Careers in the PEI Public Service
12:00–1:00 pm (AST)
Open to all UPEI students and alumni.
Networking Workshop (virtual)
6:00–7:30 pm (AST)
Open to all UPEI students and alumni.
An online workshop where UPEI students & alumni develop strategies to build strong and diverse networks of support and information. This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide participants with practical tools and tips to improve their networking skills:
Conflict Resolution Workshop (virtual)
1:00–2:30 pm (AST)
Open to all UPEI students and alumni.
An online workshop where UPEI students & alumni can reflect on how they manage conflict and learn strategies for conflict resolution. This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide participants with practical tools and tips to improve their conflict management skills:
Job Skills & Pathways Workshop (virtual)
6:00–7:30 pm (AST)
Open to all UPEI students and alumni.
An online workshop where UPEI students & alumni learn to map out how career pathways connect to different sets of skills and competencies. This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide participants with practical tools and tips to improve their job skills:
Teamwork Workshop (virtual)
11:00 am–12:30 pm (AST)
Open to all UPEI students and alumni.
An online workshop where UPEI students and alumni can learn about team dynamics and get tips on how to work more collaboratively. This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide participants with practical tools and tips to improve teamwork skills and learn about:
Interrupting Harm Workshop (virtual)
1:00–2:30 pm (AST)
Open to all UPEI students and alumni.
An online workshop where UPEI students and alumni can learn how to recognize harm and gain strategies for intervention. In this workshop, participants will learn about:
- Taking ownership of harm and intervention
- Noticing opportunities to interrupt harm
- Choosing an interruption that fits for you and the person you are helping
Dr. Jean Mitchell named UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability
Dr. Katherine Gottschall-Pass, interim vice-president academic and research at UPEI, has announced the appointment of Dr. Jean Mitchell as the next UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability at the University. Dr. Mitchell is an associate professor of anthropology at UPEI with extensive research and project experience in Indonesia, India, and the South Pacific nations of Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
UPEI’s track and field program welcomes versatile jumper Jeremy Norman
While UPEI’s track and field program has found success on the track, it is in the field where they anticipate making the biggest improvement.
Panthers’ head coach Colin MacAdam hopes rookie jumper Jeremy Norman can develop into an elite competitor who will challenge for medals much like UPEI student-athlete Bailey Smith did in the 60-metre sprint in 2019.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
February 22 to 25, 2022
9:30 am–4:00 pm
UPEI's Experiential Education Department is offering a free bootcamp to support UPEI undergraduate students develop their entrepreneurial capacity over the 2022 reading week.
Training will be facilitated by Economist Permjot Valia. Permjot’s last role before embarking on his own business journey was as Sales and Marketing Director of EY in London. Permjot became an Angel investor and a Fund Manager and became active in helping companies he had invested in to grow.
Office Hour: The Power of Relationships - Why Mentorship Matters
2:30–3:30 pm
January is Mentorship Month. Join us for this National Mentoring Month exclusive event!
This office hour will feature guest speaker Mark Beckles, Vice-President, Social Impact & Innovation at RBC, and hosted by Ten Thousand Coffees CEO and Co-Founder, Dave Wilkin. Attend to learn how Mark has benefitted from mentorship in his career and how he has amplified his impact by mentoring others.
