Campus Notices
Dale Saddleback, BEd, MEd, PhD candidate, and a candidate for the tenure-track associate professor position in the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS), will give a research presentation titled "Indigenous First Nations Research Methodological Considerations" on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:30 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142.
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our Financial Fundamentals workshop. This workshop will provide an introduction to completing the core financial proformas required of a business startup:
- Income statement
- Balance sheet
- Cash flows
- Planning out your initial startup costs
The workshop will take place at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Friday, March 6. today!
The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Diane Montgomery's PhD Dissertation Defense, "A Student-Directed Holistic Assessment Approach to Help Teachers Develop Self-Regulated Learners and Support the Diverse Needs of Students in Inclusive Educational Settings "
Please join us in person at Memorial Hall, Room 417 or through Teams: see the link below:
Join us for a relaxed and informative Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) Lunch and Learn session focused on Maintaining Motivation and Engagement in your classes. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and gain insights into connecting learning to real鈥憌orld purpose, building an interactive learning environment, fostering a sense of belonging, providing clear structure and expectations, offering autonomy and choice, giving meaningful feedback, and integrating active learning technologies.
RSVP:
Bring your own lunch and join us for an engaging session hosted by: The Teaching and Learning Centre
Discover exciting summer job opportunities or kickstart your career at the 2026 Summer Job and Career Fair! Hosted by 精童欲女鈥檚 Experiential Education Department, this fair will bring together a diverse range of employers from various industries actively seeking to hire students and recent graduates.
By attending, you鈥檒l have the chance to network with employers and explore both summer job positions and full-time career opportunities. The fair will be held in person, so dress professionally and bring copies of your resume to make the most of your interactions with employers.
Key details: The fair will take place on Wednesday, March 11, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. In case of inclement weather, the storm date is March 12, same time and location.
What to expect: Attendance is FREE for students, and no registration is required. Don鈥檛 miss out on the chance to win exciting door prizes!
For any inquiries, feel free to contact Jess Cameron, Community and Industry Outreach Coordinator, at careerfair@upei.ca or 902-894-2817.
We look forward to seeing you at the fair!
You are invited to attend 精童欲女鈥檚 Administrative Services Showcase on Monday March 9, 12:00-2:00, McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre - an opportunity to connect directly with the administrative teams that support our campus community.
Information booths hosted by:
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights
- Human Resources
- Finance
- Communications
- IT Systems and Services
- Facilities
- Student Support Services
Each area will highlight what they do and the key processes and resources they manage - many identified through feedback shared during Dr. Jane Ngobia鈥檚 Listening Tour.
This event is designed to:
- Demonstrate how campus feedback has been heard
- Showcase initiatives and improvements currently underway
- Clarify what colleagues can expect moving forward
- Identify items still under consideration
- Create space for renewed dialogue and campus engagement
Strengthen your understanding of administrative services, ask questions, gather resources, and be part of ongoing conversations about improving the systems that support learning and student success at 精童欲女. All faculty and staff are encouraged to drop in. Light snacks available
Please be advised that the IT Help Desk will be closed Tuesday, March 3 from 1pm-4pm for a scheduled department development session. The Help Desk will remain closed for the remainder of the day.
Only truly critical issues will be responded to via the ITSS Critical Phone Line: 902-566-0465, Option 2
Thank you for your understanding as we continue to invest in ongoing service improvement.
ITSS Operations
We are pleased to invite you to join us as we celebrate the launch of our new Major in Indigenous Studies.
This special event will introduce the program, highlight its vision and significance, and bring our community together in recognition of this important milestone.
Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 12:30 鈥� 2:30 pm
Location: Schurman Market Square, Room 248, Don and Marion McDougall Hall
The celebration will feature traditional ceremonies led by our MCs, Bethany Paulisyn and Grace McQuaid, including:
鈥� An Honour Song performed by Judy Clark, Thirly Levi, Doris Googoo, and Alicia Muttart
鈥� Seven Sacred Teachings in Mi鈥檏maq shared by Doris Googoo
This new Major in Indigenous Studies reflects our ongoing commitment to Indigenous knowledge, education, research, and community engagement. We look forward to sharing more about the program and the opportunities it will create for our students and community.
We hope you can join us for this meaningful occasion.
The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (OCEPD) at 精童欲女 is pleased to announce our Spring and Summer 2026 Certificate programming. Whether you are strengthening leadership capacity, improving workplace culture, enhancing technical skills, or sharpening communication strategy, we have a program designed for measurable impact.
