Dear members of the UPEI community, I write to you to ask your help. Our AVC students will host the 2013 Student Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Symposium. This symposium is held each year at one of the five veterinary schools in Canada. The event is taking place here from January 10-12, with students arriving in PEI as early as January 9 and departing by January 13. This is a wonderful event filled with lectures, labs, tours, and some social events. The event is being run on a “student budget,” and every measure is being taken to lower the costs. This is where we need your help. We are asking that you consider being a host to one or more of these students. A host needs only to provide a place to sleep, bathroom facilities (no meals are needed), and if possible, transportation to campus in the mornings. Included is a link to “sign up” to be a host. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our beautiful campus and our Island, to show our support for our veterinary students, and at the same time do something special and memorable for a future member of the veterinary profession. Thanks in advance for your consideration of this request. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Faculty link - https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvIrbznnDXTGdG85… Sincerely, Don Reynolds Dean, AVC

"Expo marks the spot" A feature in the Guardian of a project by UPEI environmental studies students http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/Economy/2013-01-07/article-315152… "PEI weather highlights" Dr. Adam Fenech, director of UPEI's Climate Lab, speaks with CBC Radio's Island Morning about the top weather stories of 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/episodes/2013/01/03/pei-weather-highlit… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

Join the Faculty of Arts in the Main Faculty Lounge on Wednesday, January 16 at 4:30 pm for a book launch. We will celebrate five authors and seven publications from 2012. Godfrey Baldacchino and Anna Baldacchino, A Taste of Islands: 60 Recipes and Stories from Our World of Islands (Charlottetown: Island Studies Press, 2012). Godfrey Baldacchino, ed, Island Songs: A Global Repertoire (launched at a separate event earlier this year). This book is the first to emerge from the UPEI-led AIRS Project (Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing). Ann Braithwaite, Catherine M. Orr, and Diane Lichtenstein, eds, Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies (New York: Routledge: 2012). Sarah Glassford & Amy J. Shaw, eds, A Sisterhood of Suffering & Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012). John McIntyre, and Miranda Hickman, eds, Rereading the New Criticism (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2012). Richard Raiswell, ed, with Peter Dendle, The Devil in Society in Premodern Europe (Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, 2012). Richard Raiswell is also an editor of a new academic journal: Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural (published bi-annually by Penn State University Press). Please join us in our celebration of these authors and their work. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event! Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

Dear members of the UPEI community, I write to you to ask your help. Our AVC students will host the 2013 Student Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Symposium. This symposium is held each year at one of the five veterinary schools in Canada. The event is taking place here from January 10-12, with students arriving in PEI as early as January 9 and departing by January 13. This is a wonderful event filled with lectures, labs, tours, and some social events. The event is being run on a “student budget,” and every measure is being taken to lower the costs. This is where we need your help. We are asking that you consider being a host to one or more of these students. A host needs only to provide a place to sleep, bathroom facilities (no meals are needed), and if possible, transportation to campus in the mornings. Included is a link to “sign up” to be a host. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our beautiful campus and our Island, to show our support for our veterinary students, and at the same time do something special and memorable for a future member of the veterinary profession. Thanks in advance for your consideration of this request. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Faculty link - https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvIrbznnDXTGdG85… Sincerely, Don Reynolds Dean, AVC

"Expo marks the spot" A feature in the Guardian of a project by UPEI environmental studies students http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/Economy/2013-01-07/article-315152… "PEI weather highlights" Dr. Adam Fenech, director of UPEI's Climate Lab, speaks with CBC Radio's Island Morning about the top weather stories of 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/episodes/2013/01/03/pei-weather-highlit… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

Join the Faculty of Arts in the Main Faculty Lounge on Wednesday, January 16 at 4:30 pm for a book launch. We will celebrate five authors and seven publications from 2012. Godfrey Baldacchino and Anna Baldacchino, A Taste of Islands: 60 Recipes and Stories from Our World of Islands (Charlottetown: Island Studies Press, 2012). Godfrey Baldacchino, ed, Island Songs: A Global Repertoire (launched at a separate event earlier this year). This book is the first to emerge from the UPEI-led AIRS Project (Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing). Ann Braithwaite, Catherine M. Orr, and Diane Lichtenstein, eds, Rethinking Women's and Gender Studies (New York: Routledge: 2012). Sarah Glassford & Amy J. Shaw, eds, A Sisterhood of Suffering & Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012). John McIntyre, and Miranda Hickman, eds, Rereading the New Criticism (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2012). Richard Raiswell, ed, with Peter Dendle, The Devil in Society in Premodern Europe (Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, 2012). Richard Raiswell is also an editor of a new academic journal: Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural (published bi-annually by Penn State University Press). Please join us in our celebration of these authors and their work. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event! Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

The next UPEI blood donor clinic will be at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on January 17, 11 am-3 pm. This is an important clinic because of the decline in donors during the 'flu and cold" season. Your attendance is really needed. Appointments are recommended and may be made by calling 1-888-236-6283. Walk-ins are most welcome. For an educational and entertaining video clip about donating blood, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6HDhts8f0&feature=youtu.be Allen Veale - UPEI Mobile Clinic Facilitator - 566-0988

Atlantic Veterinary College is now accepting applications for its national award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp and the AVC Summer Academy. AVC Vet Camp offers an educational adventure like no other! Students (grades 7-9 and grades 10-12) learn about anatomy, wildlife medicine, and animal behaviour. They get to visit our large- and small-animal hospitals, including our intensive care unit, and take a field trip. They also learn about keeping pets and farm animals healthy. Students will also take part in lively discussions on animal-related social and public-health issues that face veterinarians today, and learn all about the educational requirements to become a veterinarian. Please visit upei.ca/avc/vetcamp - http://avc.upei.ca/vetcamp - for more information. AVC's Summer Academy is a five-day residential program during which university students interact with the College's faculty, staff, and students through a variety of instructional approaches including classroom lectures, field trips, rotations, and hands-on sessions, all of which serve to expose students to the profession of veterinary medicine. The Academy is a valuable experience for those interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. More information on the Academy can be found at upei.ca/avc/summeracademy - http://avc.upei.ca/summeracademy . If you have any questions, please contact Janice MacWilliam at (902) 566-0589 or jmacwilliam@upei.ca.

