Campus Notices
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.
For tickets and the full schedule visit jackfrostfestival.com.
The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation invites you to participate in Together Towards Equality on Wednesday, 6 February 2019(9:00 am – 4:00 pm). As part of International Development Week, the ACIC celebrates achievements of Canadians in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals, both locally and globally.
Highlights include Prayer by Elder Dr. Judy Clark, Welcome address by Jennifer Sloot, Executive Director, ACIC-CACI, and opening remarks by The Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of PEI.
Speakers are Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Dr. Ali Ahmadi, Dr. Josh MacFadyen,Ted Grant, Jane Ledwell, Jillian Kilfoil, Ouma Cuniah, Erin Mahar, Dr. Olive Bryanton, and Cassidy McKellop. They will talk about complex issues that require holistic approaches informed by diverse voices working together across sectors, disciplines, and borders.
Where: Atlantic Veterinary College Atrium (AVC 285N), UPEI
Who: Everyone is welcome. RSVP selvi@acic-caci.org by Friday, 1 February
Free event! Lunch and snacks will be served.
The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a public research presentation by Darryl Hill, candidate for tenure track position in Computer Science, on Wednesday, January 30th at 3:00 pm in Health Science Building, Room 106
Presentation Title: Improved Spanning and Routing Ratios of Geometric Graphs
Abstract: Geometric graphs are commonly used representations of real world networks such as roads, terrains, or cell towers. Thus path planning and autonomous navigation of these graphs are crucial problems in computer science. Spanning and routing ratios provide us two key measures of a graph's suitability for navigation. We examine some popular geometric graphs and provide improved analysis of their spanning and routing ratios, as well as efficient algorithms for navigating them. In addition we detail our ongoing and future research in this field.
All are welcome to attend.
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).
With the increase in quality and quantity of cognitive sciences research over the last few years, what of it can be usefully applied to teaching? This workshop aims to summarize that research on learning and memory and provide instructors with tips for integration into their teaching. Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop will be offered on two different dates: February 11th or March 19th from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to this week's Graduate research seminar by Dr. Anna Demeo, entitled "Rethinking the Electricity Grid"
Everyone is welcome. This event is today at noon in FSDE room 212.
In recognition of the outstanding performance and dedication of our faculty and staff, a number of annual awards have been created to acknowledge their efforts and achievements.
Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Veterinary Professionals and Clinical Nursing Instructors and four categories of Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Staff will be awarded in 2019. These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 10:30am-12:00pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal, will lead the process and chair the committee to select award recipients.
Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on Friday, March 29, 2019.
For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit: http://www.upei.ca/president/presidential-recognition-awards-merit
On Wednesday, January 30 in the LINC classroom, room 265 in the Robertson Library from 12:30 - 1:30 (Storm date of February 1, 2019, 11:30-12:30 pm) there will be an information session given by the Federal Public Service Commission, HR advisor, Rena Gagnon.
This presentation will be approximately 30-45 minutes, ending with questions. She will guide the application process for the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) including how to create an account, apply and resume content/format.
For further information, contact Kylah Hennessey at khennessey@upei.ca or 902-620-5088.
Dr. Xavier Ottenwaelder from Concordia University will be giving an information session on Concordia University's Graduate School. This will be followed by a pizza lunch in the Chemistry Student Lounge. All are welcome to attend. This event is today at 12:30 pm in room 104 of the KC Irving Chemistry Centre.
The ACLC Workshop: The Insight Approach to Communication and Conflict, will take place Friday 1st February from 6-9pm and Saturday 2nd February from 9am - 5pm, in Andrew Hall 142, and will be led by Dr. Cheryl Picard. There is no charge for this workshop and Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Dr. Picard comes to us from Carleton University where she is Professor Emeritus and where she founded the Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution, the Centre for Conflict Education and Research, and the Mediation Centre.
Dr. Picard is a leading scholar and practitioner in the skills of mediation and conflict resolution, and she is the founder of the insight approach, a learning-centered method of mediation which will be the subject of the workshop.
In this workshop, students will learn: 1) new ways of thinking about difficult and conflictual interpersonal and group relations 2) how to deepen the learning conversation by listening to understand and asking about interpretation, meaning- making, feelings and values, 3) how to link, delink and verify insights, and 4) to advance their existing communication and leadership skills and develop new ones.
This is a great opportunity for students to learn from someone with training in criminology and social work, and to get better connected to some of the people in these fields.
