Campus Notices
It is Summer Reunion time here at UPEI!
Summer Reunion takes place from July 27-29, with many exciting events to celebrate our reunion groups.
Event highlights include:
- SDU All Years' Mass - Friday, July 28, 11:00 am
- SDU All Years' Luncheon - Friday, July 28, 12:30 pm
- All Years' Campus Tour - Friday, July 28, 5:00 pm
- All Years' Milestone Reunion Reception - Friday, July 28, 6:00 pm
- PWC Summer Reunion - Saturday, July 29, 2:00 pm
To learn more, visit upei.ca/summerreunion
This summer's student and faculty interdisciplinary research forum and workshop will take place on Wednesday, July 26, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142.
We invite attendance from all people from campus, community, and government interested in music from different disciplinary perspectives. A particular focus is the issue of equal access to music education in the public school system, integrating the work and ideas of students and faculty researchers, practitioners (teachers), musicians, and community members. Registration is required for planning purposes. Please follow this link. For more information, please email Annabel Cohen (Psychology) at acohen@upei.ca or Linyuan Guo Brennan (Education) at liguo@upei.ca.
The Faculty of Education invites everyone to attend Paulina Maria Huayamave's public presentation of her PhD dissertation proposal research titled "Transformative Teacher Education in Search of the Sumak Kawsay (the Good Living): A Mixed-Methods Study on Critical Global Citizenship Education in Ecuador."
Please join us in person in Memorial Hall 417 or through Zoom at https://upei.zoom.us/j/63649137607?pwd=M1RxQ1JmZDZrZWFKWXYxdHorZkdJQT09 (Meeting ID: 636 4913 7607, Passcode: 842362)
UPEI's Marketing and Production unit is actively working to improve the accessibility of our website content. The majority of this work can be managed by our web team; however, UPEI staff, faculty, and students can help improve the overall accessibility of our site.
Visit the Marketing and Communications team site on myUPEI to find out why web accessibility is important, and to access resources and tools for creating accessible documents.
If you have any questions about web accessibility, the provided resources, and our work, please contact web@upei.ca.
The University of Prince Edward Island community is saddened to learn of the passing of James "Jim" MacAulay, Saint Dunstan's University alumnus and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from UPEI. Campus flags have been lowered to half-mast in his memory.
Read the full story on upei.ca. His obituary can be viewed at https://www.belvederefh.com/obituary/James-MacAulay
UPEI sends its deepest condolences to Dr. MacAulay’s family and friends.
This summer's student and faculty interdisciplinary research forum and workshop will take place on Wednesday, July 26, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142.
We invite attendance from all people from campus, community, and government interested in music from different disciplinary perspectives. A particular focus is the issue of equal access to music education in the public school system, integrating the work and ideas of students and faculty researchers, practitioners (teachers), musicians, and community members. Registration is required for planning purposes. Please follow this link. For more information, please email Annabel Cohen (Psychology) at acohen@upei.ca or Linyuan Guo Brennan (Education) at liguo@upei.ca.
UPEI employees who pay for their parking permits through payroll deduction can now renew their permits for 2023-2024. Permits with no expiry date (Lots B, C, and reserved spaces) must be renewed yearly. All permit holders will be reassigned to their current lot/space; new employees will be assigned to the general lots.
To renew your permit, please go to “Buy a staff or faculty parking pass” on the UPEI Security web page (NOTE: this link will not work with Internet Explorer). All fields with a RED asterisk must be filled, including your office phone number and whether you have an electric vehicle.
Please note the following:
- If you wish to add additional information after you have submitted your form, you must submit a new application and inform parking@upei.ca that you have done so.
- If you change your vehicle, please email parking@upei.ca with the make, model, province or state, and plate number.
- If a student in your household is attending UPEI starting in September and has their own vehicle, please include their vehicle information, name, and student ID number on your application.
- If your permit is for a gated lot and a student in your household will be using your vehicle to come and go during the workday, please include their information on the application as an additional driver.
- If you use payroll deduction, and no longer wish to use a UPEI lot to park, please email parking@upei.ca so we can stop your deduction.
- Employees who park in Lots B, C, F, and G and are taking a leave of absence must email parking@upei.ca with their ID #, name, departure date, and expected return date in order to maintain access to their assigned lot.
- If you would like to be added to the wait list for a designated lot or wish to change lots, please email parking@upei.ca with the following information:
- employee ID #
- name (last, first)
- phone number
- current lot
- requested lot:
- Note: If you are already on the waitlist, there is no need to resubmit. While you are on the waitlist, you will be reassigned to your current lot until a spot opens in your requested location.
Please direct any questions or information changes to parking@upei.ca
NOTE: Parking meters are enforced Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, year-round.
The Faculty of Education invites everyone to attend Paulina Maria Huayamave's public presentation of her PhD dissertation proposal research titled "Transformative Teacher Education in Search of the Sumak Kawsay (the Good Living): A Mixed-Methods Study on Critical Global Citizenship Education in Ecuador."
Please join us in person in Memorial Hall 417 or through Zoom at https://upei.zoom.us/j/63649137607?pwd=M1RxQ1JmZDZrZWFKWXYxdHorZkdJQT09 (Meeting ID: 636 4913 7607, Passcode: 842362)
With the recent release of the Rubin Thomlinson report, the University has coordinated two new confidential processes to support faculty and staff who have experienced harm from harassment, sexual violence, or discrimination at UPEI.
Confidential personal counselling
The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has engaged a psychologist, who is bilingual (English and French), to meet individually with faculty and staff Tuesday and Wednesday mornings throughout the summer.
