Events Archive
Please join us for this year’s Let’s Talk Teaching Day on Friday, September 4 in HSB 104. The theme this year is Teaching for Transfer, and we are very fortunate to have as our keynote speaker Dr. Rosemary Polegato of Mount Allison University, a 2014 3M Fellow and an authority on student portfolios…
The J.S. Palmer Conference was created in 2010 to bring together some of the finest minds across the country to discuss public policy issues of high priority to the public sector and to Canada.
Dr. Tim O’Neill, founder and president of O’Neill Strategic Economics and former Executive Vice-President…
Members of AVC's Class of 2019 officially start off their year on Friday, August 28, with orientation during the day and then in the evening the wonderful Blue Coat ceremony, a special event to welcome them to AVC and to mark the beginning of their veterinary education. Welcome, Class of 2019!
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a memorial for Dr. Barry Bartmann, a professor in Political Science and Island Studies who passed away earlier this week. The memorial will take place in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm on Friday, August 28.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites to a MSc- Environmental Sciences Thesis defence by Brittany Cole: “Adapting to beach and dune environments: A study of fitness and ecological factors in the coastal plant Cakile edentula".
Everyone is invited.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the University community to the first Seminar of its 2015-16 Environmental Sciences / Human Biology Seminar Series. Dr. Steve Heard from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) will offer the following presentation:
What scientific…
UPEI’s Climate Research Lab, in partnership with PEI EMO and the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) to bring a special presentation to Prince Edward Island. Dr. Adam Sobel, author of Storm Surge will give a talk in the Lecture Theatre of the Regis and Joan…
The campus community is invited to a reception to celebrate Dr. Rosemary Herbert on her retirement as Dean of Nursing. Please take this opportunity to join us in the McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC on Tuesday, August 25, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. to celebrate Rosemary's many successes during her…
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a MSc thesis defence, presented by Julia McKenna, BSc.
Her thesis is titled:
ON THE USE OF CONTRALATERAL AUDISOTYR SUPPRESSION OF TRANSIENT EVOKED OTO-ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY TO ESTABLISH…
The UPEI Bookstore is holding its annual "Back to School" Sale this week, from August 24-28.
We've got more than pens and textbooks—all the items you need for your classes, for your room or apartment, and everything in between.
Grab some UPEI gear and gifts, and dress yourself in all styles, sizes…
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a MSc thesis defence, presented by Tessa K. Roche, BSc.
Her thesis is titled: ASSESSMENT OF BALANCE BEHAVIOUR, EYE-MOVEMENT, AND ATTENTION: A STEP TOWARDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONCUSSION RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOL…
A public lecture by Scottish scholar-activist, Alastair McIntosh, will open the national Quaker annual meeting at the University of Prince Edward Island on Sunday, August 16, at 7:00 p.m. The free talk is in Room 242, MacKinnon Auditorium of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. McIntosh's talk is titled…
With guest speaker Dr. Dan McKenney (Canada Forest Service)
As PEI gardeners, we’re quite aware of the challenges of growing plants that may be borderline hardy in the region where we live. “Will it grow in my zone?” is the pertinent question about winter hardiness for perennial plants. Scientists…
This year, UPEI will be holding its 12th annual UPEI Science Undergraduate Research Conference (USURC). This conference provides UPEI students with a chance to present their summer research projects before a public audience, allowing the students to develop their formal presentation skills, and…
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, the Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee will host a Master of Science Defence. Gillian K. Potter, BA will defend her Master of Science thesis entitled: “Examining Pain Anxiety in Young Adult Athletes.”
Everyone is welcome.
The UMGRC welcome Dr. Theresa Bernardo (Michigan State U) back to UPEI as our keynote speaker.
Mark your calendars to attend this public event on August 7, 2015 at 9:00 am (time to be finalized). The public address will be held in McDougall Hall with more information to come.
If you have any…
The UPEI Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference is happy to present a full day of workshops for graduate students registered for the UMGRC (http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-upei-multidisciplinary-research-conferenc...)
The current lineup is as follows:
Concurrent Session A (McDougall Hall,…
The inaugural University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference (UMGRC) is a pan-Canadian, refereed, academic conference designed to showcase the work of graduate students at UPEI and beyond.
The theme of the conference is, “Emerging Scholars: Illuminating…
True to our cultural roots, there is nothing like a summer’s night to meet and talk hockey – and what a dandy chance to do so on August 5th at Fox Meadow Golf and Country Club in Stratford.
At this fundraiser for the UPEI men’s hockey team, you can get an insider’s view, chat with, and pose…
The Robertson Library is hosting the annual “Islandora Camp” that brings together representatives from institutions that are developing and working with the Islandora repository software.
