Campus Notices
Description of course: Learn how to write for the twenty-first-century workplace. In this five-week Intro to Workplace Writing course, you鈥檒l learn tools and techniques for professional communication. As we navigate work in a digital age, with many operating in a work-from-home culture, you鈥檒l learn updated strategies for enhancing communication. Learn new team communication tools such as Slack, Asana, and Google Docs. Ensuring your message is heard and understood is critical for a smooth workflow. Take your emails into the digital age and learn updated email etiquette strategies鈥攚hat was acceptable ten years ago no longer is! Learn how to craft a message for an external audience vs an internal one, and employ effective content creation tools such as content calendars and style guides. Brush up on some basic grammar, learn how to recognize your own bias when crafting messages, and educate yourself with inclusive language best practices.
This course is virtual and can be completed independently on your own time over five sessions. Course material will be released weekly each Wednesday. There are videos and short assignments.
Upon successful completion of the course material and all assignments, submitted on time to your facilitator, you will receive a digital badge and will have the beginnings of a portfolio of your work.
Designed for: People who want to be or are involved with administrative work or work that involves a great deal of communication within the workplace.
Type of Delivery: Virtual
Duration: One asynchronous virtual session per week for five weeks along with independent readings and assignments
Facilitator: Christine Gordon Manley
Cost: $599.00 plus tax
To register, go to /professional-development/certificates/professional-communications-certificate.
3, 10, 17, 24 May, 12:00-15:30 hrs Atlantic
This is a beginner level series that is hands-on, covering 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. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using R in everyday tasks.
DETAILS & REGISTER:
The ITSS/Beauceron cyber awareness training program is now available to all staff and faculty. The program is free.
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Knowledge is power!
The 69传媒Experiential Education department, in partnership with Pride PEI, is hosting a bylaw hackathon on Friday, May 20, from 12--5 pm. 69传媒undergraduate students will work in teams with current and past board members to discuss specific aspects of the bylaws and weigh pros and cons of potential changes.
Students can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to network and receive resources to better understand boards, bylaws, and Pride PEI. Prior experience is welcome but not required!
Registration closes at midnight on May 12. Students can sign up now using .
Event funded by the Business and Higher Education Roundtable.
The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education is a multi-day institute of talks, activities, and workshops focused on active learning. The goal of this institute is to bring together post secondary instructors from across PEI who are passionate about engaging their students through active learning. Our team of four dynamic facilitators are planning a research-based program with learning activities that will allow participants to learn about active learning approaches that can enhance student learning and develop plans to incorporate active learning into their classes. Starting on August 8 and running until August 11, 2022, the Institute will take place at the Rodd Charlottetown. To learn more about the FDSI or to register, please go the the . We will be accepting the first 24 participants, so please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to the FORTRAN programming language.
About this event
Prerequisites: Familiarity with another programming language
Fortran, one of the initial high-level programming languages, continues to be an excellent option for high-performance computing due to its superb performance. The newer versions offer many modern features, including object-oriented programming capabilities to programmers. This course will cover some of these features.
The session will take place on Wednesday, May 4, 12:00 pm--4:00 pm (Atlantic time)
You will need a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.
Participants must register using their institutional/organizational email address (not a personal email, i.e., gmail)
Instructions about how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event.
The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education is a multi-day institute of talks, activities, and workshops focused on active learning. The goal of this institute is to bring together post secondary instructors from across PEI who are passionate about engaging their students through active learning. Our team of four dynamic facilitators are planning a research-based program with learning activities that will allow participants to learn about active learning approaches that can enhance student learning and develop plans to incorporate active learning into their classes. Starting on August 8 and running until August 11, 2022, the Institute will take place at the Rodd Charlottetown. To learn more about the FDSI or to register, please go the the . We will be accepting the first 24 participants, so please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
The fifth annual 69传媒Teaching Community Conference will take place on May 3 at 9 am. This event, co-hosted by UPEI's Teaching and Learning Centre and the E-Learning Office, will be an online conference with the theme of "Moving Forward."
The keynote is a presentation by Dr. Alexandra Mihai who will speak about intentional learning design. For more information or to register, please visit .
Hatha Yoga and Pilates with Weights 鈥� May Program
69传媒personal trainer Derek Smith will lead a yoga class with traditional asanas held in accurate alignment. Emphasis is placed on core strength, flexibility, and balance as well as concentration and breath control. This class is based on physical postures (asanas), deep breathing, mindfulness, and listening to the body. It is suitable for all levels. This class will take place on Mondays, 7:00--7:45 am, May 9--June 20. There will not be a class on Victoria Day, May 23.
Fitness instructor Karina Boswell will lead a class that focuses on the transitions between essential level exercises while developing endurance, flexibility, and overall strength through more repetitions. You will feel the CORE in this class! This class will take place on Tuesdays, 12:10-12:55 pm, May 10--June 15.
There will be a total of 12 classes (six Hatha Yoga and six Pilates with weights).
69传媒staff and faculty fee: $30+hst (Regular rate: $105+hst). To register, log in at recreation.upei.ca and click on Fitness Programs. Registration will open on May 1.
69传媒is partnering with the Canada Games Host Society during the 2023 Canada Winter Games from February 18 to March 5. From scorekeepers and ushers to drivers and bloggers, it will take thousands of people working together to plan and support all the athletic and cultural events during the Games. 69传媒has developed . 69传媒employees who wish to volunteer are for up to 15 hours of paid time off to volunteer for the Games.
