Campus Notices
Friday, November 10
Some exciting events happening at UPEI for Health and Fitness Week 2017 include:
Space is limited and pre-registration is required! Email otheriault@upei.ca with your UPEI ID number to register.
Click here for the full schedule of events and for more information!
With more than 10% of students at UPEI registering with Accessibility Services, as well as UPEI's duty to accommodate these students, Accessibility Services is inviting you to participate in a session on creating academic accommodations or thinking about how to redesign course materials to remove accessibility barriers. This session will also include the use of design personas to think about how students may experience your course.
This event will take place in the Faculty Lounge (Rm 201) of SDU Main Building on November 15, 2017 at 12:00 pm. For more information, contact Gerald Wandio at fdo@upei.ca or 902-620-5217.
The holiday schedule for specific departments, and the pay dates/deadline changes for the month of December have been posted to myUPEI. Click here to login and access a PDF with the detailed infromation.
With the increase in quality and quantity of brain sciences research over the last few years, what of it can be usefully applied to teaching? This workshop, provided by the E-Learning Office, aims to summarize that research on learning and memory and provide instructors with tips for integration into their teaching. The workshop takes place on Monday, November 6 from 10:00 to 11:00 am or on Tuesday, November 21 10:00 to 11:00 am. Location is Robertson Library, Room 265. Click here to register.
A favourite event among Island writers and literature lovers, the annual public reading by UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class, will take place on Monday, November 20 at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building.
The reading will showcase emerging and seasoned writers: Colleen MacQuarrie, Louise Burley, Kandace Hagen, Lorraine Clements, Michelle Barton, Hailey Hennessey, Allysha Leuschen, Rose Henbest, Morgan Sewell, Lorraine Rumson, Elaine Graham, and Victoria Jewells.
The reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department and admission is free.
All are welcome!
On Friday, November 17 a reception will be held to celebrate eight new books from writers and editors in Faculty of Arts at UPEI. The event will run from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building.
For the full list of titles, click here.
All are welcome!
Want to help shape the future of the UPEI Campus?
The University has retained the services of Brook McIlroy Inc. to update the UPEI Campus Master Plan. A consultant team will be on campus to conduct consultations with a wide-range of UPEI stakeholders,
Feedback is important and two Open Campus Sessions have been arranged to allow members of the University community an opportunity to provide input. Structured conversations will take place around specific question, for more information click here.
Attend an Open Campus Session this morning, Wednesday, November 15, from 9:00-9:45 am in Room 105, Health Sciences Buidling.
All are welcome!
Make sure you’re registered for this exciting event, taking place during Midnight Madness!
Click here to learn more about Yoga and Sound: Elements. Registration deadline: Monday, November 20, 2017.
For the full schedule of events and for more information click here.
UPEI Health and Fitness Week 2017 begins on Monday, November 20 and runs through to Saturday, November 25! There is a huge line-up of events with something to suit everyone! From fitness classes, to nutrition presentations, to dog therapy; use this week to improve your health!
Click here to view full schedule of events and for more information!
- The UPEI Health Care Clinic will help you measure your blood glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index levels. Pre-registration required! For more information, click here.
- The UPEI Kinesiology program in the Department of Applied Human Sciences will host an open house to showcase its new state-of-the-art laboratory. Door prizes to be won; click here for event details and more inforation.
The UPEI Faculty of Business will host an information session for those interested in its Executive MBA program. The event will be Wednesday, November 22 at 5:00 pm in the Gallery of The Guild in Charlottetown.
Click here for further details.
Learning is an action that only the student can own and control. As an instructor, what can be done to help a student maximize his/her learning capabilities? In this workshop, instructors will learn about three key skills that contribute to more efficient and effective learning. Those skills are how to take notes, how to read for learning, and how to study effectively.
Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop is available on two separate dates. Wednesday, November 22 or Tuesday, November 28 from 1:00-2:00 pm in Rm 265, Robertson Library. Register!
Join the UPEI Faculty of Nursing and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for the Master of Nursing Open House on Wednedsay, November 22, 2017 from 6:00–8:00 pm in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105.
Click here to view full event listing.
PhD student Logan MacIntyre will give a presention entitled "Mining for 'chemical gold': The role of natural products in 21st century antibiotic discovery" at the November Research on Tap event. Click here to read more about the presentation.
The event will take place at The Wave (campus pub) in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on November 16 at 6:30 pm. Any questions or comments may be directed to gsa@upei.ca.
Interested in a career in dentistry? Curious about how to apply?
Have all your questions answered this afternoon at the Dal Dentistry Info Session! Representatives from the Dalhousie Dentistry Program will be on campus today from 12:00-1:00pm in AVC room 286B North.
All students welcome!
In an upcoming talk to be presented at the Macphail Homestead in Orwell, Dr. James Moran will draw on a collection of correspondence between Macphail and Osler stretching between 1909 and 1919, examining the “McGill Connection” between two famous physicians who had more than just Montreal in common.
Click here for further details on the annual Sir Andrew Macphail Memorial lecture.
The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle meets regularly from 4:30 to 5:30 pm on Wednesday in the SDU Main Building Lounge. Join students, staff, and faculty from all over the world, share songs of many cultures, relax, have fun. All welcome!
Those warm October temperatures were too good to last, now it's time to start thinking about winter!
The E-Learning Office is hosting a session on some strategies and tools for helping your course avoid those winter woes. The session will be offered at 10:00 am November 16 in the LINC Computer Lab (Rm 265), Robertson Library.
Click here to sign up!
For more information, contact Jason Hogan at jbgogan@upei.ca.
The UPEI Department of Music wishes to inform the University community of a number of upcoming recitals this semester.
Please click one of the following dates for further details:
- Thursday, November 16
- Friday, November 24
- Sunday, November 26
- Tueday, November 28
- Saturday, December 2
Enjoy a recital and support musicianship at UPEI!
