Campus Notices
The 69传媒Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce the new Virgin Pulse GO (VP GO) wellness program. This program is an updated version of the 100-Day Global Challenge held in previous years.
The VP GO program is a chance to improve your health in ways that work for you. It鈥檚 an all-in-one well-being program that meets you where you鈥檙e at in life. It comes with an easy-to-use app and it鈥檚 fun. Read more
The challenge is for 69传媒faculty and staff only. There is no cost to register. All individuals and teams must be registered by Tuesday, May 4, at 11:00 pm. This deadline is firm. To register:
As part of the registration process, participants will need to complete a waiver and consent form. If you do not have a team or enough participants for a team, complete the form, and you will be assigned to a team. For forms and questions, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, at amarchbank@upei.ca.
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has implemented new guidelines for testing for STIs Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. The new guidelines recommend that individuals under the age of 30 who are sexually active with one partner (average risk) should get tested yearly. If you have more than one partner (high risk) the recommendation is to get tested every three months.
Why get tested?
- Both of these infections often don't show symptoms and so you may not realize you have been infected.
- If left untreated they can lead to more serious problems including pelvic inflammatory disease/pain/infertility
- Both conditions are curable with antibiotics and can be treated right here on campus
How do I get tested?
- You can perform self-tests in various higher traffic public washrooms on campus and drop the specimen off at the 69传媒Health & Wellness Centre Mondays-Thursday and until noon on Fridays
- You can request a test at the 69传媒Health & Wellness Centre
- Health Centre staff/physicians will be offering you screening during regular appointments
What happens if my test comes back positive?
- You will be contacted by a health care provider to come in for counseling and treatment
- As both Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are considered Communicable Diseases under the Public Health Act the Public Health Nurses will conduct contact tracing to ensure we can treat contacts as well.
Other considerations:
- If you are considered high risk, you could request testing for Sexually Transmitted Blood-Borne Infections (ask at the Health Centre)
- Always wear a condom, use a dental dam - available free at the Health Centre;
- Lower your risk by practicing safe sex
- Get tested
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Adrianna Mahoney's public presentation of her MEd research titled: Lessons With a Black Female Educator: Autoethnography. Please join us through the Zoom link below.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 879 9189 6555
Passcode: thesis
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Adrianna Mahoney's public presentation of her MEd research titled: Lessons With a Black Female Educator: Autoethnography. Please join us through the Zoom link below.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 879 9189 6555
Passcode: thesis
IT Systems and Services will be performing maintenance on the Campus VPN service on Saturday, May 1st between 8am and Noon.
Employees and vendors using the VPN service during this time may not be able to connect or may intermittently be disconnected.
IT Systems and Services apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause to the campus community.
The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to public research and teaching presentations by Dr. Gurjit Randhawa, candidate for the tenure track position in Data Science. All are welcome to attend.
Research Talk Title: "Machine Learning for Rapid and Accurate Genome Analysis: From Methodological Design to a Covid-19 Case Study" 10:30am-11:30am
Teaching Talk titled: "Model Selection for Machine Learning" 12:30pm-1:30pm
Friday, April 30- Research Talk 10:30am-11:30am/Teaching Talk 12:30pm-1:30pm
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 963 2770 2832
Passcode: 040910
A reminder that the deadline for the following list of scholarships and awards is May 1, 2021.
Application forms can be found by clicking the links provided below. Please submit your application and any supporting documents electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.
Gray Family Foundation Entrance Scholarships in Paramedicine
- Two (2) scholarships will be granted to students entering the Bachelor of Science in Paramedicine program who are in financial need and intend to practice in Prince Edward Island.
Friends of 69传媒Calgary - Bill & Denise Andrew Scholarship in Nursing
- Awarded annually to an Alberta student entering first year Nursing at UPEI, with preference for a student from the Calgary area. Renewable at $2,000 for study years two, three, and four based on full course load enrolment and academic performance.
