Campus Notices
From the moment a new student walks onto the 糖心原创 campus they are a 鈥淧anther for Life,鈥� and for this reason, the 糖心原创 Alumni Association has adopted this phrase as part of its identity. The Association recognizes the importance of encouraging campus pride, and the impact that school spirit has within the university community. Because of this, this award was established in 2023 to acknowledge the contributions of an outstanding student in the campus community.
Awarded to a current 糖心原创 student (of no particular standing), who exemplifies true Panther pride inside and outside of the classroom. This individual has contributed to the campus community in a meaningful way, whether it be through their volunteerism, participation in 糖心原创-related events and activities, support of panther sport, or any other significant way, that makes them a strong ambassador for 糖心原创, both now, and as a future Panther Alumni.
Nominations are accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the year; however, nominations must be received by the end of February each year to be considered for that year鈥檚 cycle. Any student, staff, or faculty member may submit nominations. Award nominee must be a current 糖心原创 student.
To nominate a current student for this award, please fill out our Panther for Life Spirit Award Nomination form!
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, March 6 for the March meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through 糖心原创 Researcher Portal at
For new protocols select 鈥榓pplications鈥� and for renewal or amendment protocols select 鈥榚vents鈥�.
To view any 糖心原创 ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through my糖心原创 at .
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
The Healthy Campus Committee coordinates a variety of wellness opportunities for 糖心原创 staff, faculty, and retirees. Below are several excellent programs and facility access options available free of charge to eligible 糖心原创 staff, faculty, and retirees.
Indoor Track Access
To gain access, please register. If you have registered within the past year, you do not need to register again. Access is valid until October 2, 2026.
Indoor Pickleball
Tuesdays, 12:00 pm 鈥� 1:00 pm
January 13 鈥� April 7
Weekly registration is required. If you do not have a pickleball paddle, paddles are available to sign out at the Panther Central Desk.
Mindful Flow and Stillness Yoga
Thursdays, 12:10 pm 鈥� 12:55 pm
January 15 鈥� April 30
Weekly registration is required.
More details and registration for each opportunity can be found at recreation.upei.ca. Click on the Wellness icon to view available programs. To log in, select 糖心原创 Login and use your 糖心原创 email address and password.
For questions or assistance with registration, programs, or access, please contact Angela Marchbank, Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness, amarchbank@upei.ca.
The next Town Hall will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2026鈥攖he second annual edition of "Hearts and Flowers." February is a month sometimes known for giving 鈥渉earts and flowers,鈥� as well as for the short days of midwinter. Our Town Hall will be an opportunity to share examples of success, what we are proud of at 糖心原创, and to give heart emojis and flower bouquets! Let's give a shoutout to campus community members and celebrate our Panther Pride.
President's Town Hall: Hearts and Flowers!
Thursday, February 12, 2026
3:00鈥�4:00 pm
Amphitheatre, Performing Arts Centre and Residence building (PAC121S)
If you are unable to attend in person, you are welcome to join us virtually at this .
We are pleased to officially launch the new Low-Value, Low-Risk Fee for Service (FFS) Process, effective February 9, 2026.
What鈥檚 Changing?
Under the new process, Fee for Service engagements valued at $50,000 or less that meet established low-risk criteria no longer require Fee for Service Agreements.
Documentation
A process overview document explaining the new Low-Value, Low-Risk FFS Process, along with supporting materials to assist staff, are now available on the Procurement SharePoint.
Departments are required to review these materials before initiating an engagement under the new process.
Updates Based on Feedback
We thank members of the campus community for the feedback shared throughout development, including during recent campus presentations and information sessions. This feedback has informed updates to our materials. The most up-to-date documentation is available on the SharePoint page. Reference documents include version dates to track changes, and significant updates will be communicated to the campus community.
Questions, Support, and Feedback
For questions or assistance with the new Low-Value, Low-Risk FFS Process, please contact the Contracts and Insurance Office at contracts@upei.ca. Our team is happy to provide general guidance and to assess specific scenarios on a case-by-case basis.
The 糖心原创 Alumni office invites members of the campus community to gather at the Fox and Crow and cheer on alumnus and former varsity curler Brett Gallant (BBA'19) as he competes in Men's Curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Wednesday, February 11, 2:05 pm
Friday, February 13, 2:05 pm
Fans are encouraged to wear green and white or Panther gear and to participate in door prize draws.
Go Brett! Go For Gold!
