August 7-8, 2014 are the dates of the unprecedented and upcoming international conference "Abortion: The Unfinished Revolution" organized and hosted by Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie at UPEI. Over 70 local, national, and international delegates will come together from across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, India, and Africa to present papers on a range of abortion-related issues at the University of Prince Edward Island. The event is the first international academic conference on abortion in Canada. Some of the wide range of topics explored in the presentations will include the experiences of physicians, abortion providers and supporters, and of women in a wide range of access contexts including the military. Delegates will explore the history of the reproductive justice movement and also become part of making history with this conference. Renowned reproductive justice authors, Rickie Solinger and Marlene Gerber Fried will offer the opening and the closing key notes. To register or for more information go to: http://abortionpeiconference.blogspot.ca/ Contact: Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie, Associate Professor and Chair Psychology Department UPEI, phone: (902) 566-0617, fax: (902) 628-4359, email: cmacquarrie@upei.ca

The public is welcome to attend the presentations of two candidates for the three-year term position in the Faculty of Education's BEd (français langue seconde) program. On Wednesday, August 6, Guy Albert will present at 8:30 am and Zain Esseghaier will present at 12:00 noon in Memorial 417. Each presentation will be followed by a coffee break with the candidates in the Memorial Student Lounge. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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, August 4 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!

There will be NO incoming/outgoing courier or Canada Post Mail on Monday August 4 due to the Civic Holiday honoured by many Canadian Provinces. Regular services will resume on Tuesday August 5. Shipping & Receiving / Mail Services

Central Printing is now open in its new location in Room 254 in the Robertson Library, just behind the Circulation Desk. The contact information is the same: PHONE 566-0558 or EMAIL whenderson@upei.ca.

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, August 4 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!

There will be NO incoming/outgoing courier or Canada Post Mail on Monday August 4 due to the Civic Holiday honoured by many Canadian Provinces. Regular services will resume on Tuesday August 5. Shipping & Receiving / Mail Services

Central Printing is now open in its new location in Room 254 in the Robertson Library, just behind the Circulation Desk. The contact information is the same: PHONE 566-0558 or EMAIL whenderson@upei.ca.

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, August 4 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!

UPEI Philosophy professor Malcolm Murray has a play in this year's Island Fringe Festival. "Art of Posing" is a comedic drama exploring the rift between art and reality, observation and participation, and being and posing. The play will run August 7-10 at 7:00 pm at Kettle Black (98 Water St, Charlottetown). It is directed by Jan Rudd, and stars Lauren Thomson, Devin MacKinnon, and John MacCormac. Heather Parry is stage manager. Please be advised that there are adult themes throughout. Admission is by donation.

Procurement Services will soon be sending out a tender for waste chemical disposal services. Traditionally, participants in this tender have been AVC, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. If your department requires these services please contact Karl at procurement@upei.ca by Wednesday, August 6.

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, August 4 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!

UPEI Philosophy professor Malcolm Murray has a play in this year's Island Fringe Festival. "Art of Posing" is a comedic drama exploring the rift between art and reality, observation and participation, and being and posing. The play will run August 7-10 at 7:00 pm at Kettle Black (98 Water St, Charlottetown). It is directed by Jan Rudd, and stars Lauren Thomson, Devin MacKinnon, and John MacCormac. Heather Parry is stage manager. Please be advised that there are adult themes throughout. Admission is by donation.

Procurement Services will soon be sending out a tender for waste chemical disposal services. Traditionally, participants in this tender have been AVC, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. If your department requires these services please contact Karl at procurement@upei.ca by Wednesday, August 6.

Dr. Trung Dung Ngo, a candidate for a tenure track position in Engineering will be giving a public presentation on Thursday, July 31 at 2:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 246. Everyone is welcome to attend. Dr. Ngo's presentation is entitled "A Kangaroo inspired Robotic System as the First Responders for Search and Rescue in Hazardous Environments." Abstract: It is very risky for fire fighters to search for and rescue victims in collapsed buildings. The risk can be minimized if they know what is happening inside the building prior to carrying out their mission with the old-fashioned technology they have used for last 50 years. In this talk, I will present a kangaroo inspired robotic system which functions as a team of the first responders for fire fighters. The heterogeneous robotic system consists of a kangaroo marsupial robot and juvenile robots that can be quickly deployed and dispersed for cooperative exploration and coverage, and victim identification. The robots can self-organize an ad-hoc communication network to transmit environmental exploited data from the juvenile robots to fire fighters. I will discuss the key characteristics of this system in terms of typical features of complex systems through simulation results. Finally, I will demonstrate the viability of the concept through real-world experiments.

