Events Archive

Final exams begin, and run until April 24. See the full exam schedule, to find out when you write!
Bonnie E. Stewart will present her Doctorate in Educational Studies Dissertation Defence on Friday, April 17 at 8:00 am in Memorial Hall, room 417. Dissertation title is "Scholarship in Abundance: Influence, Engagement, and Attention in Scholarly Networks." All are welcome to attend.
Beginning in Fall 2015, UPEI will offer a new degree in Environmental Studies. An information session about the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) program will be held on April 16 from 12:30-1:30 pm in HSB 105. If you are thinking about transferring into this program or just interested in…
Beginning in Fall 2015, UPEI will offer a new degree in Environmental Studies. An information session about the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) program will be held on April 16 from 12:30-1:30 pm in HSB 105. If you are thinking about transferring into this program or just interested in…
Workplace Stress can be triggered by many sources: heavy workloads with tight timelines, layoffs or restructuring, or difficult co-workers. When combined with the pressures and responsibilities outside of work, it is no wonder that people experience high levels of stress. This session will help…
Dr. Kathleen MacMillan, Ambulatory Equine Service, Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, will give a community workshop about equine animal welfare on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Lecture Theatre A. She will present the guidelines for minimum standards of care for the welfare of the horse thus…
The Biology Honours students will be giving 15-minute presentations about their research this coming Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 am until approximately 3:00 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. All are welcome.
UPEI’s Robertson Library and the Canadian Museum of History are proud to announce that the launch of a new website, bowingdownhome.ca, will take place at a series of events across the province in early April. The website is devoted to Prince Edward Island fiddling traditions. The launch parties,…
Drs. Peter Koritansky and Malcolm Murray from the UPEI Philosophy department will debate the question: "Does God Exist," and if so, what is the best argument for God's existence? Dr. Koritansky will be taking the affirmative position, that God exists with the cosmological argument as his…
The campus community is invited to a public presentation by Dr. Ali Bonakdar, entitled “Challenges in Advanced Manufacturing Process Simulation with Application in Gas Turbine Engine”. Dr. Bonakdar is currently a Senior Gas Turbine Manufacturing Engineering Specialist at Siemens Canada and an…
The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars will wrap up for the year on Friday, April 10. Graduate students will present the following talks: “Phytochemical profiling and anticancer analysis of select woody plants," presented by Colin Stetson (HUB), co-supervised by R. Hurta and…
For anyone interested in learning the different ways to multiply—parents, students, teachers, pre-service teachers, and friends! The workshop will start with the basics by drawing pictures to model multiplication. Then, we will move to contrasting the different ways to multiply and strategies for…
The Island Studies Student Association (ISSA) will be hosting a bake sale to raise funds for Vanuatu - which was devastated by Cyclone Pam a couple weeks ago. Spearheaded by Interim ISSA President, Katharine MacDonald, the bake sale is part of a larger fundraising effort organized by the Master of…
NOTE: There is a change of location for this session, it will now take place in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 The academic planning process is meant to build on the reflection, wayfinding, and planning that began with the work done on the UPEI Strategic Plan. The Academic Planning Group is…
Dr. Truis Smith-Palmer, Department of Chemistry, St. Francis Xavier University will present a seminar entitled "Towards antifouling solutions: Raman studies of bacterial biofilms, and Surfactants which inhibit the settling or development of tunicate larvae."
The University of Prince Edward Island’s engineering students, School of Sustainable Design Engineering and Engineers PEI cordially invite you to attend the 2015 UPEI Engineering Design Expo and Awards Ceremony Design EXPO, Tours, and Judging: 12:00–4:00 pm Engineers PEI Reception: 4:30–5:30 pm…
Grades 4-6 Science Fair (Runs 7:30 am to 1:00 pm) with Public Viewing from 12:00-1:00 pm, Awards at 1:00 pm Throughout the day, volunteers from the Let's Talk Science Program will be conducting experiments. Bricks 4 Kidz will be on-hand to demonstrate principles of engineering and architecture…
UPEI vocal major and Islander Olivia Barnes will take to the stage for her Senior Recital, on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, with piano accompaniment by Frances McBurnie. Graduating in May, Olivia is in the final semester of her fourth year and studies with Professor…
SPEAKER: Louise Roux, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Effect of water temperature on the immune response of American lobster (Homarus americanus) and the pathogenicity of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) SPEAKER: Walaa Nasry, Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Investigating the relationship between…
The academic planning process is meant to build on the reflection, wayfinding, and planning that began with the work done on the UPEI Strategic Plan. The Academic Planning Group is currently in its fifth month of work since being created by Senate. We are currently still collecting data through…