The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next presentation in the Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar series on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

Ryan Cheverie, MSc Candidate, Environmental Sciences will present “Genotypic and Phenotypic Variation in a Threatened Endemic Species (Symphyotrichum laurentianum) as an Aid for Conservation.” And Melanie Hutchins, MSc Candidate, Environmental Sciences, will presen: “Phyllo-what? Real-time analysis of leaf pattern development at the shoot apex.”

All are welcome.

The UPEI Men’s Hockey team is getting ready to host the national championship, the U SPORTS Cavendish Farms University Cup, March 16–19.

Come cheer on your Panthers in the quarter-final game against the University of Calgary on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, at 7:00 pm! Don’t forget to wear your “green” and white! Join us at 6:00 pm beforehand at the Old Dublin Panther Lounge St. Patrick's Day tailgate party in the Eastlink Centre Trade Centre. 

To purchase a game ticket at a special price of $15, faculty and staff must go to the Eastlink Centre box office in person and present their UPEI ID an hour prior to the game. 

The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last SIX draws, the total pot has grown to more than $14,210, with half going to the winner of the draw.

Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s athletic programs. 

Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the UPEI Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or play from your computer. The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.

The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the next event in this year’s ConneXions Series, entitled Unfinished Surveillance: “Smart” Cameras, Speeding Trucks, and Hidden Labor in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Philippe Messier, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will explore the unfinished conditions of Hyderabad’s infrastructure of mobility by discussing the creative acts of avoidance by stonecutters across a city dominated by tracking technologies.

This event will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, in SDU Main Building, Room 320.

The Connexions Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in the construction of knowledge and ways of knowing, and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us.

For more information, contact Andrew Zinck, ConneXions Coordinator, at azinck@upei.ca.

Join Josh MacFadyen and Libby Osgood  to hear about the OER textbooks that they developed with support from the OER Development Grant program. Bring your curiosity and questions to the Teaching and Learning Centre in the Robertson Library Annex Room 230 on Wednesday, March 15, at 12:30. We'll take a look at these Open Educational Resources and talk about ideas on ways to develop more OER for our students.  

The OER Development Program 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, April 28, 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 Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Diane Montgomery's public presentation of her PhD dissertation proposal research titled "A Collaborative Student-Initiated Assessment Approach to Support Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms." Please join us through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://upei.zoom.us/j/65723925036?pwd=QVlXbjVZWDhQS0hlWURPcDFlN0hvdz09

Meeting ID: 657 2392 5036

Passcode: 047265

The SchoolDude portal will not be available from 11 pm on March 17, 2023, to 11 pm on March 18, 2023, because of planned maintenance.

Our Brightly product’s web hosting service for SchoolDude will be upgraded to Amazon Web Services. During the maintenance period, you will be unable to access your products including Maintenance Direct (SchoolDude)

Clients will be unable to submit, and technicians will not be able to process, update, or complete work orders during this time period. Please submit your work order on March 19. If it is an emergency, please follow normal protocol and contact Security at 0384.  

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact the Work Order Desk at 0312.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada. Every three days, someone on PEI is diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

March is Colorectal Cancer Screening Month. Current colorectal cancer screening guidelines on PEI recommend a FIT Test (Fecal Immunochemical Test) every two years for Islanders aged 50-74 years of age for average-risk individuals. If you are at higher risk for colorectal cancer (positive family history, blood in the stool, history of colorectal cancer, notice a change in bowel movements, unexplained weight loss, vomiting, experience long-standing diarrhea or constipation), then you may require a colonoscopy. This can be arranged through the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre. 

The FIT test is available at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre for anyone who is average risk and aged 50-74. The health centre is located on the second floor north in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre above the bookstore. If you identify as being higher risk, make an appointment to see a nurse practitioner at the health centre, and they can review the screening that is best for you and refer you for a gastroenterology consult if necessary.

Detecting colorectal cancer at an early stage improves your chances of survival and avoidance of treatment. For more information, check out Health PEI’s Provincial colorectal cancer screening program at https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/colorectal-screening-program-fit.

Due to inclement weather forecast over an extended period this week, and in the interest of safety for all concerned, the public presentations by candidates for the Dean of Education have been cancelled and will be rescheduled to a later date.