To learn more and apply to be a volunteer, visit the .
The 69传媒Bookstore is now carrying official Canada Games merchandise! Come and check out our selection Monday to Friday 9 am-4 pm, or shop online at .
Flynn Canada Ltd. will begin roof replacements on sections of the Duffy Science Centre on May 2, 2022. The work is expected to take approximately one month to complete (weather dependent).
Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.
The fifth annual 69传媒Teaching Community Conference will take place on May 3 at 9 am. This event, co-hosted by UPEI's Teaching and Learning Centre and the E-Learning Office, will be an online conference with the theme of "Moving Forward."
The keynote is a presentation by Dr. Alexandra Mihai who will speak about intentional learning design. For more information or to register, please visit .
The deadline for a few select Entrance scholarships and awards is May 1, 2022. Click the webpage link provided or the award link below to access the application forms for more information. Application(s) and any supporting documents should be sent electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or delivered in person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall. Members of the campus community are encouraged to share this information with any eligible incoming students.
The Vice-President Academic and Research will make available up to two awards to support the publication of manuscripts, written or edited by 69传媒faculty, by Island Studies Press (ISP). These awards are being funded by a SSHRC Institutional Grant; therefore, the subject matter of the publication must be compatible with SSHRC鈥檚 mandate.
The awards of $5,000 each will be disbursed to ISP to cover publication costs (including editing, photo and other permissions, design, printing, marketing, and other costs associated with publishing a book). Authors will be offered ISP鈥檚 standard publication contract, which ensures authorial copyright and includes a royalty structure. Authors will also see their manuscripts reviewed through a peer-review process where appropriate.
ELIGIBILITY: Manuscripts that are written and/or edited by 69传媒faculty, including contract and sessional faculty, are eligible. The manuscripts may be single- or multi-authored results of academic research projects; textbooks; edited proceedings of a conference; or works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, or drama that pertain to the author鈥檚 or authors鈥� discipline. The subject matter of the manuscript must meet SSHRC鈥檚 mandate.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 2, 2022
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This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to the FORTRAN programming language.
About this event
Prerequisites: Familiarity with another programming language
Fortran, one of the initial high-level programming languages, continues to be an excellent option for high-performance computing due to its superb performance. The newer versions offer many modern features, including object-oriented programming capabilities to programmers. This course will cover some of these features.
The session will take place on Wednesday, May 4, 12:00 pm--4:00 pm (Atlantic time)
You will need a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.
Participants must register using their institutional/organizational email address (not a personal email, i.e., gmail)
Instructions about how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event.
The National Day of Mourning (or Workers鈥� Mourning Day) originated in Canada in 1984 and is now observed annually in over 100 countries. Marked annually on April 28, the National Day of Mourning is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy.
Every year, thousands of workers, friends and families of fallen workers gather at ceremonies across Canada to recognize the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. The PEI Federation of Labour will hold their Day of Mourning ceremony on Thursday, April 28 at 7:00 pm in St. Paul鈥檚 Hall, 101 Prince Street, Charlottetown.
69传媒will observe the National Day of Mourning by flying the flags near Kelley Memorial Building and at 69传媒Alumni Canada Games Place at half-mast.
The fifth annual 69传媒Teaching Community Conference will take place on May 3 at 9 am. This event, co-hosted by UPEI's Teaching and Learning Centre and the E-Learning Office, will be an online conference with the theme of "Moving Forward."
The keynote is a presentation by Dr. Alexandra Mihai who will speak about intentional learning design. For more information or to register, please visit .
The deadline for a few select Entrance scholarships and awards is May 1, 2022. Click the webpage link provided or the award link below to access the application forms for more information. Application(s) and any supporting documents should be sent electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or delivered in person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall. Members of the campus community are encouraged to share this information with any eligible incoming students.
The Application Review Committee invites members of the campus community to attend a research seminar by Dr. Jay Penney, candidate for the Canada Research Chair Tier II tenure-track position in Biomedical Genomic Engineering.
Dr. Jay Penney completed his PhD in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine (McGill University). Currently, Dr. Penney is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist at the laboratory of Dr. Li-Huei Tsai (MIT).
Research Seminar Title: Modeling neurodegeneration-associated TREM2 mutations in human induced pluripotent stem cell models
Date/Time: Thursday, April 28, 3:30-4:30 pm
Location: 287N, Learning Commons, AVC
Abstract:
Recent GWAS (genome-wide association studies) have identified many microglial genes as risk factors for Alzheimer鈥檚 and other neurodegenerative diseases. While microglia, the brain鈥檚 innate immune cells, carry out multiple potentially disease modifying functions, the exact alterations that modify risk for neurodegenerative disease remain uncertain. Among these microglial risk genes is TREM2 (Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2), with distinct TREM2 mutations being associated with different neurodegenerative diseases. My work has utilized induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models, CRISPR gene editing and xenotransplantation experiments to understand the cellular and molecular effects of these disease-associated mutations on human microglia. This work has uncovered both shared and distinct effects of the mutations on microglial gene expression, phagocytic capacity, cytokine release, movement and response to neuronal injury, among other functions. These findings identify microglial functions altered by TREM2 mutations that likely underlie their associations with disease, in particular highlighting a pro-inflammatory effect of TREM2 R47H mutations associated with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
The research seminar will be recorded and made available after the session. Those who are unable to attend and are interested in the recording may contact mlsteele@upei.ca.
