Campus Notices
Canadians are not always aware that Black and Indigenous Peoples were once enslaved on the land that is now Canada. Those who fought enslavement were pivotal in shaping our society to be as diverse as it is today.
On March 24, 2021, August 1 was unanimously designated by the House of Commons as Emancipation Day in Canada to mark the enactment of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 on August 1, 1834, in many countries that were a part of the British Empire. On March 23, 2022, the Prince Edward Island Legislature followed by unanimously passing a bill to recognize Emancipation Day on PEI.
Emancipation Day celebrates the strength, courage, and perseverance of people of African descent in Canada, recognizes their struggles to end enslavement, and acknowledges their contributions towards Canadian society. Canadians and Islanders are invited to reflect, educate, and engage in the ongoing fight against both anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination.
On August 1, Emancipation Day will be marked by the Black Cultural Society of PEI with the following events:
- Virtual tour of The Door of No Return on Gor茅e Island (Senegal) at Beaconsfield Carriage House from 12 noon鈥�1:30 pm
- Emancipation Day 2024 Celebration at The Bog (Rochford Square) in Charlottetown from 5:00鈥�8:00 pm. There will be entertainment, and attendees can enjoy a series of activities, games, food, and more at this all-ages event. All are welcome.
Summer is in full swing, and with the sunny days come higher temperatures. However, please remember that appropriate lab attire is required at all times to ensure your safety.
This includes:
- Full leg coverage 鈥� shorts, capris, and skirts that do not fully cover the legs are not permitted.
- Proper footwear 鈥� shoes must fully cover the feet. Flip flops, clogs, sandals, and ballet flats are not considered safe lab wear.
On hot days, consider bringing lab-appropriate clothing and footwear to change into when you arrive at work, and switch back into your cooler street clothes once you're done in the lab.
Enjoy the beautiful summer on PEI and stay safe while at work!
Due to the civic holiday on Monday, August 4, there will not be any outgoing courier or mail service. Shipping and Receiving will be open for all your other shipping needs. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at shipping@upei.ca
Due to a succession of cloudy Fridays, the Department of Physics has added an extra viewing of the sun with our telescopes for Friday, August 1, from 12:30-2:00 pm. Meet us on the grassy area between Memorial Hall and Robertson Library. There you can view one layer of the sun's atmosphere (the chromosphere) through our ground-based telescope before climbing to the observatory and viewing another layer (the photosphere) through a different telescope. You'll get to see sunspots and prominences and learn about our nearest star.
If the weather is cloudy on Friday, we will have to cancel this event, but we will be holding additional events throughout the remainder of the summer.
Check our after 10:00 am on Friday for the status of the event.
The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Sunday, August 3, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at a downtown location still to be determined.
All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Chapter 3: "The Affective Politics of Fear," pp. 62-80, from Sara Ahmed鈥檚 The Cultural Politics of Emotion.
The following passages speak to the spirit of the reading:
"I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!" - Gen. Ripper, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics.
Debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, as well as reconciliation and reparation, are explored through topical case studies. In this book the difficult issues are confronted head on.
The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with recent literature on emotions within gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy. Throughout the book, Ahmed develops a theory of how emotions work, and the effects they have on our day-to-day lives.
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Chaya Seale's public dissertation defence presentation of her PsyD research titled "Veterinarians navigating and overcoming challenges in clinical practice: A collaborative narrative inquiry."
Date and time: August 6, 2025, at 1:00 pm
Location: AVC 219S
The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Lu Rao's public presentation of her MEd research titled: "Becoming Globally Competent Leaders: Student Leaders鈥� Perceptions and Experiences in Canadian Higher Education"
Please join us August 7 at 1:00 pm in Memorial Hall, Room 417 or through the Zoom link below.
Meeting ID:612 9255 5464
Passcode: 412481
Due to the civic holiday on Monday, August 4, there will not be any outgoing courier or mail service. Shipping and Receiving will be open for all your other shipping needs. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at shipping@upei.ca
Due to a succession of cloudy Fridays, the Department of Physics has added an extra viewing of the sun with our telescopes for Friday, August 1, from 12:30-2:00 pm. Meet us on the grassy area between Memorial Hall and Robertson Library. There you can view one layer of the sun's atmosphere (the chromosphere) through our ground-based telescope before climbing to the observatory and viewing another layer (the photosphere) through a different telescope. You'll get to see sunspots and prominences and learn about our nearest star.
If the weather is cloudy on Friday, we will have to cancel this event, but we will be holding additional events throughout the remainder of the summer.
Check our after 10:00 am on Friday for the status of the event.
The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Sunday, August 3, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at a downtown location still to be determined.
All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Chapter 3: "The Affective Politics of Fear," pp. 62-80, from Sara Ahmed鈥檚 The Cultural Politics of Emotion.
