Dr. Kathy Ling, AVC Community Practice Clinic, will give a public workshop on Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m., about basic first aid for pets in AVC Lecture Theatre A.

On Wednesday, April 13, Fiep de Bie, AVC Wildlife Technician, will present “Giving Wings to Wildlife: Wildlife Care at AVC” in Lecture Theatre A at 12:30 pm. to mark National Wildlife Week.

On Monday April 11 at 7:30 pm join saxophonist Emily Proude and clarinettist Johanna Vessey for their Junior Recital in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI.

UPEI’s Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2015-16 season at the 47th annual UPEI Athletic Awards Gala on Saturday, April 2, recognizing outstanding student athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and serving the community.

In 1997 a group of UPEI alumni and other Prince Edward Islanders in Calgary, Alberta, was asked to host a dinner to raise a “little money” for UPEI. Since then, that group, known as the Friends of UPEI Calgary, has raised $1 million and distributed $427,000 in scholarships to a total of 228 Alberta students attending UPEI to date.

The winners of UPEI’s 2015 Co-op Student of the Year Awards in Business, Computer Science, and Physics were celebrated for their achievements at a special event held on March 17 during National Co-operative Education Week. 

A favourite among Island writers and literature lovers, UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class annual public reading will take place on Monday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Casa Mia Café in Charlottetown (131 Queen Street). 

UPEI President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz echoes the sentiments of Universities Canada by endorsing the federal budget that was tabled by the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance in the House of Commons on March 22.

The UPEI Jazz Ensemble, directed by Professor Dave Shephard, will present their Spring Jazz Concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 pm. 

On Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (UPEI), Parker Clements will present “Into My Own: A Senior Recital” as part of the UPEI Student Recital Series.