杏吧原创

Notice: Parking Unavailable 鈥� Charlottetown Farmer鈥檚 Market

Please be advised that parking will not be available at the Charlottetown Farmer鈥檚 Market from Saturday, November 15 at 3:00 pm until Sunday, November 16 at 9:00 pm.

Any vehicles parked on the premises during this time will be towed at the owner鈥檚 expense. This closure is necessary to complete scheduled maintenance work in the parking lot.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Every Friday - 杏吧原创 Recital

Did you know? You can see Department of Music students perform every week on our Friday Afternoon Recital Series, Fridays at 12:40 pm until December 5. Winter term recitals begin on January 16. These concerts are always FREE and open to everyone.

• 12:40 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: FREE

Saturday, November 15 - Joel Miller (saxophone)

UPEI's Department of Music and Island Jazz co-present NB-based saxophonist and composer Joel Miller with Resonance New Music Ensemble and pianist Silvio Pupo, whose new classical crossover album What If?, features original compositions alongside reimagined works by Debussy, Chopin, Mahler, and Pachelbel. What If? traces Miller鈥檚 personal journey through jazz, Afro-Latin influences, and classical, and imagines a musical world where genres meet in harmony.

• 7:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.

Sunday, November 16 - Ventus Machina (woodwind quintet)

NB-based Ventus Machina presents Now and Then, a dynamic journey across a century of woodwind quintet music. The 鈥淣ow鈥� features Marc Mellits鈥� Splinter (arranged for the ensemble by the composer himself) and Amanda Harberg鈥檚 kaleidoscopic Quintet for Winds, alongside Carl Nielsen鈥檚 classic Wind Quintet, one of the great cornerstones of the woodwind quintet repertoire.

• 2:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.
• Tickets are available in advance at or by cash at the door.

Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, 杏吧原创, invites the UPEI community and members of the public for a presentation and panel discussion to learn more about UPEI鈥檚 economic impact and how the provincial university is a catalyst for the Island鈥檚 economic transformation.

Hosted by President Rodgers, the event will be moderated by Kim Griffin, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Maritime Electric.

Panelists include:

• David Campbell, President, Jupia Consultants
• Dr. Jim Sentance, Professor of Economics, UPEI
• Katie Arsenault, Partner, Island Capital Partners
• Lauren Ledwell, Chief Executive Officer, PEI BioAlliance
• Kevin Ladner, Executive Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Doane Grant Thornton

If you are unable to attend in-person,

The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) invites you to the Pitch Battles 2025 Final Event, where the eight top teams will pitch for a chance at $4,000 in prizes!  Happening on Saturday, November 15 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242. This event is open for anyone to attend, and everyone who signs up will receive an email providing them with a unique access code that they can use to vote for the Audience Choice Award winner!

To attend the event, please register .

The Master of Arts in Island Studies program invites you to attend the thesis defence for Padmini Dambugolla's research entitled "Examining the role of social networks, collaboration, and islandness in the entrepreneurial success of businesswomen at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market." Everyone is welcome!

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00 am

Memorial Hall, Room 104

This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Program requires that all principal investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored. This confirmation is due in November of each year.  

Inventory records must be kept up to date throughout the year. This is required not just by the UPEI Biosafety program but also by our federal regulator agencies, the CFIA and the PHAC. Any inventory discrepancies noted during an annual lab inspection may lead to an in-depth inventory audit by the Biosafety Committee. Please ensure your inventory is up to date throughout the year, including prior to completing the steps listed below.

To confirm your inventory is up to date, take the following steps:

1. Access your inventory at .  Remember to ignore the prominent "Access Denied" that appears on your screen. Just click on "Log in" at the top of the screen, in the grey bar.
2. Log in 
3. Click Edit 
4. Scroll down this page until you see the November 2025 box and enter the date.
5. Hit Save! Task completed. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Please contact Rhoda Speare (rspeare@upei.ca or ext. 5071) if you have any questions.

The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December.  The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 2, 2026 for the January meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols select 鈥榓pplications鈥� and for renewal or amendment protocols select 鈥榚vents鈥�.

