Campus Notices
A gentle reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for the 2025 Teaching Community Conference Teaching at the Intersections: Inclusion, Accessibility, and Courage in Education is Friday March 28, 2025.
Master of Applied Health Services Research, thesis defence presented by Madeline Kuiper on March 27, 9:00 am, AVC, Room 286C.
Title of the Thesis: "Inconveniencing the Institution鈥�: An Interpretive Exploration of Pregnancy Experiences of Royal Canadian Navy Service Members"
Abstract: Pregnancy is a significant life event that impacts an individual鈥檚 physical, emotional, and social well-being. While common, pregnancy presents unique challenges for those in professions like the military. The experience of pregnancy in the military context remains underexplored.
This study aimed to explore the experiences of Royal Canadian Navy members who were pregnant while serving. Semi structured interviews were conducted with ten participants, allowing them to reflect on their pregnancies and interactions with the Canadian Forces Health Services Group, chain of command, and institutional structures. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and de-identified.
The data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a qualitative methodology emphasizing personal meaning-making. IPA鈥檚 phenomenological, hermeneutic, and idiographic approach enabled a deep exploration of how participants navigated pregnancy within the RCN鈥檚 cultural and operational framework.
This study identified three key group experiential themes: 1) shaping an internal locus of control, 2) exposure to external locus of control, and 3) identifying as an imposition to the institution. Participants described balancing professional duties with personal well-being, systemic policy challenges, and interpersonal dynamics in their chain of command. Many also shared strategies for asserting agency within a male-dominated organization.
Findings highlight the need for improved institutional policies and cultural shifts to support pregnant service members, fostering inclusivity and equity in operational environments. This research contributes to military health services literature by offering practical recommendations for creating supportive workplaces for pregnant personnel.
Everyone is welcome.
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada and every three days, someone on PEI is diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
March is Colorectal Cancer Screening Month. Current colorectal cancer screening guidelines on PEI recommend a FIT test (fecal immunochemical test) every two years for Islanders aged 50-74 years of age for average risk individuals. If you are at a higher risk for colorectal cancer (positive family history, blood in the stool, history of colorectal cancer, notice a change in bowel movements, unexplained weight loss, vomiting, experience long-standing diarrhea or constipation) then you should have a colonoscopy and this can be arranged at the 精童欲女 Health & Wellness Centre.
The FIT test is available for anyone who is average risk and aged 50-74 at the 精童欲女 Health & Wellness Centre, located on the second floor north at the W.A. Murphy Building (above the bookstore). If you identify as being higher risk, make an appointment to see a nurse practitioner at the health centre and they can review the screening that is best for you, referring for gastroenterology consult if necessary.
Detecting colorectal cancer at an earlier stage improves your chances of survival and avoidance of treatment. For more information, check out .
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) invites you to its three-part webinar series exploring animal welfare issues in small mammals kept as pets. This series will provide participants with insights on the care and welfare of small companion animals, with an emphasis on rabbits and rodents.
The webinars feature Dr. Lee Niel, Dr. Carol Tinga, and Dr. Dan O鈥橬eill, and will take place on April 15, 22, and 29, beginning at 4:00 pm.
Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are eligible for continuing education credit. The webinar cost is $50 per webinar, or $120 for all three. There will be no charge for students.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Participating veterinarians and veterinary technicians are eligible to earn one hour of RACE-accredited continuing education per webinar. Participants are required to attend the live webinar to earn this credit. RACE-program number: 20-1286545.
Calling all Students!
First annual Student Engagement Mixer
Join Dr. Wendy Rodgers, 精童欲女 President and Vice-Chancellor, and members of the 精童欲女 Board of Governors and 精童欲女 Student Union for the first annual Student Engagement Mixer!
Thursday, March 27, 2025
5:00鈥�7:00 pm
McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Enjoy some food and conversation at this fun opportunity to engage and share your experiences at the University with 精童欲女鈥檚 Board of Governors and senior leadership team! There will be opportunities to win some great prizes, including a tuition credit!
The third in this series of President's town halls for the 2025 winter academic semester is called "It's Easy 'Bein' Green'!"
