Join UPEI 103 students with their co-curricular project taking place on Thursday, November 13, 9:30 am-12:30 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The students are setting up a Swap for Supplies yard-sale event to support second-year engineering students who are travelling to Mikinduri, Kenya in February to help support communities alongside the Children of Hope organization. Supplies needed include: pens, pencils, flashlights, bandaids, sealed pain medication (tylenol, aspirin, etc), and toothbrushes. Individuals who bring in supplies will have the opportunity to 'swap' their supplies for various gently-used items including books, clothing, decorations, etc. Don't have these supplies? Donations are also greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact UPEI student Chelsey Wilson at clwilson@upei.ca.

An International Coffee House will take place on Thursday, November 13 from 5:30-7:30 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The event is hosted by the International Relations Office, Buddy Program, Chinese Knot Club, Japanese Study Society, and the Korean Student Society. Come enjoy the entertainment, with free snacks, drinks, and loads of coffee! Everyone is welcome to attend.

Graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the Annual Graduate Students' Association Social, hosted by the Graduate Students' Association on Monday, November 17 from 7:00-9:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. There will be games, a photobooth, food and drinks, and a 50/50 draw. The annual faculty and staff awards will be announced during the event as well. For more information, email gsa@upei.ca.

The campus community is invited to a public presentation by Dr. Amy Hsiao, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Amy’s presentation is entitled: Industrial Application of Materials Selection, Characterization, and Testing. Amy is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in the School of Engineering The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, November 13 at 2:00 pm in room 106 in the Health Sciences Building. Everyone is welcome.

Bring your panther sprit to the UPEI Turf feild to cheer on the men's soccer team as they take on York in the championship semi-final game #2 of the CIS Men's Soccer Championships at 6:30 pm. Guest panther fan Tyler Shaw will perform the national anthem. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. UPEI students get into the games free by showing their UPEI student ID. Ticket prices are listed below following the tournament schedule: Ticket Prices Tournament Pass Adults: $30 Students: $15 Children (Under 6): Free Schedule Daily Tickets Adults: $10 Students: $5 Children (Under 6): Free Friday, November 7 11:00 am Consolation semi-final #1 1:30 pm Consolation semi-final #2 4:00 pm Championship semi-final #1 6:30 pm Championship semi-final #2 Saturday, November 8 11:00 am Fifth place – Consolation Final Sunday, November 9 10:00 am Bronze Medal Game 1:00 pm Gold Medal Game

Retired UPEI professor and past Dean of Science at UPEI (1997-2006), Dr. Roger Gordon, will launch his first book—a memoir entitled Starting to Frame—on Friday, November 14, 6:30pm at The Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Gordon published a large number of scientific articles on biological control of insects during his academic career at Simon Fraser University, Memorial University, then UPEI. At UPEI, he chaired a research project on developing healthful products from blueberries and rosehips. But, the book that he has penned is a marked departure from his prior scientific endeavors. Starting to Frame speaks to Dr. Gordon's upbringing in post-war Sheffield, UK, and gives the reader insight into many of the stigmas of that era, including marital infidelity, divorce, and mental illness. The darker elements of the author's story are tempered by a nostalgic, informative, and often humorous look into post-WW2 life in a northern England industrial city. In a generous gesture, a portion of the book's royalties will go to charitable organizations dealing with mental illnesses in Canada and the U.K. The book launch will feature a 50-60's theme in music, gastronomy, drinks, and costume. Attendees are invited, if they so wish, to come donned in 1950s–1960s attire. Reception begins at 6:30pm and the official program will begin at 7:00pm. All are welcome. Starting to Frame is available at amazon.com, smashwords.com , via the author’s website: startingtoframe.com, at The Bookmark in Charlottetown (from November 14), and at the launch. To contact Dr. Gordon, email him at rgordon566@gmail.com.

PEI fans of Michael Crummey, Newfoundland novelist and poet, will welcome the news that his new novel, Sweetland, is a finalist for the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Michael will read from Sweetland and sign books on Thursday, November 27, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. His reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department with the generous collaboration of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery.

Join Dr. Daphne Gill on Tuesday, November 18 in AVC Lecture Theatre C for a seminar entitled Do you hear what I hear? Improving clinical relevance in the behavioural assessment of animal models. Dr. Gill is a candidate for adjunct and graduate faculty status in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. She is currently working with Neurodyn Life Sciences Inc., as a Director of Operations for their contract research subsidiary company, CNS/CRO. She is also a sessional lecturer in the Department of Biology. Everyone is welcome to attend.

UPEI Clarinet Professor and Karem J Simon is travelling to Houston this week with performances scheduled at Texas Southern University and the Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. There he will be collaborating with TSU pianist Jane Perkyns in a programme featuring the premier of Historias Y Danzas by James David, composition professor at Colorado State University. Dr. Perkyns has established an international reputation for her body of work as a collaborative pianist. This recital is also scheduled in Charlottetown at the Confederation Centre of the Arts Memorial Hall on Sunday November 16 at 7:00 pm.

The University of Prince Edward Island Wind Symphony is comprised of the finest music students at UPEI and dedicated community musicians. Its mandate is to provide opportunities for its participants to apply their performance skills and develop musically through the study and performance of wind band literature. Join the UPEI Wind Symphony during its Charlottetown performance on November 20 at 7:30 pm at Zion Presbyterian Church.