The University of Prince Edward Island's Department of Music will present its Wind Symphony in its final recital of the academic year this Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m., at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The center-piece of the program will be a performance of Roger Cichy's Bugs. A six-movement work, Bugs attempts to describe in musical terms the characters of a variety of insects. The...

The Mawi'omi Aboriginal Resource Centre at UPEI will host its third annual aboriginal festival on March 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the campus. Connecting Aboriginal Cultures: Embracing the Past, Celebrating Our Future will take place in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre and the Main Building Faculty Lounge at UPEI. The festival is free and open to all ages. Members of the local...

The University of Prince Edward Island will confer honorary degrees on four outstanding people during Convocation on Saturday, May 8, in recognition of their leadership and service in public and community life. The honorary graduands are the Honourable Patrick G. Binns, Canada's ambassador to Ireland; Donald N. MacKenzie, a leader in the PEI potato industry; Judy Bragg, a philanthropist...

The UPEI Co-operative Education Office is inviting PEI employers in private-sector businesses to hire talented Co-op students who are available for 12-16 week work terms. These work terms run during the May-August, September-December, and January-April periods. 'Our students are highly motivated, bright, hard working and possess many of the valuable skills needed in today's work place...

Supporting entrepreneurship and encouraging business development are the key objectives of a new LaunchPad business incubator at the University of Prince Edward Island. LaunchPad at UPEI provides a professional setting for students to start a business. In addition to the use of a furnished office space and access to communications technologies, the students benefit from the services of...

Lee Danisch, president and founder of Measurand Inc. of Fredericton, NB will give a public presentation from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 in MacDougall Hall, Room 242. His topic will be "Snake Sales: The customer is always right"--Talking about Technology, Business and Entrepreneurship. Everyone is welcome. Danisch was the recipient of the 2007 Manning Award for Innovation....

Students who take part in a national survey for the 2011 Globe and Mail Canadian University Report will have a chance to win a $100 cash prize; a $50 or $25 UPEI Bookstore certificate; and a PC Notebook valued at approximately $500! The Globe and Mail Canadian University Report online survey is active now and will be available until April 30, 2010. It should take you approximately 15 to 20...

Dr. Alison Neilson of the University of the Azores, Portugal, will give a presentation called 'Environmental Justice--Creative Collaborations for Challenging Stories' at UPEI on Thursday, March 18. Neilson's talk will take place in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 7-8:30 p.m. She is one of three candidates for the position of director of environmental studies at...

Professor Mark Lapping of the University of Southern Maine will give a public talk about food security on Thursday, March 18, at UPEI. The Institute of Island Studies is hosting this event from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Building Faculty Lounge. People are invited to bring their own "brown bag" lunch; drinks and sweets will be provided. A newly appointed research associate with the...

Dr. Heather Morrison, Chief Health Officer for PEI and a UPEI alumna (BSc 1991), will give a public presentation on Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m., in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall. A reception will follow in Schurman Market Square. This is the third and final presentation in the UPEI Student Union's 2010 Inspiring Speakers series. Dr. Morrison...