Dr. Heather Gunn-McQuillan, Director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, will give a community workshop titled “The Dollars and Sense of Pet Ownership” on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm in Lecture Theatre A. She will present information on the actual costs of caring for your pet including purchase or adoption costs; spay/neuter fees; vet exams and vaccinations; food and supplies (toys, treats); licensing and pet insurance costs, as well as the time commitment (exercising, training, feeding, play time). Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, call (902) 566-0589.

Multinacci Numbers, Golden Gaskets and Fractal Trees Dr. Tara Taylor, Department of Math, Stats and CS, StFX This talk will give an overview of interesting connections involving the golden ratio and fractals. The multinacci numbers are introduced, along with their connection to the golden ratio. The well-known Sierpinski Triangle fractal is part of a larger class of fractals. The multinacci numbers are connected to these variations of the Sierpinski Triangle. There is a further connection involving symmetric binary fractal trees. This talked is aimed at undergraduate students. Note: the speaker will present at StFx and it will be delivered (Live) to UPEI via technology. Organizers: AARMS CRG (Shafiqul Islam (UPEI), Franklin Mendivil (Acadia) and Tara Taylor (StFX)): IFS, Fractals, Invariant measures and Applications.

Dr. Christian Lacroix, Vice-President Academic, invites the campus community to join members of the MacLauchlan family; guest author, Dr. Roger Gordon; and recipients to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students, faculty and staff at the fourth annual MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration. The awards recognize of the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning and were established in 2011 by the MacLauchlan family to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan's contributions to the University and his 12 years of service as UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor from 1999-2011.

Wondering what WUSC is?  Join members of the UPEI WUSC Local Committee at The Wave to find out more about who they are, what they do to help students from refugee camps, and how you can be involved in all of their exciting plans! Appetizers will be provided.

This year's fundraising dinner will be held on Saturday November 14th, 2015 starting at 6:00 pm in a new location, the APM Centre, 37 Lowther Drive, Cornwall, PEI. The evening features a performance by Colin and John-Angus MacDonald of The Trews and raises monies for projects of the Foundation, including the Captain Nichola K.S. Goddard Scholarship at UPEI. This is awarded to a student in any faculty who is engaged in a project with focus on issues relevant to indigenous peoples whether in Canada or internationally. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.nicholagoddard.com

Plans are well under way for the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay For Life event at UPEI! The Relay For Life is an inspirational, non-competitive, FUNdraising event that celebrates life, honours and remembers loved ones and unites us in the fight against cancer. Cancer has touched us all. Let’s come together as a university community to fundraise and help Islanders living with cancer.  The Canadian Cancer Society's online system is now ready to take your registration for this year’s event which will take place on the UPEI campus at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday January 30, 2016 from 6 pm to midnight. Please consider participating by putting a team together to represent your society, department, or group of friends.  You can register your team now by visiting:relayforlife.ca Enter "Charlottetown" and follow the prompts.  It's that easy!    

The Faculty of Arts Colloquium will be held on November 13, 2015 in SDU Main Building, room 117. The event begins at 2:30 pm with speakers Dr. Ron Hawker, Dr. Amanda Hudson, and Dr. Marc MacDonald. A reception will follow in the Faculty Lounge.

The UPEI Department of Music is presenting a “Student Showcase Recital” at the Kirk of St. James Presbyterian Church, 35 Fitzroy St. Charlottetown on Tuesday November 17 at 7:30 pm. The recital will feature the Weber Concertino, performed by Leah Jordan, clarinet; Bernhard Heiden's Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, performed by Emily Proude; Messager's Solo de Concours, performed by Johanna Vessey, clarinet; Rodrigo's Doce Canciones Espagnolas by Mezzo soprano Alexandra Smith; Sammartini's Sonata for Oboe, performed by Marc Desroches;  Giovanni Martino Cesare's La Hieronyma performed by trombonist Daniel MacDonald and a World Premiere of "Reach", a brass quintet composed by student composer Sean McIntyre. Pianist Frances McBurnie will be accompanying the student performers. Free admission - all are welcome!

Join us on Wednesday, November 18 for “Tim Talk,” a presentation by Dr. Tim Goddard on the subject of “International Education: Global Life in Local Spaces.” The event will be held at 12:30 pm in the AVC Learning Commons, and will also feature refreshments and door prizes! In this talk, Dr. Tim Goddard will address questions of internationalization on campus. What does an international education look like? How might domestic students globalize their degree? How can international students influence institutional life? What challenges face students, administrators, faculty, and staff who want to develop international awareness among all members of the campus community? Drawing upon the experience of the Faculty of Education as a case study, he will explore what an internationalized education might look like as well as the difficulties inherent in achieving such a vision. For more information about the event, please contact Erin Clarke at eeclarke@upei.ca or (902) 894-2842. We hope to see you there! 

SPEAKER: Nadia Prigoda-Lee, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Microbial Natural Products in Context