Campus Notices
Title: Fractional integrals and Semigroups
Speaker: Mourad E.H. Ismail (University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida)
Date: Wednesday, November 24, 3:00 pm
Abstract: We define the classical fractional integrals of Riemann--Liouville and Weyl and explain their connection to semigroups of operators and the abstract Cauchy problem. We indicate new developments involving fractional powers of divided difference operators and semigroups
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The new hours for the weekly COVID-19 Testing Clinic will be 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on Fridays. The clinic will continue at McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Center. For those students, faculty, and staff who require weekly testing for COVID-19 because they are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated with an exemption and cannot come for testing during this time, you may also visit a Health PEI Testing Clinic and submit the results weekly.
Visit https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-and-wellness/covid-19-testing-in-pei for more information on how to get a test completed at a clinic outside of UPEI.
Please note: the testing clinic at UPEI is a rapid test used for screening purposes only! If you require a PCR test or you have symptoms of COVID-19 you must go to a Health PEI Testing Site for testing.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is pleased to announce an upcoming Master of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering (MSc-SDE) Thesis Defense on Thursday, November 25th at 1:30 pm. RODOLFO NINO- ESPARZA will defend his thesis titled, "DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION, AND APPLICATION OF A SELECTIVE SALIVA-BASED CORTISOL BIOSENSOR"
The presentation and examination will be presented via a web conference.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Please contact Lisa Sanderson - lmsanderson@upei.ca for more information.
It is that time of year - the UPEI Campus Foodbank is looking for volunteers for the next few months. We continue to be grateful for the many staff and faculty members who offer one hour on a regular basis. New volunteers are also welcome. Sign up sheet
Email Sister Sue sukidd@upei.ca or Lauren lvanvliet@upei.ca for more information.
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Mahdi Albishi's public Dissertation Proposal Defence presentation of his PhD research titled: An Exploratory Case Study: Distributed Leadership for Reforming Higher Education Leadership and Academic Governance in A Saudi Arabian Context.
Please join us through the Zoom link below.
Time: November 25, 2021 09:30 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 655 8850 4531
Passcode: 358894
Once again the UPEI Bookstore will be offering Christmas Staff Shopping to all Staff/Faculty.
Staff/Faculty will be able to charge purchases from the UPEI Bookstore to their personal account between Monday, December 6 and Saturday, December 11, 2021.
Payroll deductions will be from January 21-April 29, 2022.
Your 20% discount will apply.
Please contact bookstore@upei.ca for any questions.
Title: Fractional integrals and Semigroups
Speaker: Mourad E.H. Ismail (University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida)
Date: Wednesday, November 24, 3:00 pm
Abstract: We define the classical fractional integrals of Riemann--Liouville and Weyl and explain their connection to semigroups of operators and the abstract Cauchy problem. We indicate new developments involving fractional powers of divided difference operators and semigroups
Zoom Connection Details:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97342598765?pwd=SzNxOU0za1I4RmdSRFh0STlKN0NtUT09
Meeting ID: 973 4259 8765 / Passcode: 316255
The new hours for the weekly COVID-19 Testing Clinic will be 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on Fridays. The clinic will continue at McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Center. For those students, faculty, and staff who require weekly testing for COVID-19 because they are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated with an exemption and cannot come for testing during this time, you may also visit a Health PEI Testing Clinic and submit the results weekly.
Visit https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-and-wellness/covid-19-testing-in-pei for more information on how to get a test completed at a clinic outside of UPEI.
Please note: the testing clinic at UPEI is a rapid test used for screening purposes only! If you require a PCR test or you have symptoms of COVID-19 you must go to a Health PEI Testing Site for testing.
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre is pleased to share our 2021 fall newsletter with you!
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The Scholarships and Awards Office has extended the deadline to apply for a variety of awards. The new deadline is November 30, 2021, and students can access the eight remaining awards as follows:
- The online Scholarship and Award Application portal has been reopened to accept applications for five awards. Eligible applicants are encouraged to click the link provided to review the award criteria and submit an application. Applicants can also find the link listed on their MyUPEI account in the UPEI Forms section.
- The Scholarships and Awards webpage has three separate application awards remaining from the 1st Semester Award Cycle list. Eligible applicants are encouraged to click the links provided below to review the award criteria and submit an application.
Be sure to review the individual award criteria and submit your application in time for the November 30th deadline!
For more information, please contact scholarships@upei.ca.
Excel is a great tool. If you need to navigate through a sheet quickly try the following:
Ctrl+End – navigate to the furthest right cell that has entered data.
Ctrl+Home – navigate to the start.
Ctrl+right arrow – navigate to the furthest right of the Excel sheet.
Ctrl+left arrow – navigate to the furthest left of the Excel sheet.
Ctrl+up arrow – navigate to the top of the Excel sheet.
Ctrl+down arrow – navigate to the bottom of the Excel sheet.
Reminder from Human Resources
Christmas Holiday Schedule
Depending on the work requirements of university departments, the Christmas schedule will be in effect from December 24, 2021, through January 3, 2022, inclusive. Office and regular business hours will resume Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
Payroll deadlines:
For the December 24 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc. are due by noon on November 25. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due December 13.
