The 2015 theme of this year’s IDW week is “We Make a Difference.” Join the campus community in learning about how UPEI students, staff, and faculty make a difference through their work and studies, and how you can make a difference abroad or in your community. Join Dr. Carolyn Peach Brown and Dr. Donald Wagner for the first set of presentations in the series, on Monday, February 2 at 11:30 am in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Dr. Peach Brown’s presentation is titled “Forests, People and Development in Cameroon,” and will discuss the role of local institutions and community forest management in the Congo Basin forest of Cameroon. Dr. Wagner’s presentation is titled “Microfinance in Uganda and South Africa,” and will explore how microfinance is used as an economic development tool in Uganda and South Africa. The presentation will look both at some of the successes and challenges. Light refreshments will be provided, and a door prize will be given out to one lucky attendee!

Reserve your tickets today for "Desserts and a Difference," this year's keynote event for the 2015 International Development Week celebrations! Dr. Timothy Goddard, will present this year’s keynote presentation entitled “The quest for Buen Vivir: For whom are we making a difference, and why?” which will reflect on the idea of international development and examine some of the ways in which local communities can assume agency for their own future. Presentation to be followed by a dessert reception, featuring instrumental music from UPEI International student, Jacob Liu, and door prize draw! Reserve your tickets today by visiting upei.ca/idw. Admission is by donation at the door. All proceeds for the event will go to the Nichola Goddard Foundation (www.nicholagoddard.com).

Staff and faculty are encouraged to inform students of a CPA Information Session on Tuesday, January 27 from 2:30-3:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 231. RSVP is needed in advance to CPA Atlantic Program Advisor, Rachelle Gauvin, rgauvin@cpaatlantic.ca.

Please be advised that on Sunday, January 25, between 7:00am and 10:00am IT Systems and Services will be performing maintenance on the following campus networks: PantherNet Wireless Conference Services Wireless Computer Science and IT Residence Internet (ResNet) Untrusted Network During this maintenance window disruption and intermittent connectivity is expected. IT Systems and Services would like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience that may be caused. Computers located in student labs and student collaboration areas will continue to operate normally during this time period.

UPEI staff and faculty are invited to wear Panther green to work on Friday, January 23 to show support for our UPEI student-athletes competing in home games this weekend. In return, Athletics & Recreation will provide a free ticket good for any game on the weekend, and a chance to win great prizes! Friday, January 23 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs Saint Mary's Huskies 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs StFX X-Men 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs Saint Mary's Huskies Saturday, January 24 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs UNB 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs Saint Mary's Huskies 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs UNB To receive your free ticket, you must show a valid UPEI ID and: Wear green on Friday and drop by the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre Front Desk to pick up your ticket; or, drop by the Sports Centre front desk anytime over the weekend and purchase a Panther green T-shirt and receive your ticket. (This week the UPEI Bookstore's flash sale on Friday will be green! Your Panther ticket will be available upon purchase.) Everyone wearing green on Friday and picks up a ticket will have their name entered into a draw for one of three Rodd Resort packages including two-night accommodations with breakfast for two. Lots of excitement and fun, including: *Your ticket will give you access to both Hockey and Basketball. *Pre- and post-game specials at The Wave on Friday and Saturday. The Molson Corral will be open Friday and Saturday in the Sports Centre third Gym. This will be a great location to hang out with friends and go back and forth between Basketball and Hockey. *On Saturday, Eastlink will be broadcasting the Men's Hockey game versus Saint Mary's. *Take part in a social, with refreshments sponsored by the Healthy Campus Committee on Saturday in the Molson Corral at 7:30 pm.

Reserve your tickets today for "Desserts and a Difference," this year's keynote event for the 2015 International Development Week celebrations! Dr. Timothy Goddard, will present this year’s keynote presentation entitled “The quest for Buen Vivir: For whom are we making a difference, and why?” which will reflect on the idea of international development and examine some of the ways in which local communities can assume agency for their own future. Presentation to be followed by a dessert reception, featuring instrumental music from UPEI International student, Jacob Liu, and door prize draw! Reserve your tickets today by visiting upei.ca/idw. Admission is by donation at the door. All proceeds for the event will go to the Nichola Goddard Foundation (www.nicholagoddard.com).

Staff and faculty are encouraged to inform students of a CPA Information Session on Tuesday, January 27 from 2:30-3:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 231. RSVP is needed in advance to CPA Atlantic Program Advisor, Rachelle Gauvin, rgauvin@cpaatlantic.ca.

Please be advised that on Sunday, January 25, between 7:00am and 10:00am IT Systems and Services will be performing maintenance on the following campus networks: PantherNet Wireless Conference Services Wireless Computer Science and IT Residence Internet (ResNet) Untrusted Network During this maintenance window disruption and intermittent connectivity is expected. IT Systems and Services would like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience that may be caused. Computers located in student labs and student collaboration areas will continue to operate normally during this time period.

