We have had two UPEI employee fitness training grants become available. The $75 grant can be applied to specialty fitness class, cycle class or a small group training. If interested please email Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca immediately. Based on a first email basis. Note: if you are receiving a fitness training subsidy already this winter semester, you are not eligible.

UPEI Panther Fitness programming kicking off the new year! Specialty fitness classes and cycle classes start the week of January 7. Register now to secure your spot. Details and costs of programs can be found at http://www.upei.ca/ar/fitness-classes

Interested in training in a small group of six with a UPEI personal trainer? Details and costs of training can be found here: http://www.upei.ca/ar/small-group-training

UPEI Sports Centre membership fitness classes started the new year on January 2. The membership classes are free for sports centre members. For non-members cost is $6 + hst per person per class.

For more information about Fitness Programming at UPEI, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.

Once again MHW will be hosting “Let’s Listen”, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event. We are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty, and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health. You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental environment, and then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation. 

If you’re interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Grace Gibson at ggibson@upei.ca by Wednesday, Jan. 16th. 

Let’s Listen to be held: Fri. February 1st, 3:30 - 5:00, The Fox & Crow.

Did you now there was mass on campus three times a week?
Sunday 6:00 pm; Monday and Thursday 12:05
All masses are in the Chaplaincy Centre and will resume this Sunday January 6 at 6:00 pm for the Feast of the Epiphany.

Moodle Courses are unavailable to students until instructors have opened them. If you would like students to have access to your Moodle course or receive Moodle announcements please make sure your course has been opened by following these steps:

If you have any questions or need help opening your course please contact moodle@upei.ca.

Next meeting: Friday, Jan. 18, 12:30-1:15 pm, room AVC 280N. Dr. Paul Bernard (AVC Biomedical Sciences) will lead discussion of the article: 
Makowska IJ, Weary DM. 2016. The importance of burrowing, climbing and standing upright for laboratory rats. Royal Society Open Science 3:160136. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160136

This article looks at optimizing rodent housing from an ethological perspective, which will be of benefit to both the animals and the science.

The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets once a month (third Friday, generally) to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare; for eg in areas of animal welfare science, animal ethics, animal behaviour, anesthesia and analgesia, ethical veterinary practice. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion. The club is co hosted by AVC’s Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club. Email acrook@upei.ca or jdamico@upei.ca to be on the e-mail list for future information.

Once again MHW will be hosting “Let’s Listen”, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event. We are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty, and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health. You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental environment, and then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation. 

If you’re interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Grace Gibson at ggibson@upei.ca by Wednesday, Jan. 16th. 

Let’s Listen to be held: Fri. February 1st, 3:30 - 5:00, The Fox & Crow

Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years. 

Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $12.25. For additional information and application information for this program please click here.

To apply for this Program you will need to contact Monique Geurts, Human Resources, mgeurts@upei.ca or 566-0515. The closing date for applications is January 25, 2019.

Jack Frost Winterfest 20% Discount for UPEI Alumni, Faculty and Staff

The UPEI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is offering an exclusive 20% DISCOUNT for UPEI ALUMNI, FACULTY and STAFF attending JACK FROST WINTERFEST! 

Help celebrate UPEI’s 50th Anniversary by visiting the UPEI booth in the lobby of the Eastlink Centre on Saturday, February 16 between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. 
Say Hello to Pride the Panther and some of his Jack Frost Character Friends, get some Free Swag, Free Cookies, and Enter to WIN some Awesome Prizes!

From January 2 – February 8th register with the UPEI Alumni office to receive your special promotion code for discount on ticket purchases and be automatically entered for your chance to win up to 4 Jack Frost Weekend Passes. 
The lucky winners will be contacted on February 11. 
Contact Sarah today at shastelow@upei.ca or by calling 902-566-0615.

Once you have your promo code you will be all set to purchase your weekend passes.

For tickets and the full schedule visit
jackfrostfestival.com

A reminder from Shipping and Receiving. There will be no services available between December 22nd and January 2nd. Please ensure that all perishables and sensitive products ordered will be received before December 21st.

We also remind the campus that the University's Shipping and Receiving Department is for University business only. There should be no personal parcels sent from or to Shipping and Receiving.

Please mark your calendars for January 16th from 12-1 (location TBA) for a talk entitled "Teaching iGen: Considerations for the Next Decade of University Instruction," presented by Dr. Dany MacDonald, Department of Applied Human Sciences.

Students currently attending our classes have been named the iGen generation. With them, these students carry many characteristics that affect how they should be taught. This brown-bag lunch session will start by providing an overview of iGen by identifying important considerations regarding this group of students and subsequently outline implications for the classroom. Following a brief presentation, a discussion regarding the impact of iGen in the classroom will take place. 

Individuals interested in reading about iGen can look at the following text. The presentation will be based on the arguments made in the book.

Twenge, J.M. (2017). iGen: Why today’s super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy – and completely unprepared for adulthood. Simon & Schuster, Inc: New York, NY. ISBN: 978-1-5011-5198-9

The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association invite you to the UPEI New Year's Levee! Join us as we kick of the celebration of UPEI's 50th Anniversary!

Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 11:30am - 1pm
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering

For more information: 902-566-0687 / alumni@upei.ca.

Once again MHW will be hosting “Let’s Listen”, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event. We are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty, and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health. You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental environment, and then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation. 

If you’re interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Grace Gibson at ggibson@upei.ca by Wednesday, Jan. 16th. 

Let’s Listen to be held: Fri. February 1st, 3:30 - 5:00, The Fox & Crow.

Are you considering cancelling one of your classes due to a scheduling conflict? Consider a professional skills development workshop instead – UPEI’s Professionalization program, run through the Office of Experiential Education, offers customized in-class workshops. Possible topics include: interpersonal communication, teamwork, career development, and resume writing. For more information or to schedule a workshop, contact Tara Corman at tcorman@upei.ca

Dr. Stephen Howard is retiring on December 31st after 34 years of service to the University. The School of Mathematical & Computational Sciences invites the campus community to a retirement reception for Stephen on Wednesday, December 19th from 2 to 4 pm at Schurman Market Square, McDougall Hall. Light refreshments will be served. 

We hope you can join us to wish Stephen all the best in his retirement.

Once again MHW will be hosting “Let’s Listen”, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event. We are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty, and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health. You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental environment, and then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation. 

If you’re interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Grace Gibson at ggibson@upei.ca by Wednesday, Jan. 16th. 

Let’s Listen to be held: Fri. February 1st, 3:30 - 5:00, The Fox & Crow.