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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, January 6 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.

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, January 6 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.

69´«Ã½Athletics and Recreation invites the public to share photos of their backyard rink from anywhere in PEI. Entrants could win a visit from 69´«Ã½Panther women's and men's varsity players, as well as tickets to see a Panther varsity hockey game of their choice. Email pictures, including name, contact information, and a brief description of what your rink means to your family and neighborhood, to panthercentral@upei.ca. Contest ends January 19 at 5:00 pm.

Thursday, January 2: 6:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. StFX (Rod Shoveller Tournament) Friday, January 3: 4:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. StFX (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) 7:30 pm (M) Hockey vs. Dalhousie () 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Dalhousie (Rod Shoveller Tournament) 9:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. MSVU (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) Saturday, January 4: 2:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. StFX () 3:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Lakeland (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) 4:00 pm (W) Volleyball @ Holland College (Exhibition) 5:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU (Rod Shoveller Tournament) 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. Acadia () 2014 Atlantic University Curling Championship, January 3-5: Hosted by UNB at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, NB. Follow UPEI's Male and Female teams and all the live scores at: GOPANTHERSGO!

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort. Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks. Participants must be registered by Friday, February 21. Is Time to Write for You? Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing. The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream 69´«Ã½ faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. For more information, or to register, visit

At the next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about gender, sex, and equality. Dr. Ann Braithwaite, associate professor and coordinator of Women's Studies, will lead a discussion titled "What is equality anyways?" The event discussion begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 7 at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Sound interesting? Join us. Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with 69´«Ã½researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invite you to the annual New Year's Levee. Please join us on Tuesday, January 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort. Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks. Participants must be registered by Friday, February 21. Is Time to Write for You? Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing. The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream 69´«Ã½ faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. For more information, or to register, visit

At the next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about gender, sex, and equality. Dr. Ann Braithwaite, associate professor and coordinator of Women's Studies, will lead a discussion titled "What is equality anyways?" The event discussion begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 7 at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Sound interesting? Join us. Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with 69´«Ã½researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invite you to the annual New Year's Levee. Please join us on Tuesday, January 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort. Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks. Participants must be registered by Friday, February 21. Is Time to Write for You? Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing. The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream 69´«Ã½ faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. For more information, or to register, visit

At the next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about gender, sex, and equality. Dr. Ann Braithwaite, associate professor and coordinator of Women's Studies, will lead a discussion titled "What is equality anyways?" The event discussion begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 7 at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Sound interesting? Join us. Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with 69´«Ã½researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invite you to the annual New Year's Levee. Please join us on Tuesday, January 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort. Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks. Participants must be registered by Friday, February 21. Is Time to Write for You? Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing. The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream 69´«Ã½ faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. For more information, or to register, visit

At the next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about gender, sex, and equality. Dr. Ann Braithwaite, associate professor and coordinator of Women's Studies, will lead a discussion titled "What is equality anyways?" The event discussion begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 7 at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Sound interesting? Join us. Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with 69´«Ã½researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invite you to the annual New Year's Levee. Please join us on Tuesday, January 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invite you to the annual New Year's Levee. Please join us on Tuesday, January 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

The last day for shipping out courier packages and letter mail through Shipping & Receiving will be Monday, December 23. All items have to be to the Shipping desk no later than 2:00 pm that day. Shipping will only be receiving incoming packages on Tuesday, December 24 and will be closing at 12:00 pm that day. Regular service will resume on January 2, 2014. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rob Moffat at 566-0875.

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Alumni Association invite you to the annual New Year's Levee. Please join us on Tuesday, January 1, 2014 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

The last day for shipping out courier packages and letter mail through Shipping & Receiving will be Monday, December 23. All items have to be to the Shipping desk no later than 2:00 pm that day. Shipping will only be receiving incoming packages on Tuesday, December 24 and will be closing at 12:00 pm that day. Regular service will resume on January 2, 2014. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rob Moffat at 566-0875.