Please join us for a presentation by Dr. Shane Pinder, candidate for Chair of Engineering at UPEI, on Friday, December 6 at 2:30 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 246. Dr. Pinder's presentation is entitled: "Connecting Engineering Technology with the Human User: Case Studies in Project-Based Technology Development in the Aerospace and Biomedical Disciplines." Recent advances in the development of aircraft landing and takeoff performance monitoring systems have shown the feasibility of a cockpit instrument that could aid significantly in the decision making process during the most critical phases of flight, provided that the information can be effectively visualized. The design of a cockpit interface to communicate the necessary information in a timely and efficient manner has been completed. The resulting Thrust and Braking Indicator/Advisor (TABI/A) integrates a visual display with audible advice. The challenges associated with the successful development and adoption of such a device depend more on the consideration of human factors than the robustness of the underlying technology. Individuals with functional blindness must often use assistive aids to enable effective locomotion. To date, commercially available devices do not provide effective information about obstacles above waist height, or are too cumbersome to have gained widespread adoption. Audification of Ultrasound for the Detection of Environmental Obstacles (AUDEO) provides a means to enable echolocation in an unobtrusive manner. Several prototype versions of AUDEO technology have been developed and studied. Such devices provide a user with pronounced Doppler echoes obtained by direct down-conversion of ultrasound, a system that provides acoustic flow that is evident upon initiation of travel and can be used to visualize the environment and detect environmental obstacles. The first prototype version of AUDEO technology was human-tested for localization, distance estimation, and aperture passage. From this initial study, refined versions have been developed through an iterative design process including increasing scrutiny during user testing. The technology is near ready for user testing within the target community. All are welcome to attend.

The Biology Department will host two student presentations as part of the Human Biology & Environmental Sciences Seminar Series on December 6 at 12:30-1:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. Catherine MacNeill, MSc-ESC, Biology will present “Youth Livelihood strategies and environmental decision-making in Cameroon;” and Brendan McKeown, MSc-ESC, Biology will present “Magnolol causes a Go/G1 cell cycle arrest in human prostate cancer cells in vitro.” Everyone is welcome to attend.

Due to the campus closure, the chili lunch will now take place on Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6. At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On the first two days of exams -Thursday and Friday December 5 and 6 -between 11:30 am–1:30 pm, a chili dinner is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation on this busy week. If you are able to volunteer some time, sign up here: http://bit.ly/1brACv4

Join the campus community for a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and caroling on Thursday, December 5 at 4:30 pm in the quadrangle (outdoor space between the W.A. Murphy Student Centre and the Kelley Memorial Building). Refreshments to follow in The Wave (including beverage specials and 10% off nachos). All are welcome to attend.

Due to the campus closure, the chili lunch will now take place on Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6. At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On the first two days of exams -Thursday and Friday December 5 and 6 -between 11:30 am–1:30 pm, a chili dinner is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation on this busy week. If you are able to volunteer some time, sign up here: http://bit.ly/1brACv4

Join the campus community for a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and caroling on Thursday, December 5 at 4:30 pm in the quadrangle (outdoor space between the W.A. Murphy Student Centre and the Kelley Memorial Building). Refreshments to follow in The Wave (including beverage specials and 10% off nachos). All are welcome to attend.

10,000 Villages, along with Farmers Helping Farmers, will hold its last sale of the season on December 3-5 at the UPEI Student Centre: everything is 20% off! For more information, call Shannon at 566-0404. Sale takes place Tuesday, Dec. 3, 9-8; Wednesday Dec. 4, 9-8; Thursday Dec 5, 9-2 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre

Dr. Colin Wightman, candidate for Chair of Engineering at UPEI, will be giving a campus wide presentation on Wednesday, December 4 at 12:30 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 243. The title of his presentation is "HEATING UP THE COOL SOUNDS - IT IS NOT JUST JAZZ ANY MORE!!" Engineers have a special responsibility to use technology wisely in service to the needs of humanity. This talk explores how the development of a simple technology for a third-world problem required two hundred years of research and how that technology is now advancing to address the very modern problems of economic and environmental sustainability. Presented without writing equations, this talk is appropriate for anybody interested in how engineers can use curious phenomena to make life better. Everyone is welcome to attend.

