Join the UPEI Graduate Students' Association for their monthly seminar series titled: My Journey through Graduate School. This month’s seminar will take place on Monday, March 2 from 12:15-1:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building with guest speakers Dr. Jane Preston and Dr. Brian Wagner. All are welcome to attend and bring their lunch. For more information, contact Brittany Jakubiec at bjakubiec@upei.ca.

The UPEI & Holland College Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Canada will host their first annual fundraising banquet on March 26, 2015, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre with doors opening at 5:30 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm. All proceeds go towards Ducks Unlimited Canada's conservation work on Prince Edward Island. This chapter is only the second in Canada run by post secondary school students. Ticket prices are $30 each and can be purchased through the Ducks Unlimited Canada website. For more information, contact Kyle Doucette at 902-394-4488/kyledoucette1@hotmail.com, or Brett MacKinnon at 902-218-7033/brett_mackinnon@hotmail.com.

UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to attend a fun and competitive inter-faculty competition to see who has the best Hockey team! The event is free of charge and takes place at the MacLauchlan Arena beginning at 1:00pm on Friday, January 23. Games will be the following: Business vs Arts 1:00 Science vs Other Faculties 2:10 Championship 3:15 Games will run for two periods (20 minutes per period). For more information, contact Jeremy MacAulay at jjmacaulay@upei.ca.

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle invites students, staff and faculty to rehearsals on Monday’s from 5:30-6:30 pm in the Chaplaincy Centre for the 2015 winter semester. The choir encourages experienced singers and new singing enthusiasts to join in sharing world music and songs from different countries and cultures. To join the email list or for more information, contact upeimcandsc@gmail.com.

*This session has been rescheduled from Thursday, February 6. Join Dr. Tess Miller, associate professor of mathematics in the Faculty of Education, for a free math workshop on decimals on Thursday, February 5 from 4:30-6:00 pm in Health Sciences Building, room 104. This session is open to all UPEI students, parents, teachers, pre-service teachers, etc. The purpose of the workshop is to explore decimal concepts using pictorial representations – an easy hands-on approach. Advanced registration (tmiller@upei.ca) is required.

Join Dr. Tess Miller, associate professor of mathematics in the Faculty of Education, for a free math workshop on multiplication on Thursday, February 26 from 4:30-6:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 328. This session is open to all UPEI students. Advanced registration (tmiller@upei.ca) is required.

CPA Atlantic School of Business is back on campus this semester with information sessions and office hours to help you prepare to enter the Chartered Professional Accountants certification program after graduation. Take part in the information session on Tuesday, February 3 from 2:30-3:30 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 231. Please note that seats are limited. *This session has been re-scheduled from the January 27 session, due to weather. RSVP in advance to CPA Atlantic Program Advisor, Rachelle Gauvin, rgauvin@cpaatlantic.ca. The information session is designed specifically for third and fourth year students preparing to enter the CPA path in 2015 or 2016, but all interested students are welcome.

UPEI Men's Hockey Alumni are invited to participate in a celebration in honour of the 50th anniversary of the SDU 1964-65 Maritime Championship and the 30th anniversary of the UPEI 1984-85 AUAA Championship. The reception will take place on Friday, January 23 from 5:00-6:30 pm prior to the UPEI Men's Hockey game at 7:00 pm, at The Wave in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. There will be complimentary food and tickets to the hockey game provided. For more information, and to RSVP, please contact alumni@upei.ca or call 902-566-0687.

The CPA Atlantic School of Business will host a CPA Information Session on Tuesday, January 27 from 2:30-3:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 231. RSVP in advance to CPA Atlantic Program Advisor, Rachelle Gauvin, rgauvin@cpaatlantic.ca. One-on-one CPA consulting is also availble for students entering the Chartered Professional Accountants certification program after graduation. Office hours will be on Wednesday, January 28 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 233. Book an appointment with rgauvin@cpaatlantic.ca.

Novelist Craig Davidson is three people. As Davidson, he is the author of Cataract City, a successful literary novel, and Rust and Bone, made into a film that premiered at the Cannes Festival. As Nick Cutter and Patrick Lestweka, he’s a popular horror writer praised by Stephen King and Clive Barker. Davidson will read from his fiction on Thursday, February 12, at 7:30 pm in Confederation Centre Art Gallery. His reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department, with support from The Canada Council for the Arts. A book signing will follow.