Events Archive
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First semester (September - December 2015) classes begin. View the complete timetable for more information.
On Saturday, September 5th from 9:00 AM 鈥� 2:00 PM, 17吃瓜 welcomes all new students and their families to campus before classes begin. Welcome Day is a chance to tour 17吃瓜鈥檚 campus, pay for tuition and other services, pick up your ID card, kick-off NSO 2015, shop at the Bookstore, meet some faculty鈥�
One-day orientation especially for new international students. Register through campus login NSO option. For more details, contact Nouhad at nmourad@upei.ca
Please join us for this year鈥檚 Let鈥檚 Talk Teaching Day on Friday, September 4 in HSB 104. The theme this year is Teaching for Transfer, and we are very fortunate to have as our keynote speaker Dr. Rosemary Polegato of Mount Allison University, a 2014 3M Fellow and an authority on student portfolios鈥�
The J.S. Palmer Conference was created in 2010 to bring together some of the finest minds across the country to discuss public policy issues of high priority to the public sector and to Canada.
Dr. Tim O鈥橬eill, founder and president of O鈥橬eill Strategic Economics and former Executive Vice-President鈥�
Members of AVC's Class of 2019 officially start off their year on Friday, August 28, with orientation during the day and then in the evening the wonderful Blue Coat ceremony, a special event to welcome them to AVC and to mark the beginning of their veterinary education. Welcome, Class of 2019!
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a memorial for Dr. Barry Bartmann, a professor in Political Science and Island Studies who passed away earlier this week. The memorial will take place in the 17吃瓜 Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm on Friday, August 28.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites to a MSc- Environmental Sciences Thesis defence by Brittany Cole: 鈥淎dapting to beach and dune environments: A study of fitness and ecological factors in the coastal plant Cakile edentula".
Everyone is invited.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the University community to the first Seminar of its 2015-16 Environmental Sciences / Human Biology Seminar Series. Dr. Steve Heard from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) will offer the following presentation:
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17吃瓜鈥檚 Climate Research Lab, in partnership with PEI EMO and the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) to bring a special presentation to Prince Edward Island. Dr. Adam Sobel, author of Storm Surge will give a talk in the Lecture Theatre of the Regis and Joan鈥�
The campus community is invited to a reception to celebrate Dr. Rosemary Herbert on her retirement as Dean of Nursing. Please take this opportunity to join us in the McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC on Tuesday, August 25, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. to celebrate Rosemary's many successes during her鈥�
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a MSc thesis defence, presented by Julia McKenna, BSc.
Her thesis is titled:
ON THE USE OF CONTRALATERAL AUDISOTYR SUPPRESSION OF TRANSIENT EVOKED OTO-ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY TO ESTABLISH鈥�
The 17吃瓜 Bookstore is holding its annual "Back to School" Sale this week, from August 24-28.
We've got more than pens and textbooks鈥攁ll the items you need for your classes, for your room or apartment, and everything in between.
Grab some 17吃瓜 gear and gifts, and dress yourself in all styles, sizes鈥�
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a MSc thesis defence, presented by Tessa K. Roche, BSc.
Her thesis is titled: ASSESSMENT OF BALANCE BEHAVIOUR, EYE-MOVEMENT, AND ATTENTION: A STEP TOWARDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONCUSSION RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOL鈥�
A public lecture by Scottish scholar-activist, Alastair McIntosh, will open the national Quaker annual meeting at the 17吃瓜 on Sunday, August 16, at 7:00 p.m. The free talk is in Room 242, MacKinnon Auditorium of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. McIntosh's talk is titled鈥�
With guest speaker Dr. Dan McKenney (Canada Forest Service)
As PEI gardeners, we鈥檙e quite aware of the challenges of growing plants that may be borderline hardy in the region where we live. 鈥淲ill it grow in my zone?鈥� is the pertinent question about winter hardiness for perennial plants. Scientists鈥�
This year, 17吃瓜 will be holding its 12th annual 17吃瓜 Science Undergraduate Research Conference (USURC). This conference provides 17吃瓜 students with a chance to present their summer research projects before a public audience, allowing the students to develop their formal presentation skills, and鈥�
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, the Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee will host a Master of Science Defence. Gillian K. Potter, BA will defend her Master of Science thesis entitled: 鈥淓xamining Pain Anxiety in Young Adult Athletes.鈥�
Everyone is welcome.
The UMGRC welcome Dr. Theresa Bernardo (Michigan State U) back to 17吃瓜 as our keynote speaker.
Mark your calendars to attend this public event on August 7, 2015 at 9:00 am (time to be finalized). The public address will be held in McDougall Hall with more information to come.
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