Together Towards Equality: Local and Global Efforts to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (International Development Week 2019) The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) and UPEI will host a special day of events as part of International Development Week 2019. Together Towards Equality will be Wednesday, February 6 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in room 285N of the Atlantic Veterinary College. As part of International Development Week, the ACIC celebrates achievements of Canadians in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, both within Canada and across the world. Presenters will discuss complex issues that require holistic approaches informed by diverse voices working together across sectors, disciplines, and borders. In the face of social and political divisiveness, how do we overcome barriers to walk together on a journey that will lead us towards more sustainable and resilient societies? How do we work within our own communities to address local issues within a global framework? And what are the transformative steps we need to take that will allow us to travel the distance on this collective journey? The event begins with a prayer by Dr. Judy Clark, UPEI’s Elder-in-Residence. Jennifer Sloot, executive director of the ACIC-CACI, will give a welcome address. The Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, will give opening remarks. Speakers for the event include: • Dr. Jennifer Taylor (Professor, Faculty of Science, UPEI) • Dr. Ali Ahmadi (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, UPEI) • Dr. Josh MacFadyen (Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Arts, UPEI) • Ted Grant (President of Board of Directors, Mikinduri Children of Hope and Shirley Case Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement winner, 2018) • Jane Ledwell (Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women) • Jillian Kilfoil (Executive Director, Women’s Network, PEI) • Ouma Cuniah (Secretary, Rotary International) • Erin Mahar (Settlement Programs Coordinator, PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada) • Dr. Olive Bryanton (Researcher, UPEI) • Cassidy McKellop (International Indigenous Internship Youth Program Awardee, 2018, Returning from Kenya) All are welcome to attend this free event, but registration is encouraged. Contact selvi@acic-caci.org to register by February 1. Lunch and snacks will be provided.  

The UPEI Climate Research Lab will host an information session on new Canadian drone regulations on February 20 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in room 235 of UPEI’s Robertson Library. The event features Roger Smith of Transport Canada and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Task Force. The new regulations come into effect June 1. The UPEI Climate Research Lab has done extensive work with drone technology, including studying dune systems, coastal erosion, shoreline armouring, wind turbine inspection, and waste management. Space is limited. Please contact climate@upei.ca with your name, affiliation, email and mailing address to reserve your spot. All are welcome. Please direct all inquiries regarding the RPAS Task Force or Transport Canada drone regulations to Transport Canada at (613) 993-0055 or media@tc.gc.ca

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with us! Robertson Library Movie Talks and UPEI Student Diversity Office (SDO) are presenting the Sundance Film Festival award-winning movie The Miseducation of Cameron Post on Thursday, February 14th. “Based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the titular character (Chloe Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night.” Kanopy. FREE movie!  Thursday, February 14th  5 pm, Doors open at 4:30 pm Duffy Amphitheatre 135 Bring a date, a friend, or come on your own! Everyone is welcome!

Please join us for Theology on Tap with Ms. Julia Kenney, World Youth Alliance, New York City. WYA has standing with the United Nations and works on questions of human dignity. Ms. Kenney will speak on "Why Not Excellence? Raising Society to Authentic Standards of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness."

peaker: Tessa McBurney, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative Title: Deciphering the Bat Signal: Evaluation of Mobile Acoustic Transect Surveys on PEI

*This event was rescheduled from Friday, February 8. Come join us at an OPEN HOUSE for the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre as we welcome our newest member Lynne Fraser, Nurse Practitioner. The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has expanded its hours of operation and will be open five days per week on a year-round basis. The Centre is also providing care to faculty, staff, and immediate family (spouse, partner, and children). Join us from 1:00 - 2:30 pm on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre on the second floor (north) of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (above the bookstore). Tea/coffee and finger foods will be served! All are welcome!

The Faculty of Education formally announces the upcoming PhD defence by Brittany Jakubiec titled "Out of the Box: Queerying Identity Development for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Prince Edward Island". All are welcome to attend Brittany's public presentation, taking place on Tuesday February 26, 2019 from 2:00 - 2:30 pm in the Irving Chemistry Centre, room 104.

Join us Wednesday, March 13th for this year's Career and Summer Job Fair! This event is free to attend for all post-secondary Students, and offers a great opportunity to meet with employers and recruiters to start networking, find a summer job, or kick start a career. Be prepared to present yourself professionally. The event will take place in MacMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, and will run from 10:30am until 3:00pm with a storm date on Thursday, March 14th. This year's fair will be co-hosted by UPEI Career Services and the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering and will feature employers from various industries across PEI and the Maritimes.  For more information and to see what organizations will be present at this year's fair, visit http://www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning/upei-career-and-summer-… If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at careerfair@upei.ca  

The topic for this week's Graduate Seminar in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is "Networking with Purpose", given by Dr. Amy Hsiao, FSDE Graduate Studies Coordinator based on a National Initiative on Capacity Building and Knowledge Creation in Engineering Leadership (NICKEL) workshop. While the topic will be focused for FSDE graduate students, all are welcomed to attend.

Every UPEI Alumni who registers will receive one FREE Island Storm Basketball game ticket for the last home game of the season March 30th - 7pm when the Storm take on the Cape Breton Highlanders! Get spotted in the crowd wearing UPEI gear and you could be rewarded with a fantastic prize! Register for your FREE ticket by contacting Kathy Weatherbie at krweatherbie@upei.ca or at 902-566-0687 before noon on March 25.  Enjoy the game!