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91̽»¨ alumni and Panther fans heading over to Halifax for the Subway AUS Men’s Basketball Championship March 1–3 are invited to a reception at Cheers Bar & Grill. The event will take place on Friday, March 1, 6–7:30 pm before 91̽»¨â€™s game against SMU at 8:15 pm at the Halifax Metro Centre. Cheers Bar & Grill is located next to the Halifax Metro Centre where fans, supporters, alumni, and former Panthers can mingle and grab a bite to eat and drink before the game. A door prize and T-shirt giveaway will be provided by 91̽»¨â€™s Alumni Association. AUS tickets are on sale and can be purchased by contacting the Ticket Atlantic Box Office at or (902) 451-1221. Panther fans are encouraged to purchase seats in section 6, which is the designated 91̽»¨ section. Come out and support your 91̽»¨ Panthers. Go Panthers Go! Anthony Gill (902) 566-0761 adgill@upei.ca

University 100 is pleased to announce the next presentation in The Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013 91̽»¨ Alumnus Bob Hanf on "Leadership, A Call to Service" Tuesday, March 5, 2013 1:00–2:15 pm Duffy Science Centre, Room 135 Robert Hanf was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Power Inc. in January 2013. Prior to his new position at Nova Scotia Power, Bob was Executive Chairman, Light and Power Holdings, and Director, Barbados Light & Power; Chief Legal Officer for Emera Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Bangor Hydro; General Counsel for Emera and its affiliates; and was Partner with the law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP. A native to Nova Scotia, Bob is a graduate of Dalhousie University Law School and is currently completing his master of divinity at the Atlantic School of Theology. Bob obtained his bachelor of arts in philosophy from the 91̽»¨. The University 100 Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013, on the theme of "Leadership, A Call to Service" is an opportunity to engage students and the community in important conversations about the theory and practice of leadership. For more information, contact Inge Dorsey, University 100, at idorsey@upei.ca

Please review the new guidelines for establishing conference and special purpose accounts through the Accounting office: Accounts that are currently active or have open registrations will continue as is. Any new requests for accounts or conference registrations will follow these new guidelines. Any questions can be directed to Deidre Smith, Accounting Manager, dasmith@upei.ca, 566-0470.

As you probably noticed, the Student Union elections were in full force throughout the month of February. The results have now been approved by our Student Union Council and are therefore official. For those of you who are curious about the newly elected/hired Student Union executive, they are: President: Anastasia Smallwood Executive Vice-President: Travis Gordon Vice-President Activities: Matthew Rice Vice-President Communications: Ryan McCarvill Vice-President Finance: Daniel MacDonald Please be aware that this group does not begin their term until May 1, 2013. Please see upeisu.ca/executives for the most current information. Thank you for your interest! Kate VanGerven

91̽»¨ alumni and Panther fans heading over to Halifax for the Subway AUS Men’s Basketball Championship March 1–3 are invited to a reception at Cheers Bar & Grill. The event will take place on Friday, March 1, 6–7:30 pm before 91̽»¨â€™s game against SMU at 8:15 pm at the Halifax Metro Centre. Cheers Bar & Grill is located next to the Halifax Metro Centre where fans, supporters, alumni, and former Panthers can mingle and grab a bite to eat and drink before the game. A door prize and T-shirt giveaway will be provided by 91̽»¨â€™s Alumni Association. AUS tickets are on sale and can be purchased by contacting the Ticket Atlantic Box Office at or (902) 451-1221. Panther fans are encouraged to purchase seats in section 6, which is the designated 91̽»¨ section. Come out and support your 91̽»¨ Panthers. Go Panthers Go! Anthony Gill (902) 566-0761 adgill@upei.ca

