UPEI Christmas Skate - Tuesday, December 6
Join us for a skate and some hot chocolate from 11:30 am- 1:00 pm, Tuesday, December 6 at the Bell Aliant Centre , ice surface B.

Time to get creative. Join your co-workers in decorating your office for the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest. Judging will be held from 11 am – noon on Thursday, December 15. Please register your office with Angela Marchbank.

This isn’t your weekly announcement of another SCENT blog post to go take a look at. Instead, it’s a big thank you, as the fall 2016 semester comes to a close, from SCENT to the campus community—for engaging so richly with our weekly blog and this semester’s theme of “what is university for?” The 12 blog posts for this semester elicited 1956 views and 57 comments, suggesting to us that a lot of you are reading and no doubt having other kinds of conversations about the posts. Apparently, our most popular blog posts were #2 and #5, and—no surprise—September and October were the busiest months. We think this is a huge success, as we aim to provoke and educate, and to get us all thinking together about the complexity of issues around this central theme. Stay tuned for the second week of January, when we’ll return with another semester’s worth of posts on the related and equally provocative theme “whom is university for?” Have a great break! And if you’re looking for some reading, and haven’t checked out all the posts yet, head on over to projects.upei.ca/scent and catch up on this semester’s articles.

Fitness Class UPDATE! With the new fitness studio A opened we are able to extend our membership classes until Thursday, December 15.

Mondays - PiYo - Bernadette @ 12:05 pm, Cardio Dance Fusion - Lyndsey @ 5 pm
Tuesdays - Cardio Dance Fusion Lite - Lyndsey @ 9 am, Cardio Blast - Bernadette @ 12:05 pm, HIIT - Tracey @5 pm Wednesday - PiYo - Bernadette @ 12:05 pm, Stretch n' Tone - Lyndsey @ 5 pm Thusday - Stretch n' Tone - Bernadette @ 12:05 pm, Yoga Flow - Rebecca @ 5 pm

The third annual PEI Weather Trivia Calendar is available now and will be launched on Monday, December 5, 2016 from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm at the Faculty Lounge, Main Building at UPEI.

Co-authored by Don Jardine and Dr. Adam Fenech and published by the Climate Research Lab at UPEI, this third edition of the weather trivia calendar is filled with 365 new stories about real local weather events from across the Island over the past 250 years and their impact on Islanders’ everyday lives.

PEI history comes to life in this third edition of PEI’s weather trivia calendar of all new 365 stories about Prince Edward Island weather and its impact on Islanders’ everyday life. This calendar brings stories from North Cape to East Point, West Point to Murray Head – and all points in-between over the past 250 years.

A great gift for any Islander, and any occasion – birthdays, Christmas or even Islander Day!

The PEI Weather Trivia Calendar 2017 is now available for purchase at pharmacies and book stores across the Island.

The December Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, December 6, at 7 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, featuring Dr. Sharon Myers speaking about “The Murderous Mother and the Meanings of Minnie McGee."

In July 1912, 36-year-old Minnie McGee (nee Mary Cassidy, 1875-1953) of St. Mary’s Road, was tried and sentenced to hang for the murder of her son. While charged only in the death of 10-year-old John, evidence suggests she had killed all six of her children during the same week that spring. More than 130 people in the larger Georgetown area signed a petition for clemency, requesting the federal Minister of Justice to “commute her sentence on a plea of insanity.” The commutation was awarded and McGee would spend the rest of her life in a variety of provincial and federal institutions. Dr. Myers’ research follows McGee’s life in and out of institutions, showing a pattern of occurrences in McGee’s “criminal” life where the state chose to discipline and punish with far lighter touch than might be expected.

Watch for details for another lecture about islands – near and far – January 17! For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?

Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Friday, December 2 to Saturday, December 17 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902.566.0696.

The offices of the UPEI Student Union will close at 1:00 pm on Friday, December 2 and re-open on Monday, December 5 at 9:00 am. Sorry for any inconvenience. 

Please be adivsed there is a correction for in the dates from the previous notice.

UPEI and Student Affairs are offering Mental Health First Aid training to all students, faculty and staff. All fees and related costs are paid for by UPEI.

The MHFA Canada program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or colleague.

The upcoming session will be held on Wednesday, December 14 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm and Thursday, December 15 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm (one hour for lunch each day, lunch is
not provided). Snacks and refreshments will be served. Attendance on both days is mandatory for completion of the training.

