Come discover what our UPEI Student Affairs professionals do. Get some ideas on what you can do as a faculty or staff member to enhance the student experience at UPEI. Join us on February 6 and February 28 from 12:15 - 1:00 pm for sessions on Accessibility Services. Cathy Rose, Coordinator or Accessibility Services and Lori Silvaggio, Adaptive Technologist will provide an overview of the supports, adaptive technology & guidelines for academic and non-academic accommodations for students with physical, learning and psychological disabilities.

Bring your tubas,dust off those juggling pins, and warm up that special talent you've been hiding. It's time to show your talent UPEI! Want to perform? Email nso@upei. ca or sign-up in the offices of Student Union or Student Affairs.

Madeleine Thien was born in Vancouver in 1974, the year her Malaysian-Chinese parents immigrated to Canada. Her novels and short stories powerfully explore her heritage in the Asian-Canadian communities of Canada’s west coast, and the tragic and heroic struggles of people in post-war Southeast Asia. As a part of the UPEI Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series, Madeleine Thien, author of Certainty and Dogs at the Perimeter, will present her fiction on Thursday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. A reception and book signing will follow her reading. Her visit to PEI is sponsored by the UPEI English Department, in collaboration with Confederation Centre Art Gallery, and with support from The Canada Council of the Arts.

Stop by the International Relations Office (IRO) to kick-off International Development Week 2013. Meet our staff, and learn about the services we offer to students, staff, and faculty. Light refreshments will be provided.

Travel the world without even leaving campus! Speak to UPEI students and representatives from local non-governmental organizations (NGO) who operate internationally about their experiences and to learn about international opportunities. Students and NGO representatives will host a display of different countries and organizations showcasing culture, geography, history, and experiences at a market-style event in the PIT and breezeway of Robertson Library building. Passports will be handed out to visitors, so be prepared to stop a while and get stamped at each display you visit. Those who fill their passport will be entered in a prize draw. There will also be a vote for the best display!

Come out for the first public screening in Atlantic Canada of the newly released, award-winning film CHASING ICE, an eye-opening documentary on climate change. A discussion, led by Dr. Adam Fenech, Director of UPEI’s Climate Research Lab, Dr. Douglas R. Brown, Director of Agriculture and Food Security at World Vision International and Dr. Christian Lacroix, Vice-President Academic will follow the viewing. Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us for an evening of poetry readings and music, as presented by UPEI’s own international student community. Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us for the 12th Annual International Development Week Luncheon, featuring international cuisine, and a keynote by the Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Senator for British Columbia. Bring your cheque book, as there will also be a silent auction, with a wide variety of items to choose from! These events help us raise funds for the Dr. Vianne Timmons International Student Award which promotes diversity on our campus and honours a deserving student. Reserve your tickets soon as we expect this year’s luncheon to sell out! If you would like to purchase tickets for the luncheon via cheque or internal requisition, please contact Erin Clarke, at eeclarke@upei.ca or visit www.upei.ca/idw.

SPEAKER: Dr. Daphne Gill, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Lab Rats Speak Out: Designing a behavioural test battery for assessing autism-like symptoms in rodents

You are invited to join a Bioscience Networking Session and Presentation on January, 29 in the NRC building on UPEI campus. 11:30 am - 12:15 pm Networking Luncheon, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Presentation The presentations include: "An Overview of BioMarine 2013 - The International Business Convention Halifax" Featuring: Pierre Erwes, Chairman, BioMarine Organization Ltd., and “VWR International BIOTECanada Program and What it Means for your Organization" Featuring: Diane Roy, Eastern Regional Manager and Chris Mullholland, Sales Representative, NB and PEI. Space in limited. Please RSVP no later than January 25th, 2013. To register, please contact Jennifer Lenentine at 367-4400 or email jennifer@peibioalliance.com.