Campus Notices
On August 21, 2024, at 9:00 pm, ITSS will perform an update of the Shibboleth application. Between 9:00 and 10:00 pm, access to the Robertson Library vendors may be affected intermittently. This primarily impacts off-campus users. Users on the campus network, including campus wifi, should not be affected as you still can access the products directly without login.
Join us for the finale of SPREE 2024 on Thursday, August 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in McMillan Hall (MSC 111). W.A. Murphy Student Centre!
Undergraduate students working on summer research projects and graduate students with a research component to their program will showcase their research in a poster competition, with three top awards up for grabs in each category. There will be research poster presentations by students studying biology, biotechnology, chemistry, education, English, environmental sciences, island studies, mathematics and computational sciences, psychology, and sustainable design engineering or who are part of the Mitac Globalink Internship.
The Office of the Associate Vice-President, Research and the Faculty of Graduate Studies is thrilled to have offered our eighth Student Program for Research Engagement & Excellence (SPREE), formerly SPUR. The program included skill-building workshops and gave students practical tools for designing, managing, and conducting research projects. Throughout the summer, students have learned about research projects and experiences as researchers across disciplines presented their careers in research. If you have any questions about the program or are interested in participating next year, please contact Julie VanLeeuwen at jmvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
Title: “The Influence of Direct and Indirect Interactions in Small Biogenic Habitats Associated with the Giant Irish Moss from Basin Head, Prince Edward Island”
Abstract: Trophic interactions are often explored in literature through a terrestrial scope, with only a small amount of recent detail towards their aquatic counterpart. This Thesis first investigates the role of various complex habitats (Seagrasses, Seaweeds, Mollusks shells, and their associated mimics) as potential mediators of trophic interactions (both direct and indirect), with general conclusions suggesting that as habitats become more complex, prey survival rates increase. This Thesis then shifts to a more narrow focus within the Basin Head Marine Protected Area (MPA), the only known MPA in Prince Edward Island (PEI). The Basin Head lagoon is home to various predator and prey species used in experiments throughout this thesis. However, the main reason for its establishment in 2005 was for the protection and further conservation of the giant Irish moss (Chrondrus crispus), that is exclusively found in this lagoon, which relies on a unique association with the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) to form small patchy habitats (clumps) on the seabed. The role of these clumps (later referred to as IMBM) as a habitat mediator for various interactions between a non-indigenous predator, the European green crab (Carcinus maenas), the native consumer, the Atlantic mud crab (Panopeus herbstii) and the bottom level European oyster prey (Crassotrea virginica) has not been studied, with results outlying its key influence as a habitat for safe refuge. Finally, there are currently ongoing efforts in the MPA to actively control the ongoing green crab population via various trapping efforts, to little avail. The final chapter of this Thesis investigates a means of potential biological control against this invasive species, with results proving its effectiveness, with potential implications suggesting new methods of trapping for the removal of the green crab.
As a buildup to the new school year, and a last hurrah for summer, Robertson Library would like to welcome everyone to come and have some free coffee or tea in the lobby today. Bring your own reusable cup any time between 10:00 and 10:30 am to get your morning coffee or tea!
On Wednesday, August 21, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the myUPEI portal and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with myUPEI, Self-Service, and Colleague.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca and Outlook email directly using https://outlook.office.com.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on a used 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The van has 162,240 kms and is not inspected. It will need some body work.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until August 21, 2024, at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a free account with a username and password at upei.bonfirehub.ca. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. Then you can access the information about this opportunity at https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projectDrafts/81901/details
If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill are open for applications, and representatives are inviting students to join upcoming open sessions for Canadian Universities to support their application questions. All sessions are online.
The sessions will take place as follows:
- Thursday, August 15, 12:00 to 1:00 (Central time), RSVP: https://bit.ly/CA-prairies
- Wednesday, August 21, 12:00 to 1:00 pm (Atlantic time), RSVP: https://bit.ly/CA-atlantic
Established in 2019, the McCall MacBain Scholarships are for master’s and professional studies students who demonstrate character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity. Up to 30 McCall MacBain Scholarships, and 100 other awards varying from $5,000 to $20,000 each, will be offered for Summer/Fall 2025 admission.
Timeline and criteria: Applications are open from June 1 to September 25, 2024, for admission in September 2025. To be eligible for the 2025 cohort, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- You are a current student on track to earn your first bachelor’s degree by August 2025.
- You earned your first bachelor’s degree in the last five years (January 2019 or later).
- You earned your first bachelor’s degree more than five years ago and are 30 years or younger in 2024.
The Teaching and Learning Centre is hosting some 1.5-hour on-boarding sessions for new(er) sessional instructors where you can learn about
- instructional design supports and professional development offerings available through the Teaching and Learning Centre,
- a brief introduction to Moodle, the UPEI learning management system,
- an introduction to the principles of universal design for learning (UDL),
- how to enhance assessment practices, specifically with grading and feedback practices, and
- what goes into a good syllabus.
These sessions are as follows:
Online: Monday, August 26, 2024, 4:00 pm
Online: Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 10:00 am
In-Person: Thursday, August 29, 2024, 10:00 am
The in-person session will be hosted in the UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre, which is located in the Robertson Library Annex, Room 230.
Register for a session with this form: https://forms.office.com/r/gTjJTC6TSc
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to TLC@upei.ca.
The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will offer walk-in clinics for the Meningitis B (MenB) vaccine for students on August 29, and on September 6, 13, and 20, from 8:30 to noon. Students are asked to bring their PEI health card or proof of international insurance, and their student ID. They can also request an appointment for a vaccine by emailing the Health and Wellness Centre at healthcentre@upei.ca. Please note: the vaccine supply is limited.
MenB vaccines prevent against a type of meningococcal disease that targets the lining of the brain and spinal cord and is potentially life-threatening. With a high mortality rate (10%), meningococcal disease is a medical emergency. It can cause death within days if prompt antibiotic treatment is delayed. The infection typically triggers symptoms such as severe headache, sudden high fever, skin rashes, vomiting, and a stiff neck. Among survivors, 10% to 20% have long-term complications, which may include hearing loss, neurologic disabilities, and digit or limb amputations.
The disease spreads between people through saliva and respiratory fluids. Engaging in activities with infected people, such as sharing drinks, vapes, or kissing, may put you at risk. The risk is higher for young adults up to the age of 25 years and those who are living in a dormitory or crowded space as the bacterium spreads quickly through large groups.
MenB vaccine is highly recommended by the Canadian Immunization Guide to protect you from this vaccine-preventable disease. Beginning April 2023, PEI began offering free MenB vaccine to students attending a post-secondary school. To learn more about MenB, visit Meningococcal vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide - Canada.ca.
As a buildup to the new school year, and a last hurrah for summer, Robertson Library would like to welcome everyone to come and have some free coffee or tea in the lobby for the next two Tuesdays (August 20 and 27). Bring your own reusable cup any time between 10:00 and 10:30 am to get your morning coffee or tea!
A variety of NEW small group training opportunities will begin the week of September 16. Train in small groups of six under the guidance of a certified personal trainer. We have a variety of options-- Beginners, Bodyweight Strength, Core & Glutes, Crosstraining, Powerlifting, Strength, Strength 101, and Weight Loss. UPEI personal trainers are Derek Smith, Oyin Eniola, and Danie Marais.
Fees: UPEI full-time students: $65; UPEI faculty/staff/retirees: $75; all others: $150 (plus applicable taxes). Each session has 10 classes. Maximum of six individuals per group.
Visit recreation.upei.ca for more information and to register. Detailed information on how to log into the system and register can be found here: https://www.upei.ca/ar/small-group-training. Please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator, at amarchbank@upei.ca if you have any other questions.
UPEI Co-op students are seeking fall work terms (full-time, September to December). Students' programs include Biology, Computer Science, Economics, and Environmental Studies.
If you have questions about hiring a co-op student, contact Karen Turner, job development coordinator for UPEI Co-operative Education, at co-op@upei.ca. Follow us on LinkedIn to see student stories and program updates. Visit Co-op Program information for employers and form to submit a co-op job posting.
On Wednesday, August 21, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the myUPEI portal and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with myUPEI, Self-Service, and Colleague.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca and Outlook email directly using https://outlook.office.com.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on a used 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The van has 162,240 kms and is not inspected. It will need some body work.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until August 21, 2024, at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a free account with a username and password at upei.bonfirehub.ca. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. Then you can access the information about this opportunity at https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projectDrafts/81901/details
If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.
Troy Life & Fire Safety will perform the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning on Monday, August 12, 2024. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating "This is a test" at the beginning and the end of each test. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to two hours) of the total time they are in the building.
