Campus Notices
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is held annually on November 20, honouring transgender people who have lost their lives in acts of anti-transgender violence.
On PEI, the week leading up to TDOR, November 13鈥�20, serves to raise awareness of/increase visibility of transgender issues, particularly intimate partner violence. Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the community by educating the public about who transgender people are, sharing stories and experiences, and advancing advocacy around issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community.
17吃瓜 welcomes diversity and is committed to creating a culture of trust, safety, and inclusion for transgender people. Together, we can foster a campus community of inclusivity and support, ensuring that everyone feels safe and valued. For a list of supports, visit 17吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights web site to access the 鈥溾�� web pages.
To learn more about TDOR visit the following PEI organizations' websites or the (Egale is Canada鈥檚 leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues).
@peersalliance -
@nativecouncilpe -
@peitransnetwork -
17吃瓜 will observe TDOR by flying the transgender flag and lowering all flags on campus to half-mast.
The second 17吃瓜 Board of Governors meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 102, Alumni Hall. All board meetings generally include sessions that are open to the public. Certain agenda items, including but not limited to human resources discussions, may require the board to go into a closed session. For logistical purposes, members of the public who wish to attend the open session of a meeting are asked to contact board@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. Members of the public wishing to attend the public portion of a meeting must adhere to the .
The Health, Safety, and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Basic (previously called Emergency) First Aid/CPR training sessions on the following dates:
- December 8, 2025, 8:30 am鈥�4:00 pm. Registration cut off: December 1, 2025
**Seats are limited, please register early to guarantee your spot!
To register, please email HSE@upei.ca. Include your name, department, contact number and the session date you are registering for.
The cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all 17吃瓜 faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered by HSE.
Intermediate (Previously called Standard) First Aid/CPR training is a comprehensive two-day course that offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement. Please contact HSE at HSE@upei.ca if you require this training.
What if selling wasn鈥檛 about pitching, but about asking the right questions at the right time? In this talk, students will explore proven sales methodologies, learn how to design a prospecting process, and discover how curiosity can be the most powerful tool in building lasting business relationships. The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our biweekly speaker series. We are pleased to have Jonny Stevens, Fractional Chief Growth Officer of Growth Champions Consulting, joining us to talk about the art of selling!
More about the speaker: Dr. Jonny Stevens is a transformational leader specializing in business growth and change management, now driving growth for entrepreneurs and organizations through Growth Champions Consulting. Based in Charlottetown, PEI, and serving clients across Canada, Jonny has a proven track record of scaling businesses across diverse sectors, including national marketing agencies, member associations, AI companies, and global professional services firms.
Interested in attending the session?
Monday November 24, 2025, 12:00 pm, Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library
The Faculty of Science Environmental Sciences / Human Biology Seminar Series invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. Joseph Gordon (Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Medicine) entitled "Integrating mitochondrial quality control and cell signaling pathways during metabolic disease". Everyone is invited.
November 21, 2025, 12:30 pm
Duffy Science Centre, Room 204
17吃瓜 faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in CBC Maritime Noon鈥檚 live show at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter鈥檚 Bay, on Thursday, November 20, from noon to 1 pm.
Maritime Noon host Bob Murphy will ask the question: How do we tackle climate change while trying to rebuild the economy? Panelists will be Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, associate dean, 17吃瓜 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and Dr. Xander Wang, professor, 17吃瓜 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and director of the 17吃瓜 Climate Smart Lab and NSERC CREATE鈥揅LImate Smart Agriculture (CLISA) Network.
Also being interviewed will be Donald Killorn, executive director of the PEI Federation of Agriculture, and Heather Laiskonis, executive director of the PEI Watershed Alliance.
You are welcome to contribute your questions and thoughts in person at the CCCCA, by calling the show at 1-800-565-1940, or by emailing marnoon@cbc.ca
Learn more about the live show at .
Join us this Giving Tuesday and make your gift count for 17吃瓜 students!
Every donation, big or small, directly supports scholarships, programs, and opportunities that empower the next generation of leaders. Help 17吃瓜 students thrive - .
You may choose to direct your gift to an area that resonates most with you, or you can make an unrestricted gift that will go toward the areas of greatest need, supporting students on their path to success.
A gift to 17吃瓜 this Giving Tuesday is an investment in student success and wellbeing. Your generosity touches nearly every corner of campus life and ensures that students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to achieve their goals.
Let's come together, donate, and support 17吃瓜 students.
Visit 17吃瓜 Giving Tuesday and see how your donation can support today's students.
Your gift. Their future. Our 17吃瓜.
Ways to participate:
For employee payroll deductions, please contact Tammy Pigott, Gift Processor at tpigott@upei.ca
Call: 902-894-2888
In Person: 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown
Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering that takes place each year after Black Friday. To learn more about Giving Tuesday, visit .
