The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education is a multi-day institute of talks, activities, and workshops focused on active learning. The goal of this institute is to bring together post-secondary instructors who are passionate about engaging their students through active learning. Our team of dynamic facilitators is planning a research-based program with learning activities that will allow participants to learn about active learning approaches that can enhance student learning and develop plans to incorporate active learning into their classes. Starting the evening of June 6 and running until June 8, 2023, the Institute will take place in the Performing Arts Centre and New Residence on campus.

To learn more about the FDSI or to register, please go to the Institute website. We will accept the first 24 participants, and we have a small number of discounted spaces available for UPEI colleagues. Please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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

Effective immediately, two contacts are required on every door hazard sign (lab spaces and chemical storage rooms with the hazard diamond) in order to ensure efficient communication for emergency situations or any reason that may require contacting authorized personnel.

The first contact should be the principal investigator (PI) with Their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number.

The second contact should be a lab user, e.g., area lead, lead hand, or other with their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number. 

For PIs or authorized personnel that do not have a UPEI cell phone, by default someone that has a UPEI cell phone (such as the dean) will be placed as the contact for the lab hazard signage. If there are PIs who would prefer to use their personal cell phone number, they have the option of choosing to list that.

If there is no other lab user besides the PI, the second contact should be the chair, dean, director, or other authorized person in charge of the space. The contact information would include their name, UPEI cell phone number, office room, and office phone number. This also applies if the first or second contact does not have a UPEI cell phone numbers.

Any changes to your door signage must be requested by placing an FM work order through SchoolDude and attaching the completed lab hazard signage form, located on the UPEI Facilities Management page here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Health, Safety, and Environment department at hse@upei.ca.

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 Government of Prince Edward Island invites students aged 14 to 24 to undertake anti-racism work on PEI. Students can apply for funding ranging from $100 to $1,500 for projects that must align with one or more of the following goals: strengthening organizational capacity with activities focused on anti-racism; public outreach, engagement, and advocacy; and strengthening BIPOC communities. Project proposals will be accepted until May 1, 2023. For more information, visit princeedwardisland.ca/antiracismmicrogrants

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.

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 OER Development Program, administered through the Teaching and Learning Centre and the Robertson Library, is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:

• Open Textbook Grant: Two grants of up to $6000
  • the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook; 
• Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,000
  • the adaptation of one or more open textbooks to create a new version or edition of an open textbook (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
• Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,000
  • the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, or interactive media, etc.

The deadline for applications is Friday, May 19, 2023, with work expected to begin during the spring or summer of 2023. 

More information is available at https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.

Questions about your grant idea? Contact TLC@upei.ca. 

Questions about OERs? Read more at http://opencontent.org/definition/.

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 deadline for a few select Entrance scholarships is May 1, 2023. Click the application link below or visit the webpage to access the application forms for more information. Members of the campus community are encouraged to share this information with any eligible incoming students.

• E. Marion and Donald N. MacKenzie Entrance Scholarship in Nursing
• Friends of UPEI Calgary - Bill & Denise Andrew Scholarship in Nursing
• Friends of UPEI Calgary - Lou MacEachern Scholarship in Business
• Friends of UPEI Calgary Scholarships
• From VK to C in 50 Scholarship

Applications and any supporting documents should be sent electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in-person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.

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 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.

The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education is a multi-day institute of talks, activities, and workshops focused on active learning. The goal of this institute is to bring together post-secondary instructors who are passionate about engaging their students through active learning. Our team of dynamic facilitators is planning a research-based program with learning activities that will allow participants to learn about active learning approaches that can enhance student learning and develop plans to incorporate active learning into their classes. Starting the evening of June 6 and running until June 8, 2023, the Institute will take place in the Performing Arts Centre and New Residence on campus.

To learn more about the FDSI or to register, please go to the Institute website. We will accept the first 24 participants, and we have a small number of discounted spaces available for UPEI colleagues. Please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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.

Information sessions for students in Eastern Canada interested in applying for a Rhodes Scholarship are scheduled for Wednesday, April 5, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm ET.

Registration link: https://rhodeshouse-ox-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ll03iJOOT0iy7GAjfjxVDQ

There will be two national sessions, one in English and one in French, prior to the opening of applications:

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

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

Applicants might also find these additional resources helpful. The first is the Rhodes YouTube channel with lots of video resources including information on preparing the Academic Statement and the Personal Statement. Another resource is the Canada information page for Rhodes Scholarships –https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/applications/canada/

Note that applications for a Rhodes Scholarship require an endorsement from the university.  Please make sure to allow adequate time for this process in advance of the final application deadline.  

The deadline for Summer 2023 tuition waivers is Friday, April 21. 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. 

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 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.

The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education is a multi-day institute of talks, activities, and workshops focused on active learning. The goal of this institute is to bring together post-secondary instructors who are passionate about engaging their students through active learning. Our team of dynamic facilitators is planning a research-based program with learning activities that will allow participants to learn about active learning approaches that can enhance student learning and develop plans to incorporate active learning into their classes. Starting the evening of June 6 and running until June 8, 2023, the Institute will take place in the Performing Arts Centre and New Residence on campus.

To learn more about the FDSI or to register, please go to the Institute website. We will accept the first 24 participants, and we have a small number of discounted spaces available for UPEI colleagues. Please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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.