There are plumbing repairs needed in the washrooms of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. In order to do these repairs we need to shutdown the domestic hot and cold water for the building on Saturday, November 19 beginning at 6:00 am. The shutdown is expected to last approximately 3 hours. During this time, there will be washrooms available for use in Duffy Science Centre.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca, 902-566-6034 or Troy Gallant at trogallant@upei.ca, 902-566-6033.

Dr. Robert F. Gilmour Jr., Vice-President Academic and Research, cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest author Deirdre Kessler, and the UPEI community on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to kick-off Health and Fitness Week on Monday, November 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 am in McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre. You'll enjoy a free Pancake Breakfast and UPEI Manager of Campus and Community Recreation Stephanie Knickle's keynote address entitled, "What is Life Balance? Why do we need it? What can we do to make sure our physical and mental health don't take a back seat to other demands on our lives?" Full Health and Fitness Week Schedule 

The first-year class of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be showcasing their "sustainable seating" prototypes this Friday, November 18 from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon in the main concourse of the engineering building.  All are invited to drop by and see what the project groups have accomplished over a fast-paced, three-week project.

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.

Calling all singers! The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will be meeting this Tuesday, November 22, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm in room 103, Robertson Library building (in the basement). This area is also accessible by an elevator. The multicultural choir is in its sixth year, and is a non-audition, open, free and fun activity which brings people from campus and the community together, sharing songs from cultures all around the world! if you have any questions or comments, or require access by elevator, please contact Hailey at 902-566-6023, or airs@upei.ca. 

Come join us for some or all of Social Justice Week at UPEI! A series of events, films, discussions, displays, interactive exhibits, and performances to get us all to think about what social justice means and how we can move together towards a more just world for more people.

• Thursday, November 17, 6 pm, Main Faculty Lounge: public talk, “Two Spirit Identity & Resilience” with John R. Sylliboy
• Friday, November 18, 4 pm, Chaplaincy Centre: Jams for Justice, public concert “Concert for Comfort”
• Sunday, November 20, 5:30 pm, McDougall 242: Mawi’omi Centre film screening, “Angry Inuk”
• Monday, November 21, 4:30 pm, Dawson Lounge (Main 520): Dawson Lounge conversation series, “The Social Construction of Gender”
• Monday, November 21, 7 pm: Duffy 135: Cinema Politica film screening, “The Yes Men Are Revolting”
• Wednesday, November 23, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Student Centre: “What is Social Justice?” -- displays, exhibits, and an “outrage tree”
• Wednesday, November 23, 4 pm, The Wave: “Rants and Raves”
• Thursday, November 24, time and place TBA: Students Protecting Animals film screening, “Cowspiracy”

All events are free and everyone welcome! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca

Tuition Waiver forms for the Winter 2017 semester must be submitted to Human Resources by no later than December 13, 2016. When completing the form, please include all of the required information (course name, time, start and end date, cost and the number of semester hours) to avoid any delays in processing the waiver. Please submit original forms directly to Human Resources (lower level Kelley building, room #143). If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at: (902) 566-0514.

The East Coast Art Party, a signature Health and Fitness Week event, will take place Tuesday, November 22 at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre in McMillan Hall from 5 to 8 pm. Pre-register now with your payment ($25 per person) at the Panther Central Desk at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Registration includes all art supplies and you get to keep the selected painting you create. We have 20 spots available for UPEI students and 20 spots for UPEI faculty/staff. Visit upei.ca/healthandfitnessweek for the full Health and Fitness Week Schedule.

There will be two Emergency First Aid and CPR training sessions offered in December. The training cost is covered by the Health and 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, 2016.

Friday December 9, 2016 from 9 am - 4 pm
Thursday December 15, 2016 from 9 am - 4 pm

Chartwells is pleased to present the following promotions at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for the upcoming weeks:

November 13 - 19 -- Two can dine for $10.99, any meal
November 20 - December 3 -- Five lunches for $25 dollars
December 4 - 16 --  BOGO or ½ off any meal

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, December 2, 2016. They will be reviewed at the December meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after December 2 will be reviewed at the January 2017 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following:

• one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 902-620-5104 or reb@upei.ca

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday, November 25, 2016. These applications will be reviewed at the December 2016 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from www.upei.ca/research/forms.  Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms.

Submit the following:

• one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

Please note that applications received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 902-620-5104 or reb@upei.ca

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, experiences 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 30, 2016. Please email all submissions to rgreathouse@upei.ca. To see our Fall newsletter, please visit www.upei.ca/iro/newsletters.

Everyone is welcome to attend the Departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar on Tuesday, November 22 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre "B".  Nicole Kaiser, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will give a seminar entitled "Prostaglandin Receptor Expression in Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma". 

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

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

There are plumbing repairs needed in the washrooms of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. In order to do these repairs we need to shutdown the domestic hot and cold water for the building on Saturday, November 19 beginning at 6:00 am.  The shutdown is expected to last approximately 3 hours. During this time, there will be washrooms available for use in Duffy Science Centre.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca, 902-566-6034 or Troy Gallant at trogallant@upei.ca, 902-566-6033.

Come join us for some or all of Social Justice Week at UPEI! A series of events, films, discussions, displays, interactive exhibits, and performances to get us all to think about what social justice means and how we can move together towards a more just world for more people.

• Thursday, November 17, 6 pm, Main Faculty Lounge: public talk, “Two Spirit Identity & Resilience” with John R. Sylliboy
• Friday, November 18, 4 pm, Chaplaincy Centre: Jams for Justice, public concert “Concert for Comfort”
• Sunday, November 20, 5:30 pm, McDougall 242: Mawi’omi Centre film screening, “Angry Inuk”
• Monday, November 21, 4:30 pm, Dawson Lounge (Main 520): Dawson Lounge conversation series, “The Social Construction of Gender”
• Monday, November 21, 7 pm: Duffy 135: Cinema Politica film screening, “The Yes Men Are Revolting”
• Wednesday, November 23, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Student Centre: “What is Social Justice?” -- displays, exhibits, and an “outrage tree”
• Wednesday, November 23, 4 pm, The Wave: “Rants and Raves”
• Thursday, November 24, time and place TBA: Students Protecting Animals film screening, “Cowspiracy”

All events are free and everyone welcome! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca

We are excited to announce the first annual UPEI Health and Fitness Week, November 21 - 26, 2016. There are several fun and healthy activities for UPEI students, staff & faculty. Participate in activities and have chances to win a variety of prizes. Some activities include fitness testing, Health Fair, presentations, glucose/cholesterol clinic, SoundEscapes, fitness classes and clinics, East Coast Art Party, Pancake Breakfast, mens/womens varsity basketball game, and more..... Visit www.upei.ca/healthandfitnessweek for more details.

This week’s SCENT blog post explores another timely subject, and we want to know what you think about it. Head to http://projects.upei.ca/scent/ and leave a comment about the claim of this week’s article – “University Rankings Ignore Teaching.” Questions? Email Gerald at fdo@upei.ca.