Campus Notices
The Rhodes Scholarships program offers fully funded scholarships each year for full-time postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Rhodes Scholarships are for young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others, and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world鈥檚 future.
Information sessions for students in Eastern Canada interested in applying for a Rhodes Scholarship are scheduled for Wednesday, April 5, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm ET.
Registration link:
There will be two national sessions, one in English and one in French, prior to the opening of applications:
English: May 24, 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET:
French: May 24, 6:00 to 7:00 pm ET:
Applicants might also find these additional resources helpful. The first is the with lots of video resources including information on preparing the and the . Another resource is the Canada information page for Rhodes Scholarships 鈥�
Note that applications for a Rhodes Scholarship require an endorsement from the university. Please make sure to allow adequate time for this process in advance of the final application deadline.
Rescheduled from April 12!
Date: May 23, 2023
Time:10am
Location: Bill and Denise Andrew Hall (AH), Room 142
WCB will combine these two presentations:
Workplace Safety for Supervisors
Supervisors play a critical role in ensuring health and safety in the workplace. Because they direct the work of others, supervisors are well-positioned to impact safety culture at work. This session will introduce participants to the concept of due diligence and inform them of the legal responsibilities supervisors have for worker safety.
Young Worker Safety: Changing the Culture
Participants will learn what is now known about the significant influence supervisors can have on young worker safety, and how employers and supervisors might capitalize on this. Participants will hear what young PEI workers say about their hesitation to raise their workplace safety concerns, and what they can do to encourage young workers to speak up.
This session is for anyone on campus in a supervisory role. To register, please contact Jacky Buell at hse@upei.ca or (902) 566-0901 by May 16, 2023.
The Faculty of Nursing is pleased to announce the upcoming Master of Nursing thesis defense on Wednesday, May 3, at 1:30 pm.
Sydney Gaudet, supervised by Dr. Christina Murray, will present her thesis titled "Exploring the Experiences of Young Adults Living with an Eating Disorder on Prince Edward Island." The presentation and examination will be held in person in HSB 105.
The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last three draws, the total pot has grown to more than $7,055, with half going to the winner of the draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for UPEI鈥檚 athletic programs.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the 69传媒Panthers app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.
On Wednesday, May 10, ITSS will conduct routine maintenance on the Moodle application and related services from 9 pm to 12 midnight. During this time, there will be intermittent access to and performance issues.
We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located in Moodle to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.
The search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Education, announces upcoming public presentations by each of the finalist candidates. Since the search process began last summer, the committee has undertaken a comprehensive search and selected the following finalists for a series of stakeholder meetings on campus. Presentations are scheduled on the following dates/times:
Dr. Miles Turnbull, Professor of Education, and Vice-Principal, Academic and Research, Bishop's University:
- Public Presentation: Monday, May 8, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, AVC, Room 205N
Dr. Douglas Gosse, Professor of Education, and Associate Dean, Faculty of Education and Professional Studies, Nipissing University:
- Public Presentation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, AVC 205N
All are welcome to attend. For any who are unable to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available afterward for viewing from a secure site. Paper copies of each candidate's CV will be available for viewing in the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research. Following each presentation, you are invited to provide feedback on the candidate鈥檚 suitability for the role to vpar@upei.ca.
Convocation is almost here! 69传媒employees and faculty are invited to attend the Convocation exercises being held from May 16 to 19, at 10:00 am each day at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Each ceremony is preceded by a procession of graduates across campus.
- Tuesday, May 16鈥擣aculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Nursing
- Wednesday, May 17鈥擣aculty of Business and Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
- Thursday, May 18鈥擣aculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Graduate Studies (Master in Global Affairs only)
- Friday, May 19鈥擣aculty of Science
Although the new format of four ceremonies allows more flexibility in terms of seating, guests are asked to present invitations in order to be admitted to the Sports Centre. Staff/faculty members can pick-up their invitation by contacting Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca. Guests must present their invitations in order to be admitted to the Sports Centre. Staff/faculty members can pick-up their one invitation by contacting Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.
Faculty members who have regalia and wish to participate in the Academic Procession, are asked to line up with the graduates in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building concourse 45 minutes before each ceremony.
For those faculty members who would like to order regalia online through UPEI鈥檚 official gown supplier, GradCo, they are encouraged to do so asap at . The deadline for ordering is Friday, May 5. Any faculty members who wish to purchase their regalia may contact GradCo at info@gradco.ca for information.
For more information about Convocation 2023, please visit: upei.ca/convocation.
10 May, 1000-1130hrs Atlantic / 1030-1200hrs NL
Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use supercomputing clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to get started with Linux, how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage your storage, run programs on the compute clusters, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.
DETAILS & REGISTER:
5 May, 1000-1200hrs Atlantic / 1030-1230hrs NL
Most of us have experience using a computer, whether for school, work, or entertainment, but how many of us have actually had an expert teach us how to use it? This talk won't teach you how to troubleshoot everything, but will give you insight to how media, programs, and data are encoded and used by computers, so you can make more sense of why computers behave the ways they do, and solve some of your problems with greater efficiency and less frustration. We will provide an approachable overview of how a computer works, by both looking at their history and breaking one down to explain individual components, before highlighting some of the trade-offs to consider when buying a computer. We will provide practical, simple, and actionable advice on digital security and show you a few "pro tips" on how to make the most of your workstation, phone, or whatever device you happen to use. Whether you have a lot or a little experience using your digital technology, if you want to learn how to use your devices more effectively, this workshop is for you!
