In order to accommodate UPEI computer classroom and lab software adds, drops, or modifications for the 2023 fall semester, we have set a firm deadline of JUNE 01, 2023.

It is critical that you email requests to smahar@upei.ca by the date above indicating the following:

• New software requirements (licensed or freeware) providing the software name and vendor
• Version upgrades to existing software (Are multiple versions required? If yes, provide specifics.)
• Software that can be decommissioned.

More information is available here

The Rhodes Scholarships program offers fully funded scholarships each year for full-time postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Rhodes Scholarships are for young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others, and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future.

Final information sessions, one in English and one in French, for students interested in applying for a Rhodes Scholarship are scheduled as follows:

English: May 24, 2023, 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET (2:00 to 3:00 pm ADT): https://rhodeshouse-ox-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nHRVoGmURCqG9F5PKds0Gw

French: May 24, 2023, 6:00 to 7:00 pm ET (7:00 to 8:00 pm ADT): https://rhodeshouse-ox-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xgGYnmM4RtOImr8cyY80Cw

The session will be similar to those hosted earlier this spring and will address what the scholarship is, what it covers, and how to apply, and there will be time for Q&A from attendees. Applications for this year open June 1, 2023, and close September 28, 2023. Interested students are encouraged to visit the webpage for more information: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/applications/canada/.

The Honourable Graydon Nicholas, a highly respected Wolastoqey Elder, lawyer, judge, social worker, and activist, will give a presentation titled “Inculturation in the Indigenous Context and Catholic Church” on Thursday, May 25, at 10 am, in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242, University of Prince Edward Island.

The lecture is hosted by the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies, and the UPEI Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre. The event is free and open to the public. 

Originally from Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, Nicholas is currently chancellor of St. Thomas University (STU). He served as lieutenant governor of New Brunswick from 2009–2014, becoming the first Indigenous person to hold the office. He has a Bachelor of Science from St. Francis Xavier University, a Bachelor of Law from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), and a Master of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. In 1991, Nicholas was appointed judge of the New Brunswick Provincial Court. He was the first Indigenous person in Atlantic Canada to earn a law degree and to be appointed a judge. He has received honorary degrees from St. Francis Xavier, Wilfrid Laurier, Mount Allison, and UNB. He has been given numerous awards for his long-standing community service, including the New Brunswick Human Rights Award, the Fredericton YMCA Peace Medallion, the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. 

The search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, announces upcoming public presentations by each of the finalist candidates. Since the search process began last summer, the committee has undertaken a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of stakeholder meetings on campus. Presentations are scheduled on the following dates/times: 

Dr. Andrew Mackin, Professor of Small Animal Medicine, and Department Head, Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University

• Public Presentation: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 9:00 to 10:00 am, AVC, Room 201N 

Dr. Chris Clark, Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Science, and Associate Dean, Academic, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

• Public Presentation: Thursday, May 25, 2023, 9:00 to 10:00 am, AVC, Room 201N

Dr. Dominique Griffon, Professor of Small Animal Surgery, and Associate Dean, Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, California

• Public Presentation: Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, AVC, Room 201N

 All are welcome to attend. For any who are unable to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available afterward for viewing from a secure site. Paper copies of each candidate's CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research. Following each presentation, you are invited to provide feedback on the candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca.

Register today! There is less than one week left until UPEI's Industry Research Networking Day, hosted by the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation!

Spaces are limited. Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/622516913847

This exciting event is focused on Biotech, Manufacturing, and Clean Tech research, and will feature short presentations from companies, UPEI faculty, and funding agencies, along with networking sessions.

• For Industry: Come learn about the expertise at UPEI, and connect with professors with relevant research programs

• For UPEI Faculty: Come learn about the research aims of local industry, and connect with companies with shared interests

Hear about the partnered government funding opportunities available from NRC, Mitacs, and NSERC for facilitating your research collaborations.

Speak with UPEI Business Development Officers at OCII to understand how we can best support your academic-industry partnerships.

Please follow OCII on LinkedIn or Twitter to stay up-to-date with this event and upcoming research opportunities.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, May 26, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the June 15 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI  Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full UPEI REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, May 26, 2023, for review at the June 21 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.

All research compliance applications, including for REB, must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal (https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/). Instructions for using the site are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance from 8 pm to 12 midnight. During this time, Colleague and parts of myUPEI will be offline.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca

The PEI Firefighters Association will be on campus on Thursday, June 16, at 1:00 pm to provide fire extinguisher training to any interested staff members of the campus community. If you have never used a fire extinguisher, this is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience without any danger during fully simulated training.

This event will be held in the outdoor area in front of the Central Utility Building. There will be a 15-20 minute discussion followed by a hands-on simulation!

Please register as spaces are limited due to the hands-on nature of the training. To register, contact Jacky Buell at HSE@upei.ca or 902-566-0901. The registration deadline is June 5, 2023.

