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A group of 22 English teachers from Finland recently visited Prince Edward Island to meet with members of 91̽»¨'s Faculty of Education, the Webster Centre for Teaching & Learning and the Department of Modern Languages as part of a Canadian study and professional development tour. Each year, the Association of English Teachers in Finland organizes a trip to a foreign land to learn best...

The Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR) and Three Oaks Innovation Inc. will present Dr. Peter Smith of Millennium Pharmaceuticals on June 18, as the first instalment of the Innovation PEI Premier's Speaker Series. As Senior Vice President, Drug Safety & Disposition and Comparative Medicine for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Smith will provide insight into modern...

The 91̽»¨ School of Business and the PEI BioAlliance invite you to a free, public session on 'Corporate Governance', presented by Professor Stephen Letza, PhD, Director of the European Centre for Corporate Governance. Dr. Letza, a leading advisor to large, medium, and small profit and non-profit corporations as well as a wide range of UK crown corporations and departments, will...

Young scholars from institutions around the globe will converge in Charlottetown June 23 - 27 at the 2010 International L.M. Montgomery Conference, 'L.M. Montgomery and the Matter of Nature', to share their research on the province's best-known writer. For Alicia McDonald, an Islander, 91̽»¨ alumna and graduate student at the University of Western Ontario, Montgomery'...

The Pan-Canadian Team for Research in the Early Years met recently in Charlottetown, hosted by members from the 91̽»¨. The team is a group of researchers from the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Western Ontario, Trent University, the University of New Brunswick, and 91̽»¨ whose projects and thinking are coalescing around...

91̽»¨ Athletics Director Ron Annear is pleased to announce that Shannon Atkins has been named head coach for the 91̽»¨ Panthers women's rugby team. 'We are pleased to have Shannon on board for the fall,' commented Annear. 'As a former 91̽»¨ women's rugby student-athlete, an assistant coach with former head coach Mary Jane Webster, and her success coaching at the high...

The 91̽»¨ Department of Athletics has partnered with nine NGOs and not-for-profit groups and the Department of Community Services, Seniors and Labour on a six-week pilot project that creates inclusion opportunities for people who, due to financial or societal reasons, are not always able to access wellness facilities and programs. The collaborative initiative that began in March, opens up 91̽»¨...

Dr. Juergen Krause, Associate Professor at 91̽»¨'s School of Business and Director for the Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR), has been selected to organize and promote the Innovation PEI Premier's Speaker Series. The series, aimed at enhancing knowledge in bioscience and forging international relationships for Island companies, will feature...

As of July 1, 2010, 91̽»¨ will no longer accept credit card payments for tuition and residence fees, but now offers online banking as an alternative. In the ongoing effort to cut costs while at the same time offer convenient payment options for students, 91̽»¨ has been set up as an online banking payee with all major banks and credit unions. A student (or parent) can now make payment directly to a...

The Institute of Island Studies hosts a series of free public lectures, and an international conference, June 13-18, 2010, that turns an entire island into a case study for human impact on the land. "Seeing Connections: Environmental History and Visual Culture" Dr. Finis Dunaway, Trent University Sunday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. Studio One, Confederation Centre of the Arts,...