Campus Notices
Professional Development will be offering a popular three-day Project Management Essentials course from May 15 to 17, 2018. This fundamental course is an accessible, hands-on journey through a project from initiation to closing, with a special emphasis on initiation and planning.
The course focuses on developing practical skills that can be applied immediately to increase the level of success on projects. The course is fun, fast-paced, interactive, and adapted as required based on the needs of the participants.
to learn more!
NSERC Engagements Visits have been a successful tool for the agency and the community to share information and build linkages. These visits also offer a platform for the community to ask questions and seek direct information from some of NSERC's staff. Eniko Megyeri-Lawless, Director, Research Grants, Engineering and Life Sciences will provide a community engagement session at 糖心vlog官方入口.
All are welcome to attend on Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, in Kelley Building, Room 237.
NSERC is also providing the Engagement Visit in Webinar format on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 2:00-4:00pm. to join and use the following credentials to login: conference Number: 1 877-413-4790, and conference ID: 7462843.
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Sean Landsman, PhD candidate from the Department of Biology, will be defending his thesis entitled "Movement, Behaviour, and Marine-Derived Nutrients: A Comprehensive Assessment of Issues Related to Fish Passage in Atlantic Canada" on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 9:00 am in room 204, Duffy Science Centre.
All PhD defences are open to the public and you are welcome to attend. Please note seating may be limited.
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糖心vlog官方入口 Comptroller Tara Judson wishes to remind the campus community that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2018.
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Requisitions for Purchase Orders, 2017鈥�18 Budget Year
All requisitions for purchases to be charged to the 2017鈥�18 budget year will be processed by Procurement if received by noon on Monday, April 23, 2018, subject to budget availability. To ensure that 2017鈥�18 expenditures are recorded in the 2017鈥�18 operating year, all requisitions must be completed and approved by the appropriate spending authority in my糖心vlog官方入口 no later than 12 noon Monday, April 23, 2018. Before creating a requisition, you should be reasonably certain that the purchase will be delivered and received in my糖心vlog官方入口 by April 30, 2018 (see item 2 below). If it is necessary to enter requisitions for 2017-18 purchases after this deadline, contact Carolyn Garro at 902-566-0315.
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Receiving Goods at my糖心vlog官方入口
For purchases charged to the 2017鈥�18 budget, the purchases must be invoiced, received on campus, and received by you in my糖心vlog官方入口 on or before April 30, 2018, and as such, requisitions will be reviewed for acceptability prior to the April 23, 2018 final cut-off date. During this year end period, when requisitioning goods or services for delivery and receipt for the 2017-18 budget year, please ensure your supplier鈥檚 invoice is submitted to invoices@upei.ca for payment on or before May 11, 2018.鈥� Goods invoiced or received after April 30, 2018 will be charged to the next fiscal year (2018-19). The April 23, 2018 cut-off date will be strictly enforced, so please make your plans now for the remaining week of the 2017-18 fiscal year.
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Hourly-Rate Employees
Hours worked and approved for the month of April will be charged to the 2017-18 fiscal year for students and other hourly-rate employees.
Thank you for your ongoing cooperation.
The 糖心vlog官方入口 Department of Human Resources wishes to remind the campus community that鈥揵egining the first week of May and ending the last week of August鈥搒ome departments and areas on campus may operate under summer hours.
to review the university's hours of operation on the 糖心vlog官方入口 website.
Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?
Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Friday, April 6th to Friday, April 27th, 2018 and we鈥檒l deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.
And, if you don't have any Library fines? We will gladly accept your items (as mentioned above) to support the Campus Food Bank.
If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, (902)566-0583.
A reminder that final grades for Winter 2018 are submitted with Moodle. If you haven't submitted final grades through Moodle please check out our or join the E-Learning Office for a Final Grade submission workshop.
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Sean Landsman, PhD candidate from the Department of Biology, will be defending his thesis entitled "Movement, Behaviour, and Marine-Derived Nutrients: A Comprehensive Assessment of Issues Related to Fish Passage in Atlantic Canada" on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 9:00 am in room 204, Duffy Science Centre.
All PhD defences are open to the public and you are welcome to attend. Please note seating may be limited.
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Carol Evans (Chair in Higher Education at the University of Southampton, UK National Teaching Fellow, and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy) and Dr. Martina Doolan (Senior Blended Learning Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and UK National Teaching Fellow) for an afternoon of workshops and discussion on university teaching.
On May 7, 2018 two concurrent workshops will be offered at 2:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall:
Workshop A: 鈥淧edagogical Framework For Collaborative Learning in a Social Blended E-Learning Context: an Overview of the Dialogic Shamrock鈥� with Dr. Doolan (MCD 328).
Workshop B: 鈥淓nhancing Assessment and Feedback: a Pragmatic, Research-Informed Approach: EAT鈥� with Dr. Evans (MCD 329).
to learn about the workshops and how to register.
Sacred Water: Standing Rock is the first in an 8-part documentary series that showcases Indigenous activists across the Americas rising up to protect their ancestral homelands and the environment. There will be a public screening of the documentary on Monday, April 23 in the Dufy Science Centre Amphitheathre at 7:00 pm.
