LA Philharmonic Concertmaster, Martin Chalifour, violin; Sarah Hagen, piano

Tickets for this performance are $25 for adults and $15 for students. They may be purchased at the admissions desk prior to the performance.

Barrier–free parking is available adjacent to the Steel Building via the driveway in front of the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre. Regular parking may be found in Lot C. All campus parking is free after 5 PM. 

The University community is invited to the "UPEI at 50 Barbecue" on Friday, September 27 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the green space between Don and Marion McDougall Hall and the Duffy Science Centre. 

Help us celebrate the University's 50th anniversary during Homecoming Week and enjoy free food, 50th anniversary swag, music and more! In the event of inclement weather, we'll move into Schurman Market Square, MCDH. 

All are welcome!

The Indigenizing and Decolonizing reading group is starting up again! Co-organized by the FDO and the IEAC faculty development committee, this reading group is open to anyone on campus, for any or all of the sessions. Our first gathering this academic year will be on Wednesday, Oct 2, at 12:30 pm, in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

Don’t miss AVC’s 31st Open House on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this free, fun family event, featuring all kinds of demonstrations and exhibits. See a painted horse and cow; learn about different dog breeds at the Parade of Dog Breeds; check out some farm animals; dress up like a surgeon, and much more. Kids, bring your stuffed toys for a check-up and treatment at the Teddy Bear Clinic, get your faces painted, and pick out your favourite balloon animal. 

Members of the campus community are invited to join Dr. Linyuan Guo-Brennan and Dr. Charlene VanLeeuwen for a research presentation community-based learning and international students.  The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes followed by a 10 minute question period.  

Increased global mobility has allowed more and more students to pursue graduate education overseas, and many are engaged in community-based learning (CBL) through formal or informal educational opportunities.

The next talk in the Franklin (Frank) Pigot Memorial Lecture Series at UPEI will explore how the spirit of the 1960s shaped the University. On Thursday, September 26, Dr. Alan MacEachern will present “A Child of the ’60s: Creating the University of Prince Edward Island” at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building. 

Today marks the final day of UPEI's "Just Check In" for Consent, a collaboration between the UPEI Student Union and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO).  See below for a list of today's events and activities.

Bystander Training 
9-10 am 
(Student Affairs: Andrew Hall, 142)

Join Student Affairs in learning how “Bringing in the Bystander” empowers bystanders to prevent sexual violence safely and effectively. We all have a role to play in ending sexual violence!

Dr. Terry Whitebeach is an esteemed Australian young adult novelist, biographer and historian, poet, creative writing mentor, community developer, and social activist from Tasmania. She will be the UPEI Writer in Residence this fall semester. Her residency is sponsored by the UPEI Dean of Arts, the Institute of Island Studies, and UPEI’s English Department.

Dr. Whitebeach will lead a creative writing workshop on Saturday, October 5, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, at UPEI.