Campus Notices
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.
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.
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.
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.
Open to anyone interested in learning more about scholarship options at UPEI, including an overview of how and when you can be considered for available awards and bursaries.
January 12, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Robertson Library 312
January 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Robertson Library 312
January 19, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Robertson Library 312
January 19, 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Robertson Library 312
For more information, contact Keith Lawlor at 902-620-5187 or email kjlawlor@upei.ca.
Happy New Year --- Fitness & Wellness, UPEI Athletics & Recreation
We have a number of opportunities for you to have a healthy New Year!
Specialty Fitness Classes - Cycle & Core, Beginner/Intermediate Spin, Advanced Spin, Powerflow Yoga, etc are offered over 6 weeks. 6 classes/session. Fee: $51 Sports Centre members, $60 non-member. +applicable taxes. http://www.upei.ca/ar/fitness-classes
Small Group training - Small group training offers training sessions that focus on individual progression and skill development. An eight-week, two times per week small group of seven - ten working with a certified personal trainer. Sixteen sessions. Fee: $135 + taxes per person. http://www.upei.ca/ar/programs
The UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers are teaming up once again with the Charlottetown Islanders this season for the second annual Hockey Day on PEI, Saturday, January 9 at the Eastlink Centre. The goal of the day is to raise money for minor hockey teams across the Island.
Everyone is invited to cheer on the Panthers at the Eastlink Centre as the UPEI Men's Hockey team hosts the Dalhousie Tigers at 7:00 pm.
Other "Hockey Day" action at the Eastlink Centre includes:- Charlottetown PeeWee AA Abbies playing at 1:00 pm
- Charlottetown Islanders host Rimouski at 3:00 pm
- Fun Zone opening at 5:00 pm (in the Trade Centre)
- Kowboy Mike Hughes and the stars of Red Rock Wrestling at 5:45 (in the Trade Centre)
Full day passes are available now at the Eastlink Centre Box Office, Phinley's Restaurant, Naturally Fit, or by phone at (902) 629-6625.
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.
Writing Centre Open House
Robertson Library, Room 274
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
3-5 pm
Snacks and refreshments will be provided
First 20 guests receive a loot bag!
The wireless microphone that is used in the Duffy Amphitheater is missing.The person to last use the mic did not return it to the right location. Please contact the ITSS Helpdesk at (902) 566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca to report the return of the wireless microphone.
Encourage your students to take a library tour in January 2016 to learn about the library's resources AND be entered to win weekly prizes!
Tours are available throughout the month on weekdays, evenings, and weekends and last about 30 minutes.
Students can sign up in advance online at library.upei.ca
Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in Fall 2016.
Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum wage will be $10.75 an hour as from June 1, 2016. For additional information and application information for this program please refer to: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml
The process of applying for Canada Summer Jobs has changed this year. To apply for this Program you will need to make an appointment with Monique Geurts, Human Resources, 566-0515. The closing date for applications is February 26, 2016.
As part of the nationwide NBA All-Star 2016 program, UPEI is proud to host former NBA player Jerome Williams and All-Star-themed basketball activities on the UPEI campus, January 8-9, 2016.
The BMO NBA All-Star Kidsfest will take place at the Chi Wan Young Sports Centre on Friday, January 8 from 5:30-8 pm. The event will feature Jr. NBA Clinics and NBA Cares activities for all ages. A youth art program gives fans a chance to design a canvas that will be displayed during NBA All-Star 2016 in February in Toronto.
The Bell NBA All-Star Challenge, presented by AIR MILES, will take place from 12 - 3 pm and in the lead-up to the Panther Women's and Men's Basketball home games on January 9. The Challenge is looking for Island's best three-point shooters, skills challenge competitors, and dunkers! The winner of the competition will be awarded an all-expenses paid trip to compete for a national title at NBA All-Star 2016 in Toronto. It's free to enter!
For more information, contact Ron Annear at annear@upei.ca
