At the next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about a life-saving device that some reject. Dr. Robert Gilmour, UPEI’s vice-president of research will lead a discussion entitled: "Is your life worth it? The science and ethics of implantable defibrillators." “More people die each year from the lethal heart-rhythm disorder ventricular fibrillation than from any other cause,” says Dr. Gillmour. “The only reliable way to stop fibrillation once it has begun is a large electrical shock to the heart, or defibrillation.” Doctors can implant a small, pacemaker-like device to sense fibrillation and automatically deliver the life-saving shock, but some patients decide against it. The discussion begins at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 5 in The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Research on Tap features public discussions with UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca .

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ed MacDonald tomorrow, Thursday, January 31 from 11:30-12:20 in the Faculty Lounge in Main Building for a brown-bag-lunch discussion of best practices in selecting students for class group work.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series is pleased to provide a supplemental recital brochure highlighting the student recitals which will be offered this semester, winter 2013. Here is the link to the brochure: http://music.upei.ca/files/music/brochure_w_13_web.pdf For further information, please contact Susan at music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

On Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 pm, the UPEI music faculty will be showcased in their annual gala concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The concert is an opportunity for faculty members to perform some of their favourite repertoire as solo and ensemble musicians. The evening will feature solo performances by Karem J. Simon (clarinet), Jim Dickson (guitar), Morgan Saulnier (flute), and Frances Gray (piano). “Wonderland Duets” based on the poems of Lewis Carroll will be performed by Gregory Irvine and Robert Nicholson on tuba, with narrator Stephen Bouey and Jacqueline Sorensen who will join Frances Gray in Dvorak’s piano duet “Slavonic Dances Op.46.” Tickets are available at the door for $15/$10 (students/seniors). For tickets and information, contact Susan Stensch at music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

Everyone is invited to a public talk by author, storyteller, playwright S. Bear Bergman, on Friday, February 8, 2013, at 5:00 pm, in K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre 104, entitled “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Gender.” The talk will be followed by a question and answer period and a reception. This talk is the keynote address for the “Difficult Dialogues” student conference. For more information on Bear Bergman, please see his website: www.sbearbergman.com. This event is free and open to everyone. Please encourage your students to attend, too! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Women’s Studies, at abraithwaite@upei.ca “Difficult Dialogues: Exploring Relationships Between Identities and Power” – a student conference Please join us February 8 and 9 for a student conference entitled “Difficult Dialogues: Exploring Relationships Between Identities and Power.” Students from UPEI and five other regional universities will present some of their work. We’ll also have a ‘who needs difficult dialogues?’ video corner and other exhibits. The event starts Friday, February 8 at 12:30 pm and continues all day on Saturday, February 9. Come to some sessions, come to all sessions, help us make this a great experience for everyone involved! Free and open to everyone! Registration starts at 12:30 on Friday in Main 520 (Dawson Lounge). For more information, see the conference website at www.upeidifficultdialogues.ca or contact Ann Braithwaite, Women’s Studies, at abraithwaite@upei.ca.

UPEI will be celebrating its twelfth annual International Development Week, February 4-8. The 2013 theme is: "The Role of Youth in Global Collaboration for Sustainable Peace and Development." Check out the listing of events below. http://upei.ca/idw Monday, February 4 International Relations Office Open House 10:00 am-12:00 pm Robertson Library, room 225 Photo Contest Kick-Off visit upei.ca/idw for more information Tuesday, February 5 International Fair 10:30 am-2:30 pm PIT, Robertson Library Wednesday, February 6 Global Trivia 7:00-9:00 pm The Wave Thursday, February 7 Screening of CHASING ICE 4:00-6:30 pm Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College Thursday, February 7 International Coffeehouse 6:30-9:30 pm PIT, Robertson Library Friday, February 8 Twelfth Annual International Development Week Luncheon featuring international cuisine and silent auction 11:30 am-1:00 pm McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre More information can be found at upei.ca/idw

On Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 pm, the UPEI music faculty will be showcased in their annual gala concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The concert is an opportunity for faculty members to perform some of their favourite repertoire as solo and ensemble musicians. The evening will feature solo performances by Karem J. Simon (clarinet), Jim Dickson (guitar), Morgan Saulnier (flute), and Frances Gray (piano). “Wonderland Duets” based on the poems of Lewis Carroll will be performed by Gregory Irvine and Robert Nicholson on tuba, with narrator Stephen Bouey and Jacqueline Sorensen who will join Frances Gray in Dvorak’s piano duet “Slavonic Dances Op.46.” Tickets are available at the door for $15/$10 (students/seniors). For tickets and information, contact Susan Stensch at music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

Everyone is invited to a public talk by author, storyteller, playwright S. Bear Bergman, on Friday, February 8, 2013, at 5:00 pm, in K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre 104, entitled “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Gender.” The talk will be followed by a question and answer period and a reception. This talk is the keynote address for the “Difficult Dialogues” student conference. For more information on Bear Bergman, please see his website: www.sbearbergman.com. This event is free and open to everyone. Please encourage your students to attend, too! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Women’s Studies, at abraithwaite@upei.ca “Difficult Dialogues: Exploring Relationships Between Identities and Power” – a student conference Please join us February 8 and 9 for a student conference entitled “Difficult Dialogues: Exploring Relationships Between Identities and Power.” Students from UPEI and five other regional universities will present some of their work. We’ll also have a ‘who needs difficult dialogues?’ video corner and other exhibits. The event starts Friday, February 8 at 12:30 pm and continues all day on Saturday, February 9. Come to some sessions, come to all sessions, help us make this a great experience for everyone involved! Free and open to everyone! Registration starts at 12:30 on Friday in Main 520 (Dawson Lounge). For more information, see the conference website at www.upeidifficultdialogues.ca or contact Ann Braithwaite, Women’s Studies, at abraithwaite@upei.ca.

UPEI will be celebrating its twelfth annual International Development Week, February 4-8. The 2013 theme is: "The Role of Youth in Global Collaboration for Sustainable Peace and Development." Check out the listing of events below. http://upei.ca/idw Monday, February 4 International Relations Office Open House 10:00 am-12:00 pm Robertson Library, room 225 Photo Contest Kick-Off visit upei.ca/idw for more information Tuesday, February 5 International Fair 10:30 am-2:30 pm PIT, Robertson Library Wednesday, February 6 Global Trivia 7:00-9:00 pm The Wave Thursday, February 7 Screening of CHASING ICE 4:00-6:30 pm Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College Thursday, February 7 International Coffeehouse 6:30-9:30 pm PIT, Robertson Library Friday, February 8 Twelfth Annual International Development Week Luncheon featuring international cuisine and silent auction 11:30 am-1:00 pm McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre More information can be found at upei.ca/idw

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ed MacDonald tomorrow, Thursday, January 31 from 11:30-12:20 in the Faculty Lounge in Main Building for a brown-bag-lunch discussion of best practices in selecting students for class group work.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series is pleased to provide a supplemental recital brochure highlighting the student recitals which will be offered this semester, winter 2013. Here is the link to the brochure: http://music.upei.ca/files/music/brochure_w_13_web.pdf For further information, please contact Susan at music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

UPEI will be celebrating its twelfth annual International Development Week, February 4-8. The 2013 theme is: "The Role of Youth in Global Collaboration for Sustainable Peace and Development." Check out the listing of events below. http://upei.ca/idw Monday, February 4 International Relations Office Open House 10:00 am-12:00 pm Robertson Library, room 225 Photo Contest Kick-Off visit upei.ca/idw for more information Tuesday, February 5 International Fair 10:30 am-2:30 pm PIT, Robertson Library Wednesday, February 6 Global Trivia 7:00-9:00 pm The Wave Thursday, February 7 Screening of CHASING ICE 4:00-6:30 pm Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College Thursday, February 7 International Coffeehouse 6:30-9:30 pm PIT, Robertson Library Friday, February 8 Twelfth Annual International Development Week Luncheon featuring international cuisine and silent auction 11:30 am-1:00 pm McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre More information can be found at upei.ca/idw

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ed MacDonald tomorrow, Thursday, January 31 from 11:30-12:20 in the Faculty Lounge in Main Building for a brown-bag-lunch discussion of best practices in selecting students for class group work.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series is pleased to provide a supplemental recital brochure highlighting the student recitals which will be offered this semester, winter 2013. Here is the link to the brochure: http://music.upei.ca/files/music/brochure_w_13_web.pdf For further information, please contact Susan at music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

On Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 pm, the UPEI music faculty will be showcased in their annual gala concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The concert is an opportunity for faculty members to perform some of their favourite repertoire as solo and ensemble musicians. The evening will feature solo performances by Karem J. Simon (clarinet), Jim Dickson (guitar), Morgan Saulnier (flute), and Frances Gray (piano). “Wonderland Duets” based on the poems of Lewis Carroll will be performed by Gregory Irvine and Robert Nicholson on tuba, with narrator Stephen Bouey and Jacqueline Sorensen who will join Frances Gray in Dvorak’s piano duet “Slavonic Dances Op.46.” Tickets are available at the door for $15/$10 (students/seniors). For tickets and information, contact Susan Stensch at music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

Everyone is invited to a public talk by author, storyteller, playwright S. Bear Bergman, on Friday, February 8, 2013, at 5:00 pm, in K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre 104, entitled “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Gender.” The talk will be followed by a question and answer period and a reception. This talk is the keynote address for the “Difficult Dialogues” student conference. For more information on Bear Bergman, please see his website: www.sbearbergman.com. This event is free and open to everyone. Please encourage your students to attend, too! For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Women’s Studies, at abraithwaite@upei.ca “Difficult Dialogues: Exploring Relationships Between Identities and Power” – a student conference Please join us February 8 and 9 for a student conference entitled “Difficult Dialogues: Exploring Relationships Between Identities and Power.” Students from UPEI and five other regional universities will present some of their work. We’ll also have a ‘who needs difficult dialogues?’ video corner and other exhibits. The event starts Friday, February 8 at 12:30 pm and continues all day on Saturday, February 9. Come to some sessions, come to all sessions, help us make this a great experience for everyone involved! Free and open to everyone! Registration starts at 12:30 on Friday in Main 520 (Dawson Lounge). For more information, see the conference website at www.upeidifficultdialogues.ca or contact Ann Braithwaite, Women’s Studies, at abraithwaite@upei.ca.

UPEI Athletics & Recreation will be having a glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure clinic on Tuesday, February 5 and Tuesday, March 5 from 8:30 am - noon. This clinic is free for UPEI students, staff and faculty. To book your 10-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.

Student Affairs invites the entire campus community to our open house—come see our "refreshed digs," chat with our team, and learn about our services and supports for students, and our initiatives to improve the student experience at UPEI. Drop by to enjoy some cookies and coffee on us! All are welcome! What: Student Affairs Open House When: Thursday, January 31, 11:30 am–12:30 pm Where: 2nd floor, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI For more information, contact Student Affairs at 566-0488.

UPEI’s synchronized swimming team will host their “Sync or Swim” fundraiser on Wednesday, January 30, 8–9 pm at the CARI complex. The team will showcase various routines as well as a highlight routine in which there are displays of incredible lifts and jumps. The UPEI men’s rugby club will perform their very own routine, which is sure to be entertaining. “Sync or Swim” tickets can be purchased for $10 or $8 (students), or $15 VIP (which includes on-deck seating and a special screening of the routines under water). Tickets are available from any UPEI synchro team member, or at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on January 29 and 30, 11:30 am–2:00 pm. All funds raised from the event will help cover training and travel costs. For more information on UPEI’s synchro team, contact Danielle Stewart at danielle.stewart@live.ca.

Wednesday, January 30 will be Student/Faculty/Staff Trivia at The Wave at 8:30 pm! Thursday, January 31 will be Faculty Family Feud at The Wave at 8:30 pm! Frost Week begins in two days and by golly, SOMEONE is getting a pie in the face! The Student Union is requesting that faculty and staff come out and express their (presumed) distaste for students by throwing a pie in the face of a member of their Student Union Council on Thursday, January 31 at 11:00 am, and paying for it with cash! So far on the docket we have: Kate VanGerven, Jonathan Millington, Chelsea Merry, Danielle MacDonald, Travis Gordon, Anastasia Smallwood, Logan MacMillan, Matthew Rice, Kylie Ford, Emiley MacKinnon, and more to come! Bids may be placed from 10:00 am- 2:00 pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Tuesday, January 29, Wednesday, January 30, and Thursday, January 31! If you have any questions, email Jonathan at vpactivities@upeisu.ca