UPEI Music department faculty and guests will present “Low Brass Extravaganza” on Sunday, March 10 at 2:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI. Professor Greg Irvine has invited his friends and colleagues in the low-brass world to join him for this afternoon concert. The recital will feature special guest Michael Grose from the University of Oregon on tuba as well as Bob Nicholson (bass trombone and tuba), Dale Sorensen (trombone and euphonium) and Francois Godere (trombone and euphonium). The brass players will be accompanied by pianists Frances Gray and Fran McBurnie. Tickets are $15/$10 for students and seniors. For tickets & information, contact Susan Stensch music@upei.ca or 566-0507.

John Peller, President and CEO, Andrew Peller Limited, one of the most successful corporate wine companies in North America will speak at the annual UPEI Business Society Luncheon on Friday, March 8 at 11:00 am at the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre. Tables and tickets are still available for purchase by contacting the UPEI Business Society at (902) 566-0407 or upeibusinesssociety@gmail.com.

John Peller, President and CEO, Andrew Peller Limited, one of the most successful corporate wine companies in North America will speak at the annual UPEI Business Society Luncheon on Friday, March 8 at 11:00 am at the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre. Tables and tickets are still available for purchase by contacting the UPEI Business Society at (902) 566-0407 or upeibusinesssociety@gmail.com.

The second event of the UPEI student conference series—“Difficult Dialogues”—takes place on Thursday, March 14, 5:30–7:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A. The event will feature a screening of the short film “Toilet Training”—a documentary following several transgendered people as they talk about the struggles they had growing up as transgendered—as well as a presentation by guest speaker Greg Howard, Executive Director of the PEI Human Rights Commission, a panel discussion involving four people with a variety of transgender experiences, and a question and answer period, followed by a reception. The evening aims to build awareness and education about transgender experiences generally, and on PEI specifically, and is organized by UPEI student Jay Jonah and sponsored by Webster Academic Services, UPEI Rainbow Alliance, UPEI Action Committee on Sexual and Gender Diversity, UPEI Women’s Studies, and the PEI Human Rights Commission. For more information, contact Jay Jonah at jjonah@upei.ca or Ann Braithwaite at (902) 628-4312 or abraithwaite@upei.ca.

Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Lundholm, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS Title: Native plants on green roofs: feasible or futile Date: Friday, March 8 Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Everyone is welcome to attend.

John Peller, President and CEO, Andrew Peller Limited, one of the most successful corporate wine companies in North America will speak at the annual UPEI Business Society Luncheon on Friday, March 8 at 11:00 am at the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre. Tables and tickets are still available for purchase by contacting the UPEI Business Society at (902) 566-0407 or upeibusinesssociety@gmail.com.

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ann Braithwaite tomorrow, March 6, from 11:30 am-12:20 pm in the Main Building Faculty Lounge for a discussion of "Undisciplining Ourselves in the Classroom." Is there really a distinction between a discipline and interdisciplinarity? And what are the consequences of the way we make that distinction for our teaching, especially at the undergraduate level? How can we bridge the distinctions we make/that are in place -- in the classroom, in our program curricula, in our faculties -- and what might be the benefits of doing so? We hope to see you there. Questions? Email Gerald at the FDO: gwandio@upei.ca

Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Lundholm, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS Title: Native plants on green roofs: feasible or futile Date: Friday, March 8 Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Everyone is welcome to attend.

John Peller, President and CEO, Andrew Peller Limited, one of the most successful corporate wine companies in North America will speak at the annual UPEI Business Society Luncheon on Friday, March 8 at 11:00 am at the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre. Tables and tickets are still available for purchase by contacting the UPEI Business Society at (902) 566-0407 or upeibusinesssociety@gmail.com.

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ann Braithwaite tomorrow, March 6, from 11:30 am-12:20 pm in the Main Building Faculty Lounge for a discussion of "Undisciplining Ourselves in the Classroom." Is there really a distinction between a discipline and interdisciplinarity? And what are the consequences of the way we make that distinction for our teaching, especially at the undergraduate level? How can we bridge the distinctions we make/that are in place -- in the classroom, in our program curricula, in our faculties -- and what might be the benefits of doing so? We hope to see you there. Questions? Email Gerald at the FDO: gwandio@upei.ca

Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Lundholm, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS Title: Native plants on green roofs: feasible or futile Date: Friday, March 8 Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Everyone is welcome to attend.

John Peller, President and CEO, Andrew Peller Limited, one of the most successful corporate wine companies in North America will speak at the annual UPEI Business Society Luncheon on Friday, March 8 at 11:00 am at the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre. Tables and tickets are still available for purchase by contacting the UPEI Business Society at (902) 566-0407 or upeibusinesssociety@gmail.com.

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ann Braithwaite tomorrow, March 6, from 11:30 am-12:20 pm in the Main Building Faculty Lounge for a discussion of "Undisciplining Ourselves in the Classroom." Is there really a distinction between a discipline and interdisciplinarity? And what are the consequences of the way we make that distinction for our teaching, especially at the undergraduate level? How can we bridge the distinctions we make/that are in place -- in the classroom, in our program curricula, in our faculties -- and what might be the benefits of doing so? We hope to see you there. Questions? Email Gerald at the FDO: gwandio@upei.ca

Brenda Goodine will present her master of education thesis defense on Friday, March 15 at 9:00 am in Memorial Building, room 308. Thesis Title: Painting a Portrait: Early Learning Assessment Practices." All are welcome to attend.

Irene Gillis will present her master of education thesis defense on Tuesday, March 12 at 3:00 pm in Memorial Building, room 417. Thesis title: "Environmental Influences on Healthy Living." All are welcome.

The UPEI Peace Project, led by UPEI student Blythe Relf-Phypers, will host a celebration of peace event. The project brings to life the theory of global peace into practice by creating awareness around the Chaplaincy Centre as a peaceful, culturally safe, and inclusive place to practice spiritual beliefs. In recognition, a Peace Pole will be unveiled. Thursday, March 7, 10:00 am Chaplaincy Centre All are welcome to attend!

If there is something you'd like students to know in the next SU email update, please send the information to Chelsea at vpcommunications@upeisu.ca by Wednesday, March 6 at 4:00 pm.

The UPEI Recital Series regrets to announce that the Junior Recitals featuring Nadine Haddad and Morgan Wagner scheduled for Sunday March 3, 7:30 pm have been postponed to Thursday, March 21 7:30 pm due to illness of one of the recitalists. Reserve March 21 at 7:30 pm to attend the recital entitled Sing Me a Story on its new date. The recital will take place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus and it is FREE.

A HST presentation will be held on Monday, March 11 from 2:00-3:00 pm in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall 142. The purpose of the presentation is to provide an overview of HST, to address the impact on UPEI, and to walk through the implications of the transition rules which are in place from November 8, 2012-March 31, 2013. The presentation will be given by Allan Hughes, Director of Financial Services, Deidre Smith, Manager of the Accounting Office, and Carolyn Garro, Supervisor in Accounts Payable. RSVP to hst@upei.ca so there is a sense of the number of attendees to set up for.

Speaker: Doug Dahn, PhD, P.Phys. Associate Professor, Department of Physics Title: "The ionic conductivity of intercalated nanocomposite materials or, what the heck is AC impedance spectroscopy and how can I do it without becoming an electrochemist?" Date: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 4:00 pm Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 423 Time: 4:00-5:00 pm Everyone is welcome to attend.