This semester, the UPEI School of Sustainable Desing Engineering is developing and executing a project that will include the launch and recovery of 16 x 350g weather balloons with our first year engineering students. 

The project aims to allow the students to plan an experiment collecting data from weather balloons, such as temperature, pressure, image and location. This is an exciting proposition for the students who will breathe life into this assignment.

You are invited to join us on Monday, March 5, 2:30 pm at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, room 128B for a pre-launch exhibition of the payloads of our near Space Exploration project.

For more information, click here to view the UPEI Events Calendar listing.

Studio 1 Labs – Partnering with academic researchers:

Dr. Olivia Lin and Edward Shim co-founders of Stuido 1 Labs will present on the Fabric Sensor Technology that integrates AI learning they are developing and validating with the perspective of partnering with academic researchers. The company has been supported by funding across all levels of government, supercomputing power from industry, and a number of academic institutions. At UPEI, Studio 1 Labs is collaborating with SSDE’s Dr. Nadja Bressen and AVC’s Dr. Catherine Creighton for clinical studies with animals.

This event will take place Tuesday, March 6, 2018 12:00 – 1:00 pm in the UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering (Room 205). Please click here to register, space is limited.

Refreshments will be provided!

Small group training offers training sessions with a focus on individual progression and skill development.

Sessions can be offered two times per week, and will include a small group of six clients who will work together with a certified personal trainer. Training held in private Fitness Studio #2.

Small Group Training (12 sessions at set times/group, pre-registration is required!)

Fee: Sports Centre members $129 + hst; non-members $139 + hst

Tuesday/Thursday 5:30–6:15 pm (March 6 - April 12) with personal trainer Richard Lush - 1 spot left
Tuesday 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm and Saturdays 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm (March 6 - April 14) with personal trainer Richard Lush

To register please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca or (902) 566-0606 as soon as possible.

Free snacks and a free Samuel's 'coffee & muffin' voucher at this screening in the Campus Life Lounge! Come watch Perfume War in the Campus Life Lounge, Thursday, March 8, 2018, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre - Student Affairs.

Perfume War is an inspiring documentary about two friends and their unstoppable fight for world peace...Click here for full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Join us Wednesday, March 7 for this years Career and Summer Job Fair!

This event is free to attend for all UPEI Students, and offers a great opportunity to meet with employers and recruiters to start networking, find a summer job, or kick start a career. Be prepared to present yourself professionally.

The event will take place in Schurman Market Square and Louis W. MacEachern Market Street in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event will run from 10:00 am until 2:00 pmon March 7 (storm date on Thursday, March 8).

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at careerfair@upei.ca!

Current third- and fourth-year Business students, co-op students, and recent Faculty of Business graduates are invited to a career fair exploring work in the federal public service.

The event is Wednesday, February 28 from 10:00 am until noon in Schurman Market Square and room 329 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

Please confirm your attendance by contacting business@upei.ca.

Curious about experiential learning? Wondering what it means in different classrooms and disciplines?

Experiential learning is a hot topic in education these days. Bring your lunch and join faculty from across campus for a fun showcase of 5 minute Lightning Talks on some of the various experiential opportunities and learning experiences that UPEI classrooms offer. There will be coffee, and a gong to keep things moving! 

Join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on March 7 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

All are welcome! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

On March 1, 2018 COWS will donate all of the proceeds of ice cream sales from their Charlottetown locations to the Canadian Mental Health Association, PEI Division in memory of former employee Jason Driscoll.

There will be a special pop up shop open at UPEI on March 1st at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre will be open 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm.

Come out and support the mental health! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present the following concerts in our ongoing series. All concerts take place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.

• Friday, March 9 at 7:30 PM: Vocal Chamber Music featuring UPEI Music Majors in performance directed by Sung Ha Shin-Bouey and Stephen Bouey. Admission: Adults $15/Students $10
   
• Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 PM: Senior Recital featuring Leah Jordan, clarinet; Frances McBurnie, piano. Admission FREE
   
• Sunday, March 11 at 2:30 PM: Gregory B. Irvine, tuba; Dale Sorensen, trombone; Frances McBurnie, piano. Admission Adults $20/Students $15

Tickets (where applicable) are available at the door. 

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations for where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The feedback you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path. In this workshop offered by the E-Learning Office instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. The workshop will take place on Monday, March 5th from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER!

The 2017 T4s are now available electronically through your Campus Login. For those also requiring a paper copy, please email payroll@upei.ca. T4As are separate forms issued by financial services and you will receive a notification from financial services if this is applicable to you.

