Through a generous endowment from the Fondation J.-Louis Lévesque, UPEI has established the Lévesque Undergraduate Research Awards in Human Health. This program is intended for students interested in performing human health-related research during the summer of 2025.

Please visit the Undergraduate Research Opportunities page for the call for applications and application forms.

The deadline for applications is Friday, February 21, 2025, by 4 pm.  

For more information, contact Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, at lcudmore@upei.ca or 902-566-0709.

The UPEI Office of Research Services will host a Research Breakfast on Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 am in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.

Dr. Misty Rossiter will present “Healthy Eating Environments: A Responsive Approach to Feeding Children, and Dr. Senthilkumar Thiruppathi will speak about “Sustainable Automation for the Agri-food and Aquaculture Sector in PEI.”

Please join us at this free event to learn more about UPEI research, and network over a delicious breakfast. Hope to see you there!

Seating is limited. Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/upei-researcher-breakfast-tickets-1205630646719?aff=oddtdtcreator

Looking to apply for the HWMEP UPEI Panther Pitch? ? Don’t miss this Business Model Canvas Workshop:

? When: Wednesday, January 29
? Time: 4:00--6:00 pm
? Where: Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library

This is the first workshop in our series to help you prepare for the HWMEP Panther Pitch before the February 6th deadline. Perfect for anyone seeking extra guidance to complete their Business Model Canvas! 

Tag your team members, share with friends, and help spread the word! ?

✅ Sign up at https://forms.office.com/r/y2GZUJpLAT

In accordance with the UPEI Action Plan: Building A Culture of Trust, Safety and Inclusion, the University of Prince Edward Island has committed to developing a new Harassment and Discrimination Policy and a revised Sexual Violence Policy. In an email message issued on January 21 to students, staff, and faculty, co-chairs Wendy Rodgers and Lucky Fusca announced that a Review Committee has been struck, and work is now underway to develop a recommendation for the two policies, following a university-wide consultative process. 

The Review Committee was selected by the University among individuals who responded to a call for expressions of interest to participate, with a view to ensure a broad representation across constituency groups in the UPEI community (with diverse experiences and backgrounds). The Committee held its initial meeting on December 18, 2024, and will continue to meet on a bi-weekly basis for the next three months, with a target completion date of March 31, 2025. 

All members of the UPEI community are, and will be, encouraged to provide feedback regarding their experiences with the current suite of policies and to offer other comments or suggestions they want to bring forward for the Committee's attention. If you wish to provide feedback, you may do so either through the online feedback form, found here, or by submitting comments by email to Bobby Cameron, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, at trcameron@upei.ca. Individuals are encouraged to provide feedback on or before February 7, 2025.

On Wednesday, January 29, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the myUPEI portal and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with myUPEI, Self-Service, and Colleague.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca and Outlook email using https://outlook.office.com.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS help desk at 902-566-0465.

The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm.” In this session, you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. This workshop is designed for new HPC users familiar with Linux and Shell Scripting, or for experienced users transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler.  

Register at https://www.acenet.training/courses.

Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, learn about job scripts, shell variables and looping commands, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time, reduce errors, and use Linux more effectively. This workshop is designed for either new high performance computing (HPC) users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting.

Register at https://www.acenet.training/courses.

Please join us on Friday, January 31, at 3:30 pm in FSDE 128B for the next lecture in our Pizza Seminar series. In this seminar, David LeBlanc will give a talk on the potential of machine learning techniques to evolve into models of human intelligence. Pizza and pop will follow the presentation.

The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last FOUR draws, the total pot has grown to more than $16,300!

Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI’s athletic and recreation programs. You can now select a specific team, club, or program to direct your proceeds from each of your tickets. 

Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the UPEI Panther Recreation app from the App Store or on Google Play, or play from your computer. The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.

UPEI Class of 2025 Mix and Mingle!

Event Date: Friday, April 4, 2025, 5:00 pm

Location: W.A. Murphy Student Centre

Room: McMillan Hall

Join us as we welcome the UPEI Class of 2025 to our alumni family! This event is open to all 2025 grads and UPEI/SDU/PWC alumni.

Celebrate the last day of classes with free refreshments, live music entertainment, fun door prizes to be won, and more!

Please RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRWenZcxnWDFxotOXDWGMUsK8vKwzP3V-UfBY55I-5mOhfDw/viewform?usp=header

If you have any questions, please contact Faith Phillips at fsteeves@upei.ca or 902-566-0687. 

Accessibility Services invites colleagues to our session, “What are Executive Functions,” on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the TLC. Learn about executive functions, what they look like in action, and effective supports and strategies for instructors and students. Specifically, the session will cover prioritizing and goal selection; planning and organizing; working memory; attention and flexibility; self-regulation; inhibition and initiation; and execution and goal attainment.

