Campus Notices
Mitacs Training and Synapse are co-hosting a free "Practice Your Presentation Skills I" workshop for UPEI graduates and postdoctoral fellows in Room 142 of Andrew Hall on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
There are still a limited number of spots open for registration in the course.
Course registration is on first-come, first-served basis and can be made on EDGE. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants.
Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Charlottetown, PE (February 25, 2020)
In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes the learning stick.
Learning Outcomes:
Through completing this course, participants will:
- Broaden their understanding of presentation logistics
- Gain a greater ability to persuade and motivate others
- Understand how to plan and structure presentations
- Understand how (and how not to) use visual aids
- Learn to engage others through genuine and authentic presentation
- Learn tools to overcome and manage fears of public speaking
- Gain onsite practice and receive expert and peer feedback
- Be perceived as an expert in their topic area
To learn more and register for this course, please click here or sign in to EDGE if you already have an account. Questions? Email Diego at training@mitacs.ca
Interested to know about some of the best practices, lessons learned and findings from recent studies on promoting gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and around the world? Join the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation to celebrate the 30th International Development Week at a Panel Discussion, Together Towards Gender Equality: Working Locally and Globally, at 4:00 pm in the AVC Atrium. Speakers include Jane Ledwell, Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Dr. Judy Clark; Elder-in-Residence, Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences; Dr. Jean Mitchell, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Dr. Janis MacLellan-Peters, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing; and Karla Bernard, MLA for Charlottetown-Victoria Park with (Co-Chairs) Dr. Susan Hartley, Global Peace Advocate, and Ann Wheatley, Cooper Institute). Messages from the offices of the M.P. for Charlottetown and the Mayor for Charlottetown will be shared. Free event! Refreshments will be served. For more information and RSVP contact sroy@upei.ca.
Take some time for 'YOU' and drop by the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 2nd floor lobby between 10:30 am-1:30 pm, Friday, February 7. Booths will include Blood Typing, Spirometry testing, Blood Pressure Checks, Glucose & Cholesterol testing, stress tests, driving simulator (Concussion Clinic), Sit n’ Reach test, hand grip testing and massages/acupressure.
UPEI's Nurse Practitioner will also provide a 15-minute "Heart Health" presentation from noon-12:15 pm and 12:45-1:00pm.
Light Refreshments provided. Door Prizes! No appointment required!
This event is brought to you by UPEI's Healthy Campus Committee, through its Employee Wellness Strategy.
SPEAKER: Stephanie Maloney, Companion Animals
TITLE: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in a feline population on Prince Edward Island
Everyone welcome.
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.
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Go CODE Girl Day is an exciting opportunity for girls in Grades 7 to 10 to visit the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island and learn about the world of computer programming and software development for engineering applications. We will introduce, inspire, and equip girls with the digital skills needed to pursue interests in the fastest growing industries of technology, computing and engineering. UPEI FSDE has been a participant in Go CODE Girl Day since 2017, which is an initiative that takes place annually at 20+ universities with Engineering programs across Canada. Technology is revolutionizing our world, and she who knows how to code holds the power of change in her hands!
Registration is FREE but space is limited. Sign up today: https://events.onwie.ca/ and after you register, tweet that you're coming, if you like! @EngineeringUPEI #GoCODEGirl
Additional details can be found here: https://sites.google.com/upei.ca/fsde-go-code-girl/home and http://www.onwie.ca/programs/go-code-girl
Deadline to register is Monday, March 2, 2020 by 12 noon.
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.
Interested to know about some of the best practices, lessons learned and findings from recent studies on promoting gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and around the world? Join the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation to celebrate the 30th International Development Week at a Panel Discussion, Together Towards Gender Equality: Working Locally and Globally, at 4:00 pm in the AVC Atrium. Speakers include Jane Ledwell, Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Dr. Judy Clark; Elder-in-Residence, Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences; Dr. Jean Mitchell, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Dr. Janis MacLellan-Peters, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing; and Karla Bernard, MLA for Charlottetown-Victoria Park with (Co-Chairs) Dr. Susan Hartley, Global Peace Advocate, and Ann Wheatley, Cooper Institute). Messages from the offices of the M.P. for Charlottetown and the Mayor for Charlottetown will be shared. Free event! Refreshments will be served. For more information and RSVP contact sroy@upei.ca.
Robertson Library and WUSC UPEI invite you to attend a screening of the documentary Lost Boys of Sudan.
Lost Boys of Sudan is a documentary film by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk about two Dinka boys from Sudan who travel from a refugee camp in Kenya to the United States to escape the civil war in their country.
Admission is free, but there will be donations accepted at the door to raise money for the Shine A Light program, an initiative that provides women and girls within refugee camps the opportunity to better their education.
Wednesday, February 5th
Robertson Library, Room 312
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Show starts at 6:00 pm
Please contact Richelle Greathouse, rgreathouse@upei.ca, for further information.
Are you thinking about becoming a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major or are you currently a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major?
Have you wondered what careers a degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology would qualify you for?
Please join us for Chemistry Day 2020. A panel of faculty, current and past majors, honours and graduate students will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information. The future is yours!
Refreshments to follow the panel discussion in the ICC First Floor Atrium.
All are welcome to attend.
SPEAKER: Stephanie Maloney, Companion Animals
TITLE: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in a feline population on Prince Edward Island
Everyone 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!
The UPEI Department of Music presents the finals of its annual Dr. Frances Gray Music Competition on Friday, January 31, 2020, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
A highlight of the academic year, this performance features performers who are among this year’s finest emerging artists. They include:
- pianist Megan Grounds, a third-year Bachelor of Music Education student in the studio of Dr. Magdalena von Eccher;
- mezzo soprano Melissa Lewis, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey;
- baritone Nicholas Murphy, a third-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- tenor Ian Soloman, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student also in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- soprano Alexandra Sorensen, a second-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey.
The distinguished adjudicating panel for this year's finals recital includes Shirley Anne Cameron, Deryl Gallant, and Amy Simon.
Tickets will be available at the door. General admission is $15. Student admission is $10.
Mitacs Training and Synapse are co-hosting a free "Practice Your Presentation Skills I" workshop for UPEI graduates and postdoctoral fellows in Room 142 of Andrew Hall on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
There are still a limited number of spots open for registration in the course.
Course registration is on first-come, first-served basis and can be made on EDGE. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants.
Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Charlottetown, PE (February 25, 2020)
In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes the learning stick.
Learning Outcomes:
Through completing this course, participants will:
- Broaden their understanding of presentation logistics
- Gain a greater ability to persuade and motivate others
- Understand how to plan and structure presentations
- Understand how (and how not to) use visual aids
- Learn to engage others through genuine and authentic presentation
- Learn tools to overcome and manage fears of public speaking
- Gain onsite practice and receive expert and peer feedback
- Be perceived as an expert in their topic area
To learn more and register for this course, please click here or sign in to EDGE if you already have an account. Questions? Email Diego at training@mitacs.ca
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.
Are you thinking about becoming a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major or are you currently a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major?
Have you wondered what careers a degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology would qualify you for?
Please join us for Chemistry Day 2020. A panel of faculty, current and past majors, honours and graduate students will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information. The future is yours!
Refreshments to follow the panel discussion in the ICC First Floor Atrium.
All are welcome to attend.
SPEAKER: Stephanie Maloney, Companion Animals
TITLE: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in a feline population on Prince Edward Island
Everyone welcome.
