President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to the University's first annual Donor Picnic on Wednesday, September 25 at 11:30 am in the quadrangle, front of Main Building. The Donor Picnic is one of the many ways UPEI is celebrating its donors - please join us! (Rain location: The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC.) Please respond by September 20 to Deborah at 566-0415 or dannear@upei.ca The picnic will be followed by the Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the MacLauchlan Plaza dedication.

Members of the University campus are saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Keir Adams, one of the founding members of the Department of Chemistry who taught from 1969-1994. Professor Adams is resting at Belvedere Funeral Home where visiting hours will be held Wednesday, September 18, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm and 7:00 – 9:00 pm and the funeral will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, September 19 at 10:00 am.

UPEI will host approximately 750 Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC) delegates and 250 advisors on Friday, September 20. UPEI faculty and staff are encouraged to attend a gathering from 1:00–2:00 pm on Friday in Schurman Market Square to meet some of the CSLC advisors. The CSLC’s mission is to “promote and develop student leadership within Canadian high schools.” Throughout the conference, students will attend a series of workshops to further develop their leadership skills, build confidence, and discover new ideas to help them make a difference in their schools and communities. UPEI welcomes all CSLC participants and wishes them luck in their future endeavours!

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2013-2014 is pleased to present A Cornucopia of Music featuring David Parker, horn; Frances Gray, piano; Morgan Saulnier, flute on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital, UPEI campus. Admission is $15 adults/$10 students and seniors. Tickets are available during weekday office hours from music@upei.ca/566-0507 or at the door. The concert will feature works by Saint-Saens, Strauss, Messiaen, Brahms, Poulenc and others. Come join us for a pleasant evening!

The campus community is cordially invited to attend the fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the MacLauchlan Plaza Dedication on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 12:30 pm. Please join us join us in the plaza outside the Health Sciences Building to honour the 2013 founders: Janice Robertson (posthumously), Bob MacAulay (posthumously), Verner Smitheram, Mike Read, and John and Carol MacLeod (Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award). Reception to follow in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Rain location: McMillan Hall RSVP to Rebecca Gass, 902.566.0949 or rjgass@upei.ca.

The Centre for Life-Long Learning will be offering its popular New Managers Series beginning October 3 in Summerside and October 17 in Charlottetown. The New Managers Series combines skills development and knowledge-building workshops to help a new or aspiring manager move into the role of a manager or supervisor with ease and confidence. The program offers 9 days of training over seven months. For more information, visit http://lifelonglearning.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/new-managers-se…

The Centre for Life-Long Learning will be offering its popular New Managers Series beginning October 3 in Summerside and October 17 in Charlottetown. The New Managers Series combines skills development and knowledge-building workshops to help a new or aspiring manager move into the role of a manager or supervisor with ease and confidence. The program offers 9 days of training over seven months. For more information, visit http://lifelonglearning.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/new-managers-se…

The Centre for Life-Long Learning will be offering its popular New Managers Series beginning October 3 in Summerside and October 17 in Charlottetown. The New Managers Series combines skills development and knowledge-building workshops to help a new or aspiring manager move into the role of a manager or supervisor with ease and confidence. The program offers 9 days of training over seven months. For more information, visit http://lifelonglearning.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/new-managers-se…

The UPEI women's hockey and rugby teams will host the third annual UPEI Kitchen Party on Friday, September 27 at Peakes Quay. A reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a delicious lobster dinner served at 6:30. Funds raised will directly support the student-athlete experience via athletic awards, professional training, elite exhibition schedules, and more. Tickets are available for $40 per seat, or $320 per table of eight. To purchase a ticket or to find out how you can donate auction items, please contact Bruce Donaldson at whockey@upei.ca or Shannon Atkins at wrugby@upei.ca.

On September 26, the Faculty of Education PhD Seminar Series presents guest speaker Dale McIsacc. Dale is a PhD candidate at UNB. His topic will be: Factors Influencing PEI Teachers' Aspirations to the Principalship. Thursday, September 26, 8:30-10 am, Health Sciences Building, Room 105. All welcome to attend. Cathy Hennessey Administrative Support Graduate Programs Faculty of Education cahennessey@upei.ca 566-0731

"Is Great Britain really a 'small island'?" BBC News speaks with Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24083162 Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

Dr. Derek Schipper, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo will present a seminar on Wednesday, September 18 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Schipper’s presentation is titled “Advances in Catalytic Methods and Functional Aromatic Structures”. The seminar will be held in Room 212 in the NRC lecture theatre.

"Is Great Britain really a 'small island'?" BBC News speaks with Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24083162 Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

Dr. Derek Schipper, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo will present a seminar on Wednesday, September 18 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Schipper’s presentation is titled “Advances in Catalytic Methods and Functional Aromatic Structures”. The seminar will be held in Room 212 in the NRC lecture theatre.

The UPEI women's hockey and rugby teams will host the third annual UPEI Kitchen Party on Friday, September 27 at Peakes Quay. A reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a delicious lobster dinner served at 6:30. Funds raised will directly support the student-athlete experience via athletic awards, professional training, elite exhibition schedules, and more. Tickets are available for $40 per seat, or $320 per table of eight. To purchase a ticket or to find out how you can donate auction items, please contact Bruce Donaldson at whockey@upei.ca or Shannon Atkins at wrugby@upei.ca.

On September 26, the Faculty of Education PhD Seminar Series presents guest speaker Dale McIsacc. Dale is a PhD candidate at UNB. His topic will be: Factors Influencing PEI Teachers' Aspirations to the Principalship. Thursday, September 26, 8:30-10 am, Health Sciences Building, Room 105. All welcome to attend. Cathy Hennessey Administrative Support Graduate Programs Faculty of Education cahennessey@upei.ca 566-0731

Dr. Derek Schipper, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo will present a seminar on Wednesday, September 18 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Schipper’s presentation is titled “Advances in Catalytic Methods and Functional Aromatic Structures”. The seminar will be held in Room 212 in the NRC lecture theatre.

The UPEI women's hockey and rugby teams will host the third annual UPEI Kitchen Party on Friday, September 27 at Peakes Quay. A reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a delicious lobster dinner served at 6:30. Funds raised will directly support the student-athlete experience via athletic awards, professional training, elite exhibition schedules, and more. Tickets are available for $40 per seat, or $320 per table of eight. To purchase a ticket or to find out how you can donate auction items, please contact Bruce Donaldson at whockey@upei.ca or Shannon Atkins at wrugby@upei.ca.

On September 26, the Faculty of Education PhD Seminar Series presents guest speaker Dale McIsacc. Dale is a PhD candidate at UNB. His topic will be: Factors Influencing PEI Teachers' Aspirations to the Principalship. Thursday, September 26, 8:30-10 am, Health Sciences Building, Room 105. All welcome to attend. Cathy Hennessey Administrative Support Graduate Programs Faculty of Education cahennessey@upei.ca 566-0731

"Is Great Britain really a 'small island'?" BBC News speaks with Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24083162 Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117