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The Government of Prince Edward Island invites students aged 14 to 24 to undertake anti-racism work on PEI. Students can apply for funding ranging from $100 to $1,500 for projects that must align with one or more of the following goals: strengthening organizational capacity with activities focused on anti-racism; public outreach, engagement, and advocacy; and strengthening BIPOC communities. Project proposals will be accepted until May 1, 2023. For more information, visit princeedwardisland.ca/antiracismmicrogrants

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.

On Thursday, April 27, Dr. Philip J. Ivanhoe, chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University, Washington DC, will give a lecture titled 鈥淥neness, Virtue, and Happiness: Confucian, Comparative, and Contemporary Perspectives.鈥� The lecture will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, starting at 2:15 pm. 

Dr. Ivanhoe specializes in the history of East Asian philosophy and religion and its potential for contemporary ethics. He has held numerous endowed chair positions, including Distinguished Chair Professor of Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University; Chair Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion, City University of Hong Kong; John Findlay Visiting Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Boston University; and Austin J. Fagothey, S. J. Distinguished Visiting Chair, Santa Clara University. He has published over 30 books and more than 100 articles in Confucian studies and comparative ethics.

The lecture is part of the 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series presented by the 69传媒Faculty of Arts and Asian Studies Program. The series is supported by the international Seed Program for Korean Studies and Laboratory Program for Korean Studies grants through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service, the 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.
 

The , administered through the Teaching and Learning Centre and the Robertson Library, is accepting grant applications for the creation or adaptation of open educational resources (OERs). The grant types include:

• Open Textbook Grant: Two grants of up to $6000
  • the development of a new open textbook on a topic that is currently not covered by an existing open textbook; 
• Open Textbook Adaptation Grant: up to $4,000
  • the adaptation of one or more open textbooks to create a new version or edition of an open textbook (i.e., a Canadian edition of an existing open textbook);
• Supplementary Resources Grant: up to $2,000
  • the creation of ancillary materials for existing open textbooks, including, but not limited to test banks, slide decks, or interactive media, etc.

The deadline for applications is Friday, May 19, 2023, with work expected to begin during the spring or summer of 2023. 

More information is available at .

Questions about your grant idea? Contact TLC@upei.ca. 

Questions about OERs? Read more at .

The 69传媒Bookstore will be closed for its annual inventory count on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28. Any online orders submitted during this time will be processed on Monday, May 1. The final day for internal charges is Wednesday, April 26. 

The 69传媒Annual Fund is an integral part of our fundraising needs every year, allowing us to provide students with an excellent postsecondary education through investments in technology, educational equipment, renewed study spaces, experiential learning opportunities like conferences around the world, and so much more. Thanks to the generous support of donors, students receive the resources that they need to reach their full potential. The 2022/23 Annual Fund is coming to a close, but there is still time to give!

Ways to Give

• Online by visiting 
• Mail: 69传媒Annual Fund, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
• Telephone: (902) 894-2888 or toll free at 1-866-453-4119
• In person: Alumni Hall, 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown
• Gifts of Marketable Securities: 

I begin with gratitude. The 69传媒Campus Food Bank continues to respond in our small way to student need. We do so through the generosity of many who donate time and finances. In the first months of 2023, we welcomed over 1400 student visits. Thank you!

We will continue in May and June to be open on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, and we count on your support.  to sign up for one hour (or more) of service. Occasionally, we need to contact a volunteer so we ask that you include a phone number or email address with your name. 

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Colleagues from 69传媒registering for the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference in Charlottetown from June 13 to 16 can receive a discounted rate by emailing TLC@upei.ca for the discount code.

If you have a student attending the STLHE conference, please make sure they are aware of the . The deadline for student bursaries is April 28.   

Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full 69传媒REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, April 28, 2023, for review at the May 17 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.

All research compliance applications, including for REB, must be submitted through the 69传媒Researcher Portal (). Instructions for using the site are available at /research-services/forms.

Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, April 28, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the May 18 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI  Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at /research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

Please join us on a round-the-world thesis defence by MAIS student Fiona Steele. Entitled "When stories lead to sustainable tourism 鈥� the role podcasting plays in the development of sustainable tourism on islands,鈥� the thesis is co-supervised by Drs. Susan Graham (Business) and Laurie Brinklow (Island Studies), with 69传媒Adjunct Graduate Faculty member Dr. Andrew Jennings (University of the Highlands and Islands) serving on the committee. Dr. Valia Papoutsaki from New Zealand will serve as External Examiner, and Dr. Jean Mitchell (Sociology/Anthropology) will chair. To receive the Zoom link, please contact Dr. Brinklow at brinklow@upei.ca. Everyone is welcome! 

On Tuesday, April 25, a group of 69传媒engineering students who recently participated in a Global Brigades experience in Honduras will give a public presentation about their experience. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place at 6 pm in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) building, Room 128A.

Led by Dr. Libby Osgood, assistant professor in the FSDE, the 17 students spent their two-week study break in rural Honduras where they built eco-stoves for six families in one community and did an engineering survey project in another town to ensure that the people living there have access to clean water. 

The presentation will also be streamed on Zoom at . Everyone is welcome.
 

From May 1 to September 5, 2023, the hours for the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre hours will be 6:00 am to 9:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays, and 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays.

The 69传媒鈥檚 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will showcase the best in sustainable design engineering by its students at the annual Student Design Expo on Friday, April 28, starting at 1 pm. Projects can be viewed through the afternoon until 3:30 pm.

Student projects will be presented in person. Each project is the result of collaboration between FSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners鈥� unique challenges. We look forward to seeing everyone in person again.

The deadline for a few select Entrance scholarships is May 1, 2023. Click the application link below or visit the webpage to access the application forms for more information. Members of the campus community are encouraged to share this information with any eligible incoming students.

• E. Marion and Donald N. MacKenzie Entrance Scholarship in Nursing
• Friends of 69传媒Calgary - Bill & Denise Andrew Scholarship in Nursing
• Friends of 69传媒Calgary - Lou MacEachern Scholarship in Business
• Friends of 69传媒Calgary Scholarships
• From VK to C in 50 Scholarship

Applications and any supporting documents should be sent electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in-person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.

The 69传媒Bookstore will be closed for its annual inventory count on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28. Any online orders submitted during this time will be processed on Monday, May 1. The final day for internal charges is Wednesday, April 26. 

The presentation by marine ecologist Dr. Iren茅 Novaczek about the ecosystem restoration project at Basin Head, previously scheduled for  April 18, will take place on Tuesday, April 25, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI. 

Basin Head was designated as a marine protected area under the federal Oceans Act in 2005 to conserve and protect a unique strain of Irish moss (Chondrus crispus), which is thought to exist only within that area.

Part of the Institute of Island Studies鈥� 2023 Island Lecture Series, the presentation will focus on adaptive management of the marine protected area to ensure that the unique giant form of Irish moss at Basin Head is able to survive in the coastal lagoon environment, which is challenged by impacts of local agriculture, invasive European green crabs, and ongoing climate changes. 

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Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full 69传媒REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, April 28, 2023, for review at the May 17 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.

All research compliance applications, including for REB, must be submitted through the 69传媒Researcher Portal (). Instructions for using the site are available at /research-services/forms.

Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, April 28, 2023. These applications will be reviewed at the May 18 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI  Researcher Portal. Information about the Researcher Portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at /research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the Researcher Portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.