AVC 2013 Art Show
AVC's first-ever Art Show featuring an art exhibit by students, staff, and faculty will be held in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons on Friday, March 15 starting at noon. A reception will follow at 5:30 pm for artists and admirers with light refreshments. Everyone is welcome!
AVC Class of 2015 Suture Review
For an evening of frolic and fun, come and enjoy AVC's Class of 2015 Suture Review on Friday, March 15, starting at 7:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. It promises to be a great show with videography, skits, music, dancing and acting. Tickets are $8 per person and are being sold daily over the lunch hour outside AVC's cafeteria or at the door.
Raffle tickets are also available for some great prizes. This is a fundraiser for AVC's Class of 2015.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar
SPEAKER: Jordan Poley, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: Molecular Pathways Involved in Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) Resistance to Chemotherapeutants
SPEAKER: Alyssa Grunwald, Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Investigating fungal and bacterial diversity of Frobisher Bay as a source of bioactive natural products
Winter’s Tales Reading
Join the UPEI English Department to welcome poet Clea Roberts from Whitehorse, Yukon. Roberts will read and discuss her poetry on Monday, March 18 at 7:30 pm in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building as part of the Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series.
Her poetry immerses you in the lifestyle of the Yukon landscape and seasons, and takes you back to the gold rush days, bringing to life pioneers and fortune-seekers of the Klondike.
Her reading is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Yukon government.
Workplace Buillying Presentation
Join members of UPEI's executive MBA (EMBA) program and the PEI Business Women's Association for a presentation and networking event focusing on workplace bullying.
Jodi Murphy, a UPEI EMBA graduate and teacher with the Prince Edward Island English Language School Board will share her research findings on the current state of workplace bullying in Canada and the implications that this issue has on organizations.
All are welcome to attend.
For more information on the event, or UPEI’s executive MBA program, contact Grace McCourt at (902) 566-6474 or mba@upei.ca.
Interview Workshop
Need help preparing for an upcoming interview? Even if you don't have an interview planned for the near future, it never hurts to be prepared!
UPEI Alumni Panel
Students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the public are invited to The Wave in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm as four outstanding UPEI alumni will take the stage to discuss their experiences at UPEI and how they have transitioned into successful careers. Alumni speakers include: Shannon MacDonald, Spenser MacPherson, Erin McGrath-Gaudet, and David McMillan.
This is an initiative of the UPEI Student Union and is supported by the Department of Student Affairs and the UPEI Alumni office.
Biology Department Seminar Series
Join Dr. Jeremy Lundholm from Saint Mary’s University, for a presentation entitled "Native plants on green roofs: feasible or futile."
All are welcome to attend.
Department of Biomedical Sciences Seminar
Join the Department of Biomedical Sciences for a Special Seminar presented by Dr. Russell T. Hill on "Bacterial Symbionts in Marine Sponges: Signaling and Other Interactions".
Health Management Lecture
Dr. David Hall is a veterinarian with a PhD in agricultural economics and an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary.
His current research activities address animal health economics and policy, international development, ecohealth, and decision making. He is particularly interested in perceptions of health and how they shape decision making related to mitigation of health risks. David is currently working on projects in Alberta, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia (particularly Vietnam and Indonesia), and Tanzania.
He will be presenting the lecture: 'APPLICATIONS OF ECOHEALTH PRINCIPLES IN ASIA'.
Everyone is welcome to attend.