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UPEI is Celebrating International Development Week - February 7 and 8
Posting Date(s)
Schedule of events
Thursday, February 7 (TONIGHT)
Screening of CHASING ICE
Come out for the first public screening in Atlantic Canada of the newly
released, award-winning film CHASING ICE, an eye-opening documentary on
climate change. The viewing will take place in AVC lecture Theatre A from
4:00-6:30 pm. A discussion, led by Dr. Adam Fenech, Director of UPEI’s
Climate Research Lab, Dr. Douglas R. Brown, Director of Agriculture and
Food Security at World Vision International and Dr. Christian Lacroix,
Vice-President Academic will follow the viewing. Light refreshments will be
provided.
Contact: Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, 620-5117
Evening International Coffee House
Join us for an evening of poetry readings and music, as presented by UPEI’s
own international student community in the Robertson Library PIT from
6:30-9:30 pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
Friday, February 8
Join us for the 12th annual International Development Week Luncheon in
McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. This
year's luncheon will feature international cuisine, door prizes, and a
keynote by the Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Senator for British
Columbia. Bring your cheque book, as there will also be a silent auction,
with a wide variety of items to choose from! These events help us raise
funds for the Dr. Vianne Timmons International Student Award which promotes
diversity on our campus and honours a deserving student.
Rebecca Gass
Events and Protocol Officer
Integrated Communications
566.0949