Campus Notices
The Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Program recently completed a cyclical review under the UPEI Senate's Quality Assurance policy. The advisory team reviewed a self-study report prepared by the program faculty and met with faculty, staff, students, and academic administrators during the two-day site visit. The reviewers submitted a report with their recommendations and observations. The program faculty, in response to the reviewers’ recommendations, prepared a multi-year action plan, which was presented to the Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee (APCC) for approval and continual improvements in teaching, learning, research, and service.
The Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) Program has recently undergone cyclical review under the UPEI Senate's Quality Assurance policy. The review was done virtually when a panel of external reviewers reviewed a self-study report prepared by the program faculty. They met with faculty, staff, students, and academic administrators during the two-day virtual site visit. This was followed by the reviewers’ report with their recommendations and observations. The program faculty then prepared a multi-year action plan, which was presented to the Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee (APCC) for approval and continual improvement of the program.
Academics Without Borders has an exciting volunteer opportunity for facilitators for its online teaching in higher education program, in partnership with Aga Khan University. Online education has been an area of intense interest and development over the past two decades, but the global COVID-19 pandemic created an additional impetus for organizations to adopt online teaching and learning in an accelerated fashion. Please see the extended description of the program and details about the application process at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ywrN4QNsOHwdpYz-tEaZY2d6oIaAEblE/view
The deadline is November 25, 2024. For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Board of Directors member and UPEI rep, at abraithwaite@upei.ca or Corrie Young of AWB, at cyoung@awb-usf.org.
On November 29 at 2:00 pm, the campus community is invited to MacLauchlan Arena (Rink A) at the Bell Aliant Centre to watch the UPEI Women's Hockey team take on a team of UPEI faculty and staff. Come cheer on your fellow student-athletes and/or colleagues in what is sure to be an entertaining game. Admission is free. However, "admission by donation" is encouraged to support the Panther Women's Hockey program. Last year's game was a nail-biter, with the staff clinching the win in overtime. Both teams are excited for another thrilling matchup this year. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship is pleased to present the inaugural round of Pitch Battles! Eleven teams made up of UPEI and Holland College Students from 14 different programs will pitch food-sector-related business ideas they developed over eight days to a panel of judges for a chance at winning the $1,000 top prize!
Come watch Pitch Battles on Thursday, November 14, from 4:30-7:00 pm at the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library. The audience has a voice too: you can weigh in and vote for which team you think should receive the $250 audience choice award!
Ever wondered what it takes to get a food product on the shelves of a grocery store? Michael Good, Food Island Partnership, will come to the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship to discuss what it takes and what organizations exist in PEI to help entrepreneurs throughout the process!
The session takes place on Wednesday, November 13, at 12:00-1:00 pm in the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library.
The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Thursday, November 14, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Lady Slipper Room at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 97 Queen Street, Charlottetown. All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Todd May's introduction to the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. The following is a brief overview of the book:
"This book offers a readable and compelling introduction to the work of one of the twentieth century’s most important and elusive thinkers. Other books have tried to explain Deleuze in general terms. Todd May organizes his book around a central question at the heart of Deleuze’s philosophy: how might one live? The author then goes on to explain how Deleuze offers a view of the cosmos as a living thing that provides ways of conducting our lives that we may not have dreamed of. Through this approach, the full range of Deleuze’s philosophy is covered. Offering a lucid account of a highly technical philosophy, Todd May’s introduction will be widely read among those in philosophy, political science, cultural studies, and French studies."
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
“Mapping Historical Hong Kong: Digitally Preserving a City’s Heritage”: What new directions do spatial digital tools offer for researching a city’s history and preserving its heritage? How might these tools be used to streamline access to the historical record at a moment when Hong Kong’s colonial past is being suppressed? And how, critically, can this research engage historians and the public alike? These questions were at the root of the Mapping Historical Hong Kong (MHHK) project launched in January 2023 in collaboration with the University of Bristol’s Hong Kong History Centre. Still in its development stages, MHHK uses digital mapping to integrate historical data, visual materials, archival records, and collaborative research initiatives into an intuitive open-access mapping platform that depicts Hong Kong’s growth between 1841 and 1997. For this ConneXions series presentation, Dr. Tom Larkin will explain the ideas behind this project, introduce the demonstrator platform, and share the future for MHHK in collaboration with researchers from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and the University of Prince Edward Island.
