Beginning September 2, Panther Academy (part of UPEI Athletics and Recreation) will be offering PD Day Camps for children in preschool-grade 6. UPEI faculty, staff and Sports Centre members will receive discounted pricing for all PD Day camps (see rates below). Our experienced Panther Academy Counselors offer a variety of activities for campers with activities tailored to grades K-6. Just like our summer camps, regular programming runs 9:00 am-4:00 pm. We provide early drop off beginning at 7:30 am, and late pick up available until 5:30 pm. The first PD days are September 2 and 3, 2014 and we are offering special pricing for these two days. Cost: $30 per day or $50 for both days UPEI staff/member rate: $26.40 per day or $42.80 for both days Fall PD days (Sept 26, Oct 9, 10, Nov 7, 11 and Dec 5) Winter PD days (Jan 30, Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 17, 24 and May 1) Daily Rate: $33/child UPEI staff/member daily rate: $26.40/child Sign up for all Fall or Winter PD days and save even more! Semester Cost: $158.40/child (6 PD days) UPEI staff/member semester cost: $145/child Registration forms can be picked up at the Panther Central Desk in Athletics. If you require additional information, or have questions, please call (902) 566-0636 or email pantheracademy@upei.ca.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series brochure has now been distributed to various departments on campus (for posting). If you did not get a chance to pick one up, please don't hesitate to contact the music office (0507) or music@upei.ca to request one. Please note there is one change, as follows: the date of "The Piano Collective, 8 Hands" featuring Frances Gray, Stephanie Cole, Morgan Saulnier, and Jacqueline Sorensen Young has been changed from January 30, 7:30 pm to October 26, 2:30 pm.

A "space swap" has recently occurred between two departments in an effort to place student-focused service areas together. Integrated Communications will now be housed on the first floor of Don and Marion McDougall Hall, while the Office of Skills Development and Learning will be located in the Robertson Library, Room 230 next to the International Relations Office. Phone numbers for staff members of each department will remain the same. During the transition, we ask for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Nicole Phillips Integrated Communications nphillips@upei.ca Pat MacAulay Office of Skills Development and Learning phmacaulay@upei.ca

On Tuesday, September 2 first-year students will be taking part in an Orientation Week event called "Find your first semester classes," from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Staff and faculty are encouraged to help students in finding their way during this time, so that they will be prepared for their first day of classes! For a complete list of Orientation Week events, visit upei.ca/oweek.

A "space swap" has recently occurred between two departments in an effort to place student-focused service areas together. Integrated Communications will now be housed on the first floor of Don and Marion McDougall Hall, while the Office of Skills Development and Learning will be located in the Robertson Library, Room 230 next to the International Relations Office. Phone numbers for staff members of each department will remain the same. During the transition, we ask for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Nicole Phillips Integrated Communications nphillips@upei.ca Pat MacAulay Office of Skills Development and Learning phmacaulay@upei.ca

On Tuesday, September 2 first-year students will be taking part in an Orientation Week event called "Find your first semester classes," from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Staff and faculty are encouraged to help students in finding their way during this time, so that they will be prepared for their first day of classes! For a complete list of Orientation Week events, visit upei.ca/oweek.

There a number of scholarships and awards available to students for the upcoming year, with a deadline of August 31. Please check out the application details at http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarships-and-awards and feel free to contact the Scholarships and Award Office at scholarships@upei.ca or call (902) 620-5187 with any questions or for further information. Complete application packages can be dropped off or mailed to the Scholarships and Awards Office, UPEI Registrar's Office, 550 University Avenue Charlottetown PE C1A 4P3. We ask that UPEI faculty and staff encourage students they know to apply!

Please join us on Wednesday, August 27 at 9:30 am in the AVC Learning Commons Room 280N. Sushant Gavhale will be giving a presentation on "Deletions in the highly polymorphic region (HPR) of infectious salmon anaemia virus HPR0 haemagglutinin–esterase enhance viral fusion and influence the interaction with the fusion protein (Fourier et al., 2014),” and Jocelyn Ginette Perez-Lazo will be giving a presentation on "Phylogenetic evidence of long distance dispersal and transmission of piscine reovirus (PRV) between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Garseth et al., 2013)" as part of their VPM 881/981 Directed Studies in Viral Pathogenesis. All are welcome to attend.

For those of you who could not attend the Fish Tales documentary launch, feel free to visit the following links to check it out: www.vimeo.com/conorleggott/fishtales 720p www.vimeo.com/conorleggott/fishtalespei 1080p Fish Tales is a short documentary film shot on PEI in the summer of 2013. The film explores how rivers and waterways on Prince Edward Island influence Islanders’ views on social and environmental issues. We look at current realities and challenges in our rivers, including the human impact of catastrophic events like fish kills. Through interviews and storytelling with experts from all sides of the spectrum, Fish Tales captures how Islanders interact with these areas, and their perspectives on the future of our watershed heritage.

UPEI's Deirdre Kessler will launch her latest children's book on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The book is a 48-page story set in 1864. "BORN! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation" is illustrated by Brenda Jones and published by the Acorn Press. The book is a PEI Literacy Alliance project funded by the 1864 Committee. All are welcome to attend the book launch. The author will read from the story, the illustrator will bring some of the original paintings, and refreshments will be served. Deirdre Kessler teaches children's literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the UPEI Department of English, and is a full-time writer and poet.

UPEI's Deirdre Kessler will launch her latest children's book on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The book is a 48-page story set in 1864. "BORN! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation" is illustrated by Brenda Jones and published by the Acorn Press. The book is a PEI Literacy Alliance project funded by the 1864 Committee. All are welcome to attend the book launch. The author will read from the story, the illustrator will bring some of the original paintings, and refreshments will be served. Deirdre Kessler teaches children's literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the UPEI Department of English, and is a full-time writer and poet.

