Campus Notices
The Moodle Quiz activity is a strong tool for running online exams. This session will be hosted on Tuesday March 30th at 2pm to provide an introduction to the quiz activity and cover the set up for a Moodle exam. This session will be conducted online and a recording will be available to registrants.
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for 69传媒faculty and staff. Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:10 pm鈥�12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Employees can only select one day (Tuesday or Thursday). Four classes/month. Yoga instructors Colleen Gallant (Tuesdays) and Pam Harris-Stewart (Thursdays) will be leading the classes. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - April 6, 13, 20, and 27. Thursdays - April 8, 15, 22, and 29.
One space left for Thursdays Group and six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
Learning from Financial Crisis:
Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 鈥� 1:00-2:00pm ADT (UTC-3)
As cold-water islands, Newfoundland and Iceland are often compared. The March session of the Island Lecture Series features a presentation by Prof. Mark Stoddart and Dr. 脕sthildur Elva Bernhar冒sd贸ttir comparing the financial crises that both islands have experienced: Iceland in 2008鈥�2009, and Newfoundland currently. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will be hosted on Zoom, and advance registration is required 鈥� please visit for more details and to reserve your spot.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the third event in its new ConneXions Seminar Series. Join us on Zoom, Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:30 pm, when Dr. Carlo Lavoie will present 鈥淎cadian Culture and French Language in Prince Edward Island: Towards a Culture of Detour and Relationship.鈥�
Abstract: In this paper, I want to explore the notion of belonging to Acadia considering the preservation of Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Island. It seems that the discourse which has emerged in the past 10 years or so brings us from 鈥渦ne culture du Retour鈥� (Glissant, 1997), that is, a culture based on an interpretation of the past that makes the 1755-1758 Deportations the foundation of the Acadian identity, to 鈥渦ne culture du D茅tour.鈥� The Culture of Detour is one in which prevails a sense of belonging to the community that is experienced at the level of a relational multiplicity modifying the opposition between the Same and the Other (Par茅, 2003).
This opening from the Detour favors a social cohesion experienced daily as a relationship of convenience (Todorov, 1989). This relationship of convenience invites us to rethink the notion of belonging to l鈥橝cadie de l鈥櫭甽e according to a new way of narrating oneself. Questioning the Detour and the Relationship thus amounts to questioning the openness to the Other and to a redeployment of community forces favoring the survival of the Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Isla
Zoom link:
The Connexions Seminar Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in knowledge and ways of knowing and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us through panel discussions; speakers and research talks; collaborative projects and presentations; symposia and workshops; and reading and discussion groups.
Join the Chaplaincy Centre Team for Good Friday Liturgy, on Friday, April 2nd at 3:00 pm.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions we can welcome 34 people. Please sign up in advance . Plan to arrive early to avoid crowding as we check your name off the list.
There will be a 69传媒Blood Borne Pathogen training session on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm in Kelley Memorial Building Room 237
This session is for those individuals whose research involves human blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. If you wish to attend you must pre-register by contacting Shelly Kavanagh before April 2, 2021 by email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please provide your name, department, email address, and phone number in your email or voice message.
If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Dr. Rhoda Speare at rspeare@upei or 902-566-5071.
Join Charlie Sark, 69传媒School of Climate Change and Adaptation for the 3rd webinar of the series on Friday, March 26 at 3 pm when he will speak about Climate Colonialism: How Decolonizing our Food Systems can Decarbonize our Consumption
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite:
Prerequisites: Familiarity with some other 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 of FORTRAN offer many modern features, including object-oriented programming capabilities to programmers. This course will cover some of these features.
This session will take place on:
Thursday, April 1st - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Atlantic time)
You do need to have 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, ie. gmail)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acenet-modern-fortran-for-scientific-programming-tickets-135725700223
The Healthy Campus Committee, as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy, will be providing FREE "Gentle Yoga Stretch and Meditation Classes" for 69传媒faculty and staff. Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:10 pm鈥�12:50 pm. Classes will be on a four-week rotation. Employees can only select one day (Tuesday or Thursday). Four classes/month. Yoga instructors Colleen Gallant (Tuesdays) and Pam Harris-Stewart (Thursdays) will be leading the classes. Pre-registration required. No drop-ins. Tuesdays - April 6, 13, 20, and 27. Thursdays - April 8, 15, 22, and 29.
