Fuel up for a big day ahead! Come enjoy some pancakes, sausages, and spend time with new friends!

Meet your UPEI Student Union executive and the councillors that represent you! Join in for an old fashioned BBQ at the O-Week Headquarters (tent in between Don and Marion McDougall Hall and Duffy Sceince Centre) for a great start to the afternoon! All are welcome to attend!

It's time to celebrate and finish off O-Week 2013 with lots of food, new and old friends, as well as staff and faculty! Awards will be presented to the top team, most spirited first-year and top O-Week leader. The UPEI Shinerama 2013 fundraising total will also be announced! Please contact Candice Heigh at 902-566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca if you're interested in purchasing a ticket.

Looking for services in Charlottetown? Come and meet dozens of local and national businesses who are here to help new students. Be sure to stop and chat with some representatives!

Faculty are invited to a day of discussion and learning at UPEI's annual Let's Talk Teaching Day. Topics and questions such as "How do we explain what we do?", "Do we know what our colleagues do?" and "What does the community think we do?" will be explored. Keynote speaker: Dr. Robert Campbell, President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Allison University. A faculty meet and greet will take place at 10:00 am in room 329 McDougall Hall. A wine and cheese reception will follow from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Main Faculty Lounge. To register, contact Gerald Wandio at gwandio@upei.ca at the Faculty Development Office by August 29.

Enjoy your first day of classes at UPEI!

Join Mr. Hee-yong Cho, South Korean Ambassador to Canada for a public lecture entitled “Celebrating 2013, the Year of Korea in Canada: A Path Toward a Strategic Partnership between Korea and Canada.” This year is the 50th Anniversary of Korea-Canada Diplomatic Relation. It is formally recognized by both governments as "the Year of Korea in Canada" and "the Year of Canada in Korea." The Korean Ambassador introduces “the past, present, and future of Korea-Canada diplomatic relations” and then discusses “a strategic partnership” between two nations by indentifying “new ways to enhance South Korea’s relationships with Atlantic Canada.” His lecture will help UPEI students, faculty and staff as well as others outside the campus to learn more about its international implications for educational, business or career opportunities and benefits in PEI or South Korea. All are welcome to attend.

Faculty of Science HUB/ESC Seminar Series: Dr Robert Gilmour (VP Research / Department of Biomedical Sciences) will present the seminar "Low energy cardiac defibrillation" This seminar series is hosted by the Biology Department. Everyone is welcome.

Faculty of Science HUB/ESC Seminar Series: Dr Vipen Sawhey (Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan) will present the seminar entitled "Male sterility in plants: For fun and profit" This seminar series is hosted by the Biology Department. Everyone is welcome.

Faculty of Science HUB/ESC Seminar Series: Dr Natacha Hogan (Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan) will present the seminar entitled: "Mycotoxins and animal health" This seminar series is hosted by the Biology Department. Everyone is welcome.