For more information, please email saworkshops@upei.ca. To sign up for this session please fill out this form https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe96fAMy4lWW_93yCoxIWxvfCzoknnfAigN0dynn9RvqMshNQ/viewform

The Physics department identified surplus equipment before its recent move to the SSDE building and what is left will be available in Duffy Science Centre 309 on Monday, December 5 from 2:30 to 4 pm. A general "for use at UPEI" pickup took place October, but this opportunity is for anyone who might have any use for these items (i.e. home use, disassembly for parts, etc.) as what is remaining will be disposed of. Examples of items include old electronics equipment such as calorimeter equipment, analog meters, glassware; metal weights; metal stands; scales, graph paper, electronic components; and some office items. Contact Lisa Steele (ldsteele@upei.ca) if you have questions.

At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On the first two days of exams -- Wednesday and Thursday, December 7 and 8, between 11:30 am–1:30 pm -- a chili dinner is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation on this busy week. We are looking for faculty and staff to help out and provide encouragement for students on their exams. If you are able to volunteer some time, sign up here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/12nF-KBHdSl298R_ZMzLUrSjUIcCsbJjYraBI3cmXzC4/edit#heading=h.3ate84sivug7

All pay changes, PTFs, overtime submissions, paper timesheets, etc., must be received by Human Resources by noon:

November 30, 2016 for the December 16, 2016 payroll
December 5, 2016 for the December 30, 2016 payroll
December 19, 2016 for the January 13, 2017 payroll
Electronic timesheet deadline – December 19, 2016 for December 30, 2016 pay

All UPEI students are invited to enjoy a Festive Coffee and Cookie Break on Thursday, December 8, presented by the Office of the President. Drop by the concourse in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre between 1 and 2 pm where the team from the Office of the President will serve up cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate.  

Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath? The Robertson Library is creating a Stress Free Zone just for you this term! Relax, play a game, colour, get crafty, read some poetry, get festive. It all starts on December 1st and continues until December 17th. And, as a special treat, Chartwells and the Robertson Library are co-sponsoring two afternoons of cupcakes and cookies, coffee and hot chocolate on Saturday December 3 and Saturday December 10 (2 pm start). Good for the belly, good for the soul!

Go to the library to refresh your brain and unwind your spirit!

The Physics department identified surplus equipment before its recent move to the SSDE building and what is left will be available in Duffy Science Centre 309 on Monday, December 5 from 2:30 to 4 pm.  A general "for use at UPEI" pickup took place October, but this opportunity is for anyone who might have any use for these items (i.e. home use, disassembly for parts, etc.) as what is remaining will be disposed of. Examples of items include old electronics equipment such as calorimeter equipment, analog meters, glassware; metal weights; metal stands; scales, graph paper, electronic components; and some office items. Contact Lisa Steele (ldsteele@upei.ca) if you have questions.

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to attend the 2016 President’s Holiday Social and Tree Lighting for Faculty and Staff on Tuesday, December 6 from 2 to 4 pm in McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre.

Celebrate with your colleagues and enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshments while listening to students from the UPEI music program perform songs of the season. You are encouraged to bring your food and monetary donations for the UPEI Food Bank—the Office of the President will match your support!

We hope that you will help usher in the holidays by gathering together between the Kelley Memorial Building and the Student Centre at 4 pm to help light our trio of Christmas trees.

Looking forward to seeing you all at this special time of year!

At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On the first two days of exams - Wednesday and Thursday, December 7 & 8 -between 11:30 am–1:30 pm, a chili dinner is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation on this busy week. We are looking for faculty and staff to help out and provide encouragement for students on their exams. If you are able to volunteer some time, sign up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12nF-KBHdSl298R_ZMzLUrSjUIcCsbJjYraBI3cmXzC4/edit#heading=h.3ate84sivug7

There will be two Emergency First Aid and CPR training sessions offered in December. The training cost is covered by the Health & Safety budget and space is limited. If you are interested in attending one of the dates listed below please register by contacting Kathryn Harrison at kharrison@upei.ca or 902-566-0901 by December 1.

Friday December 9, 2016 from 9 a.m.- 4 pm.
Thursday December 15, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 4 pm.

Want to be published in the Winter edition of the International Relations Office newsletter?! This is a great way to share your experiences, research, poetry, pictures, etc with the campus community! 

Submissions May Include:
-Personal reflections (ex: cross-cultural reflections, experiencse coming to Canada, reporting on your exchange, news from your society or updates/experiences of graduate or graduated students)
- Poetry
- Pictures
- Drawings
- Your own research- especially as it relates to international students or the international community at large
- Other forms of submission are welcome!!

Submission deadline is November.30th. Please email all submissions to rgreathouse@upei.ca.

To see our Fall Newsletter, please visit http://www.upei.ca/iro/newsletters.

Join the UPEI School of Nursing and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for a Master of Nursing Open House on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 6:30-8:00 pm, in the Health Sciences Building, room 106, UPEI.

Talk with current Master of Nursing students to hear about their journey in the program, tour the building and have your admissions questions answered! Refreshments will be served. All current Nurses in PEI are welcomed to attend.