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!

In an upcoming talk to be presented at the Macphail Homestead in Orwell, Dr. James Moran will draw on a collection of correspondence between Macphail and Osler stretching between 1909 and 1919, examining the “McGill Connection” between two famous physicians who had more than just Montreal in common. Dr. Moran is a historian of medicine and mental health at UPEI. He is currently finishing a book called Madness on Trial: A Transatlantic History of English Civil Law and Lunacy. Like Sir Andrew Macphail, he loves Montreal, but prefers to live on Prince Edward Island. This is the annual Sir Andrew Macphail Memorial lecture, co-sponsored with the Prince Edward Island History of Medicine Society and held on Macphail’s birthday, November 24. Start time is 7:00 pm, preceded by a cash-bar reception at 6:30. Admission is by free-will donation.

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present ​UPEI Concert Choir under the direction of Margot Rejskind Saturday, December 2, 7:30 pm, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown. Admission: Adults $15 / Students $10. Click here to purchase tickets online or by music@upei.ca / call 902-566-0507.

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present UPEI Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Prof. Dave Shephard Tuesday, November 28, 7:30 pm, Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus. Admission: Adults $15 / Students $10. Click here to purchase tickets online or by music@upei.ca / call 902-566-0507.

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present Jane Coop on piano Thursday, November 16, 7:30 pm in Steel Recital Hall. Admission: Adults $20 / Students $15. Click here to purchase tickets online or by music@upei.ca / call 902-566-0507.

UPEI Department of Music piano instructor Sarah Hagen will present "Scherzo" featuring works by Chopin and Schumann on Sunday, November 26 at 2:30 pm in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown. Admission is by donation. The recital will be 75 minutes in length and there will be no intermission. All welcome are welcome!