Join the UPEI Student Union for a long-standing campus tradition - the annual Education Week camp out! The site will be based in the Quadrangle between Kelley Memorial Building and the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Take a tent, take a friend, and join in for the fun.

SPEAKER: Dr. Arnost Cepica, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Advances in Aleutian mink disease control. The global perspective.

Are you interested in apply to medical school? Plan to attending Dalhousie's Medical School information session to better prepare you for the admissions process.

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is a Japanese government sponsored exchange programme that offers university graduates opportunities full time jobs as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) team teaching with a Japanese Teacher of English in elementary and secondary schools or a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) in selected local government offices in Japan. For more information, plan to attend the information session.

Members of the campus community are invited to attend two presentations on September 30 by Dr. Barry Smit, SSHRC Gold Medal winner for 2013 and international leader in research on the human impacts of climate change. Although Dr. Smit’s research area is within the social sciences, the advice and information that he will present will be applicable to any discipline. In two interactive sessions, Dr. Smit will share his expertise on the topics below. 1) Leading and Managing Interdisciplinary Teams 11:00am-12:00pm in SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge 2) Securing Research Funding & Preparing Effective Grant Applications 3:00-4:00pm in SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge, followed by a “mix and mingle” session and refreshments from 4:00-5:00pm. All are welcome, but in order to assist with planning please RSVP by September 24th to Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca indicating the session(s) that you will attend.

The East Coast Student Leadership Conference is a leadership and development summit, welcoming college and university level student leaders from throughout Atlantic Canada, and beyond. This year's theme is Cultivating Leaders: It's Your Time to Grow! The conference is comprised of keynote presentations, student-led concurrent sessions, networking and brainstorming sessions, service learning experiences, and social activities, all designed to encourage growth, development, and understanding of what it truly means to be a leader. More information on the conference can be found by visiting the conference website. The organizing committee is enthusiastic about showcasing UPEI's dynamic campus community, and we are excited at the opportunity to include more UPEI students than ever before in this unique leadership and development experience. For specific questions about the conference, or to support a student leader in your area, please contact Keith Lawlor, by phone at 902-566-0568 or email kjlawlor@upei.ca.

Join the International Relations Office, and the Chinese Knot Club for the first International Coffee House of the 2014-15 year. Enjoy free entertainment, games, BBQ, snacks, and coffee on Friday, October 3 from 5:30-9:30pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. This event is sponsored by the Chinese Knot Club.

UPEI’s new School of Engineering is in the process of searching for its first Associate Dean who will be the academic, administrative, and community leader of the School. Two candidates have been short-listed and have been invited to campus for a public presentation and final interview process. Join Dr. Nicholas Krouglicof, Memorial University of Newfoundland on Thursday, October 2, from 10:30am-11:45am, in AVC Lecture Theatre A. Dr. Krouglicof will present to the campus community on “The Role of the Associate Dean in Leading the New School of Engineering at UPEI”.

UPEI’s new School of Engineering is in the process of searching for its first Associate Dean who will be the academic, administrative, and community leader of the School. Two candidates have been short-listed and have been invited to campus for a public presentation and final interview process. Join Dr. Amarjeet Bassi, Western University, on Friday, October 17, from 10:45am-12:00pm, in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 243. Dr. Bassi will present to the campus community on “The Role of the Associate Dean in Leading the New School of Engineering at UPEI”.

A prominent American researcher in the field of addictions treatment is coming to Prince Edward Island to give a public talk, and to discuss ways of importing her web-based treatment methods to the Island’s healthcare system. Dr. Kathleen Carroll is a Professor of Psychiatry from the Yale School of Medicine. The public is welcome to her talk on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Dr. Carroll is best known for her work in computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT4CBT, which has received multiple awards and recognitions for its success. CBT4CBT is being implemented within the U.S. healthcare system and has been shown in several sites to nearly double the improvement of treatment success for patients struggling with addictions. Dr. Carroll comes to Prince Edward Island as a guest of Dr. Juergen Krause, Dean of the School of Business and Director of UPEI’s Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR). Dr. Carroll’s talk will offer more information about this new treatment option for Prince Edward Island and Canada, and will give the public an opportunity to ask questions to learn more.