The Office of Student Culture and Community Standards is launching a series called Get to Know UPEI to introduce you to various on-campus and off-campus resources you can access as UPEI students! We will be hosting an information session every Tuesday and an information desk every Thursday.

The Office of Student Culture and Community Standards is launching a series called Get to Know UPEI to introduce you to various on-campus and off-campus resources you can access as UPEI students! We will be hosting an information session every Tuesday and an information desk every Thursday.

This is day 2 of a 2 day event.

In person training that is being held by ACENET. This is a 2 day event, on Wednesday September 24 from 12:00-5:00 pm and Thursday September 25 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

Registration link, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ckPcarcTfSzNvvOIAGTD-QjmGmIECk0NRFQAjG2LgPk?authuser=1. Space is limited and spots are open on a first-come first-serve basis!

Day 1 of a 2 day event.

In person training that is being held by ACENET. This is a 2 day event, on Wednesday September 24 from 12:00-5:00 pm and Thursday September 25 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

Registration link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ckPcarcTfSzNvvOIAGTD-QjmGmIECk0NRFQAjG2LgPk?authuser=1. Space is limited and spots are open on a first-come first-serve basis!

The Island Lecture Series and the Vinland Society present a talk by Dr. Helen Kristmanson, "Memories of Osland: a historical Icelandic village in northern British Columbia." The Island Lecture Series will be held on October 21, 2025, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building Room 201, University of Prince Edward Island. 

Computational thinking is an essential skill for anyone wanting to learn to program computers and write code. Designed for beginners curious about programming, but unsure where to begin, this workshop will take you through the steps involved in computational thinking –  learning how to break down complex problems into smaller parts, identify patterns, and design logical solutions that a computer can execute. Through hands-on activities, you will practice techniques such as problem decomposition, abstraction, and algorithmic thinking.

The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm”. In this session you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to: minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. This workshop is designed for new HPC users familiar with Linux and Shell Scripting, or for experienced users transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler.  

Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, learn about job scripts, shell variables and looping commands, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time, reduce errors, and use Linux more effectively.

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 data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to get started with Linux, how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage your storage, run programs on the computing clusters, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.