Retirement Reception for Cheryl Gaudet Cheryl Gaudet will officially retire from UPEI on April 3 after 30 years of service to the University, most recently with the SSDE. The engineering faculty and staff would like to invite you to a retirement get-together for Cheryl on Wednesday, April 4, 3:30-4:30 pm in the SSDE building at the top of the Learning Stairs. Cake and light refreshments will be served. We hope you can join us to wish our friend and colleague Cheryl all the best in her retirement!

The Faculty of Arts, Island Studies wishes to announce that Janice Pettit, a Master’s student, will be defending her thesis entitled, “Crossing the Strait: What happens to islandness when the ferry becomes a bridge?” It will take place on Tuesday, April 3rd, 1:30-3:30 pm in Rm. 286C North AVC Bldg. All are welcome!

Department of Companion Animals, AVC, Candidate – Dr. Adam Ogilvie Dr. Adam Ogilvie (AVC Class of 2010) will be on-campus next week interviewing for the open, tenure-track faculty position in small animal surgery in the Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Ogilvie is currently employed as a small animal surgeon at the London Regional Veterinary Emergency & Referral Hospital in London, Ontario. As part of the interview process, Dr. Ogilvie will be presenting a seminar. Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of his CV and letter of application will be available from Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca). Adam Ogilvie, BSc., DVM, DVSc. Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons Current & Emerging Technologies in Surgery Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 12:30pm Lecture Theatre ‘A’ Atlantic Veterinary College

Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath? Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Step into the Zone to relax and have some fun. Play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, or just unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs. The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until April 24, 2018. Good luck with finals!

The inaugural meeting of the UPEI Sociology and Anthropology Society will take place on April 10, 3:00 to 4:00 in Dawson Lounge, SDU Main Building. The committee will introduce themselves and their vision for the society. This is an opportunity for faculty and students to give input and ideas before the new semester begins. All faculty and students are welcome!

At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili dinner. On April 10 and 11, between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, a chili lunch is served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation during this busy week. Sister Sue would like to extend her gratitude to the staff, faculty, and Student Union that stepped up to help ensure this tradition continues. This year's menu will be healthier, generate less waste, and reflect the international diversity of the campus. In addition to chili, a vegetarian curry will be served! Staff and Faculty who would like to volunteer for a shift and help facilitate this annual event can sign up here.

The University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering (SSDE) annual Student Design Expo on April 20 will showcase the best in student, sustainable, and green engineering in Atlantic Canada. Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. Each project is the result of collaboration between UPEI SSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners’ unique challenges. The Student Design Expo begins with a short ceremony at 1:00 pm. Projects are available for viewing through the afternoon, with the Student Award Ceremony beginning at 4:00 pm, and a brief panel discussion about opportunities for design engineering graduates beginning at 4:30 pm.

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Bsmah Thabet, masters student, will be defending her thesis entitled "Design and Properties of Iron-Containing Dendrimers Capped with Pyrene Moieties"

Join PEI's Poet Laureate and the Bookmark for a celebration of National Poetry Month featuring a social hour, readings by four Island poets (Deirdre Kessler, Jane Ledwell, John MacKenzie and David Hickey), a Q&A moderated by John Flood, and an open mic.

Dr. Matthew Pauley, Entrepreneurship Faculty Candidate for the Faculty of Business, will give his public presentation on Friday, April 13 at 10:00 am, in MCDH 243. The title of the presentation is Entrepreneurial Exit: Evidence of the Entrepreneur's Exit Process from Micro and Small Businesses'. All are welcome to attend.