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Wade MacLauchlan, 91̽»¨ President; Fred Hyndman, 91̽»¨ Board of Governors Chair; Perlene Morrison, 91̽»¨ Alumni Association President; and President-designate Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz welcomed over 500 alumni and friends in Don and Marion McDougall Hall at the 91̽»¨ New Year's Levee held Saturday, January 1, 2011. This year's event marked the second time for the levee to be held...
 
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91̽»¨ student Landon Holmes is overwhelmed by the traffic driving by his house to see his Christmas light display. The 18-year old from Stratford said, 'It's a cool feeling to know so many people are coming by to see the lights and donate to the cause.' Close to $1500 has already been raised for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Holmes estimates about 300 vehicles have been...
 
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At the President's Annual Christmas Social held December 16, three 91̽»¨ staff members were recognized with Academic Support Group Staff Achievement Awards. Jay McPhail, long-time employee of Audio Visual Services, received an award in the Career Achievement category. Having worked for 91̽»¨ for 23 years, Jay was nominated by 14 colleagues across campus, and was cited for his dedication...
 
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Dr. Vera Dewar and the late Eileen (McMillan) Fulford have donated over $700,000, combined, towards the construction of a new building on campus that will house teaching and research facilities, and office space for the School of Nursing and the Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences, including the new kinesiology program. Ms. Fulford's gift amounts to more than $400,...
 
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Many students at the Atlantic Veterinary College at 91̽»¨ belong to Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB), a Canadian charitable organization with a mission to work for, and with, communities in need to foster the health of animals, people, and the environments that sustain them. Other members come from private veterinary practice, academia, government agencies and non-government agencies. One of...
 
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What would you do if one of your employees had made disparaging remarks about your organisation on facebook? This was the ethical dilemma put to 91̽»¨ business students Tanya Martin, Hayley Beer, Jeff McKenzie and Kyle Smith in the first round of the Dalhousie University Business Ethics Case competition held last month in Halifax. With only four hours to analyse, then brainstorm a solution and...
 
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91̽»¨ is pleased to welcome the PEI High School Science Fair to campus. This dedicated high school fair is a pilot year where the high school projects have been separated from the regular fair in an attempt to boost participation at the high school level. The regular fair will still be held at the end of March 2011. The PEI High School Science Fair will be held in the...
 
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All are welcome to enjoy free hot chocolate and seasonal singing by 91̽»¨ Music Department students on Wednesday, December 8 from 2:00 - 2:30 pm at Meincke Plaza (in front of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre).
 
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REMINDER! S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violence Everywhere) invites the campus community to 'Remembering the Past for a Better Future,' Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at 7:00 pm, in the W.A. Murphy Student Center. Dedicated to both remembering and acting against violence in our lives, the event features the public unveiling of a large purple ribbon and poster to commemorate people who...
 
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As part of Computer Science Education Week, the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology at 91̽»¨ is running a video game development competition. Aimed at PEI junior high and high school students who have gone the through the ‘GameForce program', the contest asks participants to create a game using Game Maker software. On Wednesday, December 1, a game concept...