The presentation will take place on November 15, 2024, at 2:30 pm, in SDU Main Building, Room 320.
Dr. Kelsey Harvey, assistant professor, Cape Breton University, is conducting a SSHRC-funded study about interprofessional education (IPE) along with partners from Canadore College, Brock University, and the University of Toronto.
We are surveying and conducting interviews with community service providers in a health and/or social service field who oversaw a student co-op, placement, internship, or similar work-integrated learning experience between 2022-2024. You are eligible to participate if
1. you are a community service provider in a health and/or social service field
2. you have supervised (or are currently supervising) a student co-op, placement, internship, or similar work-integrated learning experience anytime in the last two years (2022-2024),
3. the student(s) were enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary program (university or college).
Please share within your network.
We are inviting you to participate in a brief survey and/or virtual interview. The survey will take about 15-30 minutes, and the interview would take about one (1) hour to complete (using Zoom or Microsoft Teams). Interviews will be conducted in English. To ensure you meet study eligibility criteria, you will be asked a few screening questions prior to participating in this study.
Link to survey: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/453586?lang=en
If you are interested in getting more information about taking part in the study, please contact Dr. Harvey directly at Kelsey_Harvey@cbu.ca. Dr. Harvey will not tell your employer or anyone at the university/college with whom you partnered who participated in this study. Taking part or not taking part in this study will not affect your employment or partnership with the college/university IPE program.
This study has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance from the McMaster Research Ethics Board (#5986) and the UPEI REB (#6012830).
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
IT Systems and Services, in collaboration with the Robertson Library, now offers extended hours of technical support to cover evening classes. Extended support hours will run from 4:30 to 8:00 pm Mondays through Thursdays, and 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Fridays.
This service will be delivered by the Robertson Library Service Desk (reference@upei.ca, 902-566-0583).
Support areas include password resets, account locks, wifi, and basic computer/podium troubleshooting.
On November 4, UPEI launched its first Employee Engagement Survey. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to complete this survey. It is greatly appreciated!
Please visit myUPEI for more information about the Employee Engagement Survey: myUPEI – Employee Engagement.
The survey will be open to faculty, staff, and student employees. If you do not receive an e-mail link and think you should have, please contact: hrengage@upei.ca
Each employee who completes a survey is eligible to enter into a draw for UPEI swag. You can enter the draw by delivering your survey confirmation page in person to Human Resources at Kelley Memorial Building 143, or you can e-mail a screenshot to hrengage@upei.ca, by no later than November 22.
Should you need a quiet place to complete your survey, please feel welcome to attend a computer lab on the date indicated below. UPEI’s Employee Engagement Officer will also be available to provide support if needed.
November 13: 12–3 pm, Robertson Library, Room 264
Together, we will build a supportive community where everyone can thrive—Your Voice, Our Future!
The third meeting of the UPEI Senate will take place on Friday, November 22, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102 at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2024-2025 calendar of Senate meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.
All meetings are open to members of the University community, although certain in-camera items (e.g., granting of degrees) may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members of Senate are permitted to address the Senate unless otherwise recognized by the chair.
For logistical purposes, members of the UPEI community who wish to attend the open session of a UPEI Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in person.
The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Thursday, November 14, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Lady Slipper Room at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 97 Queen Street, Charlottetown. All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Todd May's introduction to the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. The following is a brief overview of the book:
"This book offers a readable and compelling introduction to the work of one of the twentieth century’s most important and elusive thinkers. Other books have tried to explain Deleuze in general terms. Todd May organizes his book around a central question at the heart of Deleuze’s philosophy: how might one live? The author then goes on to explain how Deleuze offers a view of the cosmos as a living thing that provides ways of conducting our lives that we may not have dreamed of. Through this approach, the full range of Deleuze’s philosophy is covered. Offering a lucid account of a highly technical philosophy, Todd May’s introduction will be widely read among those in philosophy, political science, cultural studies, and French studies."
