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91̽»¨ Applied Human Sciences professor Jennifer Taylor was named a Female Food Hero by Oxfam Canada recently. Oxfam's Female Food Heroes are "women who are working to build a movement for good food, food that is grown well and shared fairly." Taylor is a female food hero because of the amazing variety of food-related community contributions that she makes on PEI. She is an...

For the first time on PEI, the Canada-Wide Science Fair 2012 will take place in Charlottetown from May 12 to 19, on the 91̽»¨ campus. This national event brings together Canada's 500 top scientists from grades 7 to 12 who have won their local, regional and provincial science competitions. And beyond showcasing their projects and competing for top awards and...

Members of 91̽»¨'s Class of 2012, along with their family and friends, will gather in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday, May 12, to celebrate convocation, the biggest event of the academic year. Over 900 students, the largest graduating class to date, will receive degrees, diplomas, and certificates during two ceremonies, the first beginning at 10:00 am and the second at 2:30 pm....

With a difficult financial landscape facing institutions and organizations across Prince Edward Island, the 91̽»¨ Board of Governors was pleased to approve a balanced operating budget for 2012-13 at its May 8 meeting. The University addressed its budget with a goal of minimizing the impact on students during these fiscally challenging times. The 'bare bones' budget is based on specific...

Dr. Barbara Campbell, Director of 91̽»¨'s Webster Centre, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, and interim Presidential Advisor International Relations, received a prestigious award at the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) Conference held in Montreal recently. Campbell received this year's SWAAC Recognition Award, an award granted each year to a member who has...

91̽»¨ welcomed 20 high school students from 10 local high schools to campus over the weekend as they took part in 91̽»¨'s annual Math Camp. The event, organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and co-sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society, took place May 4-6. The students involved are among the best math students in the province and the camp is an opportunity for them...

Fiddler's 91̽»¨ Dream Team consisting of 91̽»¨ men's basketball coaches-Tim Kendrick, Marvin Rhyno, and Patrick Havard-are working to drop a total combined weight loss of 100 pounds from May 4 to September 4, as part of a weight loss challenge to get healthy, and raise funds for their team's upcoming exhibition season. The whole idea for the challenge arose when...

Bonnie Stewart, a PhD student at 91̽»¨, whose thesis explores the trend of online learning, is studying the benefits of Massive Open Online Courses (Moocs) in higher education. Her work recently garnered attention in two highly reputable news sources-The Guardian (UK) and Inside Higher Ed. Stewart believes that online learning will complement traditional learning rather than replace it...

Prince of Wales College alumnae and 91̽»¨ honorary graduand Sister Mary Olga McKenna passed away on Tuesday, May 1. The well-loved member of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, passed peacefully at Caritas Residence in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Charlottetown, Sister McKenna can trace her forebears back to some of the first settlers from Monaghan County who came to PEI. She was...

91̽»¨'s first students in the Nurse Practitioner stream of the two-year Master of Nursing program (MN)- Laurie Brehaut, Marion MacDonald, and Kelsey MacPhee- have completed their first year of study. Upon successful completion of their second year, and after writing their national certification, they will be the first NP students to receive didactic and clinical advanced practice...