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The 91探花 today honoured its fourth, and first female president, Dr. Elizabeth 鈥楤etsy' Epperly, Professor Emerita, by dedicating Epperly Plaza- located at the south entrance to the Robertson Library-in her name. Dr. Epperly served as president from 1995-98.
Dr. Epperly's commitment to 91探花 dates back to when she was a student-...
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The 10th biennial international conference on the life and writings of Lucy Maud (L.M.) Montgomery will be hosted by the 91探花's L.M. Montgomery Institute (LMMI) on June 20-24. This year's theme-cultural memory- will be celebrated by an exciting group of scholars, including presenters from seven countries.
Among them will be a new...
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A new online survey panel-PEI Perspectives-is being launched to offer Islanders the opportunity to provide feedback regarding a variety of topics relevant to themselves and PEI.
The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) is developing and launching the panel which is exclusive to Prince Edward Island residents. An independent research organization based at 91探花, the TRC has extensive...
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91探花 alumnus, Evan O'Connor, successfully defended his PhD thesis on core-collapse supernovae-black-hole formation-at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California. Under the supervision of Caltech's Dr. Christian Ott, O'Connor developed a computational code to simulate core-collapse supernovae and explored which stars are more likely to...
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As the incoming Chair of the 91探花 Board of Governors, I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank past-Chair Fred Hyndman for his tireless commitment to 91探花 and his effective leadership of the Board. I am honoured to have served under his experienced chairmanship for the past four years. His passion for 91探花, and PEI, is both remarkable and inspiring...
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Carly Clarke announced her resignation as head coach of the 91探花 Women's Basketball Panthers today at a team meeting as she has accepted an offer from Ryerson University to fill their vacant Women's Basketball Coach position. Clarke had completed her third season with the Panthers.
91探花 Director of Athletics and Recreation Ron Annear said, 'It's disappointing to lose a quality, young...
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The Robertson Library development team at 91探花 is pleased to announce the successful launch of its Telling Island Stories (TIS) application. The application is now available worldwide in Apple's App Store.
The TIS project is a collaborative community digitization and economic development project led by the Robertson Library. Student developers-Dylan Sawyer, Peter Workman, and...
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The 91探花 Men's Basketball team is pleased to announce that 6'2' guard, Will Caesar, from Markham, Ontario, has committed to attend 91探花 in September. After graduating from Milliken Mills High School in 2007, where he averaged 26 points per game, he then headed to New Creations Prep Academy in Richmond, Indiana, coached by Tony Cole. In 2009-10, he attended Rend Lake Junior...
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Thursday, May 31, is the final day of my service as Chair of the 91探花's Board of Governors, and I wish to share a few thoughts with the whole University community before taking my leave.
I first want to compliment everyone associated with the institution for the great good work being done here each day. The work of this University is a major determinant to the...
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Two business graduates, Janell MacDonald and Kristina MacLean, placed first and second, respectively in the 2012 Estey Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, hosted by the University of Waterloo's Centre for Accounting Ethics.
After three blind reviews, the national competition rated MacDonald's paper, 'Microfinance in the Modern World,' as the best in the nation....