Update from the Chair of the Presidential Search Committee
The following message was also distributed to students, staff, and faculty by email on February 16, 2024.
Dear Members of the Campus Community,
I am excited to share that the Presidential Search Committee (PSC) has reached the next stage in the search process: we have a short list of three exceptional candidates for UPEI’s next president and vice-chancellor. We will be inviting each candidate for an in-person interview as well as an opportunity to tour and experience our campus. The dates of the candidate visits are March 8, 11, and 18.
IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Global Women’s (and Allies) breakfast (GWB) will be held at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 7:30–9:30 am.
Research Breakfast featuring Drs. Jay Penney and Aitazaz Farooque
The UPEI Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation is hosting a Research Breakfast featuring Dr. Jay Penney, associate professor of biomedical sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, who will present “Microglia: The brain's immune cells that impact neurodegeneration,” and Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Industry Research Chair in Precision Agriculture and associate dean, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, who will present “Development of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies to Ensure Food Security and Sustainability.”
Novelist Christine Higdon at Gallery Coffee Shop & Bistro March 5
Christine Higdon, writer, editor, graphic designer, rug hooker, and intersectional feminist, will talk about her artistic practice and read from her new novel, Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue, at The Gallery Coffee Shop on Great George Street, Charlottetown, on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 pm. The evening is sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts and The Bookmark. Admission is free.
Coffee Break Conversations: Teaching Experiences with AI
Our Coffee Break Conversation will be with Scott Cassidy and John McIntyre, co-chairs of UPEI’s GenAI Taskforce. Bring your favourite morning beverage and join us in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230. If you want to join us online, here's a zoom link .
Atlantic Veterinary College | AVC Open House
The Atlantic Veterinary College is pleased to present the AVC Open House from 10 am--2 pm This event is free, family-friendly, and open to the public and offers a behind-the-scenes look at AVC and veterinary medicine.
Registration deadline for 2024 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp
Today is the deadline to register for the Atlantic Veterinary College's award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camps, taking place July 8-August 2. This program offers a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine—from doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do! Registration is required to attend this camp.
Public art exhibition reception at Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation
Creative PEI will host a public reception for “Calamity: A Torrent and a Trickle,” a solo exhibition featuring drawings by Climate Artist-in-Residence Lisa Theriault, at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA), St. Peter’s Bay, on Saturday, February 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
Exciting volunteer opportunity for UPEI faculty and staff
UPEI faculty and staff have an exciting opportunity to volunteer with Academics Without Borders (AWB) in the area of online learning support and facilitation for AWB projects.
UPEI recently joined the Academics Without Borders/Universitaires sans frontières Network, a consortium of Canadian universities and colleges that support the mission of the organization. Dr. Ann Braithwaite is on the AWB board and the contact person for UPEI.
ACENET: Introduction to Python
Join ACENET and Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) in our Introduction to Python workshop series. Over three weeks, we will explore data analysis and visualization with Python, based on the Software Carpentry Lessons. Each week will build off the last; if you miss a week, check out the previous link to follow along!
No previous coding experience is necessary.
This workshop will take place over three sessions on:
