FSDE candidate presentation by Dr. Scott Flemming

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing two candidates for a tenure track position in Engineering Design. Each candidate is invited to provide a public presentation and everyone is welcome to attend. Dr. Scott Flemming will present on August 11, 2022, at 9:30 am and Dr. Stephanie Roth on August 12, at 10 am, both in FSDE 205.

Dr. Scott Flemming (9:30 am August 11, 2022, FSDE 205)

FSDE candidate presentations by Dr. Stephanie Roth

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing two candidates for a tenure track position in Engineering Design. Each candidate is invited to provide a public presentation and everyone is welcome to attend. Dr. Scott Flemming will present on August 11, 2022, at 9:30 am and Dr. Stephanie Roth on August 12, at 10 am, both in FSDE 205.

Dr. Stephanie Roth (10:00 am August 12, 2022, FSDE 205)

New digital map tells the history of transportation in Charlottetown

Active transportation is much in the news these days, but not so many years ago, cities, including Charlottetown, relied primarily on human- and horsepower to move people and goods around.

Dr. Josh MacFadyen, Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities at UPEI, has launched an interactive digital story map of historical transportation in Charlottetown, covering the days of human- and horse-powered transportation to the coming of the automobile.

UPEI receives funding for upgrades for 2023 Canada Winter Games

UPEI will receive $300,000 through ACOA's Canada Community Revitalization Fund to update facilities in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. The funding is one of two revitalization projects, totalling $1.3 million, announced by the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister Responsible for ACOA, on August 5 at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

The following is a news release issued by ACOA after the announcement:

University's letter to the Minister in response to UPEI Faculty Association

The following message and letter was distributed by email to faculty and staff on August 5, 2022.

 

On Friday, August 5, 2022, the UPEI Faculty Association bargaining team advised that they filed for conciliation, and further, the Faculty Association declared that as a result, direct collective bargaining is now at an end. The University believes this is premature. Our letter to the Minister is attached.