UPEI soccer will host UPEI alumni night on Friday, September 12. All UPEI alumni will be granted free admission to the soccer games; drink and food specials will be available at The Wave prior to, and after the games; and a licensed beer garden will be available during the games. Alumni in attendance will also be entered to win a Panther prize pack from the UPEI Alumni Office. The evening kicks off with the women's Panthers facing Mount Allison at 5:00 pm, followed by the men's game at 7:15 pm. This will be a great chance for UPEI alumni to reconnect with former classmates and teammates, and cheer on this year's UPEI Panther student-athletes. For more information on upcoming games and events check out www.gopanthersgo.ca.

The Office of Skills Development and Learning is excited to welcome Dr. Terry Anderson of Athabasca University, former Canada Research Chair in Distance Education and co-author of the recent book, "Teaching crowds: Learning and social media," on Friday, October 10. To get ready for our guest speaker, we are running a four-week online course starting this week, which focuses on Dr. Anderson's research. We invite you all to join in the conversation. Check out the Moodle course, or the blog: http://projects.upei.ca/terrytalks/ If you are interested in attending Dr. Terry Anderson’s talk on October 10 at 10:30 am, please add your name and email here: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/1-3RQul61rZ_sGg5v8UG0XdIqWY9_… If you have any questions, please contact Sundi Richard at slrichard@upei.ca.

In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing is the largest such student-oriented program in Canada! There are up to 57 prizes available for returning students who produced outstanding written work in the previous academic year (September 1 – August 31), as substantive role in their academic course work or for the broader community audience, and who showed most improvement through a writing support program coordinated through the Webster Centre. There are also up to three prizes available for faculty or staff, who have shown exceptional leadership in the development of writing among students at UPEI. For application information, please check out the following links: MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Academic) – up to 35 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/789 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Community) – up to 11 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/779 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Webster Centre) – up to 11 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/790 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty) - up to three prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/791 For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Adrienne Montgomery in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at amontgomery@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

UPEI students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the School of Business, as they host the monthly Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer on Wednesday, September 17 from 4:30-6:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Charlottetown's most effective networking tool, the Chamber's monthly business mixers provide members with a unique opportunity to develop their business contacts and their products and services. Chamber mixers are complimentary and feature appetizers with a cash bar. All members and future members are encouraged to come out and network! For more information, visit http://charlottetownchamber.chambermaster.com/Events/details/september-…

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer’s lecture is entitled "What the First World War Taught Us." Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Donna Reid at 902-566-0378 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at the Accounting Office in the Kelley Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year! Parking Facilities Management

Programs beginning soon: : Practitioners Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution - September 30 : New Managers Series - October 9 : Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate - October 15 : Financial Management Certificate - October 23 Upcoming courses: : Essentials of Conflict Resolution - September 30-October 2 : Moving up to Management - October 9 : Introduction to Financial Management - October 23 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - October 23 For more information, please visit www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning Note: Deadline for CUPE 1870 Professional Development Fund applications is October 1.

Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Donna Reid at 902-566-0378 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at the Accounting Office in the Kelley Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year! Parking Facilities Management

Programs beginning soon: : Practitioners Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution - September 30 : New Managers Series - October 9 : Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate - October 15 : Financial Management Certificate - October 23 Upcoming courses: : Essentials of Conflict Resolution - September 30-October 2 : Moving up to Management - October 9 : Introduction to Financial Management - October 23 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - October 23 For more information, please visit www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning Note: Deadline for CUPE 1870 Professional Development Fund applications is October 1.

The 15th annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 25 in the Quadrangle outside of SDU Main Building at 2:00 pm. A reception will take place immediately following the ceremony in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall (also ceremony's rain location). Please RSVP to Rebecca Gass at rjgass@upei.ca or 566-0949.

UPEI soccer will host UPEI alumni night on Friday, September 12. All UPEI alumni will be granted free admission to the soccer games; drink and food specials will be available at The Wave prior to, and after the games; and a licensed beer garden will be available during the games. Alumni in attendance will also be entered to win a Panther prize pack from the UPEI Alumni Office. The evening kicks off with the women's Panthers facing Mount Allison at 5:00 pm, followed by the men's game at 7:15 pm. This will be a great chance for UPEI alumni to reconnect with former classmates and teammates, and cheer on this year's UPEI Panther student-athletes. For more information on upcoming games and events check out www.gopanthersgo.ca.

