Campus Notices
The UPEI Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO) is excited to announce the launch of the Healing Tides Newsletter created to support a community at UPEI for survivors and allies. This monthly (sometimes bi-monthly) newsletter will share day to day self-care tips, psychoeducation about trauma and healing, and information to empower and self-advocate. The newsletter will also be a platform to give a voice to community members! Visual and written art submissions from students, staff, and faculty are encouraged. Please send submissions to econboy@upei.ca
Please share widely. The first newsletter will be sent at the end of the month.
I invite you to sign up below:
Greetings to all UPEI students, faculty, and staff!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to dine with us at the AVC Cafe and the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall! Our team has been working tirelessly to ensure a safe reopening for all of you. Please feel free to ask any of our associates or reach out to our management team about our new safety protocols and current menu offerings.
Our current operating hours are as follows:
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall
Monday-Friday: 7:30 am-9:00 pm
Weekends and holidays: 9:00 am-9:00 pmAVC Cafe
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-3:00 pm
For more information, visit dineoncampus.ca/upei or contact Angela Mackenzie at 902-628-4338 or angela.mackenzie@compass-canada.com
Join us for an information session about the Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island Program, application criteria, and expectations. We'll be assisting any students who may need a hand with submitting their program applications or answering any questions anyone may have.
Time: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 5:00 pm (Atlantic Daylight Time)
Zoom link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66635710441?pwd=Z1lYbk03eGVxRkhEckhzcXMyOHRkQT09
Passcode: staypei
The Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island Program is for final-year international students interested in living and working on Prince Edward Island after graduation.
You can find out more about the program and apply here:
If you have questions, please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 2nd, for the October meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols, select ‘applications,’ and for renewal or amendment protocols, select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
UPEI Accessibility Services would like to remind students that they must have a UPEI approved Mask Exemption Card to be exempt from wearing a mask in campus buildings. This can be acquired by providing valid medical documentation from an appropriate health care provider to Accessibility Services and registering for the mask exemption accommodation. Please contact studentserv@upei.ca or call 902-566-0488 to make an appointment.
The UPEI Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO) is excited to announce the launch of the Healing Tides Newsletter created to support a community at UPEI for survivors and allies. This monthly (sometimes bi-monthly) newsletter will share day to day self-care tips, psychoeducation about trauma and healing, and information to empower and self-advocate. The newsletter will also be a platform to give a voice to community members! Visual and written art submissions from students, staff, and faculty are encouraged. Please send submissions to econboy@upei.ca
Please share widely. The first newsletter will be sent at the end of the month.
I invite you to sign up below:
Greetings to all UPEI students, faculty, and staff!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to dine with us at the AVC Cafe and the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall! Our team has been working tirelessly to ensure a safe reopening for all of you. Please feel free to ask any of our associates or reach out to our management team about our new safety protocols and current menu offerings.
Our current operating hours are as follows:
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall
Monday-Friday: 7:30 am-9:00 pm
Weekends and holidays: 9:00 am-9:00 pmAVC Cafe
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-3:00 pm
For more information, visit dineoncampus.ca/upei or contact Angela Mackenzie at 902-628-4338 or angela.mackenzie@compass-canada.com
Join us for an information session about the Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island Program, application criteria, and expectations. We'll be assisting any students who may need a hand with submitting their program applications or answering any questions anyone may have.
Time: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 5:00 pm (Atlantic Daylight Time)
Zoom link: https://upei.zoom.us/j/66635710441?pwd=Z1lYbk03eGVxRkhEckhzcXMyOHRkQT09
Passcode: staypei
The Atlantic Canada Study and Stay™ – Prince Edward Island Program is for final-year international students interested in living and working on Prince Edward Island after graduation.
You can find out more about the program and apply here:
If you have questions, please contact us at studyandstaypei@upei.ca.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 2nd, for the October meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols, select ‘applications,’ and for renewal or amendment protocols, select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
UPEI Accessibility Services would like to remind students that they must have a UPEI approved Mask Exemption Card to be exempt from wearing a mask in campus buildings. This can be acquired by providing valid medical documentation from an appropriate health care provider to Accessibility Services and registering for the mask exemption accommodation. Please contact studentserv@upei.ca or call 902-566-0488 to make an appointment.
ACENET’s fall training begins next week, and all sessions are open for registration. Courses are on different days and times
Details can be found at the link below, but sessions include:
- ACENET Basics
- Research Computing Workshop Using Python
- Research Computing Workshop Using R
- Cloud from A to Z
- Basics in Programming Workshop for Humanities and Social Sciences
- An Introduction to Graph Convolution Neural Networks and Background Theory
- Safety First! Securing Your Compute Canada Virtual Machine
- Plus, sessions from our regional partners...
