future for all of us.

The keynote will be followed by a 45-minute workshop taking participants through a guided reflection drawing on ideas from the keynote and experiences of teaching and learning during the pandemic. 

UPEI faculty and staff are invited to register in advance.  Register for the keynote and/or the workshop. 

Questions?  Contact TLC@upei.ca

IT Systems and Services is preparing virtual student computer lab applications for the Fall 2021 Semester. We kindly ask that all Faculty and/or lab facilitators who require access to virtual lab applications for their courses please submit their requests via the form provided on the myUPEI portal.

Please complete this form if you are facilitating a course in the upcoming Fall 2021 Semester and your students will require virtual lab access to complete their course.

Please note that any virtual lab access previously provided for courses will be removed by August 30, 2021. If your students still require access during the Fall 2021 semester, please re-submit the above form.

In some specialized cases there may be costs and approvals associated with provisioning virtual labs, and in these cases ITSS will contact you to discuss next steps.