Campus Notices
The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Elizabeth Blake's PhD dissertation proposal titled "Troubling Inclusion with/in a Posthumanist Education" on December 12 at 11:00 am. Please join us in person in Memorial Hall, Room 308, 精童欲女, or via Zoom at
The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Melissa Bishop's PhD dissertation defence, "Virtual Beginnings from Classroom to Screen: Early Elementary Teachers鈥� Accounts of Planned and Lived Curricula." Please join us on December 11, at 10:30 am, in Memorial Hall Room 417 or through Zoom at
The fourth meeting of the 精童欲女 Senate will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102 at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2024-2025 calendar of Senate meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.
All鈥痬eetings鈥痑re open to members of鈥痶he University community, although certain in-camera鈥痠tems (e.g., granting of degrees) may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members of Senate are permitted to address the Senate unless otherwise recognized by the chair.
For logistical purposes, members of the 精童欲女 community who wish to attend the open session of a 精童欲女 Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in person.
Welcome to the following new employees who joined the 精童欲女 community in October 2024:
- Wael Mohamed Roshdi Abdelhakam Marie, Research Services
- Dario Anchikosk, Security Services
- Leia Bulosan-Burns, 精童欲女 Health and Wellness Centre
- Anna Bylhouwer, Access to Information and Privacy Office
- Nancy Clark, Faculty of Nursing
- Kristina Duncan, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Josie Kharla Faustino-de Guzman, Financial Services
- Marie-Claire Galvin, Emergency Clinic, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Omar Hatem Mahmoud, Comptroller鈥檚 Office
- Nadine Murray, Robertson Library
- Malak Nassar, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights
- Saurav Neupane, McDougall Faculty of Business
- Michele Potter, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College
- Thomas Ravenhill, Security Services
- Jolene Rolle, Student Affairs
- Alan Stanley, Robertson Library
- Virginia Tooker, McDougall Faculty of Business
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As you're studying for exams or completing final projects, Robertson Library has a workspace for you. We will be adjusting our study zones from December 6 to 19.
The entire upper floor, with two exceptions, will become a silent zone. Those who want silent study spaces can continue to use the sunroom, the upstairs study carrels, and the one-person (320-327 and 331-336). We ask that people using or traveling through the stacks and the upstairs lobby observe silence during exams.
Those who are working on group projects or who prefer some background noise can use the upstairs reading room or any of the spaces on the main floor of the library. The by groups of 2-8 people. Since the group study rooms are not soundproof, those in the upstairs group study rooms are asked to be mindful of the silent zones nearby.
精童欲女 honours its rich heritage and traditions by acknowledging members of the campus community who have contributed to its mission in an exceptional way by naming them 鈥淔ounders.鈥� View the list of Founders. The 精童欲女 is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Founders.
Recognizing our Founders is an opportunity to honour those who have worked diligently and passionately to build the University into the highly regarded institution of higher education it is today. The award is presented to members of the campus community who have played a direct role in
- supporting the vision, reputation, and continued success of the University, and/or
- creating a new era of educational, research, and/or service excellence at the University.
Active faculty and staff members are not eligible for the award. Typically, two to three nominees are selected each year to receive the designation as Founder by a committee established for this purpose. The recipients will be honoured at a Recognition of Founders Ceremony on a date to be confirmed.
If you wish to submit a nomination for this award, , or email your submission to communications@upei.ca. Emailed nominations should include your name, daytime telephone number, and relationship to the nominee along with the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the person you wish to nominate. Nominations are limited to 500 words in length and should address how the nominee meets the above criteria. Anyone may submit a nomination and past nominations will also be considered.
Completed nominations must be received by Friday, December 6, 2024, at 12:00 pm AT (noon).
