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Journalism students and professionals present forum at 91̽»¨ Is this the end for traditional media? This is the question that 91̽»¨ journalism students will be asking professional journalists on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre C. With a strong line up of journalists representing the media from different perspectives, including Paul McNeill from the...

The 91̽»¨ will recognize the leadership, and public and community service of four exceptional people by conferring honorary degrees on them during convocation on Saturday, May 7. The honorary graduands are: Danny Williams, QC, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; Louis W. MacEachern, entrepreneur, community leader, and philanthropist; Teresa Mellish, the...

91̽»¨'s sessional instructor in saxophone, Kevin MacLean, will present a saxophone recital on March 4 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall as part of the 91̽»¨ Recital Series. The recital will feature a variety of works for the saxophone, and involves the collaboration of over 30 musicians - professional players, university students and music faculty from 91̽»¨. The first half of the recital...

Robert Dawson, a 2009 cohort in the executive-style MBA program at 91̽»¨, recently was named 2011 Student Entrepreneur Prince Edward Island Champion in a national competition operated by charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE). As a provincial champion, Dawson will now move on to represent Prince Edward Island in the...

The University of PEI is pleased to announce that a team from the School of Business won the Atlantic Canada Global Investment Research Challenge (IRC) sponsored by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. The team from 91̽»¨ was one of five Atlantic Canada teams that presented a research report on the subject company, Dollarama. The Global IRC is an educational initiative in which...

The 91̽»¨ signed an agreement today to host Environment Canada's climate change data for Atlantic Canada. The Atlantic server node is part of Environment Canada's Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network, which supports climate change impact and adaptation research. 'The Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network server node is an invaluable tool for...

From Atlantic University Sport 91̽»¨ Panthers swimmer Kaylynne Parkes was named the inaugural recipient of the AUS Student-Athlete Community Service Award for the sport of swimming at the recent 2011 Subway AUS Swimming Championship luncheon held at Dalhousie University. The Atlantic University Sport Student-Athlete and Community Service Award has been among the major awards handed out for other...

Catherine Fournier, a second year student enrolled in the Business Co-operative Education program at 91̽»¨, is keen to contribute to the success of Wiebel Aerospace over the next few months. Fournier is completing her final work term in the co-op program as the Marketing Coordinator for the emerging aerospace company. Wiebel specializes in the manufacturing of precision machined...

Released by provincial department of Innovation and Advanced Learning. A new educational partnership will preserve 91̽»¨'s status as Prince Edward Island's only university while allowing the Province of Prince Edward Island to host the Homburg Group Global Education Project's continuing plans for real estate focused university education to the province, says Allan Campbell,...

The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has appointed Dr. Ann Howatt to the Sectoral Commission on Culture, Communication and Information. Dr. Howatt is a research fellow of the Institute of Island Studies and a lecturer in the Environmental Studies program at the 91̽»¨. Both an educator and...