Campus Notices
The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce the new Virgin Pulse GO (VP GO) wellness program. This program is an updated version of the 100-Day Global Challenge held in previous years.
The VP GO program is a chance to improve your health in ways that work for you. It’s an all-in-one well-being program that meets you where you’re at in life. It comes with an easy-to-use app and it’s fun. Read more
The challenge is for UPEI faculty and staff only. There is no cost to register. All individuals and teams must be registered by Tuesday, May 4, at 11:00 pm. This deadline is firm. To register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmEzoxbgEKPls6c4onq3iajel2pSOxGtFkGcZ14FYwtcIqzg/viewform?usp=sf_link
As part of the registration process, participants will need to complete a waiver and consent form. If you do not have a team or enough participants for a team, complete the form, and you will be assigned to a team. For forms and questions, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, at amarchbank@upei.ca.
Presenter: Harriette L. Spiegel, PhD
Abstract: This presentation introduces the author’s interest in the topic, quickly pols the audience on their knowledge of Digital Accessibility, provides background information on statistics and legislation, and then presents basic Digital Accessibility Guidelines regarding alt text, headings, meaningful links, tables and PowerPoint. If time allows, a basic “inaccessible” document is provided for the audience to practice with in applying the guidelines. References and resources are provided.
Harriette L. Spiegel, Ph.D. is the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Education at St. Mary’s University for the term January 4 - April 30, 2021.
The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2021 CBIE Atlantic Regional meeting. This year the conference will be virtual and will be held over two half days on June 3rd and 4th, 2021. We will have a series of sessions scheduled between 1:00pm and 4:00pm on June 3rd and between 9:00am and 12:00pm on June 4th, 2021.
This year’s conference theme is inspired by the region we live in and the connectivity we all enjoy. Atlantic Canada is unique in many ways but most of all the ability to “bubble up” and move between all four provinces seamlessly while learning from one another and internationalizing our communities and campuses together. As international educators, we are always fully committed to achieving our internationalization objectives. During this regional meeting, we will explore an array of topics under our three main areas: student mobility, recruitment/retention of international students, and immigration and employment.
Proposals can be submitted HERE
To learn more about the Executive Master of Business Administration program at the University of Prince Edward Island, we invite you to attend this live online event. This will include general information and guidance on completing your application. Attendees will be given a promo code to have their application fee waived ($50 CAD value).
Wednesday, April 28th at 5:00 pm (ADT)
To register, click here
UPEI's Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work in, a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.
Central to the program design is an evidence-based management approach which helps students develop the skills and knowledge to make better-informed and well-supported decisions both in the program and in applied situations in their workplaces.
For more details on the program and entry requirements, visit our website: www.upei.ca/emba
If you have questions regarding the program or application, we encourage you to contact the MBA Program Office at mba@upei.ca
Thank you to the many volunteers who have helped staff the food bank over the past months. Numbers fluctuate but we seem to welcome 50-75 students each week. Gratefully, our donations are keeping up.
For May and June we will continue to operate as we have since last spring. We will make some changes this summer so stay tuned for updates.
May and June volunteer sign up form is here
Sister Sue
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for UPEI faculty and staff. Classes will be on Tuesdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Yoga instructor Colleen Gallant will be leading the class. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - May 4, 11, 18 and 25.
Six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the fourth event in its new ConneXions Seminar Series. Join us on Zoom, Friday, April 23, 2021, at 2:00 pm, when Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina will present “Climate Resilience and Climate Catastrophe Narratives: Is There Any Place for International Solidarity?”
Abstract:
As the negative impacts of climate change become more and more evident, the different narratives around living in a future with increasing temperatures have been established by scholars and international organizations working on the issues of climate change and development. While these narratives are vastly diverse, two groups of discourses may be discerned: one of calamity, disaster and social hardship, while the other is of resilient communities capable of withstanding unprecedented challenges. Dr. Rashchupkina will discuss the limitations of the discourse of resiliency-oriented communities and of the discourse of calamity-unfolding events, arguing that both narratives are limited in their scope and the ability to mobilize actions that will facilitate the revamping of fossil fuels-based major economies and lead to the further enhancement of global justice. She will then demonstrate how the notion of international solidarity, currently overlooked in mainstream solutions to climate change, will help to overcome the limitations of both discourses.