There a number of scholarships and awards available to students for the upcoming year, with a deadline of August 31. Please check out the application details at http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarships-and-awards and feel free to contact the Scholarships and Award Office at scholarships@upei.ca or call (902) 620-5187 with any questions or for further information. Complete application packages can be dropped off or mailed to the Scholarships and Awards Office, UPEI Registrar's Office, 550 University Avenue Charlottetown PE C1A 4P3. We ask that UPEI faculty and staff encourage students they know to apply!

Please join us on Wednesday, August 27 at 9:30 am in the AVC Learning Commons Room 280N. Sushant Gavhale will be giving a presentation on "Deletions in the highly polymorphic region (HPR) of infectious salmon anaemia virus HPR0 haemagglutinin–esterase enhance viral fusion and influence the interaction with the fusion protein (Fourier et al., 2014),” and Jocelyn Ginette Perez-Lazo will be giving a presentation on "Phylogenetic evidence of long distance dispersal and transmission of piscine reovirus (PRV) between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Garseth et al., 2013)" as part of their VPM 881/981 Directed Studies in Viral Pathogenesis. All are welcome to attend.

For those of you who could not attend the Fish Tales documentary launch, feel free to visit the following links to check it out: www.vimeo.com/conorleggott/fishtales 720p www.vimeo.com/conorleggott/fishtalespei 1080p Fish Tales is a short documentary film shot on PEI in the summer of 2013. The film explores how rivers and waterways on Prince Edward Island influence Islanders’ views on social and environmental issues. We look at current realities and challenges in our rivers, including the human impact of catastrophic events like fish kills. Through interviews and storytelling with experts from all sides of the spectrum, Fish Tales captures how Islanders interact with these areas, and their perspectives on the future of our watershed heritage.

The University of Prince Edward Island’s Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendations of the search committee for the Dean of Arts and the Dean of Education positions. Interim Deans Dr. Neb Kujundzic and Dr. Ron MacDonald were successfully appointed as the Dean of Arts and Dean of Education respectively. “I look forward to working with Neb and Ron on a number of initiatives that will continue to enhance the overall student experience in both the Faculties of Arts and Education,” said Vice-President Academic Dr. Christian Lacroix. “Our University community as a whole will benefit from their experience and strong leadership abilities.” Read more: http://news.upei.ca/media/2014/08/22/dean-arts-and-dean-education-appoi…

The sale of parking passes will be moving from the current location in the Central Utility Building to the kiosk, located in the W.A Murphy Student Centre. The kiosk will open on Tuesday August 25, with hours of operation being Monday-Friday, 9:00 am -3:30 pm. This location will operate until September 26, or until permits sell out. To facilitate this move, the sale of permits at Central Utility Building will close on Monday August 25, at 2:00 pm.

The University of Prince Edward Island’s Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendations of the search committee for the Dean of Arts and the Dean of Education positions. Interim Deans Dr. Neb Kujundzic and Dr. Ron MacDonald were successfully appointed as the Dean of Arts and Dean of Education respectively. “I look forward to working with Neb and Ron on a number of initiatives that will continue to enhance the overall student experience in both the Faculties of Arts and Education,” said Vice-President Academic Dr. Christian Lacroix. “Our University community as a whole will benefit from their experience and strong leadership abilities.” Read more: http://news.upei.ca/media/2014/08/22/dean-arts-and-dean-education-appoi…

The sale of parking passes will be moving from the current location in the Central Utility Building to the kiosk, located in the W.A Murphy Student Centre. The kiosk will open on Tuesday August 25, with hours of operation being Monday-Friday, 9:00 am -3:30 pm. This location will operate until September 26, or until permits sell out. To facilitate this move, the sale of permits at Central Utility Building will close on Monday August 25, at 2:00 pm.

Campus phone system: Bell Aliant network is being configured for 10-digit local dialing (area code followed by the 7-digit phone number) effective August 23, 2014. UPEI's 4-digit internal dialing will NOT be affected by this change. All external (off-campus) dialing will need to have the area code added when dialing, ex: 9 902 566 0424 ("9" for an outside line, then the area code, followed by the local number). All departments should ensure all pre-programmed local phone numbers have the area code included. Reminder: start to program your telecommunications equipment and features now including: phones (landline and cellular), speed dial lists, phone functions such as call forwarding, fax machines, modems and dial internet connections, devices for the hearing impaired, security or alarm systems, etc. Add the area code to your phone number appearing on stationery and business cards, etc. Be sure to include your area code when giving out your phone number. If you have any questions please contact Peggy Court at 0424 or email mcourt@upei.ca.

Campus phone system: Bell Aliant network is being configured for 10-digit local dialing (area code followed by the 7-digit phone number) effective August 23, 2014. UPEI's 4-digit internal dialing will NOT be affected by this change. All external (off-campus) dialing will need to have the area code added when dialing, ex: 9 902 566 0424 ("9" for an outside line, then the area code, followed by the local number). All departments should ensure all pre-programmed local phone numbers have the area code included. Reminder: start to program your telecommunications equipment and features now including: phones (landline and cellular), speed dial lists, phone functions such as call forwarding, fax machines, modems and dial internet connections, devices for the hearing impaired, security or alarm systems, etc. Add the area code to your phone number appearing on stationery and business cards, etc. Be sure to include your area code when giving out your phone number. If you have any questions please contact Peggy Court at 0424 or email mcourt@upei.ca.