Campus Notices
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our biweekly speaker series. We are pleased to have Ian Morse, Chief Technology Officer of Locarius. Drawing from his experience as a private sector employee and an entrepreneur, Ian will share his personal journey of navigating a business acquisition to founding his own company. Ian will dive into the concepts of ethical capitalism and the balance between profit and purpose, two driving principles of Locarius, which challenges the notion that success must be purely profit-driven.
More about the speaker: Ian is a software developer and entrepreneur who graduated from UPEI's Mathematical and Computational Sciences school in 2005. He has experience building, managing, and growing tech teams, and is currently a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Locarius, a Canadian event ticketing company.
Interested in attending the session? Sign up here!
Monday October 6, 2025, 12:00 pm, Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to scramble your way through a presentation you have no control over? It’s more fun than you think, and you can experience it yourself (or just come to watch!) on Tuesday, October 7, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship in 201 Robertson Library! No pre-registration required!
Note: If you would like to participate, please bring a phone or computer that can access wi-fi or cellular data.
Our EFAP provider, Green Shield, is holding orientation webinars for all employees, faculty members, and their dependents who want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work.
2025 dates offered: August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6 and December 4.
To register:
- Click this ZOOM link to register
- Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
- Complete the Webinar Registration.
- You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.
This comprehensive, confidential, and accessible program offers a wide range of services to support your mental health and overall well-being, including:
5 hours of individual counselling (Green Shield will closely monitor usage and will provide additional hours to those who need further support, to ensure that no one is denied access to the program because of insufficient sponsored hours in any policy year) and 5 hours of couples therapy
Additional program highlights include:
- Flexible therapy options via phone, video, or in-person, with 30, 60, or 90-minute sessions
- Personalized therapist matching that considers DEI preferences
- Unlimited 15-minute consultations to help members find their ideal therapist
- Innovative, value-added services in areas such as children’s mental health, nutrition, and overall well-being
- Unlimited financial and legal consultations
- Self-guided digital CBT, well-being coaching, and personalized care navigation
- Digital pharmacy and nutrition services
Create your account to explore services, including Mental Health Support: Get convenient, personalized mental health support from a qualified therapist best suited to you, or explore our self-guided online therapy program at your own pace.
We hope you’ll enjoy this integrated and convenient health experience.
ACCOUNT AS AN EMPLOYEE
Create your account to access GreenShield+ services today.
Your Organization code is: UPEI
Sign Up
To access your EAP on GreenShield+:
- Make a note of your Organization Code "UPEI"
- Go to app.greenshieldplus.ca/en/sign-up or scan the QR code below
- Select Through an Employer or Organization
- Select I have an Organization Code
- Follow the steps to register
ACCOUNT AS A DEPENDENT
Before You Begin: You should only choose through a family member if you are a dependent (e.g. partner, spouse, child) of a person with a plan member ID or organization code.
https://greenshieldplus.zendesk.com/hc/en-ca/articles/37342446679956-Create-your-account-as-a-dependent
For questions, contact Human Resources at employeeservices@upei.ca
Join us for a day of reflection, learning and community as we mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s Final Reports along with 94 Calls to Action, which guide Canada’s path toward reconciliation. Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and the ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary and honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, UPEI is expanding its annual Mawi’omi (the word for gathering in the Mi’kmaw language) and holding it on October 3. The TRC Mawi’omi is a gathering that will be open to the University and broader community, involving several activities with the aim of increasing awareness, fostering community relationships, and ensuring that the narratives of Indigenous peoples are honoured and understood.
The campus community is cordially invited to attend teaching presentations by candidates for the Assistant Professor – Tenure Track Position, Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Medicine. Details for each presentation are as follows:
Candidate A
Presentation Title: Looking ahead 10 years, what should primary care on Prince Edward Island look like, and what concrete strategies would you use in the FoN/FoM collaborative role to foster interprofessionalism and help our Faculties contribute to this vision.
