Campus Notices
Interested to know about some of the best practices, lessons learned and findings from recent studies on promoting gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and around the world? Join the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation to celebrate the 30th International Development Week at a Panel Discussion, Together Towards Gender Equality: Working Locally and Globally, at 4:00 pm in the AVC Atrium. Speakers include Jane Ledwell, Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Dr. Judy Clark; Elder-in-Residence, Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences; Dr. Jean Mitchell, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Dr. Janis MacLellan-Peters, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing; and Karla Bernard, MLA for Charlottetown-Victoria Park with (Co-Chairs) Dr. Susan Hartley, Global Peace Advocate, and Ann Wheatley, Cooper Institute). Messages from the offices of the M.P. for Charlottetown and the Mayor for Charlottetown will be shared. Free event! Refreshments will be served. For more information and RSVP contact sroy@upei.ca.
Robertson Library and WUSC UPEI invite you to attend a screening of the documentary Lost Boys of Sudan.
Lost Boys of Sudan is a documentary film by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk about two Dinka boys from Sudan who travel from a refugee camp in Kenya to the United States to escape the civil war in their country.
Admission is free, but there will be donations accepted at the door to raise money for the Shine A Light program, an initiative that provides women and girls within refugee camps the opportunity to better their education.
Wednesday, February 5th
Robertson Library, Room 312
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Show starts at 6:00 pm
Please contact Richelle Greathouse, rgreathouse@upei.ca, for further information.
Are you thinking about becoming a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major or are you currently a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major?
Have you wondered what careers a degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology would qualify you for?
Please join us for Chemistry Day 2020. A panel of faculty, current and past majors, honours and graduate students will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information. The future is yours!
Refreshments to follow the panel discussion in the ICC First Floor Atrium.
All are welcome to attend.
SPEAKER: Stephanie Maloney, Companion Animals
TITLE: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in a feline population on Prince Edward Island
Everyone welcome.
To continue its ongoing work of encouraging the campus community to expand its thinking about equity and inclusion, the Arts Equity and Inclusion group is now starting up a reading group! Our focus is to think broadly about what terms like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) mean in our work at UPEI, both in the classroom and outside of it. For our first meeting, we’ve selected a chapter by Dr. Malinda Smith from her co-authored book The Equity Myth, “A Dirty Dozen: Unconscious Race and Gender Biases in the Academy.” As you know, Dr. Smith was a speaker on campus last semester, and starting with her is a good way to return to some of the issues she raised then. The library has a copy of the book, but we’ve also put a PDF of the chapter on a shared Google folder, at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing (accessible to anyone with a UPEI email address; we’ll be putting future readings in the same folder). Take a look, grab a colleague, and come join the conversation on Wednesday Feb 12, at 3:00pm, in Cass 305. Everyone welcome!
The UPEI Department of Music presents the finals of its annual Dr. Frances Gray Music Competition on Friday, January 31, 2020, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
A highlight of the academic year, this performance features performers who are among this year’s finest emerging artists. They include:
- pianist Megan Grounds, a third-year Bachelor of Music Education student in the studio of Dr. Magdalena von Eccher;
- mezzo soprano Melissa Lewis, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey;
- baritone Nicholas Murphy, a third-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- tenor Ian Soloman, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student also in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- soprano Alexandra Sorensen, a second-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey.
The distinguished adjudicating panel for this year's finals recital includes Shirley Anne Cameron, Deryl Gallant, and Amy Simon.
Tickets will be available at the door. General admission is $15. Student admission is $10.
Mitacs Training and Synapse are co-hosting a free "Practice Your Presentation Skills I" workshop for UPEI graduates and postdoctoral fellows in Room 142 of Andrew Hall on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
There are still a limited number of spots open for registration in the course.
Course registration is on first-come, first-served basis and can be made on EDGE. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants.
Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Charlottetown, PE (February 25, 2020)
In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes the learning stick.
Learning Outcomes:
Through completing this course, participants will:
- Broaden their understanding of presentation logistics
- Gain a greater ability to persuade and motivate others
- Understand how to plan and structure presentations
- Understand how (and how not to) use visual aids
- Learn to engage others through genuine and authentic presentation
- Learn tools to overcome and manage fears of public speaking
- Gain onsite practice and receive expert and peer feedback
- Be perceived as an expert in their topic area
To learn more and register for this course, please click here or sign in to EDGE if you already have an account. Questions? Email Diego at training@mitacs.ca
Textbook and other learning resource costs can contribute significantly to student debt. A proven method for mitigating and reducing barriers to learning and reducing costs for students is the use of open textbooks and other types of OERs. One of the UPEI Student Union’s policy priorities for 2018/2019 was an open textbook pilot project with the purpose of reducing the cost of accessing educational resources.
As a result of the student union’s advocacy efforts, through a strategic investment in student learning and success by the provincial government, the OER Development Program at UPEI has been created at the Robertson Library, supported by the province.
The funding program will run through 2020 and will be administered by the Robertson Library, and provides a variety of funding opportunities including:
- an open textbook grant to support the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook,
- an open textbook adaptation grant to support the adaptation of one or more open textbooks to create a new version or edition of an open textbook,
- a supplementary resources grant to support the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, or interactive media, etc. for an open textbook or other open education resource, or
- an honoraria for open textbook peer reviews to support individuals completing a formal peer review of an existing open textbook.
The funding is available to any instructor of a credit course at UPEI and can be applied for as individuals or teams. For more information, see library.upei.ca/oerprogram.
Are you thinking about becoming a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major or are you currently a Chemistry or Biotechnology Major?
