The Robertson Library at UPEI will be the site of a unique musical 'informance' on Tuesday, March 16. Cellist Julia MacLaine, violinist Jennifer Curtis, and violist Margaret Dyer will perform a lunchtime concert and chat with the audience in the library foyer from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. MacLaine, daughter of Dr. Brent MacLaine,...

On March 16, the University of Prince Edward Island's Institute of Island Studies and MP Shawn Murphy will co-host Challenges and Opportunities: the next 25 years, a public event to engage Islanders to join the process of planning for the Island's future. This event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Carrefour de l'Isle-Saint-Jean (5 Acadian Drive, Charlottetown). A panel of...

Graduation is almost here! In just 58 short days, the Class of 2010 will graduate and join the ranks of over 19,000 UPEI Alumni! The UPEI Alumni Association invites the Class of 2010 to a Countdown to Convocation event on Thursday, March 11, at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find out what you need to know about graduation and after graduation! Order your degree frame...

The UPEI Career Showcase and Job Fair will take place on March 10, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on the campus. 'This is an excellent opportunity for students and graduates seeking employment to meet with varying industry and company representatives looking to recruit employees,' says Kylah Hennessey, a career counsellor with UPEI's department...

At March's Research on Tap, join a UPEI chemist who will defend both the honour of his profession, and the much-maligned so-called enemy of the environment: plastic. The discussion starts at 7 p.m., March 9, in the bar at Mavor's in the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Dr. Michael Shaver is an assistant professor of chemistry with a focus on 'green' chemistry. His lab is...

The Tourism Research Centre in the School of Business at UPEI has released its fifteenth and final report based on the results for the 2007-2008 visitor exit survey. This report gives an overall snapshot of PEI's visitors segmented in a variety of ways and summarizes the findings of the previous reports. 'The exit survey provides a wealth of information for government and tourism...

Darryl McDaniel, president and owner of U&Me Marketing Inc., will be the guest speaker at the UPEI Business Society's 33rd annual luncheon on Friday, March 5. The luncheon will take place at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel, starting with a reception at 11 a.m. Tickets are $55 per person. Tables of eight or ten can also be purchased. McDaniel will talk about understanding consumers,...

Tonight's presentation at UPEI by Monique Collette, President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), has been postponed. Further details will be announced at a later date. In the spring of 2009, at the request of the Clerk of the Privy Council, Ms. Collette conducted a one-person task force to explore ideas and practical approaches that were having a positive impact on the...

At the request of the provincial government, UPEI has committed to developing a BEd program to meet the needs of kindergarten teachers as they transition from early childhood centres to the PEI school system. This is a temporary program that will accept just two intakes of students altogether, in 2010 and 2011. The program is currently going through the UPEI review process, prior to being...

A Magnificent Gift Declined, published by the Institute of Island Studies last fall, has won the prestigious Publication of the Year Award for 2009 from the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation. The award was shared with the book's author, Leonard Cusack, and presented at the annual Heritage Awards evening held recently in Summerside. The award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the...