The 2019 Summer Timetable is now available for viewing on myupei. Registration for the Summer Semester opens on February, 19th.

Having difficulty navigating purchasing and financial policies/procedures at UPEI? Procurement and Financial Services will be hosting a joint information session to highlight all aspects of the Procurement to Payment process. This session will be beneficial for any employee with budgetary and administrative responsibilities. Topics will include: Spending Authority; How to Make a Purchase; Requests for Payment (and Reimbursement), etc.

Please join Tara Judson, Ian Burge, and Deidre Smith on Thursday, February 14, 2019 in Andrew Hall (rm 142) from 11 to 12:30 pm.

How can we help learners learn more of what they are taught? Students must gather information, deciding when to pay attention and what to pay attention to. In order to make the information stick learners must be able to combine the new information with what they already know, making it personal and meaningful. And last but not least learners must be competent at retrieving that stored information from their heads in a way that shows you they now know what you’ve taught them. This workshop can help you with all of those things. Come check it out on either Monday, February 11th or on Tuesday, March 19th, from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a presentation by Sean Brillant (Canadian Wildlife Federation & Dalhousie University) entitled: "Finding the right way to save the North Atlantic right whale". 

Everyone is welcome. This event is today at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204.

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a public research presentation by Dr. Christopher Power, candidate for tenure track position in Computer Science, on Monday, February 11th at 12:30 pm at Robertson Library, Room 208. 

Presentation Title: Designing Accessible Player Experiences

Abstract: Digital games provide opportunities for players to escape from reality, divert themselves from everyday concerns and connect with other players around the world. For players with disabilities, gaming provides all of these experiences and more. Gaming enables players with disabilities to participate in a shared culture with their peers on a level playing field, giving them all not only something to play but something to bond over. Unfortunately, the majority of accessible game design is reactive, relying on checklist approaches from previous generations of technology to drive the selection of accessibility features. This leads to inflexibility that often chafes against the creative process of game design, and leads to an implementation lag in new solutions for the evolving space of barriers encountered by players with disabilities in games. In this talk, Dr. Power will present his research programme aimed at changing this paradigm of accessible game design. He will argue that to break the implementation lag, we need new design thinking tools that allow game professionals to proactively create games that give players the opportunity to tune their own experiences. 

All are welcome to attend.

Come join us at an OPEN HOUSE for the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre as we welcome our newest member Lynne Fraser, Nurse Practitioner. The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has expanded its hours of operation and will be open five days per week on a year-round basis. The Centre is also providing care to faculty, staff, and immediate family (spouse, partner, and children). Join us from 1:00 - 2:30 pm on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre on the second floor (north) of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (above the bookstore). Tea/coffee and finger foods will be served!

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a public research presentation by Dr. Christopher Power, candidate for tenure track position in Computer Science, on Monday, February 11th at 12:30 pm at Robertson Library, Room 208. 

Presentation Title: Designing Accessible Player Experiences

Abstract: Digital games provide opportunities for players to escape from reality, divert themselves from everyday concerns and connect with other players around the world. For players with disabilities, gaming provides all of these experiences and more. Gaming enables players with disabilities to participate in a shared culture with their peers on a level playing field, giving them all not only something to play but something to bond over. Unfortunately, the majority of accessible game design is reactive, relying on checklist approaches from previous generations of technology to drive the selection of accessibility features. This leads to inflexibility that often chafes against the creative process of game design, and leads to an implementation lag in new solutions for the evolving space of barriers encountered by players with disabilities in games. In this talk, Dr. Power will present his research programme aimed at changing this paradigm of accessible game design. He will argue that to break the implementation lag, we need new design thinking tools that allow game professionals to proactively create games that give players the opportunity to tune their own experiences. 

All are welcome to attend.

Speaker: Tessa McBurney, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
Title: Deciphering the Bat Signal: Evaluation of Mobile Acoustic Transect Surveys on PEI

This event is Tuesday, February 12 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.

Call for Nominations: The UPEIFA’s Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement Subcommittee is currently calling for nominations for this award for 2018-2019.

The deadline for nominations and all supporting documentation, is Friday, March 22, 2019.

Nominations should be sent ELECTRONICALLY:
Chair, UPEI Faculty Association Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement c/o Faculty Association Office upeifa@upeifa.org

Information about the award can be found on the UPEI Faculty Association website: http://www.upeifa.org

Come join us at an OPEN HOUSE for the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre as we welcome our newest member Lynne Fraser, Nurse Practitioner. The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has expanded its hours of operation and will be open five days per week on a year-round basis. The Centre is also providing care to faculty, staff, and immediate family (spouse, partner, and children). Join us from 1:00 - 2:30 pm on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre on the second floor (north) of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (above the bookstore). Tea/coffee and finger foods will be served!

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a presentation by Sean Brillant (Canadian Wildlife Federation & Dalhousie University) entitled: "Finding the right way to save the North Atlantic right whale". 

This event is Friday, February 8 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204.

The UPEIFA’s Merit Award for Outstanding Service Subcommittee is currently calling for nominations for this award. 

For information about the Award and Eligibility, please visit the UPEI Faculty Association Website at www.upeifa.org.

The deadline for nominations is noon on Friday, February 15, 2019.

Nominations should be sent ELECTRONICALLY to the Faculty Association Office upeifa@upeifa.org.

Mental Health First Aid is being offered to UPEI students, staff, and faculty for FREE over the February break week. If you would like to participate, please email us to register. saworkshops@upei.ca.

Jack Frost Winterfest 20% Discount for UPEI Alumni, Faculty and Staff!

The UPEI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is offering an exclusive 20% DISCOUNT for UPEI ALUMNI, FACULTY and STAFF attending JACK FROST WINTERFEST! 

Help celebrate UPEI’s 50th Anniversary by visiting the UPEI booth in the lobby of the Eastlink Centre on Saturday, February 16 between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. 
Say Hello to Pride the Panther and some of his Jack Frost Character Friends, get some Free Swag, Free Cookies, and Enter to WIN some Awesome Prizes!

From January 2 – February 8th register with the UPEI Alumni office to receive your special promotion code for discount on ticket purchases and be automatically entered for your chance to win up to 4 Jack Frost Weekend Passes. 
The lucky winners will be contacted on February 11. 
Contact Sarah today at shastelow@upei.ca or by calling 902-566-0615.

Once you have your promo code you will be all set to purchase your weekend passes.

The 5th Annual Asian Studies Lunch and Program Info Session
in Celebration of the 2019 Lunar (Chinese-Korean) New Year’s Day

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 12:00–1:30 pm
(storm-day backup: Thur., Jan. 7)
SDU Main Building 201 (Faculty Lounge)

You are invited to this special lunch event. Come and socialize with our Asian Studies students, instructors, staff and supporters. We also offer a brief information session on AST program, new Korean Studies courses, student scholarship and assistantship, workshop, and international opportunity. 

A healthy East Asian lunch is provided. Students who have taken an Asian Studies course last year, are enrolled this year, or will take one this summer or fall are most welcome to attend! 

Happy New Year (again) and best wishes for 2019!

Dr. Edward Chung, Asian Studies and Korean Studies Project Director

Special acknowledgement: This event is supported by an international Seed Program for Korean Studies grant (AKS-2017-INC-2230001) through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service (KSPS), the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS).