Campus Notices
The Registrar's Office and Student Accounts will be closing for the day at 2:30 pm on Monday, June 25.
Traditional asanas are held in accurate alignment. Emphasis is placed on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control. This class is based on physical postures (asanas), deep breathing, mindfulness and listening to the body. Suitable for all levels.
Wednesdays, 12:10 pm - 12:55 pm, July 4 - August 22. Instructor: Cynthia Dennis. Location: Fitness Studio #1, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.
Fee for 1 session (8 classes): Sports Centre members $45 + hst; non-members $60 + hst.
Drop in fee: $10 + hst per person, per class.
Note: Sports Centre drop in passes not accepted for fitness classes. Registration Deadline - Friday, June 29. Please visit Panther Central desk at Chi-Wan Young Centre to complete registration with payment.
Come out to the discussion on the challenges that women face in academia. This event is for all students and faculty members at UPEI. This town hall is inspired by the hashtag #immodestwomen (check it out on Twitter) started by Dr. Fern Riddell as a response to the negative backlash she experienced on social media about using ”Dr” in her Twitter handle, and a recent piece in University Affairs, revealing that women are still outnumbered in the higher ranks. At this town hall, notes will be taken and a brief written by the GSA to provide to UPEI leaders.
Friday, June 22, 12-1 pm Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Bring your own lunch; cookies, tea, and coffee will be provided. Hosted by the UPEI Graduate Students’ Association.
Members of the Faculty of Education will be participating in an working retreat on Thursday, June 21 and Friday, June 22. Faculty offices, including the administrative office, will be closed on those dates so staff and instructors can attend.
There will be no paper orders filled after June 26, 2018 until July 23, 2018. Please prepare for that period by having paper orders in by noon on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Please contact Wendy Henderson at 902-566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca.
Come out to the discussion on the challenges that women face in academia. This event is for all students and faculty members at UPEI. This town hall is inspired by the hashtag #immodestwomen (check it out on Twitter) started by Dr. Fern Riddell as a response to the negative backlash she experienced on social media about using ”Dr” in her Twitter handle, and a recent piece in University Affairs, revealing that women are still outnumbered in the higher ranks. At this town hall, notes will be taken and a brief written by the GSA to provide to UPEI leaders.
Friday, June 22, 12-1 pm Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Bring your own lunch; cookies, tea, and coffee will be provided. Hosted by the UPEI Graduate Students’ Association.
The UPEI Student Union office will be closed starting at 12:00 pm Thursday, June 21 for the Panther Golf Classic. We will be re-opening Friday at 9:00 am.
In recognition of the relationship between Japan and PEI, participants of the The L.M. Montgomery Institute's 13th Biennial Conference will be planting a cherry tree. The flowering tree will be very much like the tree which greets Anne when she first arrives on PEI at the train station at Bright River and outside her window at Green Gables. The planting will be Saturday, June 23 at 8:40 am in the UPEI Quadrangle between the Kelley Memorial Building and the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome!
The plaque set near the tree will read, "In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the L.M. Montgomery Institute & the kindred spirits of Japan and PEI. June 23, 2018." There will be representatives from the LMMI and Japan on hand.
Island Studies Press will launch its newest book, Called to Serve: Georgina Pope, Canadian Nursing Military Heroine, by Katherine Dewar, in Summerside on Sunday afternoon, June 24, 2 p.m., at Eptek Art & Culture Centre.
Called to Serve documents the life and times of Prince Edward Island's Georgina Fane Pope (1862-1938), daughter of William Henry Pope and Helen DesBrisay Pope. Her journey takes us from Charlottetown, where, inspired by Florence Nightingale, she developed a "burning desire" to become an army nurse; to the Boston States where she trained; to the battlefields of Africa and Europe where she served as a nursing sister and Superintendent of Nurses―and helped establish the nursing corps of the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Matron Pope was the first Canadian nurse decorated with a Royal Red Cross, 1st class.
In 2007 Georgina Pope’s bronze bust became one of the 14 heroic figures forming a part of the Valiants’ Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa. She also appears on the Canadian $5 coin.
