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The Academic Planning Group will be conducting two open public consultation sessions in preparation for producing a draft of the academic plan. These consultations are aimed at elaborating on the core values laid out in our institution鈥檚 strategic plan and applying them to the academic plan. The Academic Planning Group has developed eight questions drawn from the feedback received during our survey in December 2014. We encourage every member of the 69传媒community to participate in the process. Please sign up to attend a session in the Health Sciences Building, Room 104 on February 20 (2:30 pm鈥�4:30 pm) or February 24th (10:00 am鈥�12:00 noon) using the link below. If you are unable to attend either date, the questions will be posted after the sessions for a limited time to allow for further feedback. The academic plan is where our academic values get transformed into plans that can guide our future as a university. It will be the document of record for the things we believe in and the point of reference for the deployment of our efforts to support the pillars of the plan. It 鈥榬eports鈥� on things academic to the strategic plan, and, in its own right, will inform an enrolment management plan to be developed at a later date. The academic plan is being created by the senate-appointed 鈥楢cademic Planning Group鈥�, which is made up of people from across the campus community. Our projected deadline for completing the academic plan is the end of March. We are currently in the final phase of our data gathering and initiating the writing of the plan. We have two data gathering methods remaining: (1) the Program Survey Instrument which asks questions of our degree granting programs on campus, and (2) the public consultations, which will use eight questions to try and gather value positions from our campus community.

The Academic Planning Group will be conducting two open public consultation sessions in preparation for producing a draft of the academic plan. These consultations are aimed at elaborating on the core values laid out in our institution鈥檚 strategic plan and applying them to the academic plan. The Academic Planning Group has developed eight questions drawn from the feedback received during our survey in December 2014. We encourage every member of the 69传媒community to participate in the process. Please sign up to attend a session in the Health Sciences Building, Rm 104 on February 20th (2:30 pm- 4:30 pm) or February 24th (10:00 am - 12:00 noon) using the link below. If you are unable to attend either date, the questions will be posted after the sessions for a limited time to allow for further feedback. The academic plan is where our academic values get transformed into plans that can guide our future as a university. It will be the document of record for the things we believe in and the point of reference for the deployment of our efforts to support the pillars of the plan. It 鈥榬eports鈥� on things academic to the strategic plan, and, in its own right, will inform an enrolment management plan to be developed at a later date. The academic plan is being created by the senate appointed 鈥楢cademic Planning Group鈥� which is made up of people from across the campus community. Our projected deadline for completing the academic plan is the end of March. We are currently in the final phase of our data gathering and initiating the writing of the plan. We have two data gathering methods remaining: (1) the Program Survey Instrument which asks questions of our degree granting programs on campus, and (2) the public consultations, which will use eight questions to try and gather value positions from our campus community

Please note the pancake supper originally scheduled for today from 11:30-1pm has been rescheduled for March 3, same times.

Join us Friday, February 20 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鈥檚 first Vice-President Research. Under her tenure from 2001 to 2012, 69传媒enjoyed a seven-fold increase in research funding and intensity. A small reception will follow.

Please note, due to the weather, tonight's Research on Tap scheduled for 7 pm at Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside has been postponed. A new date will be announced in the coming weeks. Contact: Dave Atkinson, datkinson@upei.ca

The Pancake Tuesday lunch originally scheduled for Mardi Gras, February 17 has been postponed to March 3, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Served by Connection Point Christian Church.

The Academic Planning Group will be conducting two open public consultation sessions in preparation for producing a draft of the academic plan. These consultations are aimed at elaborating on the core values laid out in our institution鈥檚 strategic plan and applying them to the academic plan. The Academic Planning Group has developed eight questions drawn from the feedback received during our survey in December 2014. We encourage every member of the 69传媒community to participate in the process. Please sign up to attend a session in the Health Sciences Building, Room 104 on February 20 (2:30 pm鈥�4:30 pm) or February 24th (10:00 am鈥�12:00 noon) using the link below. If you are unable to attend either date, the questions will be posted after the sessions for a limited time to allow for further feedback. The academic plan is where our academic values get transformed into plans that can guide our future as a university. It will be the document of record for the things we believe in and the point of reference for the deployment of our efforts to support the pillars of the plan. It 鈥榬eports鈥� on things academic to the strategic plan, and, in its own right, will inform an enrolment management plan to be developed at a later date. The academic plan is being created by the senate-appointed 鈥楢cademic Planning Group鈥�, which is made up of people from across the campus community. Our projected deadline for completing the academic plan is the end of March. We are currently in the final phase of our data gathering and initiating the writing of the plan. We have two data gathering methods remaining: (1) the Program Survey Instrument which asks questions of our degree granting programs on campus, and (2) the public consultations, which will use eight questions to try and gather value positions from our campus community.

Join us Friday, February 20 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鈥檚 first Vice-President Research. Under her tenure from 2001 to 2012, 69传媒enjoyed a seven-fold increase in research funding and intensity. A small reception will follow.

Research on Tap, the successful series of public discussions featuring research and ideas from the 69传媒, is hitting the road in 2015. The first stop is Tuesday, February 17 at 7 pm at Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside. The tour will kick off with a bit of patriotic zeal to Uncle Sam and friends. Dr. Richard Kurial, associate professor of history at UPEI, will lead a discussion entitled: The Debt of Western Civilization to the United States of America. 鈥淚n the modern era,鈥� argues Kurial, 鈥渁ll the freedoms enjoyed in the west鈥攐ur political development, our economic well-being, and our safety鈥攔elies on the United States. We owe them a huge debt, and can repay that debt by endeavouring to understand the basis of their policies and initiatives.鈥� Kurial will lay out his arguments in a brief talk, then open the floor to discussion and debate. 鈥淎nd I expect a healthy debate,鈥� says Kurial with a wry smile. 鈥淭hese are not popular sentiments outside of the U.S., but we鈥檇 be worse off were it not for their compassion, vision, and generosity.鈥� This season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada鈥檚 national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists.

There will be no Mass this Sunday February 15 at the 69传媒Chaplaincy Centre. Mass (12:05 pm) is also cancelled on Islander Day, February 16. The following events will take place at the Chaplaincy Centre from February 17-19. Tuesday, February 17 鈥� Pancake Tuesday at 11:30am-1:00pm. Wednesday, February 18 - Ash Wednesday Mass with distribution of ashes at 12:05 pm and 4:30 pm. Thursday, February 19 - Mass at 12:05pm.

Grant Curtis from AVC's Biomedical Sciences will defend his Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) thesis Friday, February 13, from 1:30-3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. Grant's presentation is entitled "Stepping Stones to the New World: Islandness and Migration from Southeastern Ireland to Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and the Miramichi of New Brunswick, 1700-1850." Grant's supervisors are Dr. Ed MacDonald and Dr. James Moran, from the Department of History. Everyone is welcome to attend.

There will be no Mass this Sunday February 15 at the 69传媒Chaplaincy Centre. Mass (12:05 pm) is also cancelled on Islander Day, February 16. The following events will take place at the Chaplaincy Centre from February 17-19. Tuesday, February 17 鈥� Pancake Tuesday at 11:30am-1:00pm. Wednesday, February 18 - Ash Wednesday Mass with distribution of ashes at 12:05 pm and 4:30 pm. Thursday, February 19 - Mass at 12:05pm.

Grant Curtis from AVC's Biomedical Sciences will defend his Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) thesis Friday, February 13, from 1:30-3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. Grant's presentation is entitled "Stepping Stones to the New World: Islandness and Migration from Southeastern Ireland to Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and the Miramichi of New Brunswick, 1700-1850." Grant's supervisors are Dr. Ed MacDonald and Dr. James Moran, from the Department of History. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Join us Friday, February 20 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鈥檚 first Vice-President Research. Under her tenure from 2001 to 2012, 69传媒enjoyed a seven-fold increase in research funding and intensity. A small reception will follow.

Research on Tap, the successful series of public discussions featuring research and ideas from the 69传媒, is hitting the road in 2015. The first stop is Tuesday, February 17 at 7 pm at Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside. The tour will kick off with a bit of patriotic zeal to Uncle Sam and friends. Dr. Richard Kurial, associate professor of history at UPEI, will lead a discussion entitled: The Debt of Western Civilization to the United States of America. 鈥淚n the modern era,鈥� argues Kurial, 鈥渁ll the freedoms enjoyed in the west鈥攐ur political development, our economic well-being, and our safety鈥攔elies on the United States. We owe them a huge debt, and can repay that debt by endeavouring to understand the basis of their policies and initiatives.鈥� Kurial will lay out his arguments in a brief talk, then open the floor to discussion and debate. 鈥淎nd I expect a healthy debate,鈥� says Kurial with a wry smile. 鈥淭hese are not popular sentiments outside of the U.S., but we鈥檇 be worse off were it not for their compassion, vision, and generosity.鈥� This season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada鈥檚 national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists.

John Onukwufor, Department of Biomedical Sciences will present a seminar called "Mechanisms of hypoxia, temperature and cadmium imposed mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss," on Tuesday, February 17 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Ethics protocols that involve 鈥榤ore than minimal risk鈥� must be reviewed by the full 69传媒Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, March 6, 2015. They will be reviewed review at the March meeting. Protocols involving 鈥榤ore than minimal risk鈥� that are received after March 6 will be reviewed at the April meeting. Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve 鈥榤ore than minimal risk鈥�, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from . Use Adobe Reader to complete forms. Submit one hard copy of the signed, original protocol and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments, is Friday, February 27, 2015. These protocols will be reviewed at the March meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from . Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms. Submit one hard copy of the original protocol with signatures, and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca. Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@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 Monday, February 16 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!

Friday, February 13 2:00 pm (W) Curling vs StFX (AUS Championship @ Montague CC) 7:00 pm (W) Curling vs Saint Mary's (AUS Championship @ Montague CC) 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs StFX (1/4 Final Game #2) *Tickets for the men's hockey quarter final game #2 will be on sale at the Box Office from 1:00-5:00 pm today, and 1:00-7:00 pm tomorrow, February 13. Tickets are $15. Saturday, February 14 2:00 pm (W) Curling vs Dalhousie (AUS Championship @ Montague CC) 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs StFX (Senior Night) 7:00 pm (W) Curling vs UNB (AUS Championship @ Montague CC) 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs StFX (Senior Night) Sunday, February 15 9:00 am (W) Curling (AUS Semi-Finals at Montague CC) 1:00 pm (W) Curling (AUS Semi-Finals at Montague CC) 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ StFX (if necessary, 1/4 Final Game #3) * All games webcast on * Saturday's basketball games broadcast on Eastlink Go Panthers Go!