The search committee for the Dean of Arts position has recently posted videos of the presentations by Dr. Shannon Murray and Dr. Neb Kujundzic, candidates for the position. The videos can be viewed here: Dr. Shannon Murray Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDThgSPXKk CV: https://files.upei.ca/cv/Murray.cv.2014.pdf Dr. Neb Kujundzic Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfKpmA04A8 CV: https://files.upei.ca/cv/Kujundzic.cv.2014.pdf The committee welcomes feedback on the candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 25, 2014.

Troy Life & Fire Safety are performing fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Monday, July 21. As part of the inspections, there will be testing of alarms, however there will be an audible notification stating this is a test at the beginning and when the test is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building. Day Care Centre - July 21 Chaplaincy Centre - July 21 Main Building - July 21 Don and Marion McDougall Hall - July 22 Kelley Memorial Building - July 22 Steel Building - July 23-24 Cass Science Hall - July 24 Memorial Hall - July 25 AVC - July 28 - Aug 1 (audible alarms Jul 29-30 evenings) Health Sciences Building - Aug 4 Duffy Science Centre - Aug 5 Dalton Hall - Aug 6 K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre - Aug 7 W.A. Murphy Student Centre - Aug 8 Robertson Library - Aug 15 Alumni Canada Games Place - Aug 18 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre - Aug 19 Central Utility Building - Aug 20 Tunnel System - Aug 21 Bernardine Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall and Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall - Aug 25 - 29 If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

The UPEI Bookstore carries the RF Response Card LCD clickers sold by Turning Technologies. These clickers and Turning Technology's associated software, are the clicker type being used in many UPEI courses. Science students buy clickers for their first year courses. Psychology students could also use Turning Technologies' Response Ware app for mobile devices. The UPEI administration is aware that many faculty are receiving emails about another company's clicker product, but if you are interested in introducing a clicker response system into your classroom, or have other clicker questions, please contact Matthew Saunderson, msaunderson@turningtechnologies.ca or at 888 522 8689 ext. 204.

Staff and faculty are invited to join the UPEI community in welcoming our incoming class on Saturday, August 30 at 9:00 am, in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Welcome Day launches Orientation Week and students' first official day as Panthers, and we would like to make it as interactive as possible. This year, Orientation Week is launching “How To…” sessions to help students begin their post-secondary education in a positive way. If you have any suggestions for a “How To…” presentation, or would like to volunteer to lead a discussion, please contact Alix Barry, Orientation Week Coordinator at oweek@upeisu.ca. Throughout the week, there are meet and greet opportunities with staff, faculty, and peers, as well as fun events and campus tours. All staff and faculty are encouraged to join us at any time throughout the week to welcome our new students! For more information and a schedule of events, please visit www.upei.ca/oweek to find your opportunity to get involved.

The search committee for the Dean of Arts position has recently posted videos of the presentations by Dr. Shannon Murray and Dr. Neb Kujundzic, candidates for the position. The videos can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDThgSPXKk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfKpmA04A8 The committee welcomes feedback on the candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 25, 2014.

Troy Life & Fire Safety are performing fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Monday, July 21. As part of the inspections, there will be testing of alarms, however there will be an audible notification stating this is a test at the beginning and when the test is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building. Day Care Centre - July 21 Chaplaincy Centre - July 21 Main Building - July 21 Don and Marion McDougall Hall - July 22 Kelley Memorial Building - July 22 Steel Building - July 23-24 Cass Science Hall - July 24 Memorial Hall - July 25 AVC - July 28 - Aug 1 (audible alarms Jul 29-30 evenings) Health Sciences Building - Aug 4 Duffy Science Centre - Aug 5 Dalton Hall - Aug 6 K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre - Aug 7 W.A. Murphy Student Centre - Aug 8 Robertson Library - Aug 15 Alumni Canada Games Place - Aug 18 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre - Aug 19 Central Utility Building - Aug 20 Tunnel System - Aug 21 Bernardine Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall and Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall - Aug 25 - 29 If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

The UPEI Bookstore carries the RF Response Card LCD clickers sold by Turning Technologies. These clickers and Turning Technology's associated software, are the clicker type being used in many UPEI courses. Science students buy clickers for their first year courses. Psychology students could also use Turning Technologies' Response Ware app for mobile devices. The UPEI administration is aware that many faculty are receiving emails about another company's clicker product, but if you are interested in introducing a clicker response system into your classroom, or have other clicker questions, please contact Matthew Saunderson, msaunderson@turningtechnologies.ca or at 888 522 8689 ext. 204.

Staff and faculty are invited to join the UPEI community in welcoming our incoming class on Saturday, August 30 at 9:00 am, in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Welcome Day launches Orientation Week and students' first official day as Panthers, and we would like to make it as interactive as possible. This year, Orientation Week is launching “How To…” sessions to help students begin their post-secondary education in a positive way. If you have any suggestions for a “How To…” presentation, or would like to volunteer to lead a discussion, please contact Alix Barry, Orientation Week Coordinator at oweek@upeisu.ca. Throughout the week, there are meet and greet opportunities with staff, faculty, and peers, as well as fun events and campus tours. All staff and faculty are encouraged to join us at any time throughout the week to welcome our new students! For more information and a schedule of events, please visit www.upei.ca/oweek to find your opportunity to get involved.

