"Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture" lecture by The Consul General of Japan at Montreal, Mr. Tatsuo Arai will take place on Monday, September 30 at 2:15 pm in AVC's Lecture Theatre B. This presentation goes beyond ancient culture, rich traditions, and Zen gardens, and speaks to the modern world which is filled with manga, anime, video games, and innumerable aspects of Japanese pop culture catered to the interests of today’s youth. All are welcome to attend!

The annual Community Connector Volunteer Fair will be taking place on Wednesday, October 2, 11:00 am–2:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to drop by and visit with these organizations to see what volunteer positions they have available. For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/student-affairs/career-services/communit… For more information, contact Cindy Wood, Career Counsellor at (902) 620-5088 or cwood@upei.ca

Panther fans are invited to come out this weekend to watch exciting university sport action. In addition to home games, our women's rugby team will take on StFX in Nova Scotia but fans can watch live on AUStv! Friday, September 27 7:30 pm (M) Hockey vs DAL (Exhibition) Saturday, September 28 2:00 pm (W) Soccer vs DAL 4:15 pm (M) Soccer vs DAL Sunday, September 29 1:00 pm (W) Soccer vs SMU 3:00 pm (W) Rugby @ StFX (http://austv.ca/) 3:15 pm (M) Soccer vs SMU GOPANTHERSGO!

Ms. Lesli Bisgould, BA, LLP will present her lecture—"Power and Irony: Why Animals Have No Legal Rights in Canada—Yet" as this year's Thane Campbell Lectureship in Law on Friday, October 4 at 1:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242) in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Ms. Bisgould has been practicing law since 1992, focusing on animal law and animal rights. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s faculty of law where she teaches a course on animals and the law. She is the author of Animals and the Law (2011), a Canadian law textbook published by Irwin Law. This free lecture is sponsored by UPEI and the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island. All are welcome to attend! For more information, contact 566-0307

The Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training are conducting a survey of young adults who have made their transition from secondary school to their next step (whether it be post-secondary, work, or other endeavours). Eligibility criteria: current student, has tried post-secondary but did not continue, or decided to work after secondary school. The survey, which is part of a larger project to research the strengths and gaps in the school-based delivery of career development services and best practices for strengthening career education, takes approximately 15–25 minutes to complete and is available in English and French. Participation is voluntary and all responses are anonymous and confidential. Those who complete the survey will be eligible to win an iPad! Please pass along to friends and family who may be eligible! Deadline to complete the survey is Friday, October 4. ENGLISH SURVEY: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/transition-from-school/ FRENCH SURVEY: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/transition-de-lecole/

The campus community is invited to attend the 2013 Trudeau Lecture entitled: "Picking Up The Pieces: Seeking Out The Roots Of Violence Against Indigenous Women" on Tuesday, October 8 at 7:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. In the first Trudeau Lecture to come to the University of Prince Edward Island, beloved Métis author and playwright Maria Campbell, 2012 Trudeau Fellow, talks about the connection between her volunteering, her academic career, and her work in literature, theatre, and video to end violence against women. Growing up in a Road Allowance Métis community in northern Saskatchewan, Dr. Campbell witnessed the power that women in her community exercised, as well as the violence they experienced. A lifelong student of Indigenous oral history, she will speak to what she has learned of traditional ways that fostered respect and authority for Aboriginal women, and about how colonization disrupted those ways and introduced gendered violence. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

"Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture" lecture by The Consul General of Japan at Montreal, Mr. Tatsuo Arai will take place on Monday, September 30 at 2:15 pm in AVC's Lecture Theatre B. This presentation goes beyond ancient culture, rich traditions, and Zen gardens, and speaks to the modern world which is filled with manga, anime, video games, and innumerable aspects of Japanese pop culture catered to the interests of today’s youth. All are welcome to attend!

The annual Community Connector Volunteer Fair will be taking place on Wednesday, October 2, 11:00 am–2:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to drop by and visit with these organizations to see what volunteer positions they have available. For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/student-affairs/career-services/communit… For more information, contact Cindy Wood, Career Counsellor at (902) 620-5088 or cwood@upei.ca

Panther fans are invited to come out this weekend to watch exciting university sport action. In addition to home games, our women's rugby team will take on StFX in Nova Scotia but fans can watch live on AUStv! Friday, September 27 7:30 pm (M) Hockey vs DAL (Exhibition) Saturday, September 28 2:00 pm (W) Soccer vs DAL 4:15 pm (M) Soccer vs DAL Sunday, September 29 1:00 pm (W) Soccer vs SMU 3:00 pm (W) Rugby @ StFX (http://austv.ca/) 3:15 pm (M) Soccer vs SMU GOPANTHERSGO!

