As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the School of Business I am pleased to announce Dr. Juergen Krause as a candidate for the position. Dr. Krause is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the School of Business. On Monday February 10 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Krause will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in McDougall Hall, Room 328 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Describe your vision and fit for the position of the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, February 14, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

In an effort to cut down on printing and mailing costs, and improve services to employees, UPEI's Human Resources will be launching online T4 slips for the 2013 tax year. Online tax slips will be available, through Campus Login, to current and former employees, who received taxable earnings or benefits in 2013. 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 2013 T4s mailed to the address on file no later than February 28, 2014. 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 (https://secure.upei.ca/cls/login.html). Consent forms must be completed by January 31, 2014. For employees who file their taxes electronically, printing the slip is optional. You will be able to read the values for each of the tax slip boxes online as you are completing your income tax return. You will always have access to slips under Campus Login should you need them now or in the future. We hope to offer similar online service for T4A slips in the future, however, for the 2013 tax year all T4As will be printed and mailed no later than February 28, 2014.

As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the School of Business I am pleased to announce Dr. Juergen Krause as a candidate for the position. Dr. Krause is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the School of Business. On Monday February 10 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Krause will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in McDougall Hall, Room 328 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Describe your vision and fit for the position of the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, February 14, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

The UPEI men's hockey team will take on UdeM on Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm. This is the first of four games versus rival UdeM, with each game having playoff implications. Special ticket offers are available: Two adults for $12; season ticket holders can bring a friend for $6 (must be accompanied by the season ticket holder). GO Panthers GO!

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, January 6 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 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.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendments -- is Friday, February 7 for the February meeting. Ensure you always download the current forms from http://research.upei.ca/animal_care and use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms. 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 - 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 at 566-0973.

At the next Graduate Research on Tap, join two UPEI graduate students for conversations about education and the environment. The event begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 21 in the Wave. Graduate Research on Tap is a new extension of our popular public discussion series; it features the work of UPEI's up-and-coming researchers. The first discussion will be led by Laura Phalen, an MSc student in Biology. The title of the discussion is "Do the oil sands make fish sick?" Gabriela Arias de Sanchez, a PhD student in Education, will lead the second discussion, entitled "Cracking the math code: how we talk numbers with young children." Sound interesting? Join us! Graduate Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI graduate student researchers. Presented by the UPEI Student Union, the UPEI Graduate Student Association, and the Vice-President Research and Graduate Studies.

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle would like to invite you to our first meeting of the new year on January 14 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm, to learn more about the choir and to join us in a song circle. Light refreshments will be provided. The Choir encourages both experienced singers and new singing enthusiasts to join us in learning world music and songs from different countries and cultures. For a sample of previous songs in the repertoire, visit www.airsplace.ca/songcircle This semester the Choir will rehearse on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 -5:30 pm in our new venue, the Chaplaincy Centre. Now in its third year, the choir is an activity initiated through the AIRS Project. All are welcome! Sincerely, Xiang (Danny) & Karen Xiang Guan (UPEI business student, and Assistant - International Song Circle Project) xguan@upei.ca Karen M. Ludke (Postdoctoral Fellow, Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing, Psychology, UPEI)

On Wednesday, February 5, UPEI will host a student career fair in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. This is an excellent networking opportunity for students and graduates seeking employment and career opportunities to meet with local recruiters and employers. UPEI is currently seeking local employers who are interested in taking part. Employers will have the opportunity to meet with current students and recent graduates, collect resumes, interview candidates in private sessions, and more! For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/student-affairs/career-services/career-f… Interested employers are asked to contact Nicole Wadden, Experiential Learning Facilitator at nwadden@upei.ca

The [loverly] Robertson Library is getting a jump start on celebrating Valentine's Day! From now until February 14, the Library will be selling a small booklet (designed and made in-house) of love poems. The cost is $2.00 and all proceeds will go towards the support of developing our poetry collection. The booklet is available from the Circulation Desk. We look forward to you checking out this small gift -- for those special someones in your life. This booklet will likely never be created again, so don't miss out.

