UPEI is proud to be a "Barrier Buster" by having invested in infrastructure to create a more inclusive and accessible campus! Thanks to the generous support of Access4All Canada 150 Signature Initiative created by the Rick Hansen Foundation and the Government of Canada, there will be Barrier Buster booths on campus on November 20. Stop by a booth to learn about the importance of accessibilty and inclusion! UPEI Accesibility Services and Spinal Cord Injury PEI will be in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse and Robertson Library Breezeway between 9:00 and 11:00 am. Come on out and be a Barrier Buster Buddy!

Join us as we celebrate our role as a “ Barrier Buster”, creating a more inclusive and accessible campus through the generous support of Access4All Canada 150 Signature Initiative created by the Rick Hansen Foundation and the Government of Canada. We are excited to highlight recently completed infrastructure investments on Monday, November 20, 2017 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the RBC Concourse of the UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering. Guest speaker, Islander and member of the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby team Kristen Cameron will reflect on her personal experience after an unfortunate accident at age 26. She will deliver remarks highlighting the importance of equal access for all. Join the celebration and be a Barrier Buster Buddy!

Join us Friday, November 17 for a reception to celebrate eight new books from writers and editors in UPEI’s Faculty of Arts. The event runs 4:00 pm–5:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building. “The Faculty of Arts is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues,” said Dr. Neb Kujundzic, dean of Arts at UPEI. “In the social sciences and humanities, publishing a manuscript is considered the highest level of scholarly achievement.” The following titles will be launched at the event. Everyday Women's and Gender Studies: Introductory Concepts, by Ann Braithwaite and Catherine Orr (Taylor & Francis, 2016) From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience, edited by Laurie Brinklow and Ryan Gibson (Island Studies Press, 2017) Paramedics On and Off the Streets: Emergency Medical Services in the Age of Technological Governance, by Michael Corman (University of Toronto Press, 2017) Thinking About Technology: How the Technological Mind Misreads Reality, by Gil Germain (Lexington Books, 2017)  Arnold Jacobs's Legacy: Sound Advice for Developing Brass Players, by Gregory B. Irvine (Scholar Publications, 2015) Snow Softly Falling: Holiday Stories from Prince Edward Island, edited by Richard Lemm (Acorn Press, 2015) Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island, edited by Edward MacDonald, Joshua MacFadyen, and Irené Novaczek (Island Studies Press and McGill-Queen's Press, 2016) Morals and Consent: Contractarian Solutions to Ethical Woes, by Malcolm Murray (McGill-Queen's Press, 2017) All are welcome!

A favourite event among Island writers and literature lovers, the annual public reading by UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class, will take place on Monday, November 20 at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building. The reading will showcase emerging and seasoned writers: Colleen MacQuarrie, Louise Burley, Kandace Hagen, Lorraine Clements, Michelle Barton, Hailey Hennessey, Allysha Leuschen, Rose Henbest, Morgan Sewell, Lorraine Rumson, Elaine Graham, and Victoria Jewells. Several writers will read from their memoirs—about growing up in a boarding house in downtown Charlottetown, of witnessing decades of transformations in an eastern PEI rural community, of coming of age on a Saskatchewan farm amidst the richness of the Prairie landscape, of being the parent of a transgendered child, and of dealing with physical disabilities and corrective surgery. Fiction writers and poets will give us glimpses of a passionate affair between a puritanical man and a sensual woman; a friendship between a young prince and a stable boy in a medieval kingdom; the challenges of gender identity, sexuality, and amorous relationships in the 21st century; the blessings and tribulations of childhood and parenting; the vortex of substance abuse and rehabilitation; the spectrum of longings, sorrows, revelations, and joys that rainbows our lives.    The reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department. Admission is free. All are welcome.

The departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology invite you to a seminar with Dr. Andy Tasker, Biomedical Sciences, who will give a talk entitled "Scaffolding proteins as targets for neuroprotection in stroke: the NA-1 story from concept to clinic" on November 15 at 3:00 pm in Lecture Theatre A, AVC. For more information, email sacorn@upei.ca. All are welcome!

The UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering is hosting an open house on Friday, November 17 from 12 noon to 3 pm for prospective students and their parents. It is a great opportunity—on a PD day for high school students—to explore a future-focused engineering degree that leads to a multitude of career opportunities. Faculty and staff will be showcasing UPEI’s unique program through presentations and tours of the state-of-the-art facility. Students will learn how sustainable design engineering is about solving real problems for real clients, broadening horizons with global experiences, connecting with the community, and improving the environment. Current student projects will be on display, and first-year students will be competing in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering concourse with the gravitational-powered cars they have created, designed, and built. Admissions staff will also be onsite to answer any application-related questions. All are welcome! 

