Dr. Doug Sobey, a research associate in Island Studies, and formerly at the University of Ulster, will give an illustrated public talk on the results of a study carried out by himself and William Glen (formerly of the Forestry Division), into the forest descriptions found on manuscript maps housed in the PEI Public Archives dating from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Dr. Sobey will discuss what the descriptions on the maps reveal about the Island's forest-types before their destruction by clearance and fire. His research has been carried out with the support of both Island Studies and the Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division of the PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the lecture will include the launch of a recently published research report on the subject. The presentation begins at 7:30 pm on September 11 in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre, KCI 104. This event is sponsored by Island Studies. For information, contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

Speed training and TRX - 6 weeks: This program involves interval training and a speed portion around the track. You will increase your fitness, burn fat, and improve your tone. Dates: September 16 - October 21. Tuesdays Group - 6:30-7:15 am. Cardio & Cycle - 6 weeks: Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. Dates: September 17 - October 22. Wednesdays Group - 5:00- 5:45 pm. Advanced Group Cycling - 6 weeks: What better way to build strength than to climb? Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. Dates: September 18 - October 23. Thursdays Group - 6:30-7:15 am. Registration for Specialty Fitness Programs is required. Please register by contacting Panther Central at 566-0368 or drop by the Sports Centre. Space is limited. Fee: Members $51 + hst/program. Non-members $60 + hst/program. Fitness Instructor - Tracey Gairns-Brioux.

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, September 15 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words -maximum one photo per story The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca. Not receiving the Campus Connector? To subscribe, please email communications@upei.ca to get your email address on the list!

A research project at UPEI is looking for volunteers who enjoy gardening, cooking, and working with children. Dr. Lyndsay Moffatt, assistant professor of education at UPEI, is looking for 23 elders (50+), and 23 young adults (16-30) or adults (30-50) who are willing and able to meet approximately once a month during the school year to plant seeds, make food, sing, talk, and tell stories with Kindergarten students. Dr. Moffatt is studying how this kind of intergenerational project can support the kindergarten language and literacy curricula. To participate in “Start With A Seedling,” volunteers will need an up-to-date police record check. This police record check is free if you present a letter from Dr. Moffatt that outlines the study. Interested? Contact Dr. Moffatt at lemoffatt@upei.ca or (902) 620-5177. “Start With A Seedling” is supported by a Joint Education Research Grant (JERG) from the Prince Edward Island English Language School Board, UPEI’s Faculty of Education, and the PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, as well as a Charlottetown Micro-grant.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions-- new, renewal, or amendment-- is Friday, October 3 for the October meeting. Ensure you always… · Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a… · Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and only current forms will be accepted. Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date. · Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302 · Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Admin. Assistant @ 566-0973

The School of Business and the International Relations Office will co-host a student 'household item giveaway' event on Friday, September 19 in McDougall Hall, Room 245. If you have extra gently used furniture, dishes, bedding and linens, small appliances, cookware, or other useful items, please consider donating them for the event. Items will be given away to new students to help them set up a household, with priority to new international students living off campus. Please drop off any donations in McDougall Hall before 2:30 pm on Sept. 19. If you require help to move them, volunteers will be on hand from 12 noon on. For further information, contact Debbie Graham at dgraham@upei.ca or (902) 566-0564

Dr. Doug Sobey, a research associate in Island Studies, and formerly at the University of Ulster, will give an illustrated public talk on the results of a study carried out by himself and William Glen (formerly of the Forestry Division), into the forest descriptions found on manuscript maps housed in the PEI Public Archives dating from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Dr. Sobey will discuss what the descriptions on the maps reveal about the Island's forest-types before their destruction by clearance and fire. His research has been carried out with the support of both Island Studies and the Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division of the PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the lecture will include the launch of a recently published research report on the subject. The presentation begins at 7:30 pm on September 11 in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre, KCI 104. This event is sponsored by Island Studies. For information, contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

Speed training and TRX - 6 weeks: This program involves interval training and a speed portion around the track. You will increase your fitness, burn fat, and improve your tone. Dates: September 16 - October 21. Tuesdays Group - 6:30-7:15 am. Cardio & Cycle - 6 weeks: Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. Dates: September 17 - October 22. Wednesdays Group - 5:00- 5:45 pm. Advanced Group Cycling - 6 weeks: What better way to build strength than to climb? Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic base through interval sprints and maximum speed. Dates: September 18 - October 23. Thursdays Group - 6:30-7:15 am. Registration for Specialty Fitness Programs is required. Please register by contacting Panther Central at 566-0368 or drop by the Sports Centre. Space is limited. Fee: Members $51 + hst/program. Non-members $60 + hst/program. Fitness Instructor - Tracey Gairns-Brioux.

