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Media Releases
| Music
The 91̽»¨ Music Department's "Dr. Frances Gray Music Performance Competition Finals" were recently held at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The six music students chosen from the preliminary round to perform in the finals were: Rebecca Apps, soprano; Jillian Clow, mezzo soprano; Leah Inman, piano; Lucas MacPhail, alto saxophone; Kailey Norris, clarinet; and Hannah Rollwage, mezzo...
| Athletics
The 91̽»¨ Women's Hockey Panthers have received commitments from two recruits for the 2015 season.
Coach Bruce Donaldson announced today that he has signed Ashtyn Bartlett and Andie Boeckman.
Bartlett is an honours student at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The Durham Bridge, New Brunswick native started her hockey career at age five with the...
| News
The 91̽»¨'s Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendation of the search committee for the Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Greg Keefe was successfully appointed.
'On behalf of the University, I congratulate Greg on his appointment as Dean,' says President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. '91̽»¨ will certainly benefit...
| News
The 91̽»¨'s Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendation of the search committee for the Dean of Science. Interim Dean Dr. Debbie MacLellan was successfully appointed.
'I look forward to continuing to work with Debbie on a number of initiatives that will enhance the overall student experience in the Faculty of Science,' said Vice-President...
| Research
Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the 91̽»¨. Join our next conversation on Monday, February 2 at 7:00 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. John McIntyre, an associate professor in the department of English, will lead a discussion entitled: Beyond Flanders Fields: Representing the...
| News
Not that long ago, novelist Craig Davidson, author of Cataract City, completed UNB's graduate program in creative writing and published his first book of stories, Rust and Bone (2005). Since then, this high-energy writer has been short-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize for fiction and seen the film version of a Rust and Bone story premier at the Cannes Film Festival. With imaginative...
| News
91̽»¨'s Executive MBA program is pleased to announce that it will be offering a one-time special focus on public sector management targeted at provincial, federal and municipal public sector employees. This special focus offering will only be available for the upcoming program intake in September 2015.
Students who opt for the new public sector focus will take eight core courses in...
| Athletics
The 91̽»¨ Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of January 19-25 are Darcy Zinck, Women's Basketball, and Mason Wilgosh, Men's Hockey. 91̽»¨ Athletics and Recreation showcases talented athletes on a weekly basis to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. 91̽»¨ Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian...
| News
Economic impact assessment highlights University's role in PEI's knowledge economy
91̽»¨'s direct expenditures of $137.5 million boosted Prince Edward Island's gross domestic product by $150.1 million in 2013, representing nearly three per cent of the province's total GDP, according to a report released today.
'Most are already aware that 91̽»¨ is a major...
| Athletics
The 91̽»¨ Men's Soccer team will be awarded "SCORE! Team of the Year," Sport PEI announced this week. The provincial sport federation also announced that 91̽»¨ Men's Soccer player Jared Murphy is a finalist for "Intercollegiate Male Athlete of the Year". He will find out if he wins the award at the annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards presentation on Wednesday,...