Junior Recitals: Tara Llewellyn, soprano; Chris Perry, trombone

The UPEI Music Department Student Recital Series 2019 is pleased to present two Junior Recitals on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.     Soprano, Tara Llewellyn, will be performing repertoire by Caldara, Scarlatti, Schumann, Ravel, Herbert and Willson in the first half of the program, accompanied by Frances McBurnie, piano   Trombonist, Christopher Perry, will be performing works by  Saint-Saëns, Ewazen and Sulek in the second half of the program, also accompanied by Frances McBurnie, piano   Admission is Free. All Welcome! 

UPEI Alumni and Friends Hong Kong Chapter

UPEI Alumni and Friends Hong Kong Chapter  President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you and a guest to a special 50th Anniversary Event. Join together with alumni and friends of UPEI and celebrate 50 years of People, Impact, and Excellence.  Royal Plaza Hotel Junior Ballroom III, Level 3 193 Prince Edward Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong March 25, 2019 6:30PM - 8:00PM Please RSVP by March 21 to Kathy at krweatherbie@upei.ca or call 902-566-0687.

AVC offers workshop on skin issues affecting dogs

Dr. Charlie Pye, veterinary dermatologist at AVC, will give a public workshop on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 pm, on common medical conditions that can cause excessive scratching in our canine companions and explain what treatments can be used to treat them. The workshop will take place in Lecture Theatre A at AVC. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc.

Families in Canada Conference 2019

Think BIG! Exploring Issues and Opportunities to Promote Family Well-being on Prince Edward Island As the province’s only university, the University of Prince Edward Island is committed to advancing family well-being, and is proud to be partnering with the Vanier Institute of the Family for the Families in Canada Conference 2019. Through dynamic local programming and the national livestream from Ottawa, this satellite conference event will explore issues and opportunities facing PEI families today. Local panelists will share their experiences representing different perspectives as individuals with lived experience, policy-makers, practitioners and researchers. For more information about the UPEI satellite conference or to register go to https://familiesincanada.ca/upei/

Information Session on Becoming a Pharmacist

As part of 'Pharmacy Awareness Week', the PEI Pharmacist Association is hosting a 1-hour information session on Wednesday, March 6 starting at 11:30 in the Health Sciences Building, room 105. This session will provide information about pharmacy programs, in an effort to not only guide those contemplating pharmacy as a career, but to further inform students about what 'goes in to' becoming a pharmacist so that the expanded role of pharmacists is better understood. There will also be a hands-on Naloxone-administration demo, which will be of interest to students in leadership/supervisory roles.