Campus Notices
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Christopher Palmer's public presentation of his MEd research titled: The Integration of Critical Thinking: An Evaluability Assessment of the PEI Grades 1-3 Integrated Curriculum. Please join us through the Zoom link below.
The zoom link is: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 823 1653 6567
Passcode: Defence
The English Language Centre is excited to be running Academic Sessions every Wednesday from 10:45-11:45 am. Join us Wednesday Nov. 4 for our session on essay writing at .
See you then!
We are giving away a $50 Amazon and a $50 Tim Hortons gift card to 2 ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students or alumni!
To enter, join our exclusive networking platform for alumni and students, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Connect, between November 2nd and 23rd. Winners will be announced on Nov24th.
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Connect is a platform that matches ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students, staff, faculty and alumni based on interests. Expand your network, meet new people, and get career advice.
Click here to sign up and enter the contest:
Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca
5, 12, 19, 26 November, 3 December, 9:00am-1:00pm Atlantic
This is an introductory workshop for researchers and students who are interested in programming basics for humanities and social sciences applications. No prior experience in programming is necessary. Topics covered include an introduction to Unix Shell and Linux, websites and versioning with Git, regular expressions, Python for humanities and web scraping with Python. Applications include web scraping, survey field restriction, websites and text analysis. The workshop will use materials. Space is limited so register early.
Synapse at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is hosting a session on improving your professional and personal pitches.
This session is designed to provide you with advice and resources to better prepare you to succeed the next time you face: grant managers and funding agencies; hiring managers; investors like angels, venture capitalists, family and friends; potential customers and partners; colleagues and classmates; and key talent and sought-after collaborators.
The event is Friday, November 6 from 12:30 to 2 pm.
The Perfect Pitch session will run 90 minutes, including an interactive component where attendees may volunteer to have the trainer work on a pitch of theirs.
To build on this workshop, a follow-up Pitch Clinic workshop will take place a week later.
Space is limited. Register for either or both sessions. Registration is now open for the first session: .
On Wednesday, November 4th, 2020, ITSS will be conducting routine maintenance on ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Shibboleth Single Sign-On Service from 10 PM to 11 PM. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues logging into several websites and applications, including Gmail Web Client, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Safe App, E-Value, Orbis, eRez, Library Resources, Library Room Booking.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Christopher Palmer's public presentation of his MEd research titled: The Integration of Critical Thinking: An Evaluability Assessment of the PEI Grades 1-3 Integrated Curriculum. Please join us through the Zoom link below.
The zoom link is: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 823 1653 6567
Passcode: Defence
November is Career Month across Canada and here at ºÚÁϳԹÏ!
The Experiential Education Department is offering a variety of career-related workshops and information sessions for students and alumni throughout November.
Please encourage students to attend these helpful events.
Learn more and view the event list and calendar at
November is Career Month across Canada and here at ºÚÁϳԹÏ!
The Experiential Education Department is offering a variety of career-related workshops and information sessions for students and alumni throughout November.
Please encourage students to attend these helpful events.
Learn more and view the event list and calendar at
The English Language Centre is excited to be running Academic Sessions every Wednesday from 10:45-11:45 am. Join us Wednesday Nov. 4 for our session on essay writing at .
See you then!
Got an event coming up on campus? Don't forget to submit it to the Campus Events Calendar! The calendar can help promote any academic, athletic, or social event happening at ºÚÁϳԹÏ!
To submit an event, you'll need a ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï login. Submit your event with a title, date, and brief description here.
(By the way... that's the same link for submitting a Campus Notice. If you're ever looking for it, you'll find it in the footer at the bottom of every edition of Campus Notices.)
Questions? Contact communications@upei.ca.
We are giving away a $50 Amazon and a $50 Tim Hortons gift card to 2 ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students or alumni!
To enter, join our exclusive networking platform for alumni and students, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Connect, between November 2nd and 23rd. Winners will be announced on Nov24th.
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Connect is a platform that matches ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students, staff, faculty and alumni based on interests. Expand your network, meet new people, and get career advice.
Click here to sign up and enter the contest:
Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca
There was no winner in Saturday's Gold Rush draw, which means LAST week's pot rolls into THIS week's pot. The pot is already at $1485, and it's growing every day as we get closer to Saturday's draw.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8 pm every Saturday.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s varsity and club sport programs as well as enhances recreational offerings that are available to all ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students.
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Christopher Palmer's public presentation of his MEd research titled: The Integration of Critical Thinking: An Evaluability Assessment of the PEI Grades 1-3 Integrated Curriculum. Please join us through the Zoom link below.
The zoom link is: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 823 1653 6567
Passcode: Defence
A reminder that the Arts and Sciences Equity and Inclusion reading group is meeting again -- Tuesday, November 3, from 4:00-5:00pm, for a discussion of "Institutionalized Racism"--a conversation between Chris Andersen, Shirley Ann Tate, and Susanne Luhmann of the University of Alberta. The recording and transcript of their talk is available at https://www.ualberta.ca/intersections-gender/news-events/news2020/conversation-tate-andersen.html (the transcript has a few interesting typos). Watch or read, and come join us for a discussion of a timely topic that affects all universities!
Contact Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@ upei.ca for the Zoom link. See you there!
November is Career Month across Canada and here at ºÚÁϳԹÏ!
The Experiential Education Department is offering a variety of career-related workshops and information sessions for students and alumni throughout November.
Please encourage students to attend these helpful events.
Learn more and view the event list and calendar at
The English Language Centre is excited to be running Academic Sessions every Wednesday from 10:45-11:45 am. Join us Wednesday Nov. 4 for our session on essay writing at .
See you then!
The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is excited to announce our online pet store (mvVETstore), where every purchase supports training the next generation of veterinarians. This online store offers ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï faculty and staff the convenience of shopping for your pet’s products at whatever time suits you, with 24/7 service and a huge selection of food, treats, toys, and supplies for cats, dogs, pocket pets, and exotics.
With current COVID restrictions, it can be inconvenient and time consuming for you to come into the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Ordering through the myVETstore website is faster and safer for you. If your pet needs a prescription diet, these are strictly controlled by your AVC veterinarian through our myVETstore.
Ordered products can be shipped directly to your home, cottage, or office, or picked up at the VTH. We will send you an email letting you know when your order has been shipped or is available for pickup.
We invite you to sign up and create your account (please use your ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï email address to get your staff discount) for the AVC myVETstore through the link below:
We are giving away a $50 Amazon and a $50 Tim Hortons gift card to 2 ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students or alumni!
To enter, join our exclusive networking platform for alumni and students, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Connect, between November 2nd and 23rd. Winners will be announced on Nov24th.
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Connect is a platform that matches ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students, staff, faculty and alumni based on interests. Expand your network, meet new people, and get career advice.
Click here to sign up and enter the contest:
Questions? Email careerservices@upei.ca
Traffic at the Campus Food Bank continues to be steady with more than 200 visits for September, and it is looking like that for October as well. Fortunately, donations from both campus and the outside community also continue. We are often asked for eggs (which we do not supply) and of course meat is a treat. We have also been asked for "breads and grains".
Social media outreach is increasing with Facebook and a new Instagram account. Volunteers are always welcome, please see the .
Sister Sue
