North of 49 Films and Campus Life Program presents Singing to Myself.  Come join Harmony Wagner, writer/director, and Jason Rogerson, producer, as they introduce their film, Signing to Myself. Free movie with free snacks - can it get any better? Doors open at 6:00 pm. Movie begins at 6:30 pm.

The first Student Diversity Office (SDO) Meeting will be taking place Friday, September 22 at 5:30 in Robertson Library Room 260. OPEN TO ALL! This is a fantastic way to get involved on campus. You can be as heavily--or as lightly involved as you wish. We coordinate events that center around social justice and diversity awareness issues. Our mission each semester is to come up with new and exciting ideas for how to engage our student population in the important conversation about social justice. It would be great to see some new faces!  

On behalf of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI, all are welcomed to meet Commander Michele Tessier who recently received the honour of a second naval command and will captain the HMCS Margaret Brooke, the RCN’s second arctic offshore patrol vessel starting in 2018. In this talk, she will be speaking on her experience in leadership and sharing points of encouragement for women who lead in innovation and technology.

The Faculty of Education will host our first Soup for the Soul event of the season. Soups will be Tuscan White Bean Soup and Hearty Lentil Soup, both made with vegetables grown in our very own Saint Dunstan's Garden on campus. Treat your mental health with a delicious FREE bowl of soup.

Dr. Joe Velaidum, Religious Studies, "The Cultured Despisers of Religion," The Pourhouse, 189 Great George Street. 6:30 pm with Talk beginning at 7. 19+. Hosted by the SDU Institute of Christianity and Culture.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present "Exploring Canadian Compositions for Voice & Piano" featuring Christianne Rushton, mezzo soprano and Robert Kortgaard, piano on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 for adults and seniors, studen tickets $15. Tickets will be available in advance via Brownpapertickets or at the door.

We are pleased to announce the first of our History of Medicine talks this year, by Dr. Jock Murray: "Noble Goals, Dedicated Doctors: Stories from 150 years of Educating Physicians at Dalhousie Medical School." The stories of medical education at Dalhousie will cover the remarkable beginning of the medical school, the early acceptance of women, some outstanding doctors and some outrageous and criminal characters, the ill-fated separation from the university, the impact of a school teacher’s critical report, the role of medical students in the Halifax Explosion, and how medical education and medical admissions have changed over the years. Dr. Jock Murray is a neurologist, medical historian, and former Dean of Medicine. His book on the history of the medical school will appear in the fall in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of the Dalhousie Medical School in 2018.

Wondering what it takes to complete an Honours degree in Psychology? Stop by our Honours Information Day! 12:30—1:30 pm Memorial Room 215 Do you know what an Honours Degree is? What kind of grades do I need to get into the Honours program? What is the relationship between an Honours degree and graduate school? Find the answers during our session this Friday.

Explore the exciting field of engineering! The School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI invites all Grade 7-10 girls and one parent/guardian to Go ENG Girl Day on October 14. Go ENG Girl Day is an exciting opportunity to spend an afternoon learning about the wonderful world of engineering, meeting women currently studying engineering, learning about some of the amazing things women engineers are doing, and participating in cool hands-on activities. We are excited to be one of 20 other Engineering programs at Canadian universities all holding this event together on the same day! Registration is FREE, but space is limited.  Register and learn more here: http://www.onwie.ca/programs/go-eng-girl The UPEI Go ENG GIRL Site is here: https://sites.google.com/upei.ca/ssde-go-eng-girl  Deadline to register is October 10, by 12 noon.

Leading Indigenous scholars Dr. Marie Battiste and Dr. J.Y. (Sa’ke’j) Henderson will each present a keynote talk at the University of Prince Edward Island on Monday, October 2 beginning at 6:30 pm. The lecture is open to the public.  In her talk, “Decolonizing Education: Indigenizing the Academy”, Dr. Battiste will speak about the importance of decolonizing our teaching practices and our curriculum in schools and universities, and what that involves. Describing Mi’kmaw consciousness, language and worldview, she will explore what it means to respect indigenous knowledge, and why this is a pressing ethical obligation for Canadian educational institutions at every level.   Dr. Henderson’s talk, “Affirming Mi’kmaw Treaty, Human Rights and Humanity,” will explore what was involved-- and what was compromised-- in the drafting and passage of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He will answer the question of what is involved in respecting the humanity and basic human rights of indigenous peoples, and why it remains problematic for nation-states today, including Canada.