UPEI staff and faculty are invited to wear Panther green to work on Friday, January 23 to show support for our UPEI student-athletes competing in home games this weekend. In return, Athletics & Recreation will provide a free ticket good for any game on the weekend, and a chance to win great prizes! Friday, January 23 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs Saint Mary's Huskies 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs StFX X-Men 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs Saint Mary's Huskies Saturday, January 24 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs UNB 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs Saint Mary's Huskies 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs UNB To receive your free ticket, you must show a valid UPEI ID and: Wear green on Friday and drop by the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre Front Desk to pick up your ticket; or, drop by the Sports Centre front desk anytime over the weekend and purchase a Panther green T-shirt and receive your ticket. (This week the UPEI Bookstore's flash sale on Friday will be green! Your Panther ticket will be available upon purchase.) Everyone wearing green on Friday and picks up a ticket will have their name entered into a draw for one of three Rodd Resort packages including two-night accommodations with breakfast for two. Lots of excitement and fun, including: *Your ticket will give you access to both Hockey and Basketball. *Pre- and post-game specials at The Wave on Friday and Saturday. The Molson Corral will be open Friday and Saturday in the Sports Centre third Gym. This will be a great location to hang out with friends and go back and forth between Basketball and Hockey. *On Saturday, Eastlink will be broadcasting the Men's Hockey game versus Saint Mary's. *Take part in a social, with refreshments sponsored by the Healthy Campus Committee on Saturday in the Molson Corral at 7:30 pm.

Please be advised that on Sunday, January 25, between 7:00am and 10:00am IT Systems and Services will be performing maintenance on the following campus networks: PantherNet Wireless Conference Services Wireless Computer Science and IT Residence Internet (ResNet) Untrusted Network During this maintenance window disruption and intermittent connectivity is expected. IT Systems and Services would like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience that may be caused. Computers located in student labs and student collaboration areas will continue to operate normally during this time period.

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle invites staff and faculty to rehearsals on Monday’s from 5:30-6:30 pm in the Chaplaincy Centre for the 2015 winter semester. The choir encourages experienced singers and new singing enthusiasts to join in sharing world music and songs from different countries and cultures. To join the email list or for more information, contact upeimcandsc@gmail.com.

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle invites staff and faculty to rehearsals on Monday’s from 5:30-6:30 pm in the Chaplaincy Centre for the 2015 winter semester. The choir encourages experienced singers and new singing enthusiasts to join in sharing world music and songs from different countries and cultures. To join the email list or for more information, contact upeimcandsc@gmail.com.

Please be advised that on Sunday, January 25, between 7:00am and 10:00am IT Systems and Services will be performing maintenance on the following campus networks: PantherNet Wireless Conference Services Wireless Computer Science and IT Residence Internet (ResNet) Untrusted Network During this maintenance window disruption and intermittent connectivity is expected. IT Systems and Services would like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience that may be caused. Computers located in student labs and student collaboration areas will continue to operate normally during this time period.

Central Printing will be operating on the following hours until further notice, beginning on Monday, January 26. Monday-Friday 8:00 am-12:00 noon,only. If you have questions, please contact Wendy at 902-566-0558 or email whenderson@upei.ca

The Dr. Frances Gray Music Performance Competition 2015 Finals concert will be held Thursday, January 22 at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, at 7:30 pm. This annual competition was recently renamed in honour of Dr. Gray’s retirement from the UPEI Music Department. The six students chosen from the preliminary round to perform in the finals are: Rebecca Apps, soprano; Jillian Clow, mezzo soprano; Leah Inman, piano; Lucas MacPhail, alto saxophone; Kailey Norris, clarinet and Hannah Rollwage, mezzo soprano. Judges for the competition are well-known PEI musicians and educators: Reg Ballagh, Peter Bevan Baker, Ken Fornetran, Karen Graves and Anne White. Tickets are $15/$10 for students and seniors and are available at the door, in advance online at www.upeirecitals11.bpt.me, or by calling 902-566-0507 or by email at music@upei.ca.

Join the UPEI Graduate Students' Association for their monthly seminar series titled: "My Journey through Graduate School." This month’s seminar will take place on Tuesday, February 3 from 12:15-1:00 pm in Memorial Hall, room 417 with guest speakers Janet Loebach and Brandi Bell. All are welcome to attend and bring their lunch. For more information, contact Brittany Jakubiec at bjakubiec@upei.ca.

Every month, the UPEI Graduate Students' Association will be publishing a newsletter for your information and enjoyment. The first and second issues can be viewed here: http://www.upei.ca/research/officeofgraduatestudies/graduate-students-a…. Staff and faculty interested in contributing ideas, suggestions and articles can email gsa@upei.ca.

UPEI will be celebrating its fourteenth annual International Development Week (IDW), February 2-6, 2015. IDW is a national event held each year to increase awareness of Canada’s role in international development. The events also serve to educate the general public on life in developing countries. The 2015 theme of this year’s week is “We Make a Difference,” and will include events such as: brown bag lunch series, an international coffee house, international trivia and “Desserts and a Difference” featuring a keynote presentation from Dr. Timothy Goddard. For more information, and a full schedule of events, visit upei.ca/idw.

Join graduate students Tessa Roche and Dan Gillespie on Friday, January 23 at 12:30 pm, room 204 in the Duffy Science Centre for the following presentations: “A step towards a more comprehensive return-to-play concussion protocol: Is it in the eye of the beholder,” presented by Tessa Roche, MSc (HUB), supervised by W. Montelpare. “Evaluating the efficacy of blueberries in the fight against fat,” presented by Dan Gillespie, MSc (HUB), supervised by M. Sweeney-Nixon and K. Gottschall-Pass. All are welcome to attend.

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites you to attend seminars by Dr. Ashutosh Verma, Research Scientist, Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY on January 26 and January 27, 2015. Dr. Verma is a candidate for a tenure track Clinical Bacteriologist position, Competition #18A14. His teaching seminar will be at 10:30 am on Monday, January 26 in AVC, Lecture Theatre A, and is titled "Lyme disease in Animals." His diagnostic seminar will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in AVC-C and is titled "Evolution of Clinical Microbiology - Are we there yet?" Everyone is welcome.