Mootimeter is a live-polling tool inspired by Mentimeter, the tool has recently been added to our Moodle at 17吃瓜. This session will go over how to setup and use the tool. This Lunch and Learn will take place in the 17吃瓜 Teaching and Learning Centre located in the Robertson Library Annex (RL 230) on November 27 at 12:30 pm. .
The campus community is invited to the next session of the fall Faculty of Arts colloquium and speaker series -- ConneXions. The speakers this week are two new Faculty of Arts colleagues, who will informally explore one of the provocative questions that motivates their teaching and research. Dr. Andrew Halliday will contemplate "Is Prince Edward Island actually an island?" and Dr. Jennifer Bradley will explore "Where are the third spaces these days?"
Friday, November 21, from 1:00-2:00pm, in SDU Main Building, Room 420
Everyone welcome!
To help launch our new strategic plan, we hope you will join us at the town hall:
- Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at 2:30 pm
- Performing Arts Centre and Residence amphitheatre (PAC 121S).
If you are unable to attend in-person, you can .
The 17吃瓜SU Winter Clothing Drive is happening on Tuesday, November 25, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre!
Students can select what they need to stay warm during the colder months, including winter jackets, sweaters, scarves, gloves, and more.
We are also putting a call out to our campus community. If you are able, please consider donating gently used winter items to the 17吃瓜SU Office between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm until Friday, November 21.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Please be advised that parking will not be available at the Charlottetown Farmer鈥檚 Market from Saturday, November 22 at 3:00 pm until Sunday, November 23 at 9:00 pm.
Any vehicles parked on the premises during this time will be towed at the owner鈥檚 expense. This closure is necessary to complete scheduled maintenance work in the parking lot.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
The 17吃瓜 Writing Centre (Robertson Library 274) will close for the exam period and the holidays at 2 pm on Thursday, December 4.
We still have appointments available. To book, please visit
Join Us for the Women鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Day Panel x Mixer!
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) invites you to celebrate Women鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Day on Wednesday, November 19 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Schurman Market Square.
This event aims to bring together students, community members, and business leaders to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women professionals and entrepreneurs across Prince Edward Island.
The evening will begin with a panel discussion featuring:
- 鈥� Venture Capital Investor
- 鈥� Owner of
- 鈥� Founder & CEO at
Following the panel, connect with fellow attendees during a networking mixer. This is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, build relationships, and be inspired by the vibrant entrepreneurial community on PEI. Come celebrate innovation, leadership, and the power of women in business. Everyone is welcome!
To attend the PanelxMixer, please register .
The Master of Arts in Island Studies program invites you to attend the thesis defence for Padmini Dambugolla's research entitled "Examining the role of social networks, collaboration, and islandness in the entrepreneurial success of businesswomen at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market." Everyone is welcome!
Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00 am
Memorial Hall, Room 104
The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, November 28, 2025. These applications will be reviewed at the December 18 meeting.
All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the 17吃瓜 researcher portal. Information about the researcher portal, including instructions for using the site, is available at /research-services/forms.
Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the researcher portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.
The third meeting of the 17吃瓜 Senate will take place on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102 at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2025-2026 calendar of Senate meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here. (Posted one week before the meeting)
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 17吃瓜 community who wish to attend the open session of a 17吃瓜 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.
What if selling wasn鈥檛 about pitching, but about asking the right questions at the right time? In this talk, students will explore proven sales methodologies, learn how to design a prospecting process, and discover how curiosity can be the most powerful tool in building lasting business relationships. The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our biweekly speaker series. We are pleased to have Jonny Stevens, Fractional Chief Growth Officer of Growth Champions Consulting, joining us to talk about the art of selling!
More about the speaker: Dr. Jonny Stevens is a transformational leader specializing in business growth and change management, now driving growth for entrepreneurs and organizations through Growth Champions Consulting. Based in Charlottetown, PEI, and serving clients across Canada, Jonny has a proven track record of scaling businesses across diverse sectors, including national marketing agencies, member associations, AI companies, and global professional services firms.
Interested in attending the session?
Monday November 24, 2025, 12:00 pm, Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library
To help launch our new strategic plan, we hope you will join us at the town hall:
- Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at 2:30 pm
- Performing Arts Centre and Residence amphitheatre (PAC 121S).
If you are unable to attend in-person, you can .
The 17吃瓜SU Winter Clothing Drive is happening on Tuesday, November 25, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre!
Students can select what they need to stay warm during the colder months, including winter jackets, sweaters, scarves, gloves, and more.
We are also putting a call out to our campus community. If you are able, please consider donating gently used winter items to the 17吃瓜SU Office between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm until Friday, November 21.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