Explore full program details at: /professional-development
The following programs are available with start dates this spring:
- Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
- Certificate in Introductory Data Analytics 鈥� Bridging Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
- Certificate in Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being
- Certificate in Conflict Resolution
- Certificate in Professional Communications
- Certificate in Marketing and Branding
- Certificate in Motivational Interviewing
- Microcredential in Applied Artificial Intelligence for the Workplace
精童欲女 Staff are eligible for all of these programs for a rate of $995. Please contact pdp@upei.ca for more details.
For program selection guidance or group registrations, contact us at rdbyrne@upei.ca.
We look forward to supporting your professional growth this Spring and Summer 2026!
Dr. Kayla Murphy, BA, MEd, Ed.D., a candidate for the tenure-track associate professor position in the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS), will give a research presentation titled "Relational Accountability in Education: Indigenous Methodologies, Student Experience, and Institutional Responsibility鈥� on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 11:30 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142.
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our Financial Fundamentals workshop. This workshop will provide an introduction to completing the core financial proformas required of a business startup:
- Income statement
- Balance sheet
- Cash flows
- Planning out your initial startup costs
The workshop will take place at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Friday, March 6. today!
A groundbreaking collection of essays titled "Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change and Islandness" will be launched on March 2, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building Room 201, 精童欲女. The collection is published by Island Studies Press.
The book launch will include a panel discussion with co-editors Jean Mitchell and Laurie Brinklow from the 精童欲女, local contributors, and co-editors Eric Mijts from the University of Aruba and islands researcher Anouk Mertens, who will join virtually. The panel will engage in a unique conversation that spans art, agriculture, labour, and energy. Authors will highlight key findings from their chapters and answer questions about how art can function as a bridge between climate change and social change, or how remote islands face unique challenges when it comes to meeting energy needs, or what local and Indigenous knowledge can offer to resilient food systems.
This interdisciplinary book foregrounds island storytellers as they convey worldviews, knowledge, and cultural values, beliefs, and emotions that are often missing from climate change discourses. How are the effects of climate change and catastrophic weather experienced and narrated by islanders? What stories need to be told? How do local, traditional, and Indigenous knowledge practices facilitate the capacity to improvise, innovate, and adapt to volatile weather events? How do social relations on climate-stressed islands continue to flourish? How do governance structures and issues of sovereignty support and/or inhibit climate and social justice?
This wide-ranging and deep conversation places islands and islanders at the centre of climate change. The event is free, and all are welcome. For more information, contact Bren Simmers at Island Studies Press at 902-566-0386 or ispstaff@upei.ca.
The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Diane Montgomery's PhD Dissertation Defense, "A Student-Directed Holistic Assessment Approach to Help Teachers Develop Self-Regulated Learners and Support the Diverse Needs of Students in Inclusive Educational Settings "
Please join us in person at Memorial Hall, Room 417 or through Teams: see the link below:
Join us for a relaxed and informative Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) Lunch and Learn session focused on Maintaining Motivation and Engagement in your classes. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and gain insights into connecting learning to real鈥憌orld purpose, building an interactive learning environment, fostering a sense of belonging, providing clear structure and expectations, offering autonomy and choice, giving meaningful feedback, and integrating active learning technologies.
RSVP:
Bring your own lunch and join us for an engaging session hosted by: The Teaching and Learning Centre
The OCEPD is proud to announce we will be launching our first microcredential this summer, in the area of artificial intelligence!
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how work gets done across every sector, especially higher education 鈥� streamlining tasks, improving analysis, and supporting better decision-making.
The Microcredential in Applied Artificial Intelligence for the Workplace microcredential gives you a practical, hands-on introduction to AI tools you can apply immediately in your role 鈥� no coding required.
By the end of the three-day program, you will:
- Understand what modern AI can and cannot do in real workplace contexts
- Build confidence using practical AI tools to improve workflows and efficiency
- Learn to evaluate AI outputs critically (quality, accuracy, limitations)
- Strengthen awareness of ethics, privacy, data quality, bias, and human oversight
- Leave with an individualized AI Readiness Plan to guide next steps for your team/unit
Delivered by Atlantic Canada鈥檚 AI training leader 鈥� ACENET ()
Facilitated by ACENET 鈥� a regional, not-for-profit consortium recognized as Atlantic Canada鈥檚 leader in AI training, combining advanced computing infrastructure, expert support, and applied education.
