Campus Notices
We are now open until 7:00 pm on Thursdays and from 10:00 am-3:00 pm on Saturdays until December 21.
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Classes are over, and you are almost through exams! The Robertson Library is here to help, and not just with books and research advice. On Wednesday, December 18, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, join us for a Library Coffee Break, co-sponsored with Dana Hospitality. Follow @RobertsonLibrary on Instagram and Facebook so you never miss a Pop-Up Surprise.
Depending upon the work requirements of University Departments, the holiday schedule will be in effect from December 24, 2024, through January 1, 2025, inclusive. Office and regular business hours will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
PAY DATE DEADLINES:
For the December 6 pay: The deadline for submitting timesheets and overtime pay is November 25 at 10 am. The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. (November 15) has passed.
For the December 20 pay: The deadline for submitting timesheets and overtime pay is December 9 at 10 am. The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. (November 21) has passed.
For the January 3, 2025, pay: The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. is December 5 by noon. The deadline to submit timesheets and overtime is December 16 at 10 am.
For the January 17, 2025, pay: The deadline to submit PTFs, pay changes, etc. is December 17 by noon. The deadline to submit timesheets and overtime is January 6 at 10 am.
GIFT DAYS:
The following days will be given to permanent and term staff as paid time off: December 24, 27, 30, and 31, 2024 (4 gift days). For those employees who must work on any of these days, time off will be given at a later date.
Please note: Students and casual employees are not eligible for the 鈥済ift鈥� days of December 24, 27, 30, and 31.
SCHEDULE FOR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS:
The holiday schedule for specific departments is as follows:
Security Services will continue over this period, 24 hours a day.
Shipping/Receiving and Mail Services will resume regular hours on January 2, 2025.
Development and Alumni Engagement will be open December 30 and 31, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital will be available for emergency service only throughout the holiday period; it will resume regular hours on January 2, 2025.
Chi鈥怶an Young Sports Centre will be open on December 15, 9 am to 8 pm; December 16 to 20, 6 am to 8 pm; December 21 and 22, 9 am to 8 pm; December 23, 8 am to 8 pm; December 26, 9 am to 5 pm; December 27, 8 am to 8 pm; December 28 and 29, 9 am to 8 pm; December 30, 8 am to 8 pm; January 2 and 3, 6 am to 8 pm; and January 4 and 5, 9 am to 8 pm. It will be closed on December 24, 25, and 31, and January 1. Regular operating hours will resume on January 6, 2025. Hours are also posted at /ar/athletic-facilities/chi-wan-young-sports-centre/hours
Diagnostic Services will be closed on December 25, 26, and 29, and January 1. It will be open on December 24, 28, and 31 from 8 am to 12 pm, and on December 27 and 30 from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Regular operating hours will resume on January 2, 2025.
SUPPORT STAFF DURING THE HOLIDAY:
Departmental authorities who require support staff over the holiday period should make their requirements known to the Human Resources Department no later than two weeks prior to the holiday.
The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last TEN draws, the total pot has grown to more than $42,400 and the LARGEST Gold Rush pot to date, with half going to the winner of the draw.
Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for 秀色短视频鈥檚 athletic and recreation programs. You can now select a specific team, club, or program to direct your proceeds from each of your tickets.
Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the 秀色短视频 Panther Recreation app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.
The deadline for Winter 2025 tuition waivers is December 20, 2024. We encourage you to have tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition waiver forms must be submitted electronically.
Online employee and spouse/dependent tuition waiver fillable forms can be found on the main page of My秀色短视频 under 秀色短视频 Forms.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at (902) 566- 0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.
Presenter: Mukhayyo Sultonova
Date/Time/Location: Thursday, December 19, 2024, 1:00 pm, AVC 207N
Title: 鈥淕lobal Proteomic Analysis of Abundance and Activity During Nutrient Stress鈥�
Proteomics is a rapidly growing field that focuses on the comprehensive study of proteins within biological systems. Unlike genomic and transcriptomic studies, proteomics offers a direct approach to understanding cellular functions and disease mechanisms by measuring protein abundances, modifications, interactions, and structures. Mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics, especially techniques like 2D-LC-MS/MS and isobaric peptide labeling reagents, have made it possible to explore global proteome alterations across different biological conditions. These techniques have enabled determination of global differences in protein solubility and stability during ligand-protein interactions, contributing to an understanding of cellular responses to various perturbations. These perturbations include changes caused by external influences such as changes in nutrient availability. Nutrient stress has been shown to induce proteomic adaptations and has been investigated vastly at the protein abundance level. However, not much is known about changes in protein state (stability or activity) during proliferative and quiescence conditions.
This thesis explores global proteome and protein thermal stability changes under nutrient stress in bacterial models such as E. coli during logarithmic and stationary phases of growth, as well as human cell lines, HEK293T, and MDA-MB468 during 24h glucose starvation, to investigate metabolic changes during nutrient limitation. By integrating proteome abundance and thermal stability measurements into one analysis, this study aims to discover alterations in protein state across differing nutrient conditions that may be associated with important metabolic and metabolism-related diseases. Ultimately, these findings could contribute to the identification of potential therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders and cancer.
Everyone is welcome.
