AUS Women's Rugby Championships
UPEI is proud to host the Subway AUS Women's Rugby Championships on October 26 and 27. See below for a full game schedule.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Semifinal #1 - 1st vs. 4th 12:00 pm UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place
Semifinal #2 - 2nd vs. 3rd 2:00 pm UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place
Sunday October 27, 2013
Championship Game 2:00 pm UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place
For more information, including ticket prices, visit: .
Stand up for Rugby!
Join comedians Fran莽ois Weber (Winnipeg Comedy Fest, CBC The Debaters), and Matt Stewart (Yuk Yuks on Tour, Charlottetown Festival) in the Georgian Room at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel on Thursday, October 17 at 8:00 pm for a night of laughs, all to support the UPEI Women鈥檚 Rugby Team.
Francois Weber: Award-winning stand-up comedian, Weber, has appeared at the CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Fest, the Hubcap Comedy Festival, the LOL Comedy Festival in Sudbury, Ont., and most recently on CBC's 鈥淭he Debaters.鈥 His energetic storytelling style strikes a chord with young and old, clubs and conventions.
Matt Stewart: A veteran of the Maritime standup comedy game, over the past few years, Stewart has been steadily climbing the comedy ladder. In 2011 was named Prince Edward Island鈥檚 鈥渂est standup act." He has performed with Yuk Yuks, at Joker鈥檚 Comedy Clubs, as a part of the Charlottetown Festival, and for the Canadian Forces. Stewart was a featured comedian at the Off Centre Comedy Festival for two years and has appeared with some of the best comedians in the country.
Tickets are $20 and are available at Panther Central at the Chi Wan Young Sports Centre. Please note this is a 19+ event.
Open Access @ UPEI
To promote Open Access Week 2013, Mark Leggott, University Librarian, will present "Open Access @ UPEI." The presentation will take place on Tuesday, October 22, 3:00-4:00 pm in the Kelley Building, Room 234 and will cover UPEI's repository IslandScholar, the UPEI 2012 Policy on Open Access & Dissemination of Research Output, opportunities for open data, and open textbooks.
Open Access @ UPEI
To promote Open Access Week 2013, Mark Leggott, University Librarian, will present "Open Access @ UPEI." The presentation will take place on Wednesday, October 23, 9:30-10:30 am, at AVC Room 286C and will cover UPEI's repository IslandScholar, the UPEI 2012 Policy on Open Access & Dissemination of Research Output, opportunities for open data, and open textbooks.
Open Access @ UPEI
To promote Open Access Week 2013, Mark Leggott, University Librarian, will present "Open Access @ UPEI." The presentation will take place on Thursday, October 24, 10:00-11:00 am, Robertson Library room 265 and will cover UPEI's repository IslandScholar, the UPEI 2012 Policy on Open Access & Dissemination of Research Output, opportunities for open data, and open textbooks.
Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinic
The UPEI Student Health Centre, located in the W.A. Murphy Building (above the bookstore), is offering their Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinic on Wednesday morning, October 23 by appointment only. Cost is $10.
Call and make your appointment at 902-566-0616.
VWR Trade Show
The 2013 VWR trade show will take place on Thursday, October 24 in the McCain Foundation Learning Commons in the AVC from 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
Contact your VWR representative Chris Mulholland for details at chris_mulholland@vwr.com.
Biology Seminar: Marine Conservation Issues in the Canadian Context
The Department of Biology and the UPEI Biology Society will host a presentation entitled "Marine Conservation Issues in the Canadian Context" by Dr. Sean Brillant, marine biologist and manager of Marine Programs for The Canadian Wildlife Federation, on October 17 from 7:00鈥9:00 pm in the Duffy Science Centre's Ampitheatre D 135. The lecture will provide a broad overview of conservation issues in all three oceans which comprise the Canadian coastline.
Specific topics will include: species at risk, commercial fisheries, ocean pollution and climate change (with a special emphasis on the Atlantic coastal zone). The presentation will be augmented by a rich visual slide display of Canada鈥檚 spectacular marine vistas.
Human Biology & Environmental Sciences Seminar
Join Dr. Sean Brillant, marine biologist and manager of Marine Programs for The Canadian Wildlife Federation, on Friday, October 18 from 12:30-1:30 pm for a seminar entitled "Detecting effects of artificial shorelines on intertidal biodiversity."
All are welcome to attend!
Auditions for Electra
Vagabond Productions is holding auditions for The Electra of Euripedes on November 4, 5 and 6 in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. There are four male parts available and a minimum of four female parts, which could be more. Auditions run between 6:30 and 9:30 pm. You only have come once for a shot to be in this year's show. For more information, contact Dr. Greg Doran at gdoran@upei.ca or call 566-6013.