Campus Notices
UPEI has a Working Alone Procedure to protect the health and safety of all UPEI employees and students who work alone including after-hours and when working off-site. It is the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure that their staff and students are safe when working alone.
- Working alone means an employee/student working at a workplace is the only employee/student at that workplace in circumstances where assistance is not readily available to the employee/student in the event of injury, ill health, or emergency.
- There are two categories of working alone plans:
- areas with low risk where a UPEI Standard Working Alone Plan is used;
- areas with risk where a Site-specific Working Alone Plan is required.
- The UPEI Safe App is an excellent tool to use when working alone. When the app is activated, Security Services monitors and responds if necessary.
- Please visit the HSE SharePoint site for more information on the Working Alone Procedure.
As always, feel free to contact Health, Safety, and Environment at hse@upei.ca with any questions or concerns.
The Robertson Library’s OER Development Program is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:
- Open Educational Resource or Textbook Grant: up to $7000 for the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook, or major adaptations of existing textbooks;
- Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,500 for the adaptation of one or more open educational resources or open textbooks to create a new version or edition of a resource (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
- Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,500 for the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, recordings, or interactive media, etc.
Applications that support first-year courses will be given priority as they reach the greatest number of students, but all applications will be reviewed and considered. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. For more information, or to apply, visit https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.
Questions about your grant idea? Don’t need a grant, but you’d like to make an OER? Contact Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian, at knmccaffrey@upei.ca or Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre, at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
Join us in sharing songs from around the world weekly on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.
Relax, have fun, and sing! No experience is necessary
Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Come one, come all!
UPEI Experiential Education has a variety of programming planned to support your career development needs. Visit https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/career-month for details about information tables, career-related events, drop-in services, and more, and follow us at https://www.instagram.com/exedupei for fun career content through November and beyond!
The 2024 Global Village celebration will take place in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, on November 30 at 3:30 pm. Global Village is a celebration of the multiculturalism and diversity that exists on campus, so students from all over the world showcase their culture and traditions, as well as help encourage cultural sensitivity and a global perspective. Global Village is held annually to showcase all the different cultures represented at UPEI both within and outside Canada. This is a student-led event that features cultural exhibitions, processions, and performances.
The Robertson Library’s OER Development Program is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:
- Open Educational Resource or Textbook Grant: up to $7000 for the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook, or major adaptations of existing textbooks;
- Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,500 for the adaptation of one or more open educational resources or open textbooks to create a new version or edition of a resource (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
- Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,500 for the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, recordings, or interactive media, etc.
Applications that support first-year courses will be given priority as they reach the greatest number of students, but all applications will be reviewed and considered. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. For more information, or to apply, visit https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.
Questions about your grant idea? Don’t need a grant, but you’d like to make an OER? Contact Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian, at knmccaffrey@upei.ca or Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre, at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
ITSS, including the helpdesk, will be closed for a departmental staff meeting on Friday, November 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. During this time, you can still submit a ticket by emailing helpdesk@upei.ca or calling 902-566-0465. We’ll respond as soon as we return on Tuesday, November 12, at 8:00 am. Thank you for your understanding!
ITSS Team
UPEI graduate students are invited to join Dr. Wendy Rodgers (President and Vice-Chancellor) and Dr. Suzanne Kresta (Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering), co-chairs of the University Strategic Plan Steering Committee, to discuss the University's strategic direction. The forward-thinking consultations are an opportunity to learn more about the priorities and goals of our graduate students as the University develops its roadmap for the future.
In collaboration with the UPEI Graduate Student Association, a conversation with graduate students will be held on
Friday, November 8
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Room 142, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, UPEI
Those who are unable to attend in person may join via this Teams Town Hall link.
