Join the Men's Panther hockey team as they take on SMU at 7:00 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena.

Please join the Faculty of Education for Dr. Jennifer Taylor's public presentation on Thursday, November 7, from 9:00-10:30am. Her presentation is entitled: Food Security and Its Impact on Diet, Health and Education. The presentation will be held in the lecture theater in the NRC Building. All are welcome.

Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal, NSERC Chair for the Atlantic Region of Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) will host a public presentation on Monday, November 4 from 2:30-3:30pm in Main Building, room 320. Dr. Franz-Odendaal is a Developmental Biologist and Morphologist at Mount Saint Vincent University, who specializes in craniofacial development and anatomy in vertebrates. Her presentation will focus on how she can support women in Science and Engineering at UPEI and will include an overview of her position and experiences. This is an opportunity to explore the possibilities of Island-WISE. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided.

Respiratory Protection Training will be offered by Larry Koughan of All-Tech Environmental Services on Wednesday, November 13 from 9:00-11:00 am, in AVC 280N. This session will provide information regarding the care, selection and use of respirators. Whether you currently have a respirator or if you think you may need one for certain work tasks, then you should attend this session (annually). This is also an important educational opportunity for those who supervise work involving individuals who may need respiratory protection. There is no cost to attend this training as it is covered by the Health and Safety budget. To register for the training session, please contact Lacey Myers at ljmyers@upei.ca or 566-0605. To view the Respiratory Protection Program please see Section 4.9 in the UPEI Laboratory Safety Manual, http://hr.upei.ca/lab-safety. *Prior to using a respirator, individuals are required to complete a UPEI Respirator User Screening Form and send it to HR. This form is located at the above link under "Appendices" (App.T, p.113-115).

A UNB Graduate Studies Coordinator will be in the Breezeway of Robertson Library ready to discuss graduate programs UNB offers.

UNB will host a Faculty of Law Information Session on Wednesday, November 13 from 11:00am-12:00 pm in AVC 287N.

Join Dr. Jamie Burr from the Department of Applied Human Sciences, for a presentation entitled:“Understanding the “Vascular” of Cardiovascular Exercise: from Human Performance Through Disease” on Friday, November 1, in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204 from 12:30-1:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

SPEAKER: Fany Marron, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Retrospective study of CAR bacillus in cats with chronic respiratory disease from PEI Human Society

Join members of the MacLauchlan family; guest speaker, Miranda Hill; and the UPEI community in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall for the MacLauchlan Prizes in Effective Writing Celebration to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students, staff, and faculty. Please RSVP to Edith Cardy at ecardy@upei.ca or 902-566-0412 no later than November 8.

UPEI is pleased to welcome Island native Zachariah Wells and Vancouver’s Rachel Lebowitz who will be reading from their new books of poetry at The Big Orange Lunchbox restaurant on Sunday, November 17 at 7:00 pm. Wells’ previous book, Track & Trace, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Poetry Prize, and Lebowitz’s first book, Hannus was shortlisted for the 2007 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional BC Book Prize and the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The book launch and reading by these vibrant poets is sponsored by the UPEI English Department. A reception and book signing will follow. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.