Through a generous endowment from the Fondation J.-Louis Lévesque, UPEI has established the Lévesque Undergraduate Research Awards in Human Health. This program is intended for students interested in performing human health-related research during the summer of 2025.

Please visit the Undergraduate Research Opportunities page for the call for applications and application forms.

The deadline for applications is Friday, February 21, 2025, by 4 pm.  

For more information, contact Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, at lcudmore@upei.ca or 902-566-0709.

Looking to apply for the HWMEP UPEI Panther Pitch? ? Don’t miss this Business Model Canvas Workshop:

? When: Wednesday, January 29
? Time: 4:00--6:00 pm
? Where: Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library

This is the first workshop in our series to help you prepare for the HWMEP Panther Pitch before the February 6th deadline. Perfect for anyone seeking extra guidance to complete their Business Model Canvas! 

Tag your team members, share with friends, and help spread the word! ?

✅ Sign up at https://forms.office.com/r/y2GZUJpLAT

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next presentation of the 2024-25 Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar series on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. Dr. Enooyaq Sudlovenick, Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies, will present “Beluga whales, arctic marine mammals, and Inuit knowledge.”

The Department of Religious Studies presents Theology on Tap on February 3, at 7:00 pm, at the Salvador Dali Cafe, The Arts Hotel, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown.  Professor Peter Koritansky will ask the provocative question, "Does Morality Depend on God?"  We look forward to an engaging talk, excellent discussion, and much fellowship and fun. Please join us! For more information, visit our Facebook page. 

The Department of Companion Animals will interview Dr. George Munguia for a tenure-track faculty position in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care. Dr. Munguia will be on campus on Tuesday, January 28, and Wednesday, January 29, 2025. 

Dr. Munguia received his DVM in 2020 from the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI. He then completed a small animal rotating internship and is currently completing an MSc and clinical residency program in emergency and critical care at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. 

As part of the interview process, he has been asked to present a 50-minute seminar on two separate topics: the first, a topic that would be appropriate to teach to third-year veterinary students; the second, to present his research interests:

SEMINAR NOTICE - Dr. George Munguia

Initial Triage and Stabilization of the Acutely Seizing Patient

Shoot For The…Clouds: A Practical Approach to Clinically Relevant Research

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 12:30 pm, AVC Lecture Theatre “A”

Any interested faculty and staff are invited to attend. A copy of his CV and cover letter will be available from Jill Blaquiere (jnblaquiere@upei.ca). 

Note to Professors and Course/Lab Instructors: 

Please add the testing information (date, test length, test format, aids allowed, test open or closed book, contact information, and test start time – we do not need the test file immediately) for any in-person quizzes, tests, and midterms for the Winter 2025 semester to Accommodate as soon as possible.   

Students who are registered with Accessibility Services and want in-person testing accommodations must submit a booking request at least seven days in advance. They cannot schedule their test until you have entered the testing information in Accommodate. 

You do not need to add the test file until a few days before the test date. If needed, changes can be made to test dates after testing information has been added. 

Below are some faculty how-to resources: 

How to schedule a test in Accommodate: Video | Step-by-step guide 

How to view student accommodations: Video | Step-by-step guide 

If you have any questions about adding a test in Accommodate or testing with Accessibility Services, please contact astesting@upei.ca. 

On Wednesday, January 29, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the myUPEI portal and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with myUPEI, Self-Service, and Colleague.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on myUPEI to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using https://moodle.upei.ca and Outlook email using https://outlook.office.com.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS help desk at 902-566-0465.

The UPEI Alumni Association Panther for Life Spirit Award is given to a current UPEI student (of no particular standing), who exemplifies true Panther pride inside and outside of the classroom. This individual has contributed to the campus community in a meaningful way, whether it be through their volunteerism, participation in UPEI-related events and activities, support of Panther sport, or any other significant way that makes them a strong ambassador for UPEI, both now and as a future Panther alumni.

The recipient will receive an engraved award and a $500 cash prize and will be recognized during a celebratory student event.

Any student, staff, or faculty member may submit nominations for this award. Nominations must be received by February 28th at 4 pm to be considered for 2025.

To nominate a current student, please fill out the Panther for Life Spirit Award Nomination form here: https://www.upei.ca/alumni/awards-and-recognition/panther-for-life-spirit-award

For more information, email alumni@upei.ca.

The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm.” In this session, you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. This workshop is designed for new HPC users familiar with Linux and Shell Scripting, or for experienced users transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler.  

Register at https://www.acenet.training/courses.