Friends of 69传媒Calgary - Lou MacEachern Scholarship in Business
- Awarded annually to an Alberta student entering first year Business at UPEI, with preference for a student from the Calgary area. Renewable at $2,000 for study years two, three, and four based on full course load enrolment and academic performance.
Friends of 69传媒Calgary Scholarships
- Awarded annually to Alberta students entering full time undergraduate studies or continuing full time undergraduate studies at UPEI, with preference for students from the Calgary area.
The Department of Economics Seminar Series:
Dr. Nicholas Manuel from Saint Mary's will present "The Labour Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic by Worker Skill Type"
Dr. George Jia will present "Craft Brewing Industry and Interprovincial Trade Barriers: Theory and Practice"
Time: Apr 30, 2021 02:00 PM Atlantic Time (Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
On Friday April 30 at 1 pm, Dr. Jamie Shaw will be giving a talk on "Pluralism, Climate Change, and Funding Priorities," drawing on the philosophy of science of Paul Feyerabend. The abstract for this timely talk is listed below.
The zoom link for this session, to be hosted by the Dean of Arts, Dr. Neb Kujundzic, is:
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Dr. Shaw is currently a SSHRC sponsored post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. He teaches Philosophy of Science for 69传媒and for the University of Toronto.
This talk is funded by the 69传媒Philosophy Department and by the Faculty of Arts
Is the use of drugs and/or alcohol becoming problematic for you? Not sure where to turn? You can go to www.drugrehab.ca and find a treatment center near you. This website can provide information on commonly used recreational drugs, how to find suitable treatment, life after treatment, how to obtain legal advice, etc.
You can always reach out to the 69传媒Health & Wellness Centre as well as Student Affairs if you need help. Check out our webpages on myUPEI.ca.
The 69传媒School of Climate Change and Adaptation is excited to announce the 69传媒Climate Webinar Series, which features a number of climate research topics presented by 69传媒researchers. The series runs on several Fridays at 3 pm (AT) between March 12 鈥� May 28, 2021.
Join Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina, 69传媒School of Climate Change and Adaptation on Friday, April 30 at 3 pm when he will speak about: The Pledged vs. Actual Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions Five Years after the Paris Agreement
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite:
It is with mixed emotions that the team at 69传媒Marketing and Communications announces that long-time Production Coordinator Michelle Gauthier has retired from the department, effective Thursday, April 29, 2021.
Although we will miss her energy, thoroughness, dependability, organizational skills, easy-going nature, and, of course, seeing her walk the trails at lunch, we wish her much health and happiness as she embarks on this next phase of her life.
Thank you, Michelle, for your tremendous dedication and service to the 69传媒 for almost 32 years! Enjoy your well-deserved retirement!
UPEI's 4th Teaching Community Conference will be taking place on May 4th. This year's conference features a keynote presentation from Dr. Maha Bali on Pedagogies of Care & Equity for Students and Teachers; synchronous presentations that will take place in Blackboard Collaborate; and asynchronous presentations that will be available on the Teaching Community Conference website.
Registration is free and open now
For more information please visit:
The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to public research and teaching presentations by Dr. Gurjit Randhawa, candidate for the tenure track position in Data Science. All are welcome to attend.
Research Talk Title: "Machine Learning for Rapid and Accurate Genome Analysis: From Methodological Design to a Covid-19 Case Study" 10:30am-11:30am
Teaching Talk titled: "Model Selection for Machine Learning" 12:30pm-1:30pm
Friday, April 30- Research Talk 10:30am-11:30am/Teaching Talk 12:30pm-1:30pm
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 963 2770 2832
Passcode: 040910
A reminder that the deadline for the following list of scholarships and awards is May 1, 2021.
Application forms can be found by clicking the links provided below. Please submit your application and any supporting documents electronically to scholarships@upei.ca or in person to the Scholarships and Awards Office at 202 Dalton Hall.
Gray Family Foundation Entrance Scholarships in Paramedicine
- Two (2) scholarships will be granted to students entering the Bachelor of Science in Paramedicine program who are in financial need and intend to practice in Prince Edward Island.