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, September 15 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words -maximum one photo per story The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca. Not receiving the Campus Connector? To subscribe, please email communications@upei.ca to get your email address on the list!

The UPEI Department of Music is pleased to begin its 2014-15 Concert Series at Steel Recital Hall on Friday, September 12 at 7:30 pm with David Braid and the Maritime Brass Quintet performing Braid’s works for jazz piano and brass quintet and Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue.” Throughout this season, the Music Department will be celebrating its students, alumni, and PEI musicians returning home, by featuring them in fifteen of the seventeen concerts presented in the series. This first concert includes UPEI alumni Eric Mathis and Bob Nicholson as part of the brass quintet. Tickets are $15/$10 for students and seniors, and are available at the door or in advance by calling 566-0507 or by email at music@upei.ca.

The 15th annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 25 in the Quadrangle outside of SDU Main Building at 2:00 pm. A reception will take place immediately following the ceremony in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall (also ceremony's rain location). Please RSVP to Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca or 566-0949.

UPEI soccer will host UPEI alumni night on Friday, September 12. All UPEI alumni will be granted free admission to the soccer games; drink and food specials will be available at The Wave prior to, and after the games; and a licensed beer garden will be available during the games. Alumni in attendance will also be entered to win a Panther prize pack from the UPEI Alumni Office. The evening kicks off with the women's Panthers facing Mount Allison at 5:00 pm, followed by the men's game at 7:15 pm. This will be a great chance for UPEI alumni to reconnect with former classmates and teammates, and cheer on this year's UPEI Panther student-athletes. For more information on upcoming games and events check out www.gopanthersgo.ca.

The Office of Skills Development and Learning is excited to welcome Dr. Terry Anderson of Athabasca University, former Canada Research Chair in Distance Education and co-author of the recent book, "Teaching crowds: Learning and social media," on Friday, October 10. To get ready for our guest speaker, we are running a four-week online course starting this week, which focuses on Dr. Anderson's research. We invite you all to join in the conversation. Check out the Moodle course, or the blog: http://projects.upei.ca/terrytalks/ If you are interested in attending Dr. Terry Anderson’s talk on October 10 at 10:30 am, please add your name and email here: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/1-3RQul61rZ_sGg5v8UG0XdIqWY9_… If you have any questions, please contact Sundi Richard at slrichard@upei.ca.

In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing is the largest such student-oriented program in Canada! There are up to 57 prizes available for returning students who produced outstanding written work in the previous academic year (September 1 – August 31), as substantive role in their academic course work or for the broader community audience, and who showed most improvement through a writing support program coordinated through the Webster Centre. There are also up to three prizes available for faculty or staff, who have shown exceptional leadership in the development of writing among students at UPEI. For application information, please check out the following links: MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Academic) – up to 35 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/789 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Community) – up to 11 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/779 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Webster Centre) – up to 11 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/790 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty) - up to three prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/791 For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Adrienne Montgomery in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at amontgomery@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

UPEI students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the School of Business, as they host the monthly Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer on Wednesday, September 17 from 4:30-6:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Charlottetown's most effective networking tool, the Chamber's monthly business mixers provide members with a unique opportunity to develop their business contacts and their products and services. Chamber mixers are complimentary and feature appetizers with a cash bar. All members and future members are encouraged to come out and network! For more information, visit http://charlottetownchamber.chambermaster.com/Events/details/september-…

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer’s lecture is entitled "What the First World War Taught Us." Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Donna Reid at 902-566-0378 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at the Accounting Office in the Kelley Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year! Parking Facilities Management

Programs beginning soon: : Practitioners Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution - September 30 : New Managers Series - October 9 : Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate - October 15 : Financial Management Certificate - October 23 Upcoming courses: : Essentials of Conflict Resolution - September 30-October 2 : Moving up to Management - October 9 : Introduction to Financial Management - October 23 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - October 23 For more information, please visit www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning Note: Deadline for CUPE 1870 Professional Development Fund applications is October 1.

Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Donna Reid at 902-566-0378 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at the Accounting Office in the Kelley Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year! Parking Facilities Management

Programs beginning soon: : Practitioners Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution - September 30 : New Managers Series - October 9 : Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate - October 15 : Financial Management Certificate - October 23 Upcoming courses: : Essentials of Conflict Resolution - September 30-October 2 : Moving up to Management - October 9 : Introduction to Financial Management - October 23 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - October 23 For more information, please visit www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning Note: Deadline for CUPE 1870 Professional Development Fund applications is October 1.