The 秀色短视频 Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Tuesday, December 17, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Lady Slipper Room at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 97 Queen Street, Charlottetown. All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Todd May's introduction to the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. The following is a brief overview of the book:
"This book offers a readable and compelling introduction to the work of one of the twentieth century鈥檚 most important and elusive thinkers. Other books have tried to explain Deleuze in general terms. Todd May organizes his book around a central question at the heart of Deleuze鈥檚 philosophy: how might one live? The author then goes on to explain how Deleuze offers a view of the cosmos as a living thing that provides ways of conducting our lives that we may not have dreamed of. Through this approach, the full range of Deleuze鈥檚 philosophy is covered. Offering a lucid account of a highly technical philosophy, Todd May鈥檚 introduction will be widely read among those in philosophy, political science, cultural studies, and French studies."
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
IT Systems and Services is preparing virtual student computer lab applications for the Winter 2025 semester. We kindly ask that all faculty and/or lab facilitators who require access to virtual lab applications for their courses please submit their requests .
Please if you are facilitating a course in the upcoming Winter 2025 semester and your students will require virtual lab access to complete their course.
Please note that any virtual lab access previously provided for courses will be removed by January 2, 2025. If your students still require access during the Winter 2025 semester, please re-submit the above form.
In some specialized cases, there may be costs and approvals associated with provisioning virtual labs, and in these cases, ITSS will contact you to discuss next steps.
The Registrar's Office (3rd floor, Dalton Hall) and the Scholarships Office (2nd floor, Dalton Hall) will be closed on Tuesday, December 17, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm for a staff team-building activity. Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, December 18, at 8:00 am. For assistance during the closure, please email studentsupport@upei.ca. Thank you for your understanding.
The final payments being issued to vendors for 2024 will be on December 18. Please have all documentation submitted to invoices@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on December 16 to make this deadline. The first payments scheduled for 2025 will be on January 8. Currently, only vendors with EFT information are being paid due to the Canada Post strike. If you have a vendor that will be picking up a cheque, please indicate this clearly with your payment request.
Celebrate the season with Dana Hospitality at the Faculty and Staff Festivus Dinner, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, on Friday, December 20, 2024!
Two seating options:
- 11:30 am
- 12:45 pm
Menu highlights:
- Atlantic Young Turkey Carvery
- Honey Ham Carvery
- Field Roast Tofurkey
- Whipped PEI Potatoes, Savory Stuffing, and Meatballs with Gravy
- Roasted Vegetables, Lazy Man Cabbage Rolls, and Gravy with Dripping
- Dinner Roll with Butter and House Made Cranberry
- Pumpkin Seed Slaw and Garden Salad
- Bakeshop Seasonal Treats and Seasonal Punch
Cost: $17.99 per person
Reservations are required. Secure your spot by emailing jodie.antonchuk@dexterra.com.
Don鈥檛 miss this festive feast!
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, or
- Monique Geurts at mgeurts@upei.ca (902) 566-0515.
The closing date for applications in Human Resources is December 16, 2024.
The 秀色短视频 Philosophy Reading Group will meet on Tuesday, December 17, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Lady Slipper Room at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 97 Queen Street, Charlottetown. All are welcome.
During this gathering, we will discuss Todd May's introduction to the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. The following is a brief overview of the book:
"This book offers a readable and compelling introduction to the work of one of the twentieth century鈥檚 most important and elusive thinkers. Other books have tried to explain Deleuze in general terms. Todd May organizes his book around a central question at the heart of Deleuze鈥檚 philosophy: how might one live? The author then goes on to explain how Deleuze offers a view of the cosmos as a living thing that provides ways of conducting our lives that we may not have dreamed of. Through this approach, the full range of Deleuze鈥檚 philosophy is covered. Offering a lucid account of a highly technical philosophy, Todd May鈥檚 introduction will be widely read among those in philosophy, political science, cultural studies, and French studies."
If you would like to attend, please reach out to Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.
The Registrar's Office (3rd floor, Dalton Hall) and the Scholarships Office (2nd floor, Dalton Hall) will be closed on Tuesday, December 17, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm for a staff team-building activity. Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, December 18, at 8:00 am. For assistance during the closure, please email studentsupport@upei.ca. Thank you for your understanding.
Research Ethics Board (REB) applications involving "more than minimal risk" must be reviewed by the full 秀色短视频 REB. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, January 3, 2025, for review at the January 30 meeting.
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve more than minimal risk, renewals, and amendments, may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary materials are received.
All research compliance applications, including for the REB, must be submitted through the 秀色短视频 Researcher Portal (). Instructions for using the site are available at /research-services/forms.
Please contact the Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca for more information about the Researcher Portal, or the REB application, review, and approval process.
The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, January 3, 2025. These applications will be reviewed at the January 16 meeting.
All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the 秀色短视频 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.
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. On Friday, December 13, from 2:00-5:00 pm, join us for a Library Coffee Break, co-sponsored with Dana Hospitality. Follow @RobertsonLibrary on Instagram and Facebook so you never miss a Pop-Up Surprise.
Celebrate the season with Dana Hospitality at the Faculty and Staff Festivus Dinner, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, on Friday, December 20, 2024!
Two seating options:
- 11:30 am
- 12:45 pm
Menu highlights:
- Atlantic Young Turkey Carvery
- Honey Ham Carvery
- Field Roast Tofurkey
- Whipped PEI Potatoes, Savory Stuffing, and Meatballs with Gravy
- Roasted Vegetables, Lazy Man Cabbage Rolls, and Gravy with Dripping
- Dinner Roll with Butter and House Made Cranberry
- Pumpkin Seed Slaw and Garden Salad
- Bakeshop Seasonal Treats and Seasonal Punch
Cost: $17.99 per person
Reservations are required. Secure your spot by emailing jodie.antonchuk@dexterra.com.
Don鈥檛 miss this festive feast!