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee has an employee focus on mental health and wellness initiatives on campus. We are looking for energetic and engaged faculty and staff representatives to assist with planning, promoting, and delivering activities and programs, and communicating information to faculty and staff within the group they represent. Meetings take place three to four times per year along with an annual planning session.

If you are interested and/or have questions about this fun and important committee, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca by Thursday, May 25. Let's keep our teams healthy and engaged! 

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the University Awards of Excellence on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Please join us from 1:00–2:30 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.  

Come to socialize and celebrate the achievements of our friends and co-workers at UPEI. Refreshments will be served! In recognition of the outstanding performance of our faculty and staff and their dedication to students and community, the annual University Awards of Excellence and 25-Year Service Awards will be presented at this event.  

Hope to see you there!

The search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, announces upcoming public presentations by each of the finalist candidates. Since the search process began last summer, the committee has undertaken a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of stakeholder meetings on campus. Presentations are scheduled on the following dates/times.

Dr. Preston Smith, Dean, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

• Public Presentation: Friday, May 12, 2023, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, KC Irving Building, Room 104 

Dr. Kent Stobart, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, and Vice-Dean, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

• Public Presentation: Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, KC Irving Building, Room 104 

All are welcome to attend. For any who are unable to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available afterward for viewing from a secure site. Paper copies of each candidate's CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research. Following each presentation, you are invited to provide feedback on the candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca.

The search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, announces upcoming public presentations by each of the finalist candidates. Since the search process began last summer, the committee has undertaken a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of stakeholder meetings on campus. Presentations are scheduled on the following dates/times: 

Dr. Andrew Mackin, Professor of Small Animal Medicine, and Department Head, Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University

• Public Presentation: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 9:00 to 10:00 am, AVC, Room 201N 

Dr. Chris Clark, Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Science, and Associate Dean, Academic, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

• Public Presentation: Thursday, May 25, 2023, 9:00 to 10:00 am, AVC, Room 201N

Dr. Dominique Griffon, Professor of Small Animal Surgery, and Associate Dean, Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, California

• Public Presentation: Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, AVC, Room 201N

 All are welcome to attend. For any who are unable to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available afterward for viewing from a secure site. Paper copies of each candidate's CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research. Following each presentation, you are invited to provide feedback on the candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, May 26, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the June 15 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI  Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full UPEI REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, May 26, 2023, for review at the June 21 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.

All research compliance applications, including for REB, must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal (https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/). Instructions for using the site are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance from 8 pm to 12 midnight. During this time, Colleague and parts of myUPEI will be offline.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca

From June 15 to 16, Memorial University will host the 2023 CBIE Atlantic Regional Meeting. This event will focus on the future of international education through a series of breakout sessions, roundtables, and networking activities.

The CBIE Atlantic Regional Meeting is an annual meeting of international education practitioners and is an opportunity to share knowledge, share resources, and keep abreast of immigration and other changes in the sector. This event also serves as an annual networking event for those involved in international education in Atlantic Canada and is a precursor to the national conference each November.

Why Attend This Event?

• Network with international education professionals.
• Hear from thought-leaders on important IE topics. 
• Participate in Q&A with sector stakeholders from Canada and the world. 

Who Will Be There?

• International education practitioners and leaders from K-12 schools, colleges, institutes, and universities.
• Corporate partners and association colleagues.
• Federal and provincial government officials.
• Register online at https://cbie.ca/upcoming-events/regional-meetings/atlantic-regional-meeting/

We've made it!  Convocation week has wrapped up, and we have the rest of the summer semester ahead of us. Many of us have been very focused on supporting students in recent weeks. Now it's time to look ahead. The title and tagline resonated when this article was published a couple of weeks ago. Does it resonate with you? 

‘They Need Us to Be Well’ The surprising recipe for building students’ emotional well-being in the classroom? Rest and joy — for professors.

As part of the UPEI Hearing Conservation Program, audiometric testing will take place on June 9 and 16, 2023 in Kelley Memorial Building, Room 313. These tests take approximately ten minutes to complete. 

It is important, especially in high-volume workplaces, to have your hearing tested annually. All are welcome to attend.

Please pre-register for audiometric testing by contacting Jacky Buell at HSE@upei.ca  or 902-566-0901 by June 1, 2023.

24 May, 1300-1430hrs Atlantic / 1330-1500hrs NL

Engineers and scientists use MATLAB to organize, clean, and analyze complex data sets from diverse fields such as climatology, predictive maintenance, medical research, and finance. In this session, we discuss how MATLAB can help analyze and visualize data effectively. Topics include: datatypes and preprocessing capabilities designed for engineering and scientific data; Interactive and customizable 2D and 3D data visualizations; apps and live editor tasks that help with interactive data cleaning, preparation, and code generation; tips and tricks to accelerate code performance; and sharable reports automatically generated from your analysis.

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/weblink/register/rc1960a3bba6e06b7a84c4b2f58b24077