The UPEI Music Department is proud to present the 2013 Music Performance Competition Finals Concert on Thursday, January 24 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. For tickets or information, contact 566-0507 or music@upei.ca Tickets are $15/$10 (students/seniors) and will be available at the door. http://news.upei.ca/media/2013/01/21/music-performance-competition-fina…

Our campus food bank is busy at the beginning of a term as students put financial resources into texts and other school supplies. So while our food bank was full in early January, more recently it is looking bare. Tuna, peanut butter, cereal, crackers, salt, pasta, and sauces, granola bars and treats ... all are needed these days. Also we have an offer of eggs but have been asked to collect egg cartons. Why not drop off your empty cartons so someone else can have a full one? Food bank usage varies each month. Often we see 15-20 per month, some repeat visitors and some first-time, one-time users. Sister Sue Sister Susan Kidd Campus Minister 902-894-2876 sukidd@upei.ca

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ed MacDonald (History) next Thursday, January 31 from 11:30 am-12:20 pm in the Faculty Lounge in the Main Building for a brown-bag lunch discussion of best practices in selecting students for class group work. We often talk about the pedagogical thinking behind group work, and we occasionally discuss how best to evaluate individual group members for what is essentially communal work. But we seldom talk about a related aspect of group work, the assembling of the groups themselves. How do we select group members? Randomly? By perceived abilities? Congruent schedules? Compatibility? What is the optimal size? How big is too big? Let's compare notes and see if we can come up with some best practice principles. Questions? Email gwandio@upei.ca at the Faculty Development Office. We hope to see you next week!

Dr. Daphne Gill, Department of Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "Lab Rats Speak Out: Designing a behavioural test battery for assessing autism-like symptoms in rodents" on Tuesday, January 29 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

Do you have something that you want students to know? The UPEISU will be putting out their next update email on January 28, so if you would like something in it, please email the information to Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca by Friday, January 25, at 5:00 pm.

Government of Canada initiative - to help employ students between the ages of 15 and 30. Please go to the Service Canada website for more information: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/csj2013

"P.E.I. study shows surprising fetal alcohol disorder numbers" CBC PEI on a study co-led by Dr. Janet Bryanton, Associate Professor of Nursing at UPEI http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/21/pei… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

On January 30, The Wave will be hosting Student/Faculty/Staff Trivia as a part of Frost Week 2013! Get your team together and come to The Wave at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, January 30! For more information, email Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca

Do you have something that you want students to know? The UPEISU will be putting out their next update email on January 28, so if you would like something in it, please email the information to Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca by Friday, January 25, at 5:00 pm.

Government of Canada initiative - to help employ students between the ages of 15 and 30. Please go to the Service Canada website for more information: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/csj2013

"P.E.I. study shows surprising fetal alcohol disorder numbers" CBC PEI on a study co-led by Dr. Janet Bryanton, Associate Professor of Nursing at UPEI http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/21/pei… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

On January 30, The Wave will be hosting Student/Faculty/Staff Trivia as a part of Frost Week 2013! Get your team together and come to The Wave at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, January 30! For more information, email Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca

"P.E.I. study shows surprising fetal alcohol disorder numbers" CBC PEI on a study co-led by Dr. Janet Bryanton, Associate Professor of Nursing at UPEI http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/21/pei… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

On January 30, The Wave will be hosting Student/Faculty/Staff Trivia as a part of Frost Week 2013! Get your team together and come to The Wave at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, January 30! For more information, email Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca

Do you have something that you want students to know? The UPEISU will be putting out their next update email on January 28, so if you would like something in it, please email the information to Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca by Friday, January 25, at 5:00 pm.

Government of Canada initiative - to help employ students between the ages of 15 and 30. Please go to the Service Canada website for more information: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/csj2013

There will be a water shutdown in Steel Building on Wednesday, January 23 beginning at 8:00 am. This shutdown will last for approximately 2 hours. It will shut down all water to the building. Washrooms are available in either Dalton Hall or Main Building. This shutdown is necessary to cap off lines to an old sink in room 220. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.

There will be a water shutdown in Steel Building on Wednesday, January 23 beginning at 8:00 am. This shutdown will last for approximately 2 hours. It will shut down all water to the building. Washrooms are available in either Dalton Hall or Main Building. This shutdown is necessary to cap off lines to an old sink in room 220. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.

There will be a water shutdown in Steel Building on Wednesday, January 23 beginning at 8:00 am. This shutdown will last for approximately 2 hours. It will shut down all water to the building. Washrooms are available in either Dalton Hall or Main Building. This shutdown is necessary to cap off lines to an old sink in room 220. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.

The Nicol Entrepreneurial Award Competition at UPEI welcomes undergraduates from any area of campus. Three cash prize winners from UPEI First prize: $5,000 cash Deadline for first round: Tuesday, February 5, 11:59 pm Atlantic Time. First round includes a written summary and/or a video pitch of the business idea. Ideas can be submitted by individuals or teams of up to three. Enter your idea at http://upei-nicol.myreviewroom.com/ Contact Reuben Domike at rdomike@upei.ca with any questions.