The Scholarships and Awards Office has extended the deadline to apply for select Convocation, Senior Class, and year-end scholarships and awards! The new deadline is Monday, April 24, 2023.

Students can review the criteria and access the remaining award application forms by clicking the following links:  

• Arlie Parks Scholarship - In Memory of Dr. Kenneth MacIntyre (Science)
• Marylou Hughes Scholarship (Science)
• David Austin O'Malley-Keyes Memorial Award (Arts/Music)
• Matilda "Tildy" MacMillan Good Mentorship

Be sure to submit your application(s) and any supporting documents in time for the April 24th deadline electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in-person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.

The UPEI Bookstore will be closed for its annual inventory count on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28. Any online orders submitted during this time will be processed on Monday, May 1. The final day for internal charges is Wednesday, April 26. 

The presentation by marine ecologist Dr. Irené Novaczek about the ecosystem restoration project at Basin Head, previously scheduled for  April 18, will take place on Tuesday, April 25, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI. 

Basin Head was designated as a marine protected area under the federal Oceans Act in 2005 to conserve and protect a unique strain of Irish moss (Chondrus crispus), which is thought to exist only within that area.

Part of the Institute of Island Studies’ 2023 Island Lecture Series, the presentation will focus on adaptive management of the marine protected area to ensure that the unique giant form of Irish moss at Basin Head is able to survive in the coastal lagoon environment, which is challenged by impacts of local agriculture, invasive European green crabs, and ongoing climate changes. 

The UPEI Annual Fund is an integral part of our fundraising needs every year, allowing us to provide students with an excellent postsecondary education through investments in technology, educational equipment, renewed study spaces, experiential learning opportunities like conferences around the world, and so much more. Thanks to the generous support of donors, students receive the resources that they need to reach their full potential. The 2022/23 Annual Fund is coming to a close, but there is still time to give!

Ways to Give

• Online by visiting upei.ca/donate
• Mail: UPEI Annual Fund, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
• Telephone: (902) 894-2888 or toll free at 1-866-453-4119
• In person: Alumni Hall, 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown
• Gifts of Marketable Securities: Process description and form

The UPEI Writing Centre is available for appointments, both online and in person, between April 17 and April 28.  Our schedule will be reduced, but additional appointment slots will be added based on tutor availability. See our schedule at https://upei.mywconline.com/  Check back for adjustments and added hours.

Keep us in mind!  We can help with your end-of-term scramble.  Best wishes to all.

I begin with gratitude. The UPEI Campus Food Bank continues to respond in our small way to student need. We do so through the generosity of many who donate time and finances. In the first months of 2023, we welcomed over 1400 student visits. Thank you!

We will continue in May and June to be open on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, and we count on your support. Please click this link to sign up for one hour (or more) of service. Occasionally, we need to contact a volunteer so we ask that you include a phone number or email address with your name. 

Sister Sue

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Kendra MacLaren's PhD dissertation defense, "A Case Study: Revising and Humanizing the High School English Language Arts Program in Prince Edward Island, Canada." Please join us in person MH 417 (Memorial Hall UPEI Campus) or through Zoom see link below:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://upei.zoom.us/j/61320769665?pwd=Szlha3l3ejZldHBlRFRVV2JueFFVUT09

Meeting ID: 613 2076 9665
Passcode: 543585

Every year in Canada, since 1997, we have celebrated National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. The purpose of this week is to increase awareness of the need for individuals to think about and take action to become organ and tissue donors. The last week of April was specifically chosen to commemorate the death of Stuart Herriott, a toddler killed in a motor vehicle incident in the riding of Pickering-Scarborough East in 1994. The child's parents donated his organs and, in turn, helped to save and improve the lives of four others.

Bill C-202, enacting National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week in Canada was passed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology on Feb. 4, 1997. The bill was brought forward by former Liberal Member of Parliament Dan McTeague who says the intent of the bill was to encourage education and awareness about donation and allow Parliament to take a leadership role in addressing the scarcity of organs and thinking about those who die every year waiting for a transplant.

According to Canadian Blood Services, approximately 4,400 Canadians are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant and many more are waiting for tissue transplants. The sad reality is that on average, 250 Canadians die each year waiting. Public opinion data indicates that 90 per cent of Canadians approve of organ and tissue donation yet only 32 per cent have actually put their names on an organ donation registry.

