Public lecture about sheep welfare

Dr. Paula Menzies, a professor of small ruminant health management at the Ontario Veterinary College, will give a free public lecture on Friday, September 30, in AVC Lecture Theatre A as part of the 2016 Animal Welfare in Practice conference . Dr. Menzies will speak about the National Farm Animal Care Council's code of practice for the care and handling of sheep, which provides owners with guidelines to ensure that the animals are cared for properly. The conference will take place at AVC from September 30 to October 1. Registration is required for the workshops on Saturday. For more information, visit awc.upei.ca

History of Medicine Society: British Home Children of Prince Edward Island

Join us for the first History of Medicine event for the fall, as Master of Arts (Island Studies) student Sara Underwood presents some of her research on the more than 200 children who were settled in Prince Edward Island between 1893 and the early 1920s, as part of the child emigration movement by Middlemore Home in Birmingham, England. She will present information from reports and correspondence related specifically to the children’s health. All are welcome!

International Exchange Information Session

The UPEI International Relations Office is holding student information sessions on international study opportunities! Study abroad, international internships, volunteering abroad and many other student-focused opportunities are availble around the world! Come to one of our two sessions to hear about where your peers have studied and travelled! Everyone is welcome. This event is included in the "Prowl to Paradise" program!

International Exchange Information Session

The UPEI International Relations Office is holding student information sessions on international study opportunities! Study abroad, international internships, volunteering abroad and many other student-focused opportunities are availble around the world! Come to one of our two sessions to hear about where your peers have studied and travelled! Everyone is welcome. This event is included in the "Prowl to Paradise" program!

Observe the Moon Night

Join us at the UPEI observatory as we join people around the world celebrating International Observe the Moon Night. Get an up-close look at our nearest astronomical neighbour through our 8-inch telescope. Meet in room 417 of Memorial Hall to await your turn to go up to the telescope. Local astronomy enthusiasts will be on hand to provide information about the Moon and answer any of your astronomy questions. This event is open to the general public and all ages are welcome. Please note that accessing the telescope requires climbing stairs from the 4th floor to the rooftop. The elevator can be taken up to the 4th floor. In the event of cloudy weather, the viewing may have to be cancelled. Our back-up "cloud-date" is Wednesday, October 12, 8:00 to 9:30 pm. More information and updates on the event status can be found at http://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/ or by following @UPEIAstronomy on Twitter.

Faith and Knowledge Lecture 2016

Please join us for the 2016 Faith and Knowledge Lecture presented by the Saint Dunstan's Institute for Christianity and Culture. Dr. Moira McQueen, Director of the Canadian Catholic Instute on Bioethics and recent appointment of Pope Francis to the International Theological Commission, will speak on "What is Involved in 'Assisted' Dying?  Ethical Issues for Patients and Health Care Workers in Light of Christian Teaching."   Location: Charlottetown Rural High School, 100 Raiders Road, on Thursday 27 October 2016 at 7 pm.  Free admission and all are welcome.   

UPEI Rainbow Alliance Craft Fair

FREE ADMISSION! The UPEI Rainbow Alliance will be hosting a craft fair to help send Island high school students and their chaperones to OUTSthine 2017 in Windsor, Ontario. OUTShine 2017 is an International LGBTQI2S Youth and Ally Summit. Vendors: PEI Reach Foundation Nerdy Jewels Nevada Jay, Graphic Designer Houndstooth Bakery Avon One Earth with Consultant, Kathy L Burt Of The Earth Zak T Court Candle Creations Renee's Epic Cosmetics Oragami owl Arbonne Autumn and Fall Decor by Ashley Greening Melanie Hutchins Artistry Namaste PEI Steeped Tea Inc (who will also be doing a fundraiser of which we get 40% of the proceeds!) We will be selling raffle tickets (http://upeira.wixsite.com/fair/raffle for prize list) $2 each, 3 for $5, 15 for $10. All proceeds from the vendor tables, and the raffle will go towards this initiative. Come support our vendors who have helped support us! Steeped Tea is also doing a fundraiser for us, a rep will be there taking orders for the fundraiser, and we'll recieve 40% of the proceeds.  For more info on the Craft Fair: http://upeira.wixsite.com/fair/vendor-list https://www.facebook.com/events/904978959648202/

Special Announcement re: investment on the UPEI campus

The University community is cordially invited to join the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development; the Honourable H. Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island; and Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, for a special announcement regarding a strategic investment on the UPEI campus. The announcement will take place on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 1:15 pm outside in the Quadrangle, in front of Dalton Hall. 

Marie Henein to give 2016 Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell lecture

Canadian lawyer Marie Henein will give a lecture titled “An Inconvenient Profession” at the 2016 Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law on Wednesday, October 12, at 1:30 p.m., in Memorial Hall, Confederation Centre of the Arts. Henein will focus on the role of the legal profession in society, including both the personal demands of the profession as well as the commitment required to the legal system and the rule of law in firmly protecting the role of independent counsel. Co-sponsored by the University of Prince Edward Island and the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island, the Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law honours Thane A. Campbell, Rhodes Scholar, former premier of Prince Edward Island, and first chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island. The lecture is free, but seating is limited. It is recommended that audience members arrive 30 minutes prior to the event.