The Department of Student Affairs will be closed on April 29 for its annual staff meeting day. Scheduled exams in Student Affairs for that day will continue and all things scheduled will continue - but the department will be closed to the public. The receptionist will be in the department - so in case of emergency, call the department and the receptionist will get a hold of the manager. Thanks for your understanding. For more information please feel free to contact Treena Smith at trlsmith@upei.ca

Beginning Thursday, May 1, Central Printing will be operating 8:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Contact: Wendy Henderson at 566-0668 or whenderson@upei.ca

The Department of Applied Human Sciences invites members of the campus community to attend research and teaching presentations by candidates for a tenure-track position in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology). There will be a meet and greet preceding the research presentations and snacks will be served. If you are unable to attend the presentations, please consider attending the meet and greets. Monday, April 28: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Sit Less, Move More: The Health Impact of Sitting Too Much and Exercising Too Little" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "Working Out In the Danger Zone: Exercise and Sport Performance at Altitude" Tuesday, April 29: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Exercise and Canada’s aging population: Can physical activity improve more than just muscle for baby-boomers?" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "How can elevation improve and impair performance?" For more information: Kate Graham, kegraham@upei.ca 566-0620

A GIS and spatial analysis using open-source and free software workshop will be held at the Atlantic Veterinary College, August 6-8 and 11-13, with instructors Raphael Vanderstichel and Javier Sanchez. The workshop announcement and registration are posted here: http://conferences.upei.ca/gis2014/ This six-day workshop, given as two three-day sessions, introduces the basic concepts of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with a structured and practical approach to the analysis of spatial data that allows for the ‘visualizing, exploring, and modeling’ of spatial data. The tools learned at the workshop can be used in a wide variety of fields, such as aquatic and wildlife epidemiology, biology, ecology, forestry, or any other area where spatial patterns require exploration and analyses. All concepts are taught and practiced using freely available software with graphical user interfaces. Material is presented as a mixture of lectures and computer-based laboratories. The first half of the workshop (days 1-3) introduces participants to the software QGIS for mapping and handling spatial data, and the second half (days 4-6) focuses on spatial data analysis, such as smoothing techniques and spatial cluster detection in space and time, using GeoDa and SaTScan. Online registration will remain open until July 31 (subject to space availability). Because the workshop is limited to 25 participants, early registration is advisable. We hope to see you there!

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, April 28 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 UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. UPEI was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the UPEI Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. UPEI was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the UPEI Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

This year's North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week events at UPEI will take place on Monday, May 5 in AVC 287 North. The following events will take place: ​​ "Speak Up for Workplace Safety!" 1-2:30 pm- Are you looking to challenge the silence that can lead to unsafe practices and conditions? Talking to the boss or a co-worker about safety can be difficult for many workers. This session can help everyone understand why there is often a culture of silence in our workplace and learn ways to overcome it, and will demonstrate a communication technique to bring safety issues to the forefront. Facilitated by Lori Wakelin, Education Consultant. 5th annual UPEI Safety Champion Award presentation/reception 2:30-2:45 pm ​​ "Employer Strategies for Keeping Young Workers Safe" 2:45-4:00 pm - Do you have young workers on staff, or do you plan to when PEI's finer weather arrives? This session offers helpful direction to employers and supervisors with youth in their midst, and includes ideas for training and supervision, successful strategies for communicating with youth, and youth resources available to PEI employers. Facilitated by Clare Waddell, Youth Education Consultant. If you would like to attend a session, please pre-register by contacting Debbie McKie at dmckie@upei.ca. ​​Everyone is welcome to attend these NAOSH week events.

The Bookstore will be closed on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 for inventory purposes.