The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 2, 2015 for the January meeting. Ensure you always… · Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a… · Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and only current forms will be accepted. Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date. · Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302 · Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Admin. Assistant at (902) 566-0973.

Registration for Specialty Fitness Programs is required. Please register by contacting Panther Central at (902) 566-0368 or drop by the Sports Centre. Space is limited. Fee: Members $51 + HST. Non-members $60 + HST. Speed training and TRX - six-week program: This program involves interval training and a speed portion around the indoor track. You will increase your fitness, burn fat, and improve your tone. Dates: November 18-December 23. Tuesdays Group-6:30–7:15 am. Instructor-Tracey Gairns-Brioux. Cardio & Cycle - six-week program: Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. Dates: November 19-December 17. Wednesdays Group- 5:00-5:45 pm. Instructor-Tracey Gairns-Brioux.

Dr. Christian Lacroix, Vice-President Academic, cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration on Friday, November 14 at 3:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family; guest author, Dave Atkinson; and the UPEI community to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students, staff, and faculty.

Looking for live music for your holiday event? Help support the UPEI Music Department! The UPEI Music Department Christmas Carollers (UMCC) are available for hire to sing at your event from December 1-21. Traditional Christmas hymns and carols are our specialty! Whilst fully clad in traditional Victorian era dress, the UMCC are sure to warm any business, lobby, mall, doorway, or street corner. Please visit www.facebook.com/upeichristmascarollers or contact upeimusicsociety@gmail.com for more information.

The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 2, 2015 for the January meeting. Ensure you always… · Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a… · Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and only current forms will be accepted. Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date. · Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302 · Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Admin. Assistant at (902) 566-0973.

Registration for Specialty Fitness Programs is required. Please register by contacting Panther Central at (902) 566-0368 or drop by the Sports Centre. Space is limited. Fee: Members $51 + HST. Non-members $60 + HST. Speed training and TRX - six-week program: This program involves interval training and a speed portion around the indoor track. You will increase your fitness, burn fat, and improve your tone. Dates: November 18-December 23. Tuesdays Group-6:30–7:15 am. Instructor-Tracey Gairns-Brioux. Cardio & Cycle - six-week program: Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. Dates: November 19-December 17. Wednesdays Group- 5:00-5:45 pm. Instructor-Tracey Gairns-Brioux.

Dr. Christian Lacroix, Vice-President Academic, cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration on Friday, November 14 at 3:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family; guest author, Dave Atkinson; and the UPEI community to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students, staff, and faculty.

Friday, November 14: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. CBU 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ StFX 7:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. UdeM 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. CBU Special Recognition Ceremony: UPEI Men's Soccer CIS Bronze Medalists will be recognized at the Panther Basketball Home Openers between games at approximately 7:30 pm. All Panther fans are invited to socialize with members of the team in the Sports Centre 3rd Court Molson Corral. Saturday, November 15: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. CBU 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ Dalhousie 7:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. STU 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. CBU Go Panthers Go!

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. Central to the program design is an evidence-based management approach which helps students develop the skills and knowledge to make better-informed and well-supported decisions both in the program and in applied situations in their workplaces. To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty, and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information sessions: Thursday, November 13 Empire I, Loyalist Lakeview Resort, Summerside 5:30 pm Tuesday, November 18 Kent Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown Anytime between 4 and 6 pm Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit http://business.upei.ca/mba

Members of the UPEI community are invited to review the following call out, and connect with a commendable student(s) they feel would be deserving of a nomination for this fellowship: The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada are proud to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2015 3M National Student Fellowship. The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their college or university. These students embrace a vision of quality education that enhances their academic experience and beyond. The Fellowship is open to full-time, post-secondary undergraduate college or university diploma or degree program students registered at a Canadian institution. Candidates must be enrolled in their first undergraduate program, and not be in their first or final year. Each cohort member will: * Receive an award of $5,000 to be spent at their discretion. * Join the others at the June 2015 STLHE Conference at SFU and UBC (June 16 to 19) where they will also participate in a 3M National Student Fellowship retreat. * Receive a contribution toward the cost of conference travel and accommodations. * Develop a cross-Canadian collaborative project to enhance teaching and learning at the post-secondary level. Submission Deadline: Nominations should be submitted electronically on or before Monday, January 12, 2015, 5pm EST. Detailed criteria and application procedures are available at: http://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-student-fellowship/ Contact: Heather Smith, 3MNSF Coordinator - Heather.Smith@unbc.ca

To ensure food services at UPEI are meeting the needs of the campus community, the Department of Ancillary Services is looking for your input by completing a survey on or before November 20. There is a chance to win 1 of 3 $50 Campus Card cash credits.* To access the survey, visit www.upei.ca/foodsurvey Your opinion matters! Thank you, Jonathan Oliver Director, Ancillary Services *More information about the Chance to Win 1 of 3 $50 cash credits is in the survey introduction.

