Dr. Robert Gilmour, Vice-President Academic and Research, wishes to advise the campus community that Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass will assume the role of Interim Dean, Faculty of Science while Dr. Debbie MacLellan takes administrative leave from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 to further her research activities. During this time, Dr. Dany MacDonald will be Acting Chair, Department of Applied Human Sciences. Many thanks to Drs. Gottschall-Pass and MacDonald for their willingness to serve in these capacities.

Any perishables must be sent to and from UPEI by Wednesday December 21, 2016 in order to have products to their destinations before holiday closures. The last day for outbound courier packages and letter mail for the year will be Thursday, December 22, 2016. On Friday December 23, 2016 there will only be inbound courier and mail services. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Larry at 566-0875 or Anne Marie at 566-0624 or email shipping@upei.ca.

Also, Fedex has a new account number at UPEI, so for best pricing have the account number filled out on the weigh bill by the shipping and receiving department when you send departmental parcels or mail. 

UPEI's International Relations Office sends holiday greetings, please click here to view video message.

The UPEI Student Union offices will close December 20 at 12 pm and will reopen January 3 at 9 am. Happy Holidays! 

There will be a necessary, campus-wide power shutdown on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in order to complete the high voltage power tie-in to the new School of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. The work will begin at 4:00 am and take between 2-4 hours to complete. This will result in the power being shut down for the entire campus. Emergency power will not be affected.

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.

On Tuesday, December 20 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, in the Student Lounge (2nd Floor, Kelley Memorial Building), the University community is invited to a retirement drop-in for our colleague Judy Helps, Payroll. After more than 17 years with UPEI, Judy will retire on January 1st. Cake and light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there to wish Judy all the best in her retirement!

Final day of the 12 Days of Christmas sale! On Monday, December 19 - UPEI Staff/Faculty who haven't had a membership with the Sports Centre can BOGO 50% off on a 1-year-membership. For a list of all specials please visit our webpage. Note: Some conditions may apply.

The UPEI Graduate Students' Association would like to extend congratulations to the recipients of the GSA Faculty and Staff Awards, announced on Saturday, December 10 at the winter social event.The recipient of the GSA Faculty Award is Dr. Pedro Quijon, and the recipient of the GSA Staff Award is Trudy MacMillan-Affleck. Congratulations Pedro and Trudy!

Facilities Management needs to do some hot water line repairs in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and Duffy Science Centre that require a shutdown of domestic hot water for the buildings on Saturday, December 17, 2016.  Work at the Duffy Science Centre will begin at 8:00 am and is expected to take 4 hours to complete.  Work at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre will begin at 12:00 pm, and is expected to take 2 hours to complete.

This shutdown is for domestic hot water only, cold water will not be affected.

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.

On Tuesday, December 20 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, in the Student Lounge (2nd Floor, Kelley Memorial Building), the University community is invited to a retirement drop-in for our colleague Judy Helps, Payroll. After more than 17 years with UPEI, Judy will retire on January 1st. Cake and light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there to wish Judy all the best in her retirement!

When phoning anyone in the Department of Development and Alumni Engagement, you must dial all ten digits. Simply dialing the last four will no longer work for this department. 

12 Days of Christmas sale! On Friday, December 16 - UPEI Staff/Faculty renew 1 year membership & save 15%; on Saturday, December 17 - community membership renew 1 year membership and save 15%; and on Sunday, December 18 - NEW Community 1 year memberships BOGO 50% off. For a list of all specials please visit our webpage. Note: Some conditions may apply.

PhD Candidacy Seminar - Ashok Somalraju,
Seminar Title: Advances and Implications of Genome Editing Technologies
Date: Friday, December 16 at 2 pm
Location: Duffy Science Centre, Rm. 204

The UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation is excited to announce the 12 Days of Christmas sale! Featured on Thursday, December 15 - 15% off Panther Fit Pack. For a list of all specials please visit our webpage. Note: Some conditions may apply.

On Tuesday, December 20 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, in the Student Lounge (2nd Floor, Kelley Memorial Building), the University community is invited to a retirement drop-in for our colleague Judy Helps, Payroll. After more than 17 years with UPEI, Judy will retire on January 1st. Cake and light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there to wish Judy all the best in her retirement!

The UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation is excited to announce the 12 Days of Christmas sale! Featured on Wednesday, December 14: Day Passes $5 (+HST). For a list of all specials please visit our webpage. Note: Some conditions may apply.

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Hannah Gehrels, Masters student from the Department of Biology, will be defending her thesis, "A Study of Green Crab (Carcinus Maenas) Interactions, Cannibalism, and a first approach to model the effects of harvesting on its populations", on Wednesday, December 14 at 2 pm in Room 204 of the Duffy Science Centre. All are welcome!

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Khalid Alshammari, Masters student, will be defending his thesis, "On the solutions of linear differential equations with polynomial coefficients", on Thursday, December 15 at 2 pm in Room 104 of the Health Sciences Building.  All are welcome!

UPEI has lowered the flags in front of Kelley Memorial Building to half-mast in honour of former athletics director and UPEI Founder Barb Mullaly, who passed away on December 10 (read the UPEI news release). The flags will remain lowered until after the funeral service on Thursday, December 15 at 11 am at the Belvedere Funeral Home.  View obituary/funeral arrangements

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 January 6 2017. They will be reviewed at the January 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 you always:

• Download and use the current forms, found here
• Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms
• Submit an electronic copy to reb@upei.ca
• Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building

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