Zoom link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/61586078663?pwd=RGRjQ2pJTzAxZkI2ckxyU1cvRVJ1QT09
The Connexions Seminar Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in knowledge and ways of knowing and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us through panel discussions; speakers and research talks; collaborative projects and presentations; symposia and workshops; and reading and discussion groups.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Via Blackboard Collaborate
Rianne Carragher, candidate for the tenure-track faculty position will be offering two presentations:
Teaching presentation: Teaching within the Context of Primary Health Care
Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. AST, and can be accessed by visiting the following link: https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/cf74cbae474b49caa4a8c67108027af5
Research presentation: Bridging research to nursing practice: Articulating your program of research and how this aligns with the Faculty of Nursing at UPEI
Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. AST, and can be accessed by visiting the following link: https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/cf74cbae474b49caa4a8c67108027af5
All are welcome to attend.
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waive
The deadline for Spring/Summer 2021 Tuition Waivers is April 29, 2021. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
If you have any questions please contact Heather Walsh at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12–May 28, 2021.
Join Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, April 23 at 3 pm when he will speak about the Climate Smart Agriculture Practices to Ensure Economic and Environmental Sustainability
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144480558239
A new call is now open for the Ocean Frontier Institute’s (OFI) International Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The program offers an opportunity for early career PhDs to conduct innovative, full-time, collaborative research that is aligned with OFI's research priorities. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2021.
The term of the award is two years, and successful candidates will be based at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with frequent travel to and from one of OFI's partner institutions in Europe or the United States. Highly qualified, early career researchers who have completed their PhDs within the past four years are eligible.
Full details on the program and how to apply can be found at this link: https://
Thank you to the many volunteers who have helped staff the food bank over the past months. Numbers fluctuate but we seem to welcome 50-75 students each week. Gratefully, our donations are keeping up.
For May and June we will continue to operate as we have since last spring. We will make some changes this summer so stay tuned for updates.
May and June volunteer sign up form is here
Sister Sue
Scheduled Maintenance - Online Credit Card Payments (Friday, April 23rd, 2021)
On Friday, April 23rd, 2021, our third party vendor will be conducting routine maintenance on the credit card payment portal from 4am to 8 am ATL. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues when accessing and making a deposit or tuition credit card payment through the online portal. If you experience difficulty making a credit card payment outside of this period, please contact accounting@upei.ca. We appreciate your patience during this time.
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for UPEI faculty and staff. Classes will be on Tuesdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Yoga instructor Colleen Gallant will be leading the class. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - May 4, 11, 18 and 25.
Six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the fourth event in its new ConneXions Seminar Series. Join us on Zoom, Friday, April 23, 2021, at 2:00 pm, when Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina will present “Climate Resilience and Climate Catastrophe Narratives: Is There Any Place for International Solidarity?”
Abstract:
As the negative impacts of climate change become more and more evident, the different narratives around living in a future with increasing temperatures have been established by scholars and international organizations working on the issues of climate change and development. While these narratives are vastly diverse, two groups of discourses may be discerned: one of calamity, disaster and social hardship, while the other is of resilient communities capable of withstanding unprecedented challenges. Dr. Rashchupkina will discuss the limitations of the discourse of resiliency-oriented communities and of the discourse of calamity-unfolding events, arguing that both narratives are limited in their scope and the ability to mobilize actions that will facilitate the revamping of fossil fuels-based major economies and lead to the further enhancement of global justice. She will then demonstrate how the notion of international solidarity, currently overlooked in mainstream solutions to climate change, will help to overcome the limitations of both discourses.
Zoom link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/61586078663?pwd=RGRjQ2pJTzAxZkI2ckxyU1cvRVJ1QT09
The Connexions Seminar Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in knowledge and ways of knowing and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us through panel discussions; speakers and research talks; collaborative projects and presentations; symposia and workshops; and reading and discussion groups.
