Campus Notices
UPEI’s Faculty of Business is launching the new MBA in Global Leadership program this Fall. This 12-month cohort-model program is designed for those who have completed an undergraduate degree and wish to continue into graduate studies. Anyone interested in learning more about this new program is invited to participate in one of two "virtual" information sessions: Thursday, May 17th or Thursday, May 24th from 12:00-12:30. This session will be offered through Blackboard Collaborate. A link to join the session will be provided to all who register.
MBA Coordinator, Grace McCourt, will provide an overview of the program and answer your questions.
Please call (902) 894-2866 or email cprime@upei.ca to register. Be sure to indicate your preferred date.
How is my course going and how am I doing? With the semester near half over, these are great questions to ask your students since there's still time to make minor changes that could have a major impact on overall student learning outcomes. In this workshop you will learn what kinds of questions to ask to help you get the feedback you need from your students.
You will also learn how to create a quick online survey for your questions that will make data collection and analysis easy. Offered by the E-Learning Office this workshop will take place on Monday, May 28th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER
The University of Prince Edward Island invites applications from emerging leaders for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Adaptation. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
This will be a tenure stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, conditional on the successful applicant being approved as a Tier II Canada Research Chair by the CRC Secretariat. Further information about the CRC program and nominee eligibility is available at https://www.chairs.gc.ca.
Salary is commensurate with experience and in accordance with the UPEI Faculty Association Collective Agreement. Full-time faculty members at UPEI receive a comprehensive benefits package.
Congratulations to David Taylor, Heather Walsh and Sapphire MacPhee for completing the Morneau Shepell Total Health Index survey (THI) for UPEI employees that was launched on April 16, 2018. David is the winner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab E and Heather and Sapphire are the winners of one-year gym memberships at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre!
A big thanks to everyone who took the time to participate and share their thoughts!
The Faculty of Nursing welcomes the campus community to a tenure-track faculty candidate presentation by Dr. Rosemary Kohr, titled "The Journey Together: Linking Teaching, Learning and Research at the Faculty of Nursing, UPEI".
The presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the Health Sciences Building, Room 104.
Applications for NSO leaders, volunteers and Point People are open and all returning UPEI students are encouraged to apply!
Volunteering at New Student Orientation in the fall is a great opportunity to make friends, develop your leadership skills, and welcome new students to the UPEI community!
The deadline to apply is May 20th, so please apply before then. Contact nso@upei.ca with any questions.
The UPEI community joins all Islanders in sending condolences to the McCarthy family on the tragic passing of their son and brother Brodie as a result of an accident during a high school rugby game.
This tragedy impacts the entire community and UPEI Student Affairs wishes to remind students that counselling services are available through the summer months as well as during the academic year if they need support. There are four counsellors available from 8 am–4 pm, Monday to Friday. Students can call 902-566-0488 to make an appointment or they can also email Treena Smith, Director of Student Affairs at trlsmith@upei.ca.
THE ISLAND HELPLINE at 1-800-218-2885 and www.theislandhelpline.com can also provide help to those on PEI. Mental Health Walk-in Clinics are offered in Charlottetown at: Richmond Centre, 1 Rochford St., (902-368-4430) Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11 am-7 pm and McGill Centre, 55 McGill Ave.,(902-368-4911) Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 1 pm-5 pm. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the closest hospital emergency department.
This summer UPEI will be welcoming over one hundred students from around the world to our beautiful campus. These students will be here to participate in short-term intensive language camps, and enjoy summertime in PEI. Program lengths vary, and students will be here for anywhere from two weeks to six weeks.
Hosts are needed in August for two or three week programs. If you are interested in hosting one of these students or would like to find out more about Homestay Host obligations and remuneration please visit the website or contact Amy Palmer at homestay@upei.ca.
Interactive videos can increase student engagement and interest. Our latest version of Moodle is now equipped with interactive video creation capability. Instructors are invited to attend a workshop on how to create a basic interactive video.
This workshop, offered by the E-Learning Office, will take place on Thursday, May 24th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER
The Faculty of Nursing welcomes the campus community to a tenure-track faculty candidate presentation by Dr. Rosemary Kohr, titled "The Journey Together: Linking Teaching, Learning and Research at the Faculty of Nursing, UPEI".
The presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the Health Sciences Building, Room 104.