All training is online.
Link to details and registration:
https://mailchi.mp/ece30cf754b6/fall-training-starts-next-week-3922633
ACENET is a consortium of post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada created to serve the computationally intense and large scale data based research needs of researchers.
https://www.ace-net.ca/who-we-are/acenet/
Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, September 25, 2020.
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk,' renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.
As of June 1, all research compliance applications, including Research Ethics Board application forms, must be submitted through the Researcher Portal. The new online process and system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Earlier versions of the application forms will not be accepted.
Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal.
For more information about the REB review and approval process, please contact Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca
The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, September 25, 2020. These applications will be reviewed at the October 2020 meeting.
As of June 1, all research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the researcher portal. The new online process and system is paired with electronic approvals to replace the hard-copy signatures process.
Earlier versions of the application forms will not be accepted.
Information about the researcher portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms. Contact researcherportal@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 Joy Knight (Compliance Coordinator) at mknight@upei.ca
Scheduled Maintenance - Online Credit Card Payments (September 18th, 2020)
On Friday, September 18th, 2020, our third party vendor will be conducting routine maintenance on the credit card payment portal from 4 am to 8 am ATL. During this time, there may be intermittent access and performance issues when accessing and making a deposit or tuition credit card payment through the online portal. If you experience difficulty making a credit card payment outside of this period, please contact accounting@upei.ca. We appreciate your patience during this time.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 2nd, for the October meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/
For new protocols, select ‘applications,’ and for renewal or amendment protocols, select ‘events’.
To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
UPEI Accessibility Services would like to remind students that they must have a UPEI approved Mask Exemption Card to be exempt from wearing a mask in campus buildings. This can be acquired by providing valid medical documentation from an appropriate health care provider to Accessibility Services and registering for the mask exemption accommodation. Please contact studentserv@upei.ca or call 902-566-0488 to make an appointment.
ACENET’s fall training begins next week, and all sessions are open for registration. Courses are on different days and times
Details can be found at the link below, but sessions include:
- ACENET Basics
- Research Computing Workshop Using Python
- Research Computing Workshop Using R
- Cloud from A to Z
- Basics in Programming Workshop for Humanities and Social Sciences
- An Introduction to Graph Convolution Neural Networks and Background Theory
- Safety First! Securing Your Compute Canada Virtual Machine
- Plus, sessions from our regional partners...
All training is online.
Link to details and registration:
https://mailchi.mp/ece30cf754b6/fall-training-starts-next-week-3922633
ACENET is a consortium of post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada created to serve the computationally intense and large scale data based research needs of researchers.
https://www.ace-net.ca/who-we-are/acenet/
The UPEI Co-operative Education program is currently accepting applications for students interested in joining the program for 2020-2021. Eligible students have completed their first year of undergraduate studies at UPEI, or transferred in equivalent credits, and are enrolled in any of the following: BBA/BBST (all specializations and general business), BSc (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Foods and Nutrition (non-dietetic focus), Physics, and any major within SMCS), or BA (Economics and ACLC).
Through the Co-op program, students complete three non-credit professional development courses, and three paid, for-credit work terms. The program supports students in applying their classroom learning to a work environment, exploring career interests and options, building their professional networks, and earning income to support the costs of their university studies.
Applications are open until Wednesday, September 23rd.
Interested students can visit https://www.upei.ca/co-op/students/apply-for-co-op for criteria and to submit their Co-op application.
For questions or more information, you're invited to contact co-op@upei.ca.
The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre will be offering the flu shot on campus again this fall. Notices will come out the week of October 12th with additional information on the flu clinics. They will be held in the WA Murphy Student Centre in late October. Stay tuned :).
The Department of Student Affairs has adapted our usual in-person, walk-in approach for academic advising for this September to virtual “walk-in” meetings. This will allow us to meet the needs of students studying out of province and to limit the potential spread of covid-19.
This service will run on a first-come, first-served basis from Tuesday, September 8, to Friday, September 11, and Monday, September 14, to Friday, September 18, from 9:00,am-12:00,pm and 1:00-4:00,pm.
Returning students and students with prior post-secondary credit can speak to an advisor to discuss their courses during that time by visiting our virtual waiting room here:
https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/f1820e81264a41cb8ca0b99bae6e149c
First-year students can access a first-year advisor by visiting the First-Year Advising virtual waiting room room here:
https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/976cb28c357a4d418f14278bd85a10ae
You'll be asked for your name, and then you'll join our waiting room on the blackboard collaborate platform where a short video will explain how to check-in and provide a quick tutorial on how to use the interface while you wait to meet with an advisor.
More details are posted on our website: https://www.upei.ca/student-affairs/online-advising
