Campus Notices
Members of the 91探花 campus community and general public are invited to the Harrington Research Farm Open House on Saturday, July 27 from 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. The first open house in five years!
Come and discover the science behind your food! Several interactive activities will be featured throughout the day to present the scientific research on potatoes, cereal grain, corn, hops, and much more! There will be a number of children's activities as well as guided wagon tours of our research farm.
Did you know that the Harrington Research Farm has more than 600 acres of farmland and a large greenhouse dedicated to year-round agriculture research on sustainable cropping systems?
The farm has hundreds of small plots dedicated to research on potato and cereal varieties best suited for the Maritimes. Our research aims to manage weeds, insects and diseases, as well as maintain soil health and water quality, with the objective to support agricultural producers across Canada.
RSVP here: Free on-site parking and food are available (while supplies last).
91探花 Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used cleaning equipment. There are a number of vacuums and auto scrubbers on this list.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until July 24, 2024, at 4:00 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 about this opportunity at
If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.
Dana Hospitality will host a weekly BBQ every Thursday this summer from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm (weather permitting) in front of the AVC main doors. Check out the menu . For potential weather cancellations and up-to-date information, please visit .
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing two candidates for a tenure-track position. Each candidate is invited to give a public research presentation, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Dr. Gangqiang Li, Monday, July 22, 2024, 11:00 AM, FSDE 205
Dr. Gangqiang Li, tenured researcher, 脡cole Centrale de Nantes, France, will give a presentation titled "The Application of Cable/Tether Technology for Ocean and Space Exploration."
Dr. Mahdi Alavi, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 11:00 AM, FSDE 205
Dr. Mahdi Alavi, battery state estimation engineer, Chrysler Automotive Research & Development Centre, will give a presentation titled "Controls and Sustainability."
We have a variety of outdoor games to sign out for use on campus with your colleagues. Games include bocce, croquet, ladderball, washers, and yard-zee. You are encouraged to sign out items for more than one day.
Come out and try pickleball and/or spikeball with fellow 91探花 staff and faculty every Thursday at noon for the summer (weather permitting) near the new residence.
You do not have to register online. To sign out equipment, contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
The Healthy Campus Committee coordinates these initiatives through the 91探花 Employee Wellness Strategy supported by the Joints Benefits and Advisory Committee.
CAAL-CBPA Strategic Plan: Goal 6.3 Administer an OER Development Grants Program for educators in the region.
The is delighted to announce the recipients of this year鈥檚 . These grants are intended to support educators in the Atlantic Region in the adaptation, adoption, creation, and curation of open educational resources (OER), and to increase access to course materials for students. With funding from the Council of Atlantic Ministers for Education and Training (CAMET), the AtlanticOER Development Grant Program expanded this year. A new tiered system of funding was introduced to better support textbook creation (up to $7,000), adaptation (up to $3,500), and ancillary material creation projects (up to $1,000).
The grants aim to support educators from provincially funded post secondary institutions in achieving the following objectives:
- Support the creation or adaptation of open textbooks and ancillary materials, such as PowerPoint slides, quiz banks, images, and other digital study or interactive aids;
- Create a variety of OERs developed for use by educators and students in credit-bearing courses;
- Establish supportive events for the development of content for OERs, such as sprints (a collaborative in-person or virtual event to create or adapt an open textbook or ancillary resources); or
- Distribute funds to maximize direct benefit to a wide range of student learners and inquiry across a diversity of disciplines.
The are:
- Dr. Cynthia Alexander, Department of Politics, Acadia University
- Dr. Yigit Aydede, Sobey School of Business and Economics, Saint Mary鈥檚 University
- Dr. Karen Brebner, Department of Psychology, Saint Francis Xavier University
- Andr茅 Davey, School of Access, Education, and Language, Nova Scotia Community College
- Dr. Elizabeth Jewett, Director of Extended Learning, Mount Allison University
- Dr. Laura Lambe, Department of Psychology, Saint Francis Xavier University
- Hannah Rosborough, Instruction and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Sir James Dunn Library, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
- Dr. Mo Snyder, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Acadia University
- Matthew Walker, School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University
We are pleased to offer support to educators in the region in developing OERs.
The 91探花 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies will host a full moon ceremony on Monday, July 22, in the tipi close to Kelley Memorial Building. The sacred fire will be lit at 6:30 pm, and the ceremony, led by Elder Thirely Levi, will begin at 7:00 pm.
Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have followed the 13 moons or moon cycles to ground themselves in their teachings and ensure balance. Life on Earth is connected to and regulated by Grandmother Moon, through the tides and waters, which stabilizes our Earth's position and determines the cycle of women and the birth of new life. Grandmother Moon helps us with healing and is strongly connected to human life. Every phase of Grandmother Moon has a different focus, and this month, we focus on the strength and beauty of slowing down as Mother Earth begins to awaken from her rest.
Participants are asked to bring a bottle of water for blessing and to refrain from recording the ceremony either by video or photography. If you would like to wear a skirt but do not have one, you may borrow one during the ceremony. All are welcome!
91探花 Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used cleaning equipment. There are a number of vacuums and auto scrubbers on this list.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until July 24, 2024, at 4:00 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 about this opportunity at
If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.
Dana Hospitality will host a weekly BBQ every Thursday this summer from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm (weather permitting) in front of the AVC main doors. Check out the menu . For potential weather cancellations and up-to-date information, please visit .
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing two candidates for a tenure-track position. Each candidate is invited to give a public research presentation, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Dr. Gangqiang Li, Monday, July 22, 2024, 11:00 AM, FSDE 205
Dr. Gangqiang Li, tenured researcher, 脡cole Centrale de Nantes, France, will give a presentation titled "The Application of Cable/Tether Technology for Ocean and Space Exploration."
