Campus Notices
Learning is an action that only the student can own and control. As an instructor, what can be done to help support the development of student core skills? In this workshop, instructors will learn about three key skills that contribute to more efficient and effective learning. Those skills are how to take quality notes, how to read for learning, and how to study effectively. This workshop takes place on Wednesday, November 13th from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library.
As part of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 commitment to safety, the University has launched a new, free safety app called 黑料吃瓜 SAFE to advise the community about university/storm closures, crisis situations, and safety-related issues, as well as offer health and safety information.
While 黑料吃瓜 student, faculty, and staff emails have been automatically entered into 黑料吃瓜 SAFE, community members are encouraged to download the app from the App Store (for iOS devices) or Google Play (for Android devices) in order to receive push notifications and to access a full menu of features such as Mobile BlueLight, Friend Walk, and WorkAlone. Community members who do not have a smartphone or a supported app platform may subscribe to receive notifications by text (SMS) over cell connections by texting the word 黑料吃瓜 to the short code 723389. (Standard data and message rates may apply.)
Notifications about crisis situations and university/storm closures are pushed through 黑料吃瓜 SAFE as well as emailed to student, faculty, and staff @ email addresses. Messages are also posted on the 黑料吃瓜 home page (), the 黑料吃瓜 Campus Screen network, and on Twitter (@黑料吃瓜). Messages may also be broadcast in 黑料吃瓜 buildings through a public address system.
Learn more at upei.ca/upeisafe
At its September meeting, the 黑料吃瓜 Senate unanimously supported changes for the Convocation ceremonies in 2020, and also for the 2020鈥�21 and 2021鈥�22 academic years. For Convocation 2020, the University will hold four ceremonies, two each on Thursday and Friday:
Thursday, May 7
- Morning (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine/Faculty of Nursing)
- Afternoon (Faculty of Business/Faculty of Engineering)
Friday, May 8
- Morning (Faculty of Arts/Faculty of Education)
- Afternoon (Faculty of Science)
To read the full story, and for 2021 and 2022 Convocation dates, click here.
The 黑料吃瓜 50th Anniversary Alumni Speakers Series and the 黑料吃瓜 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering are pleased to present a presentation by Jim Carter (Dip. Eng 鈥�71, LLD 鈥�08), retired CEO of Syncrude Canada Ltd. The event will take place on Thursday, November 7, at noon in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building, room 205. Lunch will be provided.
In 2019, the 黑料吃瓜 is marking 50 years as a leader in education and research in our province, and well beyond the Island鈥檚 shores. The University has developed a year-long celebration to reflect on its contributions spanning the globe. The Alumni Speakers Series is an opportunity to celebrate each of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 eight faculties by inviting prestigious alumni to speak about their journey from 黑料吃瓜 to today.
Please join Laura Victoria Young for her M.Sc. (Human Biology) Thesis Defense.
Abstract:
Satellite cells drive skeletal muscle regeneration in response to injury, a process regulated by factors released into the local muscle environment. However, the cellular sources of this trophic support are poorly defined. In this regard, recent work on skin and liver repair has revealed a surprising supportive role for cells termed 鈥渟enescent cells鈥� which are commonly associated with aging and pathology. However, the role of senescence in skeletal muscle repair is currently unknown. The PURPOSE of this study was to determine the presence and contribution of senescent cells in skeletal muscle repair following acute injury.
All are welcome to attend.
On the evening of Wednesday October 30, 2019, ITSS will be implementing a change affecting how 黑料吃瓜 faculty and staff access Microsoft Office 365. During this change, there may be intermittent access to log in to Office 365 services.
If you have previously logged in to Office 365 using a password which was different than your 黑料吃瓜 email password, you will need to start using your current 黑料吃瓜 email password to sign-in to Office 365 as of this change.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
Please join Mat Larade for his Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation of his business capstone project, in collaboration with the largest coding firm on Prince Edward Island: Thinking Big. The project centers around a business plan applying artificial intelligence to solve a practical problem, and the business logistics behind bringing the product through development and to market. We will discuss the market, supply, demand, and pricing with regard to software, and the specific challenges presented with regard to an artificial intelligence based product in 2019.
