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September 14 marks this year’s International Observe the Moon Night and the Department of Physics will join people around the world who are viewing our natural satellite. We invite you to join us at our observatory from 8:00–10:00 pm for a magnified view of the moon’s features through our telescope. Meet us in room 417 of Memorial Hall where there will be some moon activities and information for a variety of ages that you can peruse while you wait for your turn to go up to the observatory.

This event is weather dependent; if the sky is completed clouded over, we won’t be able to view the moon. If it’s partly cloudy, we might be able to go ahead since the moon is such a bright object and easy to find with our telescope. In the event of a weather cancellation, an update will be posted on our website: https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/

Ravensburg 1494: 10 years after the city’s first witch-hunt, a process led by Henricus Institoris, co-author of the infamous Malleus maleficarum. This was the setting for a fourth-year role-playing course that Richard Raiswell ran last year, which focused on an imagined return of the Inquisition to this important early modern trading centre, and the intellectual, social, and political tensions it exposed.

Bring your lunch and join us to discuss the pedagogy underlying teaching-through-game-play, and sketch some of the advantages and difficulties inherent in such an approach.

Event Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024, 12:00 pm

Location: Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230

Looking for ideas that encourage students to engage more meaningfully with assigned class pre-readings and other materials?Read about some of the pros, cons and options in this blog post:  

And here's another blog from a colleague sharing how she gets students to complete reading reflections in her class and then uses them in her teaching: . 

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on September 13, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Members of the public are invited to tour the 45,000-square-foot facility, which houses the 69´«Ã½School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the 69´«Ã½Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability. During the event, students will be present to speak about their research on food security, coastal adaptation, and climate change. Researchers will demonstrate how they measure greenhouse gases in soil. And the drones in the CCCCA’s drone port will also be on display.

The 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invites students, staff, and faculty to join us on Thursday, September 26, at 6:30 pm at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue) as we recognize and celebrate the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards.

The 2024 Distinguished Alumni are Bernadine Chapman (BA 1986) and Hon. Alonzo Wright (BA 1989). The 2024 Inspiring Young Alumni are Ellen Dixon (BSc 2012); James Muhato (BBA 2013); and Jonah Tendepi Chininga (BBA 2018). 

This free event is open to interested members of the public and campus community, but for planning purposes, we ask that you kindly RSVP by email to Stephen Loo at sloo@upei.ca by September 20.

For more information about our Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards, including a list of past recipients, or to submit a nomination for 2025, please visit /alumni/awards-and-recognition.

The Association of Atlantic Universities is pleased to partner with Acadia University to host the 2024 Annual AAU Teaching Showcase in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mik’maq people and part of the beautiful Annapolis Valley in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The 2024 AAU Teaching Showcase will take place in person on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Acadia University.

Registration is now open!  For details, go to

The first meeting  of the UPEI  Senate  will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102  at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2024-2025 Calendar of Senate Meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.

All  meetings   are open to members  of  the University community, although certain  in-camera  items (e.g., granting  of  degrees), may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members  of  Senate  are permitted to address the  Senate  unless otherwise recognized by the Chair. 

For logistical purposes, members of the 69´«Ã½community who wish to attend the open session of a 69´«Ã½Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in-person. 

The Department of Student Affairs is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students! 

Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm at Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates: 

• Monday, September 9 
• Tuesday, September 10 
• Wednesday, September 11 
• Thursday, September 12 
• Friday, September 13 

 Advising will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 4, for the October meeting. 

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the 69´«Ã½Researcher Portal at

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

69´«Ã½ACC SOPs and codes of practice can be accessed through my69´«Ã½at . 

Protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month to process applications.

September 14 marks this year’s International Observe the Moon Night and the Department of Physics will join people around the world who are viewing our natural satellite. We invite you to join us at our observatory from 8:00–10:00 pm for a magnified view of the moon’s features through our telescope. Meet us in room 417 of Memorial Hall where there will be some moon activities and information for a variety of ages that you can peruse while you wait for your turn to go up to the observatory.

This event is weather dependent; if the sky is completed clouded over, we won’t be able to view the moon. If it’s partly cloudy, we might be able to go ahead since the moon is such a bright object and easy to find with our telescope. In the event of a weather cancellation, an update will be posted on our website: https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/

Please join us for  lecture by Dr. Lúcia Helena Marques Ribeiro, visiting scholar at UPEI, who will introduce us to Portuguese literature through the work of four 20th century authors: Érico Veríssimo, Guimarães Rosa, Clarice Lispector, and João de Melo.

DATE: Monday September 16, 2024

TIME: 3:00-4:30 pm

LOCATION: 69´«Ã½SDU Main, Room 320

The presentation will be in Portuguese with consecutive interpretation into English. 

Dr. Ribeiro is a professor and researcher of Portuguese literature at the University of Brasilia, Brazil, with a focus on Portuguese literature from the Azores and mainland Portugal following the 25th of April Revolution, as well as the colonial wars in Africa and post-colonialism. Her research also expands into children's literature, exploring themes of myth, psychoanalysis, and symbolism in childhood.