Learning is an action that only the student can own and control. As an instructor, what can be done to help support the development of student core skills? In this workshop, instructors will learn about three key skills that contribute to more efficient and effective learning. Those skills are how to take quality notes, how to read for learning, and how to study effectively.
Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop takes place on Thursday, May 31st from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER
Looking for an enriching volunteer experience this summer? The UPEI English Language Centre is looking for volunteers to join us in assisting with afternoon socio-cultural activities and acting as conversation partners in hosting this year’s English language Camps for International students!
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and strengthen valuable skills, experience other cultures, and of course have a blast doing it! Activities may include things such as trips to Anne of Green Gables, scavenger hunts, tours, on-campus workshops, beach visits, and more! If you are interested, please email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca, or call 902-566-0529.
Island Studies Press will launch its newest book, Called to Serve: Georgina Pope, Canadian Nursing Military Heroine, by Katherine Dewar, on Thursday evening, May 24, at 7 p.m. at the Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.
Launches are 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 in mid-May.
Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.
The UPEI Student Union offices will be closed all day on Wednesday, May 16, for staff training, and will re-open on Thursday, May 17 at 9:00 am.
Sorry for any inconvenience!
UPEI’s Faculty of Business is launching the new MBA in Global Leadership program this Fall. This 12-month cohort-model program is designed for those who have completed an undergraduate degree and wish to continue into graduate studies. Anyone interested in learning more about this new program is invited to participate in one of two "virtual" information sessions: Thursday, May 17th or Thursday, May 24th from 12:00-12:30. This session will be offered through Blackboard Collaborate. A link to join the session will be provided to all who register.
MBA Coordinator, Grace McCourt, will provide an overview of the program and answer your questions.
Please call (902) 894-2866 or email cprime@upei.ca to register. Be sure to indicate your preferred date.
On May 16 from 8:00 pm until midnight ITSS will be performing maintenance on UPEI’s Active Directory Services and the myUPEI portal.
During this time, faculty, staff and students will be unable to access the myUPEI portal at my.upei.ca.
Additionally, access to printing and file services will be intermittently distrupted thru the evening and last 5-10 minutes.
If you receive an error message when logging into a service, please wait at least 10 minutes and try again until you are successful.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 566-0465.
Emergency First Aid Training is being held Tuesday, June 12 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. 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.
If you are interested in attending, or have any questions, please email kharrison@upei.ca by June 1.
UPEI’s ACLC program will host a public speaking workshop from June 12–14 run by Bruce Rainnie. The aim of this workshop is to provide a small group of undergraduate and graduate students at UPEI with an opportunity to significantly improve their abilities to represent their thoughts through verbal communication to a public audience.
Bruce Rainnie brings a wealth of public communications experience with him to his position as the Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture Program’s Practitioner in Residence. He is currently the President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in Halifax. Prior to this position, he was the host of CBC News: Compass, the supper-hour news program for Prince Edward Island. In that role, he helped Compass become the country’s number one rated CBC supper-hour news broadcast. Bruce is known nationally for his work with CBC Sports. Along with being a regular host on Hockey Night in Canada, he broadcast eight Olympic games–including the most recent games in South Korea.
Workshop participants must commit to the full program over the three days. The workshop runs 10:00 am to 2:00 pm from June 12 through June 14.
The workshop will include an exploration of the following topics:
- How to manage anxiety
- How to convey confidence while speaking
- How to eliminate problematic presentation habits
- How to prepare for a pre-planned talk
- How to prepare for an interview
There are limited spaces available for this workshop. For more information, or to sign up for this free program, please contact Lisa Chilton, Director, Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture Program, at lchilton@upei.ca.
The Faculty of Nursing welcomes the campus community to a tenure-track faculty candidate presentation by Dr. Rosemary Kohr, titled "The Journey Together: Linking Teaching, Learning and Research at the Faculty of Nursing, UPEI".
The presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the Health Sciences Building, Room 104.
There will be a small upgrade happening to Moodle on Wednesday, May 16. The upgrade will require Moodle to be switched to maintenance mode causing it will be inaccessible from 8:00 pm onward until the upgrade is complete. The upgrade is expected to be complete within two hours.
We apologize for any inconvenience! For further details, a description of the changes and new features will be available on the Moodle frontpage.
