Irene Gillis will present her Master of Education Thesis Defense on Tuesday, March 12 at 3:00pm in Memorial Building, room 417. Thesis Title: "Environmental Influences on Healthy Living". All are welcome. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore what healthy living means to adult women living in a rural area of a Canadian province. This study examined the benefits and barriers identified by the participants in relationship to healthy lifestyles, as well as the facilitators they recognized in relation to healthy living. Eight women, aged 40-65, from Prince Edward Island took part in the study. Using a descriptive, qualitative approach, data was collected through in-depth interviews. Interview data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed for common themes and codes. Results indicated that the participant’s ideas about healthy living included eating in a healthy way, being physically active, experiencing a personal spirituality, and not having addictions to substances. The participants identified a range of factors that facilitated living a healthy lifestyle including: having balance, having confidence in oneself, being in control, supportive family members and friends, spirituality, and public policy. The participants believed that the benefits of a healthy lifestyle involved alleviating stress, enjoying life, having more energy, and being sick less often. The participants identified a number of barriers to living a healthy lifestyle as well. These include a lack of energy and motivation, stress, a lack of time, conditions in the workplace, the location of the exercise facilities, the size of the community, the cost of food, and the lack of support from family and friends. This research study calls for rethinking the education and teaching strategies used to educate women in the area of healthy living. These strategies should be reframed to address the learner as a whole, thus incorporating the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of lifestyle choices, with a focus on the physical and socio-cultural environments in which individuals live.

AVC's first-ever Art Show featuring an art exhibit by students, staff, and faculty will be held in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons on Friday, March 15 starting at noon. A reception will follow at 5:30 pm for artists and admirers with light refreshments. Everyone is welcome!

For an evening of frolic and fun, come and enjoy AVC's Class of 2015 Suture Review on Friday, March 15, starting at 7:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. It promises to be a great show with videography, skits, music, dancing and acting. Tickets are $8 per person and are being sold daily over the lunch hour outside AVC's cafeteria or at the door. Raffle tickets are also available for some great prizes. This is a fundraiser for AVC's Class of 2015. Everyone is welcome to attend.

SPEAKER: Jordan Poley, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Molecular Pathways Involved in Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) Resistance to Chemotherapeutants SPEAKER: Alyssa Grunwald, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Investigating fungal and bacterial diversity of Frobisher Bay as a source of bioactive natural products

Join the UPEI English Department to welcome poet Clea Roberts from Whitehorse, Yukon. Roberts will read and discuss her poetry on Monday, March 18 at 7:30 pm in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building as part of the Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series. Her poetry immerses you in the lifestyle of the Yukon landscape and seasons, and takes you back to the gold rush days, bringing to life pioneers and fortune-seekers of the Klondike. Her reading is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Yukon government.

Join members of UPEI's executive MBA (EMBA) program and the PEI Business Women's Association for a presentation and networking event focusing on workplace bullying. Jodi Murphy, a UPEI EMBA graduate and teacher with the Prince Edward Island English Language School Board will share her research findings on the current state of workplace bullying in Canada and the implications that this issue has on organizations. All are welcome to attend. For more information on the event, or UPEI’s executive MBA program, contact Grace McCourt at (902) 566-6474 or mba@upei.ca.

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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.

Join Dr. Jeremy Lundholm from Saint Mary’s University, for a presentation entitled "Native plants on green roofs: feasible or futile." All are welcome to attend.

Join the Department of Biomedical Sciences for a Special Seminar presented by Dr. Russell T. Hill on "Bacterial Symbionts in Marine Sponges: Signaling and Other Interactions".