The STLHE Equity Committee invites you to an engaging webinar "Inclusive Teaching and Learning: What I Have Learned From My Students" with a presentation by Dr. Cynthia Bruce, from Concordia University. To learn more, go to
Colleagues can also join in a group viewing and discussion of the webinar in the TLC, Robertson Library 230, with Dr. Ann Braithwaite, a member of the STLHE Equity Committee. The webinar starts at 2:00 pm Atlantic time on December 12, 2024.
Presenter: Carissa Grove
Location: AVC 205N
Date/time: December 9, 2024, 2:00 pm
Title: 鈥淧opulation Genetics and Return Migration Behaviour of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) In Prince Edward Island, Canada鈥�
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are declining across their native range where many populations in eastern Canada are threatened or endangered. In order to facilitate population recovery, widespread stocking has occurred throughout the region with over 37 million Atlantic salmon being stocked in Prince Edward Island (PEI) rivers since 1880. There is now evidence that stocking may put local genetic integrity at risk and impacts local adaptation on a population scale. A previous study identified two genetic populations on PEI, one unique to PEI and the other similar to other Gulf of St. Lawrence populations. In Chapter 2 of this thesis, we evaluated 884 individuals from 20 rivers on PEI known to contain Atlantic salmon. A panel of six microsatellites and next-generation sequencing were used followed by Bayesian clustering methods to infer groupings of populations. Generally, we see three major groupings on PEI including northeastern, southern, and northwestern to central draining rivers. Stocking intensity was not a good predictor for genetic variation. There are multiple genetic stocks on PEI that may be reflective of post-glacial colonization and local adaption. Upstream migration varies among and within rivers due to local conditions and genotypic differences. In order to assess migration behaviour, Chapter 3 evaluated the upstream migration of adult Atlantic salmon in North Lake Creek (NLC). Returning Atlantic salmon were caught and tagged with passive integrated transponders (PIT). Arrays were set up on multiple locations on NLC as well as adjacent rivers. Other morphometrics were taken at time of capture and environmental variables measured to determine what other factors influence movement. Individual fish detection was significantly associated with increased flows and decreased temperature. Additionally, time spent in the river averaged (SEM,n) 27.6 days (7.18, 10), meaning they stay in the river for a short period of time to spawn and leave to over-winter in the estuary or back to the ocean. The upstream migration of returning Atlantic salmon is complex and still being evaluated and understood however, it is important to evaluate these variances in light of genetic differences since it has been shown to play a role in timing.
Everyone is welcome.
Presenter: Saurav Neupane
Title: 鈥淎rts Participation and Academic Achievement Of Canadian Boys and Girls: A Causal Mediation Analysis鈥�
Date: December 10, 2024, 9:00 am
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 104
Adolescent girls consistently report higher academic achievement than boys. Girls also tend to participate in arts more than boys, which is notable since adolescents participating in arts tend to reach a higher level of academic achievement. This study addresses a gap in the literature by examining whether arts participation may partially account for the differences in academic achievement between girls and boys. To that end, we estimate (1) the causal effect of arts participation on academic achievement and (2) the potential mediating role of arts participation in the relationship between girls' and boys' academic achievement. Utilizing data from the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, our analysis demonstrates a positive causal effect of arts participation on academic achievement. Specifically, adolescents who participate in arts have 1.37 times higher odds of achieving excellent marks compared to those who do not. Furthermore, our findings suggest that providing boys with the same rate of arts participation as girls could potentially reduce differences in academic achievement by approximately 14.3 %. This study highlights that arts participation can improve adolescents' academic achievement and may contribute significantly to the observed differences in academic achievement between boys and girls. The results advocate for policies that increase arts education opportunities for all adolescents to foster academic equity in Canadian schools.
Everyone is welcome.
Everyone (students, faculty and staff, general public) is invited to the following events to view and celebrate the work of undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts. Feel free to ccome to any or all of the following events on Friday, December 6:
Curiosity Fair, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, 9:00-11:00 am:
- "Authenticity in the Age of AI" hosted by students in 精童欲女 1020 Inquiry Studies. This is an interdisciplinary showcase of curiosity-led research, where part of the design is unbuilding, innovation, experimentation, and making something different than what鈥檚 on the cover of the box.
