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A variety of NEW small group training opportunities will begin the week of September 16. Train in small groups of six under the guidance of a certified personal trainer. We have a variety of options-- Beginners, Bodyweight Strength, Core & Glutes, Crosstraining, Powerlifting, Strength, Strength 101, and Weight Loss. 91̽»¨ personal trainers are Derek Smith, Oyin Eniola, and Danie Marais.

Fees: 91̽»¨ full-time students: $65; 91̽»¨ faculty/staff/retirees: $75; all others: $150 (plus applicable taxes). Each session has 10 classes. Maximum of six individuals per group.

Visit for more information and to register. Detailed information on how to log into the system and register can be found here: /ar/small-group-training. Please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator, at amarchbank@upei.ca if you have any other questions.

Alex Clow, third-year biology student at 91̽»¨, invites members of the campus community to participate in the 44th Charlottetown Terry Fox Run scheduled for Sunday, September 15, at the Victoria Park Pavilion, Charlottetown. Registration begins at 10:00 am with the run starting at 11:00 am. 

Clow is the lead organizer for this year's family-friendly event, and suggests that participants register online and fundraise using the Terry Fox Foundation’s website. The link to register and/or make a donation is: 

The link to the event Facebook page is: 

Special guests for the event include representatives from Canadian Blood Services, Michelle Hughes of "My Journey to Just Live", and Gord McNeilly, MLA for District #14.

All are welcome!

A variety of small group training opportunities will start the week of September 16.  Register asap to secure a spot.   

Fee is for one group of 10 classes with Certified Personal Trainers Derek Smith, Oyin Eniola, and Danie Marais (does not include applicable taxes):

• 91̽»¨ full-time students = $65
• 91̽»¨ faculty/staff/retirees =$75
• All others = $150       

Different options include Beginners, Bodyweight Strength, Core & Glutes, Cross Training, Strength, Strength Training 100, and Weight Loss. For more information or to register go to recreation.upei.ca or the 91̽»¨ Panther Recreation app.

91̽»¨ students, staff, faculty and retirees may log into recreation.upei.ca or the Panther Recreation app. Click on "91̽»¨ LOGIN" and then enter your 91̽»¨ credentials (email address, password).

Relax, have fun, and sing while sharing in songs from around the world! No experience necessary and all are welcome!

Starting September 24, 2024, we will gather weekly on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Questions? Contact Obed Oluwakoya (oioluwakoya@upei.ca), Golnush Tahamtan (gntahamtan@upei.ca) or Heather Barnick (hbarnick@upei.ca) for more information!

Pickleball Indoors for 91̽»¨ staff/faculty/retirees

Tuesdays, Noon–1 pm, September 17–December 3

Try this very popular sport. We have paddles for you to use, but feel free to take your own if you have them. No experience necessary. A great environment to try out the sport and connect with colleagues. This program is FREE for 91̽»¨ staff/faculty/retirees and provided by the Healthy Campus Committee.

91̽»¨ staff/faculty/retirees will be able to register six days in advance each week.

Mindful Yoga and Body Awareness class for 91̽»¨ staff/faculty/retirees

Thursdays, 12:10–12:55 pm, September 19 & 26 and October 3 & 10  

This yoga class provides gentle stretching, promotes flexibility, and teaches participants to tune into the body with their breath. As we move through body awareness, you'll notice areas that feel tight, tense, or restricted. This class teaches techniques to release this tension and the stress we hold in our bodies. There is a short five–seven-minute savasana at the end. 

This class is FREE and only for 91̽»¨ staff/faculty/retirees. Must register weekly. Participants can pre-register six days in advance of class.   

For both options above:

• Log into recreation.upei.ca or the Panther Recreation app
• Click on Wellness Icon
• Go to icon of program listed above
• Review information
• Register for class

September 14 marks this year’s International Observe the Moon Night and the Department of Physics will join people around the world who are viewing our natural satellite. We invite you to join us at our observatory from 8:00–10:00 pm for a magnified view of the moon’s features through our telescope. Meet us in room 417 of Memorial Hall where there will be some moon activities and information for a variety of ages that you can peruse while you wait for your turn to go up to the observatory.

This event is weather dependent; if the sky is completed clouded over, we won’t be able to view the moon. If it’s partly cloudy, we might be able to go ahead since the moon is such a bright object and easy to find with our telescope. In the event of a weather cancellation, an update will be posted on our website: https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/

Ravensburg 1494: 10 years after the city’s first witch-hunt, a process led by Henricus Institoris, co-author of the infamous Malleus maleficarum. This was the setting for a fourth-year role-playing course that Richard Raiswell ran last year, which focused on an imagined return of the Inquisition to this important early modern trading centre, and the intellectual, social, and political tensions it exposed.

Bring your lunch and join us to discuss the pedagogy underlying teaching-through-game-play, and sketch some of the advantages and difficulties inherent in such an approach.

Event Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024, 12:00 pm

Location: Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230

Looking for ideas that encourage students to engage more meaningfully with assigned class pre-readings and other materials?Read about some of the pros, cons and options in this blog post:  

And here's another blog from a colleague sharing how she gets students to complete reading reflections in her class and then uses them in her teaching: . 

91̽»¨â€™s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on September 13, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Members of the public are invited to tour the 45,000-square-foot facility, which houses the 91̽»¨ School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the 91̽»¨ Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability. During the event, students will be present to speak about their research on food security, coastal adaptation, and climate change. Researchers will demonstrate how they measure greenhouse gases in soil. And the drones in the CCCCA’s drone port will also be on display.

