Atlantic Canada Study and Stay – Prince Edward Island is hosting the “Bridge to PEI” Conference on Saturday, March 20th, from 9:00 am – 1:30 pm (AST) via Zoom. Register Here:
https://upei.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrdOCprzMqHtRHTXqJWooi-fcbFrtQ0lS2

The event is offered free of charge to all Post-Secondary International Students on Prince Edward Island.

This conference will feature workshops on:

-Immigration Pathways to Prince Edward Island

-Prince Edward Island Labour Laws

-Presentation from the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada

-PEI Study and Stay™ Alumni Panel.

Anyone with any questions about the event can reach out to Kady McDonnell at studyandstaypei@upei.ca. 

Please help us share this event with your network. Thank you.

Dr. Martha Giraldo O’Meara, Postdoctoral Fellow, Concordia University, candidate for the tenure track position with the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts, will make two public presentations.

The first is a simulated class presentation entitled "Cognitive-behavioural therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder" and will take place on Monday, March 8, 2021 at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM at the following link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/68125991415?pwd=cytOdnlabFdMamxDa2VxbjdqdkYzdz09

The second is a research talk entitled “Linking the laboratory and the clinic: a focus on body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive- compulsive disorder.” This presentation will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 1:00 pm AST via ZOOM, and can be accessed here:  https://upei.zoom.us/j/63893752345?pwd=Y3M2UW9UTWNxb0Jsd0ZnODA0aVFpQT09

All are welcome to attend.

Thursday, March 4, 2021
2:30 pm-4:30 pm AST via Zoom

Ian McIsaac, a candidate in the Master of Arts Island Studies (MAIS) program, will defend his thesis on Thursday, March 4, 2:30–4:30 pm. The thesis is entitled "Islandness: Factors influencing change in the Prince Edward Island Lobster Fishery." 

As this thesis defence will be conducted using Zoom video conferencing technology, pre-registration is required. If you wish to attend, please visit http://bit.ly/MAISthesis-McIsaac to reserve your spot. 

For more information, contact Interim MAIS Coordinator Dr. Laurie Brinklow at brinklow@upei.ca.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with some other programming language

A great deal of high-performance computing software is written in C, but few universities offer courses in the language any more. If you have to work with "legacy code" written in C, adding features, porting to a new machine, or patching errors, or if you need to write user-defined functions for engineering packages such as Fluent, then this workshop is for you.

This session will take place on:

Thursday, March 4 - 12 pm - 4 pm (Atlantic time)

You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. 

Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail)

Instructions for how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-c-as-a-second-language-tickets-135724978063

The Robertson Library is excited to announce it's first cohort of Faculty Textbook Champions during Open Education Week from March 1st - 5th (https://www.openeducationweek.org/)!

As part of the Library's Open Education Resource Development Program, this new initiative highlights University of Prince Edward Island educators who selected open textbooks or open educational materials for their course(s) and showcases the efforts of these educators to reduce student costs and provide equitable access to educational materials.

Visit https://library.upei.ca/textbook-champions to learn more about each educator's reason for switching to an open educational resource, the impact of selecting an OER on their course, and finally, advice for educators considering selecting and/or developing an open educational resource.

Thursday, March 4, 2021
2:30 pm-4:30 pm AST via Zoom

Ian McIsaac, a candidate in the Master of Arts Island Studies (MAIS) program, will defend his thesis on Thursday, March 4, 2:30–4:30 pm. The thesis is entitled "Islandness: Factors influencing change in the Prince Edward Island Lobster Fishery." 

As this thesis defence will be conducted using Zoom video conferencing technology, pre-registration is required. If you wish to attend, please visit http://bit.ly/MAISthesis-McIsaac to reserve your spot. 

For more information, contact Interim MAIS Coordinator Dr. Laurie Brinklow at brinklow@upei.ca.

UPEI concussion research study seeks participants:

Charlottetown, PEI — A UPEI research group is seeking participants for a study to test a new method for assessing head injuries. Participants must be aged 16 to 27 years of age.

The team is looking for participants in the following categories:

1. Healthy people (non-concussed, no known chronic diseases)
2. People who have had a concussion within the last 36 hours
3. People who have had concussion symptoms for longer than three months but less than six months
4. People who have had a bone fracture within the last 36 hours
5. Boxers active in competition

Please contact 902-620-5215 or concussion@upei.ca if you are interested in participating in the study.

Did you know Windows allows you travel back in time? If you ever find yourself looking for something you were working on 'the day before yesterday' press the Windows Key+Tab and you can open a timeline of your activities in Windows. Easy.

On March 4, 2021, the sign-in page for myUPEI will look slightly different as ITSS will be applying a security improvement to the myUPEI portal.

This will mean beginning March 4, and on a go-forward basis, you will need to login to myUPEI using your full UPEI email address. Then click “Next” before you can enter your password. Examples of what the new login will look like can be seen here on the ITSS Announcements section of our website.

