Amy Connolly and Ryan Anstey will be inducted into the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame at its UPEI Sports Legacy Celebration on November 15. “We are very excited to be inducting Amy and Ryan into the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame,” said Chris Huggan, UPEI’s Director of Athletics and Recreation. “Both were exceptional student-athletes, recognized at the U SPORTS level, and led their teams to AUS championships. They gave it their all while playing for the UPEI and it will great for all Panthers to be able to share in the celebration of their accomplishments on November 15th.” The UPEI Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 2001 to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the athletic programs at the University of Prince Edward Island, Saint Dunstan's University, or Prince of Wales College. Each year, individual athletes, teams, and builders are inducted to honour their contributions towards the University's athletic success or community leadership. The inductees will formally take their place in Panther history at the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Gala Reception and Dinner, which will be held November 15 in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The reception begins at 6:15 pm, with dinner served at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Gala are $50 each and can be purchased by dropping by or calling the Panther Central desk at 902-566-0368. About the inductees Amy Connolly was the cornerstone of the UPEI Women’s Soccer team from her rookie season to her final season in 2005–2006. Her coach Mike Redmond once said Connolly was “pound for pound, the toughest player ever to wear the green and white at UPEI. She could change games on her own. She was the heart and soul of this team for five years.” Connolly was named team MVP in her rookie season. That same year, she made the first all-star team for the Atlantic Universities Athletics Association (now Atlantic University Sport or AUS) —a tradition she would continue every year for her entire five-year university sport career. She was named to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) First-Team All-Canadian squad in 2006. She captained UPEI to its first appearance at the CIS championship in 2004. In 2005, she was named the CIS Women’s Soccer Player of the Year, as well as the UPEI Female Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Ryan Anstey’s university sport career started with a bang, being a member of the AUS-champion Panthers in his second season with the UPEI Men’s Soccer team in 2002–2003. He was named team MVP and an AUS first-team all-star in 2003–2004. The next year, he made the AUS first team again and was named a CIS Academic All-Canadian. His final season, 2005–2006 , was incredible. He was named team MVP, a first team all-star for the AUS, leading scorer in the CIS, a CIS Academic All-Canadian, a tournament all-star at the CIS championship, UPEI Male Outstanding Athlete of the year, and the CIS Outstanding Male Player of the year. “Ryan is a great one-on-one player, quick and hard for defenders to get a hold of," said head coach Lewis Page. “He's also a striker that will come back and help his midfielders win the ball back. But I think, most important, he's just a great person, on or off the field.” 

UPEI's Mawi'omi Aboriginal Student Centre once again will host their annual Mawi'omi on campus, featuring a Grand Entry at 10:00 am, followed by drumming, dancing, and cultural presentations. All are welcome!

Speaker: Jordi Segers, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative Title: Bats in Canada: A story of heroes and wildlife health.  

As part of Health and Fitness Week we are having a Plant Party on Wednesday, October 24 at 5:00 pm. Cost is $10 per person. Get your creative juice flowing and join us. We'll provide the succulents and materials. Pre-registration required. Please visit Panther Central desk at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre by Friday, October 19. Space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. Event is for UPEI students, staff and faculty only.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to Jesse Hitchcock's MSc defense entitled "Eelgrass (Zostera marina) responses to natural and anthropogenic gradients in estuaries of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada)." Everyone is welcome.  

The Department of Physics invites you to join people around the world in observing the Moon on Saturday, October 20. We will be hosting a viewing session at our observatory from 7:00-9:00pm. Come learn about our neighbour world and get an up-close view of its surface through our telescope. This event is weather-dependent. For updates on the event status and more information, please visit our website.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday October 12, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the 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 and learn of the exciting neuroscience research projects happening at UPEI.  

Dr. Stacey MacKinnon (UPEI) & Dr Beth Archer-Kuhn (UCalgary) are excited to announce several important additions to "Reigniting Curiosity & Inquiry in Higher Education: A Working Conference" to be held at UPEI, Nov 2-4th, 2018. Seats are limited and going fast so please register soon (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/curiosity-and-inquiry-conference-tickets-49…). In addition to networking with others interested in incorporating more curiosity and inquiry in the classroom and forming research partnerships in these areas, we welcome the following contributors to the conference: Pat Maher, PhD (Cape Breton University) “Taking risks and trusting the process: Lessons from a process-based pedagogy” Sarah-Lynn Boyle, PhD student (UGuelph) “Understanding, practicing and transferring inquiry-based learning skills across the undergraduate experience and beyond: The Student Experience” Mick Healey, PhD (UGloucestershire, UK) "Students as Partners in Inquiry-based learning: An interactive workshop" Andrew P. Minigan, EdM (Director of Strategy, The Right Question Institute, Boston, MA) "“Teach Undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctoral Students How to Ask Better Questions” Robin Mueller, PhD (Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, UCalgary)"Building a Inquiry-focused Community of Practice in Higher Education" For more information please check out http://projects.upei.ca/curiosityandinquiry/2018-curiosity-inquiry-conf…

Please join us for the second Theology on Tap of 2018-19, sponsored by the Saint Dunstan's Institute for Christianity and Culture. Thursday October 11, at the Pourhouse, 189 Great George Street, 7:00 pm.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2018-2019 and The Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Association are delighted to present the Atlantic Young Artist Concert featuring Andrew Son, piano on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 7:30 PM in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Admission: Adults $20/Students $10. Tickets will be available at the door.