- Dates: July 13鈥�15, 2026 (3 modules over 3 days; 19.5 hours)
- Time: 9:00 am 鈥� 4:30 pm each day
- Location: Room 102, 精童欲女 Alumni Hall (in-person; laptop required)
- Cost:$995 (this is a discount for 精童欲女 Staff/Faculty; regular price is $1,499)
Learn more and register: /professional-development/certificates/microcredential-in-applied-artificial-intelligence-for-the-workplace
Teaching Community Conference 2026 - RSVP and Call for Proposals
The 精童欲女 Teaching and Learning Centre is hosting its annual full-day Teaching Community Conference on Tuesday April 28, 2026. 鈥疶his year鈥檚 theme will be: Connected Teaching: Connecting with Community, Self, and Place.
The Teaching Community Conference is an opportunity to breathe further life into our鈥� by sharing our experiences, challenges, and opportunities of advancing teaching and learning at 精童欲女. Conference participants are invited to reflect on this theme and consider relevant questions such as:
- What supports, skills, and critical capacities do faculty need to embrace the relational and connected nature of teaching?
- As we consider expanding the walls of our classrooms and broadening our partnerships, how do we ensure we aren鈥檛 simply supplementing traditional teaching practices but rather transforming what teaching itself means?
- How does a commitment to relational and connected teaching help build faculty capacity to recognize and respond to structural barriers students face?
We are looking for proposals from the 精童欲女 community that highlight current 鈥痶eaching and learning initiatives, share鈥� new ideas, and build collaborative strategies for a more inclusive accessible, and courageous鈥痷niversity. Proposals from staff and faculty are welcome. There are four formats suggested for proposals:
- Traditional Oral Presentation: Presenters share a talk about a teaching and learning project or topic related to the theme, speaking for about 20 minutes, followed by 5-10 minutes for questions.
- Lightning Talk: "Small Shifts, Significant Gains." Presenters share a teaching strategy or practice that they鈥檝e found effective in supporting student learning, speaking for about ten minutes, followed by a short group discussion.
- Interactive Workshop: A hands-on session that encourages active participation and collaboration among attendees. The workshop could involve group activities, discussions, practical exercises, etc.
- Indigenous Sharing Circle: A facilitated, safe space for individuals to come together to discuss topics related to the theme, share their experiences, listen to each other, build relationships, offer support, and connect with each other.
- Facilitated Round table Discussion: A structured, collaborative conversation led by a facilitator to encourage open dialogue, balanced participation, and exploration of shared issues among participants. The session is guided by clear objectives and prompts, resulting in documented insights and agreed鈥憉pon themes or recommendations.
The deadline is extended to Monday, March 9, 2026. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to TLC@upei.ca.
Proposals can be .
Please be advised that the IT Help Desk will be closed Tuesday, March 3 from 1pm-4pm for a scheduled department development session. The Help Desk will remain closed for the remainder of the day.
Only truly critical issues will be responded to via the ITSS Critical Phone Line: 902-566-0465, Option 2
Thank you for your understanding as we continue to invest in ongoing service improvement.
ITSS Operations
If you have Professional/Clinical Service responsibilities and you are preparing a tenure or promotion application in the next year then this workshop is for you. Join Aimie Doyle from AVC and Charlene VanLeeuwen in the TLC to talk about effective ways to share the many details of your professional service activities in your tenure or promotion application on May 14 at 1:30pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre.
We are pleased to invite you to join us as we celebrate the launch of our new Major in Indigenous Studies.
This special event will introduce the program, highlight its vision and significance, and bring our community together in recognition of this important milestone.
Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 12:30 鈥� 2:30 pm
Location: Schurman Market Square, Room 248, Don and Marion McDougall Hall
The celebration will feature traditional ceremonies led by our MCs, Bethany Paulisyn and Grace McQuaid, including:
鈥� An Honour Song performed by Judy Clark, Thirly Levi, Doris Googoo, and Alicia Muttart
鈥� Seven Sacred Teachings in Mi鈥檏maq shared by Doris Googoo
This new Major in Indigenous Studies reflects our ongoing commitment to Indigenous knowledge, education, research, and community engagement. We look forward to sharing more about the program and the opportunities it will create for our students and community.
We hope you can join us for this meaningful occasion.
The Faculty of Science Seminar Series invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. K. Devon Lynn (Environmental Studies and Cleantech Academy) entitled "The efficacy of artificial reef structures in raising marine biodiversity" on Friday, February 27, at 12:30 pm, Duffy Science Centre 204. Everyone is welcome.
