Workplace Safety Inspections Sessions - Cancelled

In this seminar, participants will learn ways to prepare, inspect, report and follow up on workplace hazards. The workshop uses group and individual activities involving common hazard scenarios and sample forms to guide you along in your next workplace safety inspection. Register for any of these sessions through Debbie McKie (dmckie@upei.ca). Please note that there is a second session on April 16, at the same location, from 1:30-3:30 pm, that will cover the same material. Note that other Occupational Health and Safety training opportunities are available through WCB at this link: http://www.wcb.pe.ca/DocumentManagement/Document/pub_ohsseminarschedule…

Workplace Safety Inspections Sessions - Cancelled

In this seminar, participants will learn ways to prepare, inspect, report and follow up on workplace hazards. The workshop uses group and individual activities involving common hazard scenarios and sample forms to guide you along in your next workplace safety inspection. Register for any of these sessions through Debbie McKie (dmckie@upei.ca) Please note that the session on April 15 will cover the same material. Note that other Occupational Health and Safety training opportunities are available through WCB at this link: http://www.wcb.pe.ca/DocumentManagement/Document/pub_ohsseminarschedule…

Movie Screening: About Elly

Join the UPEI Irianian Society for a movie screening of About Elly, on Monday, March 17 at 8:00 pm in room 117, Main Building. About Elly is a 2009 Iranian psychological drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi. The film is about the relationships between some middle class families in Iran. Farhadi won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 59th Berlin Film Festival for the film. The film was was Iran's official submission for the competition in Foreign Film section at the 82nd Academy Awards. Admission is $2.00. For those who attended "Persian Night" hosted by the Iranian Society, admission to the movie screening is free. For more information contact the UPEI Iranian Society at iraniansociety@upeisu.ca.

Master of Arts in Island Studies Information Session

UPEI’s Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program offers the first interdisciplinary graduate program in international, comparative island studies in Canada, and one of the first of its kind in the world. This thesis-based program is designed for working professionals and those who want to develop expertise in island issues, whether it pertains to PEI or to other world islands. Many of the classes are offered in the evenings, which provides flexibility and convenience to fit a variety of schedules. To learn more about this exciting graduate studies opportunity, UPEI’s MAIS program invites you to meet with its coordinator and attend an information session on Thursday, March 20 from 4:00-6:30 pm in room 222, Kelley Memorial Building at UPEI. For more information on UPEI’s MAIS program or the info session, please contact Jim Randall, UPEI’s MAIS Coordinator, (902) 620-5013, mais@upei.ca or visit http://www.upei.ca/programsandcourses/island-studies

Creative Writing Master Class Showcase

Join UPEI's Creative Writing Master Class on Monday, March 24, at 7:00 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery for their annual showcase. Some of the Island’s most talented new writers will read excerpts from their fiction, poetry, creative non­-fiction, and playscripts. The featured writers are Damon Ansems, Chris Bailey, Keith Burgoyne, Michael Conway, Angela Deighan, Sarah Glassford, Ben Hartley, Ruby Madigan, Lori Mayne, Olivia Robinson, Justin Shaw, Toni Timmins, and Ken Williams. The audience will encounter a circus with a purple giraffe named Vivian who speaks with a New York accent; a young female schoolteacher during the First World War whose brother is fighting in Europe’s trenches; mating rituals in the age of sexting and social media; an Islander’s journey from a Charlottetown boyhood to Army postings in the world’s trouble­spots; and other samples from the literary world of wonders. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

Science Seminar Presentation

Join Mohamed Hassan, PhD Physics visiting student will present a seminar on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 12:30 pm. The presentation is entitled Theoretical Study on Nanotubes Heterojunctions Energies and their Potential Application as Nanodevices. The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212.
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