The theme for World Hepatitis Day 2022 (July 28) is "I can't wait." Every 30 seconds, someone dies from a hepatitis-related illness. We can't wait to act on viral hepatitis!

I can't wait........

• People living with viral hepatitis unaware can’t wait for testing.
• People living with hepatitis can’t wait for life-saving treatments.
• Expectant mothers can’t wait for hepatitis screening and treatment.
• Newborn babies can’t wait for birth dose vaccination.
• People affected by hepatitis can’t wait to end stigma and discrimination.

Some of the risk factors are as follows: received a blood product prior to 1992; use needles to take illegal drugs; snort cocaine; work around blood or needles; are on dialysis; have more than one sexual partner; have a spouse or partner with hepatitis; have body piercings or tattoos; or were born to a mother with Hepatitis C.  

Contact the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre to request a blood test to test for Hepatitis C (email: healthcentre@upei.ca). You could have this virus for 20 to 30 years before getting symptoms. Hepatitis C is now curable, and there is a provincial program to assist those affected (https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/hepatitis-c-treatment-and-resources-are-changing-islanders-lives).

Don't wait! Get tested now!

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, would like to invite all to attend Allegra Netten's public dissertation defense presentation of her PsyD research titled "The Development of a Scale to Measure Climate Change Anxiety." Please join us through the Zoom link below.

Time: July 26, 2022, 01:00 pm Atlantic

https://upei-ca-healthcare.zoom.us/j/67706474739

Meeting ID: 677 0647 4739

Passcode: 455980

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, July 29, 2022. These applications will be reviewed at the August 2022 meeting.

Please be sure to use the March 2022 update to the application form. Please also note that the IBC has instituted a new category of protocol amendment: biosafety permit minor amendment. This event form is included in the Researcher Portal.

Minor amendments that are strictly limited to changes in personnel and/or funding can be submitted at any time but require up to a two-week review period. They are normally reviewed by the IBC chair or designate, the BSO or designate, and one other voting member of the IBC. If the amendment is approved, then an approval notification will be sent to the PI. Submissions via this route may be sent for full committee review at the discretion of the IBC chair and the BSO.  

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

For more information about the IBC review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca

Pride flags will be raised across PEI, including at UPEI, in recognition of the PEI Pride Festival, which celebrates the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression.

The University will fly the Progress Pride flag for the duration of the Festival in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place.

The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2022 Pride Parade and invites all students, staff and faculty to join them by meeting at 12 noon, Saturday, July 23, on Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:30 pm and ends approximately at 1:00 pm.

All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own!

Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour!

Immediately after the parade, join us for games on the field in Victoria Park. For a full schedule of the week's events, check out PEI Pride Festival 2022.

If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Come show your Pride!

Overview: All Canadians are called to learn about Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples and how we can move forward in reconciliation and restitution. In the Indigenous Cultural Awareness course, facilitator Julie Pellissier-Lush, author, actor, engaged community member, educator of Mi’kmaq culture and heritage, and Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island, will highlight and explain in-depth the traditional knowledge of the Mi’kmaq (the Indigenous peoples of Mi’kma’ki, and specifically Epetwitk), their life before contact with Europeans, the impact of colonization on the Mi’kmaq, and how all Canadians can move forward positively with Indigenous peoples. This will be done in a fun way that will focus on participants feeling safe in the learning circle provided and ensure all taking part in the course will leave with a greater knowledge of traditional Mi’kmaq teachings and history, and how to engage and grow through truth, reconciliation, and restitution.  

Designed for: Anybody, from employees to executives, managers and entrepreneurs, who wish to learn about the traditional ways and knowledge of Indigenous – specifically Mi’kmaq – people, their journey, and how all Canadians can move forward positively in terms of truth, reconciliation, and restitution with Indigenous peoples  

Type of delivery: Virtual. 

Duration: One course for six hours. 

Dates: September 26--27, 2022 (9 am--12 pm both days)

Facilitator: Julie Pellissier-Lush 

Cost: $225 plus HST. 

More information/registration: https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/course/indigenous-cultural-awareness 

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre will be providing booster shots in mid-September for COVID-19. For anyone who is not yet vaccinated against COVID-19, we can provide vaccines as well as third and fourth doses (booster shots). Watch Campus Notices in August for dates/times of the clinics.

Global Affairs Review is an online peer-reviewed journal created by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid) and UPEI. The journal provides students, academics, and working professionals with an academic platform to disseminate the work pertinent to global affairs. Please send your work to Terrisa Lynch at tjlynch@upei.ca or dcoll@upei.ca.

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, would like to invite all to attend Allegra Netten's public dissertation defense presentation of her PsyD research titled "The Development of a Scale to Measure Climate Change Anxiety." Please join us through the Zoom link below.

Time: July 26, 2022, 01:00 pm Atlantic

https://upei-ca-healthcare.zoom.us/j/67706474739

Meeting ID: 677 0647 4739

Passcode: 455980

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, July 29, 2022. These applications will be reviewed at the August 2022 meeting.

Please be sure to use the March 2022 update to the application form. Please also note that the IBC has instituted a new category of protocol amendment: biosafety permit minor amendment. This event form is included in the Researcher Portal.

Minor amendments that are strictly limited to changes in personnel and/or funding can be submitted at any time but require up to a two-week review period. They are normally reviewed by the IBC chair or designate, the BSO or designate, and one other voting member of the IBC. If the amendment is approved, then an approval notification will be sent to the PI. Submissions via this route may be sent for full committee review at the discretion of the IBC chair and the BSO.  

