The Folklore Studies Association of Canada / L’Association canadienne d’ethnologie et de folklore will be holding its annual meeting in SDU Main Building on the University of Prince Edward Island in collaboration with the Institute of Island Studies from May 25 to 27, 2018. This year’s theme, “Carried on the Waves: Contemporary Currents in Folklore and Ethnology / Porté par les Vagues: Courants Actuels d’Ethnologie et de Folklore,” inspires researchers to explore the flow of expression among various groups over time and place. Prince Edward Island has long served and continues to serve as an integral hub for multicultural contacts. As Marius Barbeau, widely acknowledged as the founder of Canadian folklore, observed in the Journal of American Folklore in 1918, “Prince Edward Island and some other parts of the Maritime Provinces are very conservative centers in which folklore still flourishes.” To this day the Island’s resilient communities continue their long legacy of offering key insights into the expression and transmission of communally maintained knowledge. Whether it is farming and fishing communities redefining their relationships to the land and sea based on the present realities of climate change, the digital construction of narrative in videogame design attracting new Canadians forging their own pathways, or the composition of a fiddle tune for commercial production within the music industry, all of the Island’s groups contribute to our understanding the ebb and flow of human experience. The executive of FSAC/ACEF are very pleased to announce that both Georges Arsenault and John Cousins, two of Prince Edward Island’s most esteemed folklorists, will receive the association’s Marius Barbeau Medal. The medal is given in recognition of remarkable contributions to folklore and ethnology through individual contributions to teaching, research, and communication―activities in which both Arsenault and Cousins have excelled. Previous recipients of the Barbeau Medal with fieldwork links to PEI include Dr. John Shaw and the late Dr. Edward “Sandy” Ives. As Dr. Edward MacDonald, Chair of UPEI’s Department of History notes, “In the year when the Folklore Studies Association of Canada is meeting on PEI, it seems entirely appropriate to recognize two giants of Prince Edward Island folklore for their career contributions to the collection, study, dissemination, and popularization of folklore within this province and beyond: Georges Arsenault and John Cousins. Both Georges and John were born into the communities they have studied, giving them the unique perspective that comes from being at the same time both outsiders and insiders in their research. Both live a conviction that scholarship has a responsibility to speak to the general populace, a duty to help us all better understand the culture that forms our mental and physical landscapes.” Both Arsenault and Cousins will be giving free lectures open to the general public as part of the conference. Arsenault will present a lecture in French on traditional songs with examples form fieldwork in PEI’s Acadian communities, entitled “Recueillir, conserver et partager la chanson traditionnelle acadienne de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard” on Friday, 25 May, 5:00-6:30PM at the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI. Cousins will present a lecture from his fieldwork and historical research in West Prince communities and beyond in “The Witch & the Song Maker as Law Givers in Island Farming & Fishing Communities” on Saturday, 26 May, 5:00-6:30PM, at Beaconsfield Carriage House, PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation, in downtown Charlottetown. All are warmly welcome! For more information, please contact Dr. Tiber Falzett at tfalzett@upei.ca.

The Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program is a an opportunity for adult students to earn a UPEI degree with flexibility to pursue individual interests and have prior learning recognized. High school completion is not required for entry to this program. All are welcome to attend this casual session on 25 at 12:00-12:40 pm in Room 210, Robertson Library. You may be eligible to receive funding for courses. For more information, please email bis@upei.ca.  

All are welcome to attend an information session to learn about UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program. Monday, May 28 - 4:30 pm  The "Key Family Room" Summerside Library - Inspire Learning Centre 57 Central Street, Summerside The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program is designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time. You will have an opportunity to learn about study options and admission processes, and ask questions to UPEI staff and faculty. All registered attendees will have the $50 application fee waived when they apply to UPEI.

All are welcome to attend one of two information sessions to learn about UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program. Thursday, May 31 - 4:30 pm  Thursday, May 31 - 6:00 pm UPEI Department of Development and Alumni Engagement 618 University Avenue, Room 103, Charlottetown The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program is designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time. You will have an opportunity to learn about study options and admission processes, and ask questions to UPEI staff and faculty. All registered attendees will have the $50 application fee waived when they apply to UPEI.

All are welcome to attend an information session to learn about UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program. Monday, June 4 - 6:00 pm  The "Key Family Room" Summerside Library - Inspire Learning Centre 57 Central Street, Summerside The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program is designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time. You will have an opportunity to learn about study options and admission processes, and ask questions to UPEI staff and faculty. All registered attendees will have the $50 application fee waived when they apply to UPEI.

