Events Archive

A virtual showcase of local organizations with volunteer opportunities for UPEI students and alumni. Looking for volunteer opportunities? Throughout the Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 semesters, UPEI Career Services will host monthly virtual sessions called Volunteer Showcases. Attend any of these…
This core session is designed to help those with no prior experience working with a terminal interface. Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use the ACENET and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) HPC clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your…
Tuesday, September 20 to Friday, September 23, 2022 UPEI Recruiters and First-year Advisers will be visiting high schools throughout the Wolfville, Nova Scotia region throughout the week. Please speak with your guidance counsellor to see when UPEI will be visiting your high school! Here are a…
Lab2Market is a 16-week training program in research commercialization and entrepreneurship. Graduate students, PhD students or postdocs can apply alongside their principal investigator and may receive $15k in funding to explore their research's commercial market.   UPEI…
This core session is designed to help new researchers get up and running. Researchers across many disciplines use HPC to tackle analyses that would be either inefficient or impossible on a desktop. This session offers a basic description of the infrastructure and support accessible, with entry-…
Tuesday, September 20 to Friday, September 23, 2022 UPEI Recruiters and First-year Advisers will be visiting high schools throughout the Wolfville, Nova Scotia region throughout the week. Please speak with your guidance counsellor to see when UPEI will be visiting your high school! Here are a…
UPEI will be closed on September 19 to observe Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The day of the Commemorative Ceremony (September 19, 2022) for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned as the Queen of Canada for 70 years, will be considered a one-time statutory holiday on…
This year’s Charlottetown Terry Fox Run will take place at the University of Prince Edward Island's Alumni Canada Games Place on Sunday, September 18. Two categories of runs to be offered: a “Kid’s Run,” which will include both a 400m and a 1km run, and a “Big Run” for adults, consisting…
The 42nd annual Terry Fox Run will take place on Sunday, September 18, across Canada. The event will once again be held in person, uniting neighbourhoods and schools as they participate in the 2022 Terry Fox Run. This year’s Charlottetown Terry Fox Run will take place at the University of Prince…
Free in-person session for all UPEI students on Friday, September 16, 2:00--4:00 pm (ADT). A hands-on workshop for UPEI students to learn best practices to apply to their own resume. Learn more and register on Eventbrite.  Offered by the UPEI Experiential Education department.…
Most of us have experience using a computer, whether for school, work, or entertainment, but how many of us have actually had an expert teach us how to use it? This talk won't teach you how to troubleshoot everything, but will give you insight to how media, programs and data are encoded and used by…
The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will provide COVID-19 Booster Clinics on September 14 and 15 in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The clinics will provide first dose, second dose, and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to students, faculty, and staff, as…
Susan Graham and Amy MacFarlane from the Faculty of Business will share some of their findings from their study exploring and examining the experiences of minoritized students when doing group work. Join us in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230, on Wednesday,…
The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will provide COVID-19 Booster Clinics on September 14 and 15 in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The clinics will provide first dose, second dose, and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to students, faculty, and staff, as well…
The legal status of islands has increasingly become contested in various parts of the world as a result of the distinction between islands and rocks, and the increasing development of artificial islands. Can international law resolve these issues or just make them more contentious? Donald Rothwell…
Free, in-person session for all UPEI students and alumni on Monday, September 12, 3:00--4:00 pm (ADT) A session to help UPEI students and alumni learn about how to search for jobs in PEI and beyond. Learn more and register on Eventbrite.  Offered by the UPEI Experiential Education…
The Faculty of Education invites all UPEI faculty, staff, and students to launch the new academic year with some food for thought and refreshments! Guest speaker Dr.Luigi Iannacci will discuss his recent book, Reconceptualizing Disability in Education. Dr. Iannacci is a professor in the…
A volunteer opportunity for all UPEI students on Friday, September 9, 1:00--4:00 pm (ADT) Gain volunteer experience in our community! The UPEI Experiential Education department will take a group of students to help in the PEI Farm Centre's Legacy Garden (Canada's largest urban farm!) for the…
NSO Gives Back—Food Drive in Support of the UPEI Food Bank: Students will meet outside Dalton Hall and walk to the neighbourhood of Sherwood to collect non-perishable food items in support of the UPEI Campus Food Bank. The UPEI Panther-Mobile will escort students and help to deliver items back to…
All UPEI students are invited to participate in a free virtual session on Thursday, September 8, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ADT) to learn the basics of a strong cover letter. Learn more and register on Eventbrite.  Offered by the UPEI Experiential Education department. View our Events…