UPEI’s 4th annual Teaching Community Conference will take place on May 4th, 2021, hosted by the E-Learning Office and the Experiential Education Office. The conference will be hosted online through the website: UPEI.ca/teachingcommunityconference
The keynote presentation for this year’s conference is on the theme of a Pedagogy of Care, a care-oriented approach to the design and philosophical set up of the course, occurring within the context of the learning experience and in relationships formed through teaching and learning.
The Teaching Community Conference is calling for proposals regarding your approach to a pedagogy of care, innovative designs or approaches to teaching, experiential teaching, or communities of practice.
The Teaching Community Conference is accepting proposals in the form of synchronous webinar sessions, asynchronous recorded video presentations, or written presentations (e.g. a conference blog post).
To submit your proposal please complete this form before April 23rd
https://forms.gle/ShHX1HvhX1DcaSEL8
Drop by the Chaplaincy Centre to see a new art showing of twenty-four abstracts by Lisa Bulman Taylor. Lisa is a graphic designer for UPEI and an artist of various different mediums including digital art, pottery, woodcarving, painting, drawing, and fiber crafts. This showing is a combination of pastel and digital mediums. The Chaplaincy Centre will remain open Monday to Friday, 8:00am–8:00pm for those who wish to drop by. Any contributions to the UPEI Food Bank are greatly appreciated.
Synapse is excited to offer the Mitacs Project Management 2020 two-day on line workshop on May 20-21, 2021 from 9am-5pm ADT (both days)
Project Management 2020 delivers a balance of "core" project management knowledge and skills. These are blended with practical learning on key interpersonal skills essential to successfully achieve project goals.
Over an intense, two-day course you will experience a practical opportunity to bring your project into a workshop and learn how to increase your success, using professional templates while collaborating in a supportive environment.
Learning objectives
TECHNICAL - create a project plan, conduct resource forecasts, create and manage project budgets, monitor project, conduct lessons learned analysis, define and mitigate risk, design quality into the project.
PEOPLE - Manage people that do not report to you, motivate and collaborate within teams, assess and engage stakeholders effectively, manage meetings and deliver them virtually, communication throughout the project.
To sigh up:
- Create an account on Edge (edge.mitacs.ca)
- Navigate to the “catalog” tab on the main dashboard and enroll in the workshop title of your choice
- Select the session (date + time) you wish to attend
- Follow email notifications for workshop materials and Zoom login information
For help and questions about enrollment, please contact training@mitacs.ca.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is pleased to host three candidate presentations for the tenure-track faculty position in Bioresource Engineering. The remaining two candidates will present a public research seminar via Zoom as follows (Candidate Dr. Yulin Hu presented on April 19, 2021, at 10:45 am). All are welcome to attend!
Dr. Jaskaran Dhiman—April 22, 2021, at 10:45 am
Dr. Jaskaran Dhiman, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Guelph, will present a research talk entitled “Bioresource Technologies for a Greener Future!” This presentation will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 10:45 AM AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here:
https://zoom.us/j/96679851796?pwd=TXV5WTJMUDVIbjlkUStiNnR3Ylptdz09
Meeting ID: 966 7985 1796
Passcode: 548505
Dr. Moye Ajao—April 23, 2021, at 10:45 am
Dr. Moye Ajao, Engineer, Natural Resources Canada, will present a research talk entitled “Next Generation Sustainable Processes for Bioresources Valorization and Energy Systems.” This presentation will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021, at 10:45 am AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here:
https://zoom.us/j/94449781665?pwd=Lzh6aDN0ZnVMOHBzV3JSUnpKWDE2Zz09
Meeting ID: 944 4978 1665
Passcode: 322770
The UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the UPEI Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by UPEI researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12–May 28, 2021.
Join Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, April 23 at 3 pm when he will speak about the Climate Smart Agriculture Practices to Ensure Economic and Environmental Sustainability
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/144480558239
