The staff of the International Relations Office (IRO) would like to invite all new and returning international and exchange students to take part in a special Karaoke Social on Saturday, January 7th, 2016 from 6 pm to 9:30 pm. Looking forward to seeing you all! International Relations Office

She has been called "The First Public School Teacher in Canada". Marguerite Bourgeoys taught European and First Nations children together beginning in 1658 in Ville Marie. She died on January 12, 1700 and was made a saint by Pope John Paul II on October 31, 1982. Her spirit continues in the many schools across the country named Saint Marguerite Bouregoys, in teachers and in her sisters and associates in The Congregation of Notre Dame, Sister Sue's religious community. A simple snack will follow.

The UPEI Faculty of Education invites you to an International Dinner and Silent Auction. Featuring Chef Emily Wells of The Mill and Local 343 Saturday, January 28, 2017 5:00-8:00 PM (storm date: Sunday, January 29) Jack Blanchard Hall, 3 Pond Street, Charlottetown $30 per seat For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Carolyn Francis, crfrancis@upei.ca or 902-894-2813

A general information session for international students regarding the scholarship opportunities at UPEI, including where to find what support is available and how to complete an application.  Hosted by the Society of International Students.

Ever consider a career is health care? Not sure what role you want to play or want to learn more about a specific area? Come join the UPEI Pre-Med Society on January 28 for a Health Careers Conference and learn about a variety of different health career opportunities. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions to our panels of health care professionals and hear from a few guest speakers! There is a $5 registration fee and lunch will be included! For more information or to pre-register please email upeipremed@gmail.com. Tentative Schedule: 9:30 – Registration Opens10:00 – “Global Health” Guest Speaker 10:30 – Physician Panel Discussion 11:45 – Methadone Program Presentation 12:15 – Lunch  1:00 – Nursing Panel Discussion 2:00 – Exercise Guest Speaker 2:40 – Allied Health Professionals Panel Discussion 3:40 – Closing Remarks Check out our Facebook Event Page for updates! 

This month’s edition of “Open Pages” at UPEI’s Robertson Library happens Wednesday evening, January 18, at 7 pm and highlights the book Bird Calls, featuring poems by Jane Ledwell in response to a travel essay by Isabella Lucy Bird - "The Englishwoman on an Island" - published in 1856. Open Pages features local authors speaking about their books: what inspired them, what they learned, what they shared. The public is warmly invited to this evening, which takes place in the common area on the second floor of UPEI. Light refreshments will be served, and books will be for sale, and signing by the author.

UPEI Men's Hockey Alumni Panthers will return to the ice for a friendly 4 team scrimmage on January 21st prior to the Men's Hockey game against SMU later that night.  There will be a pre-game presentation of the alumni and a ceremonial puck drop as well as a VIP area in the MacLauchlan Area lobby reserved for these special UPEI alumni and their guests.

North of 49 Movies on Campus is a series of Canadian movie screenings on campuses across the country with support from Telefilm Canada and in PEI, the Atlantic Film Fesitval Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pD_7pZm5Cg Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/635833069936442/ Students, Staff, Faculty, and Community Members are welcome to attend. The film is free, and there will be free snacks, as well as draws for prizes! Wayne Carter, the Executive Director of the Atlantic Film Festival will be coming to UPEI from Halifax to introduce the film and give a Q&A after! The story follows a group of young male friends attempting to deal with one of their number’s mental health difficulties in the wake of his mother’s death. A wintertime spell in the family cottage, meant to scatter the ashes and build a new start, becomes the staging ground for some mind-bending occurrences that bring in questions of sanity, masculinity and violence echoing landmark films such as DiPalma’s Carrie and Tarkovsky’s Stalker.  

Speaker: Dylan Michaud, Pathology and Microbiology Title: Sex-biased genes and their rates of evolution in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

Call for Nominations – Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) is one of the highest honours that can be awarded for lifetime contributions to the health sciences in Canada.  CAHS has recently put out a call for new nominations. Dr. Andrew Tasker, one of only two CAHS fellows at UPEI, will provide an overview of the Academy, it's role in providing guidance to policy makers, and will describe the process for preparation and submission of new nominations.  This information session will take place from 12:00-13:00 on Friday, January 27th in AVC 280N, Learning Commons. All UPEI faculty are welcome to attend.  For those who are interested but cannot attend a copy of the presentation can be obtained from Dr. Tasker by request to “tasker@upei.ca”