The following passages speak to the spirit of the reading:
"I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!" - Gen. Ripper, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics.
Debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, as well as reconciliation and reparation, are explored through topical case studies. In this book the difficult issues are confronted head on.
The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with recent literature on emotions within gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy. Throughout the book, Ahmed develops a theory of how emotions work, and the effects they have on our day-to-day lives.
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing the second candidate for a tenure-track position. Each candidate is invited to give a public research presentation, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 9:00 am, FSDE128A: Dr. Hirushie Karunathilake, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, will give a presentation titled "Designing Life Cycle Thinking-based Solutions for Sustainable Energy Transitions鈥�.
The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Sunday, August 3, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at a downtown location still to be determined.
All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Chapter 3: "The Affective Politics of Fear," pp. 62-80, from Sara Ahmed鈥檚 The Cultural Politics of Emotion.
The following passages speak to the spirit of the reading:
"I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!" - Gen. Ripper, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics.
Debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, as well as reconciliation and reparation, are explored through topical case studies. In this book the difficult issues are confronted head on.
The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with recent literature on emotions within gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy. Throughout the book, Ahmed develops a theory of how emotions work, and the effects they have on our day-to-day lives.
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
As part of the UPEI Hearing Conservation Program, audiometric testing will take place on August 11, 2025. Tests take approximately ten minutes to complete.
It is important to have your hearing tested annually, especially in workplaces with high noise levels. All UPEI employees are welcome to participate.
Please pre-register for audiometric testing by contacting HSE@upei.ca or 902-566-0901 by August 5, 2025.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is interviewing the second candidate for a tenure-track position. Each candidate is invited to give a public research presentation, which everyone is welcome to attend.
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 9:00 am, FSDE128A: Dr. Hirushie Karunathilake, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, will give a presentation titled "Designing Life Cycle Thinking-based Solutions for Sustainable Energy Transitions鈥�.
Troy Life & Fire Safety is conducting the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus. As part of the inspections, there will be an audible notification stating "This is a test" at the beginning and ending of each test. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience; however, the ringing of the alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building.
Please see the schedule below for July and August. Contact fmcapitalprojects@upei.ca with any concerns or questions.
- July 22 and 23: Bill and Denise Andrew Hall
- July 23: Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall
- July 24: K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre and Kelley Memorial Building
- July 28-31: Performing Arts Centre and Residence
- August 4-8: AVC
- August 11-12: Bernadine Hall
- August 12: Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter's Bay
- August 13-14: Health Sciences Building
- August 18 and 19: Steel Building
- August 19: Blanchard Hall
- August 25: Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre
We are pleased and excited to invite all to attend Jill Anne McDowall's PsyD dissertation defense presentation titled: "Exploring the Caregiver Experience: Participating in the Social ABCs Program with a
Toddler with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder.鈥� on August 13, 2025 at 10:00 am. Please join us in supporting Jill Anne on this momentous occasion!
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104
Date and Time: August 13, 2025 at 10:00 am
The deadline for Fall 2025 tuition waivers is August 22, 2025. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
Online employee and spouse/dependent tuition waiver fillable forms can be found on the main page of MyUPEI under UPEI Forms.
Please note, the employee or spouse/dependent must be registered in the course prior to applying for the tuition waiver.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at: (902) 566-0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.
The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Sunday, August 3, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at a downtown location still to be determined.
All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Chapter 3: "The Affective Politics of Fear," pp. 62-80, from Sara Ahmed鈥檚 The Cultural Politics of Emotion.
The following passages speak to the spirit of the reading:
"I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!" - Gen. Ripper, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics.
Debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, as well as reconciliation and reparation, are explored through topical case studies. In this book the difficult issues are confronted head on.
The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with recent literature on emotions within gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy. Throughout the book, Ahmed develops a theory of how emotions work, and the effects they have on our day-to-day lives.
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
On Tuesday, July 29, the will be unavailable to allow for a software upgrade. During the upgrade you can continue to search the library鈥檚 holdings using and checkout items at the Service Desk.
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New in IslandScholar profile is an option for Scholars to indicate if they are or are not seeking graduate-level research students/trainees as research supervisors.
If you hold an IslandScholar profile, and are interested in updating that IslandScholar profile to indicate if you currently are or are not seeking research graduate students/trainees, read on for details on how.
Robertson Library and Grad Studies have developed a short primer on how to submit a request to add this to your IslandScholar profile, including preview views on how each selected status would display. Status options span: do not display (current default), no (not seeking student/trainees), and yes with the options for masters-level only, doctoral-level only, or both masters & doctoral level.
Primer:
Note - Requests for IslandScholar profile updates are completed manually, expect 2-3 business days before a change is implemented to a Scholar profile.
For questions about updating this option of the IslandScholar profile, contact: Keri McCaffrey, One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian at knmccaffrey@upei.ca
