The Faculty of Education cordially invites you to attend the PhD Proposal Presentation of Brittany Jakubiec entitled "Exploring sexual and gender minority youth identities in Prince Edward Island." All are welcome to attend the presentation and public discussion on Monday, September 18 at 1:15 pm.

It will be civil war on the court as UPEI Basketball hosts itself in an exciting preseason event UPEI Athletics and Recreation is calling Green vs. White. The women’s and men’s basketball teams will be split in half for a pair of intersquad games Saturday, September 23. The women hit the court at 6 pm. The men play at 8 pm. The event is sponsored by the UPEI Bookstore. “Playing an intersquad game in front of fans will be a great opportunity for the coaches to see the girls in a game atmosphere, as well as give their fans a glimpse of what this years team will look like,” said Greg Gould, coach of UPEI Women’s Basketball. “Twelve players are returning for this season, including all five starters from last year’s team. The team has been practicing hard with the goal of improving on our fourth-place AUS finish.” “I am excited about the year ahead,” said Darrell Glenn, coach of UPEI Men’s Basketball. “There are several strong returning players and a talented and athletic group of recruits. We are only two weeks in, but I am really pleased with their work ethic. This game will be a great way to showcase the new team to all Panthers and Panther fans.” The teams will be sorted over the next week by daily flips of a Panther coin. Follow the Panthers social media for sorting updates! Admission is free, but those who bring a donation of food or money for the UPEI Campus Food Bank will receive a green or white T-shirt so you can cheer on your favourite squad in style! The winning team from each game will receive a pizza party. The stakes are high! Don’t forget to buy your Panther Package! For just $75, the package includes admission to every home game for UPEI Women’s and Men’s Soccer, UPEI Women’s and Men’s Rugby, UPEI Women’s and Men’s Basketball, and UPEI Women’s Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on ‘tickets’! And don’t forget, UPEI students can attend Panther home games for free. Let’s fill the stands and make 2017–18 the best season ever!

With so much in the news these days about monster hurricanes and other unusually severe weather events, people are becoming more and more concerned about the long-term impact of climate change. Living on a small, low land-mass as we do, Islanders feel immediately vulnerable to sea-level rise. And so we ask ourselves what can be done about it; and also, how can we, on our own island, provide a model of positive action for elsewhere? One possibility would be for us to make a concerted attempt to set an example for others – in Canada and beyond – by becoming Canada’s first carbon-neutral province. How this might be done will be the topic of a public symposium to be held at UPEI’s MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, McDougall Hall, on Thursday, October 26, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This event is sponsored by UPEI’s Institute of Island Studies, in conjunction with UPEI Research Services and the UPEI Climate Lab. The title of the Symposium is “Making the Case for Prince Edward Island to be Canada’s First Carbon-Neutral Province.”       The principal speaker will be Dr. Catherine Potvin, a professor at McGill University and associate staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. In the wake of the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference on Confederation, Dr. Potvin was selected as one of 23 women visionaries for the future of Canada. She leads the group Sustainable Canada Dialogues, a voluntary initiative that mobilizes over 80 researchers from every province, with sustainability being at the heart of their research programs. The objective of Sustainable Canada Dialogues is to identify actions designed to have large, viable impacts to help Canadian governments at all levels to make thoughtful and ambitious commitments to greenhouse-gas emission reductions. Though the scale of the global challenge is enormous, more and more individuals, communities, industries and governments are stepping up to the task. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend. Admission is free. Following the presentations, there will be ample time for discussion and questions from the floor.

The SafetyFest is a part of UPEI's Safety Week being held October 23-27, 2017. This event will bring together safety product suppliers, campus safety groups, first responders, and others to provide resources and opportunities for the campus community. To book a table please contact the Health, Safety, and Environment Department at 902-566-0901. Confirmed groups with booths as of October 23: Workers Compensation Board of PEI Island First Aid Services Charlottetown Fire Department PEI Emergency Measures Organization Ansell Ergocentric (ergonomic office furniture solutions) UPEI Student Diversity Office Crime Stoppers PEI UPEI Health, Safety and Environment UPEI Biosafety Committee PEI Family Violence Prevention Services Ergotron (standing desks etc.) UPEI Security Services Reactive Health UPEI Health Centre Norton Arts UPEI Applied Human Sciences - Food Safety Levitt Safety Refer to the full UPEI Safety Week Schedule for more information.

The Faculty of Education invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a public presentation by Rose Neville, candidate for a tenure-track position in Educational Leadership. Dr. Neville will present her program of research in the area of educational leadership, and how this program of research could unfold in the PEI context. 

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, is pleased to host eminent animal welfare scientist Professor David Mellor, University of Massey, New Zealand, in October. During his visit, Dr. Mellor will give a public lecture entitled “Thriving, not merely surviving: A fresh perspective on animal welfare” on Tuesday, October 17, at 7:00 pm, in Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI. Dr. Mellor will look at both negative and positive emotions in animals and how these emotions affect behaviours. He will offer a fresh perspective on animal welfare management through promoting positive states and minimizing negative ones, and consider the interaction between them. Much of his pioneering and well-recognized work in the field of animal welfare is on animal emotions and behaviour, and the promotion of positive welfare states in companion animals, farm animals, and others. This lecture is part of AVC’s annual community workshop series. 

Calling All Panthers out for the Campus Carnival! Celebrating Homecoming 2017! Join your teammates, co-workers, and panther alumni family on Friday, September 22 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm in the UPEI Quadrangle for some awesome FUN!  Free hot dog BBQ, cotton candy, snow cones, bungee run, giant screamer slide, fun games, SWAG prizes, and music by- DJ Dex! Don’t forget to bring your toonies for a chance to DUNK these fine folks ~Chris Huggan, Bruce Donaldson, Leigh Reid, Alicia Bremner and SR. Susan Kidd …they can’t wait to get soaked in the Toonie Toss Dunk Tank...all in support of student mental health!  See you there!  For a full schedule of Homecoming 2017 events visit www.upei.ca/homecoming

Join UPEI's graduate and professional program advisor along with staff from the Faculty of Education for an information session on the Bachelor of Education and the Bachelor of Education - Français Langue Seconde programs at UPEI! Topics covered will include admissions information, application process, program information including practicum duration and travel opportunities, and more! 

Join UPEI's graduate and professional program advisor along with staff from the Faculty of Education for an information session on the Bachelor of Education and the Bachelor of Education - Français Langue Seconde programs at UPEI! Topics covered will include admissions information, application process, program information including practicum duration and travel opportunities, and more! 

Speaker: Logan Bigelow, Biomedical Sciences Title: Parkinson's Disease: Current Understanding and Future Directions.