All are welcome to attend an information session to learn about UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program. Wednesday, June 6 - 4:30 pm UPEI Department of Development and Alumni Engagement 618 University Avenue, Room 103, Charlottetown The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program is designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time. You will have an opportunity to learn about study options and admission processes, and ask questions to UPEI staff and faculty. All registered attendees will have the $50 application fee waived when they apply to UPEI.

Island Studies Press will launch its newest book, Called to Serve: Georgina Pope, Canadian Nursing Military Heroine, by Katherine Dewar, in Summerside on Sunday afternoon, June 24, 2 p.m., at Eptek Art & Culture Centre. Called to Serve documents the life and times of Prince Edward Island's Georgina Fane Pope (1862-1938), daughter of William Henry Pope and Helen DesBrisay Pope. Her journey takes us from Charlottetown, where, inspired by Florence Nightingale, she developed a "burning desire" to become an army nurse; to the Boston States where she trained; to the battlefields of Africa and Europe where she served as a nursing sister and Superintendent of Nurses―and helped establish the nursing corps of the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Matron Pope was the first Canadian nurse decorated with a Royal Red Cross, 1st class. In 2007 Georgina Pope’s bronze bust became one of the 14 heroic figures forming a part of the Valiants’ Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa. She also appears on the Canadian $5 coin. Katherine Dewar is the author of the award-winning book, Those Splendid Girls: The Heroic Service of Prince Edward Island Nurses in the Great War, 1914-1918. Katherine is retired from a career as a nursing instructor at the PEI School of Nursing, and is now committed to researching PEI’s colourful nursing history. Those Splendid Girls was shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award, won the Publication of Year award from the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation and the City of Summerside’s Heritage and Culture department, and Katherine herself is the recipient of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Award of Honour for her outstanding contribution to Prince Edward Island Heritage. The launch is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881. Books will be on sale for $27.95 in bookstores and online through the UPEI Bookstore from mid-May onward.

The Atlantic Council for International Co-operation is pleased to welcome environmental, cultural, and human rights advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier to deliver the keynote address at the 2018 ACIC Symposium: Walking Together Towards A Sustainable Future, taking place on the University of Prince Edward Island campus from June 21-23. Former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (which represents the international interests of Inuit residents in Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and Chukotka in the Far East of the Federation of Russia), Sheila Watt-Cloutier speaks with passion and urgency on the issues of today—the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability—not as separate concerns, but as a deeply interconnected whole. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Dr. Watt-Cloutier is in the business of transforming public opinion into public policy and offers a new model for 21st century leadership. At a time when people are seeking solutions, direction, and a sense of hope, this global leader provides a big picture of where we are and where we’re headed. Currently living in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Dr. Watt-Cloutier was born in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik (northern Quebec), and was raised traditionally in her early years before attending school in southern Canada and in Churchill, Manitoba.  The lecture is open to the public. All are welcome.

On June 12 you are invited to join colleagues and industry representatives from across the region for a Chemistry Department Open House. This networking event is intended to highlight available equipment and faculty expertise within the chemistry department and promote collaborations and partnerships with industry. The event will feature a keynote presentation by Ron Keefe, former CEO and president of BioVectra and Diagnostic Chemicals, and active member of Island Capital Partners, which provides capital and mentorship to early stage businesses. A networking lunch will be provided for registered attendees followed by tours of the departmental laboratories and equipment. REGISTER

The interdisciplinary Asian Studies Program at UPEI will host an international conference on Asian Studies from June 14 to 15 in Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. The conference, Good and Evil in Korean Philosophy, Religion, and Spirituality: Korean Ideas and their Global Implications, will have five panels on several interesting and engaging themes with sixteen prominent and promising scholars from USA, Canada, Korea, and Japan. The opening keynote speech, “Evil and Theodicy in the Buddhist Tradition,” by Dr. Robert E. Buswell Jr., Irving and Jean Stone, Endowed Chair in Humanities at UCLA, Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, and Founding Director of the Center for Buddhist Studies and the Center for Korean Studies, UCLA. This conference is hosted and funded by the University of Prince Edward Island and the Korean Studies Project, and co-organized by UPEI’s Asian Studies and the North American Korean Philosophy Association affiliated with American Philosophical Association (APA). For more information, please click the attached conference program and poster links. Invitation Program Poster All are welcome to attend!