The UPEI Executive MBA Program will be hosting a guest speaker event on Thursday, July 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.  Special guest speaker is Janice Revell.

Janice Revell is an award-winning journalist, communications consultant and website co-founder. For more than 15 years, Revell was a writer and contributing columnist at Time Inc., specializing in investing and personal finance topics for Fortune and Money magazines and online at CNNMoney. For her work at Fortune, she won the Business Journalist of the Year Award (2005), organized by the World Leadership Forum, for best story in the personal finance category. Her "Wealth Adviser" column, which appeared regularly in the print edition of Fortune magazine, covered a wide range of investing and retirement topics. She has a unique educational background, having both an MBA and a master’s degree in journalism. In her capacity as a communications consultant, Revell specializes in helping clients (including McKinsey & Company, State Street and Prudential Financial) transform complex research into intellectually stimulating, yet easy-to-understand publications. Revell is also the co-founder of the critically acclaimed food reference website StillTasty.com, which has been featured in such publications as Consumer Reports, Good Housekeeping, and The New York Times and was selected as one of the Top 100 Websites of 2009 by PC Magazine.

Please RSVP to Joanne Smith at: (902) 894-2866 or jmsmith@upei.ca.

The UPEI International Relations Office is currently looking for submissions for their first online newsletter. 

Submissions from students, staff and faculty are all welcome.

Items we are looking for include but are not limited to stories and pictures from returning exchange students, updates from UPEI professors traveling and/or teaching abroad, visiting scholars currently at UPEI, updates from International Societies, stories from new international graduates etc.. We welcome your ideas. Please submit your information to rgreathouse@upei.ca before the end of July.

Please note that Central Printing will be closed from Friday, July 15 - Monday, July 25 (inclusive). Will reopen on Tuesday, July 26.
whenderson@upei.ca or 902-566-0558

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 August 5 2016. They will be reviewed at the August meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after August 5 will be reviewed at the September 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 that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following: 
• one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and 
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

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

The Robertson Library will be creating a single service desk over the Summer months. As a result of this renovation, it is necessary to temporarily close Samuel's cafe to allow time for the relocation to "The PIT" in the Robertson Library. Therefore, starting Wednesday, July 13/16 until Wednesday, July 20/16 Samuel's Cafe will be closed.

During this temporary closure, please feel free to visit the AVC cafeteria.

We apologize for any inconvenience this closure may cause but we look forward to serving you in our new location. 

Thank you,

Robertson Library, Ancillary Services and Chartwells

In order to take advantage of the latest enhancements and updates to our MyUPEI and Colleague systems, we will be scheduling routine maintenance windows throughout the year.  We will do our best to schedule this activity during times that will minimize the impact to the UPEI campus.

The next scheduled maintenance window will occur this Wednesday evening, July 13, from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm.

If you have any concerns regarding this maintenance window please contact Doug Burton, ITSS at dburton@upei.ca

Hailey Lambe will present her Master of Science defence entitled "Movement patterns, home range, and den site selection of urban red foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) on Prince Edward Island, Canada" on July 20 from 9:00 am to 12 noon in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.

All are welcome.

Audrey Watters' Digital Pedagogy Lab keynote - titled "Memory Machines: Learning, Knowing & Technological Change" is Wednesday, July 13 at 3:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, MCDH. It's open to the public and to the campus community, with a reception starting at 3 pm to welcome people into the event and conversation. More info is here: http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/pei/session/memory-machines/

The keynote will also be livestreamed for those unable to join in person: http://livestream.com/accounts/7623967/events/5814387

As you may be aware, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (“CUPW”) have been in contracts negotiations since late 2015 to reach a new agreement for about 50,000 workers. CUPW members are expected to have a strike vote sometime this month. If an agreement is not reached, the union estimates a strike or lockout date could come in early July.

In the event of a strike, please be advised of the following:

-UPEI Shipping/Receiving and Mail Services (“SRMS”) will continue to operate.

-Internal mail services will be unaffected.

-Mail destined for the Canada Post will continue to be picked up at offices around campus and taken to SRMS where it will then be stamped and ready for immediate delivery to Canada Post at the conclusion of the labour disruption.

-Should the delivery or your outgoing mail be time sensitive, you should consider using a courier service.

-At the faculty/department’s request, SRMS can prepare and send items normally shipped in the regular mail system via courier. Please note that all courier charges will be recovered from the department initiating the shipment.

-Departments are free to initiate their own deliveries with the courier of their choice.

-Although significant developments and updates regarding a potential disruption will be communicated by UPEI Marketing and Communications, it is the responsibility of each faculty/ department to ensure and monitor normal delivery of their mail item and make decisions as to whether to use a courier service or Canada Post.

If you have any further questions or concerns, or for assistance in the event of a postal disruption, contact Matt Adams, Manager of Procurement and Payment Services, at (902) 566-0315 or by email at mradams@upei.ca

On October 1, the UPEI Rainbow Alliance will be holding a craft fair in McMillan Hall to help raise money to send Island students and their chaperones to the International GSA Conference in Windsor, Ontario in the Spring of 2017. 

As you may be aware, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (“CUPW”) have been in contracts negotiations since late 2015 to reach a new agreement for about 50,000 workers. CUPW members are expected to have a strike vote sometime this month. If an agreement is not reached, the union estimates a strike or lockout date could come in early July.