As always, if you have any questions or issues after the change, please contact the ITSS Help Desk (helpdesk@upei.ca) or call 902 566 0465.

I am back with my hat in my hand (when it is not a toque on my head). Food costs and student traffic at the campus food bank have increased to numbers comparable to last spring and summer. I continue to be grateful for the generosity of the UPEI campus community for volunteering time as well as donations of food and funding. 

If you are able to volunteer to cover a shift or two, please sign up here Campus Food Bank Volunteer Sign-up.

We are also grateful for your financial support upei.ca/donate.

And as always, rice, pasta, frozen and canned vegetables, and gift cards can be donated.  

Thank you!

Sister Sue

Thursday, March 4, 2021
2:30 pm-4:30 pm AST via Zoom

Ian McIsaac, a candidate in the Master of Arts Island Studies (MAIS) program, will defend his thesis on Thursday, March 4, 2:30–4:30 pm. The thesis is entitled "Islandness: Factors influencing change in the Prince Edward Island Lobster Fishery." 

As this thesis defence will be conducted using Zoom video conferencing technology, pre-registration is required. If you wish to attend, please visit http://bit.ly/MAISthesis-McIsaac to reserve your spot. 

For more information, contact Interim MAIS Coordinator Dr. Laurie Brinklow at brinklow@upei.ca.

In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes learning stick.

KEY TOPIC AREAS:

Presentation Structure - Managing Fear - Engaging Your Audience - Presentation Logistics

To register for an “in-person” course: 

1. Created an account or sign in to EDGE by clicking here
2. After signing in, click on ‘Catalog’ tab on your dashboard
3. You can then search and register for the course you are interested in by clicking the ‘Enroll’ tab 
4. You then need to choose available sessions at a location you prefer to finalise your registration

Join ACENET and Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) in our Introductory Python for Ecologists workshop series. Over three weeks, we will explore data analysis and visualization with Python, based on the Data Carpentry Lessons. Each week will build off the last – if you miss a week, check out the previous link to follow along!

No previous coding experience necessary.

We will start with basic Python syntax and the Jupyter notebook interface. Then, we’ll teach you how to import CSV files using the Pandas package to manipulate and summarize data frames, and cover a brief introduction to plotting. The last lesson demonstrates how to work with databases directly from Python.

Be sure to come prepared and have the appropriate software and data files downloaded. You will need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. Instructions are available at this link: Setup – Data Analysis and Visualization in Python for Ecologists.

This workshop will take place on:

Tuesday, March 2nd, 1-4 pm (Atlantic)

Tuesday, March 9th, 1-4 pm

Tuesday, March 16th, 1-4 pm

Detailed Information coming soon.

Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail).

See: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-and-ocean-tracking-network-introductory-python-for-ecologists-tickets-136019801889 for registration information

On March 4, 2021, the sign-in page for myUPEI will look slightly different as ITSS will be applying a security improvement to the myUPEI portal.

This will mean beginning March 4, and on a go-forward basis, you will need to login to myUPEI using your full UPEI email address. Then click “Next” before you can enter your password. Examples of what the new login will look like can be seen here on the ITSS Announcements section of our website.

As always, if you have any questions or issues after the change, please contact the ITSS Help Desk (helpdesk@upei.ca) or call 902 566 0465.

I am back with my hat in my hand (when it is not a toque on my head). Food costs and student traffic at the campus food bank have increased to numbers comparable to last spring and summer. I continue to be grateful for the generosity of the UPEI campus community for volunteering time as well as donations of food and funding. 

If you are able to volunteer to cover a shift or two, please sign up here Campus Food Bank Volunteer Sign-up.

We are also grateful for your financial support upei.ca/donate.

And as always, rice, pasta, frozen and canned vegetables, and gift cards can be donated.  

Thank you!

Sister Sue

The Robertson Library is excited to announce it's first cohort of Faculty Textbook Champions during Open Education Week from March 1st - 5th (https://www.openeducationweek.org/)!

As part of the Library's Open Education Resource Development Program, this new initiative highlights University of Prince Edward Island educators who selected open textbooks or open educational materials for their course(s) and showcases the efforts of these educators to reduce student costs and provide equitable access to educational materials.

Visit https://library.upei.ca/textbook-champions to learn more about each educator's reason for switching to an open educational resource, the impact of selecting an OER on their course, and finally, advice for educators considering selecting and/or developing an open educational resource.

Please note the previously publicized public presentations by this candidate have been cancelled.

The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for UPEI faculty and staff. Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:10 pm–12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Employees can only select one day (Tuesday or Thursday) and one month (March or April). This time around, it is only a total of 4 classes/month. Yoga instructors Colleen Gallant (Tuesdays) and Pam Harris-Stewart (Thursdays) will be leading the classes. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - March 2, 9, 16, and 23 or April  6, 13, 20, and 27.    Thursdays -  March 4, 11, 18, and 25 or April 8, 15, 22, and 29. April  Space limited.  

How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca your preferred day (Tuesday or Thursday) and your preferred month (March or April).