One of the signature events of Pride Fest ‘25 is the PEI Pride Parade, when individuals, families, friend groups, and organizations join a colourful line-up to walk through the streets of Charlottetown. The 31st annual PEI Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26—UPEI, the UPEI Student Union, UPEI Alumni Association, and the AVC Pride Club are Panther Proud to participate!

All students, staff, faculty, and alumni (and family and friends!) are invited to join the celebration! 

Participants are asked to meet at 10:30 am on parade day at the Panther recruitment vehicle in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings on Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. The parade begins at 11:00 am and ends at approximately 12:00 pm.

Wear bright rainbow colours and be ready to wave and cheer! As an option, you can purchase UPEI Pride t-shirts from the UPEI Bookstore or decorate your existing UPEI wardrobe with bursts of Pride colour.  

Another idea is to attend the UPEISU’s “Pride Tie-Dye" event on Thursday, July 24, from 12 noon to 4:00 pm in the Campus Life Lounge, located in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All supplies, including tie-dye kits and white t-shirts will be provided at no cost, so you can create your own custom design to wear in the Pride Parade or keep it as a fun memento. (This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty!)  

If you are unable to make it to the parade, you can express support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in other ways such as wearing bright rainbow colours and/or decorating your workspaces during the 10-day PEI Pride Festival.

Pride PEI is looking for volunteers to help with set-up and tear-down for the Pride parade on July 26 and the Rainbow Road on August 2. For information to volunteer, email Chantal at chantal.hayman@pridepei.ca

 

Ever wished you could go back to school for a master’s degree? Since you're already on campus, maybe the MAIS program is for you!

Please join us for an online information session Wednesday, July 23, at noon, to find out more.

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program is an interdisciplinary, policy-driven graduate program that critiques islands on their own terms. We offer both thesis and course-based streams with specializations in Island Tourism, Sustainable Island Communities, and International Relations and Island Public Policy. Graduates from this program are trained in providing leadership to address the nuances and complexity of living and working on an island. In order to accommodate working professionals, the program has been designed with flexible completion timelines and classes are usually in the evening.

The information session will include general information and guidance on completing your application. Attendees will be given a promo code to have their application fee waived ($50 CAD value) and UPEI employees are eligible for a tuition deposit waiver as well a partial waiver on tuition. The deadline for applying for the September intake has been extended to August 15; and the deadline for the January intake is November 1.

For more details on the program and entry requirements, visit the MAIS information page on the UPEI website. To register for the session, please follow the link to this Google form.

And if you have questions regarding the program or application, please contact Laurie Brinklow (brinklow@upei.ca) or call 902-894-2881. Please feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested in joining the session. 

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you!

All are invited to attend Aaron Prosper's defense of his Master of Applied Health Services dissertation titled “A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Applications of Two-Eyed Seeing in Health Services Research: An Integrative Review”.

Date and Time: July 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 226

On Tuesday, July 29, the Robertson Library’s catalogue will be unavailable to allow for a software upgrade. During the upgrade you can continue to search the library’s holdings using OneSearch and checkout items at the Service Desk.

To learn more visit Catalogue unavailable Tuesday, July 29.

If you have questions please send them to Library Feedback.

New in IslandScholar profile is an option for Scholars to indicate if they are or are not seeking graduate-level research students/trainees as research supervisors.

If you hold an IslandScholar profile, and are interested in updating that IslandScholar profile to indicate if you currently are or are not seeking research graduate students/trainees, read on for details on how.

Robertson Library and Grad Studies have developed a short primer on how to submit a request to add this to your IslandScholar profile, including preview views on how each selected status would display. Status options span: do not display (current default), no (not seeking student/trainees), and yes with the options for masters-level only, doctoral-level only, or both masters & doctoral level.  

Primer: IslandScholar - Seeking Students Profile Option

Note - Requests for IslandScholar profile updates are completed manually, expect 2-3 business days before a change is implemented to a Scholar profile.

For questions about updating this option of the IslandScholar profile, contact: Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian at knmccaffrey@upei.ca

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Justin Read's public presentation of his MEd research titled: "Negotiating the In-Between: An Autoethnographic Exploration of a Hearing Coda’s Cultural and Linguistic Identity as a Sign Language Interpreter and Educator"

Please join us in person July 28 at 10:00 am, Memorial Hall, Room 308.

