Dr. Stephen Westcott, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mount Allison University will present a seminar on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Westcott’s presentation is entitled Using Arylspiroborate Metal Complexes for Borylation Reactions: To B-E or not to B-E?. The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212. All are welcome to attend.

Come join us at the Student Affairs lounge for UPEI's first in the series of TED Talk Talks. We will watch a the TED Talk video on "A Danger Of a Single Story," on Wednesday, October 15 at 4:30 pm. A facilitated discussion will follow the TED Talk viewing. The speaker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, begins by telling us a story about what she would write about as a child. She wrote stories that were similar to the foreign stories she would read which depicted children that looked nothing like her. It wasn't until she found African stories, that she realized that people like her could be in stories. A single story can rob people of dignity and emphasizes how different people are. By engaging with all the stories of a person, place, or issue, the trap of a single story can be avoided. By examining Adichie's story we began to realize the danger of a single story.

Come and join local health professionals to learn more about health careers on Prince Edward Island, during the Health Career Showcase, on Wednesday, October 29 from 11:30am-1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. This event is hosted by the PEI Department of Health and Wellness and PEI Health Sector Council. A light lunch will be provided.

Join your UPEI Student Union in partnership with the Applied Human Science Society for monthly "Food Days" centered around healthy eating and lifestyles with a theme of "Family Farmers: Feeding the world, Caring for the earth!" The first event will be held on World Food Day on Thursday, October 16 in the Wave beginning at 7:00 pm for a screening of Island Green by Millefiore Clarkes followed by a performance by Nine Mile River.

SPEAKER: Ravinder Sappal, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Interactions of multiple stressors on energy homeostasis in rainbow trout

Heather Taves returns home to PEI and the UPEI Music Department on Friday, October 24 at 7:30 pm where she will present her solo piano recital entitled Come From Away. Drawing on the stories her parents, aunts and uncles told about their lives, Taves' recital at UPEI will trace the history of her family as refugees from Russia in the 1920s to 1968 when her family moved to Prince Edward Island. Heather’s musical journey will include pieces by Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, contemporary composer Keenan Reimer--‐Watts, as well as Taves' own composition “My Mom and Glenn Gould: A Two Part Invention”.

On Sunday, October 26th at 2:30 pm the UPEI Music Department will play host to a "triple header" at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The "Piano Collective," a group of four pianists playing eight-hand music on two pianos will make their debut in a performance featuring beloved music of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Moszkowski, and Bizet. The occasion also marks a celebration for Professor Emerita, Dr. Frances Gray who officially retired this year after serving forty-five years as Professor of Piano and Theory in the Music Department of the University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Gray will be accompnaied by three alumnae of UPEI who all studied piano with her in the Music Department, Stephanie Cole, Morgan Saulnier and Jacqueline Sorensen Young. As a tribute to Dr. Gray's years of contribution to the Music Department, the afternoon will launch a Music Scholarship for outstanding student performers in the Music Department.

The Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament presented by Rodd Hotels & Resorts begins on Friday, October 17 with eight basketball teams from across Canada competing in the annual three-day event. The UPEI Men’s Basketball team will tip off against Saint Mary’s University, Holland College, and Crandall University, while the UPEI Women’s Basketball team will take on the University of Ottawa, Bishop’s University, and Cape Breton University.The tournament is named after John Thomas “Mickey” Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former UPEI student union employee, and a UPEI honorary degree recipient. The full tournament schedule follows: Friday, October 17, 2014 2:00 pm (W) Ottawa vs. CBU 4:00 pm (M) Holland College vs. SMU 6:00 pm (W) Bishop’s vs. UPEI 8:00 pm (M) UPEI vs. Crandall Saturday, October 18, 2014 2:00 pm (W) CBU vs. Bishop’s 4:00 pm (M) Crandall vs. Holland College 6:00 pm (W) UPEI vs. Ottawa 8:00 pm (M) SMU vs. UPEI Sunday, October 19, 2014 9:00 am (W) Ottawa vs. Bishop’s 11:00 am (M) Crandall vs. SMU 1:00 pm (W) CBU vs. UPEI 3:00 pm (M) Holland College vs. UPEI Tournament passes can be purchased for $25; and day passes are also available. For more information, please visit the tournament website at http://gopanthersgo.ca/mickey-place-memorial-basketball-tournament

Join the UPEI Rainbow Alliance for their fifth annual Candlelight Vigil Against Homophobia and Bullying on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:00 pm in the UPEI Quadrangle to raise awareness against suicide caused by bullying and homophobia. All are welcome to attend.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation is hosting the 2014 Atlantic University Field Hockey Championship at UPEI. Check gopanthersgo.ca for a complete tournament schedule.