TONIGHT!!! Free Movie Screening with snacks and give-aways! North 49 Films and Campus Life Lounge present: "Closet Monster" "A closeted Newfoundland teen named Oscar (Connor Jessup) dreams of becoming a special-effects makeup artist, and is terrified of his macho father finding out the truth about his sexuality. When he falls for Wilder (Aliocha Schneider), a handsome, worldly co-worker at the hardware store, he is forced to confront his fears. Written and directed by Stephen Dunn "Closet Monster" made its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Come on over tonight to the Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs, W.A. Murphy Student Centre; doors open at 6:00 pm and the movie begins at 6:15 pm. Enjoy the snacks and have a chance to win one of two $50 UPEI Bookstore gift cards! For more information, contact Anne Bartlett at ambartlett@upei.ca or 902-894-2835.

Graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the upcoming GSA Wine and Cheese Social, November 28, 6-9 pm, with silent auction and presentation of faculty and staff awards. The value of all of the silent auction goodies gathered thus far exceeds $1300! Food will be served and beverages (alcoholic & non-alcoholic) may be purchased at the event, taking place in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. It will be an evening of socializing, celebration, and fun! Graduate students who attend will be entered into a draw to win $500 towards tuition, compliments of the Office of the President!

PhD student Logan MacIntyre will give a presention entitled "Mining for 'chemical gold': The role of natural products in 21st century antibiotic discovery" at the November Research on Tap event. Presentation description: "It should come as no shock that we find ourselves in the antibiotic resistance era and that many drugs currently used to treat infection are becoming ineffective. Discovering new antibiotics forms part of the solution to this crisis and in response, many scientists have turned to perhaps the most historically prolific producers of antibiotic drugs - bacteria and fungi. This presentation will cover the challenges associated with modern antibiotic discovery, the untapped potential of bacteria and fungi and future directions for this field of research." The event will take place at The Wave (campus pub) in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on November 16 at 6:30 pm. Any questions or comments may be directed to gsa@upei.ca.

The Journal Club to be hosted by Dr. Bonnie Stewart, which was postponed from September, has been rescheduled. It will now take place on Friday, November 17 from 12:15 to 1:30 pm, in Memorial Hall, Room 417. Dr. Stewart's article, "Collapsed publics: Orality, literacy, and vulnerability in academic Twitter," addresses scholars’ experiences and practices related to engagement on open networked platforms, and considers the tensions these practices raise within the contemporary academy. In anticipation of a rich discussion, please download and read the paper by clicking here. All faculty, staff, and graduate students are welcome to attend this event!

Join the UPEI Faculty of Nursing and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for the Master of Nursing Open House on Wednedsay, November 22, 2017 from 6:00–8:00 pm in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105. Talk with current Master of Nursing students to hear about their journey in the program, tour the building, and have your questions answered! Refreshments will be served and all nurses in PEI are invited to attend!

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!