Message from the VPAR to Students: Updates on Return-to-Class Information
The following message was emailed to UPEI students to their UPEI email accounts on April 20, 2023, on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research.
Dear Students,
The University administration has been in communication with the UPEI Student Union leadership and has received many emails and questions from students, including those who organized the student rally on Monday. We appreciate your feedback and the challenges some students are experiencing in the return to class.
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Student Design Expo
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering’s annual Design Expo is Friday, April 28. Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the FSDE building. Each project is the result of collaboration between FSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partner’s unique challenges. Projects are available for viewing from 1-3:30 pm. All are welcome!
Welcome to campus - Shad UPEI 2023
The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to welcome participants with the Shad UPEI program to campus. Shad is a month-long program for grade 10 and 11 students coming from all regions of Canada, who are some of the most passionate dreamers in Gen Z. Over the next four weeks, they will dive into hands-on learning that prepares them to tackle social and economic challenges with a STEAM lens and collaborate with peers to design a solution to a real-world problem as they engage with academic and entrepreneurial mentors. And they will get to experience beautiful PEI in July.
UPEI’s 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series presents public lectures by renowned scholars
Two renowned scholars will give public lectures at UPEI this spring as part of the 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series presented by the UPEI Faculty of Arts and Asian Studies Program. Each lecture will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, starting at 2:15 pm.
On Thursday, April 27, Dr. Philip J. Ivanhoe, chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, will give a lecture titled “Oneness, Virtue, and Happiness: Confucian, Comparative, and Contemporary Perspectives.”
Clarinet quintet featuring Dr. Karem Simon and string quartet
The UPEI Department of Music’s faculty recital featuring clarinetist Karem J. Simon and a string quartet--Sean Kemp and Karen Graves, violinists; Jeffrey Bazett-Jones, violist; and Natalie Williams Calhoun, cellist--will take place at Hillcrest United Church in Montague at 7:30 pm. Admission is by a free-will offering.
Clarinet quintet featuring Dr. Karem Simon and string quartet
The UPEI Department of Music’s faculty recital featuring clarinetist Karem J. Simon and a string quartet--Sean Kemp and Karen Graves, violinists; Jeffrey Bazett-Jones, violist; and Natalie Williams Calhoun, cellist--will take place at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Charlottetown at 7:30 pm. Admission is $30 for adults and $10 for students at the door.
UPEI Department of Music clarinet quintet recitals to take place April 22 and 29
The UPEI Department of Music’s faculty recitals featuring clarinetist Karem J. Simon will now take place on Saturday, April 22, at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Charlottetown and on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Hillcrest United Church in Montague. Both performances will be at 7:30 pm.
Collaborating with Dr. Simon will be a string quartet consisting of Sean Kemp and Karen Graves, violinists; Jeffrey Bazett-Jones, violist; and Natalie Williams Calhoun, cellist. The performance will present two masterpieces for clarinet and string quartet by Mozart and Brahms.
Faculty Development Summer Institute
The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education is a multi-day institute of talks, activities, and workshops focused on active learning. The goal of this institute is to bring together post-secondary instructors who are passionate about engaging their students through active learning. Our team of dynamic facilitators is planning a research-based program with learning activities that will allow participants to learn about active learning approaches that can enhance student learning and develop plans to incorporate active learning into their classes.
Message from the President: Supporting students through the end of the semester
The following message was also issued to UPEI employees by email to their UPEI email accounts.
Dear Faculty and Staff,
The last several weeks have been challenging, and I thank everyone in the University community for their patience and understanding. The University’s immediate focus is ensuring students are supported and can successfully complete the academic semester.
Basin Head ecosystem restoration project focus of Island Lecture Series presentation on April 25
The presentation by Marine ecologist Dr. Irené Novaczek that was previously scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, has been postponed until Tuesday, April 25. Dr. Novaczek will give a presentation about the ecosystem restoration project at Basin Head on April 25 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI.
