UPEI, SDU, and PWC alumni are invited to the UPEI Alumni Association's Annual Alumni Welcome Mixer, celebrating the UPEI Class of 2016. Join your fellow alumni to mix and network with this year's graduating class: Thursday, May 5, 2016 5:00 - 7:00 pm PEI Brewing Company 96 Kensington Road, Charlottetown, PEI Entertainment by Ryan Merry. Draw prizes and light refreshments are available! Shuttle service will be available from 5:00 - 7:30 pm, leaving from the PEI Brewing Company with pick-up and drop-off location at the W. A. Murphy Student Centre bus stop on the UPEI campus.

Join us in a moment of gratitude and blessing for our 2016 Graduates. Bishop Richard Grecco will celebrate with Fathers John Lacey and Charlie Cheverie and all who gather. A light "coffee break" reception will follow.

UPEI's Executive MBA Program is pleased to open up limited seats in their Negotiation & Conflict Management course (Business 785) which is a one-week intensive course that will take place June 20 to 24, 2016. This course is about understanding the dynamics of conflict in the workplace and how to use negotiation & conflict management skills. The week will include skill development sessions and a formal negotiation simulation. The topics covered include: Conflict management techniques Strategies for formal negotiations Negotiation-style self assessments Creative problem solving  Formal mediation and arbitration Full details about this course can be found in our course flyer.  *For those who have been considering the UPEI Executive MBA, this is a great opportunity to experience the program, faculty and to meet current students! Your acceptance into this course does not guarantee acceptance into the UPEI Executive MBA Program, but the course will serve as a credit towards your MBA degree if you decide to apply and are accepted into the full program for a future year. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the UPEI EMBA Program Coordinator at (902) 566-6474 or by email: mba@upei.ca.

Registration is now open for the University of Prince Edward Island’s annual Faculty Development Summer Institute The Institute will be held from the evening of July 19th till the evening of July 22nd. The venue is the Stanley Bridge Resort. Registration for the workshop is $750.00, tax included. That fee covers all learning materials; all breakfasts and lunches plus two nutrition breaks a day; the Tuesday night reception; and the Friday night barbeque banquet. The fee can be paid by cheque or credit card. There will be an extra charge of $50.00 for each guest you bring to the banquet. When you register, please also email Gerald at gwandio@upei.ca so that registration can be tracked.

Mercury will move in front of the Sun on Monday, May 9 in what is called a "transit". We'll be setting up our solar telescope near the W.A. Murphy Student Centre to view this special astronomical event and we invite you to come have a look for yourself. The viewing is weather-dependent and the viewing hours may change from the tentatively scheduled 12:00 - 1:30 pm time-slot to other hours if intermittent clouds are blocking the view of the Sun. Check for updates at UPEI's Astronomy website

Master of Science (MSc) Thesis Defence Monday, May 9, 2016 1:00pm to 4:00pm Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 318 Master of Science in Enviornmental Sciences, Thesis Defence Ashley Alberto "Monitoring Stream Sediment Loading and Biological Responses on PEI"

UPEI's Faculty of Education is proud to be hosting PEI's inaugural Digital Pedagogy Lab institutefrom July 13-15, 2016. Faculty, sessionals, graduate students, and staff are welcome at this in-depth exploration of the role and application of digital technologies in teaching. UPEI is also invited to engage in the event via the #digped hashtag and the public keynote by celebrated edtech writer and critic Audrey Watters, 3pm July 13 in McDougall Hall. #DigPed participants choose between one of two tracks - Networks and Digital Literacies - and work collaboratively in small workshop-style classes. The learning community that participants create together will give educators hands-on experience with key digital tools AND concepts to engage in successful, sustained innovative practice.  To register, click here. Registration fees include HST, and are eligible for both faculty Professional Development Travel Reimbursement and for UPEISU Student Academic Enrichment funding. There are also a limited number of full #DigPed fellowships available to UPEI faculty and sessional faculty thanks to the Office of the Vice President Academic and Research. If you are interested in applying for fellowship support, please fill out and submit this form by Friday May 20th. Successful applicants will be notified by May 31st and given a code to secure a free EventBrite ticket. Save the date and join us for this community- and capacity-building event at UPEI!

The 2016 UPEI Panther Golf Classic, presented by Stewart McKelvey will take place on June 16 at the Belvedere Golf Course. All funds raised will go towards UPEI Alumni Engagement Athletic Awards which are granted annually to deserving members of our varsity sport teams who demonstrate an interest in furthering public and alumni interest in their respective sports. Early Bird registration - any team that registers and makes payment prior to April 1, 2016 will have their team entered into draw to receive the team registration fee back. The draw will be done at the supper event. Alumni incentive - All individual golfers who are UPEI alumni and have graduated within the last 10 years will be offered a $25.00 discount off the $175.00 individual registration fee (maximum discount per team is $50.00 off $700 team fee). Deadline for registration is June 1, 2016. Registration is open from 12:00 - 12:45pm on June 16 with a shotgun start at 1:00pm.  Cost per team is $700.00 or $175.00 per golfer.  Along with an excellent day of golf and friendship, the registration fee also provides you with a registration gift, green fee, golf cart for two, a great meal at the end of the day and a chance to win some wonderful prizes! To register your team, please submit your information in the online registration form, or for more information, contact: Bruce Donaldson, Associate Director Department of Development and Alumni Engagement 902-566-0354bdonaldson@upei.ca

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will celebrate the achievements of its graduate students and researchers at its 24th annual Graduate Studies and Research Days (GS&R Days) event on Thursday, May 12, and Friday, May 13, in Lecture Theatre A. During the two-day celebration, 20 graduate students and six post-doctoral fellows at AVC will present their research findings. New students will present their research plans. Their presentations cover research topics ranging from terrestrial and aquatic animal health to environmental health and biomedical sciences. Read more about GS & R Days and the R. G. Thomson Lecturer, Dr. Dorothee Bienzle, who will speak at 9:20 am on Thursday, May 12.

The University of Prince Edward Island and Health PEI welcomes participants from across the Island to its annual nursing research conference held on the UPEI campus. This year, Dr. Wendy Austin and Gord McNeilly are the keynote speakers. The theme of this year’s conference is 'Taking Care of You to Take Care of Others' and includes sessions that speak to the challenges and opportunities in present day practice.