Global Village Spring 2017
Doors open at 5:30 in the Student Union Building. Global Village is an event full of fun activities, cultural boths and performances from around the world. Wear your traditional clothes and show-off your style. This is a free event, open to everyone, and family friendly. Please feel free to bring your kids.
PhD Dissertation Defence - Selvi Roy
Selvi Roy will present her PhD dissertation defence on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:00 pm in AVC Lecture Room A. Dissertation Title: "Grade Ten Students' Agentic Engagement Within Project-Based Learning".
MEd Dissertation Defence - Melissa D. MacLean
Melissa D. MacLean will present her Master of Education thesis defence on Wednesday, March 29 at 9:00 am in Memorial Hall room 308. Thesis Title: "Instructional Videos and the Flipped Classroom".
MEd Dissertation Defence - Yuanyuan Zhang
Yuanyuan Zhang will present her Master of Education thesis defence on Wednesday, March 29 at 2:00 pm in Memorial Hall room 215. Thesis Title: "Visitors or Stakeholders? Engaging International Students in the Development of Higher Education Policy".
“'World famed Island novelist' and 'canny businesswoman': L. M. Montgomery’s presence in Canadian periodicals", with Dr. Sarah Galletly, James Cook University, Australia
Dr. Galletly is the second of three candidates short-listed for the inaugural Chair in L.M. Montgomery Studies and Commuication, Leadership, and Culture. All are welcome to this rescheduled talk.
My Mind Matters: Stress is a Struggle Worth Fighting Well- Student Conference
Date: Saturday, April.1st
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Macdougall Hall, UPEI
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UPEImymindmatters/
Website: http://mymindmatters2017.weebly.com/
We are excited for you to join us for UPEI’s first and FREE ‘My Mind Matters’ conference. It is organized by students, for students. Together, we aim to empower individuals and unite the campus community on topics surrounding mental health, while promoting wellness, tackling stigma and inspiring innovation. We plan to provide students with the practical tools and resources to maintain their well-being and build supportive communities at UPEI and beyond.
The conference features: a Jack.org Keynote Speaker, sessions on self talk, self-love, motivation, journaling, soup for the soul and yoga. We look forward to discussion circles focused on the variety of pressing issues facing university students, graduate students, LGBTQ, how to become an advocate and general mental health wellness conversation for all.
Registration is free and can be done through our website http://mymindmatters2017.weebly.com/.
Please contact mymindmatters@upei.ca for more information.
Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar
SPEAKER: Haifaa Mahjoub, Pathology and Microbiology
TITLE: Investigations on the treatment and diagnosis of metastrongyloid infections in dogs and cats.
UPEI 4th Annual 3MT Competition
UPEI Presents the fourth annual 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Competition on Tuesday, March 28th at 7:00 pm at the Wave Campus Pub, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI. Please come out and support all of the 10 participants for this year's 3MT. You will learn about these Graduate Students' theses in just three minutes!
Join us for lots of fun and lots to learn!
UPEI Graduate Students' Association Annual General Meeting
All graduate students are encouraged to attend the Spring AGM for the UPEI Graduate Students' Association.
The AGM will be held April 27, 4:30-6 pm, in AVC 286A N.
Fiona Papps Colloquium Series presents Dr. Jonathan Wilbiks
The Psychology department at UPEI is hosting another lecture in the Fiona Papps Colloquium Series entitled "How music shapes the mind: Benefits of experience and costs of deprivation."
Jonathan Wilbiks, PhD, a McCain Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University will present on Friday March 31, 3:00 - 4:00 pm in Memorial 308.
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend!
This colloquium is part of the annual series of talks to discuss research and ideas in the study of human conduct, thought, and experience. We also acknowledge support from AIRS (Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Singing), SSHRC, and MCRI.