To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at . 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Notice: Parking Unavailable 鈥� Charlottetown Farmer鈥檚 Market

Please be advised that parking will not be available at the Charlottetown Farmer鈥檚 Market from Saturday, November 15 at 3:00 pm until Sunday, November 16 at 9:00 pm.

Any vehicles parked on the premises during this time will be towed at the owner鈥檚 expense. This closure is necessary to complete scheduled maintenance work in the parking lot.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Thursday, November 13 - 杏吧原创 Showcase Recital

This recital features outstanding student performers from the Department of Music, playing a variety of instruments and repertoire.

• 7:30pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: FREE (donations accepted)

Did you know? You can also see our students perform on our free weekly Friday Afternoon Recital Series, Fridays at 12:40pm until December 5. Winter term recitals begin on January 16. These concerts are always FREE and open to everyone.

Saturday, November 15 - Joel Miller (saxophone)

UPEI's Department of Music and Island Jazz co-present NB-based saxophonist and composer Joel Miller with Resonance New Music Ensemble and pianist Silvio Pupo, whose new classical crossover album What If?, features original compositions alongside reimagined works by Debussy, Chopin, Mahler, and Pachelbel. What If? traces Miller鈥檚 personal journey through jazz, Afro-Latin influences, and classical, and imagines a musical world where genres meet in harmony.

• 7:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.

Sunday, November 16 - Ventus Machina (woodwind quintet)

NB-based Ventus Machina presents Now and Then, a dynamic journey across a century of woodwind quintet music. The 鈥淣ow鈥� features Marc Mellits鈥� Splinter (arranged for the ensemble by the composer himself) and Amanda Harberg鈥檚 kaleidoscopic Quintet for Winds, alongside Carl Nielsen鈥檚 classic Wind Quintet, one of the great cornerstones of the woodwind quintet repertoire.

• 2:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.
• Tickets are available in advance at or by cash at the door.

Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, 杏吧原创, invites the UPEI community and members of the public for a presentation and panel discussion to learn more about UPEI鈥檚 economic impact and how the provincial university is a catalyst for the Island鈥檚 economic transformation.

Hosted by President Rodgers, the event will be moderated by Kim Griffin, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Maritime Electric.

Panelists include:

• David Campbell, President, Jupia Consultants
• Dr. Jim Sentance, Professor of Economics, UPEI
• Katie Arsenault, Partner, Island Capital Partners
• Lauren Ledwell, Chief Executive Officer, PEI BioAlliance
• Kevin Ladner, Executive Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Doane Grant Thornton

If you are unable to attend in-person,

The UPEI Kinesiology program is seeking participants for their Chronic Disease and Disability practicum course. This course will pair senior Kinesiology students with participants with chronic conditions and/or disabilities. Participants will train one-on-one with their student trainer, under the supervision of an experienced Kinesiologist. Training will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the Steel Building from January - April. The program is open to staff, faculty and community members with a chronic condition or disability and an interest in becoming more active in a controlled environment. For more information, or to sign-up to participate, contact Angelie Carter at ancarter@upei.ca.

UPEI Staff and Faculty Appreciation week is back again this November. Staff and Faculty will once again be able to charge Bookstore purchases to their account and pay for them through payroll deductions in 2026. We will have special discounts and an in store reception so stay tuned for more details to come. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for all our latest items, promotions, extended holiday hours and more. 

The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) invites you to the Pitch Battles 2025 Final Event, where the eight top teams will pitch for a chance at $4,000 in prizes!  Happening on Saturday, November 15 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242. This event is open for anyone to attend, and everyone who signs up will receive an email providing them with a unique access code that they can use to vote for the Audience Choice Award winner!

To attend the event, please register .

"A Wondrous Thing Happened on the Way to Dystopia"

Dr. Richard Lemm is retiring this year, and the UPEI English Department is delighted to host his 鈥淟ast Lecture.鈥� 

Richard's more than three-decade career here has gone so far beyond his teaching of creative writing, environmental literature, and Canadian Literature in the University classroom: to his own creative works, to his mentoring of generations of new Island writers, and to his support for visiting writers and for the creative life of the Island generally. Come help us celebrate this truly wondrous career!

