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| News
Five community organizations have partnered with the Family and Nutritional Sciences department at 91探花 over the past few months to help university students develop their skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs for health promotion and family education. In return, the participating organizations have benefitted from the sessions and activities that were presented...
 
| Athletics
After three years as the head coach and two years as assistant coach of the 91探花 women's rugby team, Mary Jane 'MJ' Webster has resigned due to other rugby and personal commitments. 'After five years with the program, I felt it was time to step aside as it's important to allow for fresh ideas and a fresh approach to continue the growth of the program,...
 
| Research
The Institute of Island Studies at the 91探花 has released a survey report entitled, "Quality of Island Life: Tyne Valley and Surrounding Areas, 2006.' For further information, or to arrange a media interview, please contact Dr. Irene Novaczek at (902) 566-0386 or inovaczek@upei.ca.
 
| Students
Four 91探花 graduate students have each received a Dr. J. Regis Duffy Graduate Scholarship in Science, valued at $12,500. The new scholarships have been established by scientist and entrepreneur, Dr. J. Regis Duffy, who has a long-time connection to 91探花 as an alumnus, faculty member, and former chair of the Board of Governors. 'The establishment of this prestigious new graduate scholarship...
 
| Alumni
The PEI government has appointed eleven people to the inaugural board of directors to oversee Health PEI, the province's new health services authority. They were selected from more than 130 applicants. Four of the board members are 91探花 alumni and/or faculty. They are James T. Revell, Dr. Stephen O'Brien, Phyllis Horne, and Dr. Donna Murnaghan. In 2009,...
 
| People
Former 91探花 president Dr. Elizabeth Rollins (鈥楤etsy') Epperly, a world-renowned scholar and author on the life and work of L.M. Montgomery, will headline the international conference, 'L.M. Montgomery and the Matter of Nature' running June 23 to 27 at 91探花. Her talk, 'Natural Bridge: L.M. Montgomery and the Architecture of Imaginative Landscapes' promises...
 
| Students
91探花 recently launched an innovative online contest that will hand out $10,000-originally slated to purchase advertising-to students in the form of bursaries. The 'Win with 91探花' contest website, upei.me, asks visitors to vote on their favourite student project, with faculties receiving a percentage of bursary dollars to award to student applicants interested in pursuing...
 
| People
Monique Collette, president of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will give a public presentation and lead a discussion on how to spark passion and purpose in your organization, on Thursday, April 15, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., in the KCI lecture theatre, 91探花. At the request of the Clerk of the Privy Council, Collette conducted a one-person task force in 2009 to explore ideas and...
 
| People
The 91探花 continues to attract top-notch academics and administrators from across Canada and beyond. Following a national search, 91探花 has named Dr. Jim Randall, currently of the University of Northern British Columbia, to become its Vice-President Academic, as of July 1, 2010. A professor of geography and planning at UNBC, Randall has an honours bachelor of...
 
| People
The 91探花, The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at UNB, HMCS Queen Charlotte and the Prince Edward Island Regiment are teaming up to host the first annual Atlantic Military Affairs Symposium in Charlottetown, April 16-17. Local soldiers, sailors, and aircrew will form the core of this public military history and current affairs gathering to focus on the...