Hosted by the 糖心vlog官方入口 Aboriginal Student Association, Sierra Club PEI, Cinema Politica Charlottetown and the 糖心vlog官方入口 Environmental Society. Admission by donation, all are welcome!
to view full details on the 糖心vlog官方入口 Events Calendar.
GSA once stood for Gay-Straight Alliances, but the terminology is evolving along with the understanding and experiences of gender and sexuality. Be part of the conversation at shOUT! PEI鈥檚 5th annual Gender & Sexuality Awareness Conference! The day-long event will feature hands on workshops, engaging presentations, and thought provoking discussion panels around LGBTQ2S+ issues faced by Islanders. The keynote performance is by Island artist, Tanya Davis.
We're stoked to be able to feature workshops on drag make-up and zine-making, among others. Our various presentations will cover issues such as LGBTQ2S+ mental health, how to start your very own GSA, a radical safer sex talk, and more! Queer focused discussion panels will run throughout the day for a chance to share your thoughts, opinions, and feelings.
And don't forget to check out QueerScape to see the plethora of talent possessed by queer Island artists! We are still accepting art in any medium from queer island artists. If you're interested, let's talk about it! Please send us a brief statement about your work and we'll (try our darnedest to) make it happen.
Visit our page. If you have any concerns please shOUT @ us: peigsa@gmail.com. Or contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, at abraithwaite@upei.ca.
The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Sean Landsman, PhD candidate from the Department of Biology, will be defending his thesis entitled "Movement, Behaviour, and Marine-Derived Nutrients: A Comprehensive Assessment of Issues Related to Fish Passage in Atlantic Canada" on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 9:00 am in room 204, Duffy Science Centre.
All PhD defences are open to the public and you are welcome to attend. Please note seating may be limited.
Please note the 糖心vlog官方入口 Bookstore will be closed on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27 to complete our annual inventory count.
The store will reopen on Monday, April 30 at 8:30 am.
We look forward to seeing you then!
The 糖心vlog官方入口's School of Sustainable Design Engineering (SSDE) annual Student Design Expo on April 20 will showcase the best in student, sustainable, and green engineering in Atlantic Canada.
Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the SSDE Building. Each project is the result of collaboration between 糖心vlog官方入口 SSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners鈥� unique challenges.
The Student Design Expo begins with a short ceremony at 1:00 pm. Projects are available for viewing through the afternoon, with the Student Award Ceremony beginning at 4:00 pm, and a brief panel discussion about opportunities for design engineering graduates beginning at 4:30 pm.
A reminder that final grades for Winter 2018 are submitted with Moodle. If you haven't submitted final grades through Moodle please check out our or join the E-Learning Office for a Final Grade submission workshop.
The 糖心vlog官方入口's School of Sustainable Design Engineering (SSDE) annual Student Design Expo on April 20 will showcase the best in student, sustainable, and green engineering in Atlantic Canada.
Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the SSDE Building. Each project is the result of collaboration between 糖心vlog官方入口 SSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners鈥� unique challenges.
The Student Design Expo begins with a short ceremony at 1:00 pm. Projects are available for viewing through the afternoon, with the Student Award Ceremony beginning at 4:00 pm, and a brief panel discussion about opportunities for design engineering graduates beginning at 4:30 pm.
GSA once stood for Gay-Straight Alliances, but the terminology is evolving along with the understanding and experiences of gender and sexuality. Be part of the conversation at shOUT! PEI鈥檚 5th annual Gender & Sexuality Awareness Conference! The day-long event will feature hands on workshops, engaging presentations, and thought provoking discussion panels around LGBTQ2S+ issues faced by Islanders. The keynote performance is by Island artist, Tanya Davis.
We're stoked to be able to feature workshops on drag make-up and zine-making, among others. Our various presentations will cover issues such as LGBTQ2S+ mental health, how to start your very own GSA, a radical safer sex talk ,and more! Queer focused discussion panels will run throughout the day for a chance to share your thoughts, opinions, and feelings.
And don't forget to check out QueerScape to see the plethora of talent possessed by queer Island artists! We are still accepting art in any medium from queer island artists. If you're interested, let's talk about it! Please send us a brief statement about your work and we'll (try our darnedest to) make it happen.
Visit our page. If you have any concerns please shOUT @ us: peigsa@gmail.com. Or contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, at abraithwaite@upei.ca.
Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?
Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Step into the Zone to relax and have some fun.
Play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, or just unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.
The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until April 24th.
Looking for an enriching volunteer experience this summer? The 糖心vlog官方入口 English Language Centre is looking for volunteers to join us in assisting with afternoon socio-cultural activities and acting as conversation partners in hosting this year鈥檚 English language Camps for International students! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and strengthen valuable skills, experience other cultures, and of course have a blast doing it! Activities may include things such as trips to Anne of Green Gables, scavenger hunts, tours, on-campus workshops, beach visits, and more! If you are interested, please email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca, or call 902-566-0529.
