The Department of Applied Human Sciences invites members of the campus community to attend research and teaching presentations by candidates for a tenure-track position in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology). There will be a meet and greet preceding the research presentations and snacks will be served. If you are unable to attend the presentations, please consider attending the meet and greets. Monday, April 28: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Sit Less, Move More: The Health Impact of Sitting Too Much and Exercising Too Little" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "Working Out In the Danger Zone: Exercise and Sport Performance at Altitude" Tuesday, April 29: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Exercise and Canada’s aging population: Can physical activity improve more than just muscle for baby-boomers?" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "How can elevation improve and impair performance?" For more information: Kate Graham, kegraham@upei.ca 566-0620

Beginning Thursday, May 1, Central Printing will be operating 8:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Contact: Wendy Henderson at 566-0668 or whenderson@upei.ca

The Department of Student Affairs will be closed on April 29 for its annual staff meeting day. Scheduled exams in Student Affairs for that day will continue and all things scheduled will continue - but the department will be closed to the public. The receptionist will be in the department - so in case of emergency, call the department and the receptionist will get a hold of the manager. Thanks for your understanding. For more information please feel free to contact Treena Smith at trlsmith@upei.ca

This is a reminder that in order to accommodate changes to software installed on computers in the student computer labs for the new school year (fall semester), we must receive requests including any installation media (CDs, DVDs, etc.), and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before June 1. ** NOTE: Software should be Windows 7 compatible. Please email all requests to Stephen Mahar at smahar@upei.ca. Any requests received after June 1 will be applied in the next round of software updates. All software installations are required to be licensed as network installations and not single workstations only. For more information please check out our website at http://www.upei.ca/itss/fall-semester-student-computer-lab-update

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. UPEI was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the UPEI Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. UPEI was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the UPEI Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a number of fitness programming including dance fitness, senior fitness, stroller fitness, bootcamp, women on weights, and ultimate circuit starting up soon. Our popular cycle, TRX, and speed training programs will start up in May as well. More details on these classes can be found here: http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/fitness-programming We also have to announce a number of recreational programming beginning in May: Co-ed Soccer - Sundays 4-6 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Dodgeball - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 18 - August 31 Co-ed Basketball - Mondays 7-9 pm, May 19 - August 25 Co-ed Badminton - Wednesdays 7-9 pm, May 14 - August 27 These recreational sport programs are FREE for Sports Centre members. For non-members the cost is $20 per sport (May - August) or $5 drop in. For those new to the Fitness Centre, and wondering how to properly use the equipment, Kris Lutwick, UPEI Personal Trainer will be leading a session on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 pm. To sign up for this free session, please call 566-6074.

New homestay host families are required to accommodate UPEI international students for periods as short as two weeks this summer, and for longer term arrangements. A description of the program, rates, and the HOST Family Application form is available at: http://www.upei.ca/iro/live-homestay-family If you are interested in learning more, please contact homestay@eastlink.ca, or call Reiko Dolan at 566-3322.

The Bookstore will be closed on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 for inventory purposes.