Campus Notices
This year鈥檚 NSO Welcome Week will take place from August 30 to September 7, featuring a fantastic lineup of events and activities to welcome new students to 91探花鈥攆rom academic sessions to social events. Our goal is to ensure that every new student feels supported, connected, and ready to embark on their university journey.
The week kicks off on August 30 with Residence Move-in Day, NSO Check-in, a Student Services fair, and many other events.
A highlight of Welcome Week will be a free BBQ in the Quad, hosted by 91探花 President Wendy Rodgers and the New Student Orientation (NSO) leaders, on Tuesday, September 3, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm for the entire campus community, featuring games, activities, music, prizes, free tickets, and more. During the BBQ, members of the 91探花 Security Services team will be encouraging and assisting people to download the 91探花 SAFE app. Everyone is also encouraged to download the 91探花 PantherRec app to have a chance to win a 91探花-branded t-shirt, and to wear their 91探花 colours and gear!
At the BBQ, faculty and staff can pick up their complimentary tickets to the 91探花 Women鈥檚 Rugby home opener, which will take place on September 7 at 2 pm. Full-time students always have free admission to Panther home games.
The full NSO schedule is available on our website. You can view and download it here:
We encourage all members of the campus community to get involved in welcoming our new students. Whether you鈥檙e a returning student, faculty, or staff member, your participation makes a difference in creating a warm and inclusive environment.
If you have any questions, please don鈥檛 hesitate to reach out to us at nso@upei.ca.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we prepare to welcome the newest members of our 91探花 Panther family.
Need help registering for courses or making a course plan? 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 in Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates:
- Tuesday, September 3
- Wednesday, September 4鈥�
- Thursday, September 5
- Friday, September 6
- 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 91探花 Health, Safety, and Environment Department has coordinated with the PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) to present an emergency preparedness presentation on September 4, 2024, at 11:30 am in Kelley Memorial Building Room 211.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Please register by contacting HSE@upei.ca.
Do you know what to do if there is a building evacuation? Do you have questions about the evacuation procedures for your building? Are you a chief warden, floor warden, or guardian for your building? Do you have questions about your role as a warden or guardian?
91探花 Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session on September 12 at 10:00 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall Room 142.
Please let hse@upei.ca know if you are interested in attending.
Everyone on campus has access to Teams Chat!
If your e-mail ends in @upei.ca, you can access a Microsoft Teams account created for you by logging in with your 91探花 credentials. This means you can use Microsoft Teams for Communications to effectively work on campus and reach out to the community at 91探花!
Get ready to connect and communicate with your friends and other members of the campus community using Teams Chat and Teams Meet.
You鈥檒l find helpful resources and information about Microsoft Teams for Communications in the M365 Project section of the website. So, click the link and start to explore!
If you come across any new tips and tricks while using Teams Chat and Meetings, be sure to submit them through our for a chance to win a prize!
Troy Life and Fire Safety will be working with TK elevator company to perform the annual fire alarm testing on the elevators campus-wide, beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact fmcapitalprojects@upei.ca
The call for proposals to present at the 2024 Annual AAU Teaching Showcase has been extended to August 30.
Those whose proposals are selected from this call for submissions will be invited to have their work included in the conference proceedings. Proposals are open to presenters who are affiliates or members of an AAU institution submitting proposals on teaching and learning in higher education.
Submit proposals via Open Journal Systems (OJS)
They will be using Open Journal Systems (OJS) to review all proposals and to publish them following the conference. To submit to OJS, you will need to first let us know of your intent to submit so we can create a secure account for you in OJS.
- Email teaching@acadiau.ca with 鈥淚ntent to submit AAU Proposal鈥� as the subject
- Include your name and preferred email address
You will receive an email from OJS prompting you to set a password for your account, and with detailed instructions on how to submit your proposal. Check your junk/spam folder!
Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of early modern literature at Bishop鈥檚 University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 3, at 11 am, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, 91探花. Her presentation is titled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."