Faculty of Arts Student Showcase
Individual and group projects and presentations, creative performances, and displays recommended by individual course instructors will be presented at the Showcase to highlight the 鈥渂est of the best鈥� of undergraduate student work. The agenda for each session and room will be posted on the doors of SDU Main Building rooms 211 and 213 on December 6.
10:00-10:50 am: Faculty of Arts Student Showcase Session 1, SDU Main 213
10:50-11:10 am: Refreshment break (outside SDU Main 211 and 213)
11:10 am-12:15 pm:
- Faculty of Arts Student Showcase Session 2, SDU Main 211
- Faculty of Arts Student Showcase Session 2, SDU Main 213
12:40-1:30 pm: Bachelor of Music Students' Recital, Steel Recital Hall. Like all of the weekly Friday afternoon student recitals in this series, this final recital of the term will feature a variety of instrumentalists and singers performing classical music spanning 300 years.
We hope that you can join us!
Please join us in the Faculty of Education (Memorial Hall, Room 306) on December 19, 2024, from 3:30-5:00 pm.
Share in some holiday cheer and help us recognize and thank Dr. Ron MacDonald for his years of service to 精童欲女. Ron will retire from 精童欲女 on December 31, 2024.
All are welcome!
It is time to support our students during a stressful time. The Chaplaincy Centre will host a free meal for students on December 10, with the help of faculty and staff. Please use to sign up for a 30-minute (or more) shift to volunteer. Opportunities to set up, serve, and clean up are available as well a chance to mingle with students in an informal conversation with good food.
On Monday, December 9, from 9:00-9:30 am, we will set tables and chairs for the next day.
On Tuesday, December 10, we will offer two serving times:11:30 am-1:00 pm and 4:30-6:00 pm. Please check back closer to the day as schedules change and time slots may open up. Contact Sister Sue at sukidd@upei.ca or Lauren at lvanvliet@upei.ca for further information.
Sister Sue and Lauren
The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2025 program is open.Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.
Applicants can seek funding to hire youth (people aged 15-30 years and must have Canadian Citizenship) between April 21, 2025, and August 30, 2025; the latest start date is July 21, 2025. Work placements must be full-time (30-40 hours per week) quality jobs with a minimum duration of six weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks.
Approved employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage of $16.00/hour unless there is an increase prior to April 21, 2025.
For additional information and application information for this program please click .
To apply for this program, you will need to contact Human Resources:
- Gabe Blunte at staffing@upei.ca (902) 620-5359
- Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515.
The closing date for applications in Human Resources is December 16, 2024.
The 精童欲女 Centre for Health and Community Research is seeking individuals to join a research advisory council to help create story maps showcasing how climate change can affect different communities across the island. No research experience is required. Applicants must be currently living on PEI and be 18+ years old.
Advisory members will share their experiences and insights to guide equitable decision-making and improve support for those most impacted by climate change. Advisors will take part in six 90-minute meetings between December 2024 and March 2025, with a final workshop in March 2025. Members will be compensated $400 for their time and will receive support to attend meetings. Applications are open until December 8, 2024. To apply, visit
The 精童欲女 Concert Choir invites you to share in "A European Christmas," an afternoon of music inspired by the iconic festive markets of Europe. The choir will be joined by members of the PEI Regiment Band to perform Schubert鈥檚 majestic "Deutsche Messe." The program will also include favourite selections from "The Sound of Music" with pianist Leo Marchildon, glorious carols, and a special low brass feature. The 精童欲女 Concert Choir is under the direction of Hannah O鈥橠onnell, and the PEI Regiment Band is under the direction of Captain Rory O鈥橠onnell, both of whom are 精童欲女 music alumni.
The recital will take place in Steel Recital Hall on December 8, starting at 2:30 pm.
Accessible parking is available, and accessible entry to the recital hall is available via elevator.