Employees may email Caylin Jenkins at cbjenkins@upei.ca, indicating “Appointment required” in the subject line. Caylin will coordinate their appointment with the psychologist and confirm the location of the appointment.
Making a confidential disclosure
People have asked about the process for making disclosures of incidents of harassment or discrimination by senior executive members of the University. The University has established an independent third-party process to address any such issues with Resonance Inc., a multidisciplinary human resources firm, based in Saint John, NB, that specializes in workplace assessments. The contact person at Resonance is Trisha Perry, who may be reached at tperry@resonanceinc.ca or (506)799-0412.
This summer's student and faculty interdisciplinary research forum and workshop will take place on Wednesday, July 26, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142.
We invite attendance from all people from campus, community, and government interested in music from different disciplinary perspectives. A particular focus is the issue of equal access to music education in the public school system, integrating the work and ideas of students and faculty researchers, practitioners (teachers), musicians, and community members. Registration is required for planning purposes. Please follow this link. For more information, please email Annabel Cohen (Psychology) at acohen@upei.ca or Linyuan Guo Brennan (Education) at liguo@upei.ca.
ITSS will be migrating the Health Sciences Building (HSB) to our new network on Saturday, July 22. We expect minimal disruption to staff and faculty during this time.
Once the migration is complete, please contact our helpdesk at helpdesk@upei.ca or call 902-566-0465 if you experience any network issues.
Please note that this migration will not affect WiFi.
Thank you,
The ITSS Team
The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2023 Pride Parade on Saturday, July 29 and invites all students, alumni, staff, and faculty to join them by meeting at 11:00 a.m. on parade day at Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:00 p.m. and ends approximately at 12:30 p.m.
All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own! Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour! Additionally, the Student Union will be handing out bucket hats, flags, fans, and stickers.
For a full schedule of the week's events, check out the 2023 PEI Pride Festival website.
If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Come show your Pride!
The Faculty of Education invites everyone to attend Paulina Maria Huayamave's public presentation of her PhD dissertation proposal research titled "Transformative Teacher Education in Search of the Sumak Kawsay (the Good Living): A Mixed-Methods Study on Critical Global Citizenship Education in Ecuador."
Please join us in person in Memorial Hall 417 or through Zoom at https://upei.zoom.us/j/63649137607?pwd=M1RxQ1JmZDZrZWFKWXYxdHorZkdJQT09 (Meeting ID: 636 4913 7607, Passcode: 842362)
In our effort to make Prince Edward Island a better place to live, work and play, we invite all Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Communities on PEI to share your personal lived experiences of racism. Whether you’ve always called PEI home, or if you are a newcomer or a past resident, this is your opportunity to be heard.
The survey will touch on your personal experiences of encountering racism within various systems, like healthcare, education, employment, and housing.
Your responses will remain confidential and anonymous, and will contribute to a research study led by BIPOC-USHR.
To access the survey, click the link here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJ2VQ6K
Questions? Please reach out to: research@bipocushr.org or sroy@upei.ca
Doing this survey may trigger traumatic memories. If you need supportive resources, please visit the links below.
https://www.healingincolour.com/directory
https://www.blacktherapistlist.com/
https://counselling.students.yorku.ca/coping-with-race-related-stress
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/healing-within/202206/the-healing-racial-trauma
This survey is made possible with support from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
#Healthcare #Housing #Education #Employment #EvidenceBasedPolicy #AntiRacism #LivedExperience
The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2023 Pride Parade on Saturday, July 29 and invites all students, alumni, staff, and faculty to join them by meeting at 11:00 a.m. on parade day at Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:00 p.m. and ends approximately at 12:30 p.m.
All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own! Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour! Additionally, the Student Union will be handing out bucket hats, flags, fans, and stickers.
For a full schedule of the week's events, check out the 2023 PEI Pride Festival website.
If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Come show your Pride!
The deadline for Fall 2023 Tuition Waivers is August 18, 2023. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver fillable forms can be found on the main page of MyUPEI under UPEI Forms.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at (902) 566- 0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.
Please note that the student accounts office, room 202 Dalton Hall, will close at 1:00 pm on July 19 for the UPEI Staff Forum. We will reopen at the conclusion of the forum.
On Wednesday, July 19, between 10:30 pm and midnight, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on the Remote Desktop Services accessed via the website myDesktop.upei.ca. During this time, any remote desktops or applications accessed via this site will be unavailable, including RX Works.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2023 Pride Parade on Saturday, July 29 and invites all students, alumni, staff, and faculty to join them by meeting at 11:00 a.m. on parade day at Terry Fox Drive in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:00 p.m. and ends approximately at 12:30 p.m.
All you need to do to join the UPEI parade team is to be yourself and be ready to wave and cheer. If you like, you can purchase a UPEI Pride t-shirt from the bookstore or you can make your own! Wear a UPEI shirt or hat and add a little Pride colour! Additionally, the Student Union will be handing out bucket hats, flags, fans, and stickers.
For a full schedule of the week's events, check out the 2023 PEI Pride Festival website.
If you’re unable to make it to the Parade, don your bright rainbow colours all week to express your support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Come show your Pride!
Join your fellow colleagues for the third annual UPEI Plant Pals Plant Swap on Thursday, July 20, from noon to 1:00 pm in the quad in front of Dalton Hall. Trade plants and trimmings with other staff and faculty; finally repot that office plant outgrowing its container; or offer up slips/cuttings to folks looking to spruce up their office spaces!
Please bring what supplies you can, and, even better, if you have enough to share. Let's take care of our office greenery while enjoying a little visit with our coworkers! 🌱
Email Shannon at smsnow@upei.ca or Jenna at jengaudet@upei.ca with any questions.
