Campus Notices
The office of the Vice-President Academic and Research has made available up to two awards per year to support the publication of manuscripts written or edited by 黑料吃瓜 faculty. The awards of $7,500 each will be disbursed to Island Studies Press to cover publication costs (including editing, photo and other permissions, design, printing, marketing, and other costs associated with publishing a book).
Application must be submitted by March 1, 2018 to Research Services, Kelley Building Room 200 or electronically to researchservices@upei.ca. Depending on demand, a second call may be made with an October deadline.
For complete terms of reference and application process,
Internal Research Grant Program with grants up to $5000 for a one-year term are available to tenured, tenure-track, term and sessional positions in the 黑料吃瓜 Faculty in Arts, Science, Business, Education, or Nursing, and Librarians, who are employed by 黑料吃瓜 at the time of application and for the duration of the award. A professor emeritus may apply as co-applicant with a tenured 黑料吃瓜 faculty member.
Application must be submitted by February 15, 2018, at 4:00 pm to Research Services in Kelley Memorial Building, Room 200.
The program guidelines, application form, and internal funding general regulations.
Note: Applicants who received an IRG in the 2017 competition are not eligible to apply for an IRG in the 2018 competition.
Applications for 2018 Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Graduate Scholarship will be accepted until 12:00 noon (AST) Friday, February 16, 2018, with decisions to be announced in April.
Call for applications from potential graduate students for the 2018 Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Graduate Scholarship. The Scholarship will support the training of researchers at the masters or doctoral level to pursue animal welfare research at the 黑料吃瓜. Both applied or more fundamental approaches to research pertaining to animal welfare are welcome.
Students may take up their award at any time of the year but must do so within twelve months of the date of the letter of offer. for more information.
Would you like to create a more interactive PowerPoint for your students? Something your students could view outside of class so that your in class time could be spent promoting deeper exploration of the topic?
The E-Learning Office is here to help. Give us one of your standard PowerPoint slideshows and we can turn that into an interactive learning piece. This will get learners actively engaging with the content, not just passively clicking through one slide after the other. Book an appointment to see if this opportunity is right for you or to see examples of interactive PowerPoints currently in use at 黑料吃瓜.
Send an email to elearning@upei.ca.
2017 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.
The Atlantic Veterinary College at 黑料吃瓜 seeks nominees who demonstrate:
- Participation in the community
- Advancement of the profession
- The highest values of compassion, leadership, and dedication to the profession
- Exceptional service and contributions to the profession
For more detailed criteria and a nomination form, visit . For information: 902-566-0882 and avc@upei.ca. Nominations are due January 31, 2018.
Reflection is the mediator between knowledge and experience and is a vital skill for instructional professionals in order to continuously improve their teaching.
Does becoming a more reflective practitioner sound like a good New Year鈥檚 resolution? What if it could also help you achieve a professional or personal goal for 2018?
If so, then this workshop will be a great way to ensure that that resolution becomes a habit. Participants will be provided with exercises to practice reflection daily over a 30 day period while working towards the creation of at least one goal to achieve in 2018. This is a collaborative learning experience as participants will share between them and comment on their daily reflections. Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop consists of two face-to-face sessions (January 8 and February 7, 12:00-1:00 PM, Rm 265 Robertson Library) with the remainder of events, occurring between those sessions, online.
early as space is limited for this event.
Student Affairs is beginning to organize 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Mental Health Week 2018 and we are seeking interested students, staff and faculty to join the planning committee.
As in past years, we hope to have a variety of people on the committee in order to reach the many areas of the 黑料吃瓜 community. Committee work will entail approximately 6 meetings between January 10 and March 7 in preparation for Mental Health Week scheduled for March 12 - 16, 2018. The planning committee will be responsible for brainstorming ideas to showcase the theme "Relationships Matter", setting the schedule and making the necessary contacts and bookings.
If you are interested, please email me (Anne Bartlett, ambartlett@upei.ca) and I will add you to our committee contact list. If you know of someone who would be interested and would represent your area well, please forward this message to them. Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact either Keith Lawlor (kjlawlor@upei.ca) or Anne Bartlett (ambartlett@upei.ca), co-chairs, MHW 2018.
Our first meeting will be held Wednesday, January 10, 8:30am - 9:30am in MH 215. Should you not be able to make it but would like to receive the minutes, please let us know.
Our latest version of Moodle now allows you to create drag & drop interactions. These can be created as part of a quiz or as their own stand alone activity. Instructors are invited to attend a workshop on how to create a basic drag & drop interaction. Delivered by the E-Learning Office, the workshop is offered on two separate occasions: Monday, January 15 1:00 to 2:00 pm or Thursday, January 18 1:00 to 2:00 pm. The location is Robertson Library, Room 265.
Reminder to winter course instructors that Moodle course sections are created with a 'hidden' status. As most courses are not ready for student viewing 14 days prior to the official start date, students cannot see the course until the 'hidden' status has been changed.
If you do not know how to open your course for students, for further instructions. There is also a link to these instructions on the front page of Moodle.
If you need any help opening your course, please email moodle@upei.ca.
黑料吃瓜 offers a wide range of intensive Professional Development Courses and Certificate Programs specifically designed to address the needs of working professionals at all stages of their careers.