Dr. Riddell is holder of the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop鈥檚 University; a 3M National Teaching Fellow; author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing (MQUP, 2024); author of Shakespeare's Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning (UTP, 2023) with Drs. Lisa Dickson and Shannon Murray; and founder of the Hope Circuits Institute. She was awarded the William and Nancy Turner Award for Teaching Excellence (2011-2012) at Bishop鈥檚 University, received the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2015, was the recipient of a D2L Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning in 2022, and won the inaugural awards from Forces Avenir (Quebec) for Most Engaged Faculty/Staff Member in 2022.
In her consultations and through the Hope Circuits Institute, Dr. Riddell pursues 鈥渁n expansive call for the reinvention of universities and the renewal of their public mission. Dr. Riddell is a leading intellectual on the intersection between the humanities and higher education. She is one of Canada鈥檚 most prolific public scholars on the role universities play in a civil, just society and regularly convenes conversations about how education shapes creative democracy.鈥�
The 91探花 Faculty of Arts established the Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy in 2023 to honour the achievements of Dr. Shannon Murray, an award-winning professor of English and a 3M National Teaching Fellow. In 2022, Dr. Murray was awarded the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, one of the highest honours awarded in Canada for teaching and learning in higher education. All are welcome.
Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of literature at Bishop鈥檚 University, will facilitate a workshop for 91探花 colleagues on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, starting at 9:00 am. Join colleagues from across the campus for this workshop focused on building our capacities for educational leadership and re-wiring classrooms that center human and ecological flourishing. Jessica will facilitate reflections on our individual origin stories that brought us to the academy and particularly to learning and teaching spaces. Once we have reflected on what called us to this work as educators, we will do some work on "re-membering" and centering purpose, giving thought to how we might anchor this purpose in our practices as university educators. An but not required to attend. If you would like to read Dr. Riddell's book in preparation for the workshop, there are limited paper copies of the book available from the office of the Dean of Arts. In addition, the Robertson Library has a couple of physical copies on reserve and access to the.
This workshop complements the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy that Dr. Riddell will share in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 11:00 am the same day. Her presentation is entitled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."
This year鈥檚 NSO Welcome Week will take place from August 30 to September 7, featuring a fantastic lineup of events and activities to welcome new students to 91探花鈥攆rom academic sessions to social events. Our goal is to ensure that every new student feels supported, connected, and ready to embark on their university journey.
The week kicks off on August 30 with Residence Move-in Day, NSO Check-in, a Student Services fair, and many other events.
A highlight of Welcome Week will be a free BBQ in the Quad, hosted by 91探花 President Wendy Rodgers and the New Student Orientation (NSO) leaders, on Tuesday, September 3, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm for the entire campus community, featuring games, activities, music, prizes, free tickets, and more. During the BBQ, members of the 91探花 Security Services team will be encouraging and assisting people to download the 91探花 SAFE app. Everyone is also encouraged to download the 91探花 PantherRec app to have a chance to win a 91探花-branded t-shirt, and to wear their 91探花 colours and gear!
At the BBQ, faculty and staff can pick up their complimentary tickets to the 91探花 Women鈥檚 Rugby home opener, which will take place on September 7 at 2 pm. Full-time students always have free admission to Panther home games.
The full NSO schedule is available on our website. You can view and download it here:
We encourage all members of the campus community to get involved in welcoming our new students. Whether you鈥檙e a returning student, faculty, or staff member, your participation makes a difference in creating a warm and inclusive environment.
If you have any questions, please don鈥檛 hesitate to reach out to us at nso@upei.ca.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we prepare to welcome the newest members of our 91探花 Panther family.
The 91探花 has teamed up with the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) of PEI to provide 91探花 students and any member of the University community at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose with free Naloxone kits through the provincial .
Naloxone (also called Narcan) is a fast-acting medication used to temporarily reverse an opioid overdose until medical help arrives. Naloxone can restore breathing within 2 to 5 minutes and is safe for all ages. It only works for those who have opioids in their system. It does not create dependence, and it is safe to keep a Naloxone kit on hand.
Naloxone training is available online at .
