On Thursday October 18th at 6:00pm in the Quad in front of Main building at the University of Prince Edward Island, the UPEI Rainbow Alliance will be holding their third annual Candlelight Vigil Against Homophobia and Bullying. This event is to educate people, and remember those who have taken their lives, or had their lives taken, due to homophobia and other kinds of bullying. There will be guest speakers as well as a candlelight ceremony. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/112637268889889/

Coordinated by UPEI Career Services and Student Union, The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) will have an information kiosk on Wednesday October 17, 2012 from 12:30-3:30 pm in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse. Anyone interested in going on a student exchange or teaching in Japan is invited to stop by and speak with a JET representative. See attachment for more information.

Come cheer on the UPEI Women's Hockey Team at their home opener game where they will raise their winning 2011 AUS banner.

UPEI will host Acadia at 6:15pm.

SPEAKER: Dr. Jordan Kreidberg, Harvard Medical School TITLE: New Insights into Polycystic Kidney Disease

The International Relations Office will be hosting an International Opportunities Day (IOD) in the PIT of Robertson Library Building on October 24th, 2012 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. The purpose of this event is to introduce students to any and all international opportunities that UPEI offers (studying, working, volunteering internationally, etc.). As part of this day, a fair will be set up, featuring booths from various UPEI departments, as well as several of our partner schools. A presentation by Chad Dumond, from Globalinks (http://www.globalinksabroad.org/) as well as guest speaker Stuart Floyd from Bond University in Australia (http://www.bond.edu.au/) will be speaking at 12:30 - 1:30 in RL 208. Ongoing student presentations will also take place in RL 208 from 11-12:30.

Join the National Farm Animal Care Council and the Sheep Code Development Committee for a series of short and informal presentations.

Over the past two years, the UPEI Business Case Team has had considerable success in regional, national, and international competitions. Here is an opportunity to see what all the buzz is about. This year's class will be highlighting their abilities at a publicly open event. Please come along and support these students, and gain a better understanding of the case competition format. The case will feature a local PEI company. Refreshments to follow.

Dr. Fathi Darrag, Chair of the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and visiting professor to UPEI will be giving a special presentation on the lead up to the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, entitled “2011: A Year of Revolutionary Theatre in Egypt.” The presentation will focus on world peoples and politicians’ reaction to the Revolution and the role of social media and the internet in hastening the collapse of the Mubarak regime. A special focus on the vital role of the Egyptian Theatre during the Revolution along with the timeline of the revolution from Day 1, namely, January 25 to the step down of Mubarak on February 11, 2011. The presentation will provide the framework for an academic discussion on the launching of the Revolution as well as the Egyptian socio-cultural and political discourse in the post January Revolution.

SPEAKER: Ghada Ebead, Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Probing Fungi towards Antimicrobial Drug Discovery