A friendly reminder from the Accessibility Services Team that our deadline for final exam booking is November 24 at 4:00 pm to provide our team with enough time to coordinate rooms and accommodations. Please note, the seven-day booking minimum does not apply in this case.

If you have any technical issues, an email must be sent to astesting@upei.ca by November 24 at 4:00 pm at the latest.

It is the student’s responsibility to book all exams by the deadline. Late bookings will not be accepted. Please double check in Accommodate that you have all your exams booked.

Presenter: Manzura Khan

Title: "Potential Impacts of Climate Change on American Lobster (Homorus Americanus) Fishery in Prince Edward Island, Canada"

Thursday, November 23, 2023, 9:00 am

Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 329

Everyone is welcome.

Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full UPEI REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, November 24, 2023, for review at the December meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.

All research compliance applications, including for the REB, must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal (https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/). Instructions for using the site are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, November 24, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the December meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI  Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

Depending upon the work requirements of University departments, the Christmas holiday schedule will be in effect from December 25, 2023, through January 1, 2024, inclusive.  Office and regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 

Payroll deadlines: 

For the December 22 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc., are due by noon on November23. Timesheets/overtime are due December 11 on 10:00 am. 

For the January 5 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc., are due by noon on December 7. Timesheets/overtime are due on January 2 at 10:00 am. 

For the January 19 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc., are due by noon on December 21. Timesheets/overtime are due on January 8. 

Additional information regarding the Christmas holiday schedule can be found at MyUPEI. 

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will be closed for the day on Friday, November 24, 2023. This is to allow the staff to attend a day-long training event. We regret any inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

If you have an urgent matter, please visit a Walk-In Clinic (https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/walk-in-clinics) or call 8-1-1.  If you matter is life-threatening, please contact 9-1-1.

Your friendly colleagues on the UPEI Research Ethics Board have been working hard to adapt to recent TCPS 2 updates and to streamline and demystify related processes. If you do research with humans at UPEI, please join Research Compliance Coordinator, Dr. Stephanie Palmer, and Research Ethics Chair, Dr. Jessica Strong, to learn about recent changes to the TCPS 2 and UPEI REB process, including multi-jurisdictional applications, among others. We will also introduce some new tools you can use to streamline your application process. We look forward to seeing you on November 24 at noon at the TLC! 

The third meeting of the UPEI Senate will take place on Friday, November 24, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 128B of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building. All meetings of Senate are open to members of the University community, although for certain in-camera items (e.g., granting of degrees), only senators may be present. While Senate is an in-person meeting, to facilitate inclusion, under special circumstances members of the University community may request a Zoom connection when they are unable to attend in person. Only members of Senate are permitted to address the Senate unless otherwise recognized by the Chair. 

Starting at 8 am on Saturday, November 25, ITSS will be migrating the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) building to the new network infrastructure. This migration will not impact any specialized equipment in labs and no action is required from staff, faculty, or students in the FSDE building.

If you experience any issues after this migration window, please reboot your computer. If you are still having connectivity issues after a reboot, please email helpdesk@upei.ca or call the Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next presentation of the 2023-24 Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar series on Friday, November 24, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. in Kelley Memorial Building, Room 237.

Annie Dysart, MSc candidate (Environmental Sciences, Dr. Michael van den Heuvel lab – Biology Department), will present “Applying eDNA analysis to salmonid and eel populations in PEI.”

Catherine Kennedy, MSc candidate (Environmental Sciences, Dr. Xander Wang lab – School of Climate Change and Adaptation), will present “Evaluation of coastal protection at provincial infrastructure sites using drone technology.”

All are welcome.

The Search Committee for Dean of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) announces upcoming Talking Circles and public presentations by each of the two finalist candidates. Since the search began in June, the committee has conducted a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of meetings on campus. 

Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt is an Associate Professor and a Research Excellence Chair at the University of Calgary. She traces her ancestral roots to Red River and more recently to Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in northern Alberta. As a Métis scholar, she has researched and published extensively in the areas of Indigenous education, digital media, social justice, Indigenous academic integrity, arts-based approaches, and Indigenous community development. Her 2020 book, Digital Storytelling in Indigenous Education: A Decolonizing Journey for a Métis Community, shares her decolonizing journey while working with members of the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in the reclamation of silenced Métis voices and stories. Dr. Poitras Pratt has received numerous awards including a Community Service Award from the UCalgary Faculty Association in 2023, Metis Nation of Alberta (Region 3) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023, and several other teaching and community engagement awards. She received a BA (2002) in Canadian Studies, and an MA (2005) and PhD (2011) in Communication Studies, all from the University of Calgary.

Monday, November 27:

• Talking Circle, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142
• Public Presentation, 3:00–4:00 pm, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142

Dr. Angelina Weenie is Cree (nehiyaw) from Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan. She speaks Cree (y) dialect fluently. Dr. Weenie is an Associate Professor at the First Nations University of Canada, where she has served as a Department Head (2002 - 2012) and Program Coordinator of Indigenous Education (2016 - 2018). In these roles, she co-developed a Master of Indigenous Language Education (MILED) program in partnership with the University of Regina. Her research and teaching interests lie in Indigenous epistemology, culturally responsive pedagogy, approaches to Indigenous language reclamation, land-based pedagogy, and research methods with Indigenous peoples. Dr. Weenie has recently co-authored a book, Dance Your Style - Cree Pedagogy, to be released in February 2024. The book represents how Indigenous people can advance Indigenous Knowledge in education and research. She received a BEd (1979), BA (1989) in English, Postgraduate Diploma (1996) in Indian and Northern Education, and MEd (2002), all from the University of Saskatchewan, and PhD (2010) in Education from the University of Regina.

Tuesday, November 28: 

• Talking Circle, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142
• Public Presentation, 3:00–4:00 pm, AVC 201N

Paper copies of each candidate’s CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Research, Kelley 205. The University community is invited to provide feedback on each candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca. All feedback will be considered by the committee in its deliberations.

A friendly reminder from the Accessibility Services Team that our deadline for final exam booking is November 24 at 4:00 pm to provide our team with enough time to coordinate rooms and accommodations. Please note, the seven-day booking minimum does not apply in this case.

If you have any technical issues, an email must be sent to astesting@upei.ca by November 24 at 4:00 pm at the latest.

It is the student’s responsibility to book all exams by the deadline. Late bookings will not be accepted. Please double check in Accommodate that you have all your exams booked.

Presenter: Manzura Khan

Title: "Potential Impacts of Climate Change on American Lobster (Homorus Americanus) Fishery in Prince Edward Island, Canada"

Thursday, November 23, 2023, 9:00 am

Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 329

Everyone is welcome.

The title of her talk is: “Noticing power in the mundane: creating critical environmental narratives".

November 29, 2023

Time: 1:00-2:00 pm

Location: Health Science Building 106

Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full UPEI REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, November 24, 2023, for review at the December meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.

All research compliance applications, including for the REB, must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal (https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/). Instructions for using the site are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, November 24, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the December meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI  Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

ITSS will be migrating staff, faculty, and student devices onto our new network on November 25. Wired and wireless services in Dalton Hall will be intermittently disrupted between 8 am and noon. No action is required from staff, faculty, or students in Dalton Hall. 

If you experience any issues after this migration window, please reboot your computer. If you are still having connectivity issues after a reboot, please email helpdesk@upei.ca or call the Help Desk at 902-566-0465. 

Thank you, 

The ITSS Team 

Show up and write part of a proposal, lit review, thesis chapter, end of semester assignment …. Really, any writing project will do. Bring your favorite morning beverage, your laptop, books, and earbuds if you want background music, and get started. Studies show that academics tend to write more and more easily when they write together. SU&W sessions help writers focus and work more efficiently because the sessions are designed to limit distractions and “contain” the very time, place, and duration of a writing stretch. Consider making a date with a fellow graduate student (or colleague) who can be your “accountabilibuddy”— and make showing up even easier. Drop in on Tuesday or Friday mornings at 9:30 am at RL 230.

The UPEI Working Group for Online- and Technology-Supported Learning invites faculty, staff, and administrators to share their thoughts about the future of online learning at UPEI through an online consultation survey. There is a companion survey for students circulated by email to their UPEI accounts.  

By May 2026, all universities in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick will be required to develop an institutional framework for online- and technology-supported learning that is aligned with the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission’s Guidelines for Institutional Frameworks for Online- and Technology-Supported Learning.  A working group of faculty, staff, and students at UPEI has recently started to work on the development of an institutional framework which will guide the development of high quality, student-focused online and technology supported learning for UPEI.

The working group appreciates and thanks colleagues and students for taking time during this busy point in the semester to provide their input into the development of this framework for online- and technology-supported learning at UPEI. The consultation survey will be open until November 22, 2023, at 12:00 am (midnight).      

Complete the survey today (for the staff, faculty, and administrators).

Come out and take care of YOU at the UPEI Self-Care Fair on Wednesday, November 22, between 10:00 am--2:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Visit over 20 informative and interactive booths that will focus on self-care including acupuncture, reflexology, Reiki, body composition scanning, reflexology, blood pressure/glucose testing, COVID-19 vaccine boosters, nutrition, mental health, physical activity, and more. There will be free food and prizes. We will also accept non-perishable food donations in support of the UPEI Campus Food Bank.