Join Sister Susan Kidd and others to learn more about Catholicism on January 16, 7:00 pm with Father Robert Barron. "Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven: The Mystery of the Liturgy and the Eucharist," (DVD). Come for information, conversation, and celebration!

Come discover what our UPEI Student Affairs professionals do. Get some ideas on what you can do as a faculty or staff member to enhance the student experience at UPEI. Join us on January 24 from 11:30 - 12:15 pm for a session on the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre by Sister Susan Kidd. Come discover the many services offered through the Chaplaincy Centre.

Kelly Lynne Miles will present her Master of Education Thesis defense on Wednesday, January 30 at 10:00 am in Room MCDH 243. Thesis Title: " Young Writers as Philosophers: Teaching Writing through Natural Inquiry and Community Dialogue”. ABSTRACT Current school culture places excessive emphasis on children reaching a minimum standard impairing their ability to reach their greatest potential. Students need to be challenged individually in authentic learning opportunities so that they can be supported to thrive as individuals. Teaching philosophically is one method that can address students’ needs including those requiring enrichment and additional support. Students are able to sustain thinking on subjects of authentic interest and reflect and assist one another through a recursive process of dialogue in the community of inquiry and writing. A qualitative study based on a three month intervention in a grade two classroom revealed that philosophical activity and writing instruction can be reciprocally beneficial for primary student learning. Data sources include the participant teacher’s reflective journal, student written reflections, assessed student work, video and a rubric measuring philosophical understanding. Teaching writing philosophically provides an authentic and student centred way of challenging students to deepen their reasoning skills, their understanding and their capacity for critical, creative and caring thinking. Philosophy can be taught within a subject so time allotment in the curricular timetable can be met. The study is significant in Prince Edward Island, as there is currently no documentation of any such initiatives to share with other teachers. An engaging and evocative stimulus, community of inquiry scaffolding, reflection, metacognition, narrative as genre and an effective working environment are necessary to ensure students are secure participating in challenging activities. Philosophical activity can engage and deepen grade two students’ thinking, while allowing them to play with ideas and imagine novel possibility.

Come discover what our UPEI Student Affairs professionals do. Get some ideas on what you can do as a faculty or staff member to enhance the student experience at UPEI. Join us on January 24 from 12:15 - 1:00 pm for a session on the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre by Sister Susan Kidd. Come discover the many services offered through the Chaplaincy Centre.

Come discover what our UPEI Student Affairs professionals do. Get some ideas on what you can do as a faculty or staff member to enhance the student experience at UPEI. Join us on February 6 and February 28 from 12:15 - 1:00 pm for sessions on Accessibility Services. Cathy Rose, Coordinator or Accessibility Services and Lori Silvaggio, Adaptive Technologist will provide an overview of the supports, adaptive technology & guidelines for academic and non-academic accommodations for students with physical, learning and psychological disabilities.

Bring your tubas,dust off those juggling pins, and warm up that special talent you've been hiding. It's time to show your talent UPEI! Want to perform? Email nso@upei. ca or sign-up in the offices of Student Union or Student Affairs.

Madeleine Thien was born in Vancouver in 1974, the year her Malaysian-Chinese parents immigrated to Canada. Her novels and short stories powerfully explore her heritage in the Asian-Canadian communities of Canada’s west coast, and the tragic and heroic struggles of people in post-war Southeast Asia. As a part of the UPEI Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series, Madeleine Thien, author of Certainty and Dogs at the Perimeter, will present her fiction on Thursday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. A reception and book signing will follow her reading. Her visit to PEI is sponsored by the UPEI English Department, in collaboration with Confederation Centre Art Gallery, and with support from The Canada Council of the Arts.

Stop by the International Relations Office (IRO) to kick-off International Development Week 2013. Meet our staff, and learn about the services we offer to students, staff, and faculty. Light refreshments will be provided.

Travel the world without even leaving campus! Speak to UPEI students and representatives from local non-governmental organizations (NGO) who operate internationally about their experiences and to learn about international opportunities. Students and NGO representatives will host a display of different countries and organizations showcasing culture, geography, history, and experiences at a market-style event in the PIT and breezeway of Robertson Library building. Passports will be handed out to visitors, so be prepared to stop a while and get stamped at each display you visit. Those who fill their passport will be entered in a prize draw. There will also be a vote for the best display!

Come out for the first public screening in Atlantic Canada of the newly released, award-winning film CHASING ICE, an eye-opening documentary on climate change. A discussion, led by Dr. Adam Fenech, Director of UPEI’s Climate Research Lab, Dr. Douglas R. Brown, Director of Agriculture and Food Security at World Vision International and Dr. Christian Lacroix, Vice-President Academic will follow the viewing. Light refreshments will be provided.