The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre's ninth annual Animal Welfare in Practice conference will take place on September 13 and 14 at UPEI. This year, the conference explores common behaviour issues in dogs and cats, their impact on the welfare of pets, and the importance of positive interactions in the prevention and management of behaviour problems. On Friday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Barbara Sherman, MS, PhD, DVM, will give a free public lecture,“Help! My dog just tore down my blinds…and other behaviour issues in dogs and cats,” in Room 242 of Don and Marion McDougall Hall at UPEI (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE). Dr. Sherman is Clinical Professor, Veterinary Behavior, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, and a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and the American College of Animal Welfare. The program on Saturday, September 14, will take place at the Atlantic Veterinary College and will include workshops of interest to veterinarians, veterinary and animal science students, animal health technicians, trainers, and humane society personnel. Topics will include diagnosis and treatment of behaviour problems in dogs and cats, pharmacology of drugs that modify animal behaviour, an interactive session about specific behaviour problems, and a workshop in the afternoon on positive training approaches for behaviour challenges. Registration fees apply for the workshops on Saturday. Please see the Animal Welfare Centre's website for full programme details and registration information. The conference is co-hosted by the SJDAWC and the AVC Animal Welfare Club, with generous additional support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.

UPEI Chaplaincy Centre is hosting "A Cry for Peace - pray for peace in Syria" Saturday September 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm. In Pope Francis' words, "We want to be men and women of peace, and we want in our society, torn apart by divisions and conflict, that peace break out! ... peace is a good which overcomes every barrier, because it belongs all of humanity! " Come and gather around our UPEI Peace Pole - let peace prevail on earth.

The season opens on Sunday, September 8th at 7:30pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall with Duo :nota bene: featuring violinist Eva Steinschaden and pianist Alexander Vavtar. The two musicians, both graduates of the Mozarteum University, have concentrated primarily on music of the Viennese Classical school. Since its inception in 1996 the Duo :nota bene: has given over 400 concerts in more than 35 countries. In September 2013, the duo will make its first concert tour in Canada, performing in Toronto, Antigonish, St. John’s and Charlottetown. The duo’s programme at UPEI will feature works by Mozart, Schubert, Kreisler and Nussbichler. The concert tour is made possible with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum Ottawa. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and can be purchased at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall the night of the performance. The complete schedule for the 2013-2014 Concert Series can be found at www.music.upei.ca/recital-series.

Join the UPEI Women's Volleyball Club Team for an information session on Friday, September 6 at 5:00 pm on the second floor of the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The session is open to all girls interested in trying out for the coming season.

Junior and Senior High School field hockey players and coaches across the Island are invited to attend a “Welcome to 2013 Field Hockey Season” practice at the University of Prince Edward Island Turf Field on Monday, September 9 from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Coaches will run their own practices and must supply their own equipment. Members of the UPEI Field Hockey Varsity Team will be there to support and offer assistance with drills. The event will be sponsored by UPEI Varsity Field Hockey Team and Field Hockey PEI (PEIFHA). PEIFHA will donate $2 for every school player attending Monday’s session to 2013 UPEI Field Hockey program.

The Third Annual UPEI Panthers Kitchen Party will be hosted on Friday Sept 27 at Peakes Quay, in support of the UPEI Women’s Hockey & Women’s Rugby programs. Reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00pm, followed by a delicious Lobster Dinner served at 6:30pm. Funds raised through this event will directly support the student-athlete experience via athletic financial awards, professional training, exhibition schedule, and more. If you are interested in attending The Kitchen Party, tickets are available at a cost of $40 per seat or $320 per table of eight. Tickets are available by calling Panther Central at 566-0368 or by contacting Bruce Donaldson; Head Coach Women's Hockey (393-0662) and Shannon Atkins, Head Coach Women's Rugby (676-2266).

The Psychology Department will kick off another season of the 2013-2014 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series beginning Thursday, September 12 at 3:00 pm in Lecture Theatre B of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Our first lecture of the series titled "Why Usually Honest People Sometimes Steal" is being presented by Dr. Will Cupchik, formerly Psychologist-in-Charge, Forensic Out-Patient Psychological Services, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto. For more information, contact Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, smackinnon@upei.ca.

Representatives from Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry will visit the University of Prince Edward Island on Thursday, September 19 to meet with students who are interested in applying for admission to a Dentistry or Dental Hygiene program. Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry has provided an outstanding dentistry education for more than 100 years. Our tradition is excellence and our passion is educating dental professionals that we are proud to welcome as our colleagues after graduation. If you are an excellent student who is interested in belonging to a compassionate and challenging profession, we invite you to learn more about our programs. Please join us for a presentation and question/answer session on Thursday, September 19 at 1:00 p.m. in HSB 106.

UPEI Women’s Basketball announced recently that a new community basketball tournament—the first annual Subway Panther Pride 3 versus 3 basketball tournament—will take place on Sunday, September 29 at UPEI’s Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and Colonel Gray High School. The tournament will raise funds for the UPEI Women’s Basketball program in support of their exhibition game schedule and athletic financial awards. The tournament will feature five divisions for both males and females—grades 4–6, 7–9, 10–12, an open recreation division, and an open competitive masters division. Registration is $60.00 per team with teams of three to four players. For more information or to register, contact UPEI Panther Central at panthercentral@upei.ca, (902) 368-6308; visit Courtside Sneakers at www.courtsidesneakers.com, or contact organizer Chris Huggan at clhuggan@edu.pe.ca or (902) 368-6860 ext. 250. Early Registration: Players who register by September 15 will receive a tournament T-shirt and a $5.00 Subway gift card.

At the first Research on Tap of the season, join us for a discussion about where our concepts of good and bad come from. The discussion, “Morality is a Myth,” begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, October 1 in The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. The discussion will be led by Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy at UPEI. “Morality is an evolutionary trait,” argues Murray. “It’s useful to the extent that it enables us as social creatures to live together in peace. But it is not something out there in the world that we discover. It is not innate. It’s something, like a sense of humour, we develop and value. The concept of morality as an objective fact in the world is a myth.” Research on Tap is a series of public discussion led by UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117 or datkinson@upei.ca.