If you wish to join virtually, visit the Zoom link below.

https://upei.zoom.us/j/68836303402?pwd=K3QnTgjbbuEi2SanEoigHCzVuyIcnS.1
Meeting ID: 688 3630 3402
Passcode: 920033Hide

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in June 2025:

• Kelsey Bolivar, Faculty of Nursing
• Mark Caduc, IT Systems and Services
• Don Cavadini, Diagnostic Services, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Meghan Ann Cheverie, Faculty of Medicine
• Shawna Dezall, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Bailey Jarvis, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Marina John, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Catherine Kennedy, School of Climate Change and Adaptation, Faculty of Science
• Marla MacDonald, Faculty of Medicine
• Chris MacRae, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Tom MacRae, Diagnostic Services, Atlantic Veterinary College 
• K. Dawn Murphy, Biology, Faculty of Science
• Shelby Murtagh, Ancillary Services
• Alampratap Tiwana, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
• Tara Watters, Human Resources

We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!

As per the April 2023 communication (see here), all laboratory hazard door signs must include two emergency contacts to ensure effective communication during emergencies or situations requiring contacting authorized personnel.

Contact Requirements:

The first contact should be the principal investigator (PI) with Their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number.

The second contact should be a lab user, e.g., area lead, lead hand, or other with their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number. 

*NEW* If the primary and/or secondary above do not provide 24/7 contact information, Security Services can now be listed as a 24/7 contact. In addition to the Security Services contact, the laboratory hazard door signage MUST have a responsible person name and contact number to be contacted during working hours.

To ensure emergency response contact information stays up to date, it is the responsibility of the PI to provide accurate and up-to-date contact information to Security Services. If using Security Services as a 24/7 contact:

1. The laboratory responsible person MUST provide Security Services with the primary and secondary contact information. Having both primary and secondary contacts allows for reaching someone responsible for the lab while either is away from their phone or on vacation for example. 
2. The contact information can be a home/work cell or landline phone number that can be reached 24/7. 
3. The contact information must include the building(s) and room number(s). 
4. Each laboratory is responsible to:
   1.  email security@upei.ca and cc Nathan Rainnie - nrainnie@upei.ca
   2. include in the Subject line: Laboratory Contact Information - Building/Room(s)
5. Laboratories must resend contact information whenever there is a change in contact information.  

Maintaining Signage:
Any changes to lab hazard signage must be submitted through a Facilities Management (FM) work order via SchoolDude, including the updated Lab Hazard Signage Form, available on the UPEI Facilities Management page.

For questions or further clarification, please contact the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Department at hse@upei.ca.

One of the signature events of Pride Fest ‘25 is the PEI Pride Parade, when individuals, families, friend groups, and organizations join a colourful line-up to walk through the streets of Charlottetown. The 31st annual PEI Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26—UPEI, the UPEI Student Union, UPEI Alumni Association, and the AVC Pride Club are Panther Proud to participate!

All students, staff, faculty, and alumni (and family and friends!) are invited to join the celebration! 

Participants are asked to meet at 10:30 am on parade day at the Panther recruitment vehicle in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings on Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. The parade begins at 11:00 am and ends at approximately 12:00 pm.

Wear bright rainbow colours and be ready to wave and cheer! As an option, you can purchase UPEI Pride t-shirts from the UPEI Bookstore or decorate your existing UPEI wardrobe with bursts of Pride colour.  

Another idea is to attend the UPEISU’s “Pride Tie-Dye" event on Thursday, July 24, from 12 noon to 4:00 pm in the Campus Life Lounge, located in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All supplies, including tie-dye kits and white t-shirts will be provided at no cost, so you can create your own custom design to wear in the Pride Parade or keep it as a fun memento. (This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty!)  

If you are unable to make it to the parade, you can express support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in other ways such as wearing bright rainbow colours and/or decorating your workspaces during the 10-day PEI Pride Festival.

Pride PEI is looking for volunteers to help with set-up and tear-down for the Pride parade on July 26 and the Rainbow Road on August 2. For information to volunteer, email Chantal at chantal.hayman@pridepei.ca

 

Ever wished you could go back to school for a master’s degree? Since you're already on campus, maybe the MAIS program is for you!

Please join us for an online information session Wednesday, July 23, at noon, to find out more.

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program is an interdisciplinary, policy-driven graduate program that critiques islands on their own terms. We offer both thesis and course-based streams with specializations in Island Tourism, Sustainable Island Communities, and International Relations and Island Public Policy. Graduates from this program are trained in providing leadership to address the nuances and complexity of living and working on an island. In order to accommodate working professionals, the program has been designed with flexible completion timelines and classes are usually in the evening.

The information session will include general information and guidance on completing your application. Attendees will be given a promo code to have their application fee waived ($50 CAD value) and UPEI employees are eligible for a tuition deposit waiver as well a partial waiver on tuition. The deadline for applying for the September intake has been extended to August 15; and the deadline for the January intake is November 1.

