Join UPEI students, staff, faculty on Wednesday, February 27th for national Pink Shirt Day to counter bullying in Canada. Come by the W.A. Murphy Student Center between 11:30 am-1:30 pm and let us know what you think about bullying at UPEI. We’ll have information, lists of resources, and a clothesline project where you can write your thoughts and we’ll hang them for others to see. Join us to make your thoughts about bullying known – and to bring an end to all types of bullying at UPEI. Wear pink to show your support of this important cause!

On Tuesday, March 12, UPEI Environmental Studies will host an information session entitled "The Federal Government, the Environment, and You: The Enviromental Petitions Process." This information session will be led by David Willey from the Auditor General of Canada's office. The environmental petitions process was established by Parliament as a formal means for Canadians to bring their concerns about environmental issues to the attention of federal ministers and departments and to receive a response to their concerns. In addition to providing information to petitions, petitions have prompted such action by federal departments as follow-up on alleged violations, and changes or clarifications in policies and practices.

Special Seminar Dr. Roger Prichard "The Future of Nematode Parasite Control in Animal and Human Populations in an Age of Increasing Drug Resistance"

The UPEI Rainbow Alliance is hosting a screening of two films: the 2011 documentary BULLY, followed by the 2011 movie Cyberbully, with a bake sale during intermission. Suggested donation: $5 for adults; $2 for UPEI, Holland College, and high school students; free for children under 12—but if you can't afford to donate, please come anyway! For more info: see the Facebook event page - http://tinyurl.com/UPEIantibullying

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.

University 100 is pleased to announce the next presentation in The Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013:"Leadership, A Call to Service". Robert Hanf was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Power Inc. in January 2013. Prior to his new position at Nova Scotia Power, Bob was Executive Chairman, Light and Power Holdings, and Director, Barbados Light & Power; Chief Legal Officer for Emera Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Bangor Hydro; General Counsel for Emera and its affiliates; and was Partner with the law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP. A native to Nova Scotia, Bob is a graduate of Dalhousie University Law School and is currently completing his master of divinity at the Atlantic School of Theology. Bob obtained his bachelor of arts in philosophy from the University of Prince Edward Island. The University 100 Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013, on the theme of "Leadership, A Call to Service" is an opportunity to engage students and the community in important conversations about the theory and practice of leadership.

Join Dr. Roger Prichard for his presentation on “The Future of Nematode Parasite Control in Animal and Human Populations in an Age of Increasing Drug Resistance." Dr. Prichard received his Ph.D from the University of New South Wales in Australia. His current position is James McGill Professor of Parasitology, Professor of Animal Science, and of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal. He is a Fellow with the Australian Society for Parasitology, and Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, UK. He is an honorary member of the European Veterinary Parasitology College and recipient of the Wardle Medal Canadian Society of Zoologists, the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Award for Research Excellence and the Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists. His current research is on control of helminth parasites in livestock, companion animals and humans, and on the problem of anthelmintic resistance.

Join third-year UPEI Business students enrolled in Integrated Marketing Studies as they present marketing campaigns to a panel of judges. PEI 2014 Inc. wants to engage Islanders aged 19 to 25 in the 2014 celebrations. The committee has challenged the students, who represent this target market, to develop creative marketing campaigns that promote PEI 2014 to their peers and encourage their participation in the celebrations.

The UPEI Recruitment and Admissions team would like to welcome the campus community to a "Brown Bag Lunch Session" on Tuesday, March 5th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the Main Building Faculty Lounge to learn more about our area. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us in conversation to share their ideas, provide feedback, and pose any questions you may like to have answered. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join the Department of Sociology and Anthropology for a Celebration of Peace, to recognize UPEI's Peace Project, on Thursday, March 7 at 10:00 am in the Chaplaincy Centre. Established by Blythe Relf-Phypers as part of a directed studies course supervised by David Varis, this initiative is supported by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Chaplaincy Centre, and Student Affairs. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.