Ms. Lesli Bisgould, BA, LLP will present her lecture—"Power and Irony: Why Animals Have No Legal Rights in Canada—Yet" as this year's Thane Campbell Lectureship in Law on Friday, October 4 at 1:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242) in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Ms. Bisgould has been practicing law since 1992, focusing on animal law and animal rights. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s faculty of law where she teaches a course on animals and the law. She is the author of Animals and the Law (2011), a Canadian law textbook published by Irwin Law. This free lecture is sponsored by UPEI and the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island. All are welcome to attend! For more information, contact 566-0307

The Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training are conducting a survey of young adults who have made their transition from secondary school to their next step (whether it be post-secondary, work, or other endeavours). Eligibility criteria: current student, has tried post-secondary but did not continue, or decided to work after secondary school. The survey, which is part of a larger project to research the strengths and gaps in the school-based delivery of career development services and best practices for strengthening career education, takes approximately 15–25 minutes to complete and is available in English and French. Participation is voluntary and all responses are anonymous and confidential. Those who complete the survey will be eligible to win an iPad! Please pass along to friends and family who may be eligible! Deadline to complete the survey is Friday, October 4. ENGLISH SURVEY: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/transition-from-school/ FRENCH SURVEY: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/transition-de-lecole/

The campus community is invited to attend the 2013 Trudeau Lecture entitled: "Picking Up The Pieces: Seeking Out The Roots Of Violence Against Indigenous Women" on Tuesday, October 8 at 7:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. In the first Trudeau Lecture to come to the University of Prince Edward Island, beloved Métis author and playwright Maria Campbell, 2012 Trudeau Fellow, talks about the connection between her volunteering, her academic career, and her work in literature, theatre, and video to end violence against women. Growing up in a Road Allowance Métis community in northern Saskatchewan, Dr. Campbell witnessed the power that women in her community exercised, as well as the violence they experienced. A lifelong student of Indigenous oral history, she will speak to what she has learned of traditional ways that fostered respect and authority for Aboriginal women, and about how colonization disrupted those ways and introduced gendered violence. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

"Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture" lecture by The Consul General of Japan at Montreal, Mr. Tatsuo Arai will take place on Monday, September 30 at 2:15 pm in AVC's Lecture Theatre B. This presentation goes beyond ancient culture, rich traditions, and Zen gardens, and speaks to the modern world which is filled with manga, anime, video games, and innumerable aspects of Japanese pop culture catered to the interests of today’s youth. All are welcome to attend!

The annual Community Connector Volunteer Fair will be taking place on Wednesday, October 2, 11:00 am–2:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to drop by and visit with these organizations to see what volunteer positions they have available. For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/studentlife/student-affairs/career-services/communit… For more information, contact Cindy Wood, Career Counsellor at (902) 620-5088 or cwood@upei.ca

Panther fans are invited to come out this weekend to watch exciting university sport action. In addition to home games, our women's rugby team will take on StFX in Nova Scotia but fans can watch live on AUStv! Friday, September 27 7:30 pm (M) Hockey vs DAL (Exhibition) Saturday, September 28 2:00 pm (W) Soccer vs DAL 4:15 pm (M) Soccer vs DAL Sunday, September 29 1:00 pm (W) Soccer vs SMU 3:00 pm (W) Rugby @ StFX (http://austv.ca/) 3:15 pm (M) Soccer vs SMU GOPANTHERSGO!

The following surplus items are being sold by tender: 1. Schulte B-74 snow blower set up for JD loader 2. Agrifab 45-gallon, pull-behind sprayer with 12v pump 3. Berco sweeper for Husqvarna lawnmower 4. Leon 130, 9’ scraper blade, hydraulic angle and tip 5. Mantis 2-stroke rototiller 6. Troy-Bilt 8 hp, rear-tine rototiller. 7. Axle, 66” with wheels/tires and springs for light duty trailer 8. 2002 Dodge Ram 4x4, ¾ ton truck with Boss v-blade snowplow(s) Interested bidders must submit tender for each item separately. Equipment is available for viewing outside the Central Utility/Facilities Building. Bid forms with submission instructions are available from Facilities Management or Procurement Services, 126 Kelley Building. Tender closes 2:00 pm, Friday, October 4. Highest or any bid received not necessarily accepted.

The UPEI Biology Department will host a seminar by Dr. Vipen Sawhey, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan. The seminar, entitled "Male Sterility in Plants: For Fun and Profit" will take place on Friday, September 27 in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204, 12:30–1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

At the first Research on Tap of the season, join us for a discussion about where our concepts of good and bad come from. The discussion, “Morality is a Myth,” begins at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 1 in The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. The discussion will be led by Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy at UPEI. “Morality is an evolutionary trait,” argues Murray. “It’s useful to the extent that it enables us as social creatures to live together in peace. But it is not something out there in the world that we discover. It is not innate. It’s something, like a sense of humour, we develop and value. The concept of morality as an objective fact in the world is a myth.” Research on Tap is a series of public discussion led by UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117 or datkinson@upei.ca.

For those interested in learning more about the New Moodle, please feel free to sign up for the sessions that will be taking place the first and second weeks of October. There will be two class times for the sessions: Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both sections are from 2:30–4:00 pm. All classes will take place in AVC 218S. Please take a moment to fill in the form below if you wish to reserve a spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SUecXTzSMhXEIp8IyWv2LtQMo0cXgIo6XfgMXx…

We will begin renovations in the lower level east end of Steel Building on Monday, September 30, which will include some walls being removed, new flooring in some rooms, ceiling repairs, and painting. Construction is expected to take approximately eight weeks to complete. The general contractor is WM&M (1993) Ltd. These renovations are to provide space for Kinesiology. While the contractors have been instructed that the work be executed with the least possible interference or disturbance to the campus community, a certain amount of disruption is inevitable. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 566-6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.