The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI invites all Grade 7-10 girls and one parent/guardian to attend Go ENG Girl Day on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Go ENG Girl Day is a fun opportunity to spend an afternoon learning about the wonderful world of engineering, meeting women currently studying engineering, learning about some of the amazing things women engineers are doing, and participating in cool hands-on activities. We are excited to be one of 15+ other Engineering programs at universities across Canada all holding this event in October! Registration is FREE but space is limited and closes on Tuesday, October 22 at 12 noon: http://www.onwie.ca/programs/go-eng-girl. For more information:  https://sites.google.com/upei.ca/go-eng-girl2019/home

Celebrating 50 years of UPEI!

In celebration of UPEI’s 50th anniversary, join us for an inspiring talk by alumna Dr. Leslie Steele, DVM ’97 CEO, CBS Animal Hospital, Kenmount Road Animal Hospital and Virtual Vet Solutions.

October 3, 2019

12:30 pm (lunch will be provided)

Lecture Theatre A, AVC

Do you want to learn how to stay positive and confident as a parent and reduce stress in your family? Free Triple P-Positive Parenting Seminars will be held November 6th, 13th and 20th at Murphy’s Community Centre (room 207) from 7:00-8:30pm. Triple P is an international project promoted and supported by the Government of Prince Edward Island. There are three sessions in the seminar series, and each session addresses a different theme. Fathers, mothers, grandparents and guardians are welcome! Free onsite child care will be provided by CHANCES. 

For more information, contact Catherine Noseworthy at cnoseworthy@upei.ca,

The Indigenizing and Decolonizing reading group is starting up again! Co-organized by the FDO and the IEAC faculty development committee, this reading group is open to anyone on campus, for any or all of the sessions. Our first gathering this academic year will be on Wednesday, Oct 2, at 12:30 pm, in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. We'll be taking a cue from Pam Palmater's reconciliation book club and reading her first suggestion there: Whose Land is it Anyway? available online at

https://fpse.ca/sites/default/files/news_files/Decolonization%20Handbook.pdf.

Read the book, grab a colleague, and come join others in the ongoing discussion about indigenizing and decolonizing the university.  

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

Dr. Michael MacLellan of the UPEI Applied Human Sciences Department will present “The neural control of limb movements in bipedal and quadrupedal human locomotion.” 

 All are welcome.

UPEI Asian Studies-Korean Studies will host the third Korean Movie Night* on October 21 (Monday), beginning at 6 pm in ICC 104. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) will be shown in Korean with English subtitles. The film starts at 6 pm, and free light refreshments will be served from 5:30 pm.  Everyone is welcome.

Location: Room 104, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre

Date and Time: October 21 (Monday), 6:00 pm

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Jeongeun Park at jeopark@upei.ca.

* The Korean Movie Night event is supported by UPEI's international Seed Program for Korean Studies grant (AKS-2017-INC-2230001) through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service, the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS).

If you missed the early-bird registration for the Atlantic Universities' Teaching Showcase, you'll be glad to know that you can still register until 11:00 pm on October 3 for only a few dollars more than the early-bird rate.  Just go to  http://projects.upei.ca/au-showcase-2019/registration/ to register.  We hope to see you at the Showcase!

Calling all singing and music enthusiasts for fun in sharing world music and songs from different countries and cultures represented on the UPEI campus.  This is a non-audition singing group that meets Thursdays 4:30 to 5:45 pm starting October 3. Now in its 9th year.  For more information: airs@upei.ca,  or Contact Heather Barnick  hbarnick@upei.ca or Annabel Cohen 902-629-4325.

Due to flooding in the Chaplaincy Centre, Karma Yoga on Tuesdays at noon is cancelled Tuesday, October 1.

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to this week's Graduate research seminar by Dr. Andrew Trivett, entitled "Fieldetect: the story of creating a spinout bio-technology business at UPEI".

This event is Wednesday, October 2 at noon in FSDE room 212. 

Everyone is welcome.

Due to flooding from Tuesday, September 24's thunderstorm deluge, the Chaplaincy Centre will be closed until further notice. Work is being done as quickly as possible to allow users to return to the space.

Watch this space for further information.

The Human Resources Department, in cooperation with the Project Beacon and ITSS teams, is pleased to announce that a new Employee Toolbox has been created on myUPEI.  The Employee Toolbox will contain many employee related documents that you currently access through Campus Login.  The Employee Toolbox will be located on the front page of myUPEI directly below the Campus Notice section.

Effective September 30, 2019, the following items will be accessible through the Employee Toolbox on myUPEI.              

• Pension Statements
• T4s
• Pay Cycle Calendars

Effective September 30, 2019, the Sessional Roster and Sessional Seniority Lists will be moved to the Faculty Toolbox on myUPEI.

If you have any questions or have difficulty accessing your employee related documents through MyUPEI, please contact Human Resources at hr@upei.ca .

Due to flooding from Tuesday, September 24's thunderstorm deluge, the Chaplaincy Centre will be closed until further notice. Work is being done as quickly as possible to allow users to return to the space.

Watch this space for further information.

The UPEI community is invited to come together to share stories of remembrance and honour the memory of Father Charlie Cheverie, who passed away on August 31, 2019. The celebration of life will take place on Monday, September 30 at 10 am in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Reception to follow. All are welcome! Read the UPEI statement

Wear orange on September 30 in honour of Residential School Survivors and to remember those who didn't make it home.

Orange shirts are available for sale at the UPEI Bookstore.

Join us for a campus photo at 12:30 pm in the Robertson Library along with an Orange Shirt Day info table.

Appointments at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre can be made by telephoning 902-566-0616 or by email at:  healthcentre@upei.ca (use your UPEI email address). It is important to attend your appointment at the time it is scheduled!  If you need to cancel the appointment please contact us as we can give this appointment to someone else who is waiting.

Wear orange on September 30 in honour of Residential School Survivors and to remember those who didn't make it home.

Orange shirts are available for sale at the UPEI Bookstore.

Join us for a campus photo at 12:30 pm in the Robertson Library along with an Orange Shirt Day info table.

Wear orange on September 30 in honour of Residential School Survivors and to remember those who didn't make it home.

Orange shirts are available for sale at the UPEI Bookstore.

Join us for a campus photo at 12:30 pm in the Robertson Library along with an Orange Shirt Day info table.

Flags at UPEI will be flown at half-mast on Sunday, September 29 to commemorate Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day. In 1998, the Government of Canada officially proclaimed the last Sunday of September as a national memorial day to give Canadians an opportunity to formally express appreciation for the dedication of police and peace officers, and to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in keeping communities safe.

Due to flooding from Tuesday's thunderstorm deluge, the Chaplaincy Centre will be closed until further notice.