The Office of Skills Development and Learning is excited to welcome Dr. Terry Anderson of Athabasca University, former Canada Research Chair in Distance Education and co-author of the recent book, "Teaching crowds: Learning and social media," on Friday, October 10. To get ready for our guest speaker, we are running a four-week online course starting this week, which focuses on Dr. Anderson's research. We invite you all to join in the conversation. Check out the Moodle course, or the blog: http://projects.upei.ca/terrytalks/ If you are interested in attending Dr. Terry Anderson’s talk on October 10 at 10:30 am, please add your name and email here: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/1-3RQul61rZ_sGg5v8UG0XdIqWY9_… If you have any questions, please contact Sundi Richard at slrichard@upei.ca.

In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing is the largest such student-oriented program in Canada! There are up to 57 prizes available for returning students who produced outstanding written work in the previous academic year (September 1 – August 31), as substantive role in their academic course work or for the broader community audience, and who showed most improvement through a writing support program coordinated through the Webster Centre. There are also up to three prizes available for faculty or staff, who have shown exceptional leadership in the development of writing among students at UPEI. For application information, please check out the following links: MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Academic) – up to 35 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/789 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Community) – up to 11 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/779 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Webster Centre) – up to 11 prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/790 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty) - up to three prizes: http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/scholarshipsandawards/791 For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Adrienne Montgomery in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at amontgomery@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

UPEI students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the School of Business, as they host the monthly Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer on Wednesday, September 17 from 4:30-6:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Charlottetown's most effective networking tool, the Chamber's monthly business mixers provide members with a unique opportunity to develop their business contacts and their products and services. Chamber mixers are complimentary and feature appetizers with a cash bar. All members and future members are encouraged to come out and network! For more information, visit http://charlottetownchamber.chambermaster.com/Events/details/september-…

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer’s lecture is entitled "What the First World War Taught Us." Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, November 7 to Tuesday, November 11. Where: Marshlands Inn, Sackville, NB Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks Time to Write is run by Research Services and is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. For more information, or to register, visit: http://www.upei.ca/research/time-to-write

Nature PEI and the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will co-present a public workshop called “Tick Talk: The threat of Lyme disease in PEI” on Thursday, September 25, at 7:00 pm in the AVC Lecture Theatre A. A serious illness that spreads to humans and pets from the bite of infected ticks, Lyme disease is on the rise in Canada. Dr. Vett Lloyd, Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, and Dr. Barb Horney, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AVC, will talk about the symptoms of Lyme disease, how it is transmitted, treatments available, and prevention for you and your pets. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc

The Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island will hold its 26th annual Open House on Saturday, September 27, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. Organized and run by AVC students, AVC Open House is an opportunity for the public to go behind the scenes at a veterinary medical college. Visitors will see many demonstrations and exhibits, including a parade of dog breeds; clicker training with dogs; a painted cow and horse; and much more. Children can bring their favourite stuffed toys for a check-up and treatment at the always-popular Teddy Bear Clinic. And they can have their faces painted, get balloon animals, and learn how to gown up for surgery. Visitors are welcome to bring canned cat or dog food, or toys for the PEI Humane Society. AVC Open House is one of the largest, most successful open houses in Atlantic Canada. Everyone is welcome to attend!

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, November 7 to Tuesday, November 11. Where: Marshlands Inn, Sackville, NB Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks Time to Write is run by Research Services and is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. For more information, or to register, visit: http://www.upei.ca/research/time-to-write

Nature PEI and the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will co-present a public workshop called “Tick Talk: The threat of Lyme disease in PEI” on Thursday, September 25, at 7:00 pm in the AVC Lecture Theatre A. A serious illness that spreads to humans and pets from the bite of infected ticks, Lyme disease is on the rise in Canada. Dr. Vett Lloyd, Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, and Dr. Barb Horney, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AVC, will talk about the symptoms of Lyme disease, how it is transmitted, treatments available, and prevention for you and your pets. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc