Dr. Karine Beaudoin, candidate for a tenure-track position in Modern Languages, will give a research talk titled, Des ailleurs d’ici. Une trajectoire à tire d’ailes entre le territoire de l’enfance et « la rive qui se trouve nulle part sinon en soi*» , on June 4, from from 2:30-3:30 pm, in SDU Main Building 211.     

*Ying Chen, Le mangeur, 148

The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Ellon Matthews’ Master of Nursing thesis defence, "Power Perception and Critical Thinking Promotion of Clinical Nursing Instructors."  

 Date/Time/Location: Thursday, June 6, Health Sciences Building, Room 104, starting at 10:00 am. 

 Everyone is welcome. 

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in April 2024:

• Ashley Margaret Doucette, Contract and Insurance Office
• Nneka Bernice Esobi, Ancillary Services
• Gaoliang Fang, Sustainable Design Engineering
• Emily Anne Gillis, Nursing
• Rylie Dorothy Elizabeth Kane, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Mina Loghmani, IT Systems and Services
• Laurenda Fafa Oduro-Konadu, Ancillary Services
• Dr. Preston Smith, Medicine
• Sree Vidya Vadavalli, IT Systems and Services

We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!

Applications are being accepted for the 2025 Youth Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). The initiative is a four-week professional exchange in cities across the US for emerging entrepreneurs between the ages of 25-35 who will work with businesses to learn, share expertise, develop skills, and expand their networks. The deadline to apply is June 5, 2024. For more information about the program, click here. To start the application process, click here.
 

Dr. Karine Beaudoin, candidate for a tenure-track position in Modern Languages, will give a research talk titled, Des ailleurs d’ici. Une trajectoire à tire d’ailes entre le territoire de l’enfance et « la rive qui se trouve nulle part sinon en soi*» , on June 4, from from 2:30-3:30 pm, in SDU Main Building 211.     

*Ying Chen, Le mangeur, 148

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in April 2024:

• Ashley Margaret Doucette, Contract and Insurance Office
• Nneka Bernice Esobi, Ancillary Services
• Gaoliang Fang, Sustainable Design Engineering
• Emily Anne Gillis, Nursing
• Rylie Dorothy Elizabeth Kane, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Mina Loghmani, IT Systems and Services
• Laurenda Fafa Oduro-Konadu, Ancillary Services
• Dr. Preston Smith, Medicine
• Sree Vidya Vadavalli, IT Systems and Services

We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!

Dr. Karine Beaudoin, candidate for a tenure-track position in Modern Languages, will give a research talk titled, Des ailleurs d’ici. Une trajectoire à tire d’ailes entre le territoire de l’enfance et « la rive qui se trouve nulle part sinon en soi*» , on June 4, from from 2:30-3:30 pm, in SDU Main Building 211.     

*Ying Chen, Le mangeur, 148

On June 5, 2024, ITSS will launch Microsoft Teams as the new standard communications platform for everyone at UPEI. We encourage you to visit the M365 Project Overview section of the ITSS website at go.upei.ca/ithelp for more information and updates.

We will host a webinar on June 5 from 11:00 to 11:45 am to launch Microsoft Teams for Communications. Click here to register for the webinar: go.upei.ca/teamslaunch

Applications are being accepted for the 2025 Youth Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). The initiative is a four-week professional exchange in cities across the US for emerging entrepreneurs between the ages of 25-35 who will work with businesses to learn, share expertise, develop skills, and expand their networks. The deadline to apply is June 5, 2024. For more information about the program, click here. To start the application process, click here.
 

Dr. Karine Beaudoin, candidate for a tenure-track position in Modern Languages, will give a research talk titled, Des ailleurs d’ici. Une trajectoire à tire d’ailes entre le territoire de l’enfance et « la rive qui se trouve nulle part sinon en soi*» , on June 4, from from 2:30-3:30 pm, in SDU Main Building 211.     

*Ying Chen, Le mangeur, 148

The UPEI Campus Food Bank remains open in the summer, thanks to the generosity of our volunteers. Are you able to donate one hour to welcome students and help them choose healthy food items from the shelves? Please use this link to offer an hour. Be sure to check back as the weeks pass as availability and needs sometimes change.

As always, thank you!

Sister Sue and Lauren

On Wednesday, May 29, 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.

The UPEI Campus Food Bank remains open in the summer, thanks to the generosity of our volunteers. Are you able to donate one hour to welcome students and help them choose healthy food items from the shelves? Please use this link to offer an hour. Be sure to check back as the weeks pass as availability and needs sometimes change.

As always, thank you!

Sister Sue and Lauren

Are you interested in applying for grant funding to support students in course-based work-integrated learning projects or placements? CEWIL Canada is currently seeking applications through their iHub program for Fall 2024. Applications for this funding round are due on June 14, 2024. UPEI's Experiential Education department has submitted nine successful applications across past rounds of funding and would love to support new projects.

Please email Shannon at smsnow@upei.ca with a few sentences about what course(s) you're teaching this fall and any ideas for submission(s), and they will reach out to schedule a call and discuss next steps. 

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, May 31, 2024, for review at the June 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, May 31, 2024. These applications will be reviewed at the June 20 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.

On Wednesday, May 29, 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 5, 2024, ITSS will launch Microsoft Teams as the new standard communications platform for everyone at UPEI. We encourage you to visit the M365 Project Overview section of the ITSS website at go.upei.ca/ithelp for more information and updates.

We will host a webinar on June 5 from 11:00 to 11:45 am to launch Microsoft Teams for Communications. Click here to register for the webinar: go.upei.ca/teamslaunch

Marie Pascal, tenure-track candidate for the Department of Modern Languages, will give a research presentation titled "Le sublime abject dans la transcréation" on May 27, 2024, from 2:30-3:30 pm, SDU Main Building 211. 

The UPEI Campus Food Bank remains open in the summer, thanks to the generosity of our volunteers. Are you able to donate one hour to welcome students and help them choose healthy food items from the shelves? Please use this link to offer an hour. Be sure to check back as the weeks pass as availability and needs sometimes change.

As always, thank you!

Sister Sue and Lauren