UPEI invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2015. Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, “for the sake of honour,” and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field(s) of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University’s highest honour. Nominations can be made online or a form can be downloaded to mail at upei.ca/nominatehdr. For more information call (902) 566-6780 or email senateassistant@upei.ca. Deadline for nominations is January 2, 2015.

The Public Service Commission is reaching out to recent UPEI alumni and current students by offering an information session on job opportunities within the Government of Canada. The presentation will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in the Robertson Library Building, room 235. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage current and past students to stop in to ask questions about the public service, to find out how to apply, to gain knowledge on the type of opportunities available and to gather tips on how to improve their application. For more information, please contact Kylah Hennessey at (902) 620-5088 or khennessey@upei.ca.

Please see the following call out for awards available for application through the UPEI Scholarships and Awards Office; all application forms are available online, and detail the criteria and material required in order to apply. Please contact amontgomery@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187 with any questions. UPEI faculty and staff are asked to encourage their students to apply! Parkdale-Sherwood Lions' Club Scholarship – Deadline: December 10: Awarded to a deserving undergraduate student from Parkdale-Sherwood or surrounding area that is in their third year, in an Arts, Science, or Business program: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/246 UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship – EXTENDED DEADLINE! Deadline: December 10: Awarded to a full-time UPEI student in second, third year, or fourth year who has an academic average of at least 75% in their previous academic year, is a varsity-level athlete and playing on the community football team: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/767 UPEI Alumni Association Legacy Award – EXTENDED DEADLINE! Deadline: December 10: Awarded to a student entering their first year at UPEI (not necessarily their first year in university studies); AVC students and graduate students are also eligible if entering UPEI for the first time: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/864

Please be advised that the last weekly Canadian cheque run for 2014 will be on Thursday, December 18, 2014. Completed paperwork for any payments required by December 31 to Canadian vendors, must be received by Accounts Payable by 12:00 pm on December 15, 2014. Please be advised the last bi-weekly US cheque run will be on Friday, December 19. Completed paperwork for any payments required prior to January 5, 2015 to US vendors, must be received by Accounts Payable no later than 12:00 December 12, 2014. Merry Christmas to all!

At the request of the UPEI Department of Financial Services, a committee has been formed to complete an internal review of Procurement Services. This review will provide recommendations to Procurement Services on best practices and efficiencies to ensure the highest level of customer service for the campus community. In order to complete this review, the committee is requesting input from staff and faculty by completing an anonymous survey on or before Tuesday, December 16. To access the survey, visit http://www.upei.ca/procurementservicesreview Thank you, Jonathan Oliver Director, Ancillary Services and Committee Lead Please Note: In no way is this review an opportunity to directly evaluate the value of the individual staff who work in it.

UPEI invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2015. Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, “for the sake of honour,” and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field(s) of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University’s highest honour. Nominations can be made online or a form can be downloaded to mail at upei.ca/nominatehdr. For more information call (902) 566-6780 or email senateassistant@upei.ca. Deadline for nominations is January 2, 2015.

The Public Service Commission is reaching out to recent UPEI alumni and current students by offering an information session on job opportunities within the Government of Canada. The presentation will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in the Robertson Library Building, room 235. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage current and past students to stop in to ask questions about the public service, to find out how to apply, to gain knowledge on the type of opportunities available and to gather tips on how to improve their application. For more information, please contact Kylah Hennessey at (902) 620-5088 or khennessey@upei.ca.

Please see the following call out for awards available for application through the UPEI Scholarships and Awards Office; all application forms are available online, and detail the criteria and material required in order to apply. Please contact amontgomery@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187 with any questions. UPEI faculty and staff are asked to encourage their students to apply! Parkdale-Sherwood Lions' Club Scholarship – Deadline: December 10: Awarded to a deserving undergraduate student from Parkdale-Sherwood or surrounding area that is in their third year, in an Arts, Science, or Business program: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/246 UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship – EXTENDED DEADLINE! Deadline: December 10: Awarded to a full-time UPEI student in second, third year, or fourth year who has an academic average of at least 75% in their previous academic year, is a varsity-level athlete and playing on the community football team: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/767 UPEI Alumni Association Legacy Award – EXTENDED DEADLINE! Deadline: December 10: Awarded to a student entering their first year at UPEI (not necessarily their first year in university studies); AVC students and graduate students are also eligible if entering UPEI for the first time: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/864

The call for nominations for appointment to the rank of Professor Emeritus is now open. Please note that only UPEI faculty are permitted to nominate faculty to professor emeritus. The deadline to submit nominations is Monday, February 2, 2015. Nominations should be forwarded to Dr. Bill Whelan, Chair of the Professor Emeritus Evaluation Committee, Department of Physics, UPEI, 550 University Ave., Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3. The Professor Emeritus Evaluation Committee will consider all nominees and forward its recommendations to Senate. Senate is the final approval body and will notify nominees of its decision. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Whelan at wwhelan@upei.ca.