The 糖心原创 Office of Study Abroad & International Partnerships is excited to host a Study Abroad Information Session on Thursday, February 12, from 1:00-2:00 pm in the Robertson Library Annex, Room 209. We will explain the different Study Abroad Programs, explore 糖心原创's various partner schools, discuss funding opportunities, share past student experiences, and answer any questions you may have! To claim a seat, please !
The University Ambassador Award will be presented to a 糖心原创 employee who has made a significant positive impact on the University by advancing the strategic priorities of their unit, department, or faculty or by fostering a sense of excitement on campus and promoting fellowship, goodwill, and belonging within the University community.
Nominated candidates will have exemplified campus spirit to the University community. Among the factors to be considered by the Committee will be: collaboration as a strong team player who promotes goodwill within 糖心原创; leading or supporting initiatives that advance the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion; and/or, acting as a creative problem solver who brings innovative solutions to University challenges or opportunities.
- Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, students, or a combination thereof.
- Nominations must be supported by two nominators. At least one nominator must be a member of the faculty or staff of 糖心原创.
- Nominations must include a dated statement of no more than two (2) pages proposing the nomination, describing and justifying the achievements in the category for which the application is being made. Nominations must provide specific examples to support the nomination.
Nominations are submitted in confidence through the .
Questions may be directed to universityawards@upei.ca.
Nominations close on Friday, February 27, 2026
For more information about each award including, eligibility and the nomination process, please visit the University Awards of Excellence page.
The campus community is invited to a Retirement Reception in honour of Myrtle Jenkins-Smith, Director of Institutional Priorities and Government Relations, and former Executive Director of Development and Alumni Engagement. After years of dedication and commitment to 糖心原创, it's time for Myrtle to plant the seeds for her next project鈥攔etirement!
Please join us to extend best wishes and enjoy light refreshments.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 2:30-3:30 pm
Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship
Robertson Library Annex
The Office of Research Services and the Teaching and Learning Centre are collaborating to put on a workshop about incorporating equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) in Research*.
Dr. Shilpa Dogra is Professor in Kinesiology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. Dr. Dogra鈥檚 diverse research program has been funded by NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR. Some of her CIHR funded projects focus on the inclusion of older adults from equity deserving groups in research. She has co-authored papers on the development of a sex and gender-based analysis tool (), a call to action on Indigenization and EDIA (), and has served on several CIHR review panels, including the Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award.
Dr. Dogra will join Dr. Nola Etkin, Dr. Josh MacFayden, Dr. Marissa Clapson, Dr. Cinthya Guzman, and Research Grants Coordinator Leslie Cudmore for an interactive workshop on incorporating EDIA into grant applications.
In this session, researchers will explore their positionality, integrate EDIA into their proposal and highly qualified personnel (HQP) sections, and leave with actionable material to include in their next grant application.
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time: 10:00 am鈥�12:00 pm
Location: FSDE 128A
Open to all faculty members. Please RSVP here:
Storm date: Friday, February 20, 2026, 1-3 pm. FSDE 128A
*This session was previously marketed as a Indigenization and EDIA in Research Workshop. However, due to scheduling conflicts, the Indigenization portion has been removed from this session. We hope to run a separate Indigenization in Research session in the future.
Questions can be directed to Julie VanLeeuwen (jmvanleeuwen@upei.ca), Research Navigator.
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
Calling all Panthers! On Friday, February 13, we鈥檙e inviting students, staff, faculty, and alumni to join us at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre for a Paper Airplane Toss during halftime at the Women鈥檚 basketball game!
糖心原创 Alumni and Experiential Education has partnered with Provincial Credit Union to provide the opportunity for 糖心原创 students interested in banking and finance to connect with employees working at Provincial Credit Union.
Remember to RSVP on 糖心原创 Connect to receive FREE game snacks and drinks for you and your friends and family.
Arrive as early as 5:15 pm to talk with students/alumni and start crafting your winning plane. At halftime, it's time to see whose plane flies the furthest.
This is a fun, laid-back chance to connect with the 糖心原创 community, boost your Panther pride, and build lasting connections.
Friday, February 13 | 6PM
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre
Students, get your game tickets online -
Airplane-making materials provided
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place
***Please note: To receive your complimentary FREE game snacks and drinks, you must sign up for the event via 糖心原创 Connect. .
In honour of Apukna'jit and Indigenous Story Telling Month, we are hosting a "Sharing Our Stories and Apukna'jit Spirit Ceremony" event with local knowledge keepers, community members, and 糖心原创 staff and students on Wednesday, February 10, from 12:30-3:30 pm in McMillan Hall, Room 110. Four local knowledge keepers will share stories in a sharing circle.