The search committee for the Dean of Arts position has recently posted videos of the presentations by Dr. Shannon Murray and Dr. Neb Kujundzic, candidates for the position. The videos can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDThgSPXKk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfKpmA04A8 The committee welcomes feedback on the candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 25, 2014.

The International Relations Office will be hosting 3 different student groups from Japan and Korea for a summer language camp program from July 28 to August 29. This is an important recruitment initiative for the university; we encourage anyone in the campus community to drop by the IRO to welcome the students during their stay. The students, ages 15-17 years old and ages 18-24 years old, are excited to come to PEI and study English at the university. The high school students are from an Anglican girls school in Japan; the university students are from Tsukuba University in Japan and Dankook University in Korea. Students will have language classes in the morning and participate in fun cultural activities in the afternoons. Anyone interested in becoming a language partner is welcome to volunteer. Please contact Mary Ellen O’Brien at the International Relations Office at 566-0576 for more information on how you can volunteer with this extraordinary group of students.

The University of Prince Edward Island invites members of the campus community to a private pre-screening of a new documentary, "Code Kids", from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm on Monday, July 21 in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (MCDH 242) at Don and Marion McDougall Hall on the UPEI campus. Filmed in the Maritimes, Finland, and Estonia, this Hemmings House production is due to be broadcast by the CBC on Saturday, July 26 at 8:00 pm. Code Kids explores a global movement to bring back teaching kids coding, or computer programming, to schools and the positive impact this could have for K-12 education and our Maritime economy. Please join us for this private pre-screening and the ensuing discussion. For a preview of the Code Kids documentary, please visit www.codekids.ca Contact: Alexander (Sandy) McAuley amcauley@upei.ca

The International Relations Office will be hosting 3 different student groups from Japan and Korea for a summer language camp program from July 28 to August 29. This is an important recruitment initiative for the university; we encourage anyone in the campus community to drop by the IRO to welcome the students during their stay. The students, ages 15-17 years old and ages 18-24 years old, are excited to come to PEI and study English at the university. The high school students are from an Anglican girls school in Japan; the university students are from Tsukuba University in Japan and Dankook University in Korea. Students will have language classes in the morning and participate in fun cultural activities in the afternoons. Anyone interested in becoming a language partner is welcome to volunteer. Please contact Mary Ellen O’Brien at the International Relations Office at 566-0576 for more information on how you can volunteer with this extraordinary group of students.

The University of Prince Edward Island invites members of the campus community to a private pre-screening of a new documentary, "Code Kids", from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm on Monday, July 21 in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (MCDH 242) at Don and Marion McDougall Hall on the UPEI campus. Filmed in the Maritimes, Finland, and Estonia, this Hemmings House production is due to be broadcast by the CBC on Saturday, July 26 at 8:00 pm. Code Kids explores a global movement to bring back teaching kids coding, or computer programming, to schools and the positive impact this could have for K-12 education and our Maritime economy. Please join us for this private pre-screening and the ensuing discussion. For a preview of the Code Kids documentary, please visit www.codekids.ca Contact: Alexander (Sandy) McAuley amcauley@upei.ca

The UPEI Student Union will be closed on Friday July 18th and reopening on Monday July 21st at 9am.

The UPEI Student Union will be closed on Friday July 18th and reopening on Monday July 21st at 9am.

The Concussion Injury Research and Evaluation Clinic is looking for participants between the ages of 9 and 25 who are physically active and/or involved in organized sport to participate in research that investigates concussion and return-to-play. Study participants must be available for two (2) hour-long testing appointments spaced at least two weeks apart. Visit upei.ca/concussion for more information. Email concussion@upei.ca for inquiries or to schedule an appointment.

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, July 21 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!

The Department of Applied Human Sciences invites you to attend two public presentations by Dr. Joan Muriithi and Dr. Jane Kieru, visiting scholars from the Department of Community Resource Management and Extension at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. Both talks will be held in HSB 301 on July 24 with a break for refreshment in between. Dr. Joan Muriithi - "Coping strategies adopted by women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in shelter homes in Kenya" at 9:30 am. Dr. Jane Kieru - "Predictors of Self-efficacy in HIV Prevention among People Living with HIV and AIDS in Kiambu County, Kenya" at 11:00 am. For more information, please contact Kate Graham kegraham@upei.ca

The Concussion Injury Research and Evaluation Clinic is looking for participants between the ages of 9 and 25 who are physically active and/or involved in organized sport to participate in research that investigates concussion and return-to-play. Study participants must be available for two (2) hour-long testing appointments spaced at least two weeks apart. Visit upei.ca/concussion for more information. Email concussion@upei.ca for inquiries or to schedule an appointment.

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, July 21 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!