For more details on the program and entry requirements, visit the MAIS information page on the UPEI website. To register for the session, please follow the link to this Google form.

And if you have questions regarding the program or application, please contact Laurie Brinklow (brinklow@upei.ca) or call 902-894-2881. Please feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested in joining the session. 

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you!

All are invited to attend Aaron Prosper's defense of his Master of Applied Health Services dissertation titled “A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Applications of Two-Eyed Seeing in Health Services Research: An Integrative Review”.

Date and Time: July 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 226

To better support the campus community, ITSS has updated how support requests are submitted and handled. These changes help ensure tickets are created and triaged properly, with critical issues prioritized.

IT Forms
All equipment, access, and other IT forms can now be accessed via go.upei.ca/itforms 

Submit Requests via Online Form
All IT help and service requests should now be submitted through our new ticket form go.upei.ca/itrequest
This sends your request directly to our Help Desk system for faster triage.

Email and Phone Use Changes
We are moving away from using the helpdesk email and phone as the main contact methods for general issues.

• The helpdesk email inbox will still be checked throughout the day, but it is no longer the primary way to request support and should not be used for urgent issues.
• The ITSS phone number is now for live critical issues only. We will do our best to answer, but there may be times when all agents are assisting others. 
  • Please note: If your issue is not critical, you will be asked to submit a ticket through the online form.

If you are experiencing a live critical issue and cannot reach anyone by phone, you may escalate to Deryl Gallant, Manager of ITSS Operations.

We appreciate your understanding as we adapt to current staffing realities and continue working to provide the best possible service to the campus.

If you have questions or feedback, please contact Deryl Gallant, Manager of ITSS Operations. 

Bring your craft project (or art, or writing, or other work-in-progress) to Robertson Library on Mondays between 12:00 and 1:00 pm. Show off your skills, ask for advice, see what others are working on, and make some progress in community!

All are welcome, including employees, students, and visitors; feel free to bring your lunch as well. We will meet in the comfortable seating area near the Library stairs. Some basic supplies will be available for those who want to drop in without an ongoing project.

Contact Katelyn Browne (krbrowne@upei.ca) with any questions.

Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in June 2025:

• Kelsey Bolivar, Faculty of Nursing
• Mark Caduc, IT Systems and Services
• Don Cavadini, Diagnostic Services, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Meghan Ann Cheverie, Faculty of Medicine
• Shawna Dezall, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Bailey Jarvis, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Marina John, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Catherine Kennedy, School of Climate Change and Adaptation, Faculty of Science
• Marla MacDonald, Faculty of Medicine
• Chris MacRae, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
• Tom MacRae, Diagnostic Services, Atlantic Veterinary College 
• K. Dawn Murphy, Biology, Faculty of Science
• Shelby Murtagh, Ancillary Services
• Alampratap Tiwana, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
• Tara Watters, Human Resources

We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!

As per the April 2023 communication (see here), all laboratory hazard door signs must include two emergency contacts to ensure effective communication during emergencies or situations requiring contacting authorized personnel.

Contact Requirements:

The first contact should be the principal investigator (PI) with Their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number.

The second contact should be a lab user, e.g., area lead, lead hand, or other with their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number. 

*NEW* If the primary and/or secondary above do not provide 24/7 contact information, Security Services can now be listed as a 24/7 contact. In addition to the Security Services contact, the laboratory hazard door signage MUST have a responsible person name and contact number to be contacted during working hours.

To ensure emergency response contact information stays up to date, it is the responsibility of the PI to provide accurate and up-to-date contact information to Security Services. If using Security Services as a 24/7 contact:

1. The laboratory responsible person MUST provide Security Services with the primary and secondary contact information. Having both primary and secondary contacts allows for reaching someone responsible for the lab while either is away from their phone or on vacation for example. 
2. The contact information can be a home/work cell or landline phone number that can be reached 24/7. 
3. The contact information must include the building(s) and room number(s). 
4. Each laboratory is responsible to:
   1.  email security@upei.ca and cc Nathan Rainnie - nrainnie@upei.ca
   2. include in the Subject line: Laboratory Contact Information - Building/Room(s)
5. Laboratories must resend contact information whenever there is a change in contact information.  

Maintaining Signage:
Any changes to lab hazard signage must be submitted through a Facilities Management (FM) work order via SchoolDude, including the updated Lab Hazard Signage Form, available on the UPEI Facilities Management page.

For questions or further clarification, please contact the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Department at hse@upei.ca.

One of the signature events of Pride Fest ‘25 is the PEI Pride Parade, when individuals, families, friend groups, and organizations join a colourful line-up to walk through the streets of Charlottetown. The 31st annual PEI Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26—UPEI, the UPEI Student Union, UPEI Alumni Association, and the AVC Pride Club are Panther Proud to participate!

