UPEI Alumni Panel

Students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the public are invited to The Wave in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm as four outstanding UPEI alumni will take the stage to discuss their experiences at UPEI and how they have transitioned into successful careers. Alumni speakers include: Shannon MacDonald, Spenser MacPherson, Erin McGrath-Gaudet, and David McMillan. This is an initiative of the UPEI Student Union and is supported by the Department of Student Affairs and the UPEI Alumni office.

Health Management Lecture

Dr. David Hall is a veterinarian with a PhD in agricultural economics and an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary. His current research activities address animal health economics and policy, international development, ecohealth, and decision making. He is particularly interested in perceptions of health and how they shape decision making related to mitigation of health risks. David is currently working on projects in Alberta, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia (particularly Vietnam and Indonesia), and Tanzania. He will be presenting the lecture: 'APPLICATIONS OF ECOHEALTH PRINCIPLES IN ASIA'. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Mental Health Week Kickoff

Join the UPEI community for the Mental Health Week Kickoff! This will include the installation of an acrylic-on-canvas mural created by eight young people with psychosis. The mural portrays their experiences using paintings, posters, and words. A graffiti table will be set up all week for students, staff, faculty, and visitors to share responses on what the mural invokes. The mural installation has been funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to Dr. Kate Tilleczek (UPEI and SickKids) and Dr. Katherine Boydell (SickKids), who have shown and discussed it with over 5,000 young people in high schools across Canada. It is being presented this week at UPEI by Katherine Lezeu (UPEI nursing student and Research Associate) and Valerie Campbell (Research Manager, UPEI). Reid Burke, Executive Director of Canadian Mental Health Association (PEI division) will give a presentation entitled “Mental Health is for All,” an overview on the importance of mental and emotional needs in conjunction with physical needs. All are welcome to attend.

Mental Health Workshops

We know that a healthy lifestyle, support, balance, and being part of a caring community are integral to positive mental health. Join Student Affairs and the Canadian Mental Health Association for three unique mental health workshops on stress management, community resources, and counselling. Stress Management Location: Student Affairs, Boardroom A Time: 11:30 am–12:30 pm This workshop helps individuals identify the main contributors to work/life stress, and learn coping strategies to achieve a sense of balance, satisfaction and success in their family and work lives. Presented by Reid Burke, Executive Director of Canadian Mental Health Association (PEI division) this workshop will also focus on community resources in support of mental health. Bringing Yoga off the Mat Location: Student Affairs, Boardroom A Time: 1:00–1:50 pm Did you ever wonder what people meant when they said that yoga has many benefits? Did you know that all of these benefits weren’t just physical? This workshop is geared to motivate others to bring the concepts applied in yoga class, off the mat and into their everyday lives. No previous yoga experience or a mat are required for this workshop. Counselling 101: What really happens behind closed doors Location: Student Affairs, Boardroom A Time: 2:30–3:30 pm What really happens in counselling? Is it for me? Will it help my friend? Counselling as a process seems to bring a lot of questions for people. This conversation based workshop, hosted by a counsellor with the Department of Student Affairs is intended for students, staff and faculty who have questions on counselling.

The Second Annual Battle of the Jocks

Join UPEI Athletics for the Sencond Annual Battle of the Jocks, a fundraiser for the Passion for Life award in memory of Rene Ayangma and the Children's Wish Foundation. This year's event will have the men's basketball, hockey and soccer teams taking place in a draft to decide the teams. Then the two teams will go head to head. The night will kick off with e a 30-minute soccer game in the field house. Immediately following the soccer game, there will be a basketball skills competition relay and a dunk contest. Finally, the event will move to the Cari Rink A where the guys will lace up their skates for a hockey game. The team that wins two out of the three events will be named the winners!