Campus Notices
The excitement for the 91探花 Panthers Gold Rush draw continues to grow! With no winners in the last NINE draws, the total pot has grown to more than $15,800鈥攖he highest it's ever been鈥攚ith half going to the winner of Saturday night's draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for 91探花鈥檚 athletic programs.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the 91探花 Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8 pm every Saturday.
On Friday, December 16, 2022, ITSS will conduct required maintenance on the my91探花 portal and related services from 9 pm to 12 am (midnight). During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with my91探花, Self-Service, Colleague, and Grade Submission.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on my91探花 to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using and Outlook email directly using .
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
A final Tea(ching) Break for the week. This one is a journal article that is informing some of the work of the Teaching and Learning Centre. You can read the article or download the mp3 to listen on the go.
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) is pleased to partner with Holland College and the 91探花 to host the 2023 annual STLHE/SAPES conference at the Delta Convention Centre in Charlottetown from June 14-16, 2023. (Pre-conference workshops will take place on June 13th.) Submissions are welcome from anyone interested in presenting to a multidisciplinary audience about teaching and learning in higher education. Submissions will close January 15, 2023 (midnight).
91探花 Procurement Services is currently taking bids on a used 2012 Dodge Ram 1500.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal "Bonfire" until December 16 at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your 91探花 credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at
Award-winning educator and coach Dr. Elizabeth Wells, author of the book The Organized Academic, shares key strategies for making your career a more enjoyable, less stressful experience. Get ready for a new year with some tips on organization and productivity 鈥� with exercises and discussion around priorities and goals for a new year. This session focuses on 鈥淲hy Am I Here?鈥� 鈥� creating a compelling mission for your teaching, research, and service.
91探花 Panthers Men鈥檚 Hockey holiday gift packs are now available for purchase at the Eastlink Centre Box Office. The gift pack offers a great deal to watch one of the country's best hockey teams compete for an AUS title and a national championship.
Packages are $70 plus HST and include five individual tickets for the remaining 2022鈥�23 regular season home games; $25 savings on a 2023 Cavendish Farms University Cup tournament pass; open ticket redemption; and the ability to hold a seat for the playoffs.
Consider purchasing a hockey holiday gift pack for the hockey lover on your list!
Overview: Communication is critical to success in every field, especially in business and the workplace. In this certificate program, participants will gain knowledge and practical experience in all key areas of communication, including proper workplace writing, public speaking and presentation skills, blog posts, websites, social media, and other forms of communication essential to functioning and growth in the professional world, as well as in-depth communication plans. This certificate is hybrid in nature 鈥� some content is online and asynchronous and some content is in-person. (Please note 鈥� if you already have completed the Intro to Workplace Writing course, you can take the rest of the certificate, and the price of the Intro to Workplace Writing course will be subtracted from the cost.)
Designed for: People who deal with communication in businesses/organizations and in the workplace, from administrative professionals to communication officers, entrepreneurs, and executives
Type of Delivery: Virtual and in-person
Duration: Three courses for a total of approximately twenty-eight hours
Facilitators: Christine Gordon Manley, Tracy Stretch, Ann Worth
For more information, visit /professional-development/certificates/professional-communications-certificate.
On Thursday, December 29, over 60 former members of the 91探花 Wind Symphony, representing graduating classes from 1972鈥�2022, will give two public performances--at dress rehearsal at 9:30 am and a formal performance at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the performances are $20 (cash only) and can be purchased at the door.
Under the direction of Dr. Karem Simon, the Wind Symphony alumni will prepare an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary wind band music featuring some of the treasured pieces from its repertoire. Included will be movements from 鈥淭he Lord of the Rings Symphony鈥� by Dutch composer Johan de Meij and 鈥淢edieval Suite鈥� by American Ron Nelson. Classics, including Gustav Holst鈥檚 鈥淔irst Suite in E-flat鈥� and Percy Grainger鈥檚 鈥淪hepherd鈥檚 Hey,鈥� will be juxtaposed with 鈥淪kyline鈥� by Charlottetown鈥檚 own Evan Hammell, and emerging composer who is a former 91探花 music student and a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Composition program.
For more information, contact Dr. Simon at 902-566-0702.
Text or computer code generated by artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT is going to have a profound impact on student learning and assessment, bringing up many questions around academic integrity. If you missed Dr. Sarah Eaton's keynote when she visited 91探花 at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester where she discussed the impact of these technologies, we have a recording. Click this link to watch .
