The Student Union will be closing the office and participating in the United Way's Day of Caring on Friday, May 30. Sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Candice at admin@upeisu.ca

The campus community is invited to join H. Wade MacLauchlan and Alex B. Campbell for the Charlottetown Launch of Alex B. Campbell:The Prince Edward Island Premier Who Rocked the Cradle, on Saturday, May 31 from 2:30-5:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Bruce Rainnie will be the event's master of ceremonies. Light refreshments will be provided.

Thank you everyone for your continued participation in the "Shout Out Award Recipient" (SOAR) Program! It is great to receive nominations from across campus! A list of recipients to date can be viewed at the following link: http://www.upei.ca/hr/resources/employee-recognition-program-soar Remember, when you want to "shout out" your appreciation to a co-worker, go the HR website and complete the Peer Recognition Nomination Form. May nominations are still being accepted!

There will be an internet service interruption on Thursday, May 29 beginning at 4:00 pm and lasting up to one hour (5:00 pm). This interruption is necessary to allow changes to be made in the provider for UPEI's internet service. Services affected will be external access to UPEI web services, Library research database access, VPN, availability of the UPEI webpage, access to Moodle from off-campus, and possible email delays. Access to Google, Microsoft, Apple, and other large content providers should not experience any significant interruptions as these providers are served through a different connection that should not be affected. ITSS regrets the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause.

The Student Union will be closing the office and participating in the United Way's Day of Caring on Friday, May 30. Sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Candice at admin@upeisu.ca

The campus community is invited to join H. Wade MacLauchlan and Alex B. Campbell for the Charlottetown Launch of Alex B. Campbell:The Prince Edward Island Premier Who Rocked the Cradle, on Saturday, May 31 from 2:30-5:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Bruce Rainnie will be the event's master of ceremonies. Light refreshments will be provided.

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, June 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!

The Student Union will be closing the office and participating in the United Way's Day of Caring on Friday, May 30. Sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Candice at admin@upeisu.ca

UPEI is hosting CANHEIT, the annual national IT conference for higher education, from Sunday June 1 until Wednesday June 4. You are welcome to attend any sessions that pique your interest; see the schedule at https://canheit.upei.ca/schedule Because of the conference, ITSS will need all available hands to ensure that our 350+ guests have a great experience. We will be offering emergency services only from Friday May 30 until Wednesday June 4. If you need service please contact our help desk at 566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca and we will do our best to accommodate you. Your patience is greatly appreciated! If you are interested in volunteering to help out with the conference, please email volunteercanheit@upei.ca

Are you looking to add value to your organization? If so, this is your opportunity to participate in a rewarding and meaningful program that will allow you to expand your workforce with energetic, bilingual students, at little cost to your business. UPEI’s Languages at Work program—a part of the Explore Program—takes place from June 30–August 22, and invites you to get involved by hiring a qualified bilingual student eager to improve their language skills in a working environment. Not only does this program provide students with an excellent opportunity to be immersed in their second language, it also gives employers the opportunity to hire these employees at a lower cost during the peak tourism season as the students’ salaries (plus benefits) are 60% funded by the program! Interested employers must provide students with a meaningful work experience, along with appropriate guidance and orientation, for 35 hours of work per week. For more information, contact Gillian Lush, UPEI Languages at Work Project Officer, at (902) 566-0579 or languagesatwork@upei.ca

The two candidates for the position of Vice-President Academic recently delivered their public presentations to the UPEI campus community. Dr. Christian Lacroix presented on Thursday, May 22; and Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald on Monday, May 26. The search committee encourages those who were unable to attend the presentations to view the presentation videos at http://upei.ca/hr/vpasearch/public-presentations/videos The search committee values feedback from all members of the UPEI community and would appreciate receiving your comments by e-mail at vpacademicsearch@upei.ca by 5 pm, Friday, May 30, 2014. The Search Committee is seeking feedback via email until 5 pm, Friday, May 30.

UPEI is hosting CANHEIT, the annual national IT conference for higher education, from Sunday June 1 until Wednesday June 4. You are welcome to attend any sessions that pique your interest; see the schedule at https://canheit.upei.ca/schedule Because of the conference, ITSS will need all available hands to ensure that our 350+ guests have a great experience. We will be offering emergency services only from Friday May 30 until Wednesday June 4. If you need service please contact our help desk at 566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca and we will do our best to accommodate you. Your patience is greatly appreciated! If you are interested in volunteering to help out with the conference, please email volunteercanheit@upei.ca

Central Printing will be closed on Friday, May 30. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Wendy at 566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca

Summer hours for building access in Don and Marion McDougall Hall will be effective immediately. The building will be open seven days a week between the hours of 7:00 am - 11:00 pm. Regular hours will resume on September 2, 2014. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Security Dispatch at 566-0384 or email security@upei.ca.

The two candidates for the position of Vice-President Academic recently delivered their public presentations to the UPEI campus community. Dr. Christian Lacroix presented on Thursday, May 22; and Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald on Monday, May 26. The search committee encourages those who were unable to attend the presentations to view the presentation videos at http://upei.ca/hr/vpasearch/public-presentations/videos The search committee values feedback from all members of the UPEI community and would appreciate receiving your comments by e-mail at vpacademicsearch@upei.ca by 5 pm, Friday, May 30, 2014. The Search Committee is seeking feedback via email until 5 pm, Friday, May 30.

UPEI is hosting CANHEIT, the annual national IT conference for higher education, from Sunday June 1 until Wednesday June 4. You are welcome to attend any sessions that pique your interest; see the schedule at https://canheit.upei.ca/schedule Because of the conference, ITSS will need all available hands to ensure that our 350+ guests have a great experience. We will be offering emergency services only from Friday May 30 until Wednesday June 4. If you need service please contact our help desk at 566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca and we will do our best to accommodate you. Your patience is greatly appreciated! If you are interested in volunteering to help out with the conference, please email volunteercanheit@upei.ca

Central Printing will be closed on Friday, May 30. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Wendy at 566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca

Summer hours for building access in Don and Marion McDougall Hall will be effective immediately. The building will be open seven days a week between the hours of 7:00 am - 11:00 pm. Regular hours will resume on September 2, 2014. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Security Dispatch at 566-0384 or email security@upei.ca.

UPEI is hosting CANHEIT, the annual national IT conference for higher education, from Sunday June 1 until Wednesday June 4. You are welcome to attend any sessions that pique your interest; see the schedule at https://canheit.upei.ca/schedule Because of the conference, ITSS will need all available hands to ensure that our 350+ guests have a great experience. We will be offering emergency services only from Friday May 30 until Wednesday June 4. If you need service please contact our help desk at 566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca and we will do our best to accommodate you. Your patience is greatly appreciated! If you are interested in volunteering to help out with the conference, please email volunteercanheit@upei.ca

PEI Energy is working on repairs to the steam line that has shut down domestic hot water and heat in Cass, Kelley, Duffy, and Memorial Hall buildings and the Chaplaincy Centre. The domestic hot water and heat will be returned to Cass, Kelley, Duffy, and the Chaplaincy Centre this evening. Memorial Hall will have systems returned on Tuesday, May 28, in the early evening. Please keep the windows closed in these buildings during this time. Facilities Management has a limited number of portable heaters if required. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions or concerns, or require access to a portable heater, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca. Jackie MacPhail Capital Projects, UPEI Facilities Management 566-6034