In the event of a strike, please be advised of the following:

-UPEI Shipping/Receiving and Mail Services (“SRMS”) will continue to operate.

-Internal mail services will be unaffected.

-Mail destined for the Canada Post mail system will continue to be picked up at offices around campus and taken to SRMS where it will then be stamped and ready for immediate delivery to Canada Post at the conclusion of the labour disruption.

-CAUTION is advised. Should the delivery or your out-going mail be time sensitive you should consider using a courier service.

-At the faculty /department’s request, SRMS can prepare and send items normally shipped in the regular mail system via courier. Please note, as usual, all courier charges will be recovered from the department initiating the shipment.

-As is also the current practice, departments are free to initiate their own deliveries with the courier of their choice. Although significant developments will be provided via UPEI Marketing & Communications, it is the responsibility of each faculty/ department to ensure normal delivery of their mail item by monitoring decisions whether to use courier service or to use Canada post.

If you have any further questions or concerns, or if we can provide any further assistance in the event of a postal disruption kindly contact Matt Adams, Manager of Procurement & Payment Services, at (902)-566-0315 or by email at mradams@upei.ca

As UPEI continues to strengthen internationalization efforts, the UPEI International Relations Office (IRO) would like the help of Faculty and Staff! The IRO has removed the deadline for applications to the International Prospecting Fund and will continue to accept applications until the end of the Fiscal Year (April 30th, 2017) or until the fund is exhausted, whichever comes first. If you have an idea for a proposal please submit it to the IRO for review. More detailed information regarding the International Prospecting Fund and the application form can be found here: http://www.upei.ca/iro/prospecting-fund

As you may be aware, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (“CUPW”) have been in contracts negotiations since late 2015 to reach a new agreement for about 50,000 workers. CUPW members are expected to have a strike vote sometime this month. If an agreement is not reached, the union estimates a strike or lockout date could come in early July.

In the event of a strike, please be advised of the following:

-UPEI Shipping/Receiving and Mail Services (“SRMS”) will continue to operate.

-Internal mail services will be unaffected.

-Mail destined for the Canada Post mail system will continue to be picked up at offices around campus and taken to SRMS where it will then be stamped and ready for immediate delivery to Canada Post at the conclusion of the labour disruption.

-CAUTION is advised. Should the delivery or your out-going mail be time sensitive you should consider using a courier service.

-At the faculty /department’s request, SRMS can prepare and send items normally shipped in the regular mail system via courier. Please note, as usual, all courier charges will be recovered from the department initiating the shipment.

-As is also the current practice, departments are free to initiate their own deliveries with the courier of their choice. Although significant developments will be provided via UPEI Marketing & Communications, it is the responsibility of each faculty/ department to ensure normal delivery of their mail item by monitoring decisions whether to use courier service or to use Canada post.

If you have any further questions or concerns, or if we can provide any further assistance in the event of a postal disruption kindly contact Matt Adams, Manager of Procurement & Payment Services, at (902)-566-0315 or by email at mradams@upei.ca

As you may be aware, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (“CUPW”) have been in contracts negotiations since late 2015 to reach a new agreement for about 50,000 workers. CUPW members are expected to have a strike vote sometime this month. If an agreement is not reached, the union estimates a strike or lockout date could come in early July.

In the event of a strike, please be advised of the following:

-UPEI Shipping/Receiving and Mail Services (“SRMS”) will continue to operate.

-Internal mail services will be unaffected.

-Mail destined for the Canada Post mail system will continue to be picked up at offices around campus and taken to SRMS where it will then be stamped and ready for immediate delivery to Canada Post at the conclusion of the labour disruption.

-CAUTION is advised. Should the delivery or your out-going mail be time sensitive you should consider using a courier service.

-At the faculty /department’s request, SRMS can prepare and send items normally shipped in the regular mail system via courier. Please note, as usual, all courier charges will be recovered from the department initiating the shipment.

-As is also the current practice, departments are free to initiate their own deliveries with the courier of their choice. Although significant developments will be provided via UPEI Marketing & Communications, it is the responsibility of each faculty/ department to ensure normal delivery of their mail item by monitoring decisions whether to use courier service or to use Canada post.

If you have any further questions or concerns, or if we can provide any further assistance in the event of a postal disruption kindly contact Matt Adams, Manager of Procurement & Payment Services, at (902)-566-0315 or by email at mradams@upei.ca

The UPEI Animal Care Committee would like to welcome our incoming Chair, Dr. Shona Whyte, who begins her position July 1, 2016.  We would also like to thank the outgoing Chair, Dr. Glenda Wright for her hard work and leadership of the ACC for the past seven years.

Just a reminder letterhead and envelopes are still purchased through the bookstore.

Jennifer Tinkham, candidate for the tenure track position in Social Studies and Indigenous Education at the Faculty of Education, will make a public presentation that focuses on “Social Studies and Indigenous Education in Times of Truth and Reconciliation” on Tuesday, 05-July-2016 from 9:30am to 10:30am in HSB 104. 

There will also be a Meet & Greet in the Education Student Lounge (Memorial 306) from 3:00pm-3:45pm. All are welcome to attend.