On October 29, 5:45-6:30 pm, in Memorial Hall, room 215, Liz Shropshire with Shropshire Music Foundation presents "Singing with war-affected children: Transforming lives in Kosovo, Uganda, and Northern Ireland" sponsored by UPEI AIRS will take place. Liz Shropshire is the founder of the Shropshire Music Foundation, which has provided instruments and music classes to more than 15,000 war-impacted children in conflict zones including Uganda, Northern Ireland, and Kosovo. After receiving her BMus. from Brigham Young University in Composition and Theory and an advanced graduate degree from the University of Southern California in Composition for the Music Industry, and working in music education and composition for decades, Liz dropped everything to move to a refugee camp in Kosovo where she developed innovative programs using music to redress war trauma in children. Utilizing classes taught by trained teen volunteers, the Shropshire Music Foundation continues to expand and is presently developing new programs for refugee camps around the world. For more information, please contact Ross Dwyer at rdwyer@upei.ca or (902) 566-6023.

Veterinarians Without Borders' Student Internships: The experiences of two veterinary students in Kenya and Uganda during the summer of 2014, and how you can get involved! Join us on Friday, October 24 in Lecture C of AVC at 12:30 pm.

Join the UPEI Rainbow Alliance for their fifth annual Candlelight Vigil Against Homophobia and Bullying TONIGHT at 6:00 pm in the UPEI Quadrangle to raise awareness against suicide caused by bullying and homophobia. All are welcome to attend.

ITSS is doing a fall clean up, if you have any surplus computer equipment in your department to be disposed of, please create a work order with Facilities Management at https://www.myschoolbuilding.com to arrange for pickup of surplus computer equipment. Do not send this equipment directly to ITSS. If you have any questions as to whether or not an item is considered surplus, please contact Adam Arsenault at ajarsenault@upei.ca.

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Wichtel.pdf Dr. Dan Hurnik Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Hurnik.pdf Dr. Greg Keefe Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Keefe.pdf

Central Printing will be closing at 1:30 pm on Thursday, October 23. Contact Wendy Henderson at whenderson@upei.ca or 0558.

PEI Energy Systems will be making repairs to the heat exchanger in SDU Main Building. To do this repair, they must shut off the domestic hot water and heat in the building, beginning at 7:00 am, Friday, October 24. We expect this work to take until approximately 10 hours to complete. There will be hand sanitizers placed in all washrooms. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

ITSS is doing a fall clean up, if you have any surplus computer equipment in your department to be disposed of, please create a work order with Facilities Management at https://www.myschoolbuilding.com to arrange for pickup of surplus computer equipment. Do not send this equipment directly to ITSS. If you have any questions as to whether or not an item is considered surplus, please contact Adam Arsenault at ajarsenault@upei.ca.

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Wichtel.pdf Dr. Dan Hurnik Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Hurnik.pdf Dr. Greg Keefe Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Keefe.pdf

Central Printing will be closing at 1:30 pm on Thursday, October 23. Contact Wendy Henderson at whenderson@upei.ca or 0558.

PEI Energy Systems will be making repairs to the heat exchanger in SDU Main Building. To do this repair, they must shut off the domestic hot water and heat in the building, beginning at 7:00 am, Friday, October 24. We expect this work to take until approximately 10 hours to complete. There will be hand sanitizers placed in all washrooms. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

Join the UPEI Rainbow Alliance for their fifth annual Candlelight Vigil Against Homophobia and Bullying TONIGHT at 6:00 pm in the UPEI Quadrangle to raise awareness against suicide caused by bullying and homophobia. All are welcome to attend.

Ivan Coyote is an award-winning author of eight collections of short stories, one novel, three CDs, and four short films--and a renowned columnist and sought-after performer. Join the discussion in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, room 104 for this free public talk, Q&A, and a book signing. Ivan's presentation/performance will focus on issues of gender/failure. All are welcome to attend! This event is made possible thanks to: UPEI Student Diversity Office, UPEI Student Affairs, Diversity and Social Justice Studies, and The Action Committee on Sexuality and Gender Diversity.

On Saturday, October 25, a Chemistry Fair will take place from 1:00-3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 225 in celebration of Chemistry Week. Chemistry 483 students will be showcasing a variety of demonstrations, including rainbow flames and elephant's toothpaste, as well as some hands-on activities including making slime and testing the pH of household materials. All are welcome to attend!

Dr. Christopher Rowley, Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland will present a seminar on Wednesday, October 22 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Rowley’s presentation is entitled “Multiscale Computational Chemistry.” The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212. All are welcome to attend.

The TENTATIVE December Exam Schedule is now posted for viewing at upei.ca/studentlife, as well as on campus login for each student. View it here: https://secure.upei.ca/cls/dropbox/ExamDates.html PLEASE BE ADVISED that this is a tentative schedule. The Registrar's Office will make changes to it only on the advice of the Chairs and Deans, to whom students and professors should address their concerns. The exam schedule is generated so that as few students as possible have three consecutive exams. The FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE will be posted on Friday, October 24.

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Deans' Honours Night) for the School of Nursing will be held on Monday, October 20, at 7:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. At this event, students who are on the Dean's List for the 2013-14 academic year will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. Student awards will be presented at another time.

The UPEI Student Health Centre will be holding their annual Flu Vaccination Clinic by appointment on: Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Cost for a vaccination is $10. Call to book an appointment at (902) 566-0616. Active provincial health cards will be required when scheduling.

You're invited to attend "No island is an island: Opportunities for interdisciplinary learning through the Master of Arts in Island Studies"- a panel discussion featuring MAIS graduate students and faculty - on Friday, October 24, 3:00-4:30 pm, SDU Main Building, Room 211. The session will focus on MAIS graduate faculty who have made linkages between their own research interests and Island Studies, and on some of the MAIS students who will give us their "Three-minute Thesis" pitches. The idea is to spark faculty interest in Island Studies and to encourage other faculty to think about how they might continue to work with their own graduating and honours students at the master's level - and keep the MAIS program growing. During the discussion that follows, Chair Laurie Brinklow will invite other MAIS graduate faculty in the audience to talk about their experiences. Everyone is welcome to attend!

A reminder that the UPEI Shinerama spaghetti dinner is tonight from 5:00-7:00 pm at Smitty's restaurant. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 each. For more information, please contact Jennifer at shinerama@upeisu.ca