The inaugural meeting of the UPEI Sociology and Anthropology Society will take place on April 10, 3:00 to 4:00 in Dawson Lounge, SDU Main Building. The committee will introduce themselves and their vision for the society. This is an opportunity for faculty and students to give input and ideas before the new semester begins. All faculty and students are welcome!

At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On April 10 and 11, between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, a chili lunch is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation during this busy week. Sister Sue would like to extend her gratitude to the staff, faculty, and Student Union that stepped up to help ensure this tradition continues. This year's menu will be healthier, generate less waste, and reflect the international diversity of the campus. In addition to chili, a vegetarian curry will be served! Staff and Faculty who would like to volunteer for a shift and help facilitate this annual event can sign up here.

The University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering (SSDE) annual Student Design Expo on April 20 will showcase the best in student, sustainable, and green engineering in Atlantic Canada. Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. Each project is the result of collaboration between UPEI SSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners’ unique challenges. The Student Design Expo begins with a short ceremony at 1:00 pm. Projects are available for viewing through the afternoon, with the Student Award Ceremony beginning at 4:00 pm, and a brief panel discussion about opportunities for design engineering graduates beginning at 4:30 pm.

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Bsmah Thabet, masters student, will be defending her thesis entitled "Design and Properties of Iron-Containing Dendrimers Capped with Pyrene Moieties"

Join PEI's Poet Laureate and the Bookmark for a celebration of National Poetry Month featuring a social hour, readings by four Island poets (Deirdre Kessler, Jane Ledwell, John MacKenzie and David Hickey), a Q&A moderated by John Flood, and an open mic.

Dr. Matthew Pauley, Entrepreneurship Faculty Candidate for the Faculty of Business, will give his public presentation on Friday, April 13 at 10:00 am, in MCDH 243. The title of the presentation is Entrepreneurial Exit: Evidence of the Entrepreneur's Exit Process from Micro and Small Businesses'. All are welcome to attend.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday Arpil 13, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the controversial recent paper to be discussed please contact Bob Deziel (bdeziel@upei.ca)

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce KIMBERLY MACDONALD, masters student, will be defending her thesis entitled "Barriers and Enablers to Implementing and Adhering to the Healthy Eating Guidelines for PEI Early Years Centres." The defense will take place on April 12, 2018 from 12:30 to 4:30 pm in the Health Sciences Building, 3rd Floor Boardroom Everyone welcome!

Join us for the 2018 Panther Golf Classic, presented by Stewart McKelvey. Thursday June 21, 2018 Belvedere Golf Course Registration: 12:00—12:45 pm Shotgun start: 1:00 pm All funds raised go directly to the Athletic teams to help enhance their respective programs. $800 per team; $200 per individual Deadline for registration is June 7, 2018. Read more and register

shOUT! PEI Get Engaged With PEI’s LGBTQ2S+ Community The Diversity and Social Justice Studies program at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to announce it will be hosting the fifth annual shOUT! PEI’s Gender and Sexuality Awareness Conference. The conference is a day-long event featuring hands-on workshops, engaging presentations, and thought-provoking discussion panels around LGBTQ2S+ issues faced by our Island community. This day will begin with a land acknowledgement and opening ceremony led by Eliza Star Child Knockwood, followed by a panel of queer Islanders sharing their stories. Throughout the day, we will have presentations covering topics such as LGBTQ2S+ mental health, how to start your own GSA, inclusive safer sex education, and workshops on drag make-up and zine-making. Resources from local groups and businesses such as PEERS Alliance, Women’s Network, Pride PEI, Wild Impulse, etc will be available throughout the day. We are proud to announce the conception of QueerScape: an Island showcase of artists in the LGBTQ2S+ community open to any artistic medium. The day will conclude with a keynote performance by Island-born artist, Tanya Davis, and a closing ceremony by Eliza Star Child Knockwood. The event is free and open to the public: youth, parents, students, educators, healthcare providers, and anyone interested in exploring gender and sexuality. Our event will have volunteers trained in peer mental health support on-site if any of our participants require it. Coffee and tea will be available for purchase in the morning and lunch will be provided free of charge. We will be accepting donations throughout the day to support PEERS Alliance and their LGBTQ2S+ programming. Registration begins at 9:30am in McMillan Hall in the W. P. Murphy Student Centre on the UPEI campus. All venues for the conference are accessible, and there are all-gender washrooms on site. The conference begins at 10am and ends at 5pm.