For this town hall, we have invited students to bring forward their ideas for actions that 精童欲女 and its community members can take quickly and easily to enhance our environmental sustainability and reduce negative environmental impact on the University campus.
Students will provide very brief presentations on what actions could be taken from their points of view. The audience will be able to commit to green-enhancing activities too!
President's Town Hall: It鈥檚 Easy 鈥淏ein鈥� Green!鈥�
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
11:00 am鈥�12:00 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 .
Title: Land Use Land Cover Classification Analysis Using Remote Sensing Technology and Machine Learning
Thursday, March 27 at 1:00 pm.
Location - Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building, Room 223. Online option to join is also available. Contact Lisa Sanderson - lmsanderson@upei.ca for link
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Add some student energy to your team this summer. Ambitious 精童欲女 Co-op students are seeking work experiences related to their program of study and opportunities to make connections in the workforce.
Students' programs include Computer Science, Business, Economics, Actuarial Science, Analytics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Studies, and Applied Communication, Leadership & Culture.
Contact Karen Turner, job development coordinator for 精童欲女 Co-operative Education, at co-op@upei.ca
Join us for the 35th 精童欲女 Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) with multiple days of great professional development focusing on active learning in higher education. The FDSI is relevant to educators at all career stages, especially early career faculty and those looking at tenure and promotion. Ask your Dean or talk to colleagues about their FDSI experiences! Don't miss this opportunity to participate in what past participants have found to be a milestone experience in your teaching career! Join colleagues from across Canada for this year鈥檚 FDSI from May 26 to 29, 2025. To learn more, ask questions, and register, check out the .
Building work-integrated learning (WIL) into your courses can help students gain experience, build their network, and learn new skills. Join our lunch and learn with Experiential Education; we'll provide you some examples of what WIL looks like at 精童欲女 and workshop in real time how to build WIL into your programs, courses, and assignments. Learn about what supports are available for planning, programming, and identifying partnerships. Join us on Tuesday March 25 at 12:00 noon in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library, Room 230.
If you are involved with planning a conference or event this year, the 精童欲女 Bookstore can get your custom tote bags, shirts, stickers, pens and so much more. Please contact us for pricing and availability of the items you need for your event. Give us a call 902-566-0625 or email at bookstore@upei.ca.
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship is hosting an in-person workshop on pitching fundamentals on Wednesday, March 26, from 4:00-6:00 pm with world-renowned pitch coach Permjot Valia! Participants will learn tools, tips, and tricks around executing a business pitch effectively, efficiently, and engagingly!
This event is part of the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program, but anyone from the public is welcome to attend!
The session will take place in the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library. Register to attend the in-person workshop.
Permjot Valia (he/him) is co-founder at Nava Develop Inc., a business development firm serving innovation focused corporates, startup organizations and academic institutions. A globally recognized mentor, facilitator and business coach, he has led strategic planning successes for organizations throughout Canada鈥檚 innovation ecosystem. He founded MentorCamp and was Lead Mentor of Cape Breton鈥檚 Navigate Startup House. He is an expert pitch coach with companies he has coached winning over $10m in prize money. Permjot serves on Boards of several startups, works with Dal Innovates, and lectures globally on business modelling, strategy and leadership. He is passionate about contributing to Canada鈥檚 economic development and cultural success.
Join the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship for an engaging session on risk mitigation delivered by Permjot Valia! This in-person workshop will provide insight on what types of risk exist, how startups and organizations can categorize and prioritize risks, how risks can be perceived as opportunities, and what tools can be used to demonstrate risk to external stakeholders.
This event is part of the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program, but anyone from the public is welcome to attend!
The workshop is taking place in Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library on Wednesday, March 26 from 1:00-3:00 pm. You can register to attend the in-person workshop !
Permjot Valia (he/him) is a globally recognized mentor, facilitator and business coach. He founded MentorCamp and was Lead Mentor of Cape Breton鈥檚 Navigate Startup House. He served as a Mentor-in-Residence at the University of Arkansas Sam Walton School of Business and has helped multiple researchers commercialise their research. This work continues through the 3 day Lab2Market program he delivers across Canada to researchers. He is an expert pitch coach, with companies he has coached winning over $10m in prize money. Permjot serves on Boards of several startups, works with Dal Innovates, and lectures globally on business modelling, strategy and leadership.
