Events Archive

Dr. Adam Fenech, director of UPEI’s Climate Research Lab, is touring Prince Edward Island communities this July to give demonstrations of the CoastaL Impacts Visualization Environment tool, better known as CLIVE. Dr. Fenech will lead discussions about coastal erosion and sea-level rise, and the…
Dr. Ian Gardner, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Aquatic Epidemiology, and a team of AVC researchers will be hosting Dr.'s Fred Page and Jon Grant during the week of July 21st. To make the best of this visit we have organized a morning of short talks on how oceanographic tools can be…
The University of Prince Edward Island invites members of the campus community to a private pre-screening of the new documentary, "Code Kids", from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm on Monday, July 21 in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (MCDH 242) at Don and Marion McDougall Hall on the UPEI campus. Filmed in…
Join Dr. Neb Kujundzic, candidate for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts for a public presentation on Wednesday, July 17 at 2:30 pm. Dr. Kujundzic is currently a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy and Interim Dean in the Faculty of Arts. Dr. Kujundzic will make a public…
Join Dr. Shannon Murray, candidate for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts, for a public presentation on Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 pm. Dr. Murray is currently a faculty member in the Department of English. Dr. Murray will make a public presentation in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (room…
Dr. Galina Hayes will be on-campus next week interviewing for the open, tenure-track faculty position in small animal surgery in the Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Hayes is board-certified in both small animal surgery and small animal emergency and critical…
Dr. Dan Hurnik, Interim Dean of AVC, will be hosting a reception for alumni and friends of AVC during the 2014 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Conference in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador. Please join him in the Brownsdale Room at the Delta St. John's Hotel on Thursday, July 10 from…
Dig through your attic, then drop-by and have your First World War (1914-1918) documents and artifacts permanently preserved in digital form. UPEI library and History Department staff and students will be scanning and photographing artifacts in the Confederation Centre Public Library from 2-4pm on…
Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair will present her Master of Education Thesis Defence on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am in Memorial Building, Room 417. Her thesis is entitled: "Developing Global Citizenship in Higher Education Through International Experiential Learning: An Interpretive Case Study." All are…
Dig through your attic, then drop-by and have your First World War (1914-1918) documents and artifacts permanently preserved in digital form. UPEI library and History Department staff and students will be scanning and photographing artifacts in the UPEI Robertson Library from 2-4pm on Wednesday…
UPEI’s Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute (LMMI)’s 11th biennial conference—“L.M. Montgomery and War”—will take place June 25–29 in Charlottetown. The conference will include open discussions on war, conflict, the Canadian Home Front, gender roles, and more. Keynote speakers include distinguished…
Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join Dr. Quentin Chiotti, for a presentation on his research "Addressing Climate Change in Ontario: Lessons for Prince Edward Island" on Tuesday, June 24 at 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall, room 243. Dr. Chiotti has applied for a Climate Change…
Staff and faculty are invited to join Dr. Ben Sutherland, Université Laval, QC for a seminar entitled: "Comparative transcriptomics in salmonids and their parasites: predictive smoltification markers and drug resistance traits." The seminar will take place on Tuesday, June 24, at 10:00 am in room…
The Department of Psychology invites members of the campus community--students, faculty, and staff, and those in the wider local community to attend a public presentation by Dr. Tracy Doucette, a candidate for the tenure-track position in Behavioural Neuroscience. The presentation will take place…
Join Catherine MacNeil, BSc, for her MSc Defense entitled: Youth livelihood strategies and the role of Youth in environmental decision-making in six villages in eastern Cameroon. The seminar will be held on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Health Sciences Building, room 105. Everyone is…
Join Dr. Brad Walters, Mount Allison University, for a special seminar presented by the Science Graduate Studies Committee. The seminar is entitled: Do Property Rights Matter for Conservation? Family Land, Forests and Trees in St. Lucia, West Indies, and will take place on Thursday, June 19 at 3:…
Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the Faculty of Education Graduate Studies Committee, and the Faculty of Education for their Celebration of Graduate Achievements on Wednesday, June 18 at 6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. For more information or to RSVP, contact Cathy…
Staff, students and faculty are invited to attend UPEI Graduate Research Recognition Day on Wednesday, June 18 beginning at 3:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 246. The afternoon will feature oral presentations from Erin McCauley, Atlantic Veterinary College; Jessica MacKenzie, Business…
The UPEI Alumni Association AGM will be held on Wednesday, June 18 at noon in the Health Science Building, room 103. All UPEI, PWC, and SDU alumni are welcome to attend. A light lunch will be provided and parking is available in the MacLauchlan Arena parking lot. For more information please…
Join Dr. Brian Wilcock, Professor, University of Guelph for a special pathology seminar with an emphasis on oncology. The seminar is entitled: If Plato were a Pathologist – An Irreverent Look at How Human Insistence on Disease Classification Conflicts with Biological Reality? The seminar will take…