The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 pm at the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. This has been a particularly busy and musically rewarding year for the Wind Symphony, with highly successful performances throughout the fall and winter.  This recital will feature contemporary works for the modern wind band, with several emerging masterworks of the genre. “Kokopelli’s Dance,” by American Nathan Tanouye, is the first classical composition by this predominantly jazz composer. It is a light-hearted, spirited work conveying the culture of this native legend from southwestern America. Another American, William Pitts, has written a minimalistic work, with layered sounds, trumpet fanfares, and sections alternating between atonal and swing jazz figures. Titled “Conniption,” the concept of hysteria is an appropriate emotional context for this work. “Colonial Song,” by Percy Grainger, will also be performed. It is a sentimental work conveying the land and people of the composer’s native Australia. Soloist for this recital is tubaist Gregory B. Irvine. Dr. Irvine will be retiring in June following a twenty-nine year career as professor of brass studies at UPEI. He will be performing Edward Gregson’s “Tuba Concerto,” which consists of alternating rhythmic and lyrical themes. This recital will be the final Wind Symphony performance for five of its graduating students. All have made significant contributions to UPEI, and the Wind Symphony in particular, throughout their undergraduate careers. They include Leah Jordan, clarinetist; Joanna McKearney, saxophonist; Justin Amador, hornist; Zachary Benard, trombonist; and, Ryan Drew, percussionist. The UPEI Wind Symphony received the 2014 Music PEI award for Achievement in Classical Music. Under the direction of Dr. Karem J Simon, the Wind Symphony has had a progressive approach to its programming, and in reaching a wider audience. With performances throughout PEI and beyond each year, partnerships with PEI school music programs, and utilizing unique performance spaces, the Wind Symphony is among PEI's most respected large ensembles. Commissioning new compositions, featuring outstanding student and professional soloists, and showcasing masterworks of the wind band genre are all hallmarks of this ensemble. In recent years performances at Zion Presbyterian Church, St. Dunstan’s Basilica, and Park Royal United Church have attracted capacity audiences.  Tickets ($15 for adults, $10 for student students) for this performance may be acquired in advance at UPEI’s music department and at the Confederation Centre Box Office. The public is cordially invited to attend.

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Chair of the INSPIRE! Campaign J.Gordon MacKay cordially invite you to INSPIRE! 50, an event to celebrate reaching and exceeding our campaign goal and to mark the successful completion of our joint efforts! All are welcome! Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 10 am The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Atlantic Veterinary College

The UPEI community is invited to join our 2019 graduates with their families and friends at a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate their accomplishments and to wish them well. His Grace Richard Grecco, Bishop of Charlottetown will preside. 

Next meeting of the Animal Welfare Journal Club: Friday, April 26, 12:30-1:15, AVC 343N, to discuss:  Chatigny F. 2018. The controversy on fish pain: A veterinarian’s perspective. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2018.1530596 The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets approximately once a month to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare; for eg in areas of animal welfare science, animal ethics, animal behaviour, anesthesia and analgesia; ethical veterinary practice. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion.  The club is cohosted by AVC’s Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club. Email acrook@upei.ca or jdamico@upei.ca to be on the e-mail list for future information.

As part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program, Mark Nabuurs will be presenting on "Evaluation of a Potential Biopesticide Product Intended for the Emerging Canadian Cannabis Production Industry"  All are welcome to attend.   

Next meeting of the Animal Welfare Journal Club: Friday, April 26, 12:30-1:15, AVC 343N, to discuss:  Chatigny F. 2018. The controversy on fish pain: A veterinarian’s perspective. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2018.1530596 The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets approximately once a month to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare; for eg in areas of animal welfare science, animal ethics, animal behaviour, anesthesia and analgesia; ethical veterinary practice. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion.  The club is cohosted by AVC’s Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club. Email acrook@upei.ca or jdamico@upei.ca to be on the e-mail list for future information.

All are invited to register for the Atlantic ConnecTions Conference on Sustaining Women in SETT, to be held at UPEI on May 30 and 31. The ACT Conference is the regional conference for CCWESTT (Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Sciences, Trades, Technology) and is held every other year when CCWESTT is not held. Women and men in SETT professions, students, faculty, and staff are welcomed to this one-and-a-half day conference that includes a workshop on communication and panel discussions on hiring, retention, and diversity and inclusion in SETT workplaces. Early bird registration is open now until April 19! Registration and more information can be found here: http://atlanticconnections.ca/  

On Monday, April 8, 2019, the AVC Wildlife Service and the AVC Wildlife Club will hold their annual Wildlife Art Silent Auction and Raffle during National Wildlife Week from 9:30 am-4 pm. The fundraiser will be held on AVC's main floor near the cafeteria. The AVC Wildlife Service provides veterinary care for sick, injured, and displaced wildlife, with over 300 admissions each year. Every year, our talented students, faculty, and staff generously provide art and wildlife-related items for the fundraiser. There will be delicious wildlife-themed cupcakes during the day and a prize draw at 4 pm. Please come and check it out!

The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will be interviewing the third, and final, candidate for a newly-created, tenure-track faculty position in Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine. Each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one a topic of their choosing that should be geared toward 3rd year DVM students and aimed at delivering “core” information for veterinary students (i.e., information that a new graduate will need to possess to be successful on Day 1); and the other on their vision for building/expanding an exotic animal practice at the AVC. Our third candidate will be on-campus Monday & Tuesday of next week. April 8th and 9th, 2019 Dr. Ariane Santamaria-Bouvier (U of Montréal ’07) has completed an internship in Zoological Medicine at the Université de Montréal (2008); an internship in Wildlife & Conservation Medicine at the Wildlife Center of Virginia (2010) and a residency in Zoological Medicine at the Université de Montréal (2014). She obtained a Certificate in Laboratory Animal Medicine from OVC in 2017 and is currently working as an Associate Veterinarian at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, MB. Zoonotic Diseases of Exotic Pets Vision for Building/Expanding an Exotic Animal Practice at AVC Monday, April 8th @ 12:30pm, AVC Lecture Theatre ‘A’ Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate’s CV and letter of application are available by contacting Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.

Everyone is invited to attend a kid-friendly and fun presentation about BATS on April 27 at 2:00 pm in the Health Science Building 105. Tessa McBurney (Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative) will share some cool bats facts and trivia. There will be a fun bat craft and snacks provided. *This event is open to anyone and everyone!*