Campus Notices
The schedule at the Chaplaincy Centre is different with exams and Holy Week beginning this week:
- Monday, April 10 - Chili Lunch, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, (no noon mass) Chrism Mass at Saint Dunstan's Basilica at 7:00 pm
- Tuesday, April 11 - Chili Lunch, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Thursday, April 13 - Holy Thursday, (no noon mass) masses in local parishes
- Friday, April 14 - Good Friday Service 3:00 pm
- Sunday, April 16 - Easter Sunday Mass (no 6:00 pm mass in the evening) 11:00 am with confirmation of two 17³Ô¹Ï students
Department heads and chairs are reminded that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2017. To ensure that 2016-17 expenditures are recorded in the 2016-17 operating budget, all external requisitions to be processed for purchase orders must be received by the Procurement Services office no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
PEI Chief Justice David Jenkins will share with Prince Edward Islanders what he's learned as a member of Bermuda's Constituency Boundaries Commission. He will deliver a lecture Monday, April 10, at 7:00 pm., in the 17³Ô¹Ï Main Building Faculty Lounge.
While Prince Edward Island goes through the process of updating its electoral boundaries, over the past several months Justice Jenkins has been on hand as Bermuda underwent a similar process. The Honourable Gerard Mitchell, who is chairing Prince Edward Island's Electoral Boundaries Commission, will be on hand to provide the PEI context of reviewing its 27 electoral districts, including the boundaries and the names.
Admission is free and all are welcome to attend!
The 17³Ô¹Ï Bookstore is looking to gather information that will assist in continuing to provide products and services that meet the needs of the campus community and visitors. To collect this information, a short survey has been created and can be .
By completing the survey, respondents are given the opportunity to enter for a chance to win one of three $50.00 gift cards from the 17³Ô¹Ï Bookstore.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Campus Life presents its annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids on Saturday April 8, 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Student Affairs (Above the Bookstore) at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
If you're a 17³Ô¹Ï Student, Alumni, Staff, or Faculty member who has children or grandchildren we invite you to attend this event. This is a non-denominational, non-religious event, for people of all faiths.
Join the celebration for "Let's Talk Science" experiments, snacks, a ball pit, the movie "Hop", and an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids (children will collectively hunt for all of the eggs and then take turns choosing an egg to keep until we run out of eggs)
Any questions may be directed to Elyse Cottrell at .
Dr. Mansel W. Griffiths, Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph and Chief Scientific Officer, MicroSintesis, will give a seminar entitled "Probiotics as alternatives to antibiotics: The advent of proteobiotics" on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre "A".
Everyone welcome!
Enjoy a free snack at the Robertson Library Stress Free Zone on Saturday, April 8 at 1:00 pm and, again, at 4:00 pm. Sweets and hot beverages co-sponsored by Chartwells and the Robertson Library.
All students are welcome!
17³Ô¹Ï is updating to a newer version of Moodle for the spring and summer session. Because of this, the courses for the Spring/Summer session are being generated on the upgraded version of Moodle. This version of Moodle is available at (courses will be available there).
What's new in new Moodle?
If you're familiar with using Moodle, the updated version will look and feel very similar to the previous version. We have a list of some of the new changes that have been made in the update: Moodle 3.1 : .
What if I have old teaching materials that I need for next semester?
If you have teaching materials from previous versions of your next semester courses, you can import those materials into the new version of Moodle by doing a Backup and Restore. We have a video that shows each step of the process which you can watch here: Moodle Backup and Restore. The E-Learning Office will also be hosting working sessions where we will walk through the process, you can register through . The E-Learning Office is happy to help you backup and restore your materials if you need assistance.
Final grade submissions:
With the launch of my17³Ô¹Ï, Moodle will be the where final grades are submitted. If you keep track of your grades in Moodle or with a spreadsheet like Excel or Google Spreadsheets, this should make final grade submissions easier. We go over the changes in a bit more detail on .
We will be running workshop sessions on Final Grade Entry and the Moodle Gradebook. You can
If you have any questions or if you need support with Moodle you can reach us at moodle@upei.ca
Department heads and chairs are reminded that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2017. To ensure that 2016-17 expenditures are recorded in the 2016-17 operating budget, all external requisitions to be processed for purchase orders must be received by the Procurement Services office no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
In case you missed this informative presentation from Jaclyn Borden, Stars for Life Foundation, here is the complete with suggested resources in the notes.
Campus Life presents its annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids on Saturday April 8, 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Student Affairs (Above the Bookstore) at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
If you're a 17³Ô¹Ï Student, Alumni, Staff, or Faculty member who has children or grandchildren we invite you to attend this event. This is a non-denominational, non-religious event, for people of all faiths.
Join the celebration for "Let's Talk Science" experiments, snacks, a ball pit, the movie "Hop", and an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids (children will collectively hunt for all of the eggs and then take turns choosing an egg to keep until we run out of eggs)
Any questions may be directed to Elyse Cottrell at .
