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

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 University is committed to listening to and learning from the various members of the campus community with regard to the issues outlined in the recently released Rubin Thomlinson report. Following the first general community town hall held in June, Interim President Keefe committed to further sessions with individual stakeholder groups. 

The next forum is for active UPEI staff only (union and non-unionized) on Wednesday, July 19, at 1:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium in Don and Marion McDougall Hall (MCDH 242). The Staff Forum will also be available via Zoom. If you are a UPEI staff member and unable to participate in person, please email communications@upei.ca to receive the Zoom link. 

Additional smaller group sessions for Faculties and administrative units will be held throughout July and August. Sessions for students, alumni, and retired employees will be held in August and September.

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!

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 is committed to listening to and learning from the various members of the campus community with regard to the issues outlined in the recently released Rubin Thomlinson report. Following the first general community town hall held in June, Interim President Keefe committed to further sessions with individual stakeholder groups. 

The next forum is for active UPEI staff only (union and non-unionized) on Wednesday, July 19, at 1:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium in Don and Marion McDougall Hall (MCDH 242). The Staff Forum will also be available via Zoom. If you are a UPEI staff member and unable to participate in person, please email communications@upei.ca to receive the Zoom link. 

Additional smaller group sessions for Faculties and administrative units will be held throughout July and August. Sessions for students, alumni, and retired employees will be held in August and September.

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!

Women in Cognitive Science Canada

Under the auspices of the UPEI Department of Psychology; Faculties of Arts, Science, Business, and Sustainable Design Engineering; and the Office of the Associate Vice-President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies. In conjunction with the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior & Cognitive Science, and Women in Cognitive Science Canada  (WICS-C)

Program

3:00–3:15 pm Coffee/ Introductions and meet and greet fellow faculty and student researchers and future graduate students

3:15–4:00 pm Keynote speaker: Dr. Debra Titone, Canada Research Chair in Language & Multilingualism (Tier I), and Associate Vice-Principal Research, McGill University, co-founder of Women in Cognitive Science Canada (NSERC/CSBBCS funded)

“Women in Cognitive Science Canada:  A Grass-roots Effort to Foster Disciplinary Equity and Inclusivity”

4:00–4:15 pm Refreshment break

4:15–5:50 pm WICSC+ streamed from annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior & Cognitive Science, University of Guelph

4:15–4:30 pm Welcome, updates, and new data: Penny Pexman and Michelle Yang

4:30–4:45 pm WICSC awards presentations: Penny Pexman and Chris Oriet

4:50–5:50 pm Tri-Agency Awards Panel and Q & A  (unpacking grant and scholarship applications)

Hosted by the WICSC trainee board with panelists Penny Pexman (Vanier Committee), Karl Spuznar (NSERC Committee), and Sabrina Alam (Post-doc)

6:00–7:00 pm Dinner (pizza, salad, fruit) and networking, Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome. 

Please RSVP for planning purposes to airs@upei.ca.

Contact acohen@upei.ca for further information.

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.

The UPEI English Language Centre is looking for families to host high school students from Japan who are visiting UPEI for two weeks in August.   If you are interested in hosting, please contact homestay@upei.ca for further details. 

Daniel Cousins, a third-year UPEI student in the Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program, is planning PEI’s first TEDx event, tentatively set for October 13, 2023, and is looking for ideas from faculty, students, and alumni. 

UPEI faculty, students, alumni, and community members can pitch their idea for a talk by submitting a TEDx application before midnight (11:59 pm), July 17, 2023. Interviews will be conducted as applications come in to determine the successful talk idea.

As TEDx events are regional, speakers must be current residents of Prince Edward Island (Island born, “come from away,” or on the Island to study) so that voices of those who live on the Island can be showcased. TED talks are 18 minutes and can cover a wide variety of topics, but must fall within four strict rules. Read the article to learn more about the guidelines.

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.

Taking a summer course and looking for some support with a writing or research assignment or presentation? Teaching a course and need a place to send students for support with an assignment? Keep us in mind.

The Writing Centre will be open, offering a limited schedule but with appointments available six days a week, in RL 274 (closed Saturdays) from Friday, July 7, to Thursday, August 10.  As always, to see our schedule and make an appointment, go to https://upei.mywconline.com/

Our summer tutors can also help you refine resumés and cover letters!

Have a great summer, everyone!

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

Women in Cognitive Science Canada

Under the auspices of the UPEI Department of Psychology; Faculties of Arts, Science, Business, and Sustainable Design Engineering; and the Office of the Associate Vice-President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies. In conjunction with the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior & Cognitive Science, and Women in Cognitive Science Canada  (WICS-C)

Program

3:00–3:15 pm Coffee/ Introductions and meet and greet fellow faculty and student researchers and future graduate students

3:15–4:00 pm Keynote speaker: Dr. Debra Titone, Canada Research Chair in Language & Multilingualism (Tier I), and Associate Vice-Principal Research, McGill University, co-founder of Women in Cognitive Science Canada (NSERC/CSBBCS funded)

“Women in Cognitive Science Canada:  A Grass-roots Effort to Foster Disciplinary Equity and Inclusivity”

4:00–4:15 pm Refreshment break

4:15–5:50 pm WICSC+ streamed from annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior & Cognitive Science, University of Guelph

4:15–4:30 pm Welcome, updates, and new data: Penny Pexman and Michelle Yang

4:30–4:45 pm WICSC awards presentations: Penny Pexman and Chris Oriet

4:50–5:50 pm Tri-Agency Awards Panel and Q & A  (unpacking grant and scholarship applications)

Hosted by the WICSC trainee board with panelists Penny Pexman (Vanier Committee), Karl Spuznar (NSERC Committee), and Sabrina Alam (Post-doc)

6:00–7:00 pm Dinner (pizza, salad, fruit) and networking, Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome. 

Please RSVP for planning purposes to airs@upei.ca.

Contact acohen@upei.ca for further information.

The UPEI English Language Centre is looking for families to host high school students from Japan who are visiting UPEI for two weeks in August.   If you are interested in hosting, please contact homestay@upei.ca for further details. 

The UPEI Student Union will be participating in the 2023 Pride Parade on Saturday, July 29, and invites all students, staff, and faculty to join them! Participants are asked to meet at 11:00 a.m. on parade day in the parking lot behind the provincial government buildings on Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. Look for the Panther Patrol van! The parade begins at 12:00 p.m. and ends at approximately 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!

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.

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 English Language Centre is looking for families to host high school students from Japan who are visiting UPEI for two weeks in August.   If you are interested in hosting, please contact homestay@upei.ca for further details.