Bass-baritone Nathan Keoughan returns to perform at his alma mater on Saturday, October 5 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI. Nathan is thrilled to be back at the University 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.
Tickets are available at the door for $15 (adults), or $10 (seniors and students). For more information contact the UPEI Music Department at 566-0507 or music@upei.ca
Dr. Alan Doucette, Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University will present a seminar on Wednesday, October 2 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Doucette’s presentation is entitled "From cells to Excel: Improved technologies for proteome processing and characterization." The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre Room 212.
The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 1:00–4:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A. This will be a training session with handout, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included).
The Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing, and service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years.)
Please notify by e-mail animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October 16 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.
The UPEI Student Union is pleased to announce that The Wave will be opening for the year on Wednesday, October 2nd at 11:00 am. The Wave will be offering a full menu Monday to Friday from 11:00 am—10:00 pm. Stop in and try our new menu that includes vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options as well as your pub favorites. If you have any questions about the Wave or want to book an event contact Josh at 566-0366 or thewave@upeisu.ca. See you Wednesday!
There will be information sessions held for building Fire Wardens, Guardians, Evacuation Plan Administrators and all alternates prior to the annual evacuation drills which will be held this Fall. Information discussed will include roles and the evacuation process. This will also be a good opportunity for those involved in the evacuation process to ask questions.
Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 9:30—10:30 am
Location: Health Sceinces Building, room 105
Presenters: Al Veale, Security and Denise Bustard, Health and Safety
The UPEISU is deeply saddened to inform the campus community that The Wave's Bar Manager, Benjamin Howard, has been diagnosed with cancer and has moved to Kingston, Ontario to undergo treatment.
Josh McInnis has been hired as of yesterday to take on the role as Bar Manager. He has been very busy getting things ready for The Wave to open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 2 at 11:00 am.
Our thoughts and best wishes are with Ben.
Join the UPEISU Iranian Society for Mehregan or Jashn-e Mehr (Mehr Festival)—a Zoroastrian and Persian (Iranian) festival to honor the Yazata of "Mehr", which is responsible for friendship, affection and love. It is also widely referred to as Persian Festival of Autumn. There will be music, dance, and more! Light refreshments will be served.
Tickets are $6 in advance and $9 at the door (upon availability) and can be purchased in advance by emailing iraniansociety@upeisu.ca.
For more information contact Amir Hosseinzadeh at ahosseinzade@upei.ca.
Ms. Lesli Bisgould, BA, LLP will present her lecture—"Power and Irony: Why Animals Have No Legal Rights in Canada—Yet" as this year's Thane Campbell Lectureship in Law on Friday, October 4 at 1:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242) in Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
Ms. Bisgould has been practicing law since 1992, focusing on animal law and animal rights. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s faculty of law where she teaches a course on animals and the law. She is the author of Animals and the Law (2011), a Canadian law textbook published by Irwin Law.
The campus community is invited to attend the 2013 Trudeau Lecture entitled: "Picking Up The Pieces: Seeking Out The Roots Of Violence Against Indigenous Women" on Tuesday, October 8 at 7:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium,
Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
In the first Trudeau Lecture to come to the University of Prince Edward Island, beloved Métis author and playwright Maria Campbell, 2012 Trudeau Fellow, talks about the connection between her volunteering, her academic
David Chilton, best-selling author of "The Wealthy Barber" and "The Wealthy Barber Returns" and Dragon on CBC's Dragons' Den is coming to Charlottetown on October 28. Chilton will headline Enactus (Entrepreneurial Action Us) UPEI's event on entrepreneurship and innovation which will be held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on Monday, October 28 at 7:00 pm.
