The Search Committee for the Dean of Science invites you to a public presentation by candidate, Dr. Debbie MacLellan on Friday, January 9 at 1:30 pm in KCI Room 104. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. All are welcome to attend.

Love animals? Want to be a veterinarian? Take part in a behind-the-scenes look into the world of veterinary medicine at the Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp. From A (anatomy) to Z (zoonotics), join us for a week filled with animals, science, discovery, and fun. Prepare to be amazed! Junior camps (grades 7-9) are scheduled for July 6-10 and 13-17; senior camps (grades 10-12) take place from July 20-24 and July 27-31. Find out what being a veterinarian is really like! Camp information and application forms are available at www.upei.ca/avc/camp or by calling (902) 566-0589. Deadline for applications is Friday, March 13, 2015.

The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce a subsidy to cover the majority of the cost of small-group personal training. The first 30 UPEI employees to sign-up for one of the following sessions will receive a $100 subsidy towards the six-week session cost. Employees can apply for the program by completing the client information form and returning it to Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca. Please note: *employees who used the subsidy in previous years can only be eligible for the subsidy this year if they encourage a UPEI employee who has not previously accessed the program to sign up. Download copy of Subsidy Application form at http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/wellness

The Healthy Activity Challenge at UPEI is an opportunity for you and a group of six co-workers to participate in a fun eight-week physical activity challenge. It's simple, just record the number of minutes you are active daily. To find out more about the free access to the walking track, and to a variety of fitness classes, please visit ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/wellness - Please note: this challenge is for UPEI employees and students only. Registration deadline – Friday, January 9, 2015. Please complete form found on the website and return to Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.

UPEI faculty and staff are asked to encourage their students to attend a 30-minute information session tonight from 5:30-6:00 pm in Robertson Library, Room 312 (2nd floor computer lab) on the scholarship and award opportunities available at UPEI including: when, where and how to apply! We will be happy to address any questions you may have. For more information, please contact Adrienne at (902) 620-5187 or amontgomery@upei.ca.

Have you signed up to receive your electronic T4 slip? If you completed the consent form for the 2013 tax year, you will automatically receive your 2014 tax slip electronically. There is no need to complete the consent form again. Online tax slips will be available, through Campus Login, to current and former employees, who received taxable earnings or benefits in 2014. Online T4s are official tax slips accepted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). However, CRA requires employees to give their consent in order to access their tax slips electronically. Your consent will be valid for all subsequent tax years. New employees can grant consent for online T4s after they have received their first pay cheque. Employees who do not provide consent will have their 2014 T4s mailed to the address on file no later than February 28, 2015. Electronic T4s will be available sooner than the printed versions due to a lesser processing time. The consent form can be accessed through Campus Login (https://secure.upei.ca/cls/login.html) For employees who file their taxes electronically, printing the slip is optional. You will be able to read the values for each of the tax slip boxes online as you are completing your income tax return. You will always have access to slips under Campus Login should you need them now or in the future.

The UPEI Biology Department will host the next presentation in The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology research seminars on Friday, January 9, 2015. Dr. Misty Rossiter, Applied Human Sciences, UPEI, will present: “Advancing healthy development in child care centres: Impact of nutrition standards for preschool children,” on Friday, January 9 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. All are welcome to attend! ​

With the snow season upon us, Facilities Management would like to remind the campus community that winter parking restrictions are in effect from November 1 through March 31, and stipulate that General Parking Lot A is the only designated "overnight" parking lot. Residents of Andrew Hall and Bernardine Hall may park overnight in the Andrew Hall lot or in lower General Parking Lot B during the winter on the provision that these vehicles be moved to General Parking Lot A during storm conditions and until plowing operations have been completed after a storm. A violation of this policy may result in the vehicle being removed from the campus at the owner's expense. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Everyone is invited to an Icelandic Evening/Íslensk Kvöldstund á PEI! tonight, Tuesday, January 6, 7:30 pm, in SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge. On a cold winter's night, settle back into a comfy armchair with a glass of wine and some “Vínarterta” and take in the scenery from the country’s spectacular landscape, listen to the sagas, and enjoy the art and culture of these northern islanders who sailed our way some 1,000 years ago. Prince Edward Island photographer John Sylvester will give a taste of this in a slide show from his recent trip there, whetting your appetite for a closer look at the culture, including a short reading from the sagas, a bit of music, poetry, and a little practice with the language, which was brought by the Norse in the 9th century. Sigga MacEachern, who was originally from Iceland and who now calls Prince Edward Island home, will spice up your “Icelandic Evening” with an introduction to some of the most common words that might be used on your journey. She has also graciously volunteered to provide a sample of a traditional seasonal taste treat. The evening is open to all who have a heart for adventure. Admission is by donation, and there will be a cash bar. Come on to the Faculty Lounge in SDU Main Building for some armchair Icelandic!

Researchers at the UPEI Human Performance and Health Research Laboratory are seeking volunteers for a study investigating the physiological response to the use of standing desks in the workplace. If you: -are 18 years of age or older -work in an office setting -have a waist circumference greater than 88 cm (women) or 102 cm (men) -would like to try a standing desk in your workplace for three months, free of charge; and -would like to receive information about your personal cardio-metabolic disease risk factors including: baseline caloric needs, blood pressure, body composition, blood lipid profile, and aerobic fitness... Please contact Brittany MacEwen at upeiexerciselab@gmail.com for more information.