Where to get a Naloxone kit at 91探花
- Security Services: Call 902-566-0384 24/7
- Dalton Hall, 5th Floor: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am鈥�12:00 pm and 12:50鈥�4:00 pm
- W.A. Murphy Student Centre, 91探花 Health and Wellness Centre: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am鈥�4:00 pm
- W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Room 201: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am鈥�4:00 pm
- AVC, 428S: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am鈥�4:00 pm
- Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 121: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am鈥�4:00 pm; call 902-394-1386 from 8:00鈥�11:00 pm
Supports on campus
It is important to know the signs of opioid overdose and the proper overdose response as opioid-related overdoses are increasing on PEI. To learn more about signs and how to administer Naloxone, visit this page.
Need help registering for courses or making a course plan? 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 in Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates:
- Tuesday, September 3
- Wednesday, September 4鈥�
- Thursday, September 5
- Friday, September 6
- 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.
Do you know what to do if there is a building evacuation? Do you have questions about the evacuation procedures for your building? Are you a chief warden, floor warden, or guardian for your building? Do you have questions about your role as a warden or guardian?
91探花 Health, Safety, and Environment will hold a building emergency plan session on September 12 at 10:00 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall Room 142.
Please let hse@upei.ca know if you are interested in attending.
As part of the M365 Project, we have deployed Teams for Communications including Microsoft Teams Chat and Meetings for 91探花. Members of 91探花 can use Teams Chat and Meetings with their existing 91探花 credentials (i.e., @upei.ca login details) to communicate within our campus community.
Learn more about Teams for Communications and its features by visiting the M365 Project section on the IT Systems & Services website at .
Have you discovered any tips and tricks while exploring Microsoft Teams? To win a prize, submit them through the .
Renewal of Employee Parking Permits who use payroll deduction is now open for Faculty and Staff for 2024鈥�2025. Please visit the 91探花 Security web page and select 鈥淏uy a staff or faculty parking pass鈥� or click on the app link below (note: app will not work with Internet Explorer). Permits holders in Lots B, C, DRC, and reserved spaces have no expiry date, but must be renewed yearly as well.
Please DO NOT select the lot you may wish to move into鈥攖hat is what the wait list is for (see below). New employees will be assigned to the General Lots. All permit holders will be reassigned to their current lot/space.
We would like to advise that there will be an increase in permits this year. The last increase for a permit was in 2014. The cost of a permit will increase by 5%. This change will affect any permits issued or sold for the 2024-2025 school year. If you use payroll deductions your biweekly deductions will increase on September 13, 2024.
If you use payroll deduction, and no longer use a 91探花 lot to park, please email parking@upei.ca so we can stop your deduction.
Employees taking a leave of absence from 91探花 and using parking lots B, C, F, G, or DRC must email parking@upei.ca with their ID#, name, departure date, and expected return date to maintain access to their assigned lot.
All fields with a red asterisk must be filled in, including office phone number and if you have an electric vehicle.
If you have a student in your household that is starting 91探花 in September and they have their own vehicle, remember to include the vehicle info, their name, and ID# on the application if you are paying for their parking. Students will only be assigned a general permit.
If you are in a gated lot and you have a student that will be using your vehicle to come and go during the workday, please include their information on the application as an additional driver. If you wish to add additional information after you have submitted your form, you must resubmit a new application and inform parking@upei.ca that you have done so.
If you change your vehicle, please email parking with the Make, Model, Province/State, Plate #.
If you would like to be added to the wait list for a designated lot or wish to change lots, please email parking@upei.ca with the following information. (Note: if you are already on the wait list there is no need to resubmit.) While you are on the waitlist, you will be assigned to your current lot until a spot opens in your requested location.
Employee ID #:
Name (last, first):
Contact Email:
Phone Number:
Current lot:
Requested lot:
Please direct any questions or information changes to parking@upei.ca
If you have already applied for your 2024-2025 Parking Permit, you can disregard this email.
902-566-0312
parking@upei.ca
NOTE: Metered parking is enforced on weekdays from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, year-round but is not enforced on weekends or holidays.
