How much do you know about UPEI? Put your knowledge to the test by taking part in UPEI Jeopardy in the Campus Life Lounge on Tuesday, November 4 from 6:00-10:00 pm. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

SPEAKER: Stacey Goldberg, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Molecular Approach to Identify Bioactive Brominated Natural Products from Marine Sponges

On Tuesday, November 4 at 7:30 pm the UPEI Music Department presents soprano Sarah Jo Kirsch, winner the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. The competition is the most important annually held contemporary music competition for exceptional emerging Canadian performing artists in piano, voice and strings. Since 1976, the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition discovers, develops and promotes exceptional young Canadian performing musicians who show artistic proficiency, knowledge and keen interest in Canadian and international repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries. Young artists, alternating annually in voice, strings, and piano categories, perform for two panels of nationally and internationally distinguished juries in three levels of competition. Sarah Jo Kirsch is a soprano/vocalist currently based in Winnipeg, Canada. She continues to make waves as a soloist with local ensembles – large and small – and maintains a continuing presence at the WSO New Music Festival, Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival, and Groundswell, Winnipeg’s new music concert series. Sarah Jo will be accompanied by pianist Madeline Hildebrand. Madeline is presently on the piano faculty at Canadian Mennonite University. Upcoming engagements include a faculty position with the Rosamunde Chamber Music Festival, Randolph Peters’ The Adventures of Piano Woman with the Thunder Bay Symphony and a return to the WSO Soundbytes Series next season. Tickets are $15 / $10 for students and seniors and are available at the door, online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/890309 or in advance by calling 566-0507. The recital takes place in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI.

UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to take part in this month's coffee with a stranger. Join UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz as he shares his story and chats with UPEI students. Come enjoy coffee, tea, cookies and conversation.

All UPEI students with children are invited to come and enjoy coffee and treats with other students who are parents, while their kids partake in prepared crafts and activities. Refreshments, crafts and movies will be provided.

Research on Tap has a new venue and night. Join us on the first Monday of the month at The Haviland Club, 2 Haviland Sreet, Charlottetown, from October to April. Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. Join our next conversation on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Ron Srigley, professor of Religious Studies, will lead a discussion entitled: What does a university professor do all day? The 2014/2015 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. The full schedule of speakers can be found at upei.ca/research/research-on-tap

All UPEI students with children are invited to come and enjoy coffee and treats with other students who are parents, while their kids partake in prepared crafts and activities. Refreshments, crafts and movies will be provided.

The University of Prince Edward Island will host the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Men’s Soccer Nationals, November 6-9, 2014 at the UPEI Turf field. The event will host the best male student-soccer athletes from across the country. UPEI held the CIS Women’s Soccer Championship in 2010. Two teams will be selected from each CIS conference, for a total of eight teams who will play eleven matches in a single elimination, four-day tournament. The gold medal match will be held on Sunday, November 9 at 1:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased by visiting or calling Panther Central at (902) 566-0368. UPEI students get into the games free by showing their UPEI student ID. Ticket prices are listed below following the tournament schedule: Tournament Pass Adults: $30 Students: $15 Children (Under 6): Free Daily Tickets Adults: $10 Students: $5 Children (Under 6): Free CIS Men’s Soccer Championship Schedule Thursday, November 6 11:00 am Quarter-final #1 1:30 pm Quarter-final #2 4:00 pm Quarter-final #3 6:30 pm Opening Ceremonies 7:00 pm Quarter-final #4 Friday, November 7 11:00 am Consolation semi-final #1 1:30 pm Consolation semi-final #2 4:00 pm Championship semi-final #1 6:30 pm Championship semi-final #2 Saturday, November 8 11:00 am Fifth place – Consolation Final Sunday, November 9 10:00 am Bronze Medal Game 1:00 pm Gold Medal Game

UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to a 3M National Student Fellow Presentation entitled The Cult of Busy by Anita Acai on Friday, November 7, 2014 in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 142 at 10:30 am. "Our society has an unhealthy relationship with being busy. We talk about it as if it is a badge of honour even though many of the crosses we carry might be pointless or unnecessary. University may be the perfect time for a much-needed intervention. Students, though they may not recognize it, have time and space to think, experiment and decide how they want to live and think, luxuries that will be harder to come by in later years. By gathering multimedia resources into a website, generating media attention and instigating campaigns on campuses, the 3M National Student Fellows want to challenge ‘busy’ as an ideal and ask the deeper question “What are you busy for?” Anita Acai, a 2013 National Student Fellow, will share engaging and meaningful insights about the ubiquitous "cult of busy" and talk to students, staff, and faculty about where the 3M project is at today." From 11:30-12:00 noon, Anita will lead an informal discussion on the 3M National Student Fellowship program which is sponsored by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). She will discuss her participation in the program and the application process. All students, faculty and staff who may be interested in learning more about this prestigious leadership development program are encouraged to attend. For more information about the award, http://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-student-fellowship/ The talk is open to all UPEI students, faculty and staff and is free of charge. Anita’s visit to UPEI has been arranged through the UPEI University 100 Program and generously supported by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada.

Take part in the UPEI Amazing Race on Wednesday November 19 beginning at 6:30 pm with registration in the Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs. The race will begin at 7:00 pm Teams of up to 4 will go on a campus wide search to answer questions and complete tasks! For more information, contact Kate at hphilip@upei.ca.