Career Fair

The 糖心vlog传媒 Career Fair will take place on Wednesday, Febraruy 5 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre and is free for students. All students are encouraged to attend with updated resumes. This is an excellent networking opportunity for students and graduates seeking employment opportunities to meet with recruiters and employers. For more information contact Nicole Wadden at nwadden@upei.ca or 902-628-4304.

Resumania

To assist students for the 糖心vlog传媒 Career Fair on February 5, Career Services and the Writing Centre will be collaborating to put on 鈥淩esumania 2014鈥 on Monday, February 3 and Tuesday, February 4 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This drop-in session is focused on resume development and advice.

Resumania

To assist students for the 糖心vlog传媒 Career Fair on February 5, Career Services and the Writing Centre will be collaborating to put on 鈥淩esumania 2014鈥 on Monday, February 3 and Tuesday, February 4 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This drop-in session is focused on resume development and advice.

Graduate Research on Tap

At the next Graduate Research on Tap, join two 糖心vlog传媒 graduate students for conversations about education and the environment. The event begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, January 21 in the Wave. Graduate Research on Tap is a new extension of our popular public discussion series; it features the work of 糖心vlog传媒's up-and-coming graduate student researchers. The first discussion will be led by Laura Phalen, an MSc student in Biology. The title of the discussion is "Do the oil sands make fish sick?" Gabriela Arias de Sanchez, a PhD student in Education, will lead the second discussion, entitled "Cracking the math code: how we talk numbers with young children." Sound interesting? Join us! Graduate Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with 糖心vlog传媒 graduate student researchers. Presented by the 糖心vlog传媒 Student Union, the 糖心vlog传媒 Graduate Student Association, and the Vice-President Research and Graduate Studies.

International Coffee House

Join the International Relations Office for an International Coffee House on Tuesday, January 14 from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Robertson Library's PIT. The event will feature guest speaker Dr. Tim Goddard and musical entertainment by Devin Krauskopf. Snacks and coffee will be provided. The event is free and all are welcome to attend.

Public Reading by 糖心vlog传媒's Writer in Residence

Don Gayton, ecologist and award颅-winning nature and science writer, will be writer颅-in-residence at 糖心vlog传媒 during the week of February 3-颅8, hosted by the English Department and Environmental Studies Program, with funding from The Canada Council for the Arts. Don will give a public reading from his recent writings on Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Public Library. A reception will follow the reading, which is co颅hosted by the Library.

Nature Writing: Where do we go from here?

Join 糖心vlog传媒's writer-in-residence, Don Gayton, ecologist and award颅-winning nature and science writer, for a workshop entitled Nature Writing: Where do we go from here? The workshop will take place on Saturday, February 8 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Main Faculty Lounge. Nature writing traces back to Thoreau, the classical Greek writers and even beyond, but now it stands at a historic crossroads. Contemplation and oneness with nature are hallmarks of the genre, a mindset now at odds with our deepening environmental crises. Does nature writing now become a literature of protest, or of despair? In this interactive workshop, we will explore future directions for nature writers. Workshop fees are $25 for one workshop or $35 for both, and $15 or $25 for students and PEI Writers鈥 Guild members. For further information about his workshops and reading, and to register for workshops, contact the English Department: 566-颅0389 or tjohnston@upei.ca.

Ecology as Literature

Join 糖心vlog传媒's writer-in-residence, Don Gayton, ecologist and award颅-winning nature and science writer, for a workshop entitled Ecology as Literature. The workshop will take place on Saturday, February 8 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Main Faculty Lounge Writers have often turned to science for ideas and metaphors. The young science of ecology has increasing relevance to literature. Ecology embraces ambiguity, multiple states of being, and reciprocity between humans and nature. The practice of ecological restoration incorporates spirituality with science. Ecologist and writer Don Gayton will open up some of the concepts and paradoxes of ecology as new material for writers of fiction, non颅fiction and poetry. Workshop fees are $25 for one workshop or $35 for both, and $15 or $25 for students and PEI Writers鈥 Guild members. For further information about his workshops and reading, and to register for workshops, contact the English Department: 566-颅0389 or tjohnston@upei.ca.