Campus Notices
Six Atlantic Canadian universities, including UPEI, are hosting a free virtual networking event to bring together entrepreneurial students from across the region from 9:30-11:30 am ADT on July 21.
For info on the "Hello Atlantic Canada Startups" event and registration please visit: https://hopin.to/events/hello-atlantic-canada-startups. During the session, two startups will share their story of how they pivoted during COVID-19. Students will have also have an opportunity to meet like-minded peers from across Atlantic Canada.
As part of the campus high-voltage distribution system upgrade project, Faculties Management will be required to have a number of power interruptions. These power interruptions are necessary to transfer power from the existing UPEI high-voltage electrical switchgear located in the lower level of the Central Utility Building to the new high0-voltage electrical distribution system located in the new main electrical room recently added on to the Central Utility Building.
The schedule of power interruptions and associated buildings are listed below. This schedule may be required to be changed as we progress through the stages. Should that be required I will send out a new Campus notice listing the updated schedule.
The emergency power generators will be started for each building prior to the power interruption beginning, which will mean there will be no delay of power for anything currently on emergency power when the power is disconnected.
Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034 with questions or concerns.
July 27, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 8 hours to complete.
All campus buildings
July 30, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 4 hours to complete.
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building, Health Sciences Building, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, SDU Main Building and the Central Utility Building.
August 3, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 4 hours to complete.
All campus buildings
August 3, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete.
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building, Health Sciences Building, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, SDU Main Building and the Central Utility Building.
August 6, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 4 hours to complete.
All campus buildings
August 6, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete.
Central Utility Building, Steel Building
August 10, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 18 hours to complete.
Dalton Hall, Memorial Hall, Cass Science Hall, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Bernardine Hall, Blanchard Hall, Chaplaincy Centre, Daycare Building, Kelley Memorial Building, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre and the Atlantic Veterinary College.
August 13, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete.
All campus buildings
Six Atlantic Canadian universities, including UPEI, are hosting a free virtual networking event to bring together entrepreneurial students from across the region from 9:30-11:30 am ADT on July 21.
For info on the "Hello Atlantic Canada Startups" event and registration please visit: https://hopin.to/events/hello-atlantic-canada-startups. During the session, two startups will share their story of how they pivoted during COVID-19. Students will have also have an opportunity to meet like-minded peers from across Atlantic Canada.
Our learners face many demands for their attention, so getting them to actively engage in their learning can be a challenge. How do you choose the best pedagogies? Today lectures and active learning have been cast as opposites. In fact, they can be quite effective when used together. Interactive lectures combine engaging lecture segments with selected active learning methods.
This intensive two-part workshop series offered online by the E-Learning Office, aims to give instructors the opportunity to experience first-hand the components necessary for creating interactive lectures.
Part one of the series, titled Better PowerPoints for Better Lectures, focuses on slide design and the creation of study handouts. Part two, titled Action-Oriented Learning Design, focuses on interactions that can be created in PowerPoint and on active learning techniques that will connect and solidify lecture materials.
Part one will be offered online on Wednesday, July 29th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Part two will be offered online on Wednesday, August 5th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Interested individuals can register for one or the other or both. REGISTER
Six Atlantic Canadian universities, including UPEI, are hosting a free virtual networking event to bring together entrepreneurial students from across the region from 9:30-11:30 am ADT on July 21.
For info on the "Hello Atlantic Canada Startups" event and registration please visit: https://hopin.to/events/hello-atlantic-canada-startups. During the session, two startups will share their story of how they pivoted during COVID-19. Students will have also have an opportunity to meet like-minded peers from across Atlantic Canada.
The UPEI MITACS Research Training Award (RTA) program complements and broadens other graduate research programs and is intended to support graduate students without restriction to any academic discipline at UPEI.
Projects must be designed and led by students. Priority will be given to students whose program and/or financial status has been negatively impacted by COVID‐19.
Games are compelling for young and old alike. Adding game elements to your course is one way of enhancing your students' engagement. In this webinar you will learn about basic game elements and how they can be used in an online teaching environment. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this webinar takes place on Wednesday, July 22nd from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Register for the Session
Our EFAP provider, LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell, has created orientation webinars for any Employee, Faculty member, and their dependents that want to know more about how their UPEI EFAP benefits work. These general overview sessions are offered in both English and French at no cost to participants. Dates offered: February 20, April 16, July 16, and October 15.
To register
- Click this link to view the brochure
- Choose the best date (please note the time zone is listed in EST)
- Click the date you want to register for
- You will receive an email confirmation. The email will have the log-in and call-in details
EFAP offers a short-term, solution-focused approach to professional counselling to assist you in resolving your concerns and issues. EFAP provides counselling that best suits your needs and busy schedules, whether it is in person, by telephone, or online [E-Counselling] as well as immediate help with crises. In addition to professional counseling, employees and their eligible family members can access a wide range of programs that provide telephonic consultation with qualified advisors who can help answer questions and clarify concerns that affect us all.
For EFAP Counselling, WorkLife Programs, and Information Services 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year, call:
English: 1-844-880-9142
Visit: www.workhealthlife.com
More information on the UPEI EFAP benefit can be found on the MyUPEI website here.
Six Atlantic Canadian universities, including UPEI, are hosting a free virtual networking event to bring together entrepreneurial students from across the region from 9:30-11:30 am ADT on July 21.
For info on the "Hello Atlantic Canada Startups" event and registration please visit: https://hopin.to/events/hello-atlantic-canada-startups. During the session, two startups will share their story of how they pivoted during COVID-19. Students will have also have an opportunity to meet like-minded peers from across Atlantic Canada.
The UPEI MITACS Research Training Award (RTA) program complements and broadens other graduate research programs and is intended to support graduate students without restriction to any academic discipline at UPEI.
Projects must be designed and led by students. Priority will be given to students whose program and/or financial status has been negatively impacted by COVID‐19.
Six Atlantic Canadian universities, including UPEI, are hosting a free virtual networking event to bring together entrepreneurial students from across the region from 9:30-11:30 am ADT on July 21.
For info on the "Hello Atlantic Canada Startups" event and registration please visit: https://hopin.to/events/hello-atlantic-canada-startups. During the session, two startups will share their story of how they pivoted during COVID-19. Students will have also have an opportunity to meet like-minded peers from across Atlantic Canada.
The UPEI Faculty Association now has a NEW website and NEW email address. Please update your contact information to the following:
FA Website: www.upeifa.ca
FA Office (Heather Penny): office@upeifa.ca
FA President: president@upeifa.ca
FA Vice-President: vicepresident@upeifa.ca
FA Grievances: grievance@upeifa.ca
FA Treasurer: treasurer@upeifa.ca
Please ensure you update your contact information to reflect these new changes, as the old emails have been deactivated.
The UPEI Alumni Association is calling for individuals to join its Board of Directors for a three-year term, beginning in September, 2020
Nominees must:
- be a graduate of UPEI, SDU, or PWC
- desire to strengthen alumni/university connections
- want to enhance the experiences of current students
- attend 4 to 5 meetings a year
- be willing to serve as chair/member of a committee
To nominate yourself or someone you know, or for more information, contact the Alumni office at alumni@upei.ca. Include name, graduation year, and any experiences/interests that would make the nominee a valuable board member.
Please submit nominations by August 28, 2020.
As part of our campus high-voltage distribution system upgrade project, we will be required to have a number of power interruptions. These power interruptions are necessary to transfer the power from the existing UPEI high-voltage electrical switchgear located in the lower level of the Central Utility Building to the new high-voltage electrical distribution system located in the new main electrical room recently added on to the Central Utility Building.
The schedule of power interruptions and associated buildings are listed below. This schedule may be required to be changed as we progress through the stages. Should that be required, Facilities Management will send out a new campus notice listing the updated schedule.
