Campus Notices
Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?
Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Relax, play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, and unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.
The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until December 15th.
And, there will be a daily pop-up surprise in the Library for students during the exam period. Study break activities, snacks, etc.??? Check the Library’s social media each day for details or drop by the Library! The pop-up surprise on Saturday, Dec. 1st & 8th is co-sponsored by Chartwells.
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to attend the 2018 President’s Holiday Social for Faculty and Staff on Tuesday, December 4 from 12 noon-1:30 pm at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre in McMillan Hall.
Celebrate with your colleagues at this special time of year! Enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshments, while listening to students from the UPEI Brass Quintet perform songs of the season, and get a sneak peek of our 50th Anniversary plans!
You are encouraged to bring your food and monetary donations for the UPEI Food Bank—the Office of the President will match your support!
Sunday December 2 - 6:00 pm
Monday December 3 - no mass on campus due to Study Retreat
Thursday December 6 - mass at 12:05
Sunday December 9 - 6:00pm - last Sunday evening mass for the semester
Monday December 10 - no mass due to Chili lunch
Thursday December 13 - mass at 12:05 - last weekday mass for the semester
Shipping Receiving and the Mailroom have received a large stack of post cards without postage. We're unable to determine what department they belong to. Could whomever is wanting these sent please contact us at either shipping@upei.ca or 902-566-0396?
We would like to remind the campus that all personal mail should have postage paid. Also, for department mailings please indicate which department the mailings belong to. Thank you!!
Please join your colleagues in congratulating Dr. Cornelia (Cora) Gilroy, the recipient of the 2018 Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership. The award ceremony will be held from 2:00-3:00 pm on Thursday, December 13 in the Faculty Lounge of the Main Building. Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!
Winter is coming....and while staff, students and faculty get emergency notices automatically to their UPEI email its a good idea to sign up and have text notifications sent to your phone. Instructions can be found here .
ll are welcome to attend a presentation by Hope Igboeli on " Project Development of Nutralean Bake Mix" as part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program. This event is Wednesday, December 5 at 12:30 pm in room 212 of Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre.
For every acceptable donation made towards the UPEI Campus Food Bank (every $3 if cash) at the Courtyard Cafe, Samuel's Cafe, AVC Cafe, or the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, receive a ballot to win one (1) free hot beverage every day for a year at the Tim Hortons UPEI location! A winner will be drawn Dec 14.
Please help us fill the shelves at the campus food bank and help out students facing food insecurity.
For more information, please contact Via Reyes at via.reyes@compass-canada.com.
For the rest of the semester, when you bring in acceptable donations to the AVC Cafe, Tims UPEI, Samuel's Cafe, or the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for the UPEI Campus Food Bank, you will receive a ballot to win a free coffee or any hot beverage everyday for a year.* Winner will be randomly drawn on December 14!
For any inquiries, please contact 902-566-0720 or email via.reyes@compass-canada.com
*only redeemable at the Tim Hortons UPEI location and during operating hours
Announcing the launch of the new Faculty of Arts Equity and Inclusion Committee website! Established in the summer of 2018, the committee aims to facilitate conversation and engage colleagues in moving towards more equitable and inclusive practices in our interactions inside and outside the classroom. Check out http://projects.upei.ca/arts-equity-and-inclusion/ for lots of resources and ideas. And starting in January, we’ll be hosting online discussions and events too. We welcome everyone on campus to use the site and join in the conversation!
For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca.
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to attend the 2018 President’s Holiday Social for Faculty and Staff on Tuesday, December 4 from 12 noon-1:30 pm at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre in McMillan Hall.
Celebrate with your colleagues at this special time of year! Enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshments, while listening to students from the UPEI Brass Quintet perform songs of the season, and get a sneak peek of our 50th Anniversary plans!
You are encouraged to bring your food and monetary donations for the UPEI Food Bank—the Office of the President will match your support!
UPEI students are invited to enjoy a Festive Coffee and Cookie Break on Monday, December 10, presented by the Office of the President. Drop by the concourse in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre between 1 and 2:30 pm where the team from the Office of the President will serve up cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate and UPEI music students will be carolling!
1. Access your inventory at http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca/
2. Ensure your inventory is up to date, and then confirm this by following the steps as listed below.
3. Select User Menu (Top right of screen) then My account from the left side of the drop down screen.
4. Click Edit (just below the user name)
5. Click on Information, on the top right section of the screen.
6. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.
7. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2018 box.
8. Hit Save! Task completed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact me to arrange access.
If you have any questions, please contact Rhoda Speare, UPEI Biosafety Officer, at 902-620-5071 or rspeare@upei.ca.
Emergency First Aid training will be held on Wednesday December 12, 2018 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Kelley Memorial Building Room 210. The training cost is covered by UPEI for all faculty and staff. Students who require the training for on-campus employment will also have the training cost covered. Note: Lunch is not provided.
If you are interested in attending, please email kjrobinson@upei.ca by December 3, 2018 to register.
Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?
Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Saturday, November 24th to Saturday, December 15th, 2018 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.
And, if you don't have any Library fines??? We will gladly accept your items (as mentioned above) to support the Campus Food Bank.
If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902-566-0583.
The UPEI Laboratory Safety Manual Committee would like to inform all UPEI stakeholders that the 2018/2019 Edition of the UPEI Laboratory Safety Manual is now available electronically on the UPEI website at:
https://files.upei.ca/healthandsafety/upei_laboratory_safety_manual.pdf
Please take the time to review applicable sections of this manual that will provide valuable information to protect your health and safety while working in the following areas: research laboratory, teaching laboratory, clinic, field site (on or off island), and/or animal holding facilities.
Thank-you,
UPEI Laboratory Safety Manual Committee Members
For every acceptable donation made towards the UPEI Campus Food Bank (every $3 if cash) at the Courtyard Cafe, Samuel's Cafe, AVC Cafe, or the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, receive a ballot to win one (1) free hot beverage every day for a year at the Tim Hortons UPEI location! A winner will be drawn Dec 14.
Please help us fill the shelves at the campus food bank and help out students facing food insecurity.
For more information, please contact Via Reyes at via.reyes@compass-canada.com.
Announcing the launch of the new Faculty of Arts Equity and Inclusion Committee website! Established in the summer of 2018, the committee aims to facilitate conversation and engage colleagues in moving towards more equitable and inclusive practices in our interactions inside and outside the classroom. Check out http://projects.upei.ca/arts-equity-and-inclusion/ for lots of resources and ideas. And starting in January, we’ll be hosting online discussions and events too. We welcome everyone on campus to use the site and join in the conversation!
For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca.
The last mass flu clinic will be held at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre (2nd floor Murphy Bldg, above the bookstore) on December 4th from 12:00 - 5:00 pm. Public Health Nurses will be on hand to provide the flu shot free of charge. All staff, faculty, students and families welcome. We will have the spray for children!!
