The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments, is Friday January 30, 2015. These protocols will be reviewed at the February meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms. Submit one hard copy of the original protocol with signatures, and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send 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 (902) 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

The UPEI Men's Hockey team will host its Moncton rivals UdeM tonight at 7:00 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena. With only five home games remaining, the push toward playoffs has begun! Longtime Box Office Coordinator and Panther supporter Anne Lund will take part in this evening's ceremonial puck drop. Panther Hockey second half season passes are still available and include a five-game package and a playoff holding seat. Get your passes today from 3:00 pm-game time at the CARI Box Office. Go Panthers Go!

A new award to recognize efforts to internationalize the curriculum will be awarded for the first time during International Development Week, Feb 2-6, 2015. The award is to raise awareness of the value of embedding internationalization as an integral aspect of teaching and learning. Eligibility: Current UPEI faculty are eligible for this award. Nomination may be made by any member of the UPEI community, including current students. Criteria: This award recognizes work that promotes a global outlook, increases cross-cultural understanding, collaborations, and partnerships such as, but not limited to: · teaching initiatives and/or strategies incorporating an international aspect to the curriculum; · creative programs in international education; · leadership in promoting the internationalization of the curriculum; · internationally-focused projects on campus and/or abroad; · support of international exchange Nomination Procedure: 1. Submit a letter describing how the work of the nominee has contributed to internationalization at UPEI. 2. Up to three letters of support may be attached. 3. Nominations are due by noon on Monday of the last week of January. 4. Nominations are to be submitted to the Director of the International Relations Office. A committee established by the IRO Director will review nominations, select the successful application, and ensure that the recipient’s nomination is forwarded for consideration for the national CBIE Excellence Award. More information will be posted on the International Development Week webpage so stay tuned! Thank you. Cathy for the IDW Committee

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 6, 2015. They will be reviewed at the February meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after February 6 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/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Submit one hard copy of the signed, original protocol and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at (902) 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments, is Friday January 30, 2015. These protocols will be reviewed at the February meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms. Submit one hard copy of the original protocol with signatures, and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send 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 (902) 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

As we begin this new year, we would like to remind employees that all documentations for Accounts Payable should be submitted either via internal mail or left in the Drop Box which is conveniently located outside the Accounting Office main doors. As well, please be reminded the normal turnaround time for processing of travel and expense claims, PDTR, Petty Cash and other employee expense claims is approximately two weeks, provided the documentation is completed according to UPEI policies and procedures. If there are concerns with the documentation, this could result in a delay in the processing time. Payments to Canadian and US Suppliers: -Canadian and US suppliers are paid once every 30 days, again provided that all documentation is properly completed. -As cheque runs for US suppliers occurs every second Tuesday, it would be greatly appreciated if you allow sufficient lead time in getting your documentation to Accounts Payable to ensure that we continue to meet the 30-day turnaround. If you have any questions relating to Accounts Payable procedures, forms or contact information, please consult the Accounts Payable website which has recently been updated. http://www.upei.ca/finance/accounting/accounts-payable

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, February 6 for the February meeting. Ensure you always… ·Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a… ·Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and 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 - North 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, ACC Admin. Assistant at (902) 566-0973.

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites you to attend seminars by Dr. Ashutosh Verma, Research Scientist, Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY on January 26 and January 27, 2015. Dr. Verma is a candidate for a tenure track Clinical Bacteriologist position, Competition #18A14. His teaching seminar will be at 10:30 am on Monday, January 26 in AVC-A and is titled "Lyme disease in Animals." His diagnostic seminar will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in AVC-C and is titled "Evolution of Clinical Microbiology - Are we there yet?" Everyone is welcome.

Learn about the risks associated with increased glucose/cholesterol levels and get your levels tested FREE of charge. The clinic is for UPEI students and employees. Brought to you by the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee. Clinic held from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. To book your ten-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca

After 35 years of service to the University of Prince Edward Island, Dr. Philip G. Davis retired this month. Please join the Department of Religious Studies in extending our warm wishes for his well-deserved retirement at a reception in his honour. Refreshments will be served. The event will take place on Thursday January 29 from 2:30-4:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. For more information, please contact Maureen Mackay at mmackay@upei.ca.

After 35 years of service to the University of Prince Edward Island, Dr. Philip G. Davis retired this month. Please join the Department of Religious Studies in extending our warm wishes for his well-deserved retirement at a reception in his honour. Refreshments will be served. The event will take place on Thursday January 29 from 2:30-4:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. For more information, please contact Maureen Mackay at mmackay@upei.ca.