One space left for Thursdays Group and six spots for Tuesdays group.
How to register: email Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca
The 69传媒Health & Wellness is conducting its annual Patient Satisfaction Survey. For the first time, the survey is digital and the link will be mailed to all patients who visit the clinic between now and April 1st, 2021. If you are not visiting during this time, but have feedback, please go to www.upei/health-centre and click on the link: "We'd love to hear from you" to submit your feedback. We use this information to make quality improvements.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the third event in its new ConneXions Seminar Series. Join us on Zoom, Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:30 pm, when Dr. Carlo Lavoie will present 鈥淎cadian Culture and French Language in Prince Edward Island: Towards a Culture of Detour and Relationship.鈥�
Abstract: In this paper, I want to explore the notion of belonging to Acadia considering the preservation of Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Island. It seems that the discourse which has emerged in the past 10 years or so brings us from 鈥渦ne culture du Retour鈥� (Glissant, 1997), that is, a culture based on an interpretation of the past that makes the 1755-1758 Deportations the foundation of the Acadian identity, to 鈥渦ne culture du D茅tour.鈥� The Culture of Detour is one in which prevails a sense of belonging to the community that is experienced at the level of a relational multiplicity modifying the opposition between the Same and the Other (Par茅, 2003).
This opening from the Detour favors a social cohesion experienced daily as a relationship of convenience (Todorov, 1989). This relationship of convenience invites us to rethink the notion of belonging to l鈥橝cadie de l鈥櫭甽e according to a new way of narrating oneself. Questioning the Detour and the Relationship thus amounts to questioning the openness to the Other and to a redeployment of community forces favoring the survival of the Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Isla
Zoom link:
The Connexions Seminar Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in knowledge and ways of knowing and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us through panel discussions; speakers and research talks; collaborative projects and presentations; symposia and workshops; and reading and discussion groups.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences & Human Biology seminar on Friday, March 26th 2021 at 12:30pm
Brandon Smith (MSc candidate in Human Biology) will present "Functional genetics analysis of the primate-specific long noncoding RNA LINC00473 in cellular proliferation"
and
Vanessa Clemis (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "Tracking powdery mildew resistance genes in flax"
The meeting will be held via Google Meet:
All are welcome!
The Department of Health Management is interviewing 3 candidates for the tenure track faculty position in Large Animal Internal Medicine. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two brief seminars. One suitable for DVM students and the other presentation of their research interests.
Dr. Emily John is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. John graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014, then completed a rotating large animal internship at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2015. She then matched with the Atlantic Veterinary College's large animal internal medicine residency program and completed her residency in 2018, as well as her PhD studying bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in Atlantic Canada in 2020. Dr. John's current research interests include continuing her investigation of BLV in Atlantic Canada to help producers reduce the incidence of new disease on their farms, as well as collaborating with our Equine Ambulatory service to investigate performance-limiting conditions of equine athletes. When not working, she enjoys exploring the many beautiful landscapes and historical sites that the Maritimes have to offer.
Ruminant Neonatology: Failure of Transfer of Passive Immunity and Neonatal Sepsis
Bovine Leukemia Virus in Atlantic Canada
Monday, March 29th, 2021 @ 10:30 am
A copy of the candidates CV and letter of application is available by contacting Tracy O'Flaherty (toflaherty@upei.ca)
Tracy O'Flaherty is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SEMINAR - Large Animal Internal Medicine Candidate
Time: Mar 29, 2021 10:30 AM Atlantic Time (Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 613 6002 0745
Passcode: 564463
Join the Chaplaincy Centre Team for Good Friday Liturgy, on Friday, April 2nd at 3:00 pm.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions we can welcome 34 people. Please sign up in advance . Plan to arrive early to avoid crowding as we check your name off the list.