The 91̽»¨ Alumni Association invites students, staff, and faculty to join us on Thursday, September 26, at 6:30 pm at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue) as we recognize and celebrate the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards.

The 2024 Distinguished Alumni are Bernadine Chapman (BA 1986) and Hon. Alonzo Wright (BA 1989). The 2024 Inspiring Young Alumni are Ellen Dixon (BSc 2012); James Muhato (BBA 2013); and Jonah Tendepi Chininga (BBA 2018). 

This free event is open to interested members of the public and campus community, but for planning purposes, we ask that you kindly RSVP by email to Stephen Loo at sloo@upei.ca by September 20.

For more information about our Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards, including a list of past recipients, or to submit a nomination for 2025, please visit /alumni/awards-and-recognition.

The Association of Atlantic Universities is pleased to partner with Acadia University to host the 2024 Annual AAU Teaching Showcase in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mik’maq people and part of the beautiful Annapolis Valley in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The 2024 AAU Teaching Showcase will take place in person on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Acadia University.

Registration is now open!  For details, go to

The first meeting  of the 91̽»¨â€¯ Senate  will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102  at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2024-2025 Calendar of Senate Meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.

All  meetings   are open to members  of  the University community, although certain  in-camera  items (e.g., granting  of  degrees), may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members  of  Senate  are permitted to address the  Senate  unless otherwise recognized by the Chair. 

For logistical purposes, members of the 91̽»¨ community who wish to attend the open session of a 91̽»¨ Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in-person. 

The Department of Student Affairs is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students! 

Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm at Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates: 

• Monday, September 9 
• Tuesday, September 10 
• Wednesday, September 11 
• Thursday, September 12 
• Friday, September 13 

 Advising will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 4, for the October meeting. 

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the 91̽»¨ Researcher Portal at

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

91̽»¨ ACC SOPs and codes of practice can be accessed through my91̽»¨ at . 

Protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month to process applications.

September 14 marks this year’s International Observe the Moon Night and the Department of Physics will join people around the world who are viewing our natural satellite. We invite you to join us at our observatory from 8:00–10:00 pm for a magnified view of the moon’s features through our telescope. Meet us in room 417 of Memorial Hall where there will be some moon activities and information for a variety of ages that you can peruse while you wait for your turn to go up to the observatory.

This event is weather dependent; if the sky is completed clouded over, we won’t be able to view the moon. If it’s partly cloudy, we might be able to go ahead since the moon is such a bright object and easy to find with our telescope. In the event of a weather cancellation, an update will be posted on our website: https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/

Please join us for  lecture by Dr. Lúcia Helena Marques Ribeiro, visiting scholar at 91̽»¨, who will introduce us to Portuguese literature through the work of four 20th century authors: Érico Veríssimo, Guimarães Rosa, Clarice Lispector, and João de Melo.

DATE: Monday September 16, 2024

TIME: 3:00-4:30 pm

LOCATION: 91̽»¨ SDU Main, Room 320

The presentation will be in Portuguese with consecutive interpretation into English. 

Dr. Ribeiro is a professor and researcher of Portuguese literature at the University of Brasilia, Brazil, with a focus on Portuguese literature from the Azores and mainland Portugal following the 25th of April Revolution, as well as the colonial wars in Africa and post-colonialism. Her research also expands into children's literature, exploring themes of myth, psychoanalysis, and symbolism in childhood.

91̽»¨â€™s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on September 13, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Members of the public are invited to tour the 45,000-square-foot facility, which houses the 91̽»¨ School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the 91̽»¨ Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability. During the event, students will be present to speak about their research on food security, coastal adaptation, and climate change. Researchers will demonstrate how they measure greenhouse gases in soil. And the drones in the CCCCA’s drone port will also be on display.

The Scholarships and Awards Office is accepting applications for the 1st Semester (Fall) Award Cycle! 

Students can now access the  by clicking the link provided here or in the 91̽»¨ Forms section of their My91̽»¨ account. Students are encouraged to review the four-step instructions and submit their electronic application through the portal by the October 1, 2024, deadline to be considered for over 100 scholarships and awards.

Not only can students apply to numerous awards through the Scholarship and Award Application portal, but there are also dozens of awards with a separate application process conveniently listed on the 1st Semester (Fall) Award Cycle webpage. Deadlines for the separate application awards vary across the Fall semester, and awards are listed beneath their deadline month. Be sure to click the links, review the award criteria, and submit an application in time for the deadline.

If you have questions about the application processes, award criteria, or deadlines, please contact scholarships@upei.ca or visit us in Dalton Hall, room 202. Best of luck to all who apply!

The first meeting  of the 91̽»¨â€¯ Senate  will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102  at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2024-2025 Calendar of Senate Meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.

All  meetings   are open to members  of  the University community, although certain  in-camera  items (e.g., granting  of  degrees), may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members  of  Senate  are permitted to address the  Senate  unless otherwise recognized by the Chair. 

For logistical purposes, members of the 91̽»¨ community who wish to attend the open session of a 91̽»¨ Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in-person. 

The Department of Student Affairs is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students! 

Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm at Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates: 

• Monday, September 9 
• Tuesday, September 10 
• Wednesday, September 11 
• Thursday, September 12 
• Friday, September 13 

 Advising will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.