The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association invite everyone to our New Year's Levee. Please join us on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

Join your colleagues and friends for a very FESTIVE celebration at the Annual Sugar Plum Luncheon. Enjoy all your favourite holiday foods and delight in the holiday décor. We think Santa may even take time to stop by! The luncheon is on Thursday, December 18 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall. Tickets are $20.95 + HST and can be purchased by contacting Marc Doiron at 902-628-4370, or by emailing catering@upei.ca. This event is brought to you by Chartwells with support from the Office of the President.

The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to inform you that Mr. Henry Tam, proud alumnus (BBA’73), scholarship donor, and chair of UPEI’s Alumni and Friends Toronto Chapter, will visit campus on Monday December 15 to deliver a presentation about his life-altering experience as a student at UPEI. In 1969 Mr. Tam travelled from Hong Kong to study at St. Dunstan’s University and UPEI. While here Mr. Tam adjusted to a new culture and language, and excelled as a student. He was the first graduate of UPEI’s Bachelor of Business Administration program to win the prestigious Governor General’s silver medal, and has gone on to a successful career as a respected accountant, financial advisor, and tax consultant. He is founder and senior partner of H. Tam and Partner LLP, Chartered Accountants, in Toronto. Please join Mr. Tam in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, at 5:30 pm, Monday, December 15.

Join Brendan McKeown, BSc.as he will defend his Master of Science thesis entitled: Magnolol affects cellular growth and proliferation in human prostate cancer cells in vitro on Thursday, December 18, at 10:00 am in Duffy Science Centre, room 204 Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Masters in Nursing Graduate Studies Committee will host a Master of Nursing Thesis Examination on Thursday, December 18 at 2:00 pm. Darlene Robison, BScN, will defend her Master of Nursing thesis entitled The Lived Experience of Dignity in Older Adults Living with Schizophrenia: A Phenomenological Study. The presentation will be held in the Health Sciences Building, room 105. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Do you like to sing? Join the UPEI International Choir & Song Circle! Share songs from various cultures Learn more about singing Meet friends from across the campus & around the world We meet every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30. Lower Level Robertson Library Building -- Room 103 Take the stairway in the hall before entering the library (Look for our sign on the stairway door) No prior experience or music background necessary Just a love of singing, music, and people Students, Staff, Faculty and friends-- All Welcome

Men's Hockey Panthers host St. Mary's University. Game time is 7:00 pm.

Men's and Women's Hockey set to face off against SFX. Women's game time set for 2:00 Pm. Men's game set to start at 7:00 pm.

Panthers Women's Hockey set to face off against SMU at 2:00 pm.

Men's and Women's Panthers Basketball Teams Host Double Header Against St.FX. Women's Game set to start at 2:00 pm. Men's game set to start at 4:00 pm.