Events Archive

A webinar on using social presence to establish a community of inquiry in an online space. La Dawna Minnis and Jason Hogan will be discussing how social presence plays an important role in face-to-face, blended, and online courses and going through examples for introducing and developing social…
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Jordan Stevenson, Masters student, will be defending his thesis entitled Application of Onodispersed Pegs in Surfactant Molecules.
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to attend the 2017 President’s Holiday Social for Faculty and Staff on Thursday, December 14 from 2-4 pm at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering in the SDU Class of 1954 Lecture Hall.  Celebrate with your colleagues at this…
UPEI will offer a professional development course offering on the Essentials of Workplace Writing, December 12, 2017. Essentials of Workplace Writing provides techniques that help you to write efficiently, craft a clear and persuasive message, and avoid common mistakes that can diminish the…
The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday December 8, 2017 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience…
At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On December 6 and 7, between 11:30 am–1:30 pm, a chili lunch is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and…
All UPEI students are invited to enjoy a Festive Coffee and Cookie Break on Wednesday, December 6, presented by the Office of the President. Drop by the concourse in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre between 1 and 2:30 pm where the team from the Office of the President will serve up cookies,…
At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On December 6 and 7, between 11:30 am–1:30 pm, a chili lunch is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students.  About 300 students show up each day with…
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Travis McIsaac, Masters student, will be defending his thesis entitled "Exploring negative sports experiences as predictors of positive youth development" today at 10:00 am in room 301, Health Sciences Building. For more information, please contact Angela…
The Department of Development and Alumni Engagement and the UPEI Alumni Association invite you to attend their Sweets and Swag Open House. The event will take place at 618 University Avenue (directly beside Paul’s Flowers) on Monday, December 4 – drop in between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm…
The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present ​UPEI Concert Choir under the direction of Margot Rejskind Saturday, December 2, 7:30 pm, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown. Admission: Adults $15 / Students $10. Click here to purchase…
There are seats available for the upcoming Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training which is taking place on Friday, December 1 and Monday, December 4 (attendance on both days is mandatory for completion of MHFA Training & Certification). The sessions are 9-4pm both days. There will be…
Since 1888, the Estate of Owen Connolly has helped thousands of Prince Edward Island students of Irish Catholic heritage gain a higher education. Leonard Cusack (SDU ’69) has written the rags-to-riches story of Owen Connolly, the remarkable man behind the money. We invite you to celebrate the…
All UPEI Alumni and Friends are welcome to attend the fourth annual Ottawa Holiday Reception taking place on Thursday, November 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Lowertown Brewery in the ByWard Markey (73 York Street, Ottawa, ON). Please share this information with anyone you know who might be…
The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle meets every week from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. Join students, staff, and faculty from all over the world, share songs of many cultures, relax, have fun. Please note: this week's rhearsal will take place on Thursday…
Students, staff and faculty, are welcome to come by the Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, on Thursday, November 30 between 11:30 and 1:30 for some cake and hot chocolate. Bring along your phone/camera, your friends and colleagues, and your best smile to take a…
As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations of where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The information you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key…
Desmond Hammill, Pathology and Microbiology, will give a seminar entitled "A next generation sequencing (NGS) approach for the simultaneous detection of plant viruses for the purpose of quarantine testing." All are welcome!
Brown-Bag Lunch: Why I Don't Do Learning Outcomes (but it's OK if you do) Please join Dr. Shannon Murray, Department of English, on Wednesday, November 29 from 12:30-1:30 in the SDU Main Building Faculty lounge as she leads a discussion about "Why I Don't Do Learning Outcomes (but it's OK if you do…
UPEI Synapse and Mitacs Training Team is holding a Networking Skills Workshop on November 29 taught by professional industry consultants for the professional development of graduate and postdoctoral students at University of Prince Edward Island. Please arrive at 8:45 sharp in order to register for…