All this week staff and faculty receive 30% off UPEI and AVC crested hoodies, crews and zip-up sweaters, save your regular 20% on all other eligible items. 

All salaried employees are able to charge purchases up to $500 to their staff account and pay via payroll deduction in 2026, ask us for more details. 

Join us on Wednesday November 26 at 10:30 am for an in store reception with cake and coffee.

Starting this week we will be open until 6:00 pm on Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00-3:00 until Christmas. 

Mootimeter is a live-polling tool inspired by Mentimeter, the tool has recently been added to our Moodle at UPEI. This session will go over how to setup and use the tool. This Lunch and Learn will take place in the UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre located in the Robertson Library Annex (RL 230) on November 27 at 12:30 pm. Register with this link. 

The Charlottetown Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, November 29, 2025, beginning on University Avenue at Enman Crescent at 5:00 pm. As a result, there will be traffic restrictions at UPEI’s University Avenue entrance, as the staging of the parade walking groups will take place on campus in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre parking lot.

To ensure the safety of parade participants and members of the campus community, the University Avenue entrance will be closed from 2:30 to 6:00 pm. The entrance on Belvedere Avenue will remain open, and the access road between the sports fields (Alumni Road) can also be used to enter and exit campus during the University Avenue closure.

Please be aware of increased traffic on campus.

This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Program requires that all principal investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored. This confirmation is due in November of each year.  

Inventory records must be kept up to date throughout the year. This is required not just by the UPEI Biosafety program but also by our federal regulator agencies, the CFIA and the PHAC. Any inventory discrepancies noted during an annual lab inspection may lead to an in-depth inventory audit by the Biosafety Committee. Please ensure your inventory is up to date throughout the year, including prior to completing the steps listed below.

To confirm your inventory is up to date, take the following steps:

1. Access your inventory at http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca.  Remember to ignore the prominent "Access Denied" that appears on your screen. Just click on "Log in" at the top of the screen, in the grey bar.
2. Log in 
3. Click Edit 
4. Scroll down this page until you see the November 2025 box and enter the date.
5. Hit Save! Task completed. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Please contact Rhoda Speare (rspeare@upei.ca or ext. 5071) if you have any questions.

All UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to attend the annual fall Global Village celebration held this year on Saturday November 29. Doors open at 3 pm for the cultural booth display. There will be a brief change over at 5 pm before the fashion show, the performances and open dance begin. The evening festivities conclude at 9 pm. 

This is a student led event hosted by the UPEI International Relations Office. The students have been working very hard to prepare a very special event for you,and we can't wait to see you there!

Feel free to stop by with the kids before going to the parade. Please note that you must use the Belvedere Avenue entrance. 

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in October 2025:

• Susan Carr, Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Trisha Carter, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Teagan Clayton, Procurement Services
• Samantha Daley, Robertson Library
• Freda Ford, Facilities Management
• Karla Gonzalez Gutierrez, Facilities Management
• Jamey-Lynn Gormley, Facilities Management
• Muhammad Hassan, School of Climate Change and Adaptation, Faculty of Science
• Nana Iwamoto, Marketing and Communications/Faculty of Medicine
• Genevieve Logozzo, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Cody MacDougall, Facilities Management
• Joseph McInnis, Facilities Management
• Nauman Nazeer, Chemistry, Faculty of Science
• Ellen O’Rielly, Research Services
• Chi Won Shin, Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Emma Somers, Faculty of Nursing
• John Thomas, IT Systems and Services
• Toby Waterworth, IT Systems and Services
• Travis White, Facilities Management

We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!

The UPEI Arts Review is accepting submissions until December 20, 2025. 

The Arts Review is an annual, student-led publication that offers UPEI students the opportunity to publish their written and visual works. 

We accept written works, including essays, poetry, play scripts, memoirs, short stories, flash fiction, opinion pieces, and novel chapters. Visual works include paintings, sketches, cartoons, photographs, and digital art. 

To submit your written work, email artsreview@upei.ca with your Google Doc in 12-point Times New Roman font. Poetry should be single-spaced and prose double-spaced. For visual works, email a JPEG file that frames the image with precision and proper lighting. For each submission, please include a 200-word abstract to introduce your piece. 

