UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used fitness equipment. There is a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, and a summit trainer.  

Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until June 18, 2024, at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information about this opportunity at https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/81000/publicFiles

If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.

On Tuesday, June 18, the Robertson Library’s catalogue will be unavailable to allow for a software upgrade. During the upgrade, you can continue to search the library’s holdings using OneSearch. 

To learn more, visit https://library.upei.ca/catalogue-unavailable-june-18.

If you have questions please send them to Library Feedback.

Everyone is invited to the public presentation by a group of UPEI students and staff who traveled to Ghana recently with the chapter of UPEI Medical Global Brigades and provided volunteer service to public health projects and mobile medical clinics to under-served communities. Come and hear the story of the group of 28 UPEI volunteers, including the work they did to make the trip, the service they provided while in Ghana, and the impacts on their own learning and development.

Join us on Monday, June 17, 2024, at 7:15 pm in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building, Room 128B (free parking in UPEI Lot C) or online through Zoom:

https://upei.zoom.us/j/67422966246?pwd=oxLQRKpa6P0awWIB4Oc7fV0Ouw9Nvq.1

Meeting ID: 674 2296 6246

Passcode: brigade

Please feel free to share this invitation. For any questions, contact Inge Dorsey at idorsey@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Kate Roberts Bucca's PhD dissertation defence, The Madding Campus: The Impacts of Eteronormativity, Neuronormativity, and Class on Graduate Creative Writing Education. 

Please join us in person MH 417 (Memorial Hall UPEI Campus) or through Zoom see link below:

Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66603548276?pwd=RmIlpROHT4q2bBFrtwVyRnaw8PRkJw.1

Meeting ID: 666 0354 8276
Passcode: 030366

Parking Lot D will be closed for repaving beginning June 14, 2024, at 12:00 pm and last for approximately two months. Please use Lot E or MacLauchlan Arena Parking Lot during this period. The perimeter road will still be open during construction.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Facilities Management – Capital Projects office at fmcapitalprojects@upei.ca.

Dr. Ben Duinker, a candidate for a tenure-track position in the Department of Music, will give a public research presentation entitled, “Music Analysis With and Beyond the Score: Views from Hip Hop, Performance, and Pedagogy." This presentation will explore how music analysis can engage multiple perspectives—listeners, performers, and theorists—by treating the notion of musical structure as flexible and emergent.

The presentation will take place on June 19, 2024, at 1:00 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (Steel Building, room 224). 

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming UPEI Staff/Faculty Coffee Break and Wellness Check, scheduled for Friday, June 21, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Join us at McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre for a positive wellness experience and a break.

Take the opportunity to enjoy a coffee break and engage with various wellness-focused booths including mental health, nutrition, blood pressure testing, glucose testing and more!

Complimentary light refreshments will be provided, and attendees will have a chance to win exciting summer-themed door prizes.

For more information and/or questions, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca

Everyone is invited to a public talk by Dr. Angie Fazekas, who is a candidate for the tenure-track position in Diversity and Social Justice (DSJS). Their talk, titled "Desire Lines: Digital Technologies, Youth Sexuality, and Creative Online Play," is scheduled for Friday, June 14, from 10:00-11:00 am, in SDU Main Building 320. You can also join via Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/65450261837?pwd=M67HuuNWruYQI5Q9tYmTc9TPvrs5Oa.1&from=addon

For more information, please contact Jill Blaquiere, jnblaquiere@upei.ca or Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca

UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used fitness equipment. There is a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, and a summit trainer.  

Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until June 18, 2024, at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information about this opportunity at https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/81000/publicFiles

If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.

On Tuesday, June 18, the Robertson Library’s catalogue will be unavailable to allow for a software upgrade. During the upgrade, you can continue to search the library’s holdings using OneSearch. 

To learn more, visit https://library.upei.ca/catalogue-unavailable-june-18.

If you have questions please send them to Library Feedback.

Everyone is invited to the public presentation by a group of UPEI students and staff who traveled to Ghana recently with the chapter of UPEI Medical Global Brigades and provided volunteer service to public health projects and mobile medical clinics to under-served communities. Come and hear the story of the group of 28 UPEI volunteers, including the work they did to make the trip, the service they provided while in Ghana, and the impacts on their own learning and development.