The UPEI Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karem J. Simon, will be performing a full recital of contemporary wind band music on Friday, November 24 at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown. With performances in recent years at local Churches – St. Dunstan’s Basilica and Zion Presbyterian – the Wind Symphony is continuing a tradition of performing beyond campus. The exceptional acoustics of Park Royal will make this performance memorable, and the seating capacity will allow for all Wind Symphony supporters to attend. The center piece of the program is Dutch composer Johan de Meij’s Symphony No. 1 “The Lord of the Rings”. It is based on the trilogy of that name by J.R.R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The symphony consists of five separate movements, each illustrating a personage or an important episode from the book. The movements include GANDALF (The Wizard); LOTHLORIEN (The Elvenwood); GOLLUM (Sméagol); JOURNEY IN THE DARK; and HOBBITS. The symphony was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987 and has garnered many awards. Soloist for this recital is UPEI’s sessional Saxophone Professor, Dr. Nicole Strum. A recipient of numerous Canada Council for the Arts grants and winner of the 2008 Canadian Federation of University Women Creative Arts Award, Nicole's artistic focus is the interpretation and performance of contemporary repertoire. For her performance with the Wind Symphony, Dr. Strum will be playing Charles Rochester Young’s Concerto, a virtuosic work in three movements – fast, slow, fast – that showcases the saxophone’s technical facility, lyrical qualities, and emotional spectrum. Vincent Persichetti’s Psalm for Band will also be featured. It is a contemplative work that utilizes the soloistic and corporate colour of the modern wind band. Persichetti, an American, was known for the highly developed contrapuntal writing of his compositions. Comprised mostly of UPEI music majors, the Wind Symphony has been critically acclaimed for its performance standard and innovative programming. During the past nineteen years the Wind Symphony has produced an annual compact disc featuring selected repertoire from each year’s performances. Cathedrals, released in May 2010 received the 2011 Music PEI Award for Best Classical Recording. In February 2011 the Wind Symphony released its O Canada CD, a project exclusively for PEI public schools. Its most recent compact discs including Freebirds, Lincolnshire Posy, Magnolia Star, and Singularity have been highly acclaimed. Tickets for this performance at $15 Adults and $10 Students may be acquired at the UPEI Music Department and at the admissions desk the evening of the recital.  

The University has retained the services of Brook McIlroy Inc. to update the UPEI Campus Master Plan. A consultant team will be on campus to conduct consultations with a wide-range of UPEI stakeholders. Feedback is important and two Open Campus Sessions have been arranged to allow members of the University community an opportunity to provide input.  Discussions with the campus community will be structured around the following questions, although additional topics will likely arise during the discussion: What are the priorities in the physical development of the campus? What should be addressed first? Are there specific space needs or functions that the University should be providing? What issues can you identify on campus that hinder its effectiveness, or prevent the fulfillment of campus users' aspirations? What are your concerns? Attend the Open Campus Session on Tuesday, November 14, 1:30-2:15 pm in Room 113, SDU Main Buidling, or on Wednesday, November 15, 9:00-9:45 am Room 105, Health Sciences Building. 

The University has retained the services of Brook McIlroy Inc. to update the UPEI Campus Master Plan. A consultant team will be on campus to conduct consultations with a wide-range of UPEI stakeholders. Feedback is important and two Open Campus Sessions have been arranged to allow members of the University community an opportunity to provide input.  Discussions with the campus community will be structured around the following questions, although additional topics will likely arise during the discussion: What are the priorities in the physical development of the campus?  What should be addressed first?  Are there specific space needs or functions that the University should be providing? What issues can you identify on campus that hinder its effectiveness, or prevent the fulfillment of campus users' aspirations? What are your concerns? Attend the Open Campus Session on Tuesday, November 14, 1:30-2:15 pm in Room 113, SDU Main Buidling, or on Wednesday, November 15, 9:00-9:45 am Room 105, Health Sciences Building. 

Soup for the Soul will be hosted by the UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation on Wednesday, November 22 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Chaplaincy Centre. The harvests from the SDU gardens, located at the Mount and outside of the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre, are used to supply vegetables and herbs as ingredients for the meal. Enjoy some delicious butternut squash and apple soup, chicken and rice soup and biscuits! Tell a friend to tell a friend!