The Public Service Commission is reaching out to recent UPEI alumni and current students by offering an information session on job opportunities within the Government of Canada. The presentation will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in the Robertson Library Building, room 235. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage current and past students to stop in to ask questions about the public service, to find out how to apply, to gain knowledge on the type of opportunities available and to gather tips on how to improve their application. For more information, please contact Kylah Hennessey at (902) 620-5088 or khennessey@upei.ca.

There will be at least 50 international students staying in Residence or off campus during the holiday break. Residence Life and the International Relations Office is organizing social activities to help mitigate any homesickness the students will undoubtedly experience. If you or anyone you know has time to include a couple students in your activities, please let us know. It could be an invite to a meal in your home, ice skating, crafting, looking at the lights, a choir recital, or anything else you typically do. Please contact Erica Stanley at estanley@upei.ca or (902) 566-0443.

The call for nominations for appointment to the rank of Professor Emeritus is now open. Please note that only UPEI faculty are permitted to nominate faculty to professor emeritus. The deadline to submit nominations is Monday, February 2, 2015. Nominations should be forwarded to Dr. Bill Whelan, Chair of the Professor Emeritus Evaluation Committee, Department of Physics, UPEI, 550 University Ave., Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3. The Professor Emeritus Evaluation Committee will consider all nominees and forward its recommendations to Senate. Senate is the final approval body and will notify nominees of its decision. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Whelan at wwhelan@upei.ca.

The Public Service Commission is reaching out to recent UPEI alumni and current students by offering an information session on job opportunities within the Government of Canada. The presentation will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in the Robertson Library Building, room 235. UPEI staff and faculty are asked to encourage current and past students to stop in to ask questions about the public service, to find out how to apply, to gain knowledge on the type of opportunities available and to gather tips on how to improve their application. For more information, please contact Kylah Hennessey at (902) 620-5088 or khennessey@upei.ca.

There will be at least 50 international students staying in Residence or off campus during the holiday break. Residence Life and the International Relations Office is organizing social activities to help mitigate any homesickness the students will undoubtedly experience. If you or anyone you know has time to include a couple students in your activities, please let us know. It could be an invite to a meal in your home, ice skating, crafting, looking at the lights, a choir recital, or anything else you typically do. Please contact Erica Stanley at estanley@upei.ca or (902) 566-0443.

Today is the last day that the Wave will be open for the semester. Stop by for one last Faculty/Staff Friday before the break. Look forward to seeing you there. Happy Holidays!

Mother Country by Deirdre Kessler, published by Oberon Press, will be launched on Saturday afternoon, December 6, from 2:30-3:30 pm, at the Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown. UPEI staff member, Deirdre Kessler is a poet (Afternoon Horses, Subtracting by Seventeen, Rearranging the Sky), and author of sixteen books for young people, including recently published Born! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation (Comment Naquirent: un poulain, cinq chatons, et la Conféderation), and Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Award-winning Lobster in My Pocket and Brupp Rides Again. As well, she has published a number of nonfiction and educational texts, including the P.E.I. grade six social studies text, Exploring the Island (L’île-du-Prince-Édouard: une histoire à découvrir). She teaches children’s literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the Department of English of the University of Prince Edward Island. She is recipient of UPEI’s 2010 Award for Teaching Excellence by a Sessional Lecturer. Currently she is working on an adult novel, Darwin’s Hornpipe, and a new collection of poetry.

The December 2014 Campus Directory is available for orders. Please contact Central Printing at 0558 or whenderson@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, December 8 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!

Today is the last day that the Wave will be open for the semester. Stop by for one last Faculty/Staff Friday before the break. Look forward to seeing you there. Happy Holidays!

Mother Country by Deirdre Kessler, published by Oberon Press, will be launched on Saturday afternoon, December 6, from 2:30-3:30 pm, at the Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown. UPEI staff member, Deirdre Kessler is a poet (Afternoon Horses, Subtracting by Seventeen, Rearranging the Sky), and author of sixteen books for young people, including recently published Born! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation (Comment Naquirent: un poulain, cinq chatons, et la Conféderation), and Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Award-winning Lobster in My Pocket and Brupp Rides Again. As well, she has published a number of nonfiction and educational texts, including the P.E.I. grade six social studies text, Exploring the Island (L’île-du-Prince-Édouard: une histoire à découvrir). She teaches children’s literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the Department of English of the University of Prince Edward Island. She is recipient of UPEI’s 2010 Award for Teaching Excellence by a Sessional Lecturer. Currently she is working on an adult novel, Darwin’s Hornpipe, and a new collection of poetry.