Join Charlie Sark, 69传媒School of Climate Change and Adaptation for the 3rd webinar of the series on Friday, March 26 at 3 pm when he will speak about Climate Colonialism: How Decolonizing our Food Systems can Decarbonize our Consumption
Sign up to participate on Eventbrite:
Learning from Financial Crisis:
Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 鈥� 1:00-2:00pm ADT (UTC-3)
As cold-water islands, Newfoundland and Iceland are often compared. The March session of the Island Lecture Series features a presentation by Prof. Mark Stoddart and Dr. 脕sthildur Elva Bernhar冒sd贸ttir comparing the financial crises that both islands have experienced: Iceland in 2008鈥�2009, and Newfoundland currently. What have these experiences had in common and what lessons can they teach us?
This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will be hosted on Zoom, and advance registration is required 鈥� please visit for more details and to reserve your spot.
Moodle quizzes can be a useful tool in your course, whether you are creating quick comprehension checks or a major assessment like a midterm or final exam. One way to build quizzes is to write questions with GIFT formatting. This workshop will cover preparing questions for Moodle and importing them into the Moodle question bank. This session will be conducted online and a recording will be available to registrants.
On Friday, March 26th 2021, our third party vendor will be conducting routine maintenance on the credit card payment portal from 4am to 8 am ATL. During this time there may be intermittent access and performance issues when accessing and making a deposit or tuition credit card payment through the online portal. If you experience difficulty making a credit card payment outside of this period, please contact accounting@upei.ca. We appreciate your patience during this time.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the third event in its new ConneXions Seminar Series. Join us on Zoom, Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:30 pm, when Dr. Carlo Lavoie will present 鈥淎cadian Culture and French Language in Prince Edward Island: Towards a Culture of Detour and Relationship.鈥�
Abstract: In this paper, I want to explore the notion of belonging to Acadia considering the preservation of Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Island. It seems that the discourse which has emerged in the past 10 years or so brings us from 鈥渦ne culture du Retour鈥� (Glissant, 1997), that is, a culture based on an interpretation of the past that makes the 1755-1758 Deportations the foundation of the Acadian identity, to 鈥渦ne culture du D茅tour.鈥� The Culture of Detour is one in which prevails a sense of belonging to the community that is experienced at the level of a relational multiplicity modifying the opposition between the Same and the Other (Par茅, 2003).
This opening from the Detour favors a social cohesion experienced daily as a relationship of convenience (Todorov, 1989). This relationship of convenience invites us to rethink the notion of belonging to l鈥橝cadie de l鈥櫭甽e according to a new way of narrating oneself. Questioning the Detour and the Relationship thus amounts to questioning the openness to the Other and to a redeployment of community forces favoring the survival of the Acadian culture and the French language in Prince Edward Isla
Zoom link:
The Connexions Seminar Series aims to foster understanding of the role that the liberal arts play in knowledge and ways of knowing and in making sense of the complexities of the world around us through panel discussions; speakers and research talks; collaborative projects and presentations; symposia and workshops; and reading and discussion groups.
UPEI鈥檚 4th annual Teaching Community Conference will take place on May 4th, 2021, hosted by the E-Learning Office and the Experiential Education Office. The conference will be hosted online through the website: UPEI.ca/teachingcommunityconference
The keynote presentation for this year鈥檚 conference is on the theme of a Pedagogy of Care, a care-oriented approach to the design and philosophical set up of the course, occurring within the context of the learning experience and in relationships formed through teaching and learning.
The Teaching Community Conference is calling for proposals regarding your approach to a pedagogy of care, innovative designs or approaches to teaching, experiential teaching, or communities of practice.
The Teaching Community Conference is accepting proposals in the form of synchronous webinar sessions, asynchronous recorded video presentations, or written presentations (e.g. a conference blog post).
To submit your proposal please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHZLrnW5e_RSL0Zq0h3Gh_ASlOPPVnL9Tghz_QajNQ-ZRzXA/viewform?usp=sf_link