University 100 is pleased to announce the next presentation in The Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013 91̽»¨ Alumnus Bob Hanf on "Leadership, A Call to Service" Tuesday, March 5, 2013 1:00–2:15 pm Duffy Science Centre, Room 135 Robert Hanf was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Power Inc. in January 2013. Prior to his new position at Nova Scotia Power, Bob was Executive Chairman, Light and Power Holdings, and Director, Barbados Light & Power; Chief Legal Officer for Emera Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Bangor Hydro; General Counsel for Emera and its affiliates; and was Partner with the law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP. A native to Nova Scotia, Bob is a graduate of Dalhousie University Law School and is currently completing his master of divinity at the Atlantic School of Theology. Bob obtained his bachelor of arts in philosophy from the 91̽»¨. The University 100 Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013, on the theme of "Leadership, A Call to Service" is an opportunity to engage students and the community in important conversations about the theory and practice of leadership. For more information, contact Inge Dorsey, University 100, at idorsey@upei.ca

Please review the new guidelines for establishing conference and special purpose accounts through the Accounting office: Accounts that are currently active or have open registrations will continue as is. Any new requests for accounts or conference registrations will follow these new guidelines. Any questions can be directed to Deidre Smith, Accounting Manager, dasmith@upei.ca, 566-0470.

As you probably noticed, the Student Union elections were in full force throughout the month of February. The results have now been approved by our Student Union Council and are therefore official. For those of you who are curious about the newly elected/hired Student Union executive, they are: President: Anastasia Smallwood Executive Vice-President: Travis Gordon Vice-President Activities: Matthew Rice Vice-President Communications: Ryan McCarvill Vice-President Finance: Daniel MacDonald Please be aware that this group does not begin their term until May 1, 2013. Please see upeisu.ca/executives for the most current information. Thank you for your interest! Kate VanGerven

91̽»¨ alumni and Panther fans heading over to Halifax for the Subway AUS Men’s Basketball Championship March 1–3 are invited to a reception at Cheers Bar & Grill. The event will take place on Friday, March 1, 6–7:30 pm before 91̽»¨â€™s game against SMU at 8:15 pm at the Halifax Metro Centre. Cheers Bar & Grill is located next to the Halifax Metro Centre where fans, supporters, alumni, and former Panthers can mingle and grab a bite to eat and drink before the game. A door prize and T-shirt giveaway will be provided by 91̽»¨â€™s Alumni Association. AUS tickets are on sale and can be purchased by contacting the Ticket Atlantic Box Office at or (902) 451-1221. Panther fans are encouraged to purchase seats in section 6, which is the designated 91̽»¨ section. Come out and support your 91̽»¨ Panthers. Go Panthers Go! Anthony Gill (902) 566-0761 adgill@upei.ca

University 100 is pleased to announce the next presentation in The Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013 91̽»¨ Alumnus Bob Hanf on "Leadership, A Call to Service" Tuesday, March 5, 2013 1:00–2:15 pm Duffy Science Centre, Room 135 Robert Hanf was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Power Inc. in January 2013. Prior to his new position at Nova Scotia Power, Bob was Executive Chairman, Light and Power Holdings, and Director, Barbados Light & Power; Chief Legal Officer for Emera Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Bangor Hydro; General Counsel for Emera and its affiliates; and was Partner with the law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP. A native to Nova Scotia, Bob is a graduate of Dalhousie University Law School and is currently completing his master of divinity at the Atlantic School of Theology. Bob obtained his bachelor of arts in philosophy from the 91̽»¨. The University 100 Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Series—Winter 2013, on the theme of "Leadership, A Call to Service" is an opportunity to engage students and the community in important conversations about the theory and practice of leadership. For more information, contact Inge Dorsey, University 100, at idorsey@upei.ca

Please review the new guidelines for establishing conference and special purpose accounts through the Accounting office: Accounts that are currently active or have open registrations will continue as is. Any new requests for accounts or conference registrations will follow these new guidelines. Any questions can be directed to Deidre Smith, Accounting Manager, dasmith@upei.ca, 566-0470.

