Events Archive

Sponsored by the English Department & Dean of Arts with PEI Writers’ Guild support Saturday, March 14 – 10:00­-12:00 & 1:00­-3:00 UPEI campus – Main Building, Room 420 10:00­-12:00 – The Attractions of Nature Writing In this workshop we’ll discuss many aspects of nature writing, including…
Join us as we wrap up the week’s events featuring a safe-listening and non-judgemental environment where various students, staff and faculty members will share their stories and encounters with mental illness, on Friday, March 13 at 3:00 pm in The Wave. These stories will provide us with an…
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee is hosting a PhD Environmental Sciences Research Presentation on Friday, March 13 at 1:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. Sean Landsman, BSc, MSC will present: Connecting Rivers to Oceans: Marine-derived Nutrients in Freshwater Ecosystems.…
CPA Atlantic School of Business has rescheduled its information session, yet again, for March 13 10:00 - 11:00 am. The information session is designed to help you prepare to enter the Chartered Professional Accountants certification program after graduation. RSVP in advance to CPA Atlantic Program…
The UPEI Music Department is pleased to present Junior Recitals featuring Travis Boudreau and Parker Clements, baritones, both accompanied by Frances McBurnie, piano Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Admission is free! ​The students will be performing works by Mozart,…
Take part in a showing of A Beautiful Mind, a biopic of John Nash and his experiences with schizophrenia, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ron Howard on Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 135. Immediately following the movie, there will be a discussion facilitated…
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete…
Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity to the body. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight. Join in the practice on Thursday, March…
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join a discussion on mental health and what it means to our international community here at UPEI, on Thursday, March 12 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, in the PIT, Robertson Library. This session will be led by Marion Clorey, counsellor, and Erica Stanley,…
The UPEI Career Fair will take place on Thursday, March 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall and is free for students. All students are encouraged to attend with updated resumes. This is an excellent networking opportunity for students and…
Join the Psychology Society for a night of mental-health-themed trivia on Wednesday, March 11 at 8:30 pm, at The Wave in support of mental health awareness and Mental Health Week at UPEI.
John Nicholson will present the last of this year's public talks in the History of Medicine series on Wednesday, March 11, at 7:00 pm at the Health Sciences Building, room 301. This is a photographic history of the 10th Canadian Field Hospital from January to July of 1902. The photographs were…
John Underhay, also known as @peicurmudgeon, is a well-known blogger who describes himself as "just your average mentally ill, left-wing atheist, SCUBA-diving, snorkeling biker." Come chat with John about his experiences and listen to his story on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 pm in the Campus Life…
Watch and discuss slam poetry (competition where people read their poems without props, costumes, or music) online with your peers, on Wednesday, March 11 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm in the Campus Life Lounge (second floor above the Bookstore in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre). Discover how this art form…
Join Tofigh Allahviranloo from the Department of Mathematics at Islamic Azad University, Iran, for a seminar titled "Introduction to Fuzzy Differential Equations," on Wednesday, March 11 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 328. In this talk we discuss Fuzzy differential…
Dr. Amanda Cockshutt, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mount Allison University will present a seminar on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Cockshutt’s presentation is entitled Interactions of the Molecular Biology and Physiology of Marine Picocyanobacteria. The seminar will be…
UPEI students are invited to attend a resume drop in session on Wednesday March 11, 2015 from 11:00am-2:00pm in Student Affairs to better help them prepare their resume for summer and career employment.
The UPEI Music Department is pleased to present a showcase recital featuring UPEI music students in performance. Works to be performed on clarinet, saxophone, oboe, trombone, and voice by various composers, including Rabaud, Telemann, Poulenc, Bach, Britten and others. This recital will take place…
Vagabond Productions Goes Political 2015 is sure to be a year of important elections for both P.E.I. and Canada. In preparation, UPEI’s Vagabond Productions plans to throw its audience a hardball by presenting a controversial Canadian political play called Captives of the Faceless Drummer by…
Join members of the Youth Speak program (Laing House peer-support program in Halifax, NS), as they share their personal stories, with a strong message of respect, hope and tolerance in an effort to build character, self-esteem and resilience. Take part in the conversation on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:…