Students from 91探花鈥檚 Kinesiology 3430 class are seeking participants to take part in a four-week exercise training program, plus pre- and post-assessment sessions (six weeks in total). Students will create personalized exercise training programs for each participant, based on their fitness, skill level, and personal interests. Participants must be between 30-70 years of age. This program is directed toward individuals who are looking to become more physically active in their day-to-day lives. Participants will meet in person with their student trainers once a week. No previous experience is necessary.
The program runs on Mondays (3:30-5:00 pm), Tuesdays (2:30-4:00 pm), and Thursdays (2:30-4:00 pm) beginning the week of October 7. To register, go to
For more information, please contact Dr. Travis Saunders at trsaunders@upei.ca or 902-566-0641.
The call for proposals to present at the 2024 Annual AAU Teaching Showcase has been extended to August 30.
Those whose proposals are selected from this call for submissions will be invited to have their work included in the conference proceedings. Proposals are open to presenters who are affiliates or members of an AAU institution submitting proposals on teaching and learning in higher education.
Submit proposals via Open Journal Systems (OJS)
They will be using Open Journal Systems (OJS) to review all proposals and to publish them following the conference. To submit to OJS, you will need to first let us know of your intent to submit so we can create a secure account for you in OJS.
- Email teaching@acadiau.ca with 鈥淚ntent to submit AAU Proposal鈥� as the subject
- Include your name and preferred email address
You will receive an email from OJS prompting you to set a password for your account, and with detailed instructions on how to submit your proposal. Check your junk/spam folder!
Wondering whether the effort and time needed for Think-Pair-Share (TPS) activities are worth it? In this study, researchers found that TPS can increase the rate of hand raising as an important gateway to in-class participation compared to simply asking a question and waiting for the students to raise their hands to share thoughts or offer answers. They found this positive relationship only for TPS and not for Think-Share, suggesting that exchanging ideas with a partner is an essential condition to foster elaboration of ideas and confidence in sharing them in class. Here's a link to the article with this study:
Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of early modern literature at Bishop鈥檚 University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 3, at 11 am, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, 91探花. Her presentation is titled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."
Dr. Riddell is holder of the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop鈥檚 University; a 3M National Teaching Fellow; author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing (MQUP, 2024); author of Shakespeare's Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning (UTP, 2023) with Drs. Lisa Dickson and Shannon Murray; and founder of the Hope Circuits Institute. She was awarded the William and Nancy Turner Award for Teaching Excellence (2011-2012) at Bishop鈥檚 University, received the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2015, was the recipient of a D2L Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning in 2022, and won the inaugural awards from Forces Avenir (Quebec) for Most Engaged Faculty/Staff Member in 2022.
In her consultations and through the Hope Circuits Institute, Dr. Riddell pursues 鈥渁n expansive call for the reinvention of universities and the renewal of their public mission. Dr. Riddell is a leading intellectual on the intersection between the humanities and higher education. She is one of Canada鈥檚 most prolific public scholars on the role universities play in a civil, just society and regularly convenes conversations about how education shapes creative democracy.鈥�
The 91探花 Faculty of Arts established the Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy in 2023 to honour the achievements of Dr. Shannon Murray, an award-winning professor of English and a 3M National Teaching Fellow. In 2022, Dr. Murray was awarded the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, one of the highest honours awarded in Canada for teaching and learning in higher education. All are welcome.
Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of literature at Bishop鈥檚 University, will facilitate a workshop for 91探花 colleagues on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, starting at 9:00 am. Join colleagues from across the campus for this workshop focused on building our capacities for educational leadership and re-wiring classrooms that center human and ecological flourishing. Jessica will facilitate reflections on our individual origin stories that brought us to the academy and particularly to learning and teaching spaces. Once we have reflected on what called us to this work as educators, we will do some work on "re-membering" and centering purpose, giving thought to how we might anchor this purpose in our practices as university educators. An but not required to attend. If you would like to read Dr. Riddell's book in preparation for the workshop, there are limited paper copies of the book available from the office of the Dean of Arts. In addition, the Robertson Library has a couple of physical copies on reserve and access to the.
This workshop complements the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy that Dr. Riddell will share in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 11:00 am the same day. Her presentation is entitled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."