Edward Cross, BSc. will defend his master of science thesis entitled: “Living, Immortal and Co-polymerization of Lactide and Butyrolactone Monomers with Aluminum Catalysts” The seminar will be held on: Monday, January 14 2:00 pm K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 128 Everyone is welcome. Sharon Martin, Administrative Assistant Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program phone: 902-566-0301 upei.ca/biology

On Friday, January 4, the UPEI men’s hockey team takes on Dalhousie University at 7:00 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena. The special night—dubbed “Drew Power Night”—will include a moment of silence prior to the game to honour the former Panther who passed away recently and “DP14” T-shirts will be on sale for $20 with all proceeds going to the Power family. On Saturday night, January 5, the men’s team will host Acadia at 7:00 pm.. As a bonus, local band Vintage will perform in the CARI complex lobby from 6:30–7:10 pm and again between 7:30–8:10 pm. This initiative is supported by the Registrar's Office, Student Affairs, and UPEI Athletics & Recreation. A cash bar will be located in the lobby for ticket holders aged 19 and older.

On Friday, January 4, the UPEI men’s hockey team takes on Dalhousie University at 7:00 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena. The special night—dubbed “Drew Power Night”—will include a moment of silence prior to the game to honour the former Panther who passed away recently and “DP14” T-shirts will be on sale for $20 with all proceeds going to the Power family. On Saturday night, January 5, the men’s team will host Acadia at 7:00 pm.. As a bonus, local band Vintage will perform in the CARI complex lobby from 6:30–7:10 pm and again between 7:30–8:10 pm. This initiative is supported by the Registrar's Office, Student Affairs, and UPEI Athletics & Recreation. A cash bar will be located in the lobby for ticket holders aged 19 and older.

On Friday, January 4, the UPEI men’s hockey team takes on Dalhousie University at 7:00 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena. The special night—dubbed “Drew Power Night”—will include a moment of silence prior to the game to honour the former Panther who passed away recently and “DP14” T-shirts will be on sale for $20 with all proceeds going to the Power family. On Saturday night, January 5, the men’s team will host Acadia at 7:00 pm.. As a bonus, local band Vintage will perform in the CARI complex lobby from 6:30–7:10 pm and again between 7:30–8:10 pm. This initiative is supported by the Registrar's Office, Student Affairs, and UPEI Athletics & Recreation. A cash bar will be located in the lobby for ticket holders aged 19 and older.

The next Student Union update email will be going out Wednesday, January 9. If you have something you want students to know, please email Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca by Tuesday, January 8 at 4 pm.

Samuel's and Atlantic Veterinary College locations have resumed regular hours of operation. Samuel's (in the Robertson Library): Monday to Thursday - 8:00 am to 9:00 pm & Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm AVC: Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm The Courtyard Café was scheduled to resume regular hours of operation on January 3 at 8:00 am. This has changed and it will return to regular hours on Monday, January 7 at 8:00 am. Courtyard Cafe (in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre): Monday to Thursday - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm & Friday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Thank you and happy new year! Angela MacKenzie Chartwells Food Service Director dineoncampus.ca/upei

A great opportunity to join your co-workers in a friendly activity challenge for eight weeks in the winter. This challenge will help keep you active at a time when we would ALL like to hibernate. The program is free for UPEI employees and full-time students. Extra incentives include free access to fitness classes and the walking track during the eight weeks as well as weekly draw prizes. For more information and the team registration form, please visit http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/wellness. For more information about fitness and wellness programming, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606.

UPEI Recreation has a number of user-pay fitness programs set for the new year which will help shed those 'extra' holiday pounds. We have cycling classes which include our 'Cardio Cycle' as well as our new 'Spin 'n' Speed' program and 'C3 - Cycling, Conditioning, and Cooling Down.' We also have TRX Suspension Training and Fitness Rowing. Check out the class descriptions and prices at http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/user-pay-fitness-programs. You can register by visiting the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre front desk. But please note, registration is on a first-come, first-pay basis. For more information about fitness and wellness programming, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606.

Ben Perry, Department of Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "Anti-Obesity Efficacy and Mechanism of a Chinese Herbal Formulation" on Tuesday, January 8 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

A great opportunity to join your co-workers in a friendly activity challenge for eight weeks in the winter. This challenge will help keep you active at a time when we would ALL like to hibernate. The program is free for UPEI employees and full-time students. Extra incentives include free access to fitness classes and the walking track during the eight weeks as well as weekly draw prizes. For more information and the team registration form, please visit http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/wellness. For more information about fitness and wellness programming, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606.

UPEI Recreation has a number of user-pay fitness programs set for the new year which will help shed those 'extra' holiday pounds. We have cycling classes which include our 'Cardio Cycle' as well as our new 'Spin 'n' Speed' program and 'C3 - Cycling, Conditioning, and Cooling Down.' We also have TRX Suspension Training and Fitness Rowing. Check out the class descriptions and prices at http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/user-pay-fitness-programs. You can register by visiting the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre front desk. But please note, registration is on a first-come, first-pay basis. For more information about fitness and wellness programming, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606.

Ben Perry, Department of Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "Anti-Obesity Efficacy and Mechanism of a Chinese Herbal Formulation" on Tuesday, January 8 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.