Please note: The Courtyard Cafe will be closed on Thursday, February 21 and Friday, February 22. Regular hours of operation will resume on Monday, February 25. Thank you, Chartwells

The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held Wednesday, March 13 1:00-4:00 pm AVC - The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Rm 278N This will be a 3-hour training session with handout, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included). The Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing, and service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years.) Please notify me by email animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.

The deadline for Research Ethics Board Submission--new, renewal, or amendments--is Friday, March 1 for the March meeting. Ensure you always download the current forms from http://research.upei.ca/forms and use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Submit one copy of original protocol with signatures to 200 Kelley Memorial Building Submit an electronic copy to reb@upei.ca Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date. Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Lisa MacDougall at 620-5104.

Very low-risk animal research and teaching projects may no longer require biosafety permits (See exemptions http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://research.upei.ca/files/researc… ) For more information, please contact Dr. Rhoda J. Speare, Biosafety Officer at (902) 620-5071 or rspeare@upei.ca. Ensure you always download the current forms from http://research.upei.ca/forms and use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Submit one copy of original protocol with signatures to 200 Kelley Memorial Building Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Lisa MacDougall at 620-5104.

Beginning Tuesday, February 19 to Friday, February 22, please note the following change in food service retail hours of operation: The Courtyard Café (W.A. Murphy Student Centre) will operate from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Samuel's (Robertson Library) hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. There is no change to the hours of operation at the AVC Cafeteria Samuel's and The Courtyard Cafe will resume regular hours of operations on Monday, February 25 at 8:00 am.

If you are interested in booking McMillan Hall, please contact Candice Heigh at admin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530. If you are interested in booking The Wave, please contact Nicole Gallant, Bar Manager, at thewave@upeisu.ca or 566-0366.

Thought of moving some of your teaching online but don't know where to start? We've planned two half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am- 12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The sessions will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the sessions, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning via email Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at lmmackinnon@upei.ca We also want to make it clear that the session is divided in two parts and are both meant to be attended.

Thought of moving some of your teaching online but don't know where to start? We've planned two half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am- 12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The sessions will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the sessions, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning via email Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at lmmackinnon@upei.ca We also want to make it clear that the session is divided in two parts and are both meant to be attended.

Thought of moving some of your teaching online but don't know where to start? We've planned two half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am- 12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The sessions will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the sessions, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning via email Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at lmmackinnon@upei.ca We also want to make it clear that the session is divided in two parts and are both meant to be attended.

Jessica Willis, Department of Biomedical Sciences, will give a seminar entitled "Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Hillsborough Harbour (Prince Edward Island)" on Tuesday, February 19 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

UPEI Athletics & Recreation and the Chaplaincy Centre are pleased to announce a weekly yoga/meditation class for UPEI students, staff & faculty only. And it's FREE. The class is rejuvenating and healing, using a combination of energizing and calming techniques and yoga poses designed to improve balance, flexibility, strength and relaxation. The class will be held every Wednesday from 12:05-12:55 pm beginning Wednesday, February 20. The class will be held in the Chaplaincy Centre until early-, mid-June. When the weather is nicer, the class will move outdoors to the Quadrangle area until the last Wednesday in August. Participants are encouraged to take their own towel and/or mat. Angela Marchbank, BSc Kinesiology Fitness and Wellness Coordinator 566-0606 amarchbank@upei.ca

Jessica Willis, Department of Biomedical Sciences, will give a seminar entitled "Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Hillsborough Harbour (Prince Edward Island)" on Tuesday, February 19 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

UPEI Athletics & Recreation and the Chaplaincy Centre are pleased to announce a weekly yoga/meditation class for UPEI students, staff & faculty only. And it's FREE. The class is rejuvenating and healing, using a combination of energizing and calming techniques and yoga poses designed to improve balance, flexibility, strength and relaxation. The class will be held every Wednesday from 12:05-12:55 pm beginning Wednesday, February 20. The class will be held in the Chaplaincy Centre until early-, mid-June. When the weather is nicer, the class will move outdoors to the Quadrangle area until the last Wednesday in August. Participants are encouraged to take their own towel and/or mat. Angela Marchbank, BSc Kinesiology Fitness and Wellness Coordinator 566-0606 amarchbank@upei.ca

UPEI Athletics & Recreation and the Chaplaincy Centre are pleased to announce a weekly yoga/meditation class for UPEI students, staff & faculty only. And it's FREE. The class is rejuvenating and healing, using a combination of energizing and calming techniques and yoga poses designed to improve balance, flexibility, strength and relaxation. The class will be held every Wednesday from 12:05-12:55 pm beginning Wednesday, February 20. The class will be held in the Chaplaincy Centre until early-, mid-June. When the weather is nicer, the class will move outdoors to the Quadrangle area until the last Wednesday in August. Participants are encouraged to take their own towel and/or mat. Angela Marchbank, BSc Kinesiology Fitness and Wellness Coordinator 566-0606 amarchbank@upei.ca

Jessica Willis, Department of Biomedical Sciences, will give a seminar entitled "Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Hillsborough Harbour (Prince Edward Island)" on Tuesday, February 19 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, February 13 Women's Hockey host UdeM 7:30 pm Friday, February 15 Men's Hockey 1/4 Finals Game 2 UPEI hosts StFX 7 pm Friday, February 15 Women's Basketball host StFX 6 pm Men's Basketball host StFX 8 pm Saturday, February 16 Women's Basketball host StFX 4 pm Men's Basketball host StFX 6 pm Last home games. Saturday, February 16 Women's Hockey host SMU 7 pm Sunday, February 17 Women's Hockey host StFX 6 pm Last home games Lynn Boudreau UPEI Athletics & Recreation Strategic Planning 566-0481 - new number

Thought of moving some of your teaching online but don't know where to start? We've planned two, half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am-12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The sessions will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the sessions, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning via email Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at: lmmackinnon@upei.ca We also want to make it clear that the session is divided in two parts and are both meant to be attended.

In recognition of the outstanding performance of our faculty and staff and their dedication to students and community—on-campus, provincially, and globally— a number of annual awards have been created to acknowledge their efforts and achievements, and to celebrate their contributions to our success as an institution. Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Faculty and Librarians and four Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Staff will be awarded in 2013 and presented during a celebration of colleagues to be held on Monday, May 6, 2013. Location and time will be announced soon. Ryan Johnston, Director of Human Resources will lead the process and chair the committees to select award recipients. Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on March 8, 2013. For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit: upei.ca/presidentialawards.

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee, in conjunction with the Fair Treatment Office, invites all students, staff, and faculty, and the broader community to wear pink on Wednesday, February 27, to raise bullying awareness and help make our campus a respectful and safe place to learn and work. In Canada, anti-bullying is promoted by wearing pink on the last Wednesday of February to symbolize a no-tolerance policy on bullying. Last year, 6.4 million people took part in “Pink Shirt Day.” Learn more about Pink Shirt Day by visiting http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/. For more information on UPEI’s Pink Shirt Day, contact Peggy Leahey at (902) 566-6498 or mleahey@upei.ca.