For more information about the strategic planning process at UPEI, visit https://www.upei.ca/president/strategic-planning
UPEI graduate students and post-doctoral scholars are encouraged to register for the FREE virtual 2024 Canadian Career Symposium for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars, presented by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network (GPDN). REGISTRATION IS OPEN: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1028291406277
The career symposium, spanning Tuesday, November 19 to Thursday, November 21, is three half-days of virtual career content (workshops and panels) specifically for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars studying in Canada. The content is applicable to both research-focused and course-based scholars, with topics including the role of values in career decision-making, applying your research skills to career planning, networking strategies for graduate students, and more! View the full Career Symposium Agenda here.
The career symposium will feature PEI-based speakers:
- Sasha Nandlal, UPEI PhD Ed candidate, a panelist on: "What I Learned from Serving on a Faculty Search Committee"
- Monic Vokey, Recruitment Consultant, PEI Public Service Commission, a panelist on: "Exploring Careers in the Public Sector"
Registration gives access to attend the live-streamed virtual sessions from 2:00 to 5:00 pm each day and to access the recordings* for up to one year after the symposium. Attendees are welcome to attend all sessions, or join just those of special interest. (*Panels will be available only as live-streams.)
Registration is free for UPEI graduate students and post-doctoral scholars due to sponsorship and coordination support of the symposium by the UPEI Faculty of Graduate Studies.
On November 4, UPEI launched its first Employee Engagement Survey. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to complete this survey. It is greatly appreciated!
This is a reminder that there is one week left to complete the survey. Please visit myUPEI for more information about the Employee Engagement Survey: myUPEI – Employee Engagement.
The survey will be open to faculty, staff, and student employees. If you do not receive an e-mail link and think you should have, please contact: hrengage@upei.ca
Each employee who completes a survey is eligible to enter into a draw for UPEI swag. You can enter the draw by delivering your survey confirmation page in person to Human Resources at Kelley Memorial Building 143, or you can e-mail a screenshot to hrengage@upei.ca no later than November 22.
Should you need a quiet place to complete your survey, please feel welcome to attend a computer lab on one of the dates indicated below. UPEI’s Employee Engagement Officer will also be available to provide support if needed.
November 12: 10:00 am–2:00 pm, Duffy Science Centre, Room 202
November 13: 12–3:00 pm, Robertson Library, Room 264
Together, we will build a supportive community where everyone can thrive—Your Voice, Our Future!
UPEI has a Working Alone Procedure to protect the health and safety of all UPEI employees and students who work alone including after-hours and when working off-site. It is the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure that their staff and students are safe when working alone.
- Working alone means an employee/student working at a workplace is the only employee/student at that workplace in circumstances where assistance is not readily available to the employee/student in the event of injury, ill health, or emergency.
- There are two categories of working alone plans:
- areas with low risk where a UPEI Standard Working Alone Plan is used;
- areas with risk where a Site-specific Working Alone Plan is required.
- The UPEI Safe App is an excellent tool to use when working alone. When the app is activated, Security Services monitors and responds if necessary.
- Please visit the HSE SharePoint site for more information on the Working Alone Procedure.
As always, feel free to contact Health, Safety, and Environment at hse@upei.ca with any questions or concerns.
The Robertson Library’s OER Development Program is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:
- Open Educational Resource or Textbook Grant: up to $7000 for the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook, or major adaptations of existing textbooks;
- Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,500 for the adaptation of one or more open educational resources or open textbooks to create a new version or edition of a resource (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
- Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,500 for the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, recordings, or interactive media, etc.
Applications that support first-year courses will be given priority as they reach the greatest number of students, but all applications will be reviewed and considered. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. For more information, or to apply, visit https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.
Questions about your grant idea? Don’t need a grant, but you’d like to make an OER? Contact Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian, at knmccaffrey@upei.ca or Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre, at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
The next public event at the Earl L. Wonnacott Observatory is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 7:30-9:30 pm. The Department of Physics invites you to come look through our telescope at the moon, planets, stars, or nebulae. Meet us in room 417 of Memorial Hall. We’ll have some astronomy activities and information for a variety of ages that you can peruse while you wait for your turn to go up to the observatory. You can take an elevator up to room 417, but it is necessary to climb stairs up one floor to the roof and into the observatory to reach the telescope.
