Master of Arts in Island Studies student Mark Carr-Rollitt will defend his thesis entitled "The Pulse of the Islands: Deconstructing rhythm as expression and agency in Cuba, Jamaica, and Quisqueya" on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:00 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 211. Supervisor is Dr. Laurie Brinklow (Island Studies), with committee members Dr. James Moran (History) and Dr. Kate Bevan-Baker (McGill University). External Examiner is Dr. Waldo Girrado (Western Sydney University, Australia). Chairing the defence is Dr. Lisa Chilton (History). 

Everyone is invited! If you'd like to join online please email Laurie at brinklow@upei.ca for the link.

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Joy Nnadi's public dissertation defense presentation of her PsyD research titled: “Value Congruence, Identity, Adaptation and Well-being in Immigrants to Canada: An Exploratory Study on their Relationships”. 

Date and Time: April 22, 2025 at 3:00 pm 
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104

Thank you to more than 240 students who completed the CPADs survey. Because so many students came forward and completed the survey, UPEI will be able to have its own results which can assist us to understand alcohol and drug use on our campus and plan for interventions. 

The winners of the 2 draws for $50 gift certificates at the UPEI Bookstore are J. Taylor and K Paudel. Congratulations and thank you for completing the survey!!

Master of Arts in Island Studies student Eliza MacLauchlan will defend her thesis entitled "'You earn less and you work more': A political economy of temporary foreign workers in Prince Edward Island" on Tuesday, April 15, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, in SDU Main Building, Room 211. Thesis co-supervisors are Drs. Jean Mitchell and Udo Krautwurst (Soc/Anth), and committee member is Dr. Pamela Courtenay-Hall (Philosophy). External examiner is Dr. Ryan Gibson (University of Guelph). 

Everyone is welcome to attend. If you'd like to join online, please email Laurie at brinklow@upei.ca for a link.

As finals approach, the Robertson Library is adjusting our spaces to better meet the study needs of our patrons. The following study zone designations will be in effect from April 9 to 22:

Silent Study Zones (Upper Floor)

For quiet spaces and uninterrupted focus, visit the: 

• Upstairs sunroom
• Upstairs study carrels
• Single-person study rooms (book online via this link).

Quiet Collaboration Zones (Main Floor & Upstairs Reading Room)

For non-silent areas and group work, visit the:

• Upstairs reading room
• Group study rooms: bookable for groups of 2-8 people (book online via this link).
• Entire main floor, including the Library Commons

Reminder: Even in collaboration zones, please keep noise levels respectful for others.

Questions? Visit our service desk, use our online AskUs Chat, or check our website for room reservations and hours.

University of Prince Edward Island is hosting Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) 2025 Atlantic Regional Meeting in Charlottetown June 26 to 27. This event will focus on the future of international education through a series of sessions, roundtables and networking activities.

CBIE’s Atlantic Regional Meeting is an annual gathering of international education practitioners. It is an opportunity to share knowledge and resources and keep abreast of immigration and other changes in the sector. It also serves as an annual networking event for international education practitioners and is a precursor to the national conference held each November.

Registration is now open for the CBIE Atlantic Regional Meeting.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Rahula Samaranayake's public presentation of his MEd research titled: "Exploring the Use of Digital Technology to Support Mathematics Learning in Pre-service Teacher Education" 

Please join us on April 14 at 9:00 am in person at Memorial Hall, Room 417 or through the Zoom link below

https://upei.zoom.us/j/63312298077?pwd=9P6uSE02XMCtXb0vqucaEY0fI8eTSV.1

Meeting ID: 633 1229 8077
Passcode: 605283

Economic and community development professional Audrey Keating will give a lecture titled “The Magdalen Islands: A Living Lab for Territorial Innovation” on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, UPEI. Part of the UPEI Institute of Island Studies’ 2025 Island Lecture Series, the lecture is free and open to everyone. 

Keating will talk about how the Magdalen Islands are leveraging its unique environment to foster economic development opportunities.

“Just a ferry ride away, the Magdalen Islands are emerging as a dynamic testing ground for innovation. We will explore how the region attracts businesses and startups eager to validate their solutions—from ocean tech to age tech—in real-world conditions.”

