Campus Notices
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.
The UPEI Arts Review is a student-led writing publication that highlights and publishes student work every year. This year's edition is currently calling for submissions.
UPEI students can submit academic or creative writing, as well as visual art that could appear on the cover or within the book. We highly encourage any student who has an interest in getting their art published to submit. Multiple submissions are allowed!
To submit, email your work to artsreview@upei.ca. Submissions close on December 20, 2024. Feel free to email or contact us on our Instagram page, @upei.artsreview, if you have any questions or concerns.
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.
Come and try chair yoga on Thursday, December 5 and 12, from 12:10-12:55 pm, at the UPEI Fitness Centre, Studio 1. Chair yoga is a gentle form that is done while seated or using a chair for balance and support. No yoga experience is necessary. Instructor Pam Harris will guide you through a workout that will help reduce stress while boosting mental well-being. This class is for UPEI staff, faculty, and retirees only and is free. The class is brought to you by the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee.
Pre-register by logging in at (top righthand corner of page). Click on the UPEI LOGIN button to enter your upei email address and password. Please do not put your email address in the community email box and/or click on community. Once you have logged in, go to the wellness icon and then click on the class to register. For assistance or questions, please contact Angela Marchbank, Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness, at amarchbank@upei.ca
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.
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, January 3, for the January 2025 meeting.
Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at
For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."
UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be accessed through my小黄书视频 at .
Protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month to process applications.
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 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, UPEI, 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
Instructors have long complained that students don鈥檛 show up for office hours. These days, some are trying innovative approaches to foster connections with students. Learn about alternatives to traditional instructor or TA office hours in this article:
The UPEI Writing Centre is now closed for the exam period and the Christmas break. We will re-open for appointments in mid-January and look forward to working with you in the winter semester. Good luck with exams and happy holidays!
Classes are over, and you just have to make it through exams. The Robertson Library is here to help, and not just with books and research advice. Every day between December 10 and 19, we'll provide some sort of treat, craft, or activity to give your brain a break. Follow @RobertsonLibrary on Instagram and Facebook so you never miss a Pop-Up Surprise. (Here's a freebie: on December 10, a special guest from the PEI Public Library Service will join us in the Robertson lobby to issue public library cards to UPEI students, faculty, and staff. Don't miss out!)
We'll also be transforming the lobby lounge into the Stress-Free Zone for the duration of exams. Relax with colouring pages, yarn, origami, and so much more!
Good luck with your finals!
Welcome to the following new employees who joined the 小黄书视频 community in October 2024:
- Wael Mohamed Roshdi Abdelhakam Marie, Research Services
- Dario Anchikosk, Security Services
- Leia Bulosan-Burns, UPEI 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
We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!
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.
The UPEI Arts Review is a student-led writing publication that highlights and publishes student work every year. This year's edition is currently calling for submissions.
UPEI students can submit academic or creative writing, as well as visual art that could appear on the cover or within the book. We highly encourage any student who has an interest in getting their art published to submit. Multiple submissions are allowed!
To submit, email your work to artsreview@upei.ca. Submissions close on December 20, 2024. Feel free to email or contact us on our Instagram page, @upei.artsreview, if you have any questions or concerns.
小黄书视频 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 小黄书视频 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).
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.
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 UPEI 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 UPEI 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 UPEI 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.