Katherine Dewar is the author of the award-winning book, Those Splendid Girls: The Heroic Service of Prince Edward Island Nurses in the Great War, 1914-1918. Katherine is retired from a career as a nursing instructor at the PEI School of Nursing, and is now committed to researching PEI’s colourful nursing history. Those Splendid Girls was shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award, won the Publication of Year award from the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation and the City of Summerside’s Heritage and Culture department, and Katherine herself is the recipient of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Award of Honour for her outstanding contribution to Prince Edward Island Heritage.
The launch is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881. Books will be on sale for $27.95 in bookstores and online through the UPEI Bookstore from mid-May onward.
Friday, June 22, 12-1 pm Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Bring your own lunch; cookies, tea, and coffee will be provided. Hosted by the UPEI Graduate Students’ Association.
Central Printing will be closed : Friday, June 22, 2018. Please contact Wendy Henderson 902-566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca
Monday, July 9 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am
This session is for those people whose research involves human blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. If you wish to attend, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison before July 5 by email (kharrison@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message.
Members of the Faculty of Education will be participating in an working retreat on Thursday, June 21 and Friday, June 22. Faculty offices, including the administrative office, will be closed on those dates so staff and instructors can attend.
Registration is now open for the UPEI Department of Music Brass & Woodwind Summer Studios 2018, running June 25-29. This week-long music experience is perfect for motivated young musicians to hone their craft and technique.
It's open to students from Grade 10 to second-year university studying any of the following instruments: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, French horn, and tuba. The tuition fee is $225 (financial assistance is available). For more information or to register, email Nicole Strum at nstrum@upei.ca.
Spaces are limited, so register now!
Scheduled Outage
UPEI Firewall Upgrade - June 22,23
Systems Affected: Entire UPEI Network (inbound & outbound traffic)
Outage Times: Friday June 22, 8:00 pm - Saturday June 23, 7:00 am
Details
As a precursor to our network revitalization project, ITSS will be performing an upgrade of our campus firewall service. During this 11-hour maintenance window any network traffic entering or leaving the UPEI campus will be affected. Internal network traffic will continue to function normally.
Examples of systems that will only be accessible on Campus:
MyUPEI
Moodle
Medical Records System
File and Print services
UPEI Website
Examples of systems that will be only accessible off campus:
Google Apps and Gmail
Any external websites or systems hosted offsite (i.e. in the cloud)
If you have any questions or concerns about this scheduled maintenance please contact ITSS at helpdesk@upei.ca or 902-566-0465
Meetings & Conventions Prince Edward Island
Meetings & Conventions Prince Edward Island will host a Familiarization Event on Thursday, June 28th from 2:30 – 4:00pm in Schurman Market Square, McDougall Hall.
Meetings and Conventions PEI are your PEI Meeting Experts! Join us for an interactive event that outlines how we can support you in inviting and hosting meetings in Prince Edward Island. For more information and to RSVP, please click the attached invitation.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the presentation and defense of Patricia Malinski's MAHSR thesis entitled "Predicting home visiting program completion based on mothers’ socioeconomic characteristics and program perceptions”. Everyone is welcome.
The event is today at 8:30 in SDU Main Building 113.
Friday, June 22, 12-1 pm Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Bring your own lunch; cookies, tea, and coffee will be provided. Hosted by the UPEI Graduate Students’ Association.
The Faculty of Arts, Island Studies wishes to announce that Jocelyn Plourde, a Master’s student, will be defending his thesis entitled, “From Policy to Action – Renewable Energy in Samsø, Denmark”. It will take place Tuesday, June 19th, 9:00-11:00am in the AVC Bldg., Rm. 286C North. All are welcome.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the presentation and defense of Patricia Malinski's MAHSR thesis entitled "Predicting home visiting program completion based on mothers’ socioeconomic characteristics and program perceptions”. Everyone is welcome. The event takes place Tuesday, June 19 at 8:30 in SDU Main Building 113.