For the January 7 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc. are due by noon on December 9. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due January 4 @ 10:00am.
For the January 21 pay, the deadline for PTFs, pay changes, etc. are due by noon on December 23. Electronic timesheets/overtime are due on January 10.
Additional information regarding the Christmas Holiday Schedule can be found at: https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/HR/Documents/Christmas%20Holiday%20Schedule.pdf
The Faculty of Arts welcomes the campus community to a sample class lecture by Dr. Valerie Vezina, candidate for tenure track position in Island Studies, on Wednesday, November 24th at 12:30pm in Kelley room 210. The title of the lecture is "By and For Islanders: Methodological Challenges and Prospects in the Study of Sustainability".
It is that time of year - the UPEI Campus Foodbank is looking for volunteers for the next few months. We continue to be grateful for the many staff and faculty members who offer one hour on a regular basis. New volunteers are also welcome. Sign up sheet
Email Sister Sue sukidd@upei.ca or Lauren lvanvliet@upei.ca for more information.
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Mahdi Albishi's public Dissertation Proposal Defence presentation of his PhD research titled: An Exploratory Case Study: Distributed Leadership for Reforming Higher Education Leadership and Academic Governance in A Saudi Arabian Context.
Please join us through the Zoom link below.
Time: November 25, 2021 09:30 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://upei.zoom.us/j/65588504531?pwd=ZytpM2VHTzY0bm9Nc29UMkd3V0pzZz09
Meeting ID: 655 8850 4531
Passcode: 358894
The UPEI Experiential Learning department is pleased to announce the creation of an Experiential Learning Initiative Fund. The fund will support new curricular experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities for the Winter 2022 semester.
Do you have an idea that would give your students an innovative hands-on learning experience or build a connection with local community and industry, but the cost to incorporate it has been a barrier?
Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded for new curricular experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities and will be assessed based on innovation and impact. Priority will be given to creative pilot projects that have the potential for sustainability beyond the grant-funding.
Project proposals could look like:
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A class visit to a business or worksite where students are able to put into practice a concept or process being taught in the class, where transportation is needed
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An applied research or community based research project where funding could support innovative knowledge mobilization for the community partner and stakeholders
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A community service learning project where students require a considerable amount of supervision by the partner organization and the situation warrants an honorarium
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A field placement where the acquisition of adaptive technologies would reduce barriers to WIL for students with disabilities
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An entrepreneurial project (with a community or industry partner involved) where tools or resources for prototyping enable students to move their ventures forward beyond the traditional scope of the course
Note: If you don’t have a community or industry partner identified or need help framing your engagement - we can help.
Please submit your requests via the form linked to below. The deadline for request is Thursday, December 2, 2021. Submissions will be responded to by Thursday, December 9, 2021.
https://forms.gle/uM1WtWbtAsbDMVgV8
If you have any questions about the funding, process or if you’d like to discuss your idea, please reach out to Megan MacLean, at megmaclean@upei.ca, 902-628-4315.
The Study & Stay PEI Program (previously the Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ - Prince Edward Island program) is designed for helping a group of select international students stay in PEI after graduation and build more connections.
As a part of Study & Stay, we have a mentorship program that facilitates a relationship between an international student and a working professional. Mentors help our international students better understand workplace culture, and make more connections on PEI. As a mentor, you will be meeting with your assigned student 4 times between February and July 2022. Meetings will typically last an hour and can be conducted in person (following the public health guidance), online, or by phone.
If you're interested to help build a more supportive community by becoming a mentor, please sign up before Dec. 20th, 2021: http://studypei.ca/.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca.
The UPEI Health, Safety and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Emergency and Standard First Aid/CPR training sessions in December.
Emergency First Aid/CPR
December 17, 2021
8:30 am–3:30 pm HSB 104
This basic one-day course offers lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills.
Standard First Aid/CPR
December 15 & 16, 2021
8:30 am–3:30 pm HSB 105
This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement (high risk areas such as labs).
Cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, Priority will be given to First Aiders in each campus building who need to renew their certification. Please note that lunch will not be provided.
Please contact Melissa Bender at mbender@upei.ca or 902-566-0901.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is pleased to announce an upcoming Master of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering (MSc-SDE) Thesis Defense on Monday, November 22nd at 2:15pm. Junaid Maqsood will defend his thesis titled, "Understanding topographic, nutrient management, and weather controls on nitrate and phosphorus losses from a Prince Edward Island Potato Crop"
The presentation and examination will be presented via a web conference.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 633 0613 7292
Passcode: 432173
Please contact Lisa Sanderson - lmsanderson@upei.ca for more information.
The Faculty of Arts welcomes the campus community to a sample class lecture by Dr. Valerie Vezina, candidate for tenure track position in Island Studies, on Wednesday, November 24th at 12:30pm in Kelley room 210. The title of the lecture is "By and For Islanders: Methodological Challenges and Prospects in the Study of Sustainability".
