A campus-wide discussion for students and faculty on the theme of "Dreaming Big: What Should UPEI Be?" will be held on Thursday, March 23, 3:00-5:00, in Lecture Theatre A in the Atlantic Veterinary College. The discussion is sponsored by the Senate Committee for the Enhancement of Teaching (SCENT) and the Faculty Development Office (FDO) and is open to all students and faculty. This event is the culmination of SCENT's year-long focus on "What is University For?" and "Whom is University For?" The session will begin with two-minute presentations by a panel that includes three students from different faculties and three Deans or their representatives. All those present will then explore this theme in small groups and propose ideas and initiatives concerning what UPEI should be now and in the years ahead. The afternoon will conclude with the groups sharing their ideas with everyone present. SCENT and the FDO will follow up this meeting by presenting the ideas and proposals to the President of UPEI and other senior administrators and to the campus community through appropriate channels. Please register by Thursday, March 16th by emailing Gerald at fdo@upei.ca – but you are also welcome to attend if you don't register but find you have time on the day itself!

Have you ever encountered a student who you know has difficulty communicating with you but you are just not sure how to approach the situation? Please join Jaclyn Borden, Stars for Life Foundation, for an enlightening presentation and resources on working with students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This presentation will give a brief overview of the Autism Spectrum and how it affects individuals. It will discuss the characteristics and behaviours associated with autism, as well as the sensory issues often experienced by those on the spectrum.

UPEI's Executive MBA Program hosts Information Session UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information session: Wednesday, April 5th The Gallery @ The Guild Charlottetown 5 pm Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit http://business.upei.ca/mba

This event is hosted by Food and Nutrition students for their Quantity Food Production lab.  Soups are: Chicken Fajita and Veggie and Rce Don't miss the last Soup for the Soul gathering of the semester

This presentation will provide an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals which are the benchmarks for achieving the 2030 Development Agenda.  Our speaker will explore the implications and challenges that fulfilling the agenda will require.  It is nothing less than "an awakening of our human species to our relationships, responsibilities and interdependence with all created life and to the earth.  Simply put - we need to wake up." Speaker - M. Stacy Hanrahan CND Main Representative for the Congregation of Notre Dame in its NGO relationship with the United Nations

In celebration of the successful labour negotiations achieved in November 2016 and January 2017, Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor; Dr. Nola Etkin, President, UPEI Faculty Association; and Ms. Tracy Carmichael, President, CUPE 1870, invite faculty and staff to come together for the official signing of the contract agreements. Socialize with colleagues and enjoy refreshments on Thursday, March 16 at 3:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Let's build on the momentum as we continue to provide an exceptional learning environment and great service to our Island community!

SPEAKER:  Frederic Chatigny, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Assessing the side-effects of lidocaine used as an analgesic on rainbow trout SPEAKER:  Laura Taylor, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Effects of the Organophosphate Chlorpyrifos on the Survival of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus)

Over the past several months, the Search Committee for the Vice-President Academic and Research (President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, Dr. Cathy Ryan, Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass, Mr. Scott Harper, Ms. Margo Thompson, Ms. Tara Judson, Mr. John Rix) has received and considered expressions of interest and supporting documents from potential candidates for the position. Four outstanding candidates proceeded to the interview process. As a result, one candidate has been selected by the committee to deliver a 30-minute public presentation to campus. Dr. Robert Gilmour, Jr. will present on Tuesday, March 21, from 2:00–2:30 pm in Lecture Theatre A at the Atlantic Veterinary College, followed by a one-hour opportunity for dialogue with the audience. The session will be moderated by Dr. Cathy Ryan. The campus community is invited and encouraged to participate. The search committee values feedback and would appreciate receiving written comments following the presentation by email at VPARsearch@upei.ca by 5:00 pm, Monday, March 27, 2017. 

Dr. Sarah Gallagher, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Western Ontario, will be at UPEI as part of the 2017 Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour. Her talk, “The Biggest Blowhards: Windy Supermassive Black Holes,” is Wednesday, March 22 at 4:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall. All are welcome. Supermassive black holes reside in the centres of every massive galaxy including our own Milky Way. In relatively brief spurts, black holes grow as luminous quasars through the infall of material through an accretion disk. Remarkably, the light from the accretion disk can outshine all of the stars in the host galaxy by a factor of a thousand, and this radiation can also drive energetic outflows. Mass ejection in the form of winds appears to be fundamental to quasar activity and can be directly observed in many objects with broadened and blue-shifted UV emission and absorption features. Dr. Gallagher will describe our model of the dusty wind and evaluate its successes and shortcomings in accounting for observed properties of quasars such their mid-infrared power and the fraction of hidden objects. Sarah Gallagher is currently an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario. Prior to that, she was an assistant research astronomer at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on investigating the nature of winds from luminous quasars (accreting supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies) using observatories covering the infrared to the X-ray, including two of NASA’s Great Observatories, Spitzer and Chandra. 

Doors open at 5:30 in the Student Union Building. Global Village is an event full of fun activities, cultural boths and performances from around the world. Wear your traditional clothes and show-off your style. This is a free event, open to everyone, and family friendly. Please feel free to bring your kids.