Dr. Daphne Gill will present a seminar called "Do you hear what I hear? Improving clinical relevance in the behavioural assessment of animal models" on Tuesday, November 18 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Dr. Gill is a candidate for adjunct and graduate faculty status in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. She is currently working with Neurodyn Life Sciences Inc., as a Director of Operations and also a sessional lecturer in the Department of Biology. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Student Diversity Office welcomes everyone to another 'Rants and Raves' event! on Wednesday, November 12, at 5:00 pm, at the Wave. Come and hear--and cheer on--students and faculty as they 'rant' about current issues, social injustices, or just things that are irritating, through a variety of formats: rants, songs, raps, poems, skits... Everyone is welcome! For more information, please email sdo@upei.ca.

ITSS will be closed Friday November, 14 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm for a departmental meeting. For emergency services, please call our help desk 566-0465.

The Student Diversity Office welcomes everyone to another 'Rants and Raves' event! on Wednesday, November 12, at 5:00 pm, at the Wave. Come and hear--and cheer on--students and faculty as they 'rant' about current issues, social injustices, or just things that are irritating, through a variety of formats: rants, songs, raps, poems, skits... Everyone is welcome! For more information, please email sdo@upei.ca.

ITSS will be closed Friday November, 14 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm for a departmental meeting. For emergency services, please call our help desk 566-0465.

Friday, November 14: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. CBU 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ StFX 7:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. UdeM 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. CBU Special Recognition Ceremony: UPEI Men's Soccer CIS Bronze Medalists will be recognized at the Panther Basketball Home Openers between games at approximately 7:30 pm. All Panther fans are invited to socialize with members of the team in the Sports Centre 3rd Court Molson Corral. Saturday, November 15: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. CBU 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ Dalhousie 7:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. STU 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. CBU Go Panthers Go!

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. Central to the program design is an evidence-based management approach which helps students develop the skills and knowledge to make better-informed and well-supported decisions both in the program and in applied situations in their workplaces. To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty, and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information sessions: Thursday, November 13 Empire I, Loyalist Lakeview Resort, Summerside 5:30 pm Tuesday, November 18 Kent Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown Anytime between 4 and 6 pm Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit http://business.upei.ca/mba

Members of the UPEI community are invited to review the following call out, and connect with a commendable student(s) they feel would be deserving of a nomination for this fellowship: The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada are proud to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2015 3M National Student Fellowship. The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their college or university. These students embrace a vision of quality education that enhances their academic experience and beyond. The Fellowship is open to full-time, post-secondary undergraduate college or university diploma or degree program students registered at a Canadian institution. Candidates must be enrolled in their first undergraduate program, and not be in their first or final year. Each cohort member will: * Receive an award of $5,000 to be spent at their discretion. * Join the others at the June 2015 STLHE Conference at SFU and UBC (June 16 to 19) where they will also participate in a 3M National Student Fellowship retreat. * Receive a contribution toward the cost of conference travel and accommodations. * Develop a cross-Canadian collaborative project to enhance teaching and learning at the post-secondary level. Submission Deadline: Nominations should be submitted electronically on or before Monday, January 12, 2015, 5pm EST. Detailed criteria and application procedures are available at: http://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-student-fellowship/ Contact: Heather Smith, 3MNSF Coordinator - Heather.Smith@unbc.ca

To ensure food services at UPEI are meeting the needs of the campus community, the Department of Ancillary Services is looking for your input by completing a survey on or before November 20. There is a chance to win 1 of 3 $50 Campus Card cash credits.* To access the survey, visit www.upei.ca/foodsurvey Your opinion matters! Thank you, Jonathan Oliver Director, Ancillary Services *More information about the Chance to Win 1 of 3 $50 cash credits is in the survey introduction.