Keating is currently Commissioner for Business Development and Partnerships at La Vague, an innovation and development corporation leading the Magdalen Islands’ investment attraction strategy.

Join UPEI President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at Tim Horton's in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Monday, April 14 from 8:00-8:45 am.

These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the UPEI community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.

The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Tanya MacInnis’ Master of Nursing Thesis Defense, titled: "Interventions Used in Nursing Education that Change Nursing Students' Behaviour Related to Bullying and Incivility in Nursing Practice: A Scoping Review."   

Monday, April 14, 2025, 9:30 am

Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 246

 Everyone is welcome.  

CALLING UPEI EDUCATORS 

The Department of Diversity and Social Justice Studies, the Dean of Arts, and the Teaching and Learning Centre invite you to a half-day workshop on Friday, April 25 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (location TBA): Strengthening Interdisciplinary Culture Through Faculty Collaboration

The workshop invites UPEI instructors from across the university to help pilot a new model for enhancing interdisciplinary culture through collaborative curriculum design. The session is divided into two parts:

9:00–10:30 am | From DIRT to LUST: Lessons from a Decade of Interdisciplinary Innovation
Dr. Renée Valiquette (UPEI) and Dr. Sal Renshaw (Nipissing University) will share insights gleaned from a decade of delivering interdisciplinary concept courses. Their presentation will introduce a suite of strategies for crafting transformative interdisciplinary curricula. 

11:00 am–1:00 pm | Experiment in Co-Design
In the second segment, Renée and Sal will invite participants to help pilot an innovative model—adapted from their interdisciplinary undergraduate work—of collaborative curriculum design aimed at cultivating a deeper interdisciplinary culture among faculty. 

Everyone interested in building interdisciplinary cultures on campus in welcome to join! 

For more information and to register, please contact Renée Valiquette (DSJS) at rvaliquette@upei.ca. 

This 2-day workshop is designed to immerse participants in the world of AI. It is aimed at students and professionals interested in discovering and applying Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) techniques. Day 1 dives into the fundamentals of ML. In Day 2, we explore advanced DL techniques. Understand the key concepts and algorithms of ML, participate in practical sessions to strengthen your skills, and obtain a globally recognized NVIDIA certification for Fundamentals of Deep Learning. Prerequisites: Basic computer skills, statistics, basic programming in Python.

This two-day virtual workshop will be held on April 23 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and April 24, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. To register, go to https://www.acenet.training/courses

Master of Arts in Island Studies student Tristan Atkins will defend his thesis entitled "Embracing community values and culture in academia: A community-based evaluation of a high-efficiency woodstove pilot project on the Island of Ponds, Nunatukavut," on Friday, April 11, 10:00 am-noon, in SDU Main Building, Room 211. Supervisor is Dr. Nick Mercer (Island Studies/Environmental Studies), with committee members Dr. Jean Mitchell (Anthropology) and Dr. Debbie Martin (Dalhousie University). The external examiner is Dr. Stephen Hill (Trent University). Everyone is invited! If you'd like to join online please email Laurie at brinklow@upei.ca for the link.

As finals approach, the Robertson Library is adjusting our spaces to better meet the study needs of our patrons. The following study zone designations will be in effect from April 9 to 22:

Silent Study Zones (Upper Floor)

For quiet spaces and uninterrupted focus, visit the: 

• Upstairs sunroom
• Upstairs study carrels
• Single-person study rooms (book online via this link).

Quiet Collaboration Zones (Main Floor & Upstairs Reading Room)

For non-silent areas and group work, visit the:

• Upstairs reading room
• Group study rooms: bookable for groups of 2-8 people (book online via this link).
• Entire main floor, including the Library Commons

Reminder: Even in collaboration zones, please keep noise levels respectful for others.

Questions? Visit our service desk, use our online AskUs Chat, or check our website for room reservations and hours.

