President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz cordially invites members of our campus and Prince Edward Island communities to attend the nineteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony. Each year, UPEI honours people who have contributed to the University in an exceptional way as Founders, instilling a sense of heritage and community. Please join us Friday, September 28, 2018 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to honour the 2018 Founders for their contributions to the University: Mr. Daryl Guignion and Dr. Ian MacQuarrie And the Honourable Eugene F. Whalen Green Hat Award winner, Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, for contributions to the Atlantic Veterinary College.

Dr. Tony Couture will give a free talk entitled, "An Anarchist Theory of Humour," on Friday, September 28 from 3-4:30 in SDMB 211. 

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next two seminars of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series:  Carissa Grove (MSc-ESC Candidate) will present "Atlantic salmon intercourse and its implications for conservation and management on PEI".  Followed by Kyle Knysh (PhD-ESC Candidate) who will present "Exploiting aquatic animal behaviors to quantify ecological populations and assemblages"

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next seminar of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series: Dr Pierre-Yves Daoust (Atlantic Veterinary College) will be presenting a talk entitled "The Inuit's right to kill bowhead whales" Everyone is welcome  

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next seminar of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series: Dr Chistian Lacroix (Department of Biology) will be presenting a talk entitled "A journey to the mind of a journal editor".

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next seminar of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series: Dr Angela Riveroll (PIHCI Network, Applied Human Sciences) will be presenting a talk entitled "Precision health: A personalized approach to active health management."

October is Mi’kmaq History Month What’s with “Land Acknowledgment”? Living Treaties in Mi'kma’ki Join us for a brown bag talk by Tammy MacDonald, Director of Research and Outreach; Consultation Negotiation Coordinator Mi’kmaq Confederacy OF PEI. Never conquered, and the land never ceded; find out why this entire section of Canada is still Mi'kma’ki, and why that one tiny fact is so important. Monday, October 1st Robertson Library, Upper Level, Room 312 Noon – 1 pm Check out our display of recently acquired titles for our indigenous book collection. Everyone is welcome. Coffee will be served.

Back four our fourth year, Soup for the Soul resumes TODAY, Wednesday September 26 11:30 - 1:00 (or until we run out). Cream of chicken soup and lentil with black bean (vegan) soup are available with a dinner roll from Buns & Things. Come and taste how the Faculty of Education puts on the spread! Departments and other offices looking to host a soup event should contact Sister Sue soon as dates are fililng up!

All are welcomed to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, September 26 at 11:30 am in FSDE 212. This week's presenters are: Ankita Shrestha – MSc Student with her title, "Sea Lettuce to Biocarbon and Biogas with Recovery of Nutrients" and Haley Butler – MSc Student, with her title, "Development of starch-chitosan scaffolds for engineering neural tissues"

Orange Shirt Day occurs annually at the end of each September, the time of year when Indigenous children were taken away from their homes and put into residential schools. Phyllis Wedstad was one such child. As a young child on her first day at residential school, Phyllis’ favourite orange shirt was promptly taken from her upon her arrival at the school. Her language and pride in her culture was also taken from her. Orange Shirt Day has been created in honour of Phyllis, and the many other children who attended residential schools. More information on this day can be found online at www.orangeshirtday.org. This year on September 28, 2018, the UPEI is encouraging all students, staff, and faculty to wear orange as an annual opportunity to discuss aspects of residential schools, and to continue discussions year-round.   UPEI Bookstore will be selling Orange Shirt Day shirts for $10 plus tax. Thank you for your support in bringing awareness to Orange Shirt Day we hope that many of you will participate in wearing orange!