As we begin this new year, we would like to remind employees that all documentations for Accounts Payable should be submitted either via internal mail or left in the Drop Box which is conveniently located outside the Accounting Office main doors. As well, please be reminded the normal turnaround time for processing of travel and expense claims, PDTR, Petty Cash and other employee expense claims is approximately two weeks, provided the documentation is completed according to UPEI policies and procedures. If there are concerns with the documentation, this could result in a delay in the processing time. Payments to Canadian and US Suppliers: -Canadian and US suppliers are paid once every 30 days, again provided that all documentation is properly completed. -As cheque runs for US suppliers occurs every second Tuesday, it would be greatly appreciated if you allow sufficient lead time in getting your documentation to Accounts Payable to ensure that we continue to meet the 30-day turnaround. If you have any questions relating to Accounts Payable procedures, forms or contact information, please consult the Accounts Payable website which has recently been updated. http://www.upei.ca/finance/accounting/accounts-payable

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, February 6 for the February meeting. Ensure you always… ·Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a… ·Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and 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 - North 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, ACC Admin. Assistant at (902) 566-0973.

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology invites you to attend seminars by Dr. Ashutosh Verma, Research Scientist, Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY on January 26 and January 27, 2015. Dr. Verma is a candidate for a tenure track Clinical Bacteriologist position, Competition #18A14. His teaching seminar will be at 10:30 am on Monday, January 26 in AVC-A and is titled "Lyme disease in Animals." His diagnostic seminar will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in AVC-C and is titled "Evolution of Clinical Microbiology - Are we there yet?" Everyone is welcome.

Learn about the risks associated with increased glucose/cholesterol levels and get your levels tested FREE of charge. The clinic is for UPEI students and employees. Brought to you by the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee. Clinic held from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. To book your ten-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca

Have you signed up to receive your electronic T4 slip? If you completed the consent form for the 2013 tax year, you will automatically receive your 2014 tax slip electronically. There is no need to complete the consent form again. Online tax slips will be available, through Campus Login, to current and former employees, who received taxable earnings or benefits in 2014. 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 2014 T4s mailed to the address on file no later than February 28, 2015. 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) 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.

The search committee for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Science would like to thank everyone for attending the public presentation. For those of you who were not able to attend, the presentations can be viewed online at the following link: https://youtu.be/gEoxigYGLt4 Dr. Debbie MacLellans' CV is also available online: https://files.upei.ca/cv/DebbieMacLellanCV.pdf Feedback may be sent to vpa@upei.ca by 8:00 am on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Comments will be reviewed, in confidence, by the search committee.

Have you signed up to receive your electronic T4 slip? If you completed the consent form for the 2013 tax year, you will automatically receive your 2014 tax slip electronically. There is no need to complete the consent form again. Online tax slips will be available, through Campus Login, to current and former employees, who received taxable earnings or benefits in 2014. 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 2014 T4s mailed to the address on file no later than February 28, 2015. 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) 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.

The search committee for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Science would like to thank everyone for attending the public presentation. For those of you who were not able to attend, the presentations can be viewed online at the following link: https://youtu.be/gEoxigYGLt4 Dr. Debbie MacLellans' CV is also available online: https://files.upei.ca/cv/DebbieMacLellanCV.pdf Feedback may be sent to vpa@upei.ca by 8:00 am on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Comments will be reviewed, in confidence, by the search committee.

2015 PEI Weather Trivia Calendar "Some weather we're having!" - Free shipping on all orders for the month of January! Order online at http://www.peiweathercalendar.com/ or pick one up at the UPEI Bookstore or any Murphy's Pharmacy location! PEI history comes to life in this first-ever PEI weather trivia calendar of 365 stories about Prince Edward Island weather, and its impact on Islanders’ everyday life. This calendar brings stories from North Cape to East Point, West Point to Murray Head – and all points in between over the past 150 years. Featuring: All-PEI weather trivia for every day of the year; twelve beautiful full-colour PEI weather photographs; stories of Prince Edward Island as told by our weather; information about tornadoes on Prince Edward Island: their frequency, location and intensity; stories of memorable PEI snowstorms throughout the past seven decades; Maritime Electric workers reminiscences about severe weather; historical PEI weather stories from Samuel Holland (1765), the War of 1812, the Yankee Gale (1851), and the Ice Boats (1855), and much, much more!