Friends of 69传媒Calgary - Bill & Denise Andrew Scholarship in Nursing
- Awarded annually to an Alberta student entering first year Nursing at UPEI, with preference for a student from the Calgary area. Renewable at $2,000 for study years two, three, and four based on full course load enrolment and academic performance.
Friends of 69传媒Calgary - Lou MacEachern Scholarship in Business
- Awarded annually to an Alberta student entering first year Business at UPEI, with preference for a student from the Calgary area. Renewable at $2,000 for study years two, three, and four based on full course load enrolment and academic performance.
Friends of 69传媒Calgary Scholarships
- Awarded annually to Alberta students entering full time undergraduate studies or continuing full time undergraduate studies at UPEI, with preference for students from the Calgary area.
The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development is launching a brand new Certificate in Design and Facilitation! This virtual certificate program starts May 31st with one module per month ending on September 20, 2021.
Ideal for anyone wanting to develop course design AND facilitation skills (for both online and in person). You'll learn the basics of adult learning principles and gain practical skills by developing your own course or training program that you will present on the final day of the course. You'll also receive invaluable feedback and one on one coaching from the facilitators, Laura Johnson (business consultant and sessional instructor, 69传媒Faculty of Business) and Joel MacDonald (69传媒instructional designer).
For more information, please visit /professional-development/certificates/certificate-in-design-and-facilitation or email pdp@upei.ca
We hope you'll join us!
The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to public research and teaching presentations by Dr. Rafiqul Chowdhury, candidate for the tenure track position in Data Science. All are welcome to attend.
Research Talk Title: "Regressive class models using statistical and machine learning models for trajectory risk prediction of repeated categorical outcomes" 10am-11am
Abstract: We proposed a regressive class modeling framework using machine learning algorithms to predict the trajectory of repeated multinomial outcomes. The proposed framework divides the data for each time point, applies the statistical and machine learning algorithms to each subset, and uses the Markov chain to recombine the results for trajectory risk prediction. The proposed framework will be effective in analyzing big data collected longitudinally.
Teaching Talk titled: "Model Selection" 1:30pm-2:30pm
Abstract: This discussion will be on multiple linear regression and will cover such topics as:
- What is the model selection, and how do we select the best model,
- Aspects of model selection for the regression problems,
- Bias-variance trade-off,
- Validation curve,
- Illustrations using data sets,
- The take-home message, and
- Python/R codes
Thursday, April 29- Research Talk 10am-11am/Teaching Talk 1:30pm-2:30pm
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 993 7845 7765
Passcode: 465725
The Department of Economics Seminar Series:
Dr. Nicholas Manuel from Saint Mary's will present "The Labour Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic by Worker Skill Type"
Dr. George Jia will present "Craft Brewing Industry and Interprovincial Trade Barriers: Theory and Practice"
Time: Apr 30, 2021 02:00 PM Atlantic Time (Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
On Friday April 30 at 1 pm, Dr. Jamie Shaw will be giving a talk on "Pluralism, Climate Change, and Funding Priorities," drawing on the philosophy of science of Paul Feyerabend. The abstract for this timely talk is listed below.
The zoom link for this session, to be hosted by the Dean of Arts, Dr. Neb Kujundzic, is:
;
Dr. Shaw is currently a SSHRC sponsored post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. He teaches Philosophy of Science for 69传媒and for the University of Toronto.
This talk is funded by the 69传媒Philosophy Department and by the Faculty of Arts
Join other supporters and become a 鈥減art of the fabric鈥� in UPEI鈥檚 performing arts venues by naming or dedicating a seat. Having a seat named, in either the Dr. Steel Recital Hall or the new performing arts venue, is a unique and meaningful way to celebrate your or your loved one鈥檚 passion for the performing arts, while at the same time providing crucial support for students.
In recognition of your donation of $5,000, a plaque engraved with your name or dedication will appear and remain forever on a seat. You will receive a personalized thank you from us, a photo of the plaque, and an opportunity to see it once it has been affixed to your seat.
You may name your seat today with a gift of $5,000 payable over five years. For more details, please contact Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca or 902-566-0687.