Organ and Tissue Donation by the numbers:

• 90: Percentage of Canadians who polls show support organ and tissue donation. 
• 32: Percentage who have actually registered their decision to be a donor.
• 8: Number of lives that can be saved by one donor.
• 75: Number of patients who could receive tissue from one donor.
• 4400: Number of Canadians awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant.
• 250: Average number of Canadians who die each year waiting.
• 6: Number of times more likely you are to need a transplant than become an organ donor.
• 90+: Age of Canada’s oldest organ donor. 
• 2: Number of minutes it takes to register your decision to be an organ donor online

For more information, visit https://www.blood.ca/en/about-us/media/organ-and-tissue-donation/backgrounder-national-organ-and-tissue-donation-awareness-week.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Kendra MacLaren's PhD dissertation defense, "A Case Study: Revising and Humanizing the High School English Language Arts Program in Prince Edward Island, Canada." Please join us in person MH 417 (Memorial Hall UPEI Campus) or through Zoom see link below:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://upei.zoom.us/j/61320769665?pwd=Szlha3l3ejZldHBlRFRVV2JueFFVUT09

Meeting ID: 613 2076 9665
Passcode: 543585

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Kendra MacLaren's PhD dissertation defense, "A Case Study: Revising and Humanizing the High School English Language Arts Program in Prince Edward Island, Canada." Please join us in person MH 417 (Memorial Hall UPEI Campus) or through Zoom see link below:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://upei.zoom.us/j/61320769665?pwd=Szlha3l3ejZldHBlRFRVV2JueFFVUT09

Meeting ID: 613 2076 9665
Passcode: 543585

On Tuesday, April 25, a group of UPEI engineering students who recently participated in a Global Brigades experience in Honduras will give a public presentation about their experience. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place at 6 pm in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) building, Room 128A.

Led by Dr. Libby Osgood, assistant professor in the FSDE, the 17 students spent their two-week study break in rural Honduras where they built eco-stoves for six families in one community and did an engineering survey project in another town to ensure that the people living there have access to clean water. 

The presentation will also be streamed on Zoom at https://upei.zoom.us/j/67636417524?pwd=SllJUUZhcHNZM1hvT3Boak5mQjlaQT09. Everyone is welcome.
 

The UPEI Teaching Community Conference has been cancelled for 2023. Our plans for this event will be pushed ahead to May 2024. Details about our 2024 conference, including a call for session proposals, will be shared in the fall 2023 semester.

In place of our teaching conference, the Teaching and Learning Centre is organizing a keynote talk as part of the Teaching Matters! series. Dr. Natasha Kenny, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, will share her thoughts on Supporting change in teaching and learning cultures, communities, and practices. More details to come but save the date: May 10 at 11:00 am. For questions or information, please contact TLC@upei.ca.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is inviting everyone to the 3-Minute Theses Competition on Tuesday, April 25, at 5 pm, at the Fox and Crow. Come out and support the graduate students who have signed up for this competition. It will be great fun! Come one, come all!

On Thursday, April 27, Dr. Philip J. Ivanhoe, chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University, Washington DC, will give a lecture titled “Oneness, Virtue, and Happiness: Confucian, Comparative, and Contemporary Perspectives.” The lecture will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, starting at 2:15 pm. 

Dr. Ivanhoe specializes in the history of East Asian philosophy and religion and its potential for contemporary ethics. He has held numerous endowed chair positions, including Distinguished Chair Professor of Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University; Chair Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion, City University of Hong Kong; John Findlay Visiting Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Boston University; and Austin J. Fagothey, S. J. Distinguished Visiting Chair, Santa Clara University. He has published over 30 books and more than 100 articles in Confucian studies and comparative ethics.

The lecture is part of the 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series presented by the UPEI Faculty of Arts and Asian Studies Program. The series is supported by the international Seed Program for Korean Studies and Laboratory Program for Korean Studies grants through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service, the Academy of Korean Studies.

Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Dr. Edward Chung, director of Asian studies and professor of religious studies, at chung@upei.ca or 902-566-0324.
 

The University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will showcase the best in sustainable design engineering by its students at the annual Student Design Expo on Friday, April 28, starting at 1 pm. Projects can be viewed through the afternoon until 3:30 pm.

Student projects will be presented in person. Each project is the result of collaboration between FSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners’ unique challenges. We look forward to seeing everyone in person again.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 5, for the May meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

The Scholarships and Awards Office has extended the deadline to apply for select Convocation, Senior Class, and year-end scholarships and awards! The new deadline is Monday, April 24, 2023.

Students can review the criteria and access the remaining award application forms by clicking the following links:  

• Arlie Parks Scholarship - In Memory of Dr. Kenneth MacIntyre (Science)
• Marylou Hughes Scholarship (Science)
• David Austin O'Malley-Keyes Memorial Award (Arts/Music)
• Matilda "Tildy" MacMillan Good Mentorship

Be sure to submit your application(s) and any supporting documents in time for the April 24th deadline electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in-person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.

The UPEI Bookstore will be closed for its annual inventory count on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28. Any online orders submitted during this time will be processed on Monday, May 1. The final day for internal charges is Wednesday, April 26. 

The UPEI Department of Music’s faculty recitals featuring clarinetist Karem J. Simon will now take place on Saturday, April 22, at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Charlottetown and on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Hillcrest United Church in Montague. Both performances will be at 7:30 pm.

Collaborating with Dr. Simon will be a string quartet consisting of Sean Kemp and Karen Graves, violinists; Jeffrey Bazett-Jones, violist; and Natalie Williams Calhoun, cellist. The performance will present two masterpieces for clarinet and string quartet by Mozart and Brahms. 

Admission to the performance at Hillcrest United Church in Montague is by a free-will offering. For the performance at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Charlottetown, admission is $30 for adults and $10 for students at the door.