First, we feast!  What has traditionally been a Christian practice to clear our cupboards before lent has become a popluar commuity building event.  And who can say no to free food?

First of 2 masses with distribution of ahses offered on campus.

The next “Open Pages” at UPEI’s Robertson Library happens March 1, at 7 pm and highlights the new book by UPEI professor Ann Braithwaite, Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies. Open Pages features local authors speaking about their books: what inspired them, what they learned, what they want to share. Event takes place in the new lounge on the first floor of UPEI's Robertson Library. Light refreshments will be served. Dr. Ann Braithwaite is professor and coordinator of Diversity and Social Justice Studies at UPEI. She co-authored this new book with Dr. Catherine M. Orr, professor and chair of Critical Identity Studies at Beloit College. Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies is a guide to engaging students in the challenges—and pleasures—of thinking critically about gender, race, and sex today. By focusing on “the everyday,” it speaks to the importance of students’ understanding the taken-for granted circumstances of their daily lives. It explores the idea that “people are different, and the world isn’t fair,” and engages students in the follow-up question, “Now that we know, how shall we live?” “This publication is of great significance for students from any faculty, even though it is most likely going to have the greatest impact in the Faculty of Arts,” said Dr. Nebojsa Kujundzic, dean of arts at UPEI. 

Second mass option for the day ... mass with distribution of ashes. 

The Fiona Papps Psychology Colloquium Series presents a talk entitled "It's the End of Psychology as We Know It. . . (and I Feel Fine)", by Dr.Scott Greer on Friday, March 3 at 3:00 pm in Memorial Hall, Rm. 215. All are welcome to attend!  

Speaker:  Laura Carvalho, Pathology and Microbiology Title: Characterizing infection dynamics and host response in simultaneous infections of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Moritella viscosa in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

The Faculty of Education at UPEI is delighted to host the second Edcamp Charlottetown. Edcamps are often described as 'un-conferences': democratic, free flowing gatherings with no predetermined speakers or session titles, Edcamps focus on channelling the voice of participants and exploring the themes that are relevant and pressing on the day. Edcamps are open to educators, students, and community members - anyone with an interest in education is welcomed.  ​Please join​  us on March 11th for this dynamic day of dialogue, networking and brainstorming. 2017 is the year of Open in learning and this has been chosen as a wide umbrella theme. We hope to trigger and nurture discussions on social justice, inclusion, access, UDL, technology, new literacies, social capital, critical pedagogy, educational reform and much more. Bring up the topics that are relevant to you in 2017 and invite your networks. To register or for more information, please visit us at Eventbrite Edcamp 2017 #EdcampCharlottetown This event is organized by Graduate Studies at the Faculty of Education, a unit committed to broadening the PEI dialogue on Access and Inclusion.  

Attention: First- and fourth-year students in Arts, Business, Nursing, and Science Three of your fellow students have already won $100 by completing the NSSE survey. However, if you have not completed the survey yet, it is not too late to do so and to be eligible for the next early bird prize draws and the final prize draw which is scheduled to take place on March 3, March 10, and mid-April respectively. Check your UPEI email account to complete the survey today! Thank you!

After the unfortunate postponing of this conference in February, because of a snowstorm, Difficult Dialogues 3 is rescheduled! Everyone is welcome to join us Friday March 10 and Saturday March 11 for this conference featuring students from UPEI and around the Maritimes. The conference begins Friday at 1:00pm with a number of panel sessions, the keynote speaker (Dr. Alana Cattapan, Dalhousie, ""Hands Clean: On Purity and Power in Biomedical Research") is at 4:30pm, and a "mic drop/open mic event" is at 6:00pm (in the Main Building Faculty Lounge). The conference continues Saturday, starting at 9:00am, with a number of sessions continuing through the day. Meeting and social space is in Main 520, all sessions are in Main 213. Everyone is welcome, all events are mobility accessible, and everything is free. For more information, see our website or our Facebook event page.

Students in UPEI’s Department of Applied Human Sciences are hosting a panel discussion about food insecurity on Prince Edward Island. “A healthy ‘food Island’ for all? Food insecurity and healthy public policy: a call to action” will be held 7:00 pm, March 13 in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre in UPEI’s K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre. All are welcome. The panel will discuss the current state of food insecurity in PEI, its impact on one’s health and well-being, what current actions the government is taking  to address food insecurity, and future actions needed to address this growing problem. The panel includes: Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto is the keynote speaker. Dr. Tarasuk is an acclaimed international researcher in food insecurity and is the lead researcher for PROOF, which has been providing reports on provincial and national data on food insecurity for the past several years. She will will review the current state of food insecurity in PEI and, drawing on evidence of what has worked in other jurisdictions, identify some potential policy options to address food insecurity here.  Dr. David Sabapathy, Deputy Chief Health Officer, Department of Health & Wellness, Government of PEI. Dr. Sabapathy will review current health status of Islanders compared to the rest of Canada, and the role that the social determinants of health play in Islander’s health. Jennifer Burgess, Department of Family and Human Services. Burgess will discuss initiatives that government has taken to reduce poverty and  food insecurity in PEI, and proposed future actions. Dr. Colleen Walton, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Walton will discuss her current food costing research in PEI and the need for ongoing monitoring as  part of the strategy to improve food security. The panel is organized by a group of UPEI senior Foods and Nutrition students, under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Taylor. The event is supported by the Saint Dunstan’s University Institute for Christianity and Culture. For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Taylor, jtaylor@upei.ca, or 902-566-0475.