Faculty of Arts Book Launch

Come celebrate with us, Friday, January 20, as we launch nine new books from UPEI's faculty of arts. The event is in the Faculty Lounge of Main Building from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. UPEI's faculty of arts has a vibrant writing culture and community. This event celebrates nine new books from seven authors and editors. The titles include: Deadly fever: Racism, Disease and a Media Panic (Fernwood Publishing), by Dr. Charles Adeyanju Extreme Heritage Management (Berghahn Books, Island Studies Press), edited by Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino Island Future: Conservation and Development Across the Asia-Pacific Region (Springer), edited by Baldacchino and Niles The Quest for Mental Health: A Tale of Science, Medicine, Scandal, Sorrow, and Mass Society (Cambridge Univeristy Press), by Dr. Ian Dowbiggin The Philosophy of Punishment and the History of Political Thought (The University of Missouri Press), by Dr. Peter Koritansky Thomas Aquinas and the Philosophy of Punishment (The Catholic Univeristy of America Press), by Dr. Peter Koritansky Immigration in Small Urban Centres: Vibrant Communities of Atlantic Canada (Metropolis), by Dr. Wimal Rankaduwa (and Dr. Anther H. Akbari) Creating the Chupah: The Zionist Movement and the Drive for Jewish Communal Unity in Canada, 1899-1921 (Boston: Academic Studies Press), by Dr. Henry Srebrnik Albert Camus' Critique of Modernity (Columbia: University of Missouri Press), by Dr. Ron Srigley

UPEI Chinese Knot-- Chinese New Year

UPEI Chinese Knot Club---Overseas Chinese Student Association are putting on events to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This year celebrates "The Year of the Dragon." Events include: authentic Chinese cuisine, snacks, songs and dance, traditional Chinese musical instrument performances, short play, interactive activities and prizes! Event runs from 7-10 pm

Basic First Aid for Your Pet

Would you know what to do if a cut on your dog's leg was bleeding badly? Hosted by AVC Community Practice Veterinarian, Dr. Kathy Ling, this workshop will provide basic information on how to recognize and care for emergencies and injuries in dogs and cats. Participants are asked to bring a stuffed animal to practice on. This event is part of AVC's Community Workshop Series.

Discussing Global Issues 151

UPEI has just completed its second year of a completely revamped, university-wide required course for all 700 first year students. The Global Issues course is tasked with improving critical thinking, reading, and writing abilities by encouraging students to examine their local and broader world through a themed, interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary globalization. The delivery of the course employs three simultaneous pedagogical approaches – lectures (delivered by the senior faculty), seminars (led by the term lecturers), and “town hall” meetings (led by the senior faculty) to provide multiple learning avenues to students. Our presentation will focus on the ambitions, successes and challenges of this novel interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking, writing, and reading in the Canadian university context.
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