All are welcome to attend!
Alumni Speaker Series
Celebrating 50 years of 黑料吃瓜!
In celebration of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 50th anniversary, join us for an inspiring talk by alumnus Dr. James Carter, Dip. Eng '71, LLD '08 retired CEO of Syncrude.
November 7, 2019
12:00 pm (lunch will be provided)
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
Design Studio Room 205
The Environmental Studies Book Club Discussion Series and Roberts Library Talks is organizing the discussion 鈥淐hernobyl and Beyond: Past, Present and Future of Nuclear Energy.鈥�
The event will start by showing a short video about the Chernobyl accident to reflect on the legacy of this event. We would also like to touch upon the popular HBO miniseries 鈥淐hernobyl鈥� and how its release in 2019 may have influenced public awareness about the Chernobyl accident, and more generally, attitudes towards nuclear power. Next, we will move to a more general discussion about the future of nuclear energy in Canada and beyond.
Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science/School of Climate Change and Adaptation at 黑料吃瓜, will join the discussion to provide insights about the historical and political contexts of the Chernobyl accident.
Date and time: October 30, 2019 at 5:30pm
Place: Robertson Library, room 312
All are welcome!
If you have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca
The Saint Dunstan's University Institute for Christianity and Culture is proud to present a public lecture exploring the complex and timely-issue of short-term housing rentals. With a low vacancy rate in PEI's urban centres, many properties are being listed as short-term rentals on such websites as Airbnb and VRBO rather than serving as traditional rentals. Please join us as David Wachsmuth, McGill University, speaks on this important topic.
All are welcome to attend Dr. Kathy Snow's presentation arising from her research with co-author, Diane Obed, on Inuit student persistence and success. This research will also be presented to funders, fellow researchers, and community members at the ArcticNet Annual General Meeting in December of this year.
McGregor (2010) in Inuit Education and Schools in the Eastern Arctic, describes what Inuit believe are the differences between formal and informal learning by outlining the meaning of the words ilisayuaq and isumaqsayuaq. Isumaqsayuq is the traditional way of sharing knowledge through observation and imitation embedded in daily family and community life learning. Fundamentally based in the principals of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, isumaqsavuq which encompasses land-based learning is known to help promote language revival, cultural practices, and positive self and cultural identities that will sustain youth. Indigenous land-based education is viewed as not only a source of resistance against a capitalist settler state (Coulthard, 2015) it is also important for environmental stewardship, climate change adaptation (Watt-Cloutier, 2015), and most importantly, promoting and maintaining Inuit autonomy and sovereignty (Petrasek MacDonald, 2014; Price, 2007; Wildcat et al., 2014). However formal ilisavuaq learning for these same objectives in K-12 schools is challenged by funding and policy restrictions that make opportunities to 鈥済o off鈥� for youth in school more 鈥渟pecial events鈥� than inherent in education. School districts across Inuit Nunangat are increasingly adopting land based programs, to inspire however it is still not enough to (re)balance ilisayuaq and isumaqsayuaq away from the dominating colonial education system to fully support a holistic education for all students
As part of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 commitment to safety, the University has launched a new, free safety app called 黑料吃瓜 SAFE to advise the community about university/storm closures, crisis situations, and safety-related issues, as well as offer health and safety information.
While 黑料吃瓜 student, faculty, and staff emails have been automatically entered into 黑料吃瓜 SAFE, community members are encouraged to download the app from the App Store (for iOS devices) or Google Play (for Android devices) in order to receive push notifications and to access a full menu of features such as Mobile BlueLight, Friend Walk, and WorkAlone. Community members who do not have a smartphone or a supported app platform may subscribe to receive notifications by text (SMS) over cell connections by texting the word 黑料吃瓜 to the short code 723389. (Standard data and message rates may apply.)