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
Dr. Kelsey Harvey, assistant professor, Cape Breton University, is conducting a SSHRC-funded study about interprofessional education (IPE) along with partners from Canadore College, Brock University, and the University of Toronto.
We are surveying and conducting interviews with community service providers in a health and/or social service field who oversaw a student co-op, placement, internship, or similar work-integrated learning experience between 2022-2024. You are eligible to participate if
1. you are a community service provider in a health and/or social service field
2. you have supervised (or are currently supervising) a student co-op, placement, internship, or similar work-integrated learning experience anytime in the last two years (2022-2024),
3. the student(s) were enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary program (university or college).
Please share within your network.
We are inviting you to participate in a brief survey and/or virtual interview. The survey will take about 15-30 minutes, and the interview would take about one (1) hour to complete (using Zoom or Microsoft Teams). Interviews will be conducted in English. To ensure you meet study eligibility criteria, you will be asked a few screening questions prior to participating in this study.
Link to survey: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/453586?lang=en
If you are interested in getting more information about taking part in the study, please contact Dr. Harvey directly at Kelsey_Harvey@cbu.ca. Dr. Harvey will not tell your employer or anyone at the university/college with whom you partnered who participated in this study. Taking part or not taking part in this study will not affect your employment or partnership with the college/university IPE program.
This study has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance from the McMaster Research Ethics Board (#5986) and the UPEI REB (#6012830).
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
The Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Program recently completed a cyclical review under the UPEI Senate's Quality Assurance policy. The advisory team reviewed a self-study report prepared by the program faculty and met with faculty, staff, students, and academic administrators during the two-day site visit. The reviewers submitted a report with their recommendations and observations. The program faculty, in response to the reviewers’ recommendations, prepared a multi-year action plan, which was presented to the Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee (APCC) for approval and continual improvements in teaching, learning, research, and service.
The Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) Program has recently undergone cyclical review under the UPEI Senate's Quality Assurance policy. The review was done virtually when a panel of external reviewers reviewed a self-study report prepared by the program faculty. They met with faculty, staff, students, and academic administrators during the two-day virtual site visit. This was followed by the reviewers’ report with their recommendations and observations. The program faculty then prepared a multi-year action plan, which was presented to the Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee (APCC) for approval and continual improvement of the program.
UPEI has a Working Alone Procedure to protect the health and safety of all UPEI employees and students who work alone including after-hours and when working off-site. It is the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure that their staff and students are safe when working alone.
- Working alone means an employee/student working at a workplace is the only employee/student at that workplace in circumstances where assistance is not readily available to the employee/student in the event of injury, ill health, or emergency.
- There are two categories of working alone plans:
- areas with low risk where a UPEI Standard Working Alone Plan is used;
- areas with risk where a Site-specific Working Alone Plan is required.
- The UPEI Safe App is an excellent tool to use when working alone. When the app is activated, Security Services monitors and responds if necessary.
- Please visit the HSE SharePoint site for more information on the Working Alone Procedure.
As always, feel free to contact Health, Safety, and Environment at hse@upei.ca with any questions or concerns.
The Robertson Library’s OER Development Program is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:
- Open Educational Resource or Textbook Grant: up to $7000 for the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook, or major adaptations of existing textbooks;
- Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,500 for the adaptation of one or more open educational resources or open textbooks to create a new version or edition of a resource (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
- Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,500 for the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, recordings, or interactive media, etc.
Applications that support first-year courses will be given priority as they reach the greatest number of students, but all applications will be reviewed and considered. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. For more information, or to apply, visit https://library.upei.ca/OERProgram/grants.
Questions about your grant idea? Don’t need a grant, but you’d like to make an OER? Contact Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian, at knmccaffrey@upei.ca or Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre, at cvanleeuwen@upei.ca.
Join us in sharing songs from around the world weekly on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.
Relax, have fun, and sing! No experience is necessary
Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Come one, come all!
UPEI Experiential Education has a variety of programming planned to support your career development needs. Visit https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/career-month for details about information tables, career-related events, drop-in services, and more, and follow us at https://www.instagram.com/exedupei for fun career content through November and beyond!