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4, 11, 18, 25 May, 1300-1630hrs Atlantic / 1330-1700hrs NL
This is a beginner-level series that is hands-on, covering the fundamentals of Unix Shell, Version Control with Git and R. It covers the fundamentals of R, including data types, functions, importing, manipulating and analyzing data and data visualization as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using R in everyday tasks. You do not need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented or previous programming experience but intermediate-level experience with a computer is highly recommended.
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4, 11, 17, 24 May, 1300-1630 hrs Atlantic / 1330-1700hrs NL
This is a beginner-level, hands-on series based on Software Carpentry materials (). It covers the fundamentals of Python including data types, conditional statements, loops and functions, as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging, and using Python in everyday tasks. You do not need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented or previous programming experience but intermediate-level experience with a computer is highly recommended.
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Connect with Colleagues, Get Inspired, Thrive in your teaching!
The 69传媒Teaching and Learning Centre has organized a special presentation by Dr. Natasha Kenny, director of the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary, on "Supporting Change in Teaching and Learning Cultures, Communities, and Practices." Colleagues from 69传媒and other universities and colleges in the Atlantic region are invited to attend. Part of the Teaching Matters! series, this presentation will be a hyflex offering. . We hope to see you online or in-person. Email questions to TLC@upei.ca.
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Thinking about a solo writing retreat after the end of the semester? This article from 2019 shares ideas you might want to consider:
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Kate Saez's public presentation of her MEd research titled "Problematizing Workplace Learning for the Work-from-Home and Hybrid Workforce Following COVID-19." Please join us in person in Memorial Hall 417 at 69传媒or through the Zoom link below.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 663 2562 6488
Passcode: 255938
The 69传媒 will host an information session for students interested in pursuing a career in medicine or learning more about the new Faculty of Medicine and joint Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at 69传媒in partnership with Memorial University of Newfoundland. The session will take place on Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 6:00鈥�7:00 pm in the Kelley Memorial Building, Room 211.
There will be a general presentation and overview of the new Faculty of Medicine, followed by a Q&A session with 69传媒representatives including Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President Academic and Research; Dr. Cathy Vardy, Executive Director, Medical Program Development; Jeff MacLean, Manager of Admissions; and Paul Young, Chief Operating Officer, 69传媒Faculty of Medicine.
Pre-registration is not required for this session.
Ten Thousand Coffees, with funding from RBC Future Launch, is accepting applications from both mentees and mentors for their Impact Mentoring program. It is a six-month mentorship program to support the career development of BIPOC-identifying youth from across Canada. For more information about the program and eligibility, go to
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend the public presentation of Janet Payne's PhD dissertation defense, "Woven Threads of Synchronicity within the Stories of Wise Women: A Narrative Inquiry." Please join us in person in MH 417 (Memorial Hall 69传媒Campus) or through Zoom at the link below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 696 5208 8609
Passcode: 409534
The Healthy Campus Committee provides two FREE Meditation and Yoga classes per week for 69传媒faculty and staff. The 45-minute class offers meditation and gentle yoga stretches. The meditation segment of the class creates more calm, inner peace, and balance that benefits your emotional well-being and overall health. Yoga instructor Pam Harris Stewart leads the 12:10--12:55 pm class on Thursdays, and yoga instructor Colleen Gallant leads the 4:15--5:00 pm class on Tuesdays.
Preregistration is required.
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Please contact Angela Marchbank, coordinator of Fitness & Wellness, at amarchbank@upei.ca with any questions.
On Tuesday, May 2, Dr. Jin Y. Park, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University, Washington DC, will give a lecture titled 鈥淲omen in Contemporary Buddhism: Reflections on Korean Zen Master Kim Iry艔p.鈥� The lecture will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, starting at 2:15 pm.
Dr. Park is the founding director of the Asian Studies Program at American University. She is the author, editor, or translator of 10 books and has published more than 60 articles in Buddhist studies and comparative religion. She is currently president-elect of the American Academy of Religion, the largest and most prestigious scholarly organization in religious studies. She is the first East Asian scholar to hold this position. She concurrently serves as president of the North American Korean Philosophy Association and has also been president of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy. She also held a visiting scholar鈥檚 position in Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, and Japan, and has delivered more than 200 talks around the world.
The 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series is supported by the global Seed Program for Korean Studies and Laboratory Program for Korean Studies grants through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea, and the Korean Studies Promotion Service, Academy of Korean Studies.
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Dr. Edward Chung, director of Asian studies and professor of religious studies, at chung@upei.ca or 902-566-0324.
Spring has sprung, and so have our hours! The Fox & Crow is excited to announce that we're staying open for the ENTIRE month of May! Stop in for a hot cup of coffee or grab a delicious lunch. We've got you covered from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The kitchen closes at 2:00 pm.