WCB will be combining these two presentations:

Workplace Safety for Supervisors
Supervisors play a critical role in ensuring health and safety in the workplace. Because they direct the work of others, supervisors are well-positioned to impact safety culture at work. This session will introduce participants to the concept of due diligence, and inform them of the legal responsibilities supervisors have for worker safety.

Young Worker Safety: Changing the Culture
Participants will learn what is now known about the significant influence supervisors can have on young worker safety, and how employers and supervisors might capitalize on this. Participants will hear what young PEI workers say about their hesitation to raise their workplace safety concerns, and what they can do to encourage young workers to speak up.

This session is for anyone on campus in a supervisory role.  To register, please contact Jacky Buell at hse@upei.ca or (902) 566-0901 by April 4, 2023.

The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the next event in this year’s ConneXions Series, entitled Unfinished Surveillance: “Smart” Cameras, Speeding Trucks, and Hidden Labor in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Philippe Messier, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will explore the unfinished conditions of Hyderabad’s infrastructure of mobility by discussing the creative acts of avoidance by stonecutters across a city dominated by tracking technologies.

This event will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, in SDU Main Building, Room 320.

The Connexions Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in the construction of knowledge and ways of knowing, and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us.

For more information, contact Andrew Zinck, ConneXions Coordinator, at azinck@upei.ca.

Some people like to work in a Word window zoomed in to 150%, while others like to eliminate the need to scroll left and right or up and down by zooming out to 75% to see a document in its entirety. Either way, use the Window > Zoom button to choose the setting that works best for you—or look for the “100%” tab with a slider at the bottom right of the document to easily zoom in or out.

Join Josh MacFadyen and Libby Osgood  to hear about the OER textbooks that they developed with support from the OER Development Grant program. Bring your curiosity and questions to the Teaching and Learning Centre in the Robertson Library Annex Room 230 on Wednesday, March 15, at 12:30. We'll take a look at these Open Educational Resources and talk about ideas on ways to develop more OER for our students.  

The OER Development Program 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, April 28, 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 Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Diane Montgomery's public presentation of her PhD dissertation proposal research titled "A Collaborative Student-Initiated Assessment Approach to Support Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms." Please join us through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://upei.zoom.us/j/65723925036?pwd=QVlXbjVZWDhQS0hlWURPcDFlN0hvdz09

Meeting ID: 657 2392 5036

Passcode: 047265

The SchoolDude portal will not be available from 11 pm on March 17, 2023, to 11 pm on March 18, 2023, because of planned maintenance.

Our Brightly product’s web hosting service for SchoolDude will be upgraded to Amazon Web Services. During the maintenance period, you will be unable to access your products including Maintenance Direct (SchoolDude)

Clients will be unable to submit, and technicians will not be able to process, update, or complete work orders during this time period. Please submit your work order on March 19. If it is an emergency, please follow normal protocol and contact Security at 0384.  

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact the Work Order Desk at 0312.

The UPEI Men’s Hockey team are getting ready to host the national championship, the U SPORTS Cavendish Farms University Cup, March 16–19. For U-Cup tickets, we are offering the special price of $75 for a staff-faculty tournament pass, which includes all eight games, representing a 50 per cent saving. To purchase a pass, faculty and staff must go to the Eastlink Centre box office in person and present their UPEI ID. UPEI will play its quarter-final game on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, at 7:00 pm! Don’t forget to wear your “green” and white! 

Workplace harassment can undermine a person's dignity and well-being. When not addressed, it can lead to negative outcomes for the workplace, including absenteeism, stress, and decreased morale. This session will introduce participants to the new Workplace Harassment Regulations and outline the employer and worker responsibilities in establishing a harassment-free workplace.

To register, please email Jacky Buell at hse@upei.ca or (902) 566-0901 by Friday, March 31, 2023.

The UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment department (HSE) is offering Standard First Aid/CPR training sessions:

Standard First Aid/CPR
March 23 and 24, 2023
8:30 am–4:00 pm
Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142

This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement (high-risk areas such as labs).

The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered. Please note that lunch will not be provided.

As space is limited, please pre-register by contacting Jacky Buell by the end of the day Tuesday, March 14, 2023, via email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).