UPEI’s new School of Engineering is in the process of searching for its first Associate Dean who will be the academic, administrative, and community leader of the School. Two candidates have been short-listed and have been invited to campus for a public presentation and final interview process. The public presentations will give each candidate the opportunity to express their views to the campus community on “The Role of the Associate Dean in Leading the New School of Engineering at UPEI.” These presentations are scheduled as follows: Dr. Nicholas Krouglicof, Memorial University of Newfoundland Thursday, October 2, 2014, 10:30-11:45 am, AVC Lecture Theatre A Dr. Amarjeet Bassi, Western University Friday, October 17, 2014, 10:45 am-12:00pm, McDougall Hall, Room 243 Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Join the International Relations Office, and the Chinese Knot Club for the first International Coffee House of the 2014-15 year. Enjoy free entertainment, games, BBQ, snacks, and coffee on Friday, October 3 from 5:30-9:30 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. This event is sponsored by the Chinese Knot Club.

Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. The series kicks off Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm in the Pourhouse above the Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Dr. Christina Murray, assistant professor of nursing, will lead a discussion entitled “I didn’t get married to be a single mother,” stories of Prince Edward Island women whose spouses work in western Canada. The 2014-15 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at (902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

To get ready for Dr. Terry Anderson's talk next Friday, October 10, we have posted several of his key articles, as well as the link to his recent book "Teaching Crowds: Learning and social media," in the following spaces: Moodle Course: http://moodle.upei.ca/course/view.php?id=4809 and UPEI Projects Blog: http://projects.upei.ca/terrytalks/ Please take a look and share your thoughts on teaching and learning in online spaces. If you haven't already, please express your interest in attending Dr. Anderson's talk here: http://goo.gl/forms/0Z9IxKZwd4. For further questions, contact Sundi Richard slrichard@upei.ca at the Office of Skills Development and Learning.

Please join us to consider the welfare of farmed mink, with reference to the new NFACC Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink 2013. Speakers will include Dr. Georgia Mason, Canada Research Chair in Animal Welfare and Mr. Kirk Rankin, Canada Mink Breeders Association; Chair, Farmed Mink Code Development Committee. On Friday, October 3, 7:00-8:30 pm, AVC Lecture Theatre A, Dr. Mason will present "Mink farming: Myths and realities." All are welcome to attend. Registration is required for Saturday, October 4. See full program and registration information at awc.upei.ca/mink-welfare-conference-october-2014

Join the UPEI Student Union's Iranian Society on Saturday, October 4 at 6:30 pm for Mehregan or Jashn-e Mehr (Mehr Festival)—a Zoroastrian and Persian (Iranian) festival to honour the Yazata of "Mehr," which is responsible for friendship, affection, and love. It is also widely referred to as Persian Festival of Autumn. There will be music, games, and more! Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $7 in advance, or $10 at the door (upon availability). To purchase tickets, please contact iraniansociety@upeisu.ca For more information on the event, please contact Siavash Samei, President, at ssamei@upei.ca

The UPEI Panthers are seeking faculty, staff, students, and alumni interested in singing the National Anthem at Panther home games. For more information, please contact Ron Annear at (902) 566-0991 or annear@upei.ca

To get ready for Dr. Terry Anderson's talk next Friday, October 10, we have posted several of his key articles, as well as the link to his recent book "Teaching Crowds: Learning and social media," in the following spaces: Moodle Course: http://moodle.upei.ca/course/view.php?id=4809 and UPEI Projects Blog: http://projects.upei.ca/terrytalks/ Please take a look and share your thoughts on teaching and learning in online spaces. If you haven't already, please express your interest in attending Dr. Anderson's talk here: http://goo.gl/forms/0Z9IxKZwd4. For further questions, contact Sundi Richard slrichard@upei.ca at the Office of Skills Development and Learning.

Please join us to consider the welfare of farmed mink, with reference to the new NFACC Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink 2013. Speakers will include Dr. Georgia Mason, Canada Research Chair in Animal Welfare and Mr. Kirk Rankin, Canada Mink Breeders Association; Chair, Farmed Mink Code Development Committee. On Friday, October 3, 7:00-8:30 pm, AVC Lecture Theatre A, Dr. Mason will present "Mink farming: Myths and realities." All are welcome to attend. Registration is required for Saturday, October 4. See full program and registration information at awc.upei.ca/mink-welfare-conference-october-2014

Join the UPEI Student Union's Iranian Society on Saturday, October 4 at 6:30 pm for Mehregan or Jashn-e Mehr (Mehr Festival)—a Zoroastrian and Persian (Iranian) festival to honour the Yazata of "Mehr," which is responsible for friendship, affection, and love. It is also widely referred to as Persian Festival of Autumn. There will be music, games, and more! Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $7 in advance, or $10 at the door (upon availability). To purchase tickets, please contact iraniansociety@upeisu.ca For more information on the event, please contact Siavash Samei, President, at ssamei@upei.ca

The UPEI Panthers are seeking faculty, staff, students, and alumni interested in singing the National Anthem at Panther home games. For more information, please contact Ron Annear at (902) 566-0991 or annear@upei.ca

Join the International Relations Office, and the Chinese Knot Club for the first International Coffee House of the 2014-15 year. Enjoy free entertainment, games, BBQ, snacks, and coffee on Friday, October 3 from 5:30-9:30 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. This event is sponsored by the Chinese Knot Club.

Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. The series kicks off Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm in the Pourhouse above the Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Dr. Christina Murray, assistant professor of nursing, will lead a discussion entitled “I didn’t get married to be a single mother,” stories of Prince Edward Island women whose spouses work in western Canada. The 2014-15 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at (902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year, will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year, will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

As you may know CLIVE, the 3D coastal erosion tool developed by UPEI's Climate Lab, is in the finals in an MIT Climate CoLab competition. CLIVE has led the public voting for the entire contest, but in the last 24 hours, that lead has shrunk considerably. Please, if you have green, gold, and rust in your veins, visit: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI… Click "Vote for proposal" -- it will ask you to log in with your Google or Facebook account. If you're on Gmail at UPEI, that account will work just fine. Please help us out! It would be great to have CLIVE win this award for UPEI. Thanks.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans’ Honours Night) for the Faculties of Arts and Science will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. At this prestigious event, arts and science students who are on the Dean’s List for the 2013-14 academic year will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we celebrate our first-class standing students. Student awards, with the exception of the Haines Academic Award of Merit, will be presented at another time.

As you may know CLIVE, the 3D coastal erosion tool developed by UPEI's Climate Lab, is in the finals in an MIT Climate CoLab competition. CLIVE has led the public voting for the entire contest, but in the last 24 hours, that lead has shrunk considerably. Please, if you have green, gold, and rust in your veins, visit: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300801/planI… Click "Vote for proposal" -- it will ask you to log in with your Google or Facebook account. If you're on Gmail at UPEI, that account will work just fine. Please help us out! It would be great to have CLIVE win this award for UPEI. Thanks.

Dr. Arnost Cepica, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Advances in Aleutian mink disease control. The global perspective" on Tuesday, September 30 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome