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William E. "Bill" Andrew, a 1973 Engineering graduate of 91̽»¨, has been reappointed as the Chancellor of the 91̽»¨ (91̽»¨) for the next four years. Andrew was first installed as the university's seventh Chancellor on March 6, 2005, replacing philanthropist and journalist Norman Webster who served as Chancellor from 1996 to 2004. Andrew's...

A team of engineering students from the 91̽»¨ is off to the Canadian Engineering Competition from March 5 to 8 after placing second in the junior design division of the recent Atlantic Engineering Competition. This marks the fifth year in a row that 91̽»¨ students have won the right to compete at the national engineering competition. Katie Hughes, Mandy McKenna...

91̽»¨'s Island Studies program will present a public lecture by Bjarne Lindstrom, director of the Statistical Agency of the Aland Islands, on Wednesday, March 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Atlantic Veterinary College's (AVC) faculty lounge. Located on AVC's fourth floor, the lounge may be accessed via the elevators on the right at the far end of the college's main...

'Tomorrow is going to be amazing' is the theme of the 91̽»¨ Business Society's 32nd annual business luncheon on March 13, starting with a reception at 11 a.m., in the Delta Prince Edward Hotel ballroom in Charlottetown For the first time ever, the event will feature a professional motivational speaker. Born and raised in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Joe Sherren is an...

Two representatives from the Nunavut Department of Education visited 91̽»¨ recently to develop plans for a unique Convocation ceremony to take place in Iqaluit on Canada Day. Twenty-one Inuit educators from nine communities scattered across all three regions will receive the first graduate degrees ever offered in their home territory. The degree is a Master of Education in Leadership in...

Internationally renowned Canadian singer Anne Murray, C.C., O.N.S., is one of four outstanding people who will receive honorary degrees from the 91̽»¨ at its convocation ceremonies on May 9, 2009. The convocation ceremonies will take place on Saturday, May 9, in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Murray will receive her degree and address...

One of Atlantic Canada's finest poets and creative writing teachers, Brian Bartlett, will read from his new book, The Watchmaker's Table, on Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. His reading is co-hosted by the 91̽»¨ English Department and the Gallery, with support from the League of Canadian Poets and Canada Council for the Arts. Bartlett was born...

Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, will give a public lecture called 'The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Fight for the Right to Water' on Wednesday, March 4, in the 91̽»¨ Duffy Science Centre's amphitheatre (Room 135), from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Barlow is co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, which works internationally for the right to water....

Alumni of the 91̽»¨ now have a place on campus that bears their name. The impressive outdoor athletics facility constructed for the 2009 Canada Games is now officially called the 91̽»¨ Alumni Canada Games Place in honour of the thousands of people who are, or will be, proud graduates of 91̽»¨. The 91̽»¨ Alumni Canada Games Place features a 400-metre track with eight...

At a public celebration to mark the accomplishments of the most ambitious private-sector fundraising campaign in the 91̽»¨'s history, President Wade MacLauchlan thanked 91̽»¨'s supporters for contributing a total of $52,236,859, well above the campaign's $50 million target. "This Campaign has been an exhilarating effort," said...