Campus Notices
Overview: The Certificate in Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being is designed for individuals who endeavour to maintain a strong sense of well-being and good mental health among colleagues and themselves throughout these challenging times. This certificate program will involve three one-day courses that will examine topics such as signs and symptoms of weakening mental health, strengthening mental health and well-being, supporting others struggling with mental health and well-being, building resilience, psychological health and safety in the workplace, preventing and managing burnout, and managing time and productivity in order to reduce stress. At the end of the program, participants will be able to improve their mental health and well-being for themselves and others around them.
Designed for: People who want to monitor and/or improve mental health and well-being at home and at the workplace, among themselves and with co-workers and colleagues.
Duration: Three (3) courses for a total of eighteen (18) hours
Facilitator(s): Jodi LeBlanc, Kailea Switzer
Courses:
- Mental Health Awareness
- Managing Stress, Time and Productivity
- Maintaining Mental Health
The UPEI Jazz and Popular Music Ensemble is looking forward to sharing an exciting program of music on Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, on the SDU Stage in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. This 26-member ensemble is a hybrid of a jazz big band, including several vocalists, with a mixture of jazz, soul, funk, pop, and everything in between.
In addition to the full set, there will also be a variety of solo and small group performances curated by members of the ensemble. From Stevie Wonder to Weather Report, Dusty Springfield, Amy Winehouse, Peter Gabriel, singer-songwriters, and Latin fusion, there's something for everyone!
On November 30 at 7:30 pm, the UPEI Wind Symphony will have its inaugural performance in the new Performing Arts Centre at the UPEI Campus.
The performance, entitled “Flashes and Apparitions,” will be led by conductors Nicole Strum and Dale Sorensen. The performance will feature works by Pulitzer Prize winner Augusta Read Thomas, Irish composer Amanda Feery, Juno award-winning Canadian composer Jordan Nobles, and the Atlantic Canadian premiere of Nerve and Verve by PEI’s own Evan Hammell.
This is a 45-minute drop-in session where we will look at some basic slide design principles and then spend time redesigning one of your own slide decks.
What to bring: A set of slides and a device to work on
Schedule:
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10-minute presentation on slide design
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30 minutes to work individually on your own slides; the host is present for questions
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5 minutes to reflect on how it went and ask more questions
Contact Kristy at kmckinney@upei.ca if you have any questions.
The search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering has arranged for the online viewing of the video presentations for Dr. Ali Akgunduz, Dr. Regina Lee, and Dr. Yudong (David) Yao.
Dr. Ali Akgunduz's presentation can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYS6Dat8obGZN9xnIzkod_AVO7WdPL2X/view
Dr. Regina Lee's presentation can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pd4axSlMbp9wbbxFT-MNl4pQ5X5X-pgy/view
Dr. Yudong (David) Yao's presentation can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ps-QR-r0FJMEt5YFrwPDvEAEBHF99zm/view
The committee welcomes your feedback on the candidates. Please send feedback by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Thank you for your input into this search process. All feedback remains confidential.
If you are thinking about an Open Educational Resources (OER) grant application, then this blog post could have some helpful tips -- Free your content! A guide to creating sustainable open licensed media. BTW, the deadline to apply for an OER grant is December 15, 2023. You can find more info about the grant here.
Join Dr. Libby Osgood, Sr. Susan Kidd, and Inge Dorsey to hear about our experiences related to teaching and learning with UPEI students who participated in Global Brigades engineering and medical trips to Honduras and Guatemala in 2022 and 2023. We are happy to share our "Being Recruited by Students" stories.
Come and hear how rewarding (and easy) it was to be involved with this organization, support student-led projects, and provide meaningful learning opportunities that can include credit courses.
Join us online on Thursday, November 30, 2023, 12:00--12:30 pm.
https://upei.zoom.us/j/65607449102?pwd=TEx6aVRGMlc1U1BIbDJOTVQ5MFcrQT09
If you are not available to join but would like to follow up, contact Inge Dorsey at idorsey@upei.ca.
The Search Committee for Dean of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) announces upcoming Talking Circles and public presentations by each of the two finalist candidates. Since the search began in June, the committee has conducted a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of meetings on campus.
Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt is an Associate Professor and a Research Excellence Chair at the University of Calgary. She traces her ancestral roots to Red River and more recently to Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in northern Alberta. As a Métis scholar, she has researched and published extensively in the areas of Indigenous education, digital media, social justice, Indigenous academic integrity, arts-based approaches, and Indigenous community development. Her 2020 book, Digital Storytelling in Indigenous Education: A Decolonizing Journey for a Métis Community, shares her decolonizing journey while working with members of the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in the reclamation of silenced Métis voices and stories. Dr. Poitras Pratt has received numerous awards including a Community Service Award from the UCalgary Faculty Association in 2023, Metis Nation of Alberta (Region 3) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023, and several other teaching and community engagement awards. She received a BA (2002) in Canadian Studies, and an MA (2005) and PhD (2011) in Communication Studies, all from the University of Calgary.
Monday, November 27:
- Talking Circle, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142
- Public Presentation, 3:00–4:00 pm, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142
Dr. Angelina Weenie is Cree (nehiyaw) from Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan. She speaks Cree (y) dialect fluently. Dr. Weenie is an Associate Professor at the First Nations University of Canada, where she has served as a Department Head (2002 - 2012) and Program Coordinator of Indigenous Education (2016 - 2018). In these roles, she co-developed a Master of Indigenous Language Education (MILED) program in partnership with the University of Regina. Her research and teaching interests lie in Indigenous epistemology, culturally responsive pedagogy, approaches to Indigenous language reclamation, land-based pedagogy, and research methods with Indigenous peoples. Dr. Weenie has recently co-authored a book, Dance Your Style - Cree Pedagogy, to be released in February 2024. The book represents how Indigenous people can advance Indigenous Knowledge in education and research. She received a BEd (1979), BA (1989) in English, Postgraduate Diploma (1996) in Indian and Northern Education, and MEd (2002), all from the University of Saskatchewan, and PhD (2010) in Education from the University of Regina.
