The Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards are the highest honour presented by the UPEI Alumni Association. Each year the Alumni Association commemorates one or more of our alumni for their outstanding contributions to knowledge, the arts, the community, the university, or humanity. UPEI Alumni Association President Curtis Toombs is pleased to invite you to the 27th annual Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards. Please join us in celebrating this year’s award recipients. Distinguished Alumni Awards Ho. Diane Campbell BA ‘72 Dr. Michael Beattie DVM ‘94 Inspiring Young Alumni Award Mr. Ron Myers BSc ‘03

Join UPEI's Dr. Brian Wagner for a demonstration of some incredible chemistry! Dr. Wagner will demonstrate the phenomenon of fluorescence, reflecting both his UPEI research work, and also showing that fluorescence is all around us, by demonstrating the fluorescence of everyday things, including the spice turmeric, vitamin B2, paper money and laundry detergent. He will also show the chemiluminescence of luminol, and discuss how it is used in forensic science to look for traces of blood.  Friday, September 22, 12:30pm to 1:00 pm Robertson Library Lobby This event is part of Science Literacy Week. All are welcome!

The UPEI Women's Rugby team is holding a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society at their home game Saturday, September 23 at 2pm. 'Try For The Cure' Shirts will be on sale at the game for $15. If you would not like to purchase a shirt but would like to contribute to the cause, there will be a donation box.

North of 49 Films and Campus Life Program presents Singing to Myself.  Come join Harmony Wagner, writer/director, and Jason Rogerson, producer, as they introduce their film, Signing to Myself. Free movie with free snacks - can it get any better? Doors open at 6:00 pm. Movie begins at 6:30 pm.

The first Student Diversity Office (SDO) Meeting will be taking place Friday, September 22 at 5:30 in Robertson Library Room 260. OPEN TO ALL! This is a fantastic way to get involved on campus. You can be as heavily--or as lightly involved as you wish. We coordinate events that center around social justice and diversity awareness issues. Our mission each semester is to come up with new and exciting ideas for how to engage our student population in the important conversation about social justice. It would be great to see some new faces!  

On behalf of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI, all are welcomed to meet Commander Michele Tessier who recently received the honour of a second naval command and will captain the HMCS Margaret Brooke, the RCN’s second arctic offshore patrol vessel starting in 2018. In this talk, she will be speaking on her experience in leadership and sharing points of encouragement for women who lead in innovation and technology.

The Faculty of Education will host our first Soup for the Soul event of the season. Soups will be Tuscan White Bean Soup and Hearty Lentil Soup, both made with vegetables grown in our very own Saint Dunstan's Garden on campus. Treat your mental health with a delicious FREE bowl of soup.

Dr. Joe Velaidum, Religious Studies, "The Cultured Despisers of Religion," The Pourhouse, 189 Great George Street. 6:30 pm with Talk beginning at 7. 19+. Hosted by the SDU Institute of Christianity and Culture.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present "Exploring Canadian Compositions for Voice & Piano" featuring Christianne Rushton, mezzo soprano and Robert Kortgaard, piano on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 for adults and seniors, studen tickets $15. Tickets will be available in advance via Brownpapertickets or at the door.

We are pleased to announce the first of our History of Medicine talks this year, by Dr. Jock Murray: "Noble Goals, Dedicated Doctors: Stories from 150 years of Educating Physicians at Dalhousie Medical School." The stories of medical education at Dalhousie will cover the remarkable beginning of the medical school, the early acceptance of women, some outstanding doctors and some outrageous and criminal characters, the ill-fated separation from the university, the impact of a school teacher’s critical report, the role of medical students in the Halifax Explosion, and how medical education and medical admissions have changed over the years. Dr. Jock Murray is a neurologist, medical historian, and former Dean of Medicine. His book on the history of the medical school will appear in the fall in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of the Dalhousie Medical School in 2018.