Notifications about crisis situations and university/storm closures are pushed through 黑料吃瓜 SAFE as well as emailed to student, faculty, and staff @ email addresses. Messages are also posted on the 黑料吃瓜 home page (), the 黑料吃瓜 Campus Screen network, and on Twitter (@黑料吃瓜). Messages may also be broadcast in 黑料吃瓜 buildings through a public address system.
Learn more at upei.ca/upeisafe
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, November 1st, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.
Dr. Matthew Krause of the University of Windsor Department of Kinesiology will present 鈥淚s there such thing as too much PAI?鈥�
All are welcome.
On the evening of Wednesday October 30, 2019, ITSS will be implementing a change affecting how 黑料吃瓜 faculty and staff access Microsoft Office 365. During this change, there may be intermittent access to log in to Office 365 services.
If you have previously logged in to Office 365 using a password which was different than your 黑料吃瓜 email password, you will need to start using your current 黑料吃瓜 email password to sign-in to Office 365 as of this change.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
Please join Mat Larade for his Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation of his business capstone project, in collaboration with the largest coding firm on Prince Edward Island: Thinking Big. The project centers around a business plan applying artificial intelligence to solve a practical problem, and the business logistics behind bringing the product through development and to market. We will discuss the market, supply, demand, and pricing with regard to software, and the specific challenges presented with regard to an artificial intelligence based product in 2019.
All are welcome to attend!
Calling all singing and music enthusiasts! Join us to share world music and songs from different countries and cultures represented on the 黑料吃瓜 campus. This is a non-audition singing group that meets Thursdays 4:30 to 5:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building.
Now in its 9th year. For more information, contact airs@upei.ca, Heather Barnick hbarnick@upei.ca, or Annabel Cohen at 902-629-4325.
Get into the Hallowe鈥檈n spirit at Robertson Library!
Join us Tuesday, October 29 at 7 pm in the library, Room 312, upper level for a presentation by Dr. Richard Raiswell on early modern witch hunting, followed by the movie, The VVitch: A New England Folktale.
Admission is free! And, we鈥檒l supply the Hallowe鈥檈n treats.
We'd love for you to join us!
Please note: The VVitch may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
Please join Mat Larade for his Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation of his business capstone project, in collaboration with the largest coding firm on Prince Edward Island: Thinking Big. The project centers around a business plan applying artificial intelligence to solve a practical problem, and the business logistics behind bringing the product through development and to market. We will discuss the market, supply, demand, and pricing with regard to software, and the specific challenges presented with regard to an artificial intelligence based product in 2019.
All are welcome to attend!
In the spirit of Halloween, for the week of October 28 to November 1, the 黑料吃瓜 campus food bank will be giving out Halloween treats with each donation. The bigger the donation you bring, the bigger the treat you will get. Although most do not give to receive in return, we thought this would be a fun way to thank our donors given the occasion! If you are wondering what you could donate, some popular items in the food bank include spaghetti noodles and sauce, canned corn, rice side dishes (sidekicks, Uncle Ben鈥檚, etc.), hearty canned soups (chunky etc.), peanut butter, and jam. However, any donations are welcome. The campus food bank thanks you in advance!
This is a reminder that the 黑料吃瓜 Biosafety Policy requires that all Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored, due in November of each year. This is accomplished by updating your entries, then confirming this action, as follows:
1. Access your inventory at
2. Ensure your inventory is up to date, and then confirm this by following the steps as listed below.
3. Select User Menu (Top right of screen) then My account from the left side of the drop down screen.
4. Click Edit (just below the user name)
5. Click on Information, on the top right section of the screen.
6. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.
7. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2019 box.
8. Hit Save! Task completed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact Rhoda Speare to arrange access.
If you have any questions, please contact Rhoda Speare, 黑料吃瓜 Biosafety Officer, at 902-620-5071 or rspeare@upei.ca.