This event is weather-dependent; in the event of cloudy weather, it will have to be cancelled. Visit our website (https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/) on Thursday morning to see the event status.
ITSS, including the helpdesk, will be closed for a departmental staff meeting on Friday, November 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. During this time, you can still submit a ticket by emailing helpdesk@upei.ca or calling 902-566-0465. We’ll respond as soon as we return on Tuesday, November 12, at 8:00 am. Thank you for your understanding!
ITSS Team
UPEI graduate students are invited to join Dr. Wendy Rodgers (President and Vice-Chancellor) and Dr. Suzanne Kresta (Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering), co-chairs of the University Strategic Plan Steering Committee, to discuss the University's strategic direction. The forward-thinking consultations are an opportunity to learn more about the priorities and goals of our graduate students as the University develops its roadmap for the future.
In collaboration with the UPEI Graduate Student Association, a conversation with graduate students will be held on
Friday, November 8
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Room 142, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, UPEI
Those who are unable to attend in person may join via this Teams Town Hall link.
For more information about the strategic planning process at UPEI, visit https://www.upei.ca/president/strategic-planning
The Bookmark and UPEI’s Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) will host a book launch for Anishinaabe author Tanya Talaga’s new book, "The Knowing," on Thursday, November 7, at 7 pm, in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre amphitheatre (Room 121S).
"The Knowing" is a riveting exploration of Talaga’s family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country now called Canada. For generations, Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared, many of them after being sent to residential schools, “Indian hospitals,” and asylums through a coordinated system designed to destroy who the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people are. Talaga retells the history of this country through an Indigenous lens, beginning with the life of her great-great-grandmother Annie Carpenter and her family as they experienced decades of government- and church-sanctioned enfranchisement and genocide.
This event is free and open to everyone, but tickets are required. To book tickets, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tanya-talaga-in-conversation-with-jenene-wooldridge-tickets-1042270046767 or call the Bookmark at 902-566-4888.
Please note that challenging topics will be discussed at the event, including, but not limited to, historical traumas, the Residential School system, sexual abuse, and suicide.
The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care protocol submissions--new, renewal, or amendment--is Friday, January 3, 2025, 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."
UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice 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 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research (CVER) will present a seminar titled "The use of Generative AI tools in research" on December 4 at noon in AVC 205N (Lecture B). The presenters are Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian, and Katelyn Browne, Instructional Services Librarian.
As academics, the draw of a time-saving tool is always of interest. When are the current Generative AI tools available truly useful, and when might they be distractions or time wasters? Join us for a review of the types of Gen AI tools that are being marketed to researchers with an open discussion on potential uses and relevant concerns. We are interested in your questions as well as your own experiences and recommendations.
Pizza will be provided by CVER. Please join us. All are welcome.
The Robertson Library’s OER Development Program is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:
- Open Educational Resource or Textbook Grant: up to $7000 for the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook, or major adaptations of existing textbooks;
- Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,500 for the adaptation of one or more open educational resources or open textbooks to create a new version or edition of a resource (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
- Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,500 for the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, recordings, or interactive media, etc.
Applications that support first-year courses will be given priority as they reach the greatest number of students, but all applications will be reviewed and considered. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. For more information, or to apply, visit https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.
Questions about your grant idea? Don’t need a grant, but you’d like to make an OER? Contact Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian, at knmccaffrey@upei.ca or Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre, at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
The next public event at the Earl L. Wonnacott Observatory is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 7:30-9:30 pm. The Department of Physics invites you to come look through our telescope at the moon, planets, stars, or nebulae. Meet us in room 417 of Memorial Hall. We’ll have some astronomy activities and information for a variety of ages that you can peruse while you wait for your turn to go up to the observatory. You can take an elevator up to room 417, but it is necessary to climb stairs up one floor to the roof and into the observatory to reach the telescope.
This event is weather-dependent; in the event of cloudy weather, it will have to be cancelled. Visit our website (https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/) on Thursday morning to see the event status.
