The UPEI Women's Studies Program is officially changing its name! We are now officially Diversity and Social Studies (DSJS for short)--a name change we're all very excited about. This new name more completely reflects the variety of courses and approaches offered in the program, through both its core courses and the range of courses cross listed from other fields/disciplines. Changes will be made to the academic calendar and timetable, and in other places on the UPEI website, throughout the semester. For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Coordinator, at abraithwaite@upei.ca

We are excited to announce that the UPEI Outdoor Rink is now ready and open for skating! The rink is located between the W.A. Murphy Student Centre and Kelley Memorial Building, and is open from 7:30 am-9:00 pm daily with ice quality subject to ice conditions. Don't have skates? Skates are available to borrow from the Panther Central Desk in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Please note: The Sports Centre is still accepting donations of skates and helmets. We welcome all staff, students, faculty, community members, and of course your families to come out for a skate. We ask that you review and abide by the guidelines below, these are also posted at the rink. A big thanks to the UPEI Outdoor Rink Committee made up of representatives from UPEI Student Union, Administration and Finance, Facilities, Integrated Communications, and Athletics and Recreation who worked together to make this possible. Stay tuned in the coming week for details on an upcoming campus event at the rink. If you have any questions or comments please contact Kathryn Harrison kharrison@upei.ca / 566-0623 or Matthew Rice vpactivities@upeisu.ca / 566-0670 . UPEI Outdoor Staking Rink Guidelines: 1. Rink is unsupervised - use at your own risk. 2. CSA helmet use is recommended for all skaters. 3. Ice quality is subject to weather conditions. 4. Food and drink are not permitted on the ice surface. 5. Keep the entrance and exit areas to the skating rink free at all times. 6. No hockey. 7. No Alcohol. The University of Prince Edward Island is not responsible for injury or loss of personal property as the result of use of this ice surface.

Do you need support in your qualitative research project? Looking to connect and share ideas with other researchers on campus? We can help! Young Lives Research and its UPEI Qualitative Research Lab is offering informal workshops for qualitative researchers across campus. You're invited to meet with other qualitative researchers from various departments/disciplines to share your research ideas and methods, talk about particular challenges you have faced, and help build a qualitative research community here at UPEI. The forum is open to anyone on campus, student, staff, or faculty who conducts qualitative research and wishes to share/hear about experiences of members of the qualitative research community. Informal workshops will be held on Fridays once a month from 2:00-4:00 pm. The first forum will take place on March 14 in Dalton Hall, Room 414. For more information, please email cyct@upei.ca

The UPEI Music Department is pleased to announce that the Student Junior and Senior Winter Recital Series brochure is now available here: http://www.upei.ca/arts/music/recital-series. All are invited to attend these free recitals, which all take place in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus.

Dr. Fabrice Berrue, UPEI/Nautilus Biosciences Canada, will present a seminar on Wednesday, February 5 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Berrue's presentation is entitled "Natural products Chemistry: Expanded Mission and New Opportunities." The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212. All are welcome to attend.

As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the School of Business I am pleased to announce Dr. Juergen Krause as a candidate for the position. Dr. Krause is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the School of Business. On Monday February 10 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Krause will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in McDougall Hall, Room 328 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Describe your vision and fit for the position of the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, February 14, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

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, February 3 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 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.

The final exam period for this semester will be April 9-23 (see general calendar dates). The exam schedule will be posted by mid-February. Thank you

Join students, staff, and faculty for an evening of games, music, and gifts in celebration of International Development Week and Spring Festival on Tuesday, February 4 from 6:30–9:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Light refreshments will be provided.

As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the School of Business I am pleased to announce Dr. Juergen Krause as a candidate for the position. Dr. Krause is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the School of Business. On Monday February 10 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Krause will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in McDougall Hall, Room 328 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Describe your vision and fit for the position of the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, February 14, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

Dr. Fabrice Berrue, UPEI/Nautilus Biosciences Canada, will present a seminar on Wednesday, February 5 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Berrue's presentation is entitled "Natural products Chemistry: Expanded Mission and New Opportunities." The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212. All are 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, February 3 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 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.

The final exam period for this semester will be April 9-23 (see general calendar dates). The exam schedule will be posted by mid-February. Thank you

Join students, staff, and faculty for an evening of games, music, and gifts in celebration of International Development Week and Spring Festival on Tuesday, February 4 from 6:30–9:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Light refreshments will be provided.

As chair of the search committee for the Dean of the School of Business I am pleased to announce Dr. Juergen Krause as a candidate for the position. Dr. Krause is currently a faculty member and Interim Dean in the School of Business. On Monday February 10 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Krause will make a public presentation. The presentation will be in McDougall Hall, Room 328 and all faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The topic of his talk will be "Describe your vision and fit for the position of the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island." The search committee welcomes feedback and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpa@upei.ca by Friday, February 14, 2014. Sincerely, Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic

Dr. Fabrice Berrue, UPEI/Nautilus Biosciences Canada, will present a seminar on Wednesday, February 5 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Berrue's presentation is entitled "Natural products Chemistry: Expanded Mission and New Opportunities." The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212. All are welcome to attend.

On February 7 at 7:30 pm, join vocal director Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, guest vocalists, alumni soloists, and various vocal ensembles for an evening of music. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors, and are available at the door or in advance by calling 566-0507 or by emailing music@upei.ca

Join us Tuesday, February 4 at 7:00 pm at the Pourhouse, above the Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown, for the next discussion in the Research on Tap series. Dr. Richard Lemm, professor of English, will lead a discussion entitled: Who needs books in the land of Anne? Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117 or datkinson@upei.ca

UPEI Men’s Basketball has teamed up with award-winning Kimberlee Farms of Centreville, Nova Scotia to raise funds for various UPEI athletic financial awards through the sale of honey crisp apples. The farm’s owner, Tim Pearson, is a long-time friend of UPEI Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick, and is also a Green & White Club member. Ten-pound bags of honey crisp apples will be sold for $20. Orders can be made through the men’s basketball players, or by visiting Panther Central. For more information, visit Panther Central or call (902) 566-0368. Pickup day is Saturday, February 8, 1:00-3:00 pm at UPEI’s Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

The School of Business invites the campus community to attend two public presentations for a tenure-track faculty position in Tourism and Hospitality: Dr. Richard Parker will be on campus Monday, February 3 and will deliver a public presentation at 1:00 pm in McD 328 entitled "Remembering to Breathe: Examining Undergraduate Reactions to Alberta Tourism's Latest Marketing Campaign" Dr. Kim Lemky will visit on Friday, February 7 and will present to the public at 1:00 pm in McD 328, "Facade and Streetscape Programmes on Cape Breton Island: A Panacea for Revitalization of the Tourism Industry?" All are welcome to attend!