Have you wondered what careers a degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology would qualify you for?
Please join us for Chemistry Day 2020. A panel of faculty, current and past majors, honours and graduate students will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information. The future is yours!
Refreshments to follow the panel discussion in the ICC First Floor Atrium.
All are welcome to attend.
SPEAKER: Stephanie Maloney, Companion Animals
TITLE: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in a feline population on Prince Edward Island
Everyone welcome.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, January 31st, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.
Don Jardine (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "Selection of the best scientific indicators for understanding and communicating climate change impacts and adaptation on PEI".
All are welcome
To continue its ongoing work of encouraging the campus community to expand its thinking about equity and inclusion, the Arts Equity and Inclusion group is now starting up a reading group! Our focus is to think broadly about what terms like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) mean in our work at UPEI, both in the classroom and outside of it. For our first meeting, we’ve selected a chapter by Dr. Malinda Smith from her co-authored book The Equity Myth, “A Dirty Dozen: Unconscious Race and Gender Biases in the Academy.” As you know, Dr. Smith was a speaker on campus last semester, and starting with her is a good way to return to some of the issues she raised then. The library has a copy of the book, but we’ve also put a PDF of the chapter on a shared Google folder, at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing (accessible to anyone with a UPEI email address; we’ll be putting future readings in the same folder). Take a look, grab a colleague, and come join the conversation on Wednesday Feb 12, at 3:00pm, in Cass 305. Everyone welcome!
The UPEI Department of Music presents the finals of its annual Dr. Frances Gray Music Competition on Friday, January 31, 2020, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
A highlight of the academic year, this performance features performers who are among this year’s finest emerging artists. They include:
- pianist Megan Grounds, a third-year Bachelor of Music Education student in the studio of Dr. Magdalena von Eccher;
- mezzo soprano Melissa Lewis, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey;
- baritone Nicholas Murphy, a third-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- tenor Ian Soloman, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student also in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- soprano Alexandra Sorensen, a second-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey.
The distinguished adjudicating panel for this year's finals recital includes Shirley Anne Cameron, Deryl Gallant, and Amy Simon.
Tickets will be available at the door. General admission is $15. Student admission is $10.
Adam Brimacombe's MA Island Studies thesis defence has been rescheduled to Friday, January 31st, 11:15am, in Rm. 210 Robertson Library. Adam's thesis is entitled, " Aspects of Global Environmental Change in Relation to Papua New Guinea, Small Islands and Human Security". You are welcome to attend. However, given the limited seating, could you please reserve a seat by contacting Jim Randall, 902-620-5013 or jarandall@upei.ca .
Public Presentations by Candidates for the Dean of Science
The Search Committee for the Dean of Science is pleased to announce the upcoming public presentations for the two candidates for the position of Dean of Science. Each candidate will deliver a public presentation on Their Vision for the Faculty of Science.
Bill Whelan - January 29, 2020 - 9:30 – 11:00 – Public Presentation in Andrew Hall, Room 142
Nola Etkin - January 30, 2020 - 10:30 – 12:00 – Public Presentation in Lecture Theatre A - AVC 201N
The Atlantic Veterinary College is accepting applications for its popular Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp, which will be held in July 2020. During each of the four one-week camps, participants will get a taste of what being a veterinarian is like. They will learn about animals, meet others who share their love of animals, and take part in fun, educational activities.
Students entering grades 7–9 in the fall of 2020 can apply for two junior camps, scheduled for July 6–10 and July 13–17. Students entering grades 10–12 in the fall are eligible to apply for two senior camps, which take place from July 20–24 and July 27–31.
For more information and to apply, visit upei.ca/avc/camp, or call 902-566-0589. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 13, 2020.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, January 31st, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.
Don Jardine (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "Selection of the best scientific indicators for understanding and communicating climate change impacts and adaptation on PEI".
All are welcome
To continue its ongoing work of encouraging the campus community to expand its thinking about equity and inclusion, the Arts Equity and Inclusion group is now starting up a reading group! Our focus is to think broadly about what terms like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) mean in our work at UPEI, both in the classroom and outside of it. For our first meeting, we’ve selected a chapter by Dr. Malinda Smith from her co-authored book The Equity Myth, “A Dirty Dozen: Unconscious Race and Gender Biases in the Academy.” As you know, Dr. Smith was a speaker on campus last semester, and starting with her is a good way to return to some of the issues she raised then. The library has a copy of the book, but we’ve also put a PDF of the chapter on a shared Google folder, at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-Kp3Rgic3p4Beu_26WK5h4i0ZD4LZmv?usp=sharing (accessible to anyone with a UPEI email address; we’ll be putting future readings in the same folder). Take a look, grab a colleague, and come join the conversation on Wednesday Feb 12, at 3:00pm, in Cass 305. Everyone welcome!
The UPEI Department of Music presents the finals of its annual Dr. Frances Gray Music Competition on Friday, January 31, 2020, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
A highlight of the academic year, this performance features performers who are among this year’s finest emerging artists. They include:
- pianist Megan Grounds, a third-year Bachelor of Music Education student in the studio of Dr. Magdalena von Eccher;
- mezzo soprano Melissa Lewis, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey;
- baritone Nicholas Murphy, a third-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- tenor Ian Soloman, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student also in the studio of Stephen Bouey;
- soprano Alexandra Sorensen, a second-year Bachelor of Music student in the studio of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey.
The distinguished adjudicating panel for this year's finals recital includes Shirley Anne Cameron, Deryl Gallant, and Amy Simon.
Tickets will be available at the door. General admission is $15. Student admission is $10.
