30th Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
December 6th, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the mass shooting of fourteen women (almost all of whom were women engineering students) at École Polytechnique de Montréal (now Polytechnique Montreal).
The campus community is invited to join UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering faculty members, students, staff, women engineers, and others as we mark this event and reflect on inclusion and diversity within engineering and the work that has been done and continues to be needed.
Island Lecture Series December Lecture: Visiting scholar Dr. Dacia Leslie
The Island Lecture Series’ presentation for December features visiting scholar Dr. Dacia Leslie, speaking about the prison system in her home country of Jamaica. Her talk, “Don’t Discard the Utilitarian Aims: Revisiting the UK Prison Offer,” will be held on Tuesday, December 10, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building. All are welcome.
Festive Coffee and Cookie Break for Students
All UPEI students are invited to enjoy a Festive Coffee and Cookie Break on Thursday, December 5, presented by the Office of the President. Drop by the concourse in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre between 12:30 and 2:00 pm where the team from the Office of the President will serve up cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate and UPEI music students will be carolling! Join in this great stress reliever and spirit booster!
AVC presents 2019 Green Hat Award to PEI’s Apple Valley Farm
The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI presented the 2019 Hon. Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award, to Apple Valley Farm, a swine production facility in Pisquid, PEI, on November 14, 2019.
Dr. Dan Hurnik, professor of swine health management at AVC, and Dr. Shawn McKenna, associate professor of ruminant health management and service chief of AVC Farm Service, nominated the farm for the award. Dr. Hurnik read the citation at the ceremony.
AVC lauds VTH clients at reception
The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI held a reception on November 14 to thank clients of its Veterinary Teaching Hospital for their support of the hospital and the College.
Winding down and starting up: Two four-year projects in Kenya
“We sure have come a long way…from being overwhelmed by the bustle and chaos of a Kenyan market day, to knowing our main vendors, bartering prices, and greeting familiar happy faces from the dairy farms along the way. And we really enjoyed working with the Kenyan dairy farmers to make their cows healthy, productive, and happy.”
- Hanna Hone and Chantel Doyle, AVC Class of 2021, after their 2019 Kenyan internship
UPEI to re-launch office of professional development for 2020
UPEI is re-launching the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (OCEPD) for 2020.
Panthers at Home, November 30
Join us this Saturday for a double header as UPEI’s women’s and men’s hockey teams play their last home games before the December break.
Saturday’s action begins at 4 pm in MacLauchlan Arena as UPEI’s women’s hockey hosts St. Francis Xavier University. The Panthers have had an outstanding start to the season with just two losses, putting them in second place in the AUS.
UPEI Concert Choir performs The Messiah, November 30
The UPEI Concert Choir, under the direction of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, will perform George Frideric Handel’s The Messiah-Part I (plus the Hallelujah Chorus) in collaboration with the Atlantic String Machine and UPEI voice majors as soloists. Other ensembles sharing the stage will be the UPEI Chamber Singers, Le Ragazze Girls Vocal Ensemble, and the Ragazzi Jrs Singers in collaboration with pianist Leo Marchildon.
Campus Traffic Restrictions on December 1 for Charlottetown Christmas Parade
The Charlottetown Christmas Parade will take place on Sunday, December 1, 2019, beginning on University Avenue at Enman Crescent at 5:00 pm. As a result, there will be traffic restrictions at the UPEI University Avenue entrance, as the staging of the parade walking groups will take place on campus in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre parking lot.