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

For more information about the IBC review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca

Global Affairs Review is an online peer-reviewed journal created by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid) and UPEI. The journal provides students, academics, and working professionals with an academic platform to disseminate the work pertinent to global affairs. Please send your work to Terrisa Lynch at tjlynch@upei.ca or dcoll@upei.ca.

Global Affairs Review is an online peer-reviewed journal created by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid) and UPEI. The journal provides students, academics, and working professionals with an academic platform to disseminate the work pertinent to global affairs. Please send your work to Terrisa Lynch at tjlynch@upei.ca or dcoll@upei.ca.

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, would like to invite all to attend Allegra Netten's public dissertation defense presentation of her PsyD research titled "The Development of a Scale to Measure Climate Change Anxiety." Please join us through the Zoom link below.

Time: July 26, 2022, 01:00 pm Atlantic

https://upei-ca-healthcare.zoom.us/j/67706474739

Meeting ID: 677 0647 4739

Passcode: 455980

Central Printing will be closed from Friday, July 22, to Monday, August 8 inclusive, re-opening on Tuesday, August 9.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, July 29, 2022. These applications will be reviewed at the August 2022 meeting.

Please be sure to use the March 2022 update to the application form. Please also note that the IBC has instituted a new category of protocol amendment: biosafety permit minor amendment. This event form is included in the Researcher Portal.

Minor amendments that are strictly limited to changes in personnel and/or funding can be submitted at any time but require up to a two-week review period. They are normally reviewed by the IBC chair or designate, the BSO or designate, and one other voting member of the IBC. If the amendment is approved, then an approval notification will be sent to the PI. Submissions via this route may be sent for full committee review at the discretion of the IBC chair and the BSO.  

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

For more information about the IBC review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca

Pride flags will be raised across PEI, including at UPEI, in recognition of the PEI Pride Festival, which celebrates the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression.

The University will fly the Progress Pride flag for the duration of the Festival in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place.

The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2022 Pride Parade and invites all students, staff and faculty to join them by meeting at 12 noon, Saturday, July 23, on Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:30 pm and ends approximately at 1:00 pm.

All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own!

Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour!

Immediately after the parade, join us for games on the field in Victoria Park. For a full schedule of the week's events, check out PEI Pride Festival 2022.

If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Come show your Pride!

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments is Friday, July 29, 2022. These applications will be reviewed at the August 2022 meeting.

Please be sure to use the March 2022 update to the application form. Please also note that the IBC has instituted a new category of protocol amendment: biosafety permit minor amendment. This event form is included in the Researcher Portal.

Minor amendments that are strictly limited to changes in personnel and/or funding can be submitted at any time but require up to a two-week review period. They are normally reviewed by the IBC chair or designate, the BSO or designate, and one other voting member of the IBC. If the amendment is approved, then an approval notification will be sent to the PI. Submissions via this route may be sent for full committee review at the discretion of the IBC chair and the BSO.  

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal.

Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.

For more information about the IBC review and approval process, please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca

Going on vacation soon? DYKT you can use safe Wi-Fi that is already configured on your device? UPEI uses eduroam to deliver Wi-Fi on campus, but eduroam is part of a worldwide network (education + roaming = eduroam). There are more than 10,000 hotspots at schools, universities, museums, etc., in more than 100 countries. When you register your device with eduroam at UPEI, you will automatically connect to the encrypted Wi-Fi when you're in range of eduroam--no sign-in necessary. 

Pride flags will be raised across PEI, including at UPEI, in recognition of the PEI Pride Festival, which celebrates the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression.

The University will fly the Progress Pride flag for the duration of the Festival in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place.

The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2022 Pride Parade and invites all students, staff and faculty to join them by meeting at 12 noon, Saturday, July 23, on Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:30 pm and ends approximately at 1:00 pm.

All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own!

Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour!

Immediately after the parade, join us for games on the field in Victoria Park. For a full schedule of the week's events, check out PEI Pride Festival 2022.

If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Come show your Pride!

Pride flags will be raised across PEI, including at UPEI, in recognition of the PEI Pride Festival, which celebrates the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression.

The University will fly the Progress Pride flag for the duration of the Festival in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place.

The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2022 Pride Parade and invites all students, staff and faculty to join them by meeting at 12 noon, Saturday, July 23, on Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:30 pm and ends approximately at 1:00 pm.

All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own!

Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour!

Immediately after the parade, join us for games on the field in Victoria Park. For a full schedule of the week's events, check out PEI Pride Festival 2022.

If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Come show your Pride!

The Robertson Library invites members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – to attend a virtual presentation by Emily Dafoe, candidate for the permanent-track position of Instructional Services Librarian (position posting), on Tuesday, July 19.

At 11 a.m,  Ms. Dafoe will address the topic, "Information Literacy at UPEI: Strategies for engaging today's students in first year and beyond." The prepared presentation will be for approximately 25 minutes, to be followed by 10-15 minutes for Q&A / discussion. To access the presentation, please use this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81743512651

At 1 pm, Ms. Dafoe will offer a demonstration information literacy session. Approximately 45 minutes has been allocated for this session, with an additional 10-15 minutes for Q&A / discussion. To join this session, please use this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87825674239

Ms. Dafoe received her Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from Western University, and is currently the Research and Instruction Librarian at Valley City State University (Valley City, ND). 

For more information, please contact Simon Lloyd, chair of the Library Appointments Committee, at slloyd@upei.ca or 902-566-0536.