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science invites you to a public presentation by candidate, Dr. Debbie MacLellan on Friday, January 9 at 1:30 pm in KCI Room 104. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. All are welcome to attend.

The organizing committee of the Salon du livre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (Prince Edward Island Book Expo) announced today that its second edition will be held here at UPEI, June 3-7, 2015. The Salon du livre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard gives the Acadian, Francophone, and Francophile population the opportunity to access a wide variety of French language literary works and meet authors and illustrators. With the success of the first edition of the Book Expo, the Executive Committee decided to extend the duration of the 2015 edition to five days, instead of three days. This second edition will be presented at UPEI's W.A. Murphy Student Centre. UPEI's Faculty of Education is pleased to be collaborating with the organizing committee to make this event possible. The Salon du livre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard is an event intended to bring together the province’s Francophones and Francophiles and promote reading and literacy in general as individual and collective development tools. Through its actions, it helps develop a love of reading and literature, from creation to distribution, while promoting the French culture and language. Please mark your calendars!

The UPEI Biology Department will host the next presentation in The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology research seminars on Friday, January 9, 2015. Dr. Misty Rossiter, Applied Human Sciences, UPEI, will present: “Advancing healthy development in child care centres: Impact of nutrition standards for preschool children,” on Friday, January 9 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. All are welcome to attend! ​

With the snow season upon us, Facilities Management would like to remind the campus community that winter parking restrictions are in effect from November 1 through March 31, and stipulate that General Parking Lot A is the only designated "overnight" parking lot. Residents of Andrew Hall and Bernardine Hall may park overnight in the Andrew Hall lot or in lower General Parking Lot B during the winter on the provision that these vehicles be moved to General Parking Lot A during storm conditions and until plowing operations have been completed after a storm. A violation of this policy may result in the vehicle being removed from the campus at the owner's expense. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Everyone is invited to an Icelandic Evening/Íslensk Kvöldstund á PEI! tonight, Tuesday, January 6, 7:30 pm, in SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge. On a cold winter's night, settle back into a comfy armchair with a glass of wine and some “Vínarterta” and take in the scenery from the country’s spectacular landscape, listen to the sagas, and enjoy the art and culture of these northern islanders who sailed our way some 1,000 years ago. Prince Edward Island photographer John Sylvester will give a taste of this in a slide show from his recent trip there, whetting your appetite for a closer look at the culture, including a short reading from the sagas, a bit of music, poetry, and a little practice with the language, which was brought by the Norse in the 9th century. Sigga MacEachern, who was originally from Iceland and who now calls Prince Edward Island home, will spice up your “Icelandic Evening” with an introduction to some of the most common words that might be used on your journey. She has also graciously volunteered to provide a sample of a traditional seasonal taste treat. The evening is open to all who have a heart for adventure. Admission is by donation, and there will be a cash bar. Come on to the Faculty Lounge in SDU Main Building for some armchair Icelandic!

Researchers at the UPEI Human Performance and Health Research Laboratory are seeking volunteers for a study investigating the physiological response to the use of standing desks in the workplace. If you: -are 18 years of age or older -work in an office setting -have a waist circumference greater than 88 cm (women) or 102 cm (men) -would like to try a standing desk in your workplace for three months, free of charge; and -would like to receive information about your personal cardio-metabolic disease risk factors including: baseline caloric needs, blood pressure, body composition, blood lipid profile, and aerobic fitness... Please contact Brittany MacEwen at upeiexerciselab@gmail.com for more information.

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science invites you to a public presentation by candidate, Dr. Debbie MacLellan on Friday, January 9 at 1:30 pm in KCI Room 104. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. All are welcome to attend.

The organizing committee of the Salon du livre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (Prince Edward Island Book Expo) announced today that its second edition will be held here at UPEI, June 3-7, 2015. The Salon du livre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard gives the Acadian, Francophone, and Francophile population the opportunity to access a wide variety of French language literary works and meet authors and illustrators. With the success of the first edition of the Book Expo, the Executive Committee decided to extend the duration of the 2015 edition to five days, instead of three days. This second edition will be presented at UPEI's W.A. Murphy Student Centre. UPEI's Faculty of Education is pleased to be collaborating with the organizing committee to make this event possible. The Salon du livre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard is an event intended to bring together the province’s Francophones and Francophiles and promote reading and literacy in general as individual and collective development tools. Through its actions, it helps develop a love of reading and literature, from creation to distribution, while promoting the French culture and language. Please mark your calendars!

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, January 5 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words -maximum one photo per story The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca. Not receiving the Campus Connector? To subscribe, please email communications@upei.ca to get your email address on the list!

Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. Join our next conversation TONIGHT (Monday, January 5) at 7:00 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Sunny Hartwig, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College, will lead a discussion entitled: Learning the language of healthy kidney development today, saying “no” to kidney disease tomorrow. The 2014-15 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. Research on Tap meets the first Monday of every month from October to April. The full schedule of speakers can be found atupei.ca/research/research-on-tap