PEI Energy Systems needs to replace the domestic hot water exchanger for the original portion of the Atlantic Veterinary College building. This will require a shutdown of domestic hot water in this section of the AVC facility for approximately two hours. They will be doing this work on Monday, February 29, 2016 beginning at 12:00 pm.

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.

Universal Design for Learning Workshop

The campus community is invited to participate in a workshop on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), hosted by the Department of Student Affairs and delivered by Frédéric Fovet. Faculty of Education (Graduate and Certificate Courses) and UDL and Inclusion Consultant (www.implementudl.com); Megan MacKenzie; and Cathy Rose. Universal Design for Learning is a framework to optimize teaching and learning by considering the “why”, “what”, and “how” of learning. As our Accessibility services are nearing capacity and an increasing number of students are using these services, the UDL framework can be used in higher education to address the very pressing need of delivering sustainable, inclusive instruction.

In this workshop, we will explore the UDL framework, discuss how faculty and staff can use UDL to better meet the learning needs of their students, and share some real, simple examples of how UDL principles can be implemented.

The workshop will happen on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 1-3pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. Refreshments will be served.

If you are interested in attending please sign up: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/13otZNT93WcbMSrpXEXmJT1CNPp9rDi88-VcUTLSNQi0/edit?usp=drive_web

If you have any questions, please contact Harmonie at studentmentor@upei.ca

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. A special focus on Public Sector Management will be offered this fall. This is a fantastic opportunity for public sector managers looking for a public sector focus while simultaneously getting a full MBA experience.

To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information session:
Wednesday, March 9 beginning at 5 pm
Provinces Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel

Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit http://business.upei.ca/mba
 

Everyone is invited to a brown bag lunch session to explore work-life balance in academia on March 7 from 12 noon - 1 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. For more information, email PhD student and Sessional Lecturer Brittany Jakubiec at bjakubiec@upei.ca.

Tile Master will be replacing some flooring in the Steel Building, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall entrances. During this work, there will be notices on the exterior doors as the entrance to the Recital Hall will be limited as per the following schedule:

February 29 and March 1 - West entrance will be closed, please use south entrance during this time.

March 1, 7:00 am to 1:00 pm - There will be no access to the Recital Hall.

March 7 and 8 - The stairs leading up to the Recital Hall on the south side will be closed, please use west entrance.

During this work, while entrances are closed, the doors will remain available as emergency exits. 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.

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. Franklin Mendivil on Friday, February 26 at 2:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.

Given a list of numbers, what do you get when you look at the set of all possible sums of parts of the list? It turns out that many times you get a set with interesting fractal structure. In this talk delivered from Acadia University via the web, Dr. Mendivil, from Acadia's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will discuss this idea and explore the geometric structure of the resulting set of sums. Generalizations to 2D (and higher) will also be discussed. This framework of “sumsets” is a nice method for constructing Cantor sets with lots of symmetries.

Another SCENT blog post for you all to read and comment on has just been loaded on the SCENT website at projects.upei.ca/scent. Many of you have no doubt heard about concealed weapons being allowed on college and university campuses in some States; this article looks at one university's response to that in its advice to faculty--that clearly says something about academic freedom and our teaching.

For more info, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca, or Gerald Wandio, FDO, fdo@upei.ca
 

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. A special focus on Public Sector Management will be offered this fall. This is a fantastic opportunity for public sector managers looking for a public sector focus while simultaneously getting a full MBA experience.

To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information session:

Wednesday, March 9
Provinces Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
5 pm

Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit business.upei.ca/mba

 

This is a reminder to the campus community about the final campus-wide food service presentation being held this Friday, February 26 from 9:00 am - 10:15 am. Chartwells will be presenting their response to the Request for Proposals in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall Room 142*.  The Campus-Wide Food Services Evaluation Committee invites faculty, staff, and students to attend!

PEI Energy Systems needs to replace the domestic hot water exchanger in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. This will require a shutdown of domestic hot water for the building  for approximately 12 hours. They will be doing this work onThursday, March 3, 2016 beginning at 8:00am.

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.

Robertson Library, in conjunction with the UPEI English Society, will be holding a used book sale on Friday, March 4, noon - 6 pm and Saturday, March 5, 10 am - 3 pm in Room 302/303 (Upper Level) of the Robertson Library. (Storm date the following weekend, same time.)

Proceeds from the book sale help support the UPEI English Society and the Library's collection.

Tickets will be available for a chance to win signed copies of works by local UPEI authors, Deirdre Kessler, Richard Lemm, Brent MacLaine and Shannon Murray. Money raised from the draw will go to the PEI Literacy Alliance.

Come and browse through a great collection of books - there's something for everyone!

Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in Fall 2016. 

Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum wage will be $10.75 an hour as from June 1, 2016. For additional information and application information for this program please refer to: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml

The process of applying for Canada Summer Jobs has changed this year. To apply for this Program you will need to contact Monique Geurts, Human Resources, 566-0515, before March 9, 2016.

Vern Smitheram & Andy Robb Leadership Development Talk 2016 -
Michele Dorsey, Q.C. “Below the Water Line – Leadership, Trust and Innovation”
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:30-2:45 pm
UPEI Chaplaincy Centre
Everyone is welcome.

Dr. Adam Fenech of the UPEI Climate Lab will present the next presentation in the Human Biology and Environmental Sciences seminar series on Friday, February 26.   

Dr. Fenech will present:

“Prince Edward Island Changing Coastline

Friday, February 26
12:30 pm
Duffy Science 204

All are welcome.

Spin - Tracey Gairns-Brioux 
Thursdays 6:30 am - 7:15 am Starts February 25

Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic capacity through interval sprints and maximum speed. Register at Panther Central desk. 6-week program. Members $51 + hst. Non-members $60 + hst per program. Registration for Specialty Fitness Classes is required. Please register at Panther Central, UPEI Sports Centre. Payment required to secure spot.

Supplies for the new Konica Minolta photocopiers can be ordered through Procurement Services. Toners and toner waste boxes are free of charge. Staples can be purchased with an internal requisition at $65.00 for a box of three sleeves. To order your supplies, please email procurement@upei.ca. Thank you!

Small group training offers training sessions that focus on individual progression and skill development. A six-week, two times per week small group of seven - ten working with a certified personal trainer. Twelve sessions. Fee: $135 + taxes per person.

Group 1: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:05 pm – 12:50 pm, March 21 - April 27 with Lyndsey Paynter. Registration deadline: March 18.

Group 2: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00pm - 1:45pm, March 14 - April 20 with Tracey Gairns-Brioux. Registration deadline: March 11

Please register at PANTHER CENTRAL Desk at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Payment required at registration!

Due to the expiration of the current contract, the opportunity to provide food services on campus was advertised to the public. There were two responses received as a result of the Request for Proposals; one from Chartwells and a second from Aramark. The Campus-Wide Food Services Evaluation Committee invites faculty, staff, and students to attend the following presentations by the two bidders:

Aramark
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
9:00 - 10:15 am
Main Building Room 117

Chartwells*
Friday, February 26, 2016
9:00 - 10:15 am
Don and Marion McDougall Hall Room 329

*This date has been added as Chartwells' original presentation time was scheduled during Reading Week.