UPEI Brass and Woodwind Summer Studios 2019
The UPEI Brass and Woodwind Summer Studios 2019 will take place June 24-29 in the Steel Building. This week-long chamber music workshop is an exciting opportunity for motivated young brass and woodwind students aged 14-18 to hone their musicianship, improve their technique, and meet like-minded young musicians. Students take part in individual lessons with UPEI music faculty, enjoy group rehearsals and performances, and participate in creative workshops, all within the welcoming environment of the UPEI Department of Music. Open to flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba students.
Register online at: http://bit.do/UPEISummerStudios2019
Contact Dr. Nicole Strum with any questions at nstrum@upei.ca
Join our Facebook Group: UPEI Brass and Woodwind Summer Studios 2019
UPEI Alumni and Friends Moncton Chapter Event
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you and a guest to a special 50th Anniversary Event.
Join together with alumni and friends of UPEI and celebrate 50 years of People, Excellence, and Impact. Tide and Boar Gastropub
700 Main Street
Moncton, NB E1C 1E4May 2, 2019
5:00–7:00 pm
Please RSVP by to Anthony at adgill@upei.ca or call 902-566-0761
Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) Open House
UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program is a 90-credit degree designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time. Come find out more about the program!
You can:
apply to the Bachelor of Integrated Studies
receive onsite conditional acceptance to UPEI
have your records evaluated for transfer credit (e.g., previously earned university or college courses)
receive program and course advising
If you have previously earned UPEI credit, please email your UPEI student number by Wednesday, May 8, 6:00 pm to bis@upei.ca. For non-UPEI credits, please bring a hard copy of your official or unofficial transcripts.
Complete a UPEI account and register today!
Atlantic Veterinary College Class of 2019 White Coat Ceremony
AVC will be celebrating the Class of 2019 as they leave AVC and enter the profession of veterinary medicine. Their White Coat Ceremony takes place on Friday, May 10 at 4:30 pm in the Gray Palmer Pope rooms at the PEI Convention Centre/Delta Hotel. For those unable to attend, the Ceremony will be live-streamed at this link, starting at 4:30 pm.
Neuroscience Journal Club
The monthly UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held Friday May 10, 2019 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" conference room of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All faculty, staff and students with an interest in neuroscience research are very welcome so wake up your brain and spend an hour with some like-minded friends and colleagues. For a copy of the papers to be discussed please contact Thomy Nilsson (nilsson@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)
Venture for Canada Innovation Jam
Venture for Canada is coming to PEI to host our next Innovation Jam!
Our Innovation Jam is a unique mashup of a hackathon, case competition and training event with cash prizes up for grabs.
We invite you and your friends to spend a day with us — work as a team to solve a local business problem, network with other students and connect with the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With our support, each team will pitch their solutions to a panel of judges, for a chance to win a cash prize of $1000!
Agenda:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Challenge Prep, Training & Networking
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Pitch Presentations
Full schedule, guest speakers and challenge coming soon!
Who Should Attend:
Canadian Citizens & Permanent Residents currently enrolled in college or university.
Please note:
This event is FREE to participate. We charge a $10 FULLY REFUNDABLE deposit to hold your spot at the event.
Register as an individual or as a team! Please note additional team members may be assigned based on team size.
Annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference 2019
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, May 15, 16, and 17, 2019, the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be holding its annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference.
These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our graduate students and their research efforts. Over the course of the three days, graduate students from multiple faculties will present their research orally.
Opening ceremonies are schedule to begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Students (undergraduate and graduate), researchers, and faculty are encouraged to attend as much of the conference as their schedule permits.
Most activities will occur in McDougall Hall, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium and Schurman Market Square. There is a no-cost registration to facilitate planning and communication to participants.
For conference materials, please go here: http://www.upei.ca/graduatestudies/student-research/graduate-studies-an…
Announcement: Janssen - PEI Health Innovation Partnership
You are cordially invited to an event announcing the Janssen - Prince Edward Island Health Innovation Partnership (JPEI_HIP), a collaboration between Janssen Inc. and UPEI's Dr. William Montelpare, Professor and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health.
This collaboration will focus on Real World Evidence projects that involve data access/generation aimed at understanding and improving the PEI health system and patient outcomes.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 1:00 pm
Schurman Market Square,
Don and Marion McDougall Hall
University of Prince Edward Island
UPEI Panther Soccer Alumni and Friends Breakfast, June 1
UPEI Panther Soccer is hosting its annual Alumni and Friends Breakfast Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 am in McMillan Hall of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
All are invited to meet current student athletes and alumni and to hear about the 2019–2020 season. Tickets are $10. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Koren at kglenn@upei.ca.
Go Panthers Go!
F.I.A.T./f.ê.t.e.(Feminists In A Truck/femmes en train, eh?)
Is it a fiat, a decree? Italian vehicle with an edge? A party? No, indeed – It’s a Reading Series!
Join The Writers Union of Canada members Carol Malyon & Deborah Stiles in their Maritimes interactive reading of poetry & prose, highlighting the connections between women & sustainability.
Monday, June 3rd @ 7 pm
Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI
All are welcome! Free admission!
Co-sponsored by Robertson Library, CUPE 1870, & Diversity and Social Justice Studies, UPEI.