Please join us for this year's Let's Talk Teaching Day on Tuesday, September 6, at 10:00 a.m. in HSB 104. The theme of the day is "Finding Common Ground." We all teach, but what we teach, how we teach, why we teach, and even who we teach are often different. Are these differences important to our sense of ourselves as a faculty—and to our notions of what a university education is for? How do these differences affect student expectations and performance as they move between Faculties and Schools during their degrees—and how can we help them negotiate those differences? In short, how can we find—and clearly articulate—some "common ground" for our teaching at UPEI? A combination of larger group and smaller break-out group discussions will address such questions as Who is in our classrooms—and why are they there? How does this make a difference in our teaching? How do we use class time? What is the point/purpose of class time? How do we think about the relationships among teaching, retention, and success? How does technology get used in our classrooms? What is the relationship between our technology use and (our expectations for) student learning? How do we articulate relationship between teaching and learning in our different Faculties and Schools? What is the point of a university education? How do we tell the story of life after university—to students, to parents, to community members, to ourselves? Our aim will be to generate some concrete strategies to take back to our Faculties and Schools, our units, and our classrooms that address "finding common ground."  Coffee and breakfast snacks will be served at 9:40; the day will begin at 10:00; lunch will be provided at noon; and we plan to wrap up between 2:30 and 3:00.  If you have any questions, please email Gerald at the Faculty Development Office: fdo@upei.ca or (902) 620-5217.

Join the staff of the UPEI International Relations Office Friday morning at 9am at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for breakfast. We have a full day of activities and information sessions prepared for our new international students. Online registration for the September 2nd event has now closed, but late arriving students can still direct Inquiries about ISO to Richelle Greathouse rgreathouse@upei.ca

This is a follow-up orientation session for international students. Students who were unable to attend the Friday session are welcome to join staff of the IRO for this alternate session. Between the hours of 1:30-2:30pm we will also introduce students to the many supports and services available to them as new UPEI students.   http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/international-students

The School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be holding their annual Student, Faculty, and Staff Orientation Day at Parks Canada's Greenwich location on Friday, September 9, 2016. This is a great day for the School to celebrate a new year, welcome students and make them feel at home, and continue a long-standing tradition of design activities.

Due to unforseen circumstances, the Family Friendly Event scheduled for September 4th has been postponed to Sept 25th. Sorry for any incovenience.  Contact Elyse at ecottrell@upei.ca with any questions. 

Are you new to graduate studies at UPEI? Do you want to meet fellow grad students? Want to meet your Graduate Students’ Association and the other services available to you on campus?  Come out to our Graduate Student Orientation!  Pizza will be served!   

Financial representatives from Scotiabank will be on campus to lead a workshop on student finances. This will be a great event for new international students to attend, but all students are welcome. Topics covered include: budgeting, savings plans, using credit wisely, and many more.

Open to all UPEI students! Learn about the various scholarship and award opportunities at UPEI. The session includes UPEI's Celebrating Student Achievement program, how to identify specific scholarship opportunities on UPEI's website, an overview of the 1st and 2nd Semester Award Cycles, discussion on the George Coles Bursary and Island Student Award program, and general information about what to include in an application. For further information, please contact Keith Lawlor by telephone at 902-620-5187, or email kjlawlor@upei.ca. Alternatively, please visit the Scholarships and Awards Office in Kelley Memorial Building Room 232. 

Open to all UPEI students! Learn about the various scholarship and award opportunities at UPEI. The session includes UPEI's Celebrating Student Achievement program, how to identify specific scholarship opportunities on UPEI's website, an overview of the 1st and 2nd Semester Award Cycles, discussion on the George Coles Bursary and Island Student Award program, and general information about what to include in an application. For further information, please contact Keith Lawlor by telephone at 902-620-5187, or email kjlawlor@upei.ca. Alternatively, please visit the Scholarships and Awards Office in Kelley Memorial Building Room 232. 

Open to all UPEI students! Learn about the various scholarship and award opportunities at UPEI. The session includes UPEI's Celebrating Student Achievement program, how to identify specific scholarship opportunities on UPEI's website, an overview of the 1st and 2nd Semester Award Cycles, discussion on the George Coles Bursary and Island Student Award program, and general information about what to include in an application. For further information, please contact Keith Lawlor by telephone at 902-620-5187, or email kjlawlor@upei.ca. Alternatively, please visit the Scholarships and Awards Office in Kelley Memorial Building Room 232.