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.

Once again UPEI will host Let’s Listen, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event, and we are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health.

You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe listening and non-judgemental environment for all to listen to your story, then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation.

If you're interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Melissa Bruce at mjbruce@upei.ca by March 1.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for people to join their OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, a registry that is responsible for finding and matching volunteer donors to patients requiring stem cell transplants. For more information about OneMatch and the registration process check out the following link.

Canadian Blood Services will be set up on Tuesday February 27th from 11am-2pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse for those who are interested in joining. Anyone between the ages of 17-35 are eligible to register, and the registration process only takes 10 minutes and a cheek swab.

Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.

To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend an information session on Tuesday, March 13 at 5:00 pm in the Boardroom at The Confederation Centre of the Arts (Richmond Street Entrance).

Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please click here.

“Freedom to Read Week" runs from February 25 to March 3. It is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”--that includes having access to all reading materials!

Learn more about what the staff at the Robertson Library are doing for Freedom to Read Week by clicking here!

Students in Kinesiology 3420 at the University of PEI are looking for volunteers to participate in a project titled the PEI Health Survey. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the health of Prince Edward Islanders. We expect the questionnaire to take roughly 15 minutes to complete.

This research project has been approved by the UPEI Research Ethics Board.

Participation in this project is voluntary, and the researchers will not ask for your name. Whether or not you participate in the survey, and the answers you provide to survey questions, will not have any impact on your grade in this or future courses at UPEI.

If you are interested in participating in this research project, please email Dr Travis Saunders (trsaunders@upei.ca) or clicking here.

Please contact the UPEI Research Ethics Board at (902) 620-5104, or by email at reb@upei.ca if you have concerns about the ethical conduct of this study.

Dr. Remi Daigle, Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University and Laval University will present a coastal ecology seminar on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 11:40 in Duffy Science, Room 204. Dr. Daigle's talk is entitled "Using Data Science for the Sustainable Use of Ocean Resources".

All are welcome!

Please join us to hear from former study abroad students about their exciting adventures abroad! You will find out how to study at one of our partner schools around the world while paying UPEI tuition and fees.

Session 1
Wednesday, February 28, 3:00-4:00 pm
Kelley Memorial Building Boardroom - 234

Featured Speakers:
Nicole Cullicutt - Australia
Cameron Hastie - Germany

Session 2
Thursday, March 1, 2:30-3:30 pm
Kelley Memorial Building Boardroom - 234

Featured Speakers:
Morgan King - USA - Killam Fellowship
Andrew Whitehead - Australia
Katie Biccum - USA

Also find out about how UPEI can help offset some travel costs!

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.

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.

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 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!

All are welcome to attend this talk by Mount Allison University Professor of Philosophy Jane Dryden. Her talk on “Vulnerability, Control, and the Gut as Ambiguous Other” is aa paart of the UPEI Department Of Philosophy 2017-18 Speaker Series. View abstract and full event details by clicking here.

“Freedom to Read Week" runs from February 25 to March 3. It is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”--that includes having access to all reading materials!

Learn more about what the staff at the Robertson Library are doing for Freedom to Read Week by clicking here!

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!

The UPEI Multicultural Song Circle meets every Tuesday in SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge from 4:30 - 5:30. This is a non-audition singing group that shares songs of the many cultures and countries on the UPEI campus for fun, friendship,relaxation, and music-making.

All students, staff, faculty and community are welcome. Come when you can!

Come to the Atlantic Veterinary College this summer for an interactive, fun, and engaging venture into the world of veterinary medicine! At the college’s annual Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp, you will learn about animals, meet others who share your love of animals, and participate in fun, educational activities. You’ll get a taste of what being a veterinarian is really like!

Junior camps (grades 7–9) are scheduled for July 9–13 and July 16–20; senior camps (grades 10–12) take place from July 23–27 and July 30–August 3.
For more information and to apply, visit upei.ca/avc/camp, or call 902-566-0589. Deadline for applications is Friday, March 9, 2018.

The SJDAWC is calling for applications from potential graduate students for the 2018 Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship will support the training of researchers at the masters or doctoral level to pursue animal welfare research at the University of Prince Edward Island. Both applied or more fundamental approaches to research pertaining to animal welfare are welcome.

Applications for 2018 will be accepted until 5:0 pm (AST) Monday, March 5, 2018, with decisions to be announced in April. Students may take up their award at any time of the year but must do so within 12 months of the date of the letter of offer.

Click here for further application informition.

Please note: All potential graduate students must identify a graduate faculty member willing to supervise the student should the application be successful. This must be included with the application.

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.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for people to join their OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, a registry that is responsible for finding and matching volunteer donors to patients requiring stem cell transplants. For more information about OneMatch and the registration process check out the following link.

Canadian Blood Services will be set up on Tuesday February 27th from 11am-2pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse for those who are interested in joining. Anyone between the ages of 17-35 are eligible to register, and the registration process only takes 10 minutes and a cheek swab.

Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.