At tonight's Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about the rising cost of food on Prince Edward Island, and how it's become impossible for low-income families to fill their cart with the healthy stuff. Dr. Jennifer Taylor, professor and chair of Applied Human Sciences, will lead a discussion titled "Too High a Price: Food Costs and Food Insecurity in PEI." The event discussion begins at 7 pm 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 UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

The UPEI Student Union would like to invite students, faulty, and staff to a campus social at The Wave on Friday, December 6 from 4-6 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

The UPEI Student Union would like to invite students, faulty, and staff to a campus social at The Wave on Friday, December 6 from 4-6 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

10,000 Villages, along with Farmers Helping Farmers, will hold its last sale of the season on December 3-5 at the UPEI Student Centre: everything is 20% off! For more information, call Shannon at 566-0404. Sale takes place Tuesday, Dec. 3, 9-8; Wednesday Dec. 4, 9-8; Thursday Dec 5, 9-2 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre

Dr. Colin Wightman, candidate for Chair of Engineering at UPEI, will be giving a campus wide presentation on Wednesday, December 4 at 12:30 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 243. The title of his presentation is "HEATING UP THE COOL SOUNDS - IT IS NOT JUST JAZZ ANY MORE!!" Engineers have a special responsibility to use technology wisely in service to the needs of humanity. This talk explores how the development of a simple technology for a third-world problem required two hundred years of research and how that technology is now advancing to address the very modern problems of economic and environmental sustainability. Presented without writing equations, this talk is appropriate for anybody interested in how engineers can use curious phenomena to make life better. Everyone is welcome to attend.

At tonight's Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about the rising cost of food on Prince Edward Island, and how it's become impossible for low-income families to fill their cart with the healthy stuff. Dr. Jennifer Taylor, professor and chair of Applied Human Sciences, will lead a discussion titled "Too High a Price: Food Costs and Food Insecurity in PEI." The event discussion begins at 7 pm 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 UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@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 9 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.

At the Chaplaincy Centre thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On the first two days of exams -Wednesday and Thursday, December 4 and 5 - between 11:30 am–1:30 pm, a chili dinner is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation on this busy week. If you are able to volunteer some time, sign up here: http://bit.ly/1brACv4

Please note the following changes to the hours of operation for the food services retail locations on campus: December: Beginning Monday, December 2, Courtyard Café (W.A. Murphy Student Centre) will operate from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will close for the holidays at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 6. The AVC cafeteria will close for the holiday break on Friday, December 20 at 3:30 pm. Beginning Monday, December 16, Samuel's (Robertson Library) hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. This location will close at 3:00 pm on Monday, December 23 for the holiday break. January: On Thursday, January 2 Samuel's - will be open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; AVC - will be open from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Courtyard Cafe - will remain closed. On Friday, January 3, Samuel's - will be open from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm; AVC - will be open from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Courtyard Cafe - will remain closed On Monday, January 6 Samuel's will resume regular hours of operation: Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am - 3:30 pm AVC will resume regular hours of operation Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 3:30 pm; Courtyard Cafe will resume regular hours of operation Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm The staff of Ancillary Services and Chartwells would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.

From Monday December 2 until Saturday December 7, UPEI and AVC staff and faculty can charge UPEI Bookstore purchases to their staff accounts. Payment for the purchases will be done through payroll deductions in the new year. The minimum purchase is $100.00 up to a maximum of $500.00. If you have any questions please contact Bea, Don, or Kevin at the Bookstore 566-0625.

We have a drum (Part # Brother DR510) for a Brother MFC-8220 fax machine that we purchased hoping to repair our machine here in Diagnostic Services. It turned out that the machine had greater problems than that part could fix, so we have gone to another machine. We are unable to return the drum to the supplier and are hoping that there is another area on campus that has the same machine and would like this new part as a gift from us. Please call Ellen McMahon at 0860 if interested.

Vicki J. Whitlock will present her Master of Education Thesis Defense on Monday, December 16 at 9:30 am in Memorial Building, room 417. Thesis Title: “Angels in the Marble”: Voices of Immigrant Youth on Prince Edward Island. All are welcome to attend.