Tuesday, November 28:
- Talking Circle, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142
- Public Presentation, 3:00–4:00 pm, AVC 201N
Paper copies of each candidate’s CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Research, Kelley 205. The University community is invited to provide feedback on each candidate’s suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca. All feedback will be considered by the committee in its deliberations.
The UPEI Faculty of Nursing invites you to attend our Simulator Demonstration Open House on Wednesday, November 29, from 2:00-4:00 pm in the Health Sciences Building 103. Adult "Hal" S5301 and Advanced Pediatric "Hal" S2225 will be on display during this informative and interactive event.
Are you still deciding what to gift your loved ones for Christmas? Discover unique gifts, treats, and festive delights sold by small businesses owned by students and alums at the UPEISU's Holiday Fair!
Approximately 20 vendors will be offering a variety of items, including clothing, jewelry, and more.
Explore the talents of our student entrepreneurs!
Location: McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Date: Friday, November 30, 2023
Time: 12:00 to 2:30 pm
The title of her talk is: “Noticing power in the mundane: creating critical environmental narratives".
November 29, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: Health Science Building 106
Are you a health researcher interested in accessing multi-regional health data? Join in on Wednesday, December 6, at 1:00 pm, to learn about HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH). DASH offers coordinated services to researchers interested in accessing multi-regional data assets. UPEI's Secure Island Data Repository (SIDR) will soon be operational and able to assist with DASH projects.
Learn how DASH can help you navigate the data access process as well as the centralized services and tools available for researchers conducting multi-regional research projects, including
- single data access request form for researchers to request data from multiple regions
- access to support from experts at data centres across Canada
- an inventory of all the data assets available via HDRN Canada, and
- an algorithm inventory to aid in analysis of the data.
To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hdrn-canadas-data-access-support-hub-dash-webinar-tickets-752106249037?aff=oddtdtcreator
When working with large sets of numbers, it is often more useful to display the information graphically using histograms, scatter plots, bar charts, box plots, and other depictions. This workshop teaches participants how to gain insights into data through visualization using R as the programming language. Participants will learn how to create simple scatterplots, histograms, and box plots; compare the plotting features of base R and the ggplot2 package; plot with ggplot2; plot time series data; and arrange and export plots. Basic knowledge of R is recommended, although not mandatory.
This is the second session of our two-part series. This workshop will focus on collaborative development workflows using Git-collaboration sites like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, and will demonstrate how to work with branches, issue tracking, contribute to projects using pull-/merge-requests, code-review, how to run CI/CD-pipelines and use other common features of these platforms. Prerequisite: basic experience using Git version control, participation in the 21 November workshop, or attendance at the Git lecture of a software carpentry workshop.
Overview: Communication is critical to success in every field, especially in business and the workplace. In the Certificate in Professional Communications, 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; some content is online and asynchronous and some is in-person.
*Please note: 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.
Duration: Three (3) courses for a total of approximately twenty-eight (28) hours.
Facilitators: Christine Gordon Manley, Jennifer Paynter, Ann Worth
Courses:
- Intro to Workplace Writing
- Public Speaking Fundamentals
- Event Communication
The search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering has arranged for the online viewing of the video presentations for Dr. Ali Akgunduz, Dr. Regina Lee, and Dr. Yudong (David) Yao.
Dr. Ali Akgunduz's presentation can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYS6Dat8obGZN9xnIzkod_AVO7WdPL2X/view
Dr. Regina Lee's presentation can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pd4axSlMbp9wbbxFT-MNl4pQ5X5X-pgy/view
Dr. Yudong (David) Yao's presentation can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ps-QR-r0FJMEt5YFrwPDvEAEBHF99zm/view
The committee welcomes your feedback on the candidates. Please send feedback by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Thank you for your input into this search process. All feedback remains confidential.
The Charlottetown Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, November 25, 2023, beginning on University Avenue at Enman Crescent at 5:00 pm. As a result, there will be traffic restrictions at UPEI’s University Avenue entrance, as the staging of the parade walking groups will take place on campus in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre parking lot.
To ensure the safety of parade participants and members of the campus community, the University Avenue entrance will be closed from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The entrance on Belvedere Avenue will remain open, and the access road between the sports fields (Alumni Road) can also be used to enter and exit campus during the University Avenue closure.
Please be aware of increased traffic on campus.
Starting at 8 am on Saturday, November 25, ITSS will be migrating the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) building to the new network infrastructure. This migration will not impact any specialized equipment in labs and no action is required from staff, faculty, or students in the FSDE building.
If you experience any issues after this migration window, please reboot your computer. If you are still having connectivity issues after a reboot, please email helpdesk@upei.ca or call the Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next presentation of the 2023-24 Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar series on Friday, November 24, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. in Kelley Memorial Building, Room 237.
Annie Dysart, MSc candidate (Environmental Sciences, Dr. Michael van den Heuvel lab – Biology Department), will present “Applying eDNA analysis to salmonid and eel populations in PEI.”
Catherine Kennedy, MSc candidate (Environmental Sciences, Dr. Xander Wang lab – School of Climate Change and Adaptation), will present “Evaluation of coastal protection at provincial infrastructure sites using drone technology.”
All are welcome.