As we navigate changes in the age of generative AI, aligning our assessment strategies with the distinctly human skills and AI literacies we aim to foster is important. In this workshop, instructors will work collaboratively in small groups to revise and develop assessments that reflect their course learning outcomes. Join us to explore innovative approaches to assessment that not only acknowledge the presence of AI tools but may also leverage them to support student learning. Please bring an assessment you鈥檇 like to revise and a digital device of your preference to work with to the TLC, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230, on December 12 at 10:00 am. Kindly RSVP .
Depending upon the work requirements of University Departments, the holiday schedule will be in effect from December 24, 2024, through January 1, 2025, inclusive. Office and regular business hours will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
PAY DATE DEADLINES:
For the December 6 pay: The deadline for submitting timesheets and overtime pay is November 25 at 10 am. The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. (November 15) has passed.
For the December 20 pay: The deadline for submitting timesheets and overtime pay is December 9 at 10 am. The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. (November 21) has passed.
For the January 3, 2025, pay: The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. is December 5 by noon. The deadline to submit timesheets and overtime is December 16 at 10 am.
For the January 17, 2025, pay: The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. is December 17 by noon. The deadline to submit timesheets and overtime is January 6 at 10 am.
GIFT DAYS:
The following days will be given to permanent and term staff as paid time off: December 24, 27, 30, and 31, 2024 (4 gift days). For those employees who must work on any of these days, time off will be given at a later date.
Please note: Students and casual employees are not eligible for the 鈥済ift鈥� days of December 24, 27, 30, and 31.
SCHEDULE FOR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS:
The holiday schedule for specific departments is as follows:
Security Services will continue over this period, 24 hours a day.
Shipping/Receiving and Mail Services will resume regular hours on January 2, 2025.
Development and Alumni Engagement will be open December 30 and 31, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital will be available for emergency service only throughout the holiday period; it will resume regular hours on January 2, 2025.
Chi鈥怶an Young Sports Centre will be open on December 15, 9 am to 8 pm; December 16 to 20, 6 am to 8 pm; December 21 and 22, 9 am to 8 pm; December 23, 8 am to 8 pm; December 26, 9 am to 5 pm; December 27, 8 am to 8 pm; December 28 and 29, 9 am to 8 pm; December 30, 8 am to 8 pm; January 2 and 3, 6 am to 8 pm; and January 4 and 5, 9 am to 8 pm. It will be closed on December 24, 25, and 31, and January 1. Regular operating hours will resume on January 6, 2025. Hours are also posted at /ar/athletic-facilities/chi-wan-young-sports-centre/hours
Diagnostic Services will be closed on December 25, 26, and 29, and January 1. It will be open on December 24, 28, and 31 from 8 am to 12 pm, and on December 27 and 30 from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Regular operating hours will resume on January 2, 2025.
SUPPORT STAFF DURING THE HOLIDAY:
Departmental authorities who require support staff over the holiday period should make their requirements known to the Human Resources Department no later than two weeks prior to the holiday.
The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Elizabeth Blake's PhD dissertation proposal titled "Troubling Inclusion with/in a Posthumanist Education" on December 12 at 11:00 am. Please join us in person in Memorial Hall, Room 308, 精童欲女, or via Zoom at
December 6 is the , which marks the day in 1989 when 14 young women at Polytechnique Montreal (12 of whom were engineering students) were murdered in a violent act of misogyny that shook our country.
A candlelight vigil is being hosted in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building on Friday, December 6, at 10:00 am, at the Academic Staircase, to honour those who lost their lives in this tragedy. A commemorative display will also be set up near the entrance all day for those who wish to write messages of reflection and hope. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided following the ceremony. All are welcome.
The Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Melissa Bishop's PhD dissertation defence, "Virtual Beginnings from Classroom to Screen: Early Elementary Teachers鈥� Accounts of Planned and Lived Curricula." Please join us on December 11, at 10:30 am, in Memorial Hall Room 417 or through Zoom at