Dr. Trung Dung Ngo, a candidate for a tenure track position in Engineering will be giving a public presentation on Thursday, July 31 at 2:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 246. Everyone is welcome to attend. Dr. Ngo's presentation is entitled "A Kangaroo inspired Robotic System as the First Responders for Search and Rescue in Hazardous Environments." Abstract: It is very risky for fire fighters to search for and rescue victims in collapsed buildings. The risk can be minimized if they know what is happening inside the building prior to carrying out their mission with the old-fashioned technology they have used for last 50 years. In this talk, I will present a kangaroo inspired robotic system which functions as a team of the first responders for fire fighters. The heterogeneous robotic system consists of a kangaroo marsupial robot and juvenile robots that can be quickly deployed and dispersed for cooperative exploration and coverage, and victim identification. The robots can self-organize an ad-hoc communication network to transmit environmental exploited data from the juvenile robots to fire fighters. I will discuss the key characteristics of this system in terms of typical features of complex systems through simulation results. Finally, I will demonstrate the viability of the concept through real-world experiments.

*The phone number listed for Donna Reid was incorrect in the last campus notice. Please see revised contact information below. UPEI parking permits will be available for sale starting August 4, 2014 exclusively to Faculty and Staff. Please drop by The Central Utility Building between 9:30 am-3:30 pm Monday to Friday to process your Parking Permit Application. You can pre-print your application August 4 by visiting UPEI facilities/parking website. However, you will need to go to the new parking location to have it processed. Please note that there are a limited number of designated parking permits available and they will be sold, first- come first- served bases. If you have a balance owing to UPEI, without a payroll deduction in place, you will be required to clear your balance before purchasing a parking permit. Payment can be made by credit, debit, or cheque. Payroll deductions are required for designated parking lots Gated B & C for Full-Time Permanent Part-Time Employees which will begin in September for 26 pay periods. This is an ongoing deduction for permits purchased in Gated Lots B & C. Parking permits go on sale for students August 26 to September 26, 2014. At that time, permit sales will be moved to the Kiosk, main floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Hours of operation are 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday-Friday until permits are sold out. Please contact parking@upei.ca if you have any further questions, or you can reach Donna Reid at 566-0378. Facilities Management

The E-Learning Office is offering a variety of Moodle workshops this summer for faculty and staff. There are four weeks of sessions remaining. If you are interested in attending any of the sessions, please fill in the following form regarding which day/days you want to attend. All sessions are in AVC 218S. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18cMRIeO2TbdiTcjwTyKhdEVAyBwd-0Gff_Fpiz…

UPEI parking permits will be available for sale starting August 4, 2014 exclusively to Faculty and Staff. Please drop by The Central Utility Building between 9:30 am-3:30 pm Monday to Friday to process your Parking Permit Application. You can pre-print your application August 4 by visiting UPEI facilities/parking website. However, you will need to go to the new parking location to have it processed. Please note that there are a limited number of designated parking permits available and they will be sold, first- come first- served bases. If you have a balance owing to UPEI, without a payroll deduction in place, you will be required to clear your balance before purchasing a parking permit. Payment can be made by credit, debit, or cheque. Payroll deductions are required for designated parking lots Gated B & C for Full-Time Permanent Part-Time Employees which will begin in September for 26 pay periods. This is an ongoing deduction for permits purchased in Gated Lots B & C. Parking permits go on sale for students August 26 to September 26, 2014. At that time, permit sales will be moved to the Kiosk, main floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Hours of operation are 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday-Friday until permits are sold out. Please contact parking@upei.ca if you have any further questions, or you can reach Donna Reid at 566-0378. Facilities Management

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, August 4 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!