The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hosting a series of Virtual Career Fairs to promote career possibilities to students looking to work for the CRA. These will take place on April 28th, May 2nd, May 4th and May 6th. These opportunities are for graduating students as well as Co-op and/or Summer Students.  Please use the following link to register on a date that is convenient to you. (Sessions will be bilingual.)   Click HERE to sign up to participate.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hosting a series of Virtual Career Fairs to promote career possibilities to students looking to work for the CRA. These will take place on April 28th, May 2nd, May 4th and May 6th. These opportunities are for graduating students as well as Co-op and/or Summer Students.  Please use the following link to register on a date that is convenient to you. (Sessions will be bilingual.)   Click HERE to sign up to participate.

The UPEI Music Society is proud to present its sixth annual Variety Show on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm. This year, the show will take place at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall (Holland College, Prince of Wales Campus). Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available in advance either from the Florence Simmons box office or website. Admission is $18. All proceeds from the show will go towards UPEI Music scholarships.  In the opening act, singers will perform backed by a house band comprised of current UPEI music students and alumni, the second act will feature a chamber orchestra, and the evening will close with a performance from the UPEI Jazz Ensemble. A cash bar will be available and there will also be a silent auction. Vocalists will tackle tunes by Elvis, Matt Andersen, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and more. Singers will be backed by house band, The Newts, formed by Zachary Bernard (guitar), Parker Clements (keyboards), Michael Gallant (Drums), and Isaac Williams (bass). UPEI student vocalists include: Parker Clements, Lindsay Gillis, Leah Jordan, William Millington, Taylor Poirier, Emily Roberts, and Alexandra Smith. The UPEI Music Society is also excited to team up with three alumni of the Holland College School of Performing Arts Theatre Performance program: Becca Griffin, Kristena McCormack, and Kaitlyn Post. This year’s chamber orchestra will be presenting arrangements of Disney songs, with vocalists, under the baton of arranger, Travis Boudreau. The orchestra, comprised of UPEI music students, alumni, and community members will perform songs from Toy Story, Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Little Mermaid and many other beloved classics. The UPEI Jazz Band lead by Professor David Shepard will close the night with charts from Bublé, Mangione, Strayhorn, and the Supremes.  

Faculty Recognition Night will be held Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 7:00 pm (Reception: with live music, 6:30 pm) at the Fox Meadow Golf and Country Club. This event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching, the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement, and the Outstanding Service Award  as well as those FA members who are retiring. Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty Association Office, SDU Main Building, Room 315, Ext. 0438. Deadline for reserving tickets is 11:00 am, Monday, May 2, 2016.  Faculty Recognition Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office of the President. For more information: sgallant@upei.ca

The UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences is holding its 13th annual Math Camp scheduled April 29 – May 1, 2016. Supported by the Canadian Mathematical Society and the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences, ours is one of about 20 math camps being organized across Canada during the spring and summer months. This year there are 24 students participating from Island high schools. The 2016 Math Camp is organized by Dr. Shafiqul Islam and Dr. David Horrocks.

UPEI, SDU, and PWC alumni are invited to the UPEI Alumni Association's Annual Alumni Welcome Mixer, celebrating the UPEI Class of 2016. Join your fellow alumni to mix and network with this year's graduating class: Thursday, May 5, 2016 5:00 - 7:00 pm PEI Brewing Company 96 Kensington Road, Charlottetown, PEI Entertainment by Ryan Merry. Draw prizes and light refreshments are available! Shuttle service will be available from 5:00 - 7:30 pm, leaving from the PEI Brewing Company with pick-up and drop-off location at the W. A. Murphy Student Centre bus stop on the UPEI campus.

Join us in a moment of gratitude and blessing for our 2016 Graduates. Bishop Richard Grecco will celebrate with Fathers John Lacey and Charlie Cheverie and all who gather. A light "coffee break" reception will follow.

UPEI's Executive MBA Program is pleased to open up limited seats in their Negotiation & Conflict Management course (Business 785) which is a one-week intensive course that will take place June 20 to 24, 2016. This course is about understanding the dynamics of conflict in the workplace and how to use negotiation & conflict management skills. The week will include skill development sessions and a formal negotiation simulation. The topics covered include: Conflict management techniques Strategies for formal negotiations Negotiation-style self assessments Creative problem solving  Formal mediation and arbitration Full details about this course can be found in our course flyer.  *For those who have been considering the UPEI Executive MBA, this is a great opportunity to experience the program, faculty and to meet current students! Your acceptance into this course does not guarantee acceptance into the UPEI Executive MBA Program, but the course will serve as a credit towards your MBA degree if you decide to apply and are accepted into the full program for a future year. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the UPEI EMBA Program Coordinator at (902) 566-6474 or by email: mba@upei.ca.

Registration is now open for the University of Prince Edward Island’s annual Faculty Development Summer Institute The Institute will be held from the evening of July 19th till the evening of July 22nd. The venue is the Stanley Bridge Resort. Registration for the workshop is $750.00, tax included. That fee covers all learning materials; all breakfasts and lunches plus two nutrition breaks a day; the Tuesday night reception; and the Friday night barbeque banquet. The fee can be paid by cheque or credit card. There will be an extra charge of $50.00 for each guest you bring to the banquet. When you register, please also email Gerald at gwandio@upei.ca so that registration can be tracked.

Mercury will move in front of the Sun on Monday, May 9 in what is called a "transit". We'll be setting up our solar telescope near the W.A. Murphy Student Centre to view this special astronomical event and we invite you to come have a look for yourself. The viewing is weather-dependent and the viewing hours may change from the tentatively scheduled 12:00 - 1:30 pm time-slot to other hours if intermittent clouds are blocking the view of the Sun. Check for updates at UPEI's Astronomy website