PEI Chief Justice David Jenkins will share with Prince Edward Islanders what he's learned as a member of Bermuda's Constituency Boundaries Commission. He will deliver a lecture Monday, April 10, at 7:00 pm., in the 17³Ô¹Ï Main Building Faculty Lounge.
While Prince Edward Island goes through the process of updating its electoral boundaries, over the past several months Justice Jenkins has been on hand as Bermuda underwent a similar process. The Honourable Gerard Mitchell, who is chairing Prince Edward Island's Electoral Boundaries Commission, will be on hand to provide the PEI context of reviewing its 27 electoral districts, including the boundaries and the names.
Admission is free and all are welcome to attend!
Department heads and chairs are reminded that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2017. To ensure that 2016-17 expenditures are recorded in the 2016-17 operating budget, all external requisitions to be processed for purchase orders must be received by the Procurement Services office no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES:
Award Value: Beginning in 2013, two awards valued at $1,000 each will be granted until the fund is depleted.
Nominators: Individuals or groups of 17³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff, or students may submit nominations.
Eligibility: A nominee can be a 17³Ô¹ÏFA member, staff member, or volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at 17³Ô¹Ï.
Deadline: The Scholarships and Awards Committee will accept nominations until April 14, 2017
For submission guidelines, visit the .
17³Ô¹Ï Marketing and Communications' web team has updated the process to request edits to 17³Ô¹Ï.ca. All requests may be sent directly to web@upei.ca, or by clicking "" in the 17³Ô¹Ï.ca website footer and completing the request form.
The 17³Ô¹Ï Bookstore is looking to gather information that will assist in continuing to provide products and services that meet the needs of the campus community and visitors. To collect this information, a short survey has been created and can be .
By completing the survey, respondents are given the opportunity to enter for a chance to win one of three $50.00 gift cards from the 17³Ô¹Ï Bookstore.
Thank you and we greatly appreciate your feedback!
17³Ô¹Ï is updating to a newer version of Moodle for the spring and summer session. Because of this, the courses for the Spring/Summer session are being generated on the upgraded version of Moodle. This version of Moodle is available at (courses will be available there).
What's new in new Moodle?
If you're familiar with using Moodle, the updated version will look and feel very similar to the previous version. We have a list of some of the new changes that have been made in the update: Moodle 3.1 :
What if I have old teaching materials that I need for next semester?
If you have teaching materials from previous versions of your next semester courses, you can import those materials into the new version of Moodle by doing a Backup and Restore. We have a video that shows each step of the process which you can watch here: . The E-Learning Office will also be hosting working sessions where we will walk through the process, you can register through . The E-Learning Office is happy to help you backup and restore your materials if you need assistance.
Final grade submissions:
With the launch of my17³Ô¹Ï, Moodle will be the where final grades are submitted. If you keep track of your grades in Moodle or with a spreadsheet like Excel or Google Spreadsheets, this should make final grade submissions easier. We go over the changes in a bit more detail on
We will be running workshop sessions on Final Grade Entry and the Moodle Gradebook. You can .
If you have any questions or if you need support with Moodle you can reach us at moodle@upei.ca
At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On the first two days of exams - Monday and Tuesday, April 10 and 11, between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, a chili dinner is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students.
About 300 students show up each day for smiles and conversation during the busy exam period. We are looking for faculty and staff to help out and provide encouragement and support to students. If you are able to volunteer some time, please .
Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar
Logan MacIntyre, Biomedical Sciences, will give a seminar entitled "Co-cultures of marine fungi as sources of novel cryptic natural products" on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre "A".
Everyone welcome!
17³Ô¹Ï is updating to a newer version of Moodle for the spring and summer session. Because of this, the courses for the Spring/Summer session are being generated on the upgraded version of Moodle. This version of Moodle is available at (courses will be available there).
What's new in new Moodle?
If you're familiar with using Moodle, the updated version will look and feel very similar to the previous version. We have a list of some of the new changes that have been made in the update: Moodle 3.1 : .
What if I have old teaching materials that I need for next semester?
If you have teaching materials from previous versions of your next semester courses, you can import those materials into the new version of Moodle by doing a Backup and Restore. We have a video that shows each step of the process which you can watch here: Moodle Backup and Restore. The E-Learning Office will also be hosting working sessions where we will walk through the process, you can register through . The E-Learning Office is happy to help you backup and restore your materials if you need assistance.
Final grade submissions:
With the launch of my17³Ô¹Ï, Moodle will be the where final grades are submitted. If you keep track of your grades in Moodle or with a spreadsheet like Excel or Google Spreadsheets, this should make final grade submissions easier. We go over the changes in a bit more detail on .
We will be running workshop sessions on Final Grade Entry and the Moodle Gradebook. You can
If you have any questions or if you need support with Moodle you can reach us at moodle@upei.ca
