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69´«Ã½vocal major and Islander Olivia Barnes will take to the stage for her Senior Recital, on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, with piano accompaniment by Frances McBurnie. Graduating in May, Olivia is in the final semester of her fourth year and studies with Professor Sung Ha Shin-Bouey. Olivia will present an eclectic mix of music including Schumann, Bernstein, Poulenc, Bach, Gluck and Novello. Admission is free and a reception will be held following the performance.

The deadline for nominations for the Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit has been extended to Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Categories include: Faculty: Teaching Scholarly Endeavours Service Combined Achievements Staff: Exemplary Service Campus Spirit Volunteer and Community Service Support and Student Success For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit:upei.ca/presidentialawards. Please take this opportunity to say thank you to a colleague or co-worker by submitting a nomination.

This year's events included something for staff, faculty, undergraduate, graduate and international students. To provide your feedback on this year's events and initiatives, please complete the 2015 Mental Health Week survey by following this link: .

The deadline for nominations for the Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit has been extended to Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Categories include: Faculty: Teaching Scholarly Endeavours Service Combined Achievements Staff: Exemplary Service Campus Spirit Volunteer and Community Service Support and Student Success For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit: upei.ca/presidentialawards. Please take this opportunity to say thank you to a colleague or co-worker by submitting a nomination.

The 69´«Ã½Jazz Ensemble will present their spring concert on Tuesday, March 31 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI. Under the direction of David Shephard the band will once again be joined by singers from the 69´«Ã½vocal studio. Featured vocalists will be Olivia Barnes, Alexandra Smith, Leah Inman, Travis Boudreau, Jillian Clow and Parker Clements. Band members who will be featured as soloists are trombonist Dan MacDonald on Someone to Watch Over Me and saxophonist Emily Proude will be the soloist on the jazz standard Lover Man. Other tunes will include When You’re Smilin’, Mack the Knife, Send in the Clowns, Somewhere from West Side Story and hits from the 1970’s Knock on Wood and Send in the Clowns. Admission is $10 for adults and seniors/$5 for students. Tickets are available at the door or online at or by calling 902-566-0507.

Donna R. MacCormac will present her Master of Education Thesis Defence on Thursday, April 2 at 10:00 am in Memorial Hall, room 308. The title of her thesis is: "On Writing and Transformation: One story at a time." All are welcome to attend.

For key requests or card key access inquiries please send the details via EMAIL to security@upei.ca. Secuirty Services appreciates your co-operation with this as we need to keep our phone lines open for emergency calls. This will also provide us all the details to look into your request in an efficient manner. Thank-you.

Denise Happ, Biomedical Sciences, will present a seminar entitled "Signaling pathways mediating α7 nicotinic/NMDA receptor interactions in the hippocampus," followed by a presentation by Jessica Hawkins, Biomedical Sciences, entitled "Characterization of alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures," on Tuesday, March 31 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Office of Skills Development and Learning are offering the below courses: *Managing Conflict in the Workplace - April 15 (Summerside) & April 23 (Charlottetown) *Essentials of Workplace Writing - April 21(Charlottetown) *Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 5 - 7 (Charlottetown) *Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - June 10 (Charlottetown) *Grammar Refresher: Build Your Writing Confidence - June 4 & 11 (Charlottetown) For more information visit or contact sdl@upei.ca, 902-566-0336.

Join us Thursday, March 26 at 4:30 pm in room 242 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall for a presentation about the evolving culture of education on PEI. A group of graduate students in Dr. Tess Miller’s Quantitative Statistics course will present their findings from a broad-reaching survey of Islanders about social promotion, large-scale assessment, the role of parents in education, mathematics, aboriginal culture, and leadership.

Pablo Bianucci, Department of Physics, Concordia University will present a lecture on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 2:00 pm. The presentation is entitled “Tightly Squeezing Light in Small Spaces?" The seminar will be held in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The deadline for nominations for the Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit has been extended to Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Categories include: Faculty: Teaching Scholarly Endeavours Service Combined Achievements Staff: Exemplary Service Campus Spirit Volunteer and Community Service Support and Student Success For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit: upei.ca/presidentialawards. Please take this opportunity to say thank you to a colleague or co-worker by submitting a nomination.

Spring Daffodil Sales to support the Canadian Cancer Society are available at UPEI. Bunches of 10 daffodils are $8. Bunches can be purchased by stopping by Kelley Building, room 205 and visiting either Bernadette or Kathryn between 8:30 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 - 4:30 pm on Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26. They will also be sold (pending availability) in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 12:00-1:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Daffodils are a great way to brighten your day and support a great cause. Or even surprise someone else with some floral sunshine! If you have questions, contact Kathryn Harrison at 902-566-0623 or kharrison@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 Thursday, March 26 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to 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!

69´«Ã½graduate students are invited to a presentation titled "Creating and defending your comprehensive portfolio," on Thursday, March 26 at 11:30 am in Memorial Hall, room 308. The presentation will be facilitated by Liz Townsend, Selvi Roy, Gabriela Sanchez, Janet MacIntyre. For more information, please contact Cathy Hennessey at cahennessey@upei.ca.

The Graduate Student Assocation is hosting the seminar series "My Journey Through Graduate School," on Monday, March 30 at 12:15 pm with guest speakers Dr. Debbie MacLellan and Dr. Richard Lemm. The seminar will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. For more information, please contact Brittany Jakubiec at bjakubiec@upei.ca.

The 69´«Ã½Department of Psychology Fiona Papps Colloquium Series presents "The lived experiences of women leaders in two universities: Perceived supports, challenges, and barriers," a presentation by Brittany Jakubiec (Memorial Hall, room 215) on Friday, March 27, at 1:30 pm. For more information, please contact Heather Russell at hrussell@upei.ca.

Cheer on your friends as they try to cram years of learning into three minutes! The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. The competition is Thursday, March 26 at 7 pm in the Wave. First place wins $200 and a trip to Concordia University to compete in the Regional 3MT. Second place wins $100. Third place wins $50. For more information, contact Colleen Gallant, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, cgallant@upei.ca.

Join us Friday, March 27 at 2 pm in the 2nd floor lounge of the Kelley Building for the Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards. Jan Coffin, Strategic Research Initiatives Manager, and Dr. William Whelan, professor of physics, will be honoured in thanks for their work to help promote the community of research and discovery at UPEI. . The Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards were created out of a gift received from Dr. Katherine Schultz, UPEI’s first Vice-President Research. Under her tenure from 2001 to 2012, 69´«Ã½enjoyed a seven-fold increase in research funding and intensity. A small reception will follow.

Are you interested in what makes a Passive House different from an R-2000 building, or other energy efficient building techniques? The Environmental Studies and Physics department are sponsoring a showing of the "Passive House Revolution" Documentary (45 min) and hosting a Q&A panel with local Passive House owners, builders and a representative from the Office of Energy Efficiency of PEI on Thursday, March 26 from 7:00-9:00 pm (storm date, Wednesday, April 1) in AVC, Lecture Theatre A. This event is open to the general public.