As you probably noticed, the Student Union elections were in full force throughout the month of February. The results have now been approved by our Student Union Council and are therefore official. For those of you who are curious about the newly elected/hired Student Union executive, they are: President: Anastasia Smallwood Executive Vice-President: Travis Gordon Vice-President Activities: Matthew Rice Vice-President Communications: Ryan McCarvill Vice-President Finance: Daniel MacDonald Please be aware that this group does not begin their term until May 1, 2013. Please see upeisu.ca/executives for the most current information. Thank you for your interest! Kate VanGerven

Sheldon Opps, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Physics, will be giving a seminar talk entitled "You Can't Catch Me: The effects of confinement and landscape fragmentation on predator-prey dynamics" on Friday, March 1 at 4:00 pm in Duffy Room 204. Everyone is welcome.

The Faculty of Education's International & Indigenous Specializations dinner and silent auction will be held this Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre on Pond Street. There's a great program scheduled, many wonderful items for the silent auction and an international buffet representing 7 countries! Contact: Carolyn Francis at crfrancis@upei.ca or 894-2813 for further information or tickets.

Speaker: Dr. Judith Nyireneza, Agriculture & Agri-Foods Canada, Charlottetown Title: Nitrogen cycling under diversified cropping systems Date: Friday, March Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Everyone is welcome to attend. Sharon Martin, Administrative Assistant Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program phone: 902-566-0301 upei.ca/biology

91̽»¨ Athletics & Recreation will be having a glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure clinic on Tuesday, March 5 from 8:30 am - noon. This clinic is free for 91̽»¨ students, staff and faculty. To book your 10-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.

The Coast to Coast Seminar Series Presents Dr. Sara Diamond OCAD University This talk underscores the importance of design methods and practices in approaching challenges in the representation of big data. The talk will first reference debates regarding the role and nature of aesthetics and the importance of these to perception and insight, providing illustrations of different aesthetic approaches, at times to the same data set. It will further the discussion of insight by considering ways to work with users and data sets that draw from different practices within design. Fundamentally, design and designers need to be part of the visual analytics equation. Tuesday, February 26 3:30 to 4:30 pm Duffy 202 About the Series: The Coast-to-Coast Seminar Series is a Canada-wide seminar series, presented every second Tuesday via Access Grid videoconferencing technology. The session theme for the spring 2013 is “From data to knowledge to action". Please send an email to ag-ofm@westgrid.ca if you would like more information. Daisy MacAusland Administrative Assistant Physics Department dmacausland@upei.ca

Speaker: Dr. Judith Nyireneza, Agriculture & Agri-Foods Canada, Charlottetown Title: Nitrogen cycling under diversified cropping systems Date: Friday, March Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Everyone is welcome to attend. Sharon Martin, Administrative Assistant Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program phone: 902-566-0301 upei.ca/biology

91̽»¨ Athletics & Recreation will be having a glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure clinic on Tuesday, March 5 from 8:30 am - noon. This clinic is free for 91̽»¨ students, staff and faculty. To book your 10-minute appointment, please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.

The Coast to Coast Seminar Series Presents Dr. Sara Diamond OCAD University This talk underscores the importance of design methods and practices in approaching challenges in the representation of big data. The talk will first reference debates regarding the role and nature of aesthetics and the importance of these to perception and insight, providing illustrations of different aesthetic approaches, at times to the same data set. It will further the discussion of insight by considering ways to work with users and data sets that draw from different practices within design. Fundamentally, design and designers need to be part of the visual analytics equation. Tuesday, February 26 3:30 to 4:30 pm Duffy 202 About the Series: The Coast-to-Coast Seminar Series is a Canada-wide seminar series, presented every second Tuesday via Access Grid videoconferencing technology. The session theme for the spring 2013 is “From data to knowledge to action". Please send an email to ag-ofm@westgrid.ca if you would like more information. Daisy MacAusland Administrative Assistant Physics Department dmacausland@upei.ca