Stop by the Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs, W.A. Murphy Student Centre for an Exam Study Break on Tuesday, March 8 from 9:00am-12:00 pm. Come enjoy free David's Tea, fruit and energy bars! Brought to you by the UPEI Campus Life Program and the UPEI Alumni Association.

Drop by the Chaplaincy Centre for a FREE chili lunch on Wednesday, April 9 from 11:30am-1:30pm to fuel your body and mind for upcoming exams. Don't like chili? Don't worry - there are options for everyone!

Drop by the Chaplaincy Centre for a FREE chili lunch on Thursday, April 10 from 11:30am-1:30pm to fuel your body and mind for upcoming exams. Don't like chili? Don't worry - there are options for everyone!

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in town hall meetings on academic planning hosted by the Curriculum Planning Committee (CPC). The meeting schedule is as follows: April 7 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm April 8 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm April 15 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm All meetings will be held in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (room 242). The meetings will focus on the draft program evaluation instrument, guiding principles and proposed planning process developed by the CPC. We need to hear your ideas on the best path for UPEI to achieve a well structured academic plan.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in town hall meetings on academic planning hosted by the Curriculum Planning Committee (CPC). The meeting schedule is as follows: April 7 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm April 8 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm April 15 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm All meetings will be held in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (room 242). The meetings will focus on the draft program evaluation instrument, guiding principles and proposed planning process developed by the CPC. We need to hear your ideas on the best path for UPEI to achieve a well structured academic plan.

Faculty Recognition Night Takes place on May 7 Faculty Recognition Night will be held Wednesday, May 7, beginning at 7:00 pm (reception at 6:30 pm) at the Culinary Institute. This event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching and the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement. Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty Association Office, Main Building, room 315, ext. 0438. Faculty Recognition Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office of the President.

Speaker: Jessica Hawkins, Biomedical Sciences Title: Modulation of alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures

Dr. Daniel Elad from Kimron Veterinary Institute in Israel is giving a seminar Thursday, April 17, 2014 in AVC Lecture Theatre A, at 10:30 am, titled "Challenges Facing the Israeli Veterinary Services and Highlights of Some Animal Infectious Diseases in Israel." Dr. Elad is Head of the Division of Bacteriology and Mycological Laboratory at Kimron Veterinary Institute. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Staff, faculty, and students are invited to an information session on the 2014-15 budget led by President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz on Tuesday, April 15 in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC, from 2–3:30 pm.

The provincial government's manager of recruitment and retention, Gaylene MacKenzie, will give a presentation to international students and graduates, on the PNP program on Friday, April 11 at 1:00 pm in the Main Building Faculty Lounge. More information on the program can be found on the Government of PEI webpage. The presentation will last 15-20 minutes. There will be time reserved for questions after the presentation.