We look forward to reading your submissions! 

The deadline for the employee and spouse/dependent tuition waiver forms for the Winter 2026 semester is January 9, 2026. We encourage you to have your tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in timely processing. Tuition waiver forms must be submitted electronically.

The online tuition waiver fillable forms can be found on the HR Portal of the myUPEI site, under Training and Development.

Please note that the employee or spouse/dependent must be registered in the course prior to applying for the tuition waiver.

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at (902) 566-0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.

UPEI will host another Research on Tap event at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the Salvador Dali Café, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown, PEI.

Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy, will give a talk titled “Can Morality Accommodate Supererogation?” It will be followed by a Q&A discussion.

“A supererogatory (or super nice) act goes beyond moral duty, is morally approved, and carries no moral condemnation for failure to comply,” he said. “This demarcation raises the following puzzle: ‘How can we morally praise an action that is not morally required?’ Conversely, we may wonder how acting outside the set of morality is still moral.”

Here is an example of supererogation: During a heavy snowstorm, your neighbour is safe in their home, but their driveway becomes buried in snow. You have no obligation to help—your neighbour didn’t ask, and it isn’t your responsibility. But you decide to shovel their entire driveway for them.

Shovelling the driveway was a generous, above-and-beyond act—a classic example of supererogation: something morally good but not required.

Research on Tap is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend. 

The Financial Web Advisor platform (requisitions, request for payments, approvals) is no longer supported, and this functionality will now be available within Self Service. The Self Service platform is currently used to view general ledger accounts and budgets, as well as projects.

The following information sessions are available to attend, which will provide a general overview of the changes:

• Navigation of Self Service 
• Self Service Procurement Module:
  • Requisition for Goods and Services 
  • Payment Request 
• Introduction to the new Finance Query functionality 
  • New tool to query summary and detail GL account data 

Friday, November 21, 1:30–2:30 pm: Teams Session  Finance Self Service Session: Teams Presentation | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams

Monday, November 24, 10:30–11:30 am: In-Person Session, AVC 218S Computer Lab

This in-person session can accommodate up to 36 participants. Please register for this session here: Registration - Finance Self Service Session Nov 24 AVC 218S

SPECIAL PRICE: For the following end-of-term large ensemble concerts, attend all 3 for the price of 2 — this special package price and individual tickets are available in advance at upei.universitytickets.com or by cash at the door. Individual concert tickets are $20 for adults; FREE for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.

Thursday, November 27 – UPEI Wind Symphony

The UPEI Wind Symphony presents ‘Reflections’, a varied program of works that explore feelings of home, memories of people and places, portrayals of the natural environment, and even the characterization of a video game plot!

• 7:30 pm – Performing Arts Centre and Residence Amphitheatre, PAC121S

Tuesday, December 2 – UPEI Jazz Ensemble

The UPEI Jazz Ensemble will present an evening of big band jazz music. Numerous UPEI Music majors will showcase their ensemble and solo talents in this show, which will include charts in the style of mambo, samba, funk, swing, and ballads.

• 7:30 pm – SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall

Friday, December 5 – UPEI Choral Concert

This choral spectacular will include heartwarming choral works, selections from Handel’s Messiah, and other seasonal gems, performed by the UPEI Concert Choir, UPEI Chamber Singers, soloists from the voice studios, alumni, and Le Ragazze Vocal Ensemble.

• 7:30 pm – SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall

Join us this Giving Tuesday and make your gift count for UPEI students!

Every donation, big or small, directly supports scholarships, programs, and opportunities that empower the next generation of leaders. Help UPEI students thrive - make your gift count this Giving Tuesday.

You may choose to direct your gift to an area that resonates most with you, or you can make an unrestricted gift that will go toward the areas of greatest need, supporting students on their path to success. 

A gift to UPEI this Giving Tuesday is an investment in student success and wellbeing. Your generosity touches nearly every corner of campus life and ensures that students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to achieve their goals.

Let's come together, donate, and support UPEI students.

Visit UPEI Giving Tuesday and see how your donation can support today's students.

Your gift. Their future. Our UPEI.

Ways to participate:
Donate online
For employee payroll deductions, please contact Tammy Pigott, Gift Processor at tpigott@upei.ca
Call: 902-894-2888
In Person: 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown

Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering that takes place each year after Black Friday. To learn more about Giving Tuesday, visit givingtuesday.ca.

All this week staff and faculty receive 30% off UPEI and AVC crested hoodies, crews and zip-up sweaters, save your regular 20% on all other eligible items. 

All salaried employees are able to charge purchases up to $500 to their staff account and pay via payroll deduction in 2026, ask us for more details. 

Join us on Wednesday November 26 at 10:30 am for an in store reception with cake and coffee.

Starting this week we will be open until 6:00 pm on Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00-3:00 until Christmas. 

Academics Without Borders / Universitaires San Frontières is seeking 4-6 volunteers (from within its Network partners--UPEI is a member of the Network) to act as facilitators for an online teaching in higher education (OTHE) program, run in conjunction with Aga Khan University. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NPPBzkK2Is5vwPFd-E3vDhoFKLp3UqXJ/view for more complete details about this opportunity. The deadline for applications is December 12, 2025. For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca, a member of the AWB / USF Board, or Corrie Young, Associate Executive Director of AWB / USF, at cyoung@awb-usf.org

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Tessa O'Donnell’s public dissertation defense presentation of her PsyD research titled: 

"Exploring Factors Related to Maladaptation After Exiting USport"

Date and Time: December 8 at 10:00 am 
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104

The UPEI Kinesiology program is seeking participants for their Chronic Disease and Disability practicum course. This course will pair senior Kinesiology students with participants with chronic conditions and/or disabilities. Participants will train one-on-one with their student trainer, under the supervision of an experienced Kinesiologist. Training will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the Steel Building from January - April. The program is open to staff, faculty and community members with a chronic condition or disability and an interest in becoming more active in a controlled environment. For more information, or to sign-up to participate, contact Angelie Carter at ancarter@upei.ca.

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program invites you to attend the thesis defence for Padmini Dambugolla's research entitled "Examining the role of social networks, collaboration, and islandness in the entrepreneurial success of businesswomen at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market." Everyone is welcome!

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00 am

Memorial Hall, Room 104

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, November 28, 2025. These applications will be reviewed at the December 18 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI researcher portal. Information about the researcher portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the researcher portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

Shaping the future of our campus begins with understanding how we use our space today. To ensure UPEI continues to provide the best environment possible for learning, research, and student success, Facilities Management will be conducting a comprehensive campus-wide space inventory over the coming weeks and months (two UPEI students have been employed to assist us with this task).

Starting October 27, 2025,  Facilities Management staff will carry out in-person walkthroughs of campus spaces to ensure UPEI has up-to-date data about the type, size, configuration and amenities of our space. This will include a visual review of offices, classrooms, laboratories, storage spaces, etc. Any review of laboratories or other similar facilities will be coordinated with the various academic units/faculties and no confidential or sensitive materials will be disturbed or logged. In addition, building occupants will be given advance notice of when walkthroughs will take place via the Chief Building Wardens.

Your cooperation will help us make the best use of our resources and plan effectively for the future. Thank you!

Thanks to the fantastic response to the Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues program, submissions are being shared the following month, spread over several editions of the weekly e-newsletter. For example, you will see the September submissions appear in October issues.  

This initiative is a great way to share words of appreciation for UPEI faculty and staff across campus. Let’s celebrate the big and small wins that make our campus shine! 

Please submit your form(s) by the last Friday of each month (the next deadline is November 28, 2025). Human Resources will collect the submissions and work with UPEI Communications to feature them in the Campus Connector. 

How to submit:  Complete this short form: https://forms.office.com/r/766cg9JsT6   
You’ll be asked to share:  

• Who are you recognizing? (Name and department/faculty)  
• Why are you recognizing them? (Briefly describe what they did or the impact they made)  
• Your name   

You can also visit the Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues SharePoint page to view all past issues. 

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at hrengage@upei.ca.