Date and time: Friday, October 3, 2025, 9:00 am
Location: AVC 287N
Candidate B
Presentation Title: Looking ahead 10 years, what should primary care on Prince Edward Island look like, and what concrete strategies would you use in the FoN/FoM collaborative role to foster interprofessionalism and help our Faculties contribute to this vision?
Date and time: Friday, October 7, 2025, 9:00 am
Location: MCDH 318
All members of the campus community are encouraged to attend.
The TLC Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) workshop planned for Wednesday October 1, 2025 has been postponed.
"Writing Together: A Year of Meaning-Making and Friendship," a new book by Dr. Darcy Shaw, professor emeritus of small animal internal medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, and Dr. Penny Williamson, retired associate professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will be launched on Tuesday, October 7, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI.
The event, which will be hosted by The Bookmark, is free, and all are welcome.
Dr. Shaw and Dr. Williamson committed to writing together for a year, despite being separated by age, gender, profession, and geography, and "Writing Together" is the result. In the process, they discovered that writing together could be a way to reflect on life, deepen friendship, and create a powerful antidote to loneliness in a time when people are so disconnected. Using poetry as a catalyst for carefully crafted prompts, they created a process for writing in a trustworthy space that anyone could use.
Drawing from their backgrounds in facilitation and leadership development, Dr. Williamson and Dr. Shaw have created more than just a writing guide—they have crafted a lifeline for anyone feeling stuck, seeking renewal, or longing to understand their life’s journey. "Writing Together" is an exploration of connection, vulnerability, and the transformative power of shared storytelling.
You’re invited to a series of TLC Lunch and Learn sessions throughout the month of October; each focused on a Core Principle of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Grab your own lunch to join us online for engaging conversations and practical strategies to support inclusive teaching.
Session Lineup:
- Wednesday, October 1, 12 – 1 pm – Expanding Access Through Representation
- Learn how offering multiple ways for learners to access and engage with content can enhance understanding and equity. Register here.
- Wednesday, October 8, 12 – 1 pm – Fostering Engagement
- Explore how to motivate and sustain learner interest through varied approaches to engagement. Register here.
- Wednesday, October 22, 12 – 1 pm – Supporting Action and Expression
- Discover strategies for allowing learners to demonstrate what they know in diverse and meaningful ways. Register here.
Each session will include a brief presentation, followed by interactive discussion and idea-sharing with colleagues across departments. You’ll leave with practical insights and tools you can apply in your own teaching.
The first UPEI Board of Governors meeting of the 2025-2026 Academic Year will take place on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 4:00 pm in Room 102, Alumni Hall. All board meetings generally include sessions that are open to the public. Certain agenda items, including but not limited to human resources discussions, may require the board to go into a closed session. For logistical purposes, members of the public who wish to attend the open session of a meeting are asked to contact board@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. Members of the public wishing to attend the public portion of a meeting must adhere to the UPEI Board of Governors' Meeting Observer Guidelines.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to invite the campus community to the first of this fall's talks as part of the ConneXions series. This series is organized around the theme of "provocative questions" that motivate faculty members' teaching and / or scholarly activities. This fall, we're excited to hear from many of our new colleagues in the Faculty of Arts.
The first speakers in the series will be: 1) Dr. Ariana Patey, whose provocative question is "Is it really that bad or am I just old?' and 2) Dr. Jeff Collins, wondering "Why does Canada suck at getting big projects done?" Intrigued? Grab a colleague and come join us all to hear more about how these questions provoke colleagues in what they do on October 3, at 1:00 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 420.
The UPEI Department of Music is hosting a three-day chamber music workshop for adult amateur brass and woodwind musicians October 17-19. If you would like to spend the weekend with like-minded community musicians and receive coaching from faculty members of the UPEI Department of Music, join us in mid-October!
Weekend workshops will include large group sessions, like-instrument sessions (e.g., clarinet class, low brass class, etc.), mixed-instrument sessions (e.g., mixed quintets), workshops on special topics (e.g., breathing and technique classes), a faculty recital, and a final performance by participants.
