A Brief Introduction to First-Year Seminars and Learning Communities with Shannon Murray and Philip Smith

As 69传媒continues to think about the best first-year experience or our students, Shannon Murray and Philip Smith will introduce two successful programs from our past: the First-Year Advantage Program and the senior student-led First-Year Seminar. After a brief description of each program, we will open up the discussion to the larger question of what we hope for in the experience of our first-year undergraduate students.

Lunch and Learn: Individualized Assessment in Larger Classes

Assessments in large classes often are a challenge to move beyond mid-term and final exams. Come to the TLC when Bob Deziel is going to share his experience with large classes, creating individualized assessments and projects for each person. Bob teaches a relatively large course (~130 students in Human Biochemistry), which does not have a lab nor tutorial component.  As a result, connecting with the students and crafting modes of assessment that go beyond tests can be a struggle.

Lunch and Learn: Spilling the Tea on Treaties and How are we Integrating Indigenous Knowledge?

While sipping on cedar and chaga teas, we can start with digging into the Peace and Friendship Treaties, discussing what being a treaty person means.  Coming from a settler descendant perspective, Heathyr Francis hopes we will connect this discussion with two of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action: 

"What can you do with an Arts degree?" featuring Justin Shaw (BA'14)

Justin Shaw is a proud alumnus of the 69传媒. Since graduating in 2014, he has gained professional experience in the performing arts, the non-profit sector, and the world of business. Shaw credits much of his eclectic portfolio to the skills acquired and honed during his time as an undergraduate at UPEI.

Join this entertaining presentation at the 69传媒Performing Arts Centre as Shaw aims to provide a compelling answer to the oft-grating question: What can you do with an Arts degree?

Fall Open House 2024

Come join us to find out what the 69传媒student experience is all about!

There will be campus tours, information sessions, faculty sessions, giveaways, bookstore discounts, and an application waiver code ($50 savings) for those who attend in person!

Students can start their application in advance of the Open House, use the waiver code following the event, and then upload their transcript to their 69传媒application as the final step.

Full Moon Ceremony

Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have followed the 13 Moons or moon cycles to ground themselves in their teachings and ensure balance. Life on Earth is connected to and regulated by Grandmother Moon, through the tides and waters, which stabilizes our Earth's position and determines the cycle of women and the birth of new life. Grandmother Moon helps us with healing and is strongly connected to human life. Every phase of Grandmother Moon has a different focus, and this month, we focus on the strength and beauty of slowing down as Mother Earth begins to awaken from her rest.

Soar with MENTOR! by Dell Technologies

Soar with MENTOR is a program developed for post-secondary students to inspire, educate, and equip a cohort of select female students with the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful in life, and possibly at Dell Technologies in the future. Dell recognizes the importance of diversity and inclusion in all organizations and believes that providing development and mentorship opportunities to female post-secondary students will help assist in the future success of these students.

The Why: 

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