Speaker:  Ori Elad, Pathology and Microbiology Title: Epigenetic characterization of the effect of Folic acid on the proximal promoter area and mRNA gene expression of chicken primary B cell receptors.

UPEI Graduate Studies, along with the UPEI Graduate Students Association, and the UPEI Student Union will be hosting a 3MT (3 Minute Thesis). First place will receive $200 and a trip to Memorial University to compete in the Regional 3MT competition. Second place will be $100.00 and third place will receive $50.00. The UPEI 3MT will be Tuesday, March 22 at the Wave. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.

The National Youth Choir of Canada is an ensemble of elite choral singers which convenes every two years, coinciding with Choral Canada’s biennial Podium conference. This May, the National Youth Choir will begin its residency in Edmonton with a one-week rehearsal period in preparation of its tour of Alberta. The 2016 ensemble will be under the direction of renowned choral conductor Michael Zaugg. Representatives are auditioned by each province and selected based on skill level and voice type. This year, PEI will represented by four singers: Lindsay Gillis (soprano), Alexandra Smith (alto), William Millington (tenor), and Parker Clements (baritone). This will be the first National Youth Choir experience for Gillis and Smith, while Clements and Millington are both returning alumni from the 2014 tour. As part of their fundraising initiative, PEI’s National Youth Choir participants will be presenting a recital at the Kirk of St. James on Saturday April 9 at 7:30 pm. The program will include quartets, chorales, and solo pieces, and will featuring works by Bach, Barber, Donizetti, Greer, Loewe, Mahler, Mozart, Oliver, and Ravel. The singers will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie and joined by special guest Hannah Rollwage (National Youth Choir Alumni 2014). Admission is by donation and all proceeds will go toward the choir’s tuition costs.

On Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (UPEI), Parker Clements will present “Into My Own: A Senior Recital” as part of the UPEI Student Recital Series. His program will include classics of the baritone repertoire such as Ravel’s Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, Finzi’s Let Us Garlands Bring, and Barber’s Three Songs (Op.10) on poetry by James Joyce. Works by Handel, Mahler, and Mozart will also be featured. Clements will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie on piano. Admission is free. Parker Clements is a graduating voice major in the Bachelor of Music program at the University of Prince Edward Island. He has completed his degree under the tutelage of professor Stephen Bouey. Clements has been a featured soloist with the UPEI Concert Choir, UPEI Chamber Singers, Kirk of St. James Choir, New Brunswick Youth Choir, UPEI Jazz Band, and most recently, the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble. He is an alumnus of the National Youth Choir of Canada (2014) and will be returning to the group for its tour of Alberta this coming May. He has performed in Mavor Moore’s “A Christmas Carol” (Confederation Centre), “Le Grand Cercle” (Festival de l’Escaouette), and the title role in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” (UPEI Opera). Upon graduating, Clements intends to continue his vocal studies at the Master’s level in pursuit of a career in opera.

Every spring, the University of Prince Edward Island holds Convocation ceremonies to award degrees and diplomas to, and celebrate, its graduating students. The regular Convocation ceremonies are held indoors at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre at the University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue in Charlottetown. The first ceremony begins at 10:00 am and the second one begins at 2:30 pm, after graduates have proudly walked in a procession across campus. There are approximately 450 graduates along with their guests each attending each ceremony. In the week leading up to Convocation, UPEI graduates plan a week of activities in combination with official University-organized Convocation events. Please visit upei.ca/convocation for all the information you need on Convocation 2016!

Healthy soup + quiet atmosphere = Soup for the Soul Our last event of this academic year will feature top choices from previous events ... chicken noodle and tomato and rice.  Don't miss it!

Please join us for a public talk on Irish historian Rankin Sherling's new book, The Invisible Irish (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016). Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies.

A favourite among Island writers and literature lovers, UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class annual public reading will take place on Monday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Casa Mia Café in Charlottetown (131 Queen Street). The reading will show case budding and seasoned writers (and some in between!): Lydia Banks, Benton Hartley, Connor Kelly, Allysha Leuschen, Andrew MacIsaac, Lori Mayne, Lee Ellen Pottie, Lorraine Rumson, Kelly Sampson, Lisa Steele, Robin Sutherland, and Ken Williams. The master class has been fervently writing and revising short stories, flash fiction, novels, creative non-fiction, plays, and poetry—which vary greatly in style and content and are sure to take attendees on an emotional and cerebral roller coaster ride. Attendees are kindly asked to arrive early if preparatory refreshments—coffeee, tea, dessert—are desired. So come one and all (and bring friends!) to witness and enjoy the highlighted products of mentorship and creativity.

Dr. Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI International Relations Office cordially invites you attend an on-campus roundtable on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, Mr. David Lametti MP. Moderated by UPEI Director of International Relations, Dr. Barbara Campbell, the Roundtable is part of the series of local consultations led by the Government of Canada, with provincial leaders, local industry representatives, and members of the public on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and on international trade.‎ All members of the UPEI community are welcome to attend!  Biography: Member of Parliament (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, David Lametti David Lametti was recently a Professor of Law at McGill University. He was Associate Dean (Academic) between 2008 and 2011. He is a Member of the Institute of Comparative Law, and was a founding Member of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy (CIPP); he served as its Director from 2009 to 2012. Professor Lametti obtained a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto in 1985, and received his Common and Civil law degrees from McGill in 1989.  He received an LL.M. from the Yale Law School in 1991, and a doctorate in law at Oxford University; his thesis was entitled “Ethical Aspects of the Theory and Practice of Private Property”. Professor Lametti was a clerk to Justice Peter Cory of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989-90. He is an internationally-recognized expert in property and intellectual property, with numerous publications, and has taught or lectured in many of the world’s most well-known universities.  

Join us for the first ever Edcamp Charlottetown. The theme for this first ever PEI Edcamp is Access & Inclusion. Join us for a day of stimulating 'out of the box' discussions on eveything that makes Access & Inclusion dynamic, vibrant and pressing issues in contemporary Education. Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a student, a community advocate, a researcher, a Higher Ed instructor or an accessibility professional, this day is a must-attend and will provide you with a unique chance to voice, connect, reflect and contribute. Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/edcamp-charlottetown-tickets-21631992873