Campus Notices
Every day, our colleagues go above and beyond to make our university a vibrant, supportive, and inspiring place to work and learn. “Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues” is your space to give a shout-out to those who embody our mission and values—whether they’re championing a new initiative, supporting student success, lending a hand to a teammate, or bringing positivity to the workplace. You can also use this program to congratulate a colleague on a new role or wish them well in retirement.
Let’s celebrate the big and small wins that make our campus shine! Submit your note of recognition, and let’s cheer on our amazing colleagues together.
How to submit:
Complete this short form: https://forms.office.com/r/766cg9JsT6
You’ll be asked to share:
- Who are you recognizing? (Name and department/faculty)
- Why are you recognizing them? (Briefly describe what they did or the impact they made)
- Your name
Submit your form(s) by the last Friday of each month. Human Resources will collect the submissions and work with Communications to feature them in the Campus Connector. Please note, we now have a dedicated page for this program on the Human Resources SharePoint: Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues.
Not a current subscriber to Campus Connector? Click here for information on how to subscribe.
The deadline for our next issue is Friday, September 26, 2025
Please contact Human Resources at hrengage@upei.ca should you have any questions.
Inviting all UPEI Panthers, staff, faculty, incoming and returning students to join the Office of Student Culture and Community Standards for Welcome Week Celebrations starting August 29, 2025, to September 7, 2025.
Check out all the events, and activities happening during Welcome Week, here!
Don't forget to show off your Green and White Panther Pride at events.
We look forward to welcoming all Panthers to campus!
Need help registering for courses or making a course plan? The Department of Counselling Services and Academic Support Services (Student Affairs) is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students!
Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm in Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates:
- Tuesday, September 2
- Wednesday, September 3
- Thursday, September 4
- Friday, September 5
- Monday, September 8
- Tuesday, September 9
- Wednesday, September 10
- Thursday, September 11
- Friday, September 12
Advising will be offered on a first come, first served basis.
**These are short, drop-in sessions so please do as much planning as possible before you attend.
For questions, please contact us at: studentserv@upei.ca or 902-566-0488.
Beginning this fall, the librarians and staff of Robertson Library will be teaching and supporting Zotero as our citation manager, replacing RefWorks. To support researchers with multi-year writing projects underway, we will maintain our paid subscription to RefWorks until April 30, 2027. After that date, no UPEI users will be able to log in to RefWorks. We encourage new users to begin with Zotero, and we encourage existing users to begin migrating to Zotero at their earliest convenience.
More information is available on the Library's website, including dates for upcoming Zotero workshops, which will include information about migrating from RefWorks. Please contact your subject librarian with questions or to schedule additional training.
All faculty, students, and staff are invited to a cross-disciplinary workshop on ‘Decentralized Energy and Active Learning’ on September 24, 2:00-4:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Grant Thornton Lecture Theatre, Room 329.
What do renewable energy transitions and student-centered teaching strategies possibly have in common?
An overarching goal of decentralizing authority, a deep commitment to transparency, building trust amongst participants, and an active role for supporting institutions – to name just a few possible parallels.
In this workshop, leading experts from the fields of ‘decentralized energy systems’ and ‘active learning pedagogies’ will participate in a facilitated discussion about potential synergies between their fields. Audience participation will be encouraged throughout – and a Q&A session will be held with the thought leaders.
Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided.
Contact any member of the research team with questions: Dr. Nick Mercer (Environmental Studies/Island Studies) at nmmercer@upei.ca, or Jehaan Cooper (Student Research Assistant) at jcooper13697@upei.ca.
Our EFAP provider, Green Shield, is holding orientation webinars for all employees, faculty members, and their dependents who want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work.
2025 dates offered: August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6 and December 4.
To register:
- Click this ZOOM link to register
- Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST).
- Complete the Webinar Registration.
- You will receive an email confirmation that has the log-in and call-in details.
This comprehensive, confidential, and accessible program offers a wide range of services to support your mental health and overall well-being, including:
5 hours of individual counselling (Green Shield will closely monitor usage and will provide additional hours to those who need further support, to ensure that no one is denied access to the program because of insufficient sponsored hours in any policy year) and 5 hours of couples therapy
Additional program highlights include:
- Flexible therapy options via phone, video, or in-person, with 30, 60, or 90-minute sessions
- Personalized therapist matching that considers DEI preferences
- Unlimited 15-minute consultations to help members find their ideal therapist
- Innovative, value-added services in areas such as children’s mental health, nutrition, and overall wellbeing
- Unlimited financial and legal consultations
- Self-guided digital CBT, well-being coaching, and personalized care navigation
- Digital pharmacy and nutrition services
Create your account to explore services, including Mental Health Support: Get convenient, personalized mental health support from a qualified therapist best suited to you, or explore our self-guided online therapy program at your own pace.
