Junior and Senior High School field hockey players and coaches across the Island are invited to attend a “Welcome to 2013 Field Hockey Season” practice at the University of Prince Edward Island Turf Field on Monday, September 9 from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Coaches will run their own practices and must supply their own equipment. Members of the UPEI Field Hockey Varsity Team will be there to support and offer assistance with drills. The event will be sponsored by UPEI Varsity Field Hockey Team and Field Hockey PEI (PEIFHA). PEIFHA will donate $2 for every school player attending Monday’s session to 2013 UPEI Field Hockey program.

The Third Annual UPEI Panthers Kitchen Party will be hosted on Friday Sept 27 at Peakes Quay, in support of the UPEI Women’s Hockey & Women’s Rugby programs. Reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00pm, followed by a delicious Lobster Dinner served at 6:30pm. Funds raised through this event will directly support the student-athlete experience via athletic financial awards, professional training, exhibition schedule, and more. If you are interested in attending The Kitchen Party, tickets are available at a cost of $40 per seat or $320 per table of eight. Tickets are available by calling Panther Central at 566-0368 or by contacting Bruce Donaldson; Head Coach Women's Hockey (393-0662) and Shannon Atkins, Head Coach Women's Rugby (676-2266).

The Psychology Department will kick off another season of the 2013-2014 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series beginning Thursday, September 12 at 3:00 pm in Lecture Theatre B of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Our first lecture of the series titled "Why Usually Honest People Sometimes Steal" is being presented by Dr. Will Cupchik, formerly Psychologist-in-Charge, Forensic Out-Patient Psychological Services, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto. For more information, contact Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, smackinnon@upei.ca.

Representatives from Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry will visit the University of Prince Edward Island on Thursday, September 19 to meet with students who are interested in applying for admission to a Dentistry or Dental Hygiene program. Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry has provided an outstanding dentistry education for more than 100 years. Our tradition is excellence and our passion is educating dental professionals that we are proud to welcome as our colleagues after graduation. If you are an excellent student who is interested in belonging to a compassionate and challenging profession, we invite you to learn more about our programs. Please join us for a presentation and question/answer session on Thursday, September 19 at 1:00 p.m. in HSB 106.

UPEI Women’s Basketball announced recently that a new community basketball tournament—the first annual Subway Panther Pride 3 versus 3 basketball tournament—will take place on Sunday, September 29 at UPEI’s Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and Colonel Gray High School. The tournament will raise funds for the UPEI Women’s Basketball program in support of their exhibition game schedule and athletic financial awards. The tournament will feature five divisions for both males and females—grades 4–6, 7–9, 10–12, an open recreation division, and an open competitive masters division. Registration is $60.00 per team with teams of three to four players. For more information or to register, contact UPEI Panther Central at panthercentral@upei.ca, (902) 368-6308; visit Courtside Sneakers at www.courtsidesneakers.com, or contact organizer Chris Huggan at clhuggan@edu.pe.ca or (902) 368-6860 ext. 250. Early Registration: Players who register by September 15 will receive a tournament T-shirt and a $5.00 Subway gift card.

At the first Research on Tap of the season, join us for a discussion about where our concepts of good and bad come from. The discussion, “Morality is a Myth,” begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, October 1 in The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. The discussion will be led by Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy at UPEI. “Morality is an evolutionary trait,” argues Murray. “It’s useful to the extent that it enables us as social creatures to live together in peace. But it is not something out there in the world that we discover. It is not innate. It’s something, like a sense of humour, we develop and value. The concept of morality as an objective fact in the world is a myth.” Research on Tap is a series of public discussion led by UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117 or datkinson@upei.ca.

Saturday September 14, the UPEI Women's Rugby team opens its 2013 season against Saint Thomas at 2:00 pm. Please note -- game has been moved to the Artificial Turf Field.

UPEI's Cross Country Club will host the Panther Pace 5K fun run on Tuesday, October 8th. Registration is at 4:00 pm with run starting at 5:00 pm. Entry fee is $10 per person with proceeds going to the club. For additional information contact Melanie McKenna at mjmckenna@upei.ca

Join us for an open house to celebrate renovations to the Qualitative Research Lab. The UPEI Qualitative Research Lab (QRL) provides a range of equipment and training to outfit researchers for field work in the community and a facility to analyze data and prepare scholarly works. The lab provides remote data acquisition technology to capture stories, experiences, and cultures of interest. Researchers access transcription, analysis, and dissemination technologies. Researchers also have access to the QRL’s state-of-the-art Co-Laboratory to meet and share information with researchers around the world. The open house runs from 9:00-11:00 am on Friday, September 20. Light refreshments will be available. The lab is located in room 413 of Dalton Hall. The QRL is led by Dr. Kate Tilleczek, Canada Research Chair in Youth Cultures and Transitions, and is created through funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). For more information, visit katetilleczek.ca, or contact cyct@upei.ca.

Are you a new graduate veterinary medicine student to UPEI? Join us for a Welcome Wine and Cheese on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 pm in McMillan Hall. There will be live entertainment, refreshments, and a cash bar! Staff and faculty are welcome to attend.