Iryna Kalynychenko, a candidate for the Management (Organizational Behaviour/Human Resource Management) tenure-track position in the McDougall Faculty of Business, will give a presentation titled "Outcomes of Interpersonal Felt Distrust in the Workplace: An Identity Threat Perspective" on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 1:00pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 329.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Rahula Samaranayake's public presentation of his MEd research titled: "Exploring the Use of Digital Technology to Support Mathematics Learning in Pre-service Teacher Education" 

Please join us on April 14 at 9:00 am in person at Memorial Hall, Room 417 or through the Zoom link below

https://upei.zoom.us/j/63312298077?pwd=9P6uSE02XMCtXb0vqucaEY0fI8eTSV.1

Meeting ID: 633 1229 8077
Passcode: 605283

What is with all of this casting of pods lately? From the edges of the blogosphere in the days before the ubiquity of YouTube, podcasting became a thing. Its shape and scope have changed, but it remains a complex tableau of digitally dynamic, microphone-centred, for-you-by-you content design. When explaining the phenomenon, we can apply “multi-,” “inter-,” and “trans-” to all of our descriptors. Podcasting is multicultural, interdisciplinary, and transmedial (and all of the other combinations). Podcasting embraces digital-age culture with a kind of technophobic charm. Podcasting is rigorously research-based and terrifyingly casual with the truth. Podcasting is elitist and thus committed to accessibility. Podcasting is carefully designed and completely spontaneous.

Podcasting is becoming an emergent, dynamic, and transformative part of scholarly life. Increasingly, employers, grad school recruiters, start-ups, and nonprofit managers are looking for students with podcasting experience.

Using a collaborative, student-centred, inquiry-based pedagogical approach—all important parts of podcasting culture—Brenton Dickieson taught the inaugural podcasting course in Applied Communications, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC) in Winter 2025. As an interdisciplinary applied arts program with a communications and cultural engagement focus, a workshop-styled course on podcasting makes a lot of sense. 

While Brenton is the host and co-producer of the MaudCast: The Podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute, and has some experience teaching, he is not an expert in podcasting. In this lunch and learn, Brenton reflects upon an intense, beautiful, and learning-filled semester guiding students through the 5 stages of podcast design—from concept to product launch.

April 16, 12:00 pm, Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230 

Join UPEI President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at Tim Horton's in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Monday, April 14 from 8:00-8:45 am.

These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the UPEI community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.

UPEI's fiscal year ends on April 30, 2025.

Preparation for fiscal year end on April 30, 2025.

All departments are required to look at their outstanding purchase order list to see if there are any purchase orders that need to be cancelled. This functionality can be accessed through the myUPEI Self-Service Menu under "Financial Information" and the “Receive Goods and Services” selection.

If the items have been backordered for some time you will need to check with the supplier to see if they are still on their records as back ordered. If they are not backordered, then please email procurement@upei.ca to cancel your purchase order.

If you are in receipt of vendor invoices, forward these to invoices@upei.ca ASAP. Please contact apadmin@upei.ca with questions or concerns regarding billing and invoicing.

Purchasing deadline for 2024-2025

Requisition/purchase order:

The last day to create a requisition/purchase order for the 2024-2025 fiscal year will be on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at noon with guaranteed delivery date on or before April 30, 2025. 

Requisitions/purchase orders created after April 17, 2025, will have the requisition date changed to May 1, 2025, and the goods and services must be delivered on or after May 1, 2025. If you are unable to change the requisitions date to May 1, 2025, please put a note in the comment section of requisition indicating it is a new year order.

Receiving Goods/Services Cut-Off: April 30, 2025

Goods and Services must be received on campus by April 30, 2025. Only the goods that have been physically received or completed services should be accepted at this time. This will ensure that these goods and services are paid in the 2024-2025 fiscal year.  Any items received in myUPEI after April 30, 2025, will be considered new fiscal year goods and services and will be deducted from your new fiscal year budget (2025-26).

Need assistance? 

Please look at the “Financial Tools Reference Guide” under the "Self-Service Help" tab on myUPEI. 

The Faculty of Nursing would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Tanya MacInnis’ Master of Nursing Thesis Defense, titled: "Interventions Used in Nursing Education that Change Nursing Students' Behaviour Related to Bullying and Incivility in Nursing Practice: A Scoping Review."   

Monday, April 14, 2025, 9:30 am

Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 246

 Everyone is welcome.