In the first Trudeau Lecture to come to the University of Prince Edward Island, beloved Métis author and playwright Maria Campbell, 2012 visiting Trudeau Fellow, talks about the connection between her volunteering, her academic career, and her work in literature, theatre, and video to end violence against women in her lecture entitled: "Picking Up The Pieces - Seeking Out The Roots Of Violence Against Indigenous Women." Growing up in a Road Allowance Métis community in northern Saskatchewan, Dr. Campbell witnessed the power that women in her community exercised, as well as the violence they experienced. A lifelong student of Indigenous oral history, she will speak to what she has learned of traditional ways that fostered respect and authority for Aboriginal women, and on how colonization disrupted those ways and introduced gendered violence. Dr. Campbell will also describe how she is using her Trudeau Foundation fellowship to explore archival and secondary source material to support what she knows about the roots of violence against Aboriginal women. Her lecture will cover how she came to look for these “pieces of ourselves left behind” in documentary sources, and how observations about Aboriginal women from a Euro/Western lens can be re-visited to assist Aboriginal women’s activism today. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

UPEI will host the sixth annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Pow Wow on Monday, October 7 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome to attend and celebrate the vibrant culture and history of the Mi’kmaq people of Prince Edward Island.

Join the department of Athletics and Recreation as they announce the most recent Athletes of the Week.

Join hundreds of UPEI students as they fight against cancer at the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. For more information contact Gail MacDonald, PEI Division Office, 866-566-4077. Register your team at www.relayforlife.ca, obtain your Team Captain Kit by emailing gmacdonald@pei.cancer.ca.

Come participate in various improv activities. No experience necessary! It's fun and FREE!

Come participate in a variety of improv activities! No experience necessary! It's fun and it's FREE!

Come participate in a variety of improv activities! No experience necessary! It's fun and it's FREE!

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will hold its annual Fall Awards and Recognition Night ceremony on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 pm in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons. AVC’s Fall Awards and Recognition Night provides the opportunity to recognize the hard work of the College’s doctor of veterinary medicine students to succeed in their demanding studies. It also acknowledges donors, award presenters and supporters of AVC who have come from throughout Atlantic Canada to celebrate and recognize student and faculty achievement.

Bass-baritone Nathan Keoughan returns to perform at his alma mater on Saturday, October 5th at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI. Nathan is thrilled to be back at UPEI, for his first recital as a guest artist. In collaboration with pianist Frances McBurnie, Nathan will perform a collection of song cycles by Ibert, Finzi and Wolf as well as a selection of opera arias and show tunes. Admission at the door: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students.

Are you a science student? Are you interested in a career in the health care profession? Come and join local health professionals to learn more about health careers on Prince Edward Island. This showcase is open to all science students, and will include over 25 professionals working in various health related industries, such as dentistry, nursing, cancer care, clinical laboratory science, mental health and community services. A light lunch will be provided.