UPEI students are going door to door in surrounding neighborhoods to collect non-perishable food items on Friday, October 31 from 5:00–7:00 pm in support of UPEI’s food bank. Trick or Eat® is a youth-led national event that puts a new spin on the annual night of giving – Halloween. Instead of candy, thousands of Trick or Eaters across the country raise money online and go door to door to collect non-perishable food items for local food agencies. We also raise awareness about hunger in Canada through household flyers, educational materials and online resources. Suggested items include: pasta products/pasta sauce, rice, canned meats and fish, peanut butter, cereal, canned vegetables, dry and canned soups, fruit juices, canned/powdered milk, baby food, diapers, beans and legumes. Students, staff and faculty can drop off any food donations to the Residence Office, Bernadine Hall, 340 (first floor). The office is open from 9:00am-8:00pm. All proceeds will support UPEI’s Food Bank. Interested in canvassing for the campaign? Contact Aaron Patton at apatton@upei.ca or Mitchell McIntosh at mrmcintosh@upei.ca

Dr. Sarah Malek, Department of Biomedical Sciences will present a seminar called FTIR spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool in canine osteoarthritis on Tuesday, October 28 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Bringing in the Bystander teaches bystanders how to intervene safely and effectively. Its main message is that “everyone in the community has a role to play in ending sexual violence.” This program increases participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours about effective responses to sexual violence. The training program will be offered to UPEI students in two sessions on Tuesday, October 28 from 10:00 am to 12:00pm OR 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 142. Lunch will be provided to all participants at 12:00 pm. Trainer, Annie Chau, Project Co­ordinator, Preventing Violence at St. FX and Bridget Housten, a St. FX student, will share statistics and stories on why bystander intervention works. Please join us in addressing violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence in our community. To register email Krystal at kmayne@upei.ca. Registration is limited to 30 per session.

The show will be performed in the Faculty Lounge in SDU Main Building, November 13, 14, and 15. The doors will open at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start. Admission is pay-what-you can. For more information, contact Dr. Greg Doran at gdoran@upei.ca or (902) 566-6013. The play is a twisted story of love, deceit, betrayal, denial, and identity; Johnnyville aims to capture the complexity of human emotions. A struggle between the real self and the self we present to others thrusts the characters into multiple versions of reality with the same outcome. Who can you trust and how do you know if you ever truly see someone for who he or she is?

On Thursday, October 30, UPEI music students will be turning the Steel Building into a spooky three story haunted house. Admission is $5.00 per person, and $4.00 if you show a valid UPEI or Holland College student ID. Admission includes a free cup of hot chocolate. Proceeds from this event will go towards music scholarships and awards and to help support the large performance ensembles of the Music Department.

On Friday, October 31, UPEI music students will be turning the Steel Building into a spooky three story haunted house. Admission is $5.00 per person, and $4.00 if you show a valid UPEI or Holland College student ID. Admission includes a free cup of hot chocolate. Proceeds from this event will go towards music scholarships and awards and to help support the large performance ensembles of the Music Department.

Join members of the MacLauchlan family; guest author, Dave Atkinson; and the UPEI community in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall for the MacLauchlan Prizes in Effective Writing Celebration to celebrate the achievements of UPEI students, staff, and faculty. Please RSVP to Edith Cardy at ecardy@upei.ca or 902-566-0412 no later than November 7.

Join Monica Lambton, JPIC Coordinator from Montreal for a presentation at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre on Friday, October 31 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm for a lively presentation and discussion on climate action and moving forward with ecologic and economic uncertainties. Lunch will be provided.

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel will present on Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm in AVC 286A N and 287N. His CV can be found at: http://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Wichtel.pdf

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Dan Hurnik will present on Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm in AVC 286A N and 287N. His CV can be found at: http://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Hurnik.pdf