Testing will occur as follows:
- Atlantic Veterinary College, week of August 12–15 (*notice of audible alarms will be sent out at a later date)
- Blanchard Hall, August 19
- Bernardine Hall, August 20
- Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, August 21
- Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, August 22–23
- Performing Arts Centre and Residence, week of August 26–29
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact fmcapitalprojects@upei.ca
The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Leah O’Shea Munro’s Master of Nursing thesis defence, "The Lived Experience of Female Spouses of Canadian Male Veterans Living with Combat-Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic."
Date/time/location: Monday, August 19, 2024, Health Sciences Building, Room 105, starting at 1:00 pm
Everyone is welcome.
Are you a UPEI student who has completed at least one year here at UPEI? Have you figured out some things that you wish someone had told you on your first day? In addition to a whole bunch of food, fun, and events that will encourage new students to get to know one another, we try to include some educational activities in the NSO schedule. One that consistently gets positive feedback is "confessions of a returning student." Our goal is to recruit a panel of four to six students who represent a variety of undergraduate student experiences and have them speak to the new students. You don't need to prepare a speech or be a great public speaker; the event is set up as a panel, so you just have to answer a couple of questions when called on by the moderator (you'll know ahead of time what your question will be, so there should be no surprises).
The event is scheduled for Sunday, September 1, at 3:00 pm, (location TBD) so we need you to be present and available on campus at that time. There will likely be a couple of emails to engage with and perhaps one short (30 minutes or less) meeting (can be via zoom).
If you are interested, please fill out the google form available here: https://forms.gle/xgXNwuP99dJR9cYB8
If you have any questions please direct them to jareddin@upei.ca
Renewal of Employee Parking Permits who use payroll deduction is now open for Faculty and Staff for 2024–2025. Please visit the UPEI Security web page and select “Buy a staff or faculty parking pass” or click on the app link below (note: app will not work with Internet Explorer). Permits holders in Lots B, C, DRC, and reserved spaces have no expiry date, but must be renewed yearly as well.
Please DO NOT select the lot you may wish to move into—that is what the wait list is for (see below). New employees will be assigned to the General Lots. All permit holders will be reassigned to their current lot/space.
We would like to advise that there will be an increase in permits this year. The last increase for a permit was in 2014. The cost of a permit will increase by 5%. This change will affect any permits issued or sold for the 2024-2025 school year. If you use payroll deductions your biweekly deductions will increase on September 13, 2024.
If you use payroll deduction, and no longer use a UPEI lot to park, please email parking@upei.ca so we can stop your deduction.
Employees taking a leave of absence from UPEI and using parking lots B, C, F, G, or DRC must email parking@upei.ca with their ID#, name, departure date, and expected return date to maintain access to their assigned lot.
All fields with a red asterisk must be filled in, including office phone number and if you have an electric vehicle.
If you have a student in your household that is starting UPEI in September and they have their own vehicle, remember to include the vehicle info, their name, and ID# on the application if you are paying for their parking. Students will only be assigned a general permit.
If you are in a gated lot and you have a student that will be using your vehicle to come and go during the workday, please include their information on the application as an additional driver. If you wish to add additional information after you have submitted your form, you must resubmit a new application and inform parking@upei.ca that you have done so.
If you change your vehicle, please email parking with the Make, Model, Province/State, Plate #.
If you would like to be added to the wait list for a designated lot or wish to change lots, please email parking@upei.ca with the following information. (Note: if you are already on the wait list there is no need to resubmit.) While you are on the waitlist, you will be assigned to your current lot until a spot opens in your requested location.
Employee ID #:
Name (last, first):
Contact Email:
Phone Number:
Current lot:
Requested lot:
Please direct any questions or information changes to parking@upei.ca
If you have already applied for your 2024-2025 Parking Permit, you can disregard this email.
902-566-0312
parking@upei.ca
NOTE: Metered parking is enforced on weekdays from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, year-round but is not enforced on weekends or holidays.
As a buildup to the new school year, and a last hurrah for summer, Robertson Library would like to welcome everyone to come and have some free coffee or tea in the lobby for the next two Tuesdays (August 20 and 27). Bring your own reusable cup any time between 10:00 and 10:30 am to get your morning coffee or tea!
On Wednesday, August 21, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the myUPEI portal and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with myUPEI, Self-Service, and Colleague.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca and Outlook email directly using https://outlook.office.com.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
