Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. Join our next conversation on Monday, December 1 at 7 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Don Wagner, an associate professor at UPEI’s School of Business, will lead a discussion entitled: Microfinance in Africa. How it works. How it doesn’t. The 2014/2015 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. Research on Tap meets the first Monday of every month from October to April. The full schedule of speakers can be found at upei.ca/research/research-on-tap

Drop by the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre for a FREE chili lunch on December 3 from 11:30 am-1:30pm. Menu highlights include: Rocky's Famous Chili, vegetarian chili, chicken pasta, baked potatoes, rice, hot dogs, and more! The UPEI Chaplaincy Centre and the Diocese of Charlottetown through the generosity of Saint Dunstan's University Board of Governors gladly sponsors this year's chili lunch.

Drop by the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre for a FREE chili lunch on December 4 from 11:30 am-1:30pm. Menu highlights include: Rocky's Famous Chili, vegetarian chili, chicken pasta, baked potatoes, rice, hot dogs, and more! The UPEI Chaplaincy Centre and the Diocese of Charlottetown through the generosity of Saint Dunstan's University Board of Governors gladly sponsors this year's chili lunch.

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites you to attend the 2014 President’s Holiday Social and Tree Lighting in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Thursday, December 4 3:30–5:00 pm. Celebrate the Season with the UPEI campus community, and learn about our “UPEI Commits to Care” initiative! You are encouraged to donate to the UPEI Food Bank (food and cash will be accepted)—UPEI will match your donations!

Final exams begin. See the full exam schedule, to find out when you write!

The annual Fall UPEI Choral Concert takes place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Saturday November 29 at 7:30 pm. Under the direction of Professor Sung Ha Shin-Bouey the Concert Choir and soloists from the UPEI Vocal Program will present Mozart’s “Coronation Mass,” works by Palestrina and Eric Whitacre, as well as contemporary folk and jazz pieces Soloists include sopranos; Rebecca Apps and Lindsay Gillis, altos; Hannah Rollwage and Olivia Barnes, tenors; William Millington and Cody Collins, and basses; Travis Boudreau and Parker Clements. Special guests for the evening will be Le Ragazze and I Ragazzi Jrs vocal ensembles, also under the direction of Professor Shin-Bouey. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students and are available at the door, online at www.upeirecitals9.bpt.me or in advance by calling 566‐0507.

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz cordially invites you to the Official Groundbreaking Ceremony for the School of Sustainable Design Engineering. Join the President; the Honourable Robert Ghiz, Premier; the Honourable Allen Roach, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning; UPEI Board of Governors Chair Tom Cullen; and UPEI Student Union President Lucas MacArthur as they mark the beginning of construction in the Health Sciences Building Lobby on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 10:00 am. Hot beverages will be served before proceeding to the construction site.

The Public Service Commission is reaching out to recent UPEI alumni and current students by offering an information session on job opportunities within the Government of Canada. Students and recent alumni are invited to stop in to ask questions about the public service, to find out how to apply, to gain knowledge on the type of opportunities available and to gather tips on how to improve their application.

The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association invite everyone to our New Year's Levee. Please join us on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Schurman Market Square. For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis at (902) 566-0687.

Join your colleagues and friends for a very FESTIVE celebration at the Annual Sugar Plum Luncheon. Enjoy all your favourite holiday foods and delight in the holiday décor. We think Santa may even take time to stop by! The luncheon is on Thursday, December 18 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall. Tickets are $20.95 + HST and can be purchased by contacting Marc Doiron at 902-628-4370, or by emailing catering@upei.ca. This event is brought to you by Chartwells with support from the Office of the President.