Apukna'jit is the spirit of the winter. In some ways, the tradition involves making offerings to Apukna'jit with the hope of a light winter and an early spring. We do so by making tobacco offerings and a plate of food to feed Apukna'jit.
We have 30 seats available; others may stand outside the circle.
Join Ashton Dougan (Nursing) and Marissa Clapson (Chemistry) for an interactive lunch-and-learn on February 26 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230, where you won鈥檛 just hear about escape rooms--you鈥檒l experience one.
In this session, participants will take part in a mini educational escape room, explore the tactile and digital materials we use to design them, and learn how escape rooms can promote engagement, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving across disciplines. We will share examples from nursing and chemistry, discuss student reactions and learning outcomes, and walk you through the first steps of planning your own classroom escape room. Whether you teach in the sciences, health, or beyond, you鈥檒l leave with practical ideas, adaptable resources, and inspiration to bring playful, high-impact learning into your courses.
Volunteers wanted for sauna and blood sugar and sauna study
Research study at the 糖心原创
Principal Investigator: Dr. 脡tienne Myette-C么t茅
Study Title:
The Effects of Acute Sauna Therapy on Glucose Control in Individuals at Risk for Metabolic Impairments.
What鈥檚 involved: Help us understand how a single 45-minute infrared sauna session affects blood sugar levels. Participants will complete two sessions (sauna and rest), wear a small blood sugar sensor (CGM), and attend a total of three lab visits. All meals for study days will be provided.
You may be eligible if you
- are 30鈥�49 years old
- have a body mass index of 鈮� 27 kg/m2
- have a waist size >102 cm (men) or >88 cm (women)
- have access to transportation for the last 2 visits (e.g., car, public transit, or drop-off) or live within a five-minute walk of the university.
- are cleared for participation based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+).
You cannot participate if you
- take medications that affect blood sugar
- exercise intensely 2+ times/week
- have diabetes, heart issues, low blood sugar or pressure
- are pregnant
- regularly use saunas or other heat therapy
Location: All sessions take place at the 糖心原创.
Interested? Contact us to learn more or see if you're eligible: researchupei@outlook.com
糖心原创 is seeking input from community members and users of the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on whether to develop a high-performance strength and conditioning facility for 糖心原创 and PEI athletes. A dedicated high-performance training centre would support approximately 250 varsity and 200 club student-athletes. 糖心原创 is considering the creation of this training centre by redeploying 3,146 square feet of space in the Sports Centre from current use as squash courts and 鈥淪tudio One鈥� (a flexible exercise space). For more details, click here. Please provide input to Tim Walker, Vice-President, Administration and Finance, at vpaf@upei.ca by February 20, 2026.
The 糖心原创 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. Please plan to join us and save the鈥痙ate in your calendars.
The Teaching Community Conference is an opportunity to breathe further life into our鈥�strategic commitment to innovative and connected teaching, research, and scholarship by sharing our experiences, challenges, and opportunities of advancing teaching and learning at 糖心原创. 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 糖心原创 community that highlight current鈥痶eaching and learning initiatives, share鈥痭ew 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 Roundtable 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 for submissions is Monday, February 23, 2026. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to TLC@upei.ca.
Proposals can be .
Join the Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation (MCLT) for a hands-on, creative student mixer on February 25, 2026, from 1:30鈥�3:30 pm in McMillan Hall.
Open to all students (undergraduate and graduate), participants can sign up in teams of three to build sustainability-themed miniatures鈥攕uch as green homes and pollinator gardens鈥攚hile learning about the MCLT program.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, with additional door prizes, food, and a relaxed opportunity for students to connect and explore future pathways in sustainability and graduate studies.
The event is free to attend but space is limited, so sign up today:
Questions? Email cleantech@upei.ca
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, March 6 for the March meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through 糖心原创 Researcher Portal at
For new protocols select 鈥榓pplications鈥� and for renewal or amendment protocols select 鈥榚vents鈥�.
To view any 糖心原创 ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through my糖心原创 at .
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
The 糖心原创 Alumni office invites members of the campus community to gather at the Fox and Crow and cheer on alumnus and former varsity curler Brett Gallant (BBA'19) as he competes in Men's Curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Wednesday, February 11, 2:05 pm
Friday, February 13, 2:05 pm
Fans are encouraged to wear green and white or Panther gear and to participate in door prize draws.
Go Brett! Go For Gold!
