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.

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

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

Congrats to UPEI graduates of 2015, it's hard to believe the year is half over! Heckbert Studio will be back on campus at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, January 26-30, as well as February 17-19, for 2015 yearbook, class composites, and packaged print orders. Please encourage your students to book their appointments today! * Appointments available, online now at www.heckbertstudio.com or via the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/heckbertstudio/app_414863965197774 or call (902) 566-5500 to book. * Gowns and degrees are provided. * 50 % Off Session Fee on Campus. Only $20.00 ($23 with tax) * Retouching/airbrushing included. * We will submit Yearbook and Composite image with every order placed. * Instant same day Digital on-line proofing. Password protected. Feel free to share your proofs on-line with friends and family * Online ordering available through (Paypal) or simply call in your order or visit our studio.

In 2010, Newfoundland-raised fiction writer Kathleen Winter embarked on a journey through the Northwest Passage from Greenland to Nunavut, including parts of the doomed Franklin Expedition’s route. "Boundless," the chronicle of her journey, blends travelogue and memoir, history, and nature writing. Winter will read from "Boundless" and from her new fiction on Monday, January 12, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. A book signing will follow. Her reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department with support from The Canada Council for the Arts.

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.

UPEI invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2015. Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, “for the sake of honour,” and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field(s) of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University’s highest honour. Nominations can be made online or a form can be downloaded to mail at upei.ca/nominatehdr. For more information call (902) 566-6780 or email senateassistant@upei.ca. Deadline for nominations is January 2, 2015.

Together with the Island community, UPEI faculty and staff are invited to attend the University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association's New Year’s Levee. Again this year, we will celebrate our growing multicultural campus. Join us to celebrate 2015 and wish our UPEI International students a Happy New Year on Thursday, January 1, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Lunch and cash bar provided. For more information call Sarah MacInnis (902) 566-0687.

Accessibility Services in partnership with the UPEISU is launching a poster campaign in the New Year. We're looking for students, staff, and faculty who are living with any kind of impairment (physical, learning, neurological, psychological, mental health etc). For more information, or to apply, contact Harmonie Richard at studentmentor@upei.ca. For more information, visit http://www.tinyurl.com/myabilities

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites you to attend seminars given by Dr. Anne Muckle, Associate Clinical Bacteriologist at the Atlantic Veterinary College, on January 12 and January 13, 2015. Dr. Muckle is a candidate for a tenure track Clinical Bacteriologist position, Competition #18A14. Her teaching seminar will be at 10:30 am on Monday, January 12 in AVC-A and is titled "Peering into the Enterobacteriaceae Universe: Let's Look at Escherichia coli." Her diagnostic seminar will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 13 in AVC-C and is titled "Who ya gonna call? - The AVC Diagnostic Services Bacteriology Laboratory will help you deal with the strange and weird stuff that comes through your door." Everyone is welcome.

UPEI faculty and staff are asked to encourage any students in need over the holidays to contact Shepell FGI's Student Support Program. While the University is "closed" over the holidays, our students may still be looking for support. Shepell FGI's support service is available 24/7, 365 days of the year, and is free of charge for our students. The phone number to this service is 1-855-649-8641. Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Accessibility Services in partnership with the UPEISU is launching a poster campaign in the New Year. We're looking for students, staff, and faculty who are living with any kind of impairment (physical, learning, neurological, psychological, mental health etc). For more information, or to apply, contact Harmonie Richard at studentmentor@upei.ca. For more information, visit http://www.tinyurl.com/myabilities

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites you to attend seminars given by Dr. Anne Muckle, Associate Clinical Bacteriologist at the Atlantic Veterinary College, on January 12 and January 13, 2015. Dr. Muckle is a candidate for a tenure track Clinical Bacteriologist position, Competition #18A14. Her teaching seminar will be at 10:30 am on Monday, January 12 in AVC-A and is titled "Peering into the Enterobacteriaceae Universe: Let's Look at Escherichia coli." Her diagnostic seminar will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 13 in AVC-C and is titled "Who ya gonna call? - The AVC Diagnostic Services Bacteriology Laboratory will help you deal with the strange and weird stuff that comes through your door." Everyone is welcome.

UPEI faculty and staff are asked to encourage any students in need over the holidays to contact Shepell FGI's Student Support Program. While the University is "closed" over the holidays, our students may still be looking for support. Shepell FGI's support service is available 24/7, 365 days of the year, and is free of charge for our students. The phone number to this service is 1-855-649-8641. Thank you and Happy Holidays!

UPEI invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2015. Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, “for the sake of honour,” and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field(s) of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University’s highest honour. Nominations can be made online or a form can be downloaded to mail at upei.ca/nominatehdr. For more information call (902) 566-6780 or email senateassistant@upei.ca. Deadline for nominations is January 2, 2015.

Together with the Island community, UPEI faculty and staff are invited to attend the University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association's New Year’s Levee. Again this year, we will celebrate our growing multicultural campus. Join us to celebrate 2015 and wish our UPEI International students a Happy New Year on Thursday, January 1, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Lunch and cash bar provided. For more information call Sarah MacInnis (902) 566-0687.