For more information and to reserve your spot, go to https://bit.ly/UPEIChamberMusic.
Program fee: $200 + HST
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our biweekly speaker series. We are pleased to have Ian Morse, Chief Technology Officer of Locarius. Drawing from his experience as a private sector employee and an entrepreneur, Ian will share his personal journey of navigating a business acquisition to founding his own company. Ian will dive into the concepts of ethical capitalism and the balance between profit and purpose, two driving principles of Locarius, which challenges the notion that success must be purely profit-driven.
More about the speaker: Ian is a software developer and entrepreneur who graduated from UPEI's Mathematical and Computational Sciences school in 2005. He has experience building, managing, and growing tech teams, and is currently a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Locarius, a Canadian event ticketing company.
Interested in attending the session? Sign up here!
Monday October 6, 2025, 12:00 pm, Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library
Our EFAP provider, Green Shield, is holding orientation webinars for all employees, faculty members, and their dependents who want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work.
2025 dates offered: August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6 and December 4.
To register:
- Click this ZOOM link to register
- Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
- Complete the Webinar Registration.
- You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.
This comprehensive, confidential, and accessible program offers a wide range of services to support your mental health and overall well-being, including:
5 hours of individual counselling (Green Shield will closely monitor usage and will provide additional hours to those who need further support, to ensure that no one is denied access to the program because of insufficient sponsored hours in any policy year) and 5 hours of couples therapy
Additional program highlights include:
- Flexible therapy options via phone, video, or in-person, with 30, 60, or 90-minute sessions
- Personalized therapist matching that considers DEI preferences
- Unlimited 15-minute consultations to help members find their ideal therapist
- Innovative, value-added services in areas such as children’s mental health, nutrition, and overall well-being
- Unlimited financial and legal consultations
- Self-guided digital CBT, well-being coaching, and personalized care navigation
- Digital pharmacy and nutrition services
Create your account to explore services, including Mental Health Support: Get convenient, personalized mental health support from a qualified therapist best suited to you, or explore our self-guided online therapy program at your own pace.
We hope you’ll enjoy this integrated and convenient health experience.
ACCOUNT AS AN EMPLOYEE
Create your account to access GreenShield+ services today.
Your Organization code is: UPEI
Sign Up
To access your EAP on GreenShield+:
- Make a note of your Organization Code "UPEI"
- Go to app.greenshieldplus.ca/en/sign-up or scan the QR code below
- Select Through an Employer or Organization
- Select I have an Organization Code
- Follow the steps to register
ACCOUNT AS A DEPENDENT
Before You Begin: You should only choose through a family member if you are a dependent (e.g. partner, spouse, child) of a person with a plan member ID or organization code.
https://greenshieldplus.zendesk.com/hc/en-ca/articles/37342446679956-Create-your-account-as-a-dependent
For questions, contact Human Resources at employeeservices@upei.ca
Facilities Management wishes to inform the campus community that there will be the potential of smoke as there is an approved Sacred Fire taking place at the Tipi in the UPEI Quadrangle from 9 am–12 pm on Monday, September 29, 2025.
Sacred Fires are small fires used for Indigenous ceremonies and important events. They are lit and kept burning under the close supervision of a Firekeeper and allowed to burn out naturally. A Sacred Fire represents a spiritual doorway to honour ancestors, with offerings of sacred medicines that are fed to the fire by participants.
Flags at UPEI were flown at half-mast on Sunday, September 28, to commemorate Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day. In 1998, the Government of Canada officially proclaimed the last Sunday of September as a national memorial day to give Canadians an opportunity to formally express appreciation for the dedication of police and peace officers, and to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in keeping communities safe.
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to “honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process.” (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada). The University will be closed on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to observe the provincial statutory holiday and flags will be lowered to half-mast. Read more about how UPEI will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
"Writing Together: A Year of Meaning-Making and Friendship," a new book by Dr. Darcy Shaw, professor emeritus of small animal internal medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, and Dr. Penny Williamson, retired associate professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will be launched on Tuesday, October 7, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI.