Dr. Mahdi Alavi, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 11:00 AM, FSDE 205
Dr. Mahdi Alavi, battery state estimation engineer, Chrysler Automotive Research & Development Centre, will give a presentation titled "Controls and Sustainability."
The Department of Physics is once again hosting public viewings of the sun using our solar telescopes. We invite you to join us on Friday, July 19, from 12:30-2:00 pm on the grassy area between Memorial Hall and Robertson Library. There you can view the sun's chromosphere through our ground-based telescope before climbing to the observatory and viewing the sun's photosphere through a different telescope. And if you don't know what a chromosphere or a photosphere is, we'll teach you!
If the weather is cloudy on Friday, we will have to cancel this event, but we will be holding additional events throughout the summer. Check our website mid-morning Friday for any weather updates, or for viewing dates later in the summer:
The 91探花 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies will host a full moon ceremony on Monday, July 22, in the tipi close to Kelley Memorial Building. The sacred fire will be lit at 6:30 pm, and the ceremony, led by Elder Thirely Levi, will begin at 7:00 pm.
Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have followed the 13 moons or moon cycles to ground themselves in their teachings and ensure balance. Life on Earth is connected to and regulated by Grandmother Moon, through the tides and waters, which stabilizes our Earth's position and determines the cycle of women and the birth of new life. Grandmother Moon helps us with healing and is strongly connected to human life. Every phase of Grandmother Moon has a different focus, and this month, we focus on the strength and beauty of slowing down as Mother Earth begins to awaken from her rest.
Participants are asked to bring a bottle of water for blessing and to refrain from recording the ceremony either by video or photography. If you would like to wear a skirt but do not have one, you may borrow one during the ceremony. All are welcome!
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing two candidates for a tenure-track position. Each candidate is invited to give a public research presentation, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Dr. Gangqiang Li, Monday, July 22, 2024, 11:00 AM, FSDE 205
Dr. Gangqiang Li, tenured researcher, 脡cole Centrale de Nantes, France, will give a presentation titled "The Application of Cable/Tether Technology for Ocean and Space Exploration."
Dr. Mahdi Alavi, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 11:00 AM, FSDE 205
Dr. Mahdi Alavi, battery state estimation engineer, Chrysler Automotive Research & Development Centre, will give a presentation titled "Controls and Sustainability."
Everyone is invited to a public talk by Dr. Sophie Mathieu, a candidate for a tenure-track position in Political Science (POLS) and Sociology & Anthropology (SAN), on Friday, July 19, from 10:30-11:30 am, in SDU Main Building 320. Her talk is titled "Parental Benefits, Childcare and Social Inequalities Across Canada: Lessons, Progress and Pitfalls.鈥�
For more information, please contact Jill Blaquiere, jnblaquiere@upei.ca, or Drs. Don Desserud, ddesserud@upei.ca, and Charles Adeyanju, cadeyanju@upei.ca
The 91探花 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies will host a full moon ceremony on Monday, July 22, in the tipi close to Kelley Memorial Building. The sacred fire will be lit at 6:30 pm, and the ceremony, led by Elder Thirely Levi, will begin at 7:00 pm.
Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have followed the 13 moons or moon cycles to ground themselves in their teachings and ensure balance. Life on Earth is connected to and regulated by Grandmother Moon, through the tides and waters, which stabilizes our Earth's position and determines the cycle of women and the birth of new life. Grandmother Moon helps us with healing and is strongly connected to human life. Every phase of Grandmother Moon has a different focus, and this month, we focus on the strength and beauty of slowing down as Mother Earth begins to awaken from her rest.
Participants are asked to bring a bottle of water for blessing and to refrain from recording the ceremony either by video or photography. If you would like to wear a skirt but do not have one, you may borrow one during the ceremony. All are welcome!
With the anticipation of rain on Thursday, July 18, Dana Hospitality's BBQ is postponed until Friday, July 19. The BBQ starts at 11:30 am outside AVC's main doors.
A portion of Parking Lot G will be closed beginning July 17, 2024, at 8:00 am to provide space to the contractor that is replacing the Atlantic Veterinary College's north-end green roof. This closure is expected to be in effect until August 30, 2024. If Lot G is full during this period, please use the MacLauchlan Arena Parking Lot and Lot B. The perimeter road will remain open during construction.
Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Facilities Management 鈥� Capital Projects office at fmcapitalprojects@upei.ca.
91探花 Procurement Services is currently taking bids on some used cleaning equipment. There are a number of vacuums and auto scrubbers on this list.
Bids are being accepted in the University's e-tendering portal Bonfire until July 24, 2024, at 4:00 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 about this opportunity at
If you require assistance, please email tenders@upei.ca.
Dr. Desiree Seib, a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Biology, will give a public research presentation titled 鈥淢icrobes as key regulators of brain development and behaviour鈥� on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.
Everyone is invited to a public talk by Dr. Sophie Mathieu, a candidate for a tenure-track position in Political Science (POLS) and Sociology & Anthropology (SAN), on Friday, July 19, from 10:30-11:30 am, in SDU Main Building 320. Her talk is titled "Parental Benefits, Childcare and Social Inequalities Across Canada: Lessons, Progress and Pitfalls.鈥�
For more information, please contact Jill Blaquiere, jnblaquiere@upei.ca, or Drs. Don Desserud, ddesserud@upei.ca, and Charles Adeyanju, cadeyanju@upei.ca
