Staff and faculty are invited to take part in the Shine Day Kick-off at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 8:30-9:30 am on Saturday, September 6. Discover what Shinerama is about and what UPEI is doing to help. If you aren't able to attend, you can show your support by donating to the cause! UPEI students will be going around campus on Friday, September 5 (tomorrow) from 9:00-11:30 am collecting money in support of Shinerama.

CLIVE, the coastal erosion visualization tool created by UPEI’s Climate Research Lab and the Spatial Interface Lab at Simon Fraser University, has reached the FINALS in MIT’s CoLab Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience contest. Now it needs your votes to help it win the Popular Choice award. Register to vote at the contest website: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI…?

The Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid team from the Registrar’s Office will be holding information sessions for all interested students on “How to Apply for Scholarships and Awards” at UPEI. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage their students to attend. Sessions will be held on Wednesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 17 at 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm each day. They will be on campus in the Robertson Library second floor computer lab. SPACE IS LIMITED, so please call or email Adrienne at (902) 620-5187 or amontgomery@upei.ca to reserve your spot today; individual personal appointments are also available.

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 an all are welcome to attend.

Amber Masonry will begin brick repointing around the east side entrance way of Steel Building today, September 4. This work will take approximately two weeks to complete (weather dependent), and will be completed during evenings (start time of 4:00 pm) and weekends. Please ensure your windows are closed before 4:00 pm and over the weekends during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Please join Island Studies for an Open House on Monday, September 8 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, room 201 of SDU Main Building. Welcome Master of Arts in Island Studies students, see books from the Island Studies Press collection, celebrate the announcement of MAIS scholarship winners, and hear about projects and events planned by Master of Arts in Island Studies students and the Institute of Island Studies. For further information contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

UPEI Bookstore hours for this week: Wednesday Sept. 3: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Thursday Sept. 4: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Friday Sept. 5: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday Sept. 6: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday Sept. 8: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Tuesday Sept. 9: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Wednesday Sept. 10: Back to regular hours 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

UPEI is pleased to announce a program that will enhance its student support services. Through a partnership with Shepell-FGI, UPEI will now offer a Student Support Program (SSP) for all students. This program is similar to the Employee and Family Assistance Program offered to UPEI staff and faculty. Students will have access to many different professionals 24/7, 365 days a year, including counsellors, nutritionists, lawyers, financial experts and others. Students can receive support on a variety of topics including relationships, childcare, landlord/tenant issues, and health and financial issues as well. These services are available in over 200 different languages. The program will be available September 1. Representatives from Shepell-FGI will also be on campus September 9 and 10 to provide information to students regarding the new program. For more information, contact Treena Smith, Manager of Student Affairs at (902) 566-0674, trlsmith@upei.ca

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 today, Tuesday, September 2 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!

UPEI is pleased to announce a program that will enhance its student support services. Through a partnership with Shepell, UPEI will now offer a Student Support Program (SSP) for all students. This program is similar to the Employee and Family Assistance Program offered to UPEI staff and faculty. Students will have access to many different professionals 24/7, 365 days a year, including counsellors, nutritionists, lawyers, financial experts and others. Students can receive support on a variety of topics including relationships, childcare, landlord/tenant issues, and health and financial issues as well. These services are available in over 200 different languages. The program will be available September 1. Representatives from Shepell will also be on campus September 9 and 10 to provide information to students regarding the new program. For more information, contact Treena Smith, Manager of Student Affairs at (902) 566-0674, trlsmith@upei.ca

Correction: *Please note the room location was inaccurate in the first posting of this event. The correct location is listed below. Please join Island Studies for an Open House on Monday, September 8 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Room 201 of SDU Main Building. Welcome Master of Arts in Island Studies students, see books from the Island Studies Press collection, celebrate the announcement of MAIS scholarship winners, and hear about projects and events planned by Master of Arts in Island Studies students and Island Studies. For further information contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

The UPEISU is thrilled to be hosting the first ever "Welcome Back Wednesday" in conjunction with UPEI Orientation Week. "Welcome Back Wednesday" will take place on September 3 from 11:30am-1:30pm in Meincke Plaza right outside of the W.A Murphy Student Centre. To celebrate the first day of classes, we will be hosting a BBQ in addition to a society fair welcoming new and returning students. I urge all of you to take some time to stop by to chat with students, enjoy the BBQ, and take in some live music featuring some UPEI's top performers. In the event of inclement weather, we will move inside the Student Centre. Please encourage all of your colleagues in your respective faculties or departments to join us in celebrating the first day of the semester. If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact Lucas at president@upeisu.ca.