Join us on Monday, June 17, 2024, at 7:15 pm in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building, Room 128B (free parking in UPEI Lot C) or online through Zoom:

https://upei.zoom.us/j/67422966246?pwd=oxLQRKpa6P0awWIB4Oc7fV0Ouw9Nvq.1

Meeting ID: 674 2296 6246

Passcode: brigade

Please feel free to share this invitation. For any questions, contact Inge Dorsey at idorsey@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Kate Roberts Bucca's PhD dissertation defence, The Madding Campus: The Impacts of Eteronormativity, Neuronormativity, and Class on Graduate Creative Writing Education. 

Please join us in person MH 417 (Memorial Hall UPEI Campus) or through Zoom see link below:

Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66603548276?pwd=RmIlpROHT4q2bBFrtwVyRnaw8PRkJw.1

Meeting ID: 666 0354 8276
Passcode: 030366

Everyone is invited to a public talk by Dr. Angie Fazekas, who is a candidate for the tenure-track position in Diversity and Social Justice (DSJS). Their talk, titled "Desire Lines: Digital Technologies, Youth Sexuality, and Creative Online Play," is scheduled for Friday, June 14, from 10:00-11:00 am, in SDU Main Building 320. You can also join via Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/65450261837?pwd=M67HuuNWruYQI5Q9tYmTc9TPvrs5Oa.1&from=addon

For more information, please contact Jill Blaquiere, jnblaquiere@upei.ca or Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca

The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Kate Roberts Bucca's PhD dissertation defence, The Madding Campus: The Impacts of Eteronormativity, Neuronormativity, and Class on Graduate Creative Writing Education. 

Please join us in person MH 417 (Memorial Hall UPEI Campus) or through Zoom see link below:

Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66603548276?pwd=RmIlpROHT4q2bBFrtwVyRnaw8PRkJw.1

Meeting ID: 666 0354 8276
Passcode: 030366

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, July 5, for the July meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and codes of practice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Everyone is invited to a public talk by Dr. Angie Fazekas, who is a candidate for the tenure-track position in Diversity and Social Justice (DSJS). Their talk, titled "Desire Lines: Digital Technologies, Youth Sexuality, and Creative Online Play," is scheduled for Friday, June 14, from 10:00-11:00 am, in SDU Main Building 320. You can also join via Zoom: https://upei.zoom.us/j/65450261837?pwd=M67HuuNWruYQI5Q9tYmTc9TPvrs5Oa.1&from=addon

For more information, please contact Jill Blaquiere, jnblaquiere@upei.ca or Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca

The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital carries on-site pet food, treats, and supplements. For your 24/7 convenience, we also have an online pet store at myVETstore.ca that offers a huge selection of food, treats, toys, and supplies for cats, dogs, and exotic pets. Orders at myVETstore.ca with a minimum value of $30 (before tax) qualify for free shipping directly to your home. As well, if you sign up for auto orders, you will save 5% on your order, in addition to your UPEI staff/AVC student discount. If you don't already have an account, we invite you to sign up for one on the AVC myVETstore through the link below. Please use your UPEI email address when creating an account to ensure you receive your UPEI Staff/AVC Student discount:

https://www.myvetstore.ca/avcvth

Once you place an order and it is processed, you will receive one email confirming your order, and a second confirming when your order has shipped or is available for pickup at the hospital.  

AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, invites you to a Hello Summer! Barbecue for students, staff, and faculty. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
11:30 am–1:00 pm 
In the quad in front of SDU Main Building

All are welcome to kick-off summer, mix, and mingle! Wear your GREEN and WHITE to show your panther pride! Swag giveaways and a special guest appearance by Pride the Panther!

UPEI Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used fitness equipment. There is a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, and a summit trainer.  

Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until June 18, 2024, at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your UPEI credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information about this opportunity at https://upei.bonfirehub.ca/projects/81000/publicFiles

If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.

UPEI Research Services and Graduate Studies is very excited to be offering our eighth Student Program for Research Engagement & Excellence (SPREE), formerly the SPUR program, from June 13-August 22, 2024. Each week, there will be a Lunch and Learn session taking place on campus from 12-1 pm.

Why sign up? Participants will

• explore research-based career options
• receive help and mentorship while preparing for an end-of-summer poster competition with cash prizes up to $500
• enjoy the provided lunch at every session
• develop research skills with skill-building workshops

Who is eligible? 

Undergraduate students working on a summer research project and graduate students with a research component may register for the program. 

How do participants sign up?

Those interested in participating are asked to register via Google Form before June 13. 

For more information, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or contact program coordinator Julie VanLeeuwen, jmvanleeuwen@upei.ca.

Please share this information with any UPEI student researchers eligible to participate in SPREE 2024.