Campus Notices
UPEI Athletics and Recreation will host the ninth annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser this Friday, January 15 when the Women’s Basketball Panthers take on the Acadia Axewomen at 6 pm. Shoot for the Cure is a fundraising initiative of the CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) that raises money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and other related charities.
As part of the local effort, the UPEI Women's Basketball team is selling "Panthers Fight" t-shirts for $12, taxes included, during the Women's and Men's Basketball games. They are available now at Panther Central and the UPEI Bookstore. Get your t-shirts early and wear your support!
Are you 18-25 years old? Have you used tobacco products within the last 30 days?
If so, the PEI Tobacco Reduction Alliance (PETRA) wants to hear from you! PETRA invites you to participate in a FOCUS GROUP on Friday, January 22, 2016, from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm on the UPEI campus.
PETRA is looking for insights and opinions from youth and young adults around the promotion of online and electronic tobacco cessation resources. All focus group participants will receive a complimentary lunch and a gift card.
Pre-registration is required. To register and/or learn more information, please contact Tammy Gallant (PETRA Coordinator) at tgallant@hsfpei.ca or call 902-394-2144.
The next presentation in the Human Biology and Environmental Sciences seminar series, hosted by the UPEI Biology Department, will take place on Friday, January 15, 2016.
Dr. Shannon Mader, Island Nature Trust will present:
“Island Nature Trust: 2015 and Moving Forward”
Date: Friday, January 15, 2016
Time: 12:30 pm
Duffy Science 204
All are welcome
The Department of Human Resources wishes to advise the campus community that the Holiday Notice for 2016 has been issued. The memo is posted on the HR Faculty and Staff Resources web page at this link:
Konica Minolta will be delivering new printer units to the various departments on campus January 18 and 20. Departments will be required to house the new unit until the installation of the units beginning on January 19 through January 26. Departments will receive an email with regards to the date of installation for their area. There will be a KM representative on campus during the installation process that will be the main contact for any questions during the installation.
John W. Stephens will present his Master of Education Thesis Defense on Wednesday, January 13 at 12:00pm in Kelley Building room 237. Thesis Title: “Resurrecting the Shop: Examining the Theory and Practice of Career and Technical Education”.
All are welcome to attend.
Mark Nabuurs, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled "Identification of Biopesticide Candidates for the Control of Agricultural Pests and Pathogens in Major Canadian Crops". The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
All are Welcome!
Join us in roasting Bob Gray! He has gererously agrreed to sit in the hot seat to be the brunt of several roasters!
The emcee for the eveing is CBC's Bruce Rainnie, entertainment provided by Liam Corcoran, and the meal catered by Chef Emily Wells of Local 343 and The Mill.
There will also be a silent auction as part of the evening's activities.
Join for an evening of laughter and entertainment,
This event is a fund-raiser for the International and Indigenous Specialization Education students who will complete 6 weeks of teaching practice in 10 different countries in 2016. Purchase your tickets online today.
The December 2015 Campus Directory is available to order. Place your order through UIS or contact whenderson@upei.ca, 902-566-0558.
If you have moved in the last year, Payroll requires your current mailing address for T4 purposes.
The UPEI system stores two addresses; current mailing and home. You can check the status of your current mailing address through the UPEI website by clicking on “campus login” - menu item “Change Current Address (+email)”. Changes to your home address must be done in person at the Registrar’s office or in Human Resources.
When updating your current mailing address on-line, please follow these Canada Post addressing conventions:
Do not use the pound sign (#) anywhere in your address;
Do not use spaces or periods between PO or RR;
Apartment numbers before civic addresses on first line (no # symbol) e.g. 32-25 Brown’s Court;
PO on next line after civic, RR on third line if needed;
“Canada” not required in country field.
Alternately, updates can be directed via e-mail to:
or telephone (902) 566-0464.
Please remember to provide us with your full name and UPEI ID number.
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 February 5 2016. They will be reviewed at the February meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after February 5 will be reviewed at the March 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/
Submit the following:
·one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 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 next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday January 29 2016. These protocols will be reviewed at the February 2016 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/
Submit the following:
·one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
·one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.
The Summerside native is returning to UPEI where, as she says “my serious training all began ten years ago.” Tracy will be accompanied by pianist Frances McBurnie and jazz guitarist Dave Miller. Her program of art songs will include Bach’s Ave Maria and works by Debussy, Richard Strauss, Puccini and Britain. This recital has become a passion project for Tracy as it includes her favourite pieces composed by her favourite composers. Two of the Strauss pieces are songs she first learned and performed while a student at UPEI.
Tickets are $15 Adults & $10 Seniors/Students and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/
Details: http://www.upei.ca/
Looking to get active in the new year? Check out UPEI Sports Centre membership opportunities. Note: UPEI employee spouse are eligible for the same rates below.
Sports Centre memberships for UPEI Employees (+ hst on all prices)
- 1 year membership - $300 (access to fitness centre, gymnasium, intramurals, some fitness classes, indoor/outdoor track, fit zone room and squash courts)
- 1 year squash membership - $200
- 1 year track membership - $40
Healthy Activity Challenge - The Challenge is an opportunity for you and a group of co-workers to participate in a fun eight week physical activity. It's simple, just record the number of minutes you are active daily. Teams of 6 record their activity from January 18 - March 13, 2016. The program is free and for UPEI students and employees only. Registration deadline - January 14
Are you afraid to look at your January credit card bills because of holiday overindulgence? Do you want the peace of mind that comes with the freedom of financial independence? It is easier to attain than you may think.
The UPEI School of Business is offering a new, online version of the popular personal finance course (BUS 421B) during the Winter 2016 semester. We encourage students from all faculties across campus to take advantage of this opportunity.
One focus area of Project Beacon, UPEI's cross-campus transformational initiative, is to enhance the room booking process, making it easier to book and manage spaces on campus. The Room Booking Team has now completed the first phase of this endeavour which facilitates the completion of the next phase in Spring 2017.
We invite members of the campus community to an Information Session to learn about this first phase and introduce a new web page for booking meeting space and athletics facilities, and requesting classroom changes. Anyone who submits room booking requests is encouraged to attend!
Room Booking Information Session
Thursday, January 21 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm
AVC Lecture Theatre A
Thank you,
Project Beacon Room Booking Team
Payroll would like to remind all international employees to please provide updates/changes to temporary Social Insurance Numbers to the Payroll/Human Resources department for T4 purposes.
Updates/changes should be made in person at the Human Resources department.
Have you signed up to receive your electronic T4 slip? If you completed the consent form for the 2014 tax year, you will automatically receive your 2015 tax slip electronically. There is no need to complete the consent form again. New consents must be received no later than January 29, 2016.
Online tax slips will be available, through Campus Login, to current and former employees, who received taxable earnings or benefits in 2015. Online T4s are official tax slips accepted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
However, CRA requires employees to give their consent in order to access their tax slips electronically. Your consent will be valid for all subsequent tax years. New employees can grant consent for online T4s after they have received their first pay cheque.
Employees who do not provide consent will have their 2015 T4s mailed to the address on file no later than February 29, 2016. Electronic T4s will be available sooner than the printed versions due to a lesser processing time.
The consent form can be accessed through Campus Login. The consent form must be completed by January 29, 2016 in order to receive your 2015 T4 slip electronically.
