91探花

The 91探花, through its community and institutional partnerships across PEI, throughout Atlantic Canada, and around the world, is building a strong foundation for a 21st-century success story.

91探花 President Wade MacLauchlan delivered that message during his annual update, on November 26, to the campus community and members of the public. Through an illustrated presentation that featured a map of PEI and a map of the world, he highlighted the powerful impact that 91探花, with its many collaborators, makes at home and abroad through education, research, and service.

'91探花's advantage of scale and sense of mission translate into big things for our province, our region, and our world,' said President MacLauchlan. 'If you ask experts around the world about aquatic epidemiology, they will tell you about 91探花. The Premier of Nunavut will tell you about the array of 91探花 projects and partnerships in Canada's North. Our work in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and elsewhere addresses important issues of community, health, and environment, and builds on a confident sense of who we are at home.'

In addition to shining the spotlight on innovative 91探花-related initiatives across PEI and beyond, President MacLauchlan presented information about the continued growth of student enrollment and research activity that conveyed the increasingly diverse and dynamic nature of the 91探花 community. Twenty per cent of first-year students now come from other Canadian provinces and 10 per cent of the total student population comes from outside Canada.

While focusing firmly on 91探花's pivotal role in the present and future prosperity of Prince Edward Island, President MacLauchlan also acknowledged the important influence of the University's historical development.

'91探花 raised its own flag this year, embracing the heritage of our founding institutions, Prince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan's University, and celebrating how we come together through learning, as symbolized by the open book. Knowing who you are, how you are differentiated, and what difference you make starts at home,' he said.

'We get up in the morning knowing the importance of what we do, and the difference that it makes to have a great university with a sense of place and mission. That happy sense of purpose and impact carries over into our work and relationships throughout Canada and around the world.'