A new capability in Moodle makes it possible to create scannable paper tests using your Moodle question bank. If you've been using multiple choice tests in your face-to-face class, this can help you save some grading time.

The E-Learning Office will demo the process of how these sheets work and how they're graded. If you're interested in attending, please register here.

If you cannot attend during one of these times, please feel free to email jbhogan@upei.ca to set up a time that works for you.

Are you familiar with Open Educational Resources but want to learn more? Are you curious about the ways that you can self publish? The Robertson Library offers tools and software for students and faculty to help them write and publish their own research.

Join Meghan Landry and Kim Mears from the Robertson Library as they discuss self-publishing in the context of Open Educational Resources Week from March 5-9, 2018.

They will introduce faculty and students to Pressbooks, a software that allows users to upload or write their own material and publish it in a variety of accessible formats, such as a webbook, PDF (for print), PDF (for digital distribution), ePUB, MOBI, XML, and more. If online books are not your thing, the Library also has the capability of printing book material.

This event will take place on March 7 from 9:30 to 10:00 am in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Questions may be sent to Meghan Landry at mllandry@upei.ca.

A presentation will be given in the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program Series Presentation on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Research Centre, Room 212. The Presenter is Aleya Quilty, Master of Science student in Chemistry. The title of her talk is "Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) used in Carbon Capture and Storage". 

All are welcome to attend!

The Department of Psychology is pleased to present two candidates for the position of Faculty Member and Director of Training for UPEI’s new Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program. Each candidate will give two talks: the first is a simulated classroom presentation about their research and the second will outline their vision for the PsyD at UPEI.

Please join us for the following presentations:

• On Friday, March 2 at 10:00 am, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present her research talk entitled “Women mothering in diverse family situations: Emerging research questions”. The presentation will take place in Main Building, room 213.

• On Friday, March 2 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present “Planning for a successful and sustainable PsyD program at UPEI”. The presentation will take place in McDougall Hall 328.

• On Thursday, March 15 at 2:30 pm, Dr. Stephen Butler will present his research talk entitled “The role of treatment evaluations in improving young people’s mental health: The case of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). It will take place in McDougall Hall, room 243.

• On Friday, March 16 at 9:45 am, Dr. Stephen Butler will present "Achieving excellence: A blueprint for the PsyD program at UPEI". It will take place in Main Building, room 213.

All are welcome to attend!

Have you enjoyed watching the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea? Here is another fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy knowing more about Korean culture!

The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Program, and its Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special public talk by the first invited speaker of our new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series:

Professor Don L. Baker from the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will deliver a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on March 8 from 2:30 to 3:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge (room 201), SDU Main Building.

As the first of our international seminar and speaker series, this is a wonderful lecture topic for understanding the religious-cultural transformation of Buddhism in modern Korea under the influence of Japan, changing Korean values, Christianity, and Western ideas.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.

Check out the latest issue of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre newsletter by clicking here! A special nod of appreciation to the staff at UPEI Marketing and Communications for their services in the creation of this newsletter.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Alice Crook: acrook@upei.ca.

The Summer course schedule is now available in the myUPEI Course Catalogue under the term "2018S". The 2018 Fall and 2019 Winter course schedules / registration dates will be available in the coming weeks. A further notice will be posted when more information is available.

For the 2018S (Summer term), registration for all students opens on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 12:00 am Atlantic Time

Please note that:

1. outstanding account balances may impact a student's ability to register. Please check well before registration to ensure all balances are paid.
2. effective immediately, NO DEPOSIT will be required prior to registration for current returning students.
3. any questions regarding registration may be directed to registrar@upei.ca.

Join us Wednesday, March 7 for this years Career and Summer Job Fair!

This event is free to attend for all UPEI Students, and offers a great opportunity to meet with employers and recruiters to start networking, find a summer job, or kick start a career. Be prepared to present yourself professionally.

The event will take place in Schurman Market Square and Louis W. MacEachern Market Street in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event will run from 10:00 am until 2:00 pmon March 7 (storm date on Thursday, March 8).

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at careerfair@upei.ca!

Grab a slice of our 550 Pizza for lunch at Samuel's Cafe as well as the AVC Cafe! Topped with Glasgow Glen Farm's gouda cheese and your choice of pepperoni, veggie, and a different featured pizza every week, you can enjoy a huge slice on its own or pair it with a combo.

For our menus, hours, and dining locations, please click here.