All students, staff, faculty, and alumni (and family and friends!) are invited to join the celebration! 

Participants are asked to meet at 10:30 am on parade day at the Panther recruitment vehicle in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings on Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. The parade begins at 11:00 am and ends at approximately 12:00 pm.

Wear bright rainbow colours and be ready to wave and cheer! As an option, you can purchase UPEI Pride t-shirts from the UPEI Bookstore or decorate your existing UPEI wardrobe with bursts of Pride colour.  

Another idea is to attend the UPEISU’s “Pride Tie-Dye" event on Thursday, July 24, from 12 noon to 4:00 pm in the Campus Life Lounge, located in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All supplies, including tie-dye kits and white t-shirts will be provided at no cost, so you can create your own custom design to wear in the Pride Parade or keep it as a fun memento. (This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty!)  

If you are unable to make it to the parade, you can express support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in other ways such as wearing bright rainbow colours and/or decorating your workspaces during the 10-day PEI Pride Festival.

Pride PEI is looking for volunteers to help with set-up and tear-down for the Pride parade on July 26 and the Rainbow Road on August 2. For information to volunteer, email Chantal at chantal.hayman@pridepei.ca

 

Ever wished you could go back to school for a master’s degree? Since you're already on campus, maybe the MAIS program is for you!

Please join us for an online information session Wednesday, July 23, at noon, to find out more.

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program is an interdisciplinary, policy-driven graduate program that critiques islands on their own terms. We offer both thesis and course-based streams with specializations in Island Tourism, Sustainable Island Communities, and International Relations and Island Public Policy. Graduates from this program are trained in providing leadership to address the nuances and complexity of living and working on an island. In order to accommodate working professionals, the program has been designed with flexible completion timelines and classes are usually in the evening.

The information session will include general information and guidance on completing your application. Attendees will be given a promo code to have their application fee waived ($50 CAD value) and UPEI employees are eligible for a tuition deposit waiver as well a partial waiver on tuition. The deadline for applying for the September intake has been extended to August 15; and the deadline for the January intake is November 1.

For more details on the program and entry requirements, visit the MAIS information page on the UPEI website. To register for the session, please follow the link to this Google form.

And if you have questions regarding the program or application, please contact Laurie Brinklow (brinklow@upei.ca) or call 902-894-2881. Please feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested in joining the session. 

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you!

All are invited to attend Aaron Prosper's defense of his Master of Applied Health Services dissertation titled “A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Applications of Two-Eyed Seeing in Health Services Research: An Integrative Review”.

Date and Time: July 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 226

An exciting opportunity to volunteer with Academics Without Borders! 

AWB-USF is seeking a volunteer for a project on strengthening capacity in competency based curriculum at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, in Kakamega, Kenya. More complete information and application details found HERE . This is a terrific opportunity especially for a faculty member (working or retired) with a PhD in Education and experience in curriculum development and pedagogy. The deadline for applications is August 11, 2025, with the work being carried out both remotely and in person, until May 2026. For more information about AWB-USF, visit the website https://www.awb-usf.org/. (And if you scroll through a few pages you'll see pictures of some folks who used to work in Student Affairs, who went to Namibia on a volunteer project many years ago). Feel free also to contact Board member Ann Braithwaite at abraithwaite@upei.ca, or AWB-USF Associate Executive Director - Projects & Network, Corrie Young, at cyoung@awb-usf.org.

Ever wished you could go back to school for a master’s degree? Since you're already on campus, maybe the MAIS program is for you!

Please join us for an online information session Wednesday, July 23, at noon, to find out more.

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program is an interdisciplinary, policy-driven graduate program that critiques islands on their own terms. We offer both thesis and course-based streams with specializations in Island Tourism, Sustainable Island Communities, and International Relations and Island Public Policy. Graduates from this program are trained in providing leadership to address the nuances and complexity of living and working on an island. In order to accommodate working professionals, the program has been designed with flexible completion timelines and classes are usually in the evening.

The information session will include general information and guidance on completing your application. Attendees will be given a promo code to have their application fee waived ($50 CAD value) and UPEI employees are eligible for a tuition deposit waiver as well a partial waiver on tuition. The deadline for applying for the September intake has been extended to August 15; and the deadline for the January intake is November 1.

For more details on the program and entry requirements, visit the MAIS information page on the UPEI website. To register for the session, please follow the link to this Google form.

And if you have questions regarding the program or application, please contact Laurie Brinklow (brinklow@upei.ca) or call 902-894-2881. Please feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested in joining the session. 

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you!