The emergency power generators will be started for each building prior to the power interruption beginning, which will mean there will be no delay of power for anything currently on emergency power when the power is disconnected.
Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034
July 20, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 8 hours to complete.
All Campus Buildings
July 23, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 4 hours to complete.
Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Atlantic Veterinary College, Dalton Hall, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Memorial Hall, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Kelley Memorial Building, Duffy Science Centre, Robertson Library, Cass Science Hall, Chaplaincy Centre and the Daycare Building.
July 23, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete.
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building, Health Sciences Building, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, SDU Main Building and the Central Utility Building.
July 27, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 6 hours to complete.
All Campus Buildings
July 27, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete.
Central Utility Building and Steel Building
July 30, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 18 hours to complete.
Dalton Hall, Memorial Hall, Cass Science Hall, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Bernardine Hall, Blanchard Hall, Chaplaincy Centre, Daycare Building, Kelley Memorial Building, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre and the Atlantic Veterinary College.
August 3, 2020 – Beginning at 4:00pm, expected to take approximately 12 hours to complete.
All campus buildings
The UPEI MITACS Research Training Award (RTA) program complements and broadens other graduate research programs and is intended to support graduate students without restriction to any academic discipline at UPEI.
Projects must be designed and led by students. Priority will be given to students whose program and/or financial status has been negatively impacted by COVID‐19.
The UPEI Faculty Association now has a NEW website and NEW email address. Please update your contact information to the following:
FA Website: www.upeifa.ca
FA Office (Heather Penny): office@upeifa.ca
FA President: president@upeifa.ca
FA Vice-President: vicepresident@upeifa.ca
FA Grievances: grievance@upeifa.ca
FA Treasurer: treasurer@upeifa.ca
Please ensure you update your contact information to reflect these new changes, as the old emails have been deactivated.
Dr. Teresa Pérez Prado, Deputy Director of IMDEA Materials Institute in Madrid, Spain, will be giving a talk via Zoom on 3D Printing of Metals at noon on Monday, July 13, 2020.
Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, of metals is one of the key technologies powering the Industry 4.0 revolution and allows for a significant reduction in weight, freedom of design, component customization, cutback of lead time facilitated by in-house production, and decreased waste. As such, AM is shifting the basis for competition in the fabrication of medical implants and aeronautical components, among others, thus disrupting traditional supply chains.
This talk will address the challenges and barriers to the adoption of metal printing technologies, with a focus on those related to materials. The main AM techniques, as well as the characteristics of the feedstock metal powders, will be described. Finally, the possibilities offered by AM techniques for the design of novel materials with properties that can be tuned at the macro- and microscales (digital materials) will be explored.
All UPEI faculty, staff and students are invited. Please register by July 12 using this link so that we have an idea of how many participants to expect: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/imdea-virtual-seminar-on-3d-printing-of-metals-tickets-110787825368. Zoom joining details will be emailed to you upon registration.
For further information please contact kmay@upei.ca.
The UPEI MITACS Research Training Award (RTA) program complements and broadens other graduate research programs and is intended to support graduate students without restriction to any academic discipline at UPEI.
Projects must be designed and led by students. Priority will be given to students whose program and/or financial status has been negatively impacted by COVID‐19.
Games are compelling for young and old alike. Adding game elements to your course is one way of enhancing your students' engagement. In this webinar you will learn about basic game elements and how they can be used in an online teaching environment. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this webinar takes place on Wednesday, July 22nd from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Register for the Session
The UPEI Faculty Association now has a NEW website and NEW email address. Please update your contact information to the following:
FA Website: www.upeifa.ca
FA Office (Heather Penny): office@upeifa.ca
FA President: president@upeifa.ca
FA Vice-President: vicepresident@upeifa.ca
FA Grievances: grievance@upeifa.ca
FA Treasurer: treasurer@upeifa.ca
Please ensure you update your contact information to reflect these new changes, as the old emails have been deactivated.
