Teaching Community Conference
The E-Learning Office and Experiential Education Office hosted the 4th UPEI Teaching Community Conference on May 4, 2021. The UPEI Teaching Community Conference is a conference for UPEI faculty and staff to present on their teaching and how they support teaching here at UPEI. The theme for the 2021 conference was pedagogies of care.
Panthers at Home, October 22 and 23
The Panthers see action on their home turf and ice as all soccer and hockey teams host games this weekend.
The action kicks off on Friday at 5 pm as UPEI Women’s Soccer hosts Memorial. The men follow up with their own game against MUN at 7:15 pm.
Versatile big Jonas Kessler poised to make immediate impact with Panthers
As basketball continues to trend towards a positionless game, versatile players have become more and more appealing to coaches.
UPEI Panthers head coach Darrell Glenn may have found one of those game-changing prospects in international standout Jonas Kessler.
At six-foot-seven, Kessler brings an exciting combination of size and skill that will fit perfectly in Glenn’s lineup—one that could see the 19-year-old playing in the post or out on the perimeter at any given moment.
Career Month Event: Analyzing and Understanding Social Justice and Diversity in the Workplace
This workshop will address the systemic and structural barriers that result in workplace discrimination. Social justice theories will be used to analyze how to address these barriers in order to understand the ways in which they can be deconstructed.
Career Month Event: Careers in Insurance Virtual Industry Day
This is your chance to connect with the industry's top employers!
Think insurance is boring? Think again. We’re at the forefront of today’s game changers – big data, the sharing economy, cannabis, autonomous vehicles, cyber security, and, yes... even global pandemics!
Learn more and register on Eventbrite.
Career Month Event: Registered Nursing Virtual Job Fair
Join Health PEI at our Virtual Job Fair on Monday, November 1 at 4pm or 8pm (AST) to learn about registered nursing opportunities on Prince Edward Island. RSVP to healthrecruiter@gov.pe.ca.
Learn more on the online event page.
Brinten Comeau and Kasper Lasia named Panther Subway Athletes of the Week
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. This week’s UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for October 4–17 are Brinten Comeau (Women’s Rugby) and Kasper Lasia (Men’s Soccer).
November is Career Month!
November is Career Month in Canada!
To celebrate, the UPEI Career Services Office offers several events every November designed to help UPEI students and alumni with employment skills, career preparation and development.
View this year's Career Month calendar of events on the UPEI Experiential Education website.
Executive Functions: Tips for Student Success
Free for all UPEI students, staff, and faculty
1:00 - 2:30 pm (ADT)
Executive Functions are a set of mental skills that enable us to plan, focus attention, and achieve our goals. In post-secondary, we use our executive functions to focus during a lecture, take notes, complete assignments on time, study for tests and much more. In this session, Jaclyn Borden, Learning Strategist from the Accessibility Services team will introduce you to executive functions and will provide you with strategies to support your executive functioning.