The Healthy Campus Committee invites all students, faculty, and staff to attend the annual Self-Care Fair 鈥� a celebration of wellness, balance, and community. Explore campus and community resources that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Enjoy informative booths featuring handouts, giveaways, and engaging wellness activities. Don鈥檛 miss the interactive fitness and health testing at the UPEI Kinesiology Program booth, where you can test your grip strength, balance, and flexibility.

Complimentary food, door prizes, and a prize spin wheel will also be available.  Join us to learn, connect, and celebrate self-care at UPEI!

Donations of non-perishable food will also be accepted in support of the UPEI Campus Food Bank.

As part of the day鈥檚 wellness activities, enjoy Soup for the Soul at the Chaplaincy Centre from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Services.

Join us on November 13, 2025 at 12:30 pm for a flag raising ceremony and words by community members for Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025. We are honoured to have representatives from local non-profit, grassroot organizations, whose efforts continue to make Epekwitk a more dignified, equitable and joyous place for 2 Spirit and Gender Diverse people to live and thrive.  

Location: The ceremony will take place on campus at the three flag poles facing University Avenue

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual vigil to grieve and pay respects to 2 Spirit and gender diverse people who were murdered as an outcome of transphobia. To learn more about TDOR, visit Egale Canada's website at or the US-based GLAAD's website at visit . For more activities during Trans Awareness Week visit the following sites:

• @peersalliance - www.peersalliance.ca 
• @nativecouncilpe - www.ncpei.com
• @peitransnetwork - www.peitn.com

Additional Flag Raisings by Community Organizations:

• Charlottetown - November 13 10:00 am,  Joe Ghiz park
• Summerside - November 14 11:00 am,  Summerside City Hall
• Stratford - November 17 11:00 am, Stratford Town Hall

The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December.  The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 2, 2026 for the January meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020 all animal user protocols must be submitted through UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols select 鈥榓pplications鈥� and for renewal or amendment protocols select 鈥榚vents鈥�.

To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at . 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

Thursday, November 13 - 杏吧原创 Showcase Recital

This recital features outstanding student performers from the Department of Music, playing a variety of instruments and repertoire.

• 7:30pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: FREE (donations accepted)

Did you know? You can also see our students perform on our free weekly Friday Afternoon Recital Series, Fridays at 12:40pm until December 5. Winter term recitals begin on January 16. These concerts are always FREE and open to everyone.

Saturday, November 15 - Joel Miller (saxophone)

UPEI's Department of Music and Island Jazz co-present NB-based saxophonist and composer Joel Miller with Resonance New Music Ensemble and pianist Silvio Pupo, whose new classical crossover album What If?, features original compositions alongside reimagined works by Debussy, Chopin, Mahler, and Pachelbel. What If? traces Miller鈥檚 personal journey through jazz, Afro-Latin influences, and classical, and imagines a musical world where genres meet in harmony.

• 7:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.

Sunday, November 16 - Ventus Machina (woodwind quintet)

NB-based Ventus Machina presents Now and Then, a dynamic journey across a century of woodwind quintet music. The 鈥淣ow鈥� features Marc Mellits鈥� Splinter (arranged for the ensemble by the composer himself) and Amanda Harberg鈥檚 kaleidoscopic Quintet for Winds, alongside Carl Nielsen鈥檚 classic Wind Quintet, one of the great cornerstones of the woodwind quintet repertoire.

• 2:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
• Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.
• Tickets are available in advance at or by cash at the door.

Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, 杏吧原创, invites the UPEI community and members of the public for a presentation and panel discussion to learn more about UPEI鈥檚 economic impact and how the provincial university is a catalyst for the Island鈥檚 economic transformation.

Hosted by President Rodgers, the event will be moderated by Kim Griffin, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Maritime Electric.

Panelists include:

• David Campbell, President, Jupia Consultants
• Dr. Jim Sentance, Professor of Economics, UPEI
• Katie Arsenault, Partner, Island Capital Partners
• Lauren Ledwell, Chief Executive Officer, PEI BioAlliance
• Kevin Ladner, Executive Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Doane Grant Thornton

If you are unable to attend in-person,

On Thursday November 13, 2025, ITSS will be making a minor Email configuration change.  The change will be implemented at 8:30 am. This is a minor infrastructure change removing a redundant configuration to ensure compliance to best practices.  ITSS does not expect any interruption or negative impact on email services as a result of the change.