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!

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!

*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

The Student Diversity Office in partnership with Student Affairs and ARCPEI will be raising the pride flag at the flagpoles near Kelley Memorial Building on Monday, July 28 at 2:00 pm to recognize PEI Pride Week (July 28-August 2). A small reception will be held afterwards at the Credit Union Day Lounge, in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome to attend.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions--new, renewal, or amendment--is Friday, August 1 for the August 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 Department, room 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 Administrative Assistant, at 566-0973.

The Student Diversity Office in partnership with Student Affairs and ARCPEI will be raising the pride flag at the flagpoles near Kelley Memorial Building on Monday, July 28 at 2:00 pm to recognize PEI Pride Week (July 28-August 2). A small reception will be held afterwards at the Credit Union Day Lounge, in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome to attend.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions--new, renewal, or amendment--is Friday, August 1 for the August 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 Department, room 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 Administrative Assistant, at 566-0973.

Eminent scholar and environmental historian John R. Gillis, a longstanding friend of Island Studies at UPEI, will be delivering a lecture entitled "Islands as Wetlands", on Friday, August 1 at 7:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 243. Doctor Gillis is a Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and spent time at UPEI while preparing his most recent book, The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History (University of Chicago Press), a provocative exploration of the rich history of humans' relationship with the seacoast, the vital ecotone where land and sea meet. The lecture is sponsored by the NiCHE, the Network in Canadian History and Environment. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Student Union will be closed on Friday, July 25 to volunteer at the Panther Golf Classic tournament. The offices will re-open Monday, July 28 at 9:00 am.

Jerry Jien, Phd Candidate at the University of Toronto, is working for the summer at the UPEI Climate Research Lab. Jerry is very familiar with SDSM, and has agreed to offer a free one-day training course on Friday, August 8 on the UPEI campus. Registration is limited so book soon at the link below. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/statistical-downscaling-of-global-climate-m…

Jerry Jien, Phd Candidate at the University of Toronto, is working for the summer at the UPEI Climate Research Lab. Jerry is very familiar with SDSM, and has agreed to offer a free one-day training course on Friday, August 8 on the UPEI campus. Registration is limited so book soon at the link below. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/statistical-downscaling-of-global-climate-m…

Eminent scholar and environmental historian John R. Gillis, a longstanding friend of Island Studies at UPEI, will be delivering a lecture entitled "Islands as Wetlands", on Friday, August 1 at 7:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 243. Doctor Gillis is a Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and spent time at UPEI while preparing his most recent book, The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History (University of Chicago Press), a provocative exploration of the rich history of humans' relationship with the seacoast, the vital ecotone where land and sea meet. The lecture is sponsored by the NiCHE, the Network in Canadian History and Environment. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Student Union will be closed on Friday, July 25 to volunteer at the Panther Golf Classic tournament. The offices will re-open Monday, July 28 at 9:00 am.

The Student Diversity Office in partnership with Student Affairs and ARCPEI will be raising the pride flag at the flagpoles near Kelley Memorial Building on Monday, July 28 at 2:00 pm to recognize PEI Pride Week (July 28-August 2). A small reception will be held afterwards at the Credit Union Day Lounge, in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome to attend.

The International Relations Office (IRO) will be holding a Meet and Greet next Tuesday (July 29) afternoon from 2:00-3:00pm at the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. All staff, students, and faculty are welcome to drop in and say hello! We will be hosting three separate student groups from Japan and Korea from July 28 to August 29 for a summer language camp program. This is an important recruitment initiative for the university and we encourage anyone in the campus community to drop by the IRO to welcome the students during their stay. The students, ages 15-17 years old and ages 18-24 years old, are very excited to come to PEI and study English at the university. The high school students are from a prestigious Anglican girls school in Japan and the university students are from Tsukuba University in Japan and Dankook University in Korea. Students will have language classes in the morning and participate in fun cultural activities in the afternoons. Anyone interested in becoming a language partner is welcome to volunteer. Please contact MaryEllen O’Brien at the International Relations Office at 566-0576 for more information on how you can volunteer with this extraordinary group of students.

The search committee for the Dean of Arts position has recently posted videos of the presentations by Dr. Shannon Murray and Dr. Neb Kujundzic, candidates for the position. The videos can be viewed here: Dr. Shannon Murray Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDThgSPXKk CV: https://files.upei.ca/cv/Murray.cv.2014.pdf Dr. Neb Kujundzic Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfKpmA04A8 CV: https://files.upei.ca/cv/Kujundzic.cv.2014.pdf The committee welcomes feedback on the candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 25, 2014.

The International Relations Office (IRO) will be holding a Meet and Greet next Tuesday (July 29) afternoon from 2:00-3:00pm at the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. All staff, students, and faculty are welcome to drop in and say hello! We will be hosting three separate student groups from Japan and Korea from July 28 to August 29 for a summer language camp program. This is an important recruitment initiative for the university and we encourage anyone in the campus community to drop by the IRO to welcome the students during their stay. The students, ages 15-17 years old and ages 18-24 years old, are very excited to come to PEI and study English at the university. The high school students are from a prestigious Anglican girls school in Japan and the university students are from Tsukuba University in Japan and Dankook University in Korea. Students will have language classes in the morning and participate in fun cultural activities in the afternoons. Anyone interested in becoming a language partner is welcome to volunteer. Please contact MaryEllen O’Brien at the International Relations Office at 566-0576 for more information on how you can volunteer with this extraordinary group of students.

The search committee for the Dean of Arts position has recently posted videos of the presentations by Dr. Shannon Murray and Dr. Neb Kujundzic, candidates for the position. The videos can be viewed here: Dr. Shannon Murray Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDThgSPXKk CV: https://files.upei.ca/cv/Murray.cv.2014.pdf Dr. Neb Kujundzic Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfKpmA04A8 CV: https://files.upei.ca/cv/Kujundzic.cv.2014.pdf The committee welcomes feedback on the candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, July 25, 2014.