We hope you’ll enjoy this integrated and convenient health experience.
ACCOUNT AS AN EMPLOYEE
Create your account to access GreenShield+ services today.
Your Organization code is: UPEI
Sign Up
To access your EAP on GreenShield+:
- Make a note of your Organization Code "UPEI"
- Go to app.greenshieldplus.ca/en/sign-up or scan the QR code below
- Select Through an Employer or Organization
- Select I have an Organization Code
- Follow the steps to register
ACCOUNT AS A DEPENDENT
Before You Begin: You should only choose through a family member if you are a dependent (e.g. partner, spouse, child) of a person with a plan member ID or organization code.
For questions, contact Human Resources at employeeservices@upei.ca.
Here we are at the start of a new semester! Here's a timely article entitled 6 Ideas to Perk Up Your First Day of Class: How to start the semester in ways that will pay off for the rest of the course.
Stay tuned for more (Tea)ching Breaks shared each week in campus notices from the team in the Teaching and Learning Centre.
A 45-minute working session with one of our Instructional Multimedia Specialists on September 4 at 12:00 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre - Robertson Library Annex 230.
Bring your lunch, a device to work on and a set of slides that you would like to modify. Make an impact on student learning with accessible, simple, and current slides. Share feedback and ideas with other instructors and TLC staff.
Contact Kristy at kmckinney@upei.ca with any questions.
Title of the Thesis “Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis Identifies Altered Taurine Metabolism in Breast Cancer”
Abstract:
Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer, enabling tumour cells to meet the demands of rapid proliferation and adapt to their microenvironment. Integrated proteomics and metabolomics analysis are useful for understanding cancer metabolism as they can determine the direct state of the cell by revealing protein abundance and metabolite levels which are the ultimate downstream products of the gene-protein-metabolite axis. With these two techniques, the altered metabolism of breast tumour cells can be differentiated from the metabolism of surrounding normal cells by analyzing both the breast tumour and adjacent normal tissue containing adipocytes, immune cells, epithelial cells, endothelial cells and other stromal cells. In this study an integrated proteomic and metabolomic approach was used to compare tumour and surrounding normal tissue samples from breast cancer patients.
September 5, 2025, 1:00pm in AVC 287N
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Office of Research Services is pleased to invite faculty researchers in the social sciences and humanities to participate in a SSHRC grant crafting lunch and learn.
Presented by:
Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, Office of Research Services
Dr. Tina Saksida, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research, McDougall Faculty of Business
Dr. Josh MacFadyen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities
This session will discuss key components of grant applications and common funding opportunities for applicants in the social sciences and humanities. The session will provide grant writing tips for applicants including ways of incorporating EDI principles. Drs. Saksida and MacFadyen, faculty members who have successfully received SSHRC funding and served on grant evaluation panels, will share their advice, experiences, and lessons learned.
This session will be primarily in-person; however a Microsoft Teams link will be available if necessary. Please bring your lunch and join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on September 10 to learn more about SSHRC grant writing. To assist with session planning, please RSVP here.
The UPEI Bookstore has extended hours as we welcome students back to campus.
We're open until 7:00 pm on the following dates:
- Wednesday September 3
- Thursday September 4
- Monday September 8
- Tuesday September 9
Shop online 24/7 at upei.ca/bookstore
Join the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship for the Student Start-up Pitch Competition on Thursday, September 4, from 6:30–8:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and watch. Light refreshments will be provided.
This exciting event will serve as a qualifier for the Start-up Canada Pitch Competition taking place in Moncton, New Brunswick, on September 17.
If you are interested in pitching on September 4, sign up here. The deadline to apply is end of day September 2.
The winner of the competition will receive a gas card and have their bridge fees covered to pitch in Moncton on September 17!
Pitches are 3 minutes in length with no slides.
Inviting all UPEI Panthers, staff, faculty, incoming and returning students to join the Office of Student Culture and Community Standards for Welcome Week Celebrations starting August 29, 2025, to September 7, 2025.
Check out all the events, and activities happening during Welcome Week, here!
Don't forget to show off your Green and White Panther Pride at events.
We look forward to welcoming all Panthers to campus!