To register for this event please contact Phoebe Murphy - pbmurphy@upei.ca.
Do you want to discuss what equity and inclusion can mean in our everyday behaviours and interactions? Want to think with others about meanings and applications of these huge concepts? Join the Faculty of Arts Equity and Inclusion group online discussion series! Every Monday morning, starting January 28 until the end of the semester, a new short article will be posted on the website at http://projects.upei.ca/arts-equity-and-inclusion/. Read, comment, reply, start the conversation with others thinking about these topics! And stay tuned for in-person discussions coming later this semester too! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite at abraithwaite@upei.ca.
Everyone is welcome. This event is Wednesday, January 30 at noon in room 212 of the Faculty of Sustainble Design Engineering building.
On Wednesday, January 30 in the LINC classroom, room 265 in the Robertson Library from 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Storm date of February 1, 2019, 11:30-12:30 pm) there will be an information session given by the Federal Public Service Commission, HR advisor, Rena Gagnon.
This presentation will be approximately 30-45 minutes, ending with questions. She will guide the application process for the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) including how to create an account, apply and resume content/format.
For further information, contact Kylah Hennessey at khennessey@upei.ca or 902-620-5088.
The UPEIFA’s Hessian Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching Committee is currently calling for nominations for this award.
For information on Guidelines and to obtain the Nomination Forms, please visit the UPEI Faculty Association Website at http://www.upeifa.org.
Nominations must be made collaboratively by three or more sponsors & should be sent ELECTRONICALLY by noon Friday, February 15th, 2019 to the Faculty Association Office upeifa@upeifa.org.
Safe Surfing
If you're shopping online, paying a bill, or about to enter any sensitive or personal information, please make sure you can see a little padlock symbol in your browser bar. This symbol indicates the website you're using is safe and information you enter will be treated in a secure way. If you click on the padlock symbol it'll give you the certificate information for the website. Remember, the padlock should be in the browser bar, not on the website itself.
The UPEI Multicultural Choir meets Wednesdays from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI's SDU Main Building. All are welcome - students, staff, and faculty. No past experience is required. Share your voices and culture, meet new friends, relax, have fun, and sing. Contact Justin Amador (jamador@upei.ca) or Joy Nnadi (jnnadi@upei.ca) for more information.
Bring your lunch and join us for "Happiness - A Journey or A Destination", Presented by Shepell Total Health Solutions
Description: An employee that is engaged and flourishing in the workplace is one that is engaged and flourishing in their personal life. Using reflections and observations on behaviour, this seminar will present ten tips for building the foundation for happiness. Participants will gain an understanding of the concept of happiness and discover attitudes that are more favourable to promoting a sense of happiness. They will also explore how negative aspects in life can contribute to their happiness. Light refreshments provided by UPEI's Department of Human Resources.
This event is today at noon in room 208 of the Robertson Library.
The Faculty Development Office is offering two afternoon workshops and consultations for anyone interested in creating or updating a teaching dossier for promotion, tenure, or teaching awards. You may attend either or both, but please register with Gerald at fdo@upei.ca by January 31st at the latest. The workshops will be facilitated by Dr. Shannon Murray, and participants will have the opportunity for individual consultations in the weeks after the workshops. The two sessions are
Introducing the Teaching Dossier (1:30-3:00, Feb. 8 – MCDH 328)
After a brief introduction to the history and purpose of a teaching dossier, a panel of colleagues experienced in working with teaching dossiers will share their advice about what to do and what to avoid. The rest of the session will look at the requirements and the options for documenting your teaching practice.
Starting a Statement of Teaching Philosophy (1:30-3:00, Feb. 22 – RL 235)
A statement of teaching philosophy is an essential opening for most teaching dossiers, and it signals the central beliefs and practices that the rest of the dossier will demonstrate. This workshop will take participants through a variety of strategies for crafting an effective statement, looking at examples from across disciplines. Participants will leave with a sound basic structure for their STPs.
If your department hires students, register for the 2019 UPEI Career & Summer Job Fair! The fair invites both on and off-campus employers to set up booths at the fair to advertise current and upcoming employment positions for students and recent graduates.
The fair will take place on Wednesday, March 13th from 10:00am - 3:00pm in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre.
Registration will be open from January 28th 9:00am until February 27th 4:00pm. UPEI departments can register online here: https://goo.gl/forms/ud5xKKrxJCkmwZqw1.
Any questions please email careerfair@upei.ca.
