Campus Notices

Ryan A. Casey will present his Master of Education Thesis Defense on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 9:00am in Memorial Hall, room 308. Thesis Title: 鈥淭he Use of Interactive Whiteboards by Prince Edward Island High School Teachers鈥.  All are welcome to attend. 

ABSTRACT

This Masters of Education thesis used a questionnaire to examine Prince Edward Island high school teachers鈥 self-reported practices related to interactive whiteboards in their classrooms and the factors influencing their interactive whiteboard use.  Despite research suggesting that interactive whiteboards have the potential to improve student academic achievement, the extent to which this technology can actually achieve these claims was likely to be dependent on many factors. Factors identified in this thesis as hindering teachers鈥 interactive whiteboard use and by extension, students鈥 learning was the understanding of what interactivity with an interactive whiteboard is, teachers鈥 attitudes towards using interactive whiteboards and the theoretical and practical training provided to teachers.

Save 20% across the store on clothing, giftware, backpacks, school & office supplies during our annual Christmas Sale. On all this week until Saturday December 5th at the 69传媒Bookstore. Shop online and save too at .

Krista Gill, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, December 02, 2015 at 12:30 pm.  The presentation is entitled "From Academia to Industry: Business Opportunity Plan for Epoch BioDiscovery".   The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

 

All are Welcome!

Tuesday, December 1 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm at the CARI Complex rink

FREE hot chocolate!   Brought to you by the Healthy Campus Committee and Department of Athletics & Recreation

The International Relations Office is asking all former student volunteers to contact Richelle Greathouse at rgreathouse@upei.ca if they are still interested in being on the IRO volunteer list. In January, 69传媒will be welcoming twenty-three students from Korea's Dankook University, and we would like to have a small number of volunteers available to assist with social outings. Students are also welcome to stop in to the International Relations Office, Room 226 in the Robertson Library and ask for Richelle. We gladly welcome new student volunteers.

Please note the following changes to hours of operation for the food services retail locations on campus:

December

  • On Friday, December 4 at 2:00 pm , the Courtyard Caf茅 (W.A. Murphy Student Centre) will close for the Holidays.
  • The AVC Cafeteria will close for the holiday break on Monday, December 21 at 3:00 pm.
  • Beginning Monday, December 14, Samuel's (Robertson Library) hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. This location will close at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23 for the holiday break.
  • With the exception of special functions and catering services,the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall will close for the holidays, at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 19.

Sunday, January 3

  • The Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall will resume regular hours of operation beginning at 4:00 pm.

Monday, January 4

  • Samuel's will resume regular hours of operation

Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm & Friday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm.

  • AVC Cafeteria will resume regular hours of operation

Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

  • Courtyard Cafe will resume regular operations with new daily hours

Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

The staff of Ancillary Services and Chartwells would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!
 

Friday night will be an exciting evening of Panther hockey as the Men's and Women's teams will play simultaneously at MacLauchlan Arena. The Women's Panthers host StFX at 6:45 pm in Arena B while the Men's face Saint Thomas, puck drop 7:00 pm in Arena A.

It will be Campus Food Bank Night with both teams asking fans to bring non-perishable food items to help stock the cupboard at the Chaplaincy Centre. The campus food bank is donation driven, open and available for UPEI students.  Depending on finances at any given time of year, many students take advantage for donations and receiving support. There will also be a Raffle Draw with great Panther Prizes to generate revenue.

Special ticket pricing for the doubleheader includes:  Purchasers of a Men's Hockey ticket will have free access to the Women's game; all Men's Hockey season ticket, All Access and Panther Package holders will have free access to both games.

Event organizer women's hockey student-athlete Teagan Pringle comments, "As exams and the holidays are quickly approaching, it is crucial to make sure our fellow students have enough to eat. I feel it's part of our responsibility as student athletes to support one another through this time".

For more information contact Teagan Pringle at tpringle@upei.ca or Campus Food Bank student assistant Rebecca Coles at rcoles@upei.ca.

The 69传媒Music Department presents its annual Christmas Choral Concert on Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI.

The concert, under the direction of Sung-Ha Shin Bouey, will feature the 69传媒Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing selections from Handel's Messiah and Fantasy on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams.

The Ragazze Provincial Girls Vocal Ensemble and Ragazzi Juniors Children's Choir will also take part in the concert as well as special guests The Atlantic String Machine.

Admission is $10.00 Adults & Seniors/$5.00 students and are available at  or by calling or e-mailing the music office at 902-566-0507/music@upei.ca.