Correction: *Please note the room location was inaccurate in the first posting of this event. The correct location is listed below. Please join Island Studies for an Open House on Monday, September 8 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Room 201 of SDU Main Building. Welcome Master of Arts in Island Studies students, see books from the Island Studies Press collection, celebrate the announcement of MAIS scholarship winners, and hear about projects and events planned by Master of Arts in Island Studies students and Island Studies. For further information contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

The UPEISU is thrilled to be hosting the first ever "Welcome Back Wednesday" in conjunction with UPEI Orientation Week. "Welcome Back Wednesday" will take place on September 3 from 11:30am-1:30pm in Meincke Plaza right outside of the W.A Murphy Student Centre. To celebrate the first day of classes, we will be hosting a BBQ in addition to a society fair welcoming new and returning students. I urge all of you to take some time to stop by to chat with students, enjoy the BBQ, and take in some live music featuring some UPEI's top performers. In the event of inclement weather, we will move inside the Student Centre. Please encourage all of your colleagues in your respective faculties or departments to join us in celebrating the first day of the semester. If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact Lucas at president@upeisu.ca.

UPEI Bookstore hours for this week: Wednesday Sept. 3: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Thursday Sept. 4: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Friday Sept. 5: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday Sept. 6: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday Sept. 8: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Tuesday Sept. 9: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Wednesday Sept. 10: Back to regular hours 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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 today, Tuesday, September 2 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!

UPEI is pleased to announce a program that will enhance its student support services. Through a partnership with Shepell-FGI, UPEI will now offer a Student Support Program (SSP) for all students. This program is similar to the Employee and Family Assistance Program offered to UPEI staff and faculty. Students will have access to many different professionals 24/7, 365 days a year, including counsellors, nutritionists, lawyers, financial experts and others. Students can receive support on a variety of topics including relationships, childcare, landlord/tenant issues, and health and financial issues as well. These services are available in over 200 different languages. The program will be available September 1. Representatives from Shepell-FGI will also be on campus September 9 and 10 to provide information to students regarding the new program. For more information, contact Treena Smith, Manager of Student Affairs at (902) 566-0674, trlsmith@upei.ca

Dr. Doug Sobey, a research associate of the University’s Institute of 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 P.E.I. 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 the Institute of Island Studies and the Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division of the P.E.I. 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 on September 11 in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre, KCI 104. This event is sponsored by the Institute of Island Studies. For information, contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

Welcome Day 2014 will be held tomorrow, Saturday, August 30 from 9:00 am–2:00 pm in Schurman Market Square of Don and Marion McDougall Hall, and will kick-off Orientation Week that will run until Saturday, September 6. This will also be move-in day for residence students. Welcome Day is an opportunity for incoming and returning students to find support, explore campus, and pay tuition and fees. UPEI faculty and staff will be available to provide support and advice to students on course selection, transitioning from high school, co-op opportunities, exchange programs, careers, and more! This year’s Welcome Day will include round-table parents sessions for parents of residence and non-residence students (facilitated jointly by Student Affairs and Transitions), a photo booth with Pride the Panther, and a BBQ from 12:00–1:30 pm. Faculty and staff who are not already providing services on Welcome Day are invited to drop by, greet incoming students, and enjoy the BBQ. See you there!

Dr. Debbie MacLellan is seeking volunteer 'clients' for a student assignment in Foods and Nutrition 483 (Professional Practice in Dietetics). This assignment involves three to four meetings with a student in the dietetics program at UPEI. The purpose of this assignment is to help students develop the skills needed to be effective nutrition counsellors. The student will assess your diet and work with you to develop some nutrition-related goals to help you improve your overall health. If you are interested and want to learn more about what you will be asked to do as a volunteer client, please contact Debbie at maclellan@upei.ca.