The event, which will be hosted by The Bookmark, is free, and all are welcome.
Dr. Shaw and Dr. Williamson committed to writing together for a year, despite being separated by age, gender, profession, and geography, and "Writing Together" is the result. In the process, they discovered that writing together could be a way to reflect on life, deepen friendship, and create a powerful antidote to loneliness in a time when people are so disconnected. Using poetry as a catalyst for carefully crafted prompts, they created a process for writing in a trustworthy space that anyone could use.
Drawing from their backgrounds in facilitation and leadership development, Dr. Williamson and Dr. Shaw have created more than just a writing guide—they have crafted a lifeline for anyone feeling stuck, seeking renewal, or longing to understand their life’s journey. "Writing Together" is an exploration of connection, vulnerability, and the transformative power of shared storytelling.
The Dean of Arts warmly invites arts students to our first Fall Fika of the semester. It will take place in SDU Main Building, Room 201 on Wednesday, October 8 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. Fika is a Swedish tradition that encourages taking a break to enjoy coffee and snacks while catching up with friends. There will be hot drinks, yummy treats, and engaging conversations with your classmates and faculty. We hope to see you there!
The title of this year's Murray Lecture is Water as Teacher: What water can teach us about hope in hard times
What can water teach us about hope? Biomimicry is the design of structures and systems based on natural processes, and this approach might just offer the insights that education needs in times of crisis. In this distinguished lecture, educator and author Dr. Kari Grain extends the ideas from her book Critical Hope to explore what the behaviours of water can teach us when our most important efforts in education are blocked by obstacles and interruptions. In an era of austerity, political polarization, and fatigue from ongoing crises, many people who are committed to social change efforts face a damming of their life’s work. By observing four habits of water, Grain invites us to reimagine how hope itself can move: Bending, pooling in deep places, going underground, and persisting. In this reflection, critical hope offers an alternative to toxic positivity, shifting from an emotion that we either have or lack, to a complex relationship that we navigate continually. When it embodies the habits of water, critical hope is a practice of relentless incrementalism, discernment, and creativity, fluid enough to forge new pathways forward.
This year's distinguished speaker is Dr. Kari Grain. Dr. Grain is the author of Critical Hope and teaches at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Education, where she leads the Master’s in Adult Learning and Global Change (ALGC) Program. Her scholarship in experiential education, anti-racism, climate action, and community engagement has been featured in peer-reviewed journals, books, and podcasts. At the nucleus of Grain’s body of work is the belief that education has the potential to be a vibrant pathway toward systemic change; and vital to that process of transformation is an attunement to relational, creative, and vulnerable ways of being in the world with others. Kari is the co-editor of a forthcoming (2025) volume on Community Engaged Research (CER) with University of Toronto Press. Kari lives on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories.
The Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope in the Academy was established in 2023 to celebrate Shannon's receipt of the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy will take place on Monday, November 3, at 3:30 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 117.
You’re invited to a series of TLC Lunch and Learn sessions throughout the month of October; each focused on a Core Principle of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Grab your own lunch to join us online for engaging conversations and practical strategies to support inclusive teaching.
Session Lineup:
- Wednesday, October 1, 12 – 1 pm – Expanding Access Through Representation
- Learn how offering multiple ways for learners to access and engage with content can enhance understanding and equity. Register here.
- Wednesday, October 8, 12 – 1 pm – Fostering Engagement
- Explore how to motivate and sustain learner interest through varied approaches to engagement. Register here.
- Wednesday, October 22, 12 – 1 pm – Supporting Action and Expression
- Discover strategies for allowing learners to demonstrate what they know in diverse and meaningful ways. Register here.
Each session will include a brief presentation, followed by interactive discussion and idea-sharing with colleagues across departments. You’ll leave with practical insights and tools you can apply in your own teaching.
The Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre will be closed on Tuesday, September 30 for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
