Campus Notices
Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years.
Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $12.85. For additional information and application information for this program please click here.
To apply for this Program you will need to contact Michelle Massiah, Human Resources, staffing@upei.ca or 628-4306. The closing date for applications is February 19, 2020.
Please join Dr. Nola Etkin, Interim Dean of Science, at the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast on February 12 at 7:30am at Smitty's Restaurant at 449 University Avenue. This year’s theme is “Building Bonds to Create Future Leaders".
Scientists from around the world are invited to participate in the IUPAC 2020 Global Women’s Breakfast (GWB2020). This global event will be held on a single day, February 12, 2020, one day after the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The overall purpose of GWB2020 is to establish an on-going virtual network where women in the chemical and related sciences can connect with each other in a meaningful way to support their professional aspirations. The theme for GWB2020 is “Bonding to create future leaders” with a focus on leadership development. Women and men from all types of educational and scientific organizations from high schools to universities, to scientific societies, government and industry organizations are welcome! Please join the conversation with others around the world by using the Hashtag #GWB2020.
SPEAKER: Brodie Reinhart, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: Characteristics of different anatomical forms of feline lymphoma
Everyone is welcome.
To continue its ongoing work of encouraging the campus community to expand its thinking about equity and inclusion, the Arts Equity and Inclusion group is now starting up a reading group! Our focus is to think broadly about what terms like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) mean in our work at UPEI, both in the classroom and outside of it. For our first meeting, we’ve selected a chapter by Dr. Malinda Smith from her co-authored book The Equity Myth, “A Dirty Dozen: Unconscious Race and Gender Biases in the Academy.” As you know, Dr. Smith was a speaker on campus last semester, and starting with her is a good way to return to some of the issues she raised then. The library has a copy of the book, but we’ve also put a PDF of the chapter on a shared Google folder, at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing (accessible to anyone with a UPEI email address; we’ll be putting future readings in the same folder). Take a look, grab a colleague, and come join the conversation on Wednesday Feb 12, at 3:00pm, in Cass 305. Everyone welcome!
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The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle resumes rehearsals Wednesday 4:30, Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. This is a non-audition group that learns and sings songs from the many cultures represented at UPEI. All members of the UPEI community - students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Instruments also welcome. Take this opportunity to have a break, relax, meet new friends, and share the cultures of the world through song.
Due to weather forecast we have re-scheduled the Wellness Check to Friday, March 13, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm.
SPEAKER: Brodie Reinhart, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: Characteristics of different anatomical forms of feline lymphoma
Everyone is welcome.
The 2020 Canadian Association of Physicists’ (CAP) national lecture series arrives at UPEI this week. Dr. Gregory R. Sivakoff will present “Winds of Change Around Black Holes,” on Friday, February 7, at 2:30 pm in Room 104 of UPEI’s Health Sciences Building. All are welcome.
The 2020 CAP National Lecture Series is presented by the Canadian Association of Physicists (www.cap.ca) and is hosted by the UPEI Department of Physics. For more information, contact Dr. Bill Whelan at wwhelan@upei.ca.
See the full release for abstract details and Dr. Sivakoff's bio.
The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2019-2020 is hosting the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Sunday, February 9, at 2:00 pm. The stage will be full with 76 young musicians who have been touring the Maritime provinces.
Admission is $5 at the door. All are welcome.
To continue its ongoing work of encouraging the campus community to expand its thinking about equity and inclusion, the Arts Equity and Inclusion group is now starting up a reading group! Our focus is to think broadly about what terms like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) mean in our work at UPEI, both in the classroom and outside of it. For our first meeting, we’ve selected a chapter by Dr. Malinda Smith from her co-authored book The Equity Myth, “A Dirty Dozen: Unconscious Race and Gender Biases in the Academy.” As you know, Dr. Smith was a speaker on campus last semester, and starting with her is a good way to return to some of the issues she raised then. The library has a copy of the book, but we’ve also put a PDF of the chapter on a shared Google folder, at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing (accessible to anyone with a UPEI email address; we’ll be putting future readings in the same folder). Take a look, grab a colleague, and come join the conversation on Wednesday Feb 12, at 3:00pm, in Cass 305. Everyone welcome!
Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years.
Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $12.85. For additional information and application information for this program please click here.
To apply for this Program you will need to contact Michelle Massiah, Human Resources, staffing@upei.ca or 628-4306. The closing date for applications is February 19, 2020.
Due to weather forecast we have re-scheduled the Wellness Check to Friday, March 13, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm.
SPEAKER: Brodie Reinhart, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: Characteristics of different anatomical forms of feline lymphoma
Everyone is welcome.
The Black Cultural Society of PEI has partnered with the UPEI International Student Office to host a panel discussion called "Creating A New Dynamic on Campus" as part of Black History Month 2020. The event will take place in The Fox & Crow in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre beginning at 5:00 pm.
With the growth of a Black student body on PEI comes the need for increased support and advocacy. Advocacy can come in many forms but one option that is common among post-secondary institutions is the Black Student Union. During this panel, issues around advocacy, skill-sharing and mentorship in academic and non-academic life will be explored. Are Black Student Unions the next step in creating a new dynamic for our university and colleges in PEI?
All are welcome. Funding is provided by Innovation PEI, PEI Culture Action Plan
The 2020 Canadian Association of Physicists’ (CAP) national lecture series arrives at UPEI this week. Dr. Gregory R. Sivakoff will present “Winds of Change Around Black Holes,” on Friday, February 7, at 2:30 pm in Room 104 of UPEI’s Health Sciences Building. All are welcome.
The 2020 CAP National Lecture Series is presented by the Canadian Association of Physicists (www.cap.ca) and is hosted by the UPEI Department of Physics. For more information, contact Dr. Bill Whelan at wwhelan@upei.ca.
See the full release for abstract details and Dr. Sivakoff's bio.
As part of the International Development Week's 30th anniversary, come to a screening of Hands-On: Women, Climate, Justice followed by a discussion with members of Cinema Politica and Environmental Studies Society of UPEI on Thursday, 6 February, at 7:00 pm in the MCDH 242.
HANDS-ON profiles five women from four continents tackling climate change through policy, protest, education and innovation. The film powerfully demonstrates how women are transferring knowledge and local networks into hands-on strategies.
All are welcome! Refreshments will be served.
Textbook and other learning resource costs can contribute significantly to student debt. A proven method for mitigating and reducing barriers to learning and reducing costs for students is the use of open textbooks and other types of OERs. One of the UPEI Student Union’s policy priorities for 2018/2019 was an open textbook pilot project with the purpose of reducing the cost of accessing educational resources.
As a result of the student union’s advocacy efforts, through a strategic investment in student learning and success by the provincial government, the OER Development Program at UPEI has been created at the Robertson Library, supported by the province.
The funding program will run through 2020 and will be administered by the Robertson Library, and provides a variety of funding opportunities including:
- an open textbook grant to support the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook,
- an open textbook adaptation grant to support the adaptation of one or more open textbooks to create a new version or edition of an open textbook,
- a supplementary resources grant to support the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, or interactive media, etc. for an open textbook or other open education resource, or
- an honoraria for open textbook peer reviews to support individuals completing a formal peer review of an existing open textbook.
The funding is available to any instructor of a credit course at UPEI and can be applied for as individuals or teams. For more information, see library.upei.ca/oerprogram.
There will be a UPEI Biosafety refresher training session:
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
KMB 237
This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2017 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what’s new at UPEI in the field of biosafety.
To attend the Biosafety Refresher course, you must pre-register by contacting Dr. Rhoda Speare, before February 11, 2020 by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-620-5071).
Please include your name, department, supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message.
If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Rhoda.
