Join us in the Campus Life Lounge from 6:30 to 10:00 pm for our very own kick-off to UPEI Mental Health Week! This event will feature Coffee with a Stranger, with special guest Amalia (UPEI alumna), who will share with us her inspiring battle with mental health, and a representitive from the Canadian Mental Health Association to discuss mental health resources within the community.  Following Coffee with a Stranger, UPEI Campus Life has partnered with North of 49 Films for a viewing of "The Hanging Garden", with a mental health-related discussion to follow.  Food and refreshments will be provided from Chartwells. Approximate times: Coffee with a Stranger - 6:30 to 7:30 pm The Hanging Garden - 8:00 to 10:00 pm

The University 100 Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series 2017 Elyse Cottrell is the first UPEI student to be awarded a prestigious 3M National Student Fellowship through the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time students at Canadian post-secondary institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives, at their post-secondary institution. These students embrace a vision of education that enhances their academic experience and beyond. We are delighted to celebrate this accomplishment and hear her speak about the work she is involved with as a disability rights advocate, and the importance of access to services, and inclusion, for all. Elyse will also discuss the 3M National Student Fellowship program.    Everyone is welcome to attend.

The 2017 UPEI Don Mazer Arts & Science Lecture by Dr. Catherine Morley will be held on March 2, 7:00 p.m., in the Dining Room (third floor, room 301) of the UPEI Health Sciences Building. Dr. Morley, a film-maker and textile artist, and a professor in the School of Nutrition and Dietetics at Acadia University, will speak about “The Arts and the Health/Helping Professions.” She will focus on arts-informed teaching strategies for working with students who are preparing for health and human services careers. She will also draw on her expertise and experience in using arts-based approaches for research in health and human services.  

Dr. Peter Foley, Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College, will give a public workshop on Thursday, March 9, at 7 pm, about end-of-life issues with companion animals. The workshop will take place at AVC in Lecture Theatre A. Dr. Foley will offer information to help people act on behalf of their beloved pets as the end of life draws near. He will discuss palliative care options, assessing quality of life, deciding when euthanasia is right, the euthanasia procedure itself, and coping strategies for dealing with the loss of a pet. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589.

First, we feast!  What has traditionally been a Christian practice to clear our cupboards before lent has become a popluar commuity building event.  And who can say no to free food?

First of 2 masses with distribution of ahses offered on campus.

The next “Open Pages” at UPEI’s Robertson Library happens March 1, at 7 pm and highlights the new book by UPEI professor Ann Braithwaite, Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies. Open Pages features local authors speaking about their books: what inspired them, what they learned, what they want to share. Event takes place in the new lounge on the first floor of UPEI's Robertson Library. Light refreshments will be served. Dr. Ann Braithwaite is professor and coordinator of Diversity and Social Justice Studies at UPEI. She co-authored this new book with Dr. Catherine M. Orr, professor and chair of Critical Identity Studies at Beloit College. Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies is a guide to engaging students in the challenges—and pleasures—of thinking critically about gender, race, and sex today. By focusing on “the everyday,” it speaks to the importance of students’ understanding the taken-for granted circumstances of their daily lives. It explores the idea that “people are different, and the world isn’t fair,” and engages students in the follow-up question, “Now that we know, how shall we live?” “This publication is of great significance for students from any faculty, even though it is most likely going to have the greatest impact in the Faculty of Arts,” said Dr. Nebojsa Kujundzic, dean of arts at UPEI. 

Second mass option for the day ... mass with distribution of ashes. 

The Fiona Papps Psychology Colloquium Series presents a talk entitled "It's the End of Psychology as We Know It. . . (and I Feel Fine)", by Dr.Scott Greer on Friday, March 3 at 3:00 pm in Memorial Hall, Rm. 215. All are welcome to attend!  

Speaker:  Laura Carvalho, Pathology and Microbiology Title: Characterizing infection dynamics and host response in simultaneous infections of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Moritella viscosa in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).