UPEI Music Society Variety Show
The UPEI Music Society is proud to present its sixth annual Variety Show on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm. This year, the show will take place at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall (Holland College, Prince of Wales Campus). Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available in advance either from the Florence Simmons box office or website. Admission is $18. All proceeds from the show will go towards UPEI Music scholarships.
In the opening act, singers will perform backed by a house band comprised of current UPEI music students and alumni, the second act will feature a chamber orchestra, and the evening will close with a performance from the UPEI Jazz Ensemble. A cash bar will be available and there will also be a silent auction.
Vocalists will tackle tunes by Elvis, Matt Andersen, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and more. Singers will be backed by house band, The Newts, formed by Zachary Bernard (guitar), Parker Clements (keyboards), Michael Gallant (Drums), and Isaac Williams (bass).
UPEI student vocalists include: Parker Clements, Lindsay Gillis, Leah Jordan, William Millington, Taylor Poirier, Emily Roberts, and Alexandra Smith. The UPEI Music Society is also excited to team up with three alumni of the Holland College School of Performing Arts Theatre Performance program: Becca Griffin, Kristena McCormack, and Kaitlyn Post.
This year’s chamber orchestra will be presenting arrangements of Disney songs, with vocalists, under the baton of arranger, Travis Boudreau. The orchestra, comprised of UPEI music students, alumni, and community members will perform songs from Toy Story, Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Little Mermaid and many other beloved classics. The UPEI Jazz Band lead by Professor David Shepard will close the night with charts from Bublé, Mangione, Strayhorn, and the Supremes.
Faculty Recognition Night
Faculty Recognition Night will be held Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 7:00 pm (Reception: with live music, 6:30 pm) at the Fox Meadow Golf and Country Club. This event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching, the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement, and the Outstanding Service Award as well as those FA members who are retiring.
Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty Association Office, SDU Main Building, Room 315, Ext. 0438. Deadline for reserving tickets is 11:00 am, Monday, May 2, 2016. Faculty Recognition Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office of the President.
For more information: sgallant@upei.ca
UPEI's Annual Math Camp
The UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences is holding its 13th annual Math Camp scheduled April 29 – May 1, 2016. Supported by the Canadian Mathematical Society and the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences, ours is one of about 20 math camps being organized across Canada during the spring and summer months. This year there are 24 students participating from Island high schools. The 2016 Math Camp is organized by Dr. Shafiqul Islam and Dr. David Horrocks.
UPEI Alumni Welcome Mixer
UPEI, SDU, and PWC alumni are invited to the UPEI Alumni Association's Annual Alumni Welcome Mixer, celebrating the UPEI Class of 2016. Join your fellow alumni to mix and network with this year's graduating class:
Thursday, May 5, 2016
5:00 - 7:00 pm
PEI Brewing Company
96 Kensington Road, Charlottetown, PEI
Entertainment by Ryan Merry. Draw prizes and light refreshments are available! Shuttle service will be available from 5:00 - 7:30 pm, leaving from the PEI Brewing Company with pick-up and drop-off location at the W. A. Murphy Student Centre bus stop on the UPEI campus.
Convocation Mass 2016
Join us in a moment of gratitude and blessing for our 2016 Graduates. Bishop Richard Grecco will celebrate with Fathers John Lacey and Charlie Cheverie and all who gather. A light "coffee break" reception will follow.
Course in Negotiation & Conflict Management
UPEI's Executive MBA Program is pleased to open up limited seats in their Negotiation & Conflict Management course (Business 785) which is a one-week intensive course that will take place June 20 to 24, 2016.
This course is about understanding the dynamics of conflict in the workplace and how to use negotiation & conflict management skills. The week will include skill development sessions and a formal negotiation simulation.
The topics covered include:
Conflict management techniques
Strategies for formal negotiations
Negotiation-style self assessments
Creative problem solving
Formal mediation and arbitration
Full details about this course can be found in our course flyer.
*For those who have been considering the UPEI Executive MBA, this is a great opportunity to experience the program, faculty and to meet current students! Your acceptance into this course does not guarantee acceptance into the UPEI Executive MBA Program, but the course will serve as a credit towards your MBA degree if you decide to apply and are accepted into the full program for a future year.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the UPEI EMBA Program Coordinator at (902) 566-6474 or by email: mba@upei.ca.
UPEI’s annual Faculty Development Summer Institute
Registration is now open for the University of Prince Edward Island’s annual Faculty Development Summer Institute
The Institute will be held from the evening of July 19th till the evening of July 22nd. The venue is the Stanley Bridge Resort.
Registration for the workshop is $750.00, tax included. That fee covers all learning materials; all breakfasts and lunches plus two nutrition breaks a day; the Tuesday night reception; and the Friday night barbeque banquet. The fee can be paid by cheque or credit card. There will be an extra charge of $50.00 for each guest you bring to the banquet.
When you register, please also email Gerald at gwandio@upei.ca so that registration can be tracked.
Transit of Mercury viewing
Mercury will move in front of the Sun on Monday, May 9 in what is called a "transit". We'll be setting up our solar telescope near the W.A. Murphy Student Centre to view this special astronomical event and we invite you to come have a look for yourself.
The viewing is weather-dependent and the viewing hours may change from the tentatively scheduled 12:00 - 1:30 pm time-slot to other hours if intermittent clouds are blocking the view of the Sun.
Check for updates at UPEI's Astronomy website
Master of Science (MSc) Thesis Defence
Master of Science (MSc) Thesis Defence
Monday, May 9, 2016 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room 318
Master of Science in Enviornmental Sciences, Thesis Defence
Ashley Alberto
"Monitoring Stream Sediment Loading and Biological Responses on PEI"
Digital Pedagogy Lab (#DigPed)
UPEI's Faculty of Education is proud to be hosting PEI's inaugural Digital Pedagogy Lab institutefrom July 13-15, 2016. Faculty, sessionals, graduate students, and staff are welcome at this in-depth exploration of the role and application of digital technologies in teaching. UPEI is also invited to engage in the event via the #digped hashtag and the public keynote by celebrated edtech writer and critic Audrey Watters, 3pm July 13 in McDougall Hall.
#DigPed participants choose between one of two tracks - Networks and Digital Literacies - and work collaboratively in small workshop-style classes. The learning community that participants create together will give educators hands-on experience with key digital tools AND concepts to engage in successful, sustained innovative practice.
To register, click here. Registration fees include HST, and are eligible for both faculty Professional Development Travel Reimbursement and for UPEISU Student Academic Enrichment funding. There are also a limited number of full #DigPed fellowships available to UPEI faculty and sessional faculty thanks to the Office of the Vice President Academic and Research. If you are interested in applying for fellowship support, please fill out and submit this form by Friday May 20th. Successful applicants will be notified by May 31st and given a code to secure a free EventBrite ticket.
Save the date and join us for this community- and capacity-building event at UPEI!