UPEI’s Environmental Sciences program is hosting an evening symposium entitled "Currents: Regional Perspectives on Water."   Speakers:   Eliza Star Child Knockwood Ms Knockwood will speak about Aboriginal women’s responsibility for protecting water. Dr. Mike van den Heuvel, Director of the Canadian Rivers Institute, past Canada Research Chair in Watershed Ecological Integrity, UPEI Dr. van den Heuvel will speak about some of the current issues related to PEI water Jocelyne Rankin, Freshwater Coordinator, Ecology Action Centre, NS Ms Rankin will speak about her involvement with development of a water policy in NS and lessons learned that could be applicable to PEI Format: Each speaker will speak for 15 -20 minutes. There will be a break following the presentations for refreshments. Then there will be a panel discussion related to water issues on PEI as PEI is in the process of developing a Water Act. There will also be questions from the audience.   Display: WaterAid Canada – a non-governmental organization which works with communities in the developing world to provide clean water and improved sanitation. There will be a donation jar if anyone is interested in making a donation to WaterAid Canada.   Door Prize: There will be a basket of local products that is available as a door prize.

Open to anyone interested in learning more about scholarship opportunities at UPEI, including an overview of how and when you can be considered for available awards and bursaries.   

Open to anyone interested in learning more about scholarship opportunities at UPEI, inclusing an overview of how and when you can be considered for the available awards and bursaries.  

Open to anyone interested in learning more about scholarship opportunities at UPEI, including an overview of how and when you can be considered for the available awards and bursaries.

Open to anyone interested in learning more about scholarship opportunities at UPEI, including an overview of how and when you can be considered for the available awards and bursaries.

Join us in roasting Bob Gray!  He has generously agreed to sit in the hot seat to be the brunt  of several roasters! The emcee for the evening is CBC's Bruce Rainnie, entertainment provided by Liam Corcoran, and the meal catered by Chef Emily Wells of Local 343 and The Mill. There will also be a silent auction as part of the evening's activities. Join for an evening of laughter and entertainment, This event is a fund-raiser for the International and Indigenous Specialization Education  students who will complete 6 weeks of teaching practice in 10 different countries in 2016. Purchase your tickets online today.

The UPEI Career and Summer Job Fair will take place on Thursday, March 3 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall and is free for students. All students are encouraged to attend with updated resumes. This is an excellent networking opportunity for students and graduates seeking employment opportunities to meet with recruiters and employers. For more information, contact careerservices@upei.ca.

Speaker: Kami Harris, Pathology and Microbiology Title: Reservoirs and biological activity of Borrelia burgdorferi in the Maritime provinces

Speaker: Michel Arsenault Title: What is Sox4 for in the Kidney?

Please join us at the Pourhouse (Great George Street) for our first "Theology on Tap" of 2016 presented by the SDU Institute for Christianity and Culture. Brenton Dickieson, UPEI Religious Studies, will speak on "How Hobbits Save the World" -- a captivating topic that will examine Christian motifs in the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien.  Doors open at 6:30 pm with the event starting at 7 pm. We look forward to an enjoyable evening of discussion and fellowship!