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.

On Wednesday, June 12, 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.

Calling all current UPEI Students! Great news, 2024 NSO Crew registration is now open!!

Your NSO Coordinators are recruiting current and returning students to volunteer as Point People, Team Captains, and Leaders for New Student Orientation 2024. Descriptions of all roles are in the form below.

If you would love the opportunity to volunteer and inspire our new Panthers, be sure to fill out this form: https://forms.gle/VW5Qx1W932tn1Erc9

And be sure to let us know if you have any questions at: nso@upei.ca

The Health, Safety, and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Emergency and Standard First Aid/CPR training sessions:

• Emergency First Aid/CPR 
  June 19, 2024
  8:30 am–4:00 pm
  This basic one-day course offers lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills. 
• Standard First Aid/CPR (two-day session)
  June 24 and 25, 2024
  8:30 am–4:00 pm
  This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement.

The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered. Please note that lunch will not be provided.

As space is limited, please register by contacting HSE@upei.ca by the end of the day on Wednesday, June 12.

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

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 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.

On Wednesday, June 12, 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.

On June 12, 2024, ITSS will host a follow-up webinar regarding the launch of Microsoft Teams for Communications.

We encourage you to register for this webinar and direct your questions and comments regarding "Teams for Communications" here: https://go.upei.ca/teamswebinar2.

This will be a Q&A-driven demo session, with focus on diving deeper into how Teams Chat and Meetings work.

For more information and updates, please visit the “M365 Project Overview” section of the ITSS website at go.upei.ca/ithelp 

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

We often think of resilient teaching in terms of creating learning environments that support students‘ resiliency. This blog shares the author's experience with techniques to build resilience in their own life so that they would be better positioned to support students. Check out The role of gratitude in resilient teaching.

On Wednesday, June 12, 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.

Calling all current UPEI Students! Great news, 2024 NSO Crew registration is now open!!

Your NSO Coordinators are recruiting current and returning students to volunteer as Point People, Team Captains, and Leaders for New Student Orientation 2024. Descriptions of all roles are in the form below.

If you would love the opportunity to volunteer and inspire our new Panthers, be sure to fill out this form: https://forms.gle/VW5Qx1W932tn1Erc9

And be sure to let us know if you have any questions at: nso@upei.ca

The Health, Safety, and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Emergency and Standard First Aid/CPR training sessions:

• Emergency First Aid/CPR 
  June 19, 2024
  8:30 am–4:00 pm
  This basic one-day course offers lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills. 
• Standard First Aid/CPR (two-day session)
  June 24 and 25, 2024
  8:30 am–4:00 pm
  This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement.

The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered. Please note that lunch will not be provided.

As space is limited, please register by contacting HSE@upei.ca by the end of the day on Wednesday, June 12.

Come join us in the Teaching and Learning Centre for a re-design café. Bring an existing assessment or activity or an idea for one, chat with colleagues and our team, set goals, and pick up resources to help with the process. This event will take place on June 11 from 10:30 am to noon.