UPEI staff member wins national service award
Dr. Yuqin Gong, manager of institutional research at UPEI, won the Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association’s (CIRPA) 2023 Outstanding Service Award on Oct 23, 2023, during the annual CIRPA conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Faculty Recital featuring Magdalena von Eccher, piano
On Saturday, January 13, at 7:30 pm, the UPEI Department of Music will present a Faculty Recital featuring Magdalena von Eccher on the SDU Stage, Dr. Steel Recital Hall, at UPEI.
This solo piano recital will feature a diverse program of works ranging from W. A. Mozart to Kelly-Marie Murphy, centering around a group of works by Clara and Robert Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn and her brother Felix, and Johannes Brahms. Steeped in lyricism and poetry, the recital will be a vivid portrayal of Magdalena's broad range of musical interests.
UPEI joins Academics Without Borders Network
The University of Prince Edward Island has recently joined the Academics Without Borders (AWB) Network, and Dr. Ann Braithwaite, professor of Diversity and Social Justice Studies at UPEI, has been elected to the AWB board of directors.
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What brought you to UPEI? Why did you choose to teach here?
I grew up about three kilometres from UPEI. My parents still live in the same house!
Workshop re preparing a teaching dossier for an academic job search
What do you do when you start sending job ads to your graduate students and notice that the ads ask for a teaching dossier? You encourage your students to come to this workshop to learn about preparing a teaching dossier for an academic job search. This workshop can also be helpful for colleagues with term contracts or postdoctoral fellows. Need some basic details on writing a teaching philosophy statement as well as the teaching dossier?
Workshop re preparing a teaching dossier for tenure and promotion
Are you thinking about preparing your file for tenure/permanency and/or promotion? Get started by learning about the basics of teaching philosophy statements and teaching dossiers by checking out the resources in the Professional Growth, Development and Identity Domain of the Academic Instructional Skills Program. Then bring your questions to our workshop, and Dr.
Lunch and Learn: An Introduction to ACENET
Are you running complex computational processes that your computer is struggling to handle? Are you having trouble managing large datasets? Join us for a lunch and learn session about the free research computing tools, resources, and training that ACENET offers. These services can help you more quickly and efficiently run large-scale simulations and analyses, host web-based applications, and run calculations that regular computers can’t handle.
Deloitte Canada’s Campus Recruitment Winter 2024 Virtual Information Session
Deloitte Canada’s Campus Recruitment team will be hosting a virtual information session on January 11, 2024. At this session, you will have the opportunity to learn about Deloitte Canada’s services and understand the impact they are making for our people, country, clients, and communities.
Explore your potential with Deloitte and learn about the endless opportunities for learning, growth, and development.
Register today at https://cvent.me/BbMevb.
Large numbers attend UPEI's New Year's Day Levee
Once again this year, UPEI and the UPEI Alumni Association hosted a successful New Year's Day Levee with UPEI interim President and Vice-Chancellor Greg Keefe greeting over 400 levee-goers. Joining President Keefe in the receiving line to wish attendees warm greetings for 2024 were the Hon. Diane Griffin, Chancellor Elect; Sjors Reijers, Vice-President, UPEI Alumni Association; Camille Mady, President, UPEI Student Union; and Debbie Keefe.
UPEI Panthers this Week (January 1–7, 2024)
The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to Minor Sports Weekend from January 5–7 when youth (ages 17 and under) wearing a jersey will be admitted free to any UPEI home game.
Friday, January 5
AT HOME:
6:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers (5-4) host the University of New Brunswick Reds (7-1) at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The Panthers lost the first two games in this matchup.