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship is hosting a virtual workshop on pitching fundamentals on Tuesday, March 25, from 12:00-2:00 pm with world-renowned pitch coach Permjot Valia! Participants will learn tools, tips, and tricks around executing a business pitch effectively, efficiently, and engagingly!
This event is part of the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program, but anyone from the public is welcome to attend! Please note: AI notetakers will be prohibited from joining the session.
Register to attend the virtual workshop!
Permjot Valia (he/him) is co-founder at Nava Develop Inc., a business development firm serving innovation focused corporates, startup organizations and academic institutions. A globally recognized mentor, facilitator and business coach, he has led strategic planning successes for organizations throughout Canada鈥檚 innovation ecosystem. He founded MentorCamp and was Lead Mentor of Cape Breton鈥檚 Navigate Startup House. He is an expert pitch coach with companies he has coached winning over $10m in prize money. Permjot serves on Boards of several startups, works with Dal Innovates, and lectures globally on business modelling, strategy and leadership. He is passionate about contributing to Canada鈥檚 economic development and cultural success.
Join us on Friday, April 4, from 5:00鈥�7:00 pm, at The Fox & Crow as we welcome the 精童欲女 Class of 2025 to our alumni family! This event is open to all 2025 grads and 精童欲女/SDU/PWC alumni.
Celebrate the last day of classes with free refreshments, live entertainment by Ryan Merry, fun door prizes to be won, and more!
- Every 2025 grad in attendance will get a complimentary grad gift!
- Alumni who RSVP and attend the event will be entered to win an alumni prize pack.
- All 2025 grads who attend will be entered to win additional door prizes.
- Grand prize draw: two lucky grads will each win a $1,000 cash prize* sponsored by TD Insurance.
To RSVP, please fill out the form found
If you have any questions, please reach out to Faith Phillips at fsteeves@upei.ca or 902-566-0687.
*Only 2025 grads are eligible to win and must be present at the time of draw.
The 精童欲女 Faculty of Education invites all to attend the public presentation of Paulina Huayamave Hernandez's PhD dissertation defense, "Transformative Teacher Education in Search of the Sumak Kawsay (the Good Living): A Mixed-Methods Study on Critical Global Citizenship Education in Ecuador" on March 27 at 11:30 am.
Please join us in person in Memorial Hall, Room 417 or via Zoom at
Workshop #3 in the monthly Lunch and Learn Library series for 精童欲女 graduate students will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 noon-1:00 pm Atlantic. In this session, we will cover different online tools for showcasing your publications such as ORCID and Google Scholar, as well as discuss open access publishing, including author processing charges (and discounts), publishing in your institutional repository, and predatory journals.
The workshop is virtual. Register for the link at
The facilitator is Keri McCaffrey, 精童欲女 One Health and Scholarly Communications Librarian.
For more information, please contact: Kendra Mellish, FGS Graduate Programs Officer, at kmellish@upei.ca
We're wrapping our tenth anniversary year of Soup for the Soul with two more servings in March!
Enjoy a warm bowl of soup from 11:30 am-1:00 pm on March 11 (served by the Athletics and Recreation Department) and March 25 (served by the staff from the Robertson Library) at the Chaplaincy Centre.
As the Muslim community celebrates Ramadan, we will continue to have to-go cups available at both Soup for the Soul events.
精童欲女 Class of 2025 Mix and Mingle!
Event Date: Friday, April 4, 2025, 5:00 pm
Location: W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Room: McMillan Hall
Join us as we welcome the 精童欲女 Class of 2025 to our alumni family! This event is open to all 2025 grads and 精童欲女/SDU/PWC alumni.
Celebrate the last day of classes with free refreshments, live music entertainment, fun door prizes to be won, and more!
Please RSVP at
If you have any questions, please contact Faith Phillips at fsteeves@upei.ca or 902-566-0687.
A gentle reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for the 2025 Teaching Community Conference Teaching at the Intersections: Inclusion, Accessibility, and Courage in Education is Friday March 28, 2025.
