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The Department of Applied Human Sciences invites members of the campus community to attend research and teaching presentations by candidates for a tenure-track position in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology). There will be a meet and greet preceding the research presentations and snacks will be served. If you are unable to attend the presentations, please consider attending the meet and greets. Monday, April 28: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Sit Less, Move More: The Health Impact of Sitting Too Much and Exercising Too Little" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "Working Out In the Danger Zone: Exercise and Sport Performance at Altitude" Tuesday, April 29: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Exercise and Canada’s aging population: Can physical activity improve more than just muscle for baby-boomers?" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "How can elevation improve and impair performance?" For more information: Kate Graham, kegraham@upei.ca 566-0620

This is a reminder that in order to accommodate changes to software installed on computers in the student computer labs for the new school year (fall semester), we must receive requests including any installation media (CDs, DVDs, etc.), and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before June 1. ** NOTE: Software should be Windows 7 compatible. Please email all requests to Stephen Mahar at smahar@upei.ca. Any requests received after June 1 will be applied in the next round of software updates. All software installations are required to be licensed as network installations and not single workstations only. For more information please check out our website at

The Department of Student Affairs will be closed on April 29 for its annual staff meeting day. Scheduled exams in Student Affairs for that day will continue and all things scheduled will continue - but the department will be closed to the public. The receptionist will be in the department - so in case of emergency, call the department and the receptionist will get a hold of the manager. Thanks for your understanding. For more information please feel free to contact Treena Smith at trlsmith@upei.ca

Beginning Thursday, May 1, Central Printing will be operating 8:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Contact: Wendy Henderson at 566-0668 or whenderson@upei.ca

The Department of Applied Human Sciences invites members of the campus community to attend research and teaching presentations by candidates for a tenure-track position in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology). There will be a meet and greet preceding the research presentations and snacks will be served. If you are unable to attend the presentations, please consider attending the meet and greets. Monday, April 28: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Sit Less, Move More: The Health Impact of Sitting Too Much and Exercising Too Little" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "Working Out In the Danger Zone: Exercise and Sport Performance at Altitude" Tuesday, April 29: Meet and Greet - 10:00-10:30 am, HSB 301 Research Presentation - 10:30-11:30 am, HSB 105 Title: "Exercise and Canada’s aging population: Can physical activity improve more than just muscle for baby-boomers?" Teaching Presentation - 1:00-2:00 pm, HSB 105 Title: "How can elevation improve and impair performance?" For more information: Kate Graham, kegraham@upei.ca 566-0620

A GIS and spatial analysis using open-source and free software workshop will be held at the Atlantic Veterinary College, August 6-8 and 11-13, with instructors Raphael Vanderstichel and Javier Sanchez. The workshop announcement and registration are posted here: This six-day workshop, given as two three-day sessions, introduces the basic concepts of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with a structured and practical approach to the analysis of spatial data that allows for the ‘visualizing, exploring, and modeling’ of spatial data. The tools learned at the workshop can be used in a wide variety of fields, such as aquatic and wildlife epidemiology, biology, ecology, forestry, or any other area where spatial patterns require exploration and analyses. All concepts are taught and practiced using freely available software with graphical user interfaces. Material is presented as a mixture of lectures and computer-based laboratories. The first half of the workshop (days 1-3) introduces participants to the software QGIS for mapping and handling spatial data, and the second half (days 4-6) focuses on spatial data analysis, such as smoothing techniques and spatial cluster detection in space and time, using GeoDa and SaTScan. Online registration will remain open until July 31 (subject to space availability). Because the workshop is limited to 25 participants, early registration is advisable. We hope to see you there!

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to 91̽»¨'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 91̽»¨ Student Union cordially invites you to the 91̽»¨ Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

The 91̽»¨ Student Union cordially invites you to the 91̽»¨ Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. 91̽»¨ was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the 91̽»¨ Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

The 91̽»¨ Student Union cordially invites you to the 91̽»¨ Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. 91̽»¨ was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the 91̽»¨ Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

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 91̽»¨ 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 91̽»¨ Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at This award is open to 91̽»¨ faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of 91̽»¨'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 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 91̽»¨ 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 91̽»¨ Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at This award is open to 91̽»¨ faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of 91̽»¨'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 or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336