UPEI is pleased to announce a program that will enhance its student support services. Through a partnership with Shepell-FGI, UPEI will now offer a Student Support Program (SSP) for all students. This program is similar to the Employee and Family Assistance Program offered to UPEI staff and faculty. Students will have access to many different professionals 24/7, 365 days a year, including counsellors, nutritionists, lawyers, financial experts and others. Students can receive support on a variety of topics including relationships, childcare, landlord/tenant issues, and health and financial issues as well. These services are available in over 200 different languages. The program will be available September 1. Representatives from Shepell-FGI will also be on campus September 9 and 10 to provide information to students regarding the new program. For more information, contact Treena Smith, Manager of Student Affairs at (902) 566-0674, trlsmith@upei.ca

The UPEI Alumni Association is excited to launch its fifth Alumni and Friends Chapter this year, on September 17 in Boston, Massachusetts. The event will take place at The Hampshire House on 84 Beacon St. from 5:30-7:30 pm. If you know anyone in this area, please share this information as we would love to have all UPEI Alumni and Friends join us for a great evening. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Anthony at alumni@upei.ca or 902-566-0761.

With the start of the fall semester, the demand for keys and card access increases greatly. We are doing our best to meet the demand, but we ask for your patience. We would like to ask for your assistance by doing the following: -Security will contact you when your key is available for pick up. If you have not been notified then your request has not yet been processed and we ask for your patience. -Key requests are processed on Tuesdays. Key requests must be received in security prior to 4:00 pm on Monday to be processed on Tuesday. If the request is late being sent to security, it will be set aside for the next week’s key processing. Once you have received notification that your key is available, we ask you to pick it up between 8:30 am and 3 pm Monday–Friday at the Security front desk. -If you obtain a new ID card and need your access levels updated, please send an email to security@upei.ca with your name, ID number, and the bar code from your ID, and we will process the request. You do not need to present the card in person. Cards take 24 hours to be updated in the system. Thank you for your cooperation. Security Services

CLIVE, the coastal erosion visualization tool created by UPEI’s Climate Research Lab and the Spatial Interface Lab at Simon Fraser University, has reached the FINALS in MIT’s CoLab Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience contest. Now it needs your votes to help it win the Popular Choice award. Register to vote at the contest website: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI…?

The Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid team from the Registrar’s Office will be holding information sessions for all interested students on “How to Apply for Scholarships and Awards” at UPEI. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage their students to attend. Sessions will be held on Wednesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 17 at 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm each day. They will be on campus in the Robertson Library second floor computer lab. SPACE IS LIMITED, so please call or email Adrienne at (902) 620-5187 or amontgomery@upei.ca to reserve your spot today; individual personal appointments are also available.

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer’s lecture is entitled "What the First World War Taught Us." Admission is free an all are welcome to attend.

Amber Masonry will begin brick repointing around the east side entrance way of Steel Building today, September 4. This work will take approximately two weeks to complete (weather dependent), and will be completed during evenings (start time of 4:00 pm) and weekends. Please ensure your windows are closed before 4:00 pm and over the weekends during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Please join Island Studies for an Open House on Monday, September 8 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, room 201 of SDU Main Building. Welcome Master of Arts in Island Studies students, see books from the Island Studies Press collection, celebrate the announcement of MAIS scholarship winners, and hear about projects and events planned by Master of Arts in Island Studies students and the Institute of Island Studies. For further information contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

Staff and faculty are invited to take part in the Shine Day Kick-off at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 8:30-9:30 am on Saturday, September 6. Discover what Shinerama is about and what UPEI is doing to help. If you aren't able to attend, you can show your support by donating to the cause! UPEI students will be going around campus on Friday, September 5 (tomorrow) from 9:00-11:30 am collecting money in support of Shinerama.

CLIVE, the coastal erosion visualization tool created by UPEI’s Climate Research Lab and the Spatial Interface Lab at Simon Fraser University, has reached the FINALS in MIT’s CoLab Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience contest. Now it needs your votes to help it win the Popular Choice award. Register to vote at the contest website: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI…?

The Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid team from the Registrar’s Office will be holding information sessions for all interested students on “How to Apply for Scholarships and Awards” at UPEI. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage their students to attend. Sessions will be held on Wednesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 17 at 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm each day. They will be on campus in the Robertson Library second floor computer lab. SPACE IS LIMITED, so please call or email Adrienne at (902) 620-5187 or amontgomery@upei.ca to reserve your spot today; individual personal appointments are also available.

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer’s lecture is entitled "What the First World War Taught Us." Admission is free an all are welcome to attend.

Amber Masonry will begin brick repointing around the east side entrance way of Steel Building today, September 4. This work will take approximately two weeks to complete (weather dependent), and will be completed during evenings (start time of 4:00 pm) and weekends. Please ensure your windows are closed before 4:00 pm and over the weekends during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Please join Island Studies for an Open House on Monday, September 8 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, room 201 of SDU Main Building. Welcome Master of Arts in Island Studies students, see books from the Island Studies Press collection, celebrate the announcement of MAIS scholarship winners, and hear about projects and events planned by Master of Arts in Island Studies students and the Institute of Island Studies. For further information contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

Staff and faculty are invited to take part in the Shine Day Kick-off at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 8:30-9:30 am on Saturday, September 6. Discover what Shinerama is about and what UPEI is doing to help. If you aren't able to attend, you can show your support by donating to the cause! UPEI students will be going around campus on Friday, September 5 (tomorrow) from 9:00-11:30 am collecting money in support of Shinerama.

UPEI is pleased to announce a program that will enhance its student support services. Through a partnership with Shepell, UPEI will now offer a Student Support Program (SSP) for all students. This program is similar to the Employee and Family Assistance Program offered to UPEI staff and faculty. Students will have access to many different professionals 24/7, 365 days a year, including counsellors, nutritionists, lawyers, financial experts and others. Students can receive support on a variety of topics including relationships, childcare, landlord/tenant issues, and health and financial issues as well. These services are available in over 200 different languages. The program will be available September 1. Representatives from Shepell will also be on campus September 9 and 10 to provide information to students regarding the new program. For more information, contact Treena Smith, Manager of Student Affairs at (902) 566-0674, trlsmith@upei.ca

Correction: *Please note the room location was inaccurate in the first posting of this event. The correct location is listed below. Please join Island Studies for an Open House on Monday, September 8 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Room 201 of SDU Main Building. Welcome Master of Arts in Island Studies students, see books from the Island Studies Press collection, celebrate the announcement of MAIS scholarship winners, and hear about projects and events planned by Master of Arts in Island Studies students and Island Studies. For further information contact Andrea Bird at abird@upei.ca

The UPEISU is thrilled to be hosting the first ever "Welcome Back Wednesday" in conjunction with UPEI Orientation Week. "Welcome Back Wednesday" will take place on September 3 from 11:30am-1:30pm in Meincke Plaza right outside of the W.A Murphy Student Centre. To celebrate the first day of classes, we will be hosting a BBQ in addition to a society fair welcoming new and returning students. I urge all of you to take some time to stop by to chat with students, enjoy the BBQ, and take in some live music featuring some UPEI's top performers. In the event of inclement weather, we will move inside the Student Centre. Please encourage all of your colleagues in your respective faculties or departments to join us in celebrating the first day of the semester. If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact Lucas at president@upeisu.ca.

UPEI Bookstore hours for this week: Wednesday Sept. 3: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Thursday Sept. 4: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Friday Sept. 5: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday Sept. 6: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday Sept. 8: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Tuesday Sept. 9: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Wednesday Sept. 10: Back to regular hours 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

UPEI is pleased to announce a program that will enhance its student support services. Through a partnership with Shepell-FGI, UPEI will now offer a Student Support Program (SSP) for all students. This program is similar to the Employee and Family Assistance Program offered to UPEI staff and faculty. Students will have access to many different professionals 24/7, 365 days a year, including counsellors, nutritionists, lawyers, financial experts and others. Students can receive support on a variety of topics including relationships, childcare, landlord/tenant issues, and health and financial issues as well. These services are available in over 200 different languages. The program will be available September 1. Representatives from Shepell-FGI will also be on campus September 9 and 10 to provide information to students regarding the new program. For more information, contact Treena Smith, Manager of Student Affairs at (902) 566-0674, trlsmith@upei.ca