As instructors, setting clear and consistent course expectations is an impactful way to support student learning and engagement. This TLC coffee break will offer actionable strategies for communicating expectations like developing inclusive syllabi and stimulating open discourse in the classroom. We will explore how calibrating expectations with learning outcomes, using inclusive language, and encouraging student feedback can strengthen the learning environment. Faculty will benefit from fewer misunderstandings and stronger classroom relationships when expectations are clear.
Two sessions; Thursday, August 28 at 2:00 pm and Tuesday, September 2 at 10:30 am
Please bring a cup of coffee or have some tea.
Need help registering for courses or making a course plan? The Department of Counselling Services and Academic Support Services (Student Affairs) is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students!
Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm in Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates:
- Tuesday, September 2
- Wednesday, September 3
- Thursday, September 4
- Friday, September 5
- Monday, September 8
- Tuesday, September 9
- Wednesday, September 10
- Thursday, September 11
- Friday, September 12
Advising will be offered on a first come, first served basis.
**These are short, drop-in sessions so please do as much planning as possible before you attend.
For questions, please contact us at: studentserv@upei.ca or 902-566-0488.
The UPEI Foods and Nutrition program will host an Open House on Tuesday, September 9, from 4:30–5:30 pm in the third-floor dining room of the Health Sciences Building, UPEI.
All UPEI students are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn about the Foods and Nutrition program streams within the Faculty of Science and to connect with faculty and staff. Attendees will also hear about academic pathways, dietetic internship opportunities, and honours research experiences. Tours of the department and foods lab will be provided.
The open house event is also an opportunity to explore how a degree in Foods and Nutrition can lead to diverse and rewarding career opportunities. It is designed to give students a clear picture of what the program has to offer and how it can support their academic and professional goals.
Beginning this fall, the librarians and staff of Robertson Library will be teaching and supporting Zotero as our citation manager, replacing RefWorks. To support researchers with multi-year writing projects underway, we will maintain our paid subscription to RefWorks until April 30, 2027. After that date, no UPEI users will be able to log in to RefWorks. We encourage new users to begin with Zotero, and we encourage existing users to begin migrating to Zotero at their earliest convenience.
More information is available on the Library's website, including dates for upcoming Zotero workshops, which will include information about migrating from RefWorks. Please contact your subject librarian with questions or to schedule additional training.
Human Resources is pleased to introduce a new SharePoint site. This site serves as an informational hub offering a variety of resources. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with this new layout.
Here are a few examples of what information you can access on this site:
Benefits + Pay:
- Details about employee benefits at UPEI
- Payroll forms, time entry
Employment Information:
- Collective Agreements
- How to make updates to your personal details
- Leave Request Form
- Organizational Charts
Culture + Well-being:
- Employee Engagement
- Well-being Resources
Training + Development:
- Professional Development Funds
- Tuition Waivers
- Training Opportunities
Management + Hiring:
- Classification
- How to Hire documentation
- Onboarding & Orientation Checklists
- Performance Development
Note: You must download fillable PDFs to your device before you can complete them.
You can access this SharePoint site through the myUPEI Employee Portal:
This site is a work in progress. We’ll be adding more information over time and welcome your feedback. If you have suggestions about the site’s layout, flow, or notice any issues with content (such as broken links or missing PDFs), please let us know by contacting hrgeneral@upei.ca
The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (OCEPD) is offering an exciting lineup of Certificates and courses this Fall to help you build skills, advance your career, and make an impact in your workplace.
UPEI Staff, Faculty, and Alumni save 15% on tuition!
Fall 2025 Offerings:
- “Indigenous Cultural Awareness” – September 24, 2025
- Certificate in Case Management – Specialization in Health Care – Starting October 1, 2025
- New Managers Certificate (in-person) – Starting October 7, 2025
- New Managers Certificate (online) – Starting October 14, 2025
- Certificate in Project Management – Starting October 20, 2025
- Certificate in Professional Office Administration – Starting October 28, 2025
- Certificate in Case Management – Advanced Collaboration in Care – Starting November 12, 2025
- Certificate in Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being – Starting November 12, 2025
- Certificate in Conflict Resolution – Starting November 27, 2025
Learn more and register: upei.ca/professional-development Email: pdp@upei.ca
The updated deadline for Fall 2025 Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver is Wednesday, September 10, 2025. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
The online Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver fillable form can be found on the HR Portal of the myUPEI site, under Training and Development.
Please note, the spouse/dependent must be registered in the course prior to applying for the tuition waiver.
The Employee Tuition Waiver will be available on the website soon. We will notify the campus community once it becomes available.
Human Resources thanks you for your patience during the development of this new form.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.