You might also be interested in attending the on February 8--9, 2023. For more details about the symposium or to read the call for proposals that was generated using ChatGPT,
Dr. Greg Keefe, president and vice-chancellor (interim), invites, faculty staff, and students to the University鈥檚 2022 Recognition of Founders ceremony on Monday, December 19, at 1:30 pm. During the ceremony, Dr. Douglas Dahn, Cathy Gillan, and Dr. Timothy Ogilvie will be honoured as Founders for their contributions to 91探花. The ceremony and reception will take place in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Atlantic Veterinary College. All are welcome to attend.
The excitement for the 91探花 Panthers Gold Rush draw continues to grow! With no winners in the last NINE draws, the total pot has grown to more than $15,800鈥攖he highest it's ever been鈥攚ith half going to the winner of Saturday night's draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for 91探花鈥檚 athletic programs.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the 91探花 Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8 pm every Saturday.
On Friday, December 16, 2022, ITSS will conduct required maintenance on the my91探花 portal and related services from 9 pm to 12 am (midnight). During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with my91探花, Self-Service, Colleague, and Grade Submission.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on my91探花 to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using and Outlook email directly using .
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
Another Tea(ching) Break--this one about taking time to pause. A little warning: this article starts out with mention of chainsaws and woodchippers! Something many of us recall vividly. Take some time and give yourself some grace to pause today in the busyness of exam marking and other end-of-semester work. Read
91探花 Procurement Services is currently taking bids on a used 2012 Dodge Ram 1500.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal "Bonfire" until December 16 at 2:00 pm. This portal requires you to register by creating a username and password as your 91探花 credentials are not connected to this system. When registering for the Bonfire portal, please put your name in the Vendor Name and Contact Name fields. You can access the information on this opportunity at
The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open.
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.
Applicants are able to seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years) between April 24, 2023, and September 2, 2023. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.
Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50 percent of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $14.50/hour.
For additional information and application information for this program, please click
To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:
Wendy Murphy at wmurphy@upei.ca (902) 628-4306, or
Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515.
The closing date for applications is January 9, 2023.
The 91探花 Health, Safety, and Environment department (HSE) is offering Standard and Emergency First Aid/CPR training sessions:
Emergency First Aid/CPR
January 11, 2023
8:30 am鈥�4:00 pm
AH 142
This basic one-day course offers lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills.
Standard First Aid/CPR
January 12 and 13, 2023
8:30 am鈥�4:00 pm
AH 142
This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement (high-risk areas such as labs).
The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all 91探花 faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered. Please note that lunch will not be provided.
As space is limited, please pre-register by contacting Jacky Buell by the end of the day Wednesday, January 4, 2023, via email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).
Dr. Ziad Alostaz, a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position (competition #10A22) with the Faculty of Nursing, will give two public presentations on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Public Teaching Presentation: Teaching and Scholarship in the Faculty of Nursing on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 10:30 am in the Atlantic Veterinary College, Room 207N
Public Research Presentation: Building a Program of Research at the Faculty of Nursing, 91探花 on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 2:00 pm in the Health Science Building, Room 104
All are welcome to attend.
91探花 is the first university in the country to launch "I'm Ready," a project working to eradicate HIV in Canada.
The study is sharing HIV self-testing kits and asking questions from the people who will use them so they can learn how to improve HIV testing and care in Canada. Participation in "I'm Ready" is anonymous, and you control your own pathway through the program. You will have access to a self-test and information/support.
If you are interested in this project, you need to download the I'm Ready, Test mobile app.
Once you have downloaded the I鈥檓 Ready, Test mobile app, you鈥檒l be asked to
- consent to be part of the program, create a profile, and answer a pre-test survey;
- choose to have up to three self-test kits delivered to your home or another address, or opt to pick up a single kit at any one of our pickup locations (91探花 Health and Wellness Centre). If you already have a kit, continue to step #3.
- Once you have your self-test kit, open your I鈥檓 Ready, Test app again. You鈥檒l then follow the steps in the app and use the test kit鈥檚 instructions to take the self-test;
- When you鈥檙e completed the test, you鈥檒l record your result in the app anonymously and continue on in the app to access more information to keep you healthy by treating or preventing HIV.
We鈥檒l also send you follow-up surveys through the app to ask about where you鈥檙e at and whether you鈥檝e accessed .
You can pick up test kits from the registered nurse at the Health and Wellness Centre beginning December 12th.
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre holiday hours (subject to change)
Sunday, December 18: 10:00 am鈥�8:00 pm
Monday, December 19: Friday, December 23: 6:00 am鈥�8:00 pm
Saturday, December 24 and 25: Closed
Monday, December 26: 9:00 am鈥�5:00 pm
Tuesday, December 27 to Friday, December 30: 8:00 am鈥�8:00 pm
Saturday, December 31 and Sunday, January 1: Closed
Monday, January 2: 9:00 am鈥�5:00 pm
