Presentation of AVC's Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award

The Atlantic Veterinary College’s 2015 Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award will be presented on Friday, October 2, at 2 p.m., in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC. This year, we are honoured to present the Green Hat Award to the trustees of The Christofor Foundation for their many years of financial support and encouragement of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC.

Household Goods/Winter Clothing Drive

The UPEI School of Business, in partnership with the International Relations Office, is holding a household goods and winter clothing drive during the week of September 29 - October 2 and requests your donations of gently-used items. The donations that the School collects will be distributed to UPEI international students at a special event on Friday, October 2 at 2 pm, in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 246.  Please donate your gently used items: 1. during the week (September 29-October 2) by contacting the the School of Business main office (Debbie Graham, dgraham@upei.ca 902-566-0564, or Brenda MacLean, blmaclean@upei.ca 902-566-0626), or 2. on October 2, at MCDH 246 between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm. Thank you for your support!

Sciences Seminar Program

Dr. Amer Ebied, Malvern Instruments, will present a seminar on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Ebied’s presentation is entitled “Light Scattering and SEC/GPC Technologies”. The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212. (Please note that a previous Campus Notice indicated the incorrect speaker. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.)

A Simple Meal: So that others might eat

The PEI Quakers in cooperation with the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre will sponsor “A Simple Meal: So That Others Might Eat.” This free meal is open to UPEI university students, faculty and staff, with a suggested donation of $5-10, payable in either cash or canned foods. All foods and/or funds collected will be donated to the UPEI Food Bank. The menu will consist of Cuban beans & rice, a salad, beverage and fruit. During the meal, at 1:00 pm, Ann Wheatley, a founding member and current co-chair of the PEI Food Security Network will speak on the topic of food security and how it impacts Islanders. Ms. Wheatley is also a member of Cooper Institute, where she works on projects related to livable income, inclusion and food sovereignty. Much of her work involves engaging with community, and helping to ensure that all people have a chance to make their voices heard in agency and governmental decisions and policy-making that impact our lives.

Campus Project Kick-Off

Members of the campus community are invited to join President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz,CIO Dana Sanderson, and Ellucian representatives at a kick-off event that will shed some "light" on the cross-campus, transformative project formerly known as ERP. We'll announce the "Name that Project" winner and reveal the new project name for the initiative that deals with the changing and developing of many UPEI processes and the supporting technology that interacts with them. Coffee, cake, and conversation will be served! All are welcome.  

“World Quaker Day” Open House at UPEI Chaplaincy Centre

On Sunday, 4 October 2015, the The PEI Quaker Worship Group will host an Open House/Meet & Greet at the Chaplaincy Centre, UPEI, from 1:30-3:00 pm to celebrate the international "World Quaker Day.” A variety of literature and informational brochures will be available for browsing, and local Quaker members will be present to answer any questions that people may have regarding the Religious Society of Friends. We will serve light snacks during the open house. All attending this event are are invited to join local Friends for an hour of traditional Quaker silent worship beginning at 3:15 pm.
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