The 69传媒Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of David Shephard, will present their end of semester concert on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The Jazz Ensemble will once again be joined by vocal students from the studio of Sung-Ha Shin Bouey and Stephen Bouey. The featured vocal tunes will include Minnie the Moocher (from the Cab Calloway / Blues Brothers movie) sung by Cody Collins and Etta James version of At Last performed by Alexandra Smith. Will Millington will perform an arrangement of Robbie William鈥檚 Kids .

The Jazz Ensemble will also feature a number of their lead players as soloists including pianist Parker Clements on a gospel/pop arrangement of Prayer Meeting and Whatever Lola Wants from the Stan Kenton Band. Sean MacIntyre on trumpet will play the haunting Miles Davis tune Blue in Green and lead alto saxophonist Emily Proude will be featured on the wonderful Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams tune  Round Midnight.

Admission is $10.00 Adults & Seniors/$5.00 students and are available at or by calling or e-mailing the music office at 902-566-0507/

AN EVENING OF CLASSICS with the U鈥
PEI Wind Symphony in performance at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall - 69传媒on Thursday, November 26th at 7:30pm under the direction of Dr. Gregory Irvine. 

Tickets are available at  or by calling or emailing the music office 
鈥媎uring regular office hours (8:30 am - 4:00 pm) 鈥
at 566-0507 or music@upei.ca.

More Information: 

 

69传媒is pleased to invite all students and their families, faculty and staff, retirees, alumni and friends to join the President in conversation about the priorities and direction of 69传媒at University Update 2015.

The update will take place in the Duffy Ampitheatre, Room 135 in the Duffy Science Centre on Thursday, November 26 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm.  All are welcome.

The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars continue on Friday, November 27 at 12:30 in Duffy Science 204. Graduate students Andrew Clark and Justin Ferrish will present the following talks:

Andrew Clark, MSc (ESC) 鈥 69传媒Climate Laboratory, Fenech Lab
鈥淎ssessing coastal monitoring techniques on Prince Edward Island鈥

鈥婮ustin Ferrish, MSc (ESC) 鈥 Biology, Samis Lab
鈥淚dentifying variation in salt tolerance between ecotypes of Cakile edentula鈥

All are welcome

The Search Committee for the Dean of Nursing position has recently posted the video presentations and CV's for candidates Dr. Kim Critchley and Dr. Gulrose Jiwani. These can be viewed at the following link:

The committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by 4 pm on Wednesday, November 25.

Ms. Xiaotong Liang will present her Master of Arts - Island Studies thesis defence on Tuesday, December 1st at 8:30am in Rm. 409 Dalton Hall. The thesis title is: Claiming Green to Earn Green: Environmental laws and uninhabited islands - A case study of Fangji Island, China. There is limited seating at this location. Anyone interested in attending should reserve a seat by contacting Jim Randall at jarandall@upei.ca or 9023-620-5013. 

In an effort to communicate clearly with prospective students and external university visitors, Marketing and Communications' web team  has recently updated the 69传媒Directory page. Internal links to staff and faculty email, Groupwise, and Campus Login have been removed. Staff and faculty can access these services in many ways:

69传媒GMail: visit  or 
Groupwise: visit 
Campus Login: visit  or click "Campus Login" in the
UPEI.ca website footer

Please contact web@upei.ca with questions or concerns. Thanks!

Dr. Marc Renault, Candidate for Tenure Track Position in Computer Science.
Friday, November 27, 2015
Research Talk "Online Advice and the Offline Adversary"
3:30 pm, Cass Science Hall, Room 104

The Search Committee for the Dean of Nursing position has recently posted the video presentations and CV's for candidates Dr. Kim Critchley and Dr. Gulrose Jiwani. These can be viewed at the following link:

The committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by 4 pm on Wednesday, November 25.

A sales rep. from Nortons jewelers will be at the the 69传媒Bookstore taking grad ring orders on Tuesday November 24 and Wednesday November 25 from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
 

69传媒is pleased to invite all students and their families, faculty and staff, retirees, alumni and friends to join the President in conversation about the priorities and direction of 69传媒at University Update 2015. The update will take place in the Duffy Ampitheatre, Room 135 in the Duffy Science Centre on Thursday, November 26 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm.  All are welcome.

 

Over the past several months there have been many requests to increase the per diem rates for University business travel in light of current expenses.  The office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance has conducted a national review of per diem and mileage rates and in light of those results we have increased the allowances.

These increases take effect on November 23, 2015 for all travel scheduled on or after that date.

Details of the allowances can be found in the Travel Procedures document found on the .