Upcoming in January 2018:
鈥� Respecting Personality Differences and Their Impact on Communication (Jan 11 and 12, 2018)
鈥� Creating a Workplace of Respect and Trust (Jan 22, 2018)
鈥� Performance Management (Jan 25 and 26, 2018)
to view a complete course calendar.
For more information on any of our course offerings, please call (902) 628-4394 or email sdl@upei.ca.
Student Affairs is beginning to organize 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Mental Health Week 2018 and we are seeking interested students, staff and faculty to join the planning committee.
As in past years, we hope to have a variety of people on the committee in order to reach the many areas of the 黑料吃瓜 community. Committee work will entail approximately 6 meetings between January 10 and March 7 in preparation for Mental Health Week scheduled for March 12 - 16, 2018. The planning committee will be responsible for brainstorming ideas to showcase the theme "Relationships Matter", setting the schedule and making the necessary contacts and bookings.
If you are interested, please email me (Anne Bartlett, ambartlett@upei.ca) and I will add you to our committee contact list. If you know of someone who would be interested and would represent your area well, please forward this message to them. Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact either Keith Lawlor (kjlawlor@upei.ca) or Anne Bartlett (ambartlett@upei.ca), co-chairs, MHW 2018.
Our first meeting will be held Wednesday, January 10, 8:30am - 9:30am in MH 215. Should you not be able to make it but would like to receive the minutes, please let us know.
There is one fitness training grant available to be used on a begining next week. Please email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca if you would like to access this grant.
This is not available to those already receiving the grant in January 2018.
Reminder to winter course instructors that Moodle course sections are created with a 'hidden' status. This is because students are added to courses 14 days prior to the official start date of your course. Students cannot see the course until the 'hidden' status has been changed.
If you do not know how to open your course for students, for further instructions. There is also a link to these instructions on the front page of Moodle.
If you need any help opening your course, please email moodle@upei.ca.
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 2018.
Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage 鈥� in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $11.55. For additional information and application information for this program please .
To apply for this Program you will need to contact Monique Geurts, Human Resources, mgeurts@upei.ca or 566-0515. The closing date for applications is January 31, 2018.
An updated version of the went into effect on September 1, 2017. This is a reminder that tobacco products are not to be used on University property. For more information regarding campus boundaries or cessation supports and services, please click .
Thanks to everyone for respecting these changes on the 黑料吃瓜 campus during the Fall 2017 semester鈥攖ogether we helped to ensure a healthy and accessible campus community for everyone at 黑料吃瓜.
Reflection is the mediator between knowledge and experience and is a vital skill for instructional professionals in order to continuously improve their teaching.
Does becoming a more reflective practitioner sound like a good New Year鈥檚 resolution? What if it could also help you achieve a professional or personal goal for 2018?
If so, then this workshop will be a great way to ensure that that resolution becomes a habit. Participants will be provided with exercises to practice reflection daily over a 30 day period while working towards the creation of at least one goal to achieve in 2018. This is a collaborative learning experience as participants will share between them and comment on their daily reflections. Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop consists of two face-to-face sessions (January 8 and February 7, 12:00-1:00 PM, Rm 265 Robertson Library) with the remainder of events, occurring between those sessions, online.
early as space is limited for this event.
黑料吃瓜 offers a wide range of intensive Professional Development Courses and Certificate Programs specifically designed to address the needs of working professionals at all stages of their careers.
Upcoming in January 2018:
鈥� Respecting Personality Differences and Their Impact on Communication (Jan 11 and 12, 2018)
鈥� Creating a Workplace of Respect and Trust (Jan 22, 2018)
鈥� Performance Management (Jan 25 and 26, 2018)
to view a complete course calendar.
For more information on any of our course offerings, please call (902) 628-4394 or email sdl@upei.ca.
#GivingTuesday is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others.
This year was 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 inaugural #GivingTuesday in which a goal was set to raise $1500 in order to start an award honoring Robert 鈥淩ocky鈥� Paquet. Rocky was a valued employee of 黑料吃瓜 for 26 years, whose charitable ways impacted both students and employees.
We are delighted to share with you the total raised to date for this new award honouring our friend Rocky is $3,832.45. Thank you to all who shared in this great day.
You can still donate and the simplest way is through payroll tax-deductible donations in three simple steps:
1. Campus Login
2. Click Donation by Payroll
3. Complete the brief form (and deductions appear on your T-4)
Or contact Kim Roach, Gift Processor at 902.894.2888 or karoach@upei.ca.
#GivingTuesday is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others.
This year was 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 inaugural #GivingTuesday in which a goal was set to raise $1500 in order to start an award honoring Robert 鈥淩ocky鈥� Paquet. Rocky was a valued employee of 黑料吃瓜 for 26 years, whose charitable ways impacted both students and employees.
We are delighted to share with you the total raised to date for this new award honouring our friend Rocky is $3,832.45. Thank you to all who shared in this great day.
You can still donate and the simplest way is through payroll tax-deductible donations in three simple steps:
1. Campus Login
2. Click Donation by Payroll
3. Complete the brief form (and deductions appear on your T-4)
Or contact Kim Roach, Gift Processor at 902.894.2888 or karoach@upei.ca.
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce William T. Robbins, masters student, will be defending his thesis entitled "A Parasitological Survey of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) on Prince Edward Island, Canada." The event begins at 9:30am, December 21, in Duffy Science Center, Room 204.