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on September 13, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Members of the public are invited to tour the 45,000-square-foot facility, which houses the 69´«Ã½School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the 69´«Ã½Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability. During the event, students will be present to speak about their research on food security, coastal adaptation, and climate change. Researchers will demonstrate how they measure greenhouse gases in soil. And the drones in the CCCCA’s drone port will also be on display.

The Scholarships and Awards Office is accepting applications for the 1st Semester (Fall) Award Cycle! 

Students can now access the  by clicking the link provided here or in the 69´«Ã½Forms section of their My69´«Ã½account. Students are encouraged to review the four-step instructions and submit their electronic application through the portal by the October 1, 2024, deadline to be considered for over 100 scholarships and awards.

Not only can students apply to numerous awards through the Scholarship and Award Application portal, but there are also dozens of awards with a separate application process conveniently listed on the 1st Semester (Fall) Award Cycle webpage. Deadlines for the separate application awards vary across the Fall semester, and awards are listed beneath their deadline month. Be sure to click the links, review the award criteria, and submit an application in time for the deadline.

If you have questions about the application processes, award criteria, or deadlines, please contact scholarships@upei.ca or visit us in Dalton Hall, room 202. Best of luck to all who apply!

The first meeting  of the UPEI  Senate  will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102  at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2024-2025 Calendar of Senate Meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.

All  meetings   are open to members  of  the University community, although certain  in-camera  items (e.g., granting  of  degrees), may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members  of  Senate  are permitted to address the  Senate  unless otherwise recognized by the Chair. 

For logistical purposes, members of the 69´«Ã½community who wish to attend the open session of a 69´«Ã½Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in-person. 

The Department of Student Affairs is offering drop-in academic advising for returning undergraduate students! 

Walk-ins will be held from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm at Student Affairs, Dalton Hall, 5th floor, on the following dates: 

• Monday, September 9 
• Tuesday, September 10 
• Wednesday, September 11 
• Thursday, September 12 
• Friday, September 13 

 Advising will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Thinking about climate change? Submit an abstract to "Turning the Tide: Island Imaginaries and Interdisciplinaries in Climate Change" before September 30, 2024. This third international conference on small island states and subnational island jurisdictions will be hosted from June 16-20, 2025, on the 69´«Ã½campus in Charlottetown and at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay. Local co-hosts include the Institute of Island Studies, the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, and the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI.

Turning the Tide 2025 is an interdisciplinary conference that is open to everyone. It is a way to share stories, thoughts, and knowledge about climate change in the context of the lived experience of islandness. Think about how your work and experiences on and from Prince Edward Island can find expression and connection, and about how we can highlight Canada's smallest subnational island jurisdiction across the world. Take a look at our call for abstracts and find our submission form at

The deadline for animal care protocol submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 4, for the October meeting. 

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the 69´«Ã½Researcher Portal at

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

69´«Ã½ACC SOPs and codes of practice can be accessed through my69´«Ã½at . 

Protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month to process applications.

A recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education examines students' struggles with working on their own. It shares some reflections on factors that colleagues in higher education have been considering. Read

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on September 13, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Members of the public are invited to tour the 45,000-square-foot facility, which houses the 69´«Ã½School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the 69´«Ã½Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability. During the event, students will be present to speak about their research on food security, coastal adaptation, and climate change. Researchers will demonstrate how they measure greenhouse gases in soil. And the drones in the CCCCA’s drone port will also be on display.

This Community of Practice (CoP) provides an opportunity to share, gather, and co-construct knowledge and expertise in graduate student supervision, bringing together both those new to or beginning supervisors, and those with more long-standing experience in graduate supervision. The purpose of this Community of Practice (CoP) is to support our faculty and instructional staff in promoting effective practices and building common capability in graduate student supervision across UPEI.

You are invited to the first CoP Meeting for 2024/2025:

Wednesday, September 11 | 9:30-11:00 am
Location: Teaching and Learning Centre, RL 230
Key discussion topics:

• "I am a graduate supervisor, now what? Troubles and triumphs, help and hope," led by Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, AVP Research and Dean, Graduate Studies

• Preliminary development of calendar of discussion topics for 2024/2025 

CoP format details:

• Monthly meetings, held the second Wednesday of each month, 9:30-11 am in the TLC

• Formal structured discussions on topics of interest, selected and led by Community of Practice members, plus informal discussion and networking time

• Light refreshments provided by the Faculty of Graduate Studies

For more information about the Enhancing Mentorship Experiences of Graduate Students at 69´«Ã½CoP, and to indicate your interest to join the CoP (to inform catering), please complete this two-question form: 

For questions about the Community of Practice, please contact: Charlene VanLeeuwen, Teaching and Learning Centre Coordinator (cvanleeuwen@upei.ca), or Kendra Mellish, FGS Graduate Programs Officer (kmellish@upei.ca)