UPEI staff and faculty are invited to attend an international coffee house on Tuesday, January 14, 6:00-8:00 pm in The PIT. The event will feature guest speaker Dr. Tim Goddard and musical entertainment by Devin Krauskopf. Come out and enjoy the entertainment. Snacks and coffee will be served!

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle would like to invite you to our first meeting of the new year on January 14 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm, to learn more about the choir and to join us in a song circle. Light refreshments will be provided. The Choir encourages both experienced singers and new singing enthusiasts to join us in learning world music and songs from different countries and cultures. For a sample of previous songs in the repertoire, visit www.airsplace.ca/songcircle This semester the Choir will rehearse on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 -5:30 pm in our new venue, the Chaplaincy Centre. Now in its third year, the choir is an activity initiated through the AIRS Project. All are welcome! Sincerely, Xiang (Danny) & Karen Xiang Guan (UPEI business student, and Assistant - International Song Circle Project) xguan@upei.ca Karen M. Ludke (Postdoctoral Fellow, Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing, Psychology, UPEI)

On Wednesday, February 5, UPEI will host a student career fair in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. This is an excellent networking opportunity for students and graduates seeking employment and career opportunities to meet with local recruiters and employers. UPEI is currently seeking local employers who are interested in taking part. Employers will have the opportunity to meet with current students and recent graduates, collect resumes, interview candidates in private sessions, and more! For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/student-affairs/career-services/career-f… Interested employers are asked to contact Nicole Wadden, Experiential Learning Facilitator at nwadden@upei.ca

The [loverly] Robertson Library is getting a jump start on celebrating Valentine's Day! From now until February 14, the Library will be selling a small booklet (designed and made in-house) of love poems. The cost is $2.00 and all proceeds will go towards the support of developing our poetry collection. The booklet is available from the Circulation Desk. We look forward to you checking out this small gift -- for those special someones in your life. This booklet will likely never be created again, so don't miss out.

UPEI staff and faculty are invited to attend an international coffee house on Tuesday, January 14, 6:00-8:00 pm in The PIT. The event will feature guest speaker Dr. Tim Goddard and musical entertainment by Devin Krauskopf. Come out and enjoy the entertainment. Snacks and coffee will be served!

The UPEI men's hockey team will take on UdeM on Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm. This is the first of four games versus rival UdeM, with each game having playoff implications. Special ticket offers are available: Two adults for $12; season ticket holders can bring a friend for $6 (must be accompanied by the season ticket holder). GO Panthers GO!

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, January 6 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 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.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendments -- is Friday, February 7 for the February meeting. Ensure you always download the current forms from http://research.upei.ca/animal_care and use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms. 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 - 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 at 566-0973.

At the next Graduate Research on Tap, join two UPEI graduate students for conversations about education and the environment. The event begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 21 in the Wave. Graduate Research on Tap is a new extension of our popular public discussion series; it features the work of UPEI's up-and-coming researchers. The first discussion will be led by Laura Phalen, an MSc student in Biology. The title of the discussion is "Do the oil sands make fish sick?" Gabriela Arias de Sanchez, a PhD student in Education, will lead the second discussion, entitled "Cracking the math code: how we talk numbers with young children." Sound interesting? Join us! Graduate Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI graduate student researchers. Presented by the UPEI Student Union, the UPEI Graduate Student Association, and the Vice-President Research and Graduate Studies.

There is still time to sign up for this year's Healthy Activity Challenge! This 8-week challenge is a great opportunity for you and a group of your co-workers (6 per team) to participate in a fun, physical activity challenge. The challenge runs from January 13 - March 9. Deadline for registration of teams is Friday, January 10. Benefits of challenge include a healthier YOU, and access to the indoor track and some fitness classes at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Link to registration form: https://files.upei.ca/athletics/upei_healthy_activity_challenge_2014.pdf For more information, contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.