Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

This year's North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week events at UPEI will take place on Monday, May 5 in AVC 287 North. The following events will take place: ​​ "Speak Up for Workplace Safety!" 1-2:30 pm- Are you looking to challenge the silence that can lead to unsafe practices and conditions? Talking to the boss or a co-worker about safety can be difficult for many workers. This session can help everyone understand why there is often a culture of silence in our workplace and learn ways to overcome it, and will demonstrate a communication technique to bring safety issues to the forefront. Facilitated by Lori Wakelin, Education Consultant. 5th annual UPEI Safety Champion Award presentation/reception 2:30-2:45 pm ​​ "Employer Strategies for Keeping Young Workers Safe" 2:45-4:00 pm - Do you have young workers on staff, or do you plan to when PEI's finer weather arrives? This session offers helpful direction to employers and supervisors with youth in their midst, and includes ideas for training and supervision, successful strategies for communicating with youth, and youth resources available to PEI employers. Facilitated by Clare Waddell, Youth Education Consultant. If you would like to attend a session, please pre-register by contacting Debbie McKie at dmckie@upei.ca. ​​Everyone is welcome to attend these NAOSH week events.

The Bookstore will be closed on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 for inventory purposes.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a number of fitness programming including dance fitness, senior fitness, stroller fitness, bootcamp, women on weights, and ultimate circuit starting up soon. Our popular cycle, TRX, and speed training programs will start up in May as well. More details on these classes can be found here: http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/fitness-programming We also have to announce a number of recreational programming beginning in May: Co-ed Soccer - Sundays 4-6 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Dodgeball - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 18 - August 31 Co-ed Basketball - Mondays 7-9 pm, May 19 - August 25 Co-ed Badminton - Wednesdays 7-9 pm, May 14 - August 27 These recreational sport programs are FREE for Sports Centre members. For non-members the cost is $20 per sport (May - August) or $5 drop in. For those new to the Fitness Centre, and wondering how to properly use the equipment, Kris Lutwick, UPEI Personal Trainer will be leading a session on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 pm. To sign up for this free session, please call 566-6074.

New homestay host families are required to accommodate UPEI international students for periods as short as two weeks this summer, and for longer term arrangements. A description of the program, rates, and the HOST Family Application form is available at: http://www.upei.ca/iro/live-homestay-family If you are interested in learning more, please contact homestay@eastlink.ca, or call Reiko Dolan at 566-3322.

The UPEI Alumni Association is celebrating the launch of it UPEI Alumni and Friends Calgary Chapter on Wednesday, April 30 at the Delta Bow Valley from 5-7 pm. We would invite faculty and staff to forward this information on to any alumni contacts or friends of UPEI living in the Calgary area. Guests are asked to RSVP to alumni@upei.ca or 902-566-0761 by April 25.

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, April 28 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 Bookstore will be closed on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 for inventory purposes.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a number of fitness programming including dance fitness, senior fitness, stroller fitness, bootcamp, women on weights, and ultimate circuit starting up soon. Our popular cycle, TRX, and speed training programs will start up in May as well. More details on these classes can be found here: http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/fitness-programming We also have to announce a number of recreational programming beginning in May: Co-ed Soccer - Sundays 4-6 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Dodgeball - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 18 - August 31 Co-ed Basketball - Mondays 7-9 pm, May 19 - August 25 Co-ed Badminton - Wednesdays 7-9 pm, May 14 - August 27 These recreational sport programs are FREE for Sports Centre members. For non-members the cost is $20 per sport (May - August) or $5 drop in. For those new to the Fitness Centre, and wondering how to properly use the equipment, Kris Lutwick, UPEI Personal Trainer will be leading a session on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 pm. To sign up for this free session, please call 566-6074.

New homestay host families are required to accommodate UPEI international students for periods as short as two weeks this summer, and for longer term arrangements. A description of the program, rates, and the HOST Family Application form is available at: http://www.upei.ca/iro/live-homestay-family If you are interested in learning more, please contact homestay@eastlink.ca, or call Reiko Dolan at 566-3322.

The UPEI Alumni Association is celebrating the launch of it UPEI Alumni and Friends Calgary Chapter on Wednesday, April 30 at the Delta Bow Valley from 5-7 pm. We would invite faculty and staff to forward this information on to any alumni contacts or friends of UPEI living in the Calgary area. Guests are asked to RSVP to alumni@upei.ca or 902-566-0761 by April 25.

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, April 28 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!

This year's North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week events at UPEI will take place on Monday, May 5 in AVC 287 North. The following events will take place: ​​ "Speak Up for Workplace Safety!" 1-2:30 pm- Are you looking to challenge the silence that can lead to unsafe practices and conditions? Talking to the boss or a co-worker about safety can be difficult for many workers. This session can help everyone understand why there is often a culture of silence in our workplace and learn ways to overcome it, and will demonstrate a communication technique to bring safety issues to the forefront. Facilitated by Lori Wakelin, Education Consultant. 5th annual UPEI Safety Champion Award presentation/reception 2:30-2:45 pm ​​ "Employer Strategies for Keeping Young Workers Safe" 2:45-4:00 pm - Do you have young workers on staff, or do you plan to when PEI's finer weather arrives? This session offers helpful direction to employers and supervisors with youth in their midst, and includes ideas for training and supervision, successful strategies for communicating with youth, and youth resources available to PEI employers. Facilitated by Clare Waddell, Youth Education Consultant. If you would like to attend a session, please pre-register by contacting Debbie McKie at dmckie@upei.ca. ​​Everyone is welcome to attend these NAOSH week events.