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| News
UPEI celebrated its third annual MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing event today in recognition of the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. The award-presented to 51 students and two faculty members this year-was established in 2011 by the MacLauchlan family to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan's contributions to the...
 
| Research
A UPEI PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education is seeking non-francophone parents of children in French schools to complete a short survey as part of a research project. The involvement of parents is known to be important for children's education and social success. For this reason, this project seeks to explore the experience and involvement of non-francophone parents with children in...
 
| Music
The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the Fall semester on Thursday, November 20 at 7:30 pm at Zion Presbyterian Church. Given the success of last Fall's performance at St. Dunstan's Basilica, the Wind Symphony is establishing a tradition of performing in downtown Charlottetown. The architectural and acoustical beauty at Zion will provide the ensemble and audience...
 
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PEI fans of Michael Crummey, Newfoundland novelist and poet, will welcome the news that his new novel, 'Sweetland,' is a finalist for the 2014 Governor General's Award for Fiction. Crummey will read from 'Sweetland' and sign books on Thursday, November 27, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. His reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department,...
 
| Athletics
The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of November 3-9 are Laura Bradley, Women's Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport...
 
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Congratulations to the UPEI Men's Soccer team who earned the CIS bronze medal on Sunday, November 9, and made history as the first UPEI Panthers soccer team to win a national CIS competition medal. The Panthers defeated the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Citadins 2-1. UPEI's player of the game was awarded to Jared Murphy who scored the second goal of the...
 
| Athletics
In an exciting match last night that drew in over 1,000 fans, the UPEI Men's Soccer Panthers defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 2-0 in overtime play (quarter-final #4) of the CIS Men's Soccer Championship hosted by UPEI. The Panthers advance to the semi-finals at 6:30 pm (tonight) where they will battle the OUA Champions, the York Lions. Tyler Shaw, former Panther and Canadian...
 
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Come out and support your UPEI Panthers (tonight) as they take on the Canada West champions, the Saskatchewan Huskies in the CIS Men's Soccer quarter-final match at 7:00 pm. All former UPEI soccer players, and the UPEI community are reminded to attend the opening ceremonies of the tournament at 6:30 pm where a special recognition of UPEI's 1984 CIAU semi-finalist team will take place...
 
| Athletics
If the present-day UPEI Men's Soccer Panthers need any more inspiration to perform when they kick-off their CIS campaign Thursday evening, a look over to the sidelines where a number of the 1984-85 team will be cheering them on should give them an extra boost. It was 30 years ago that arguably the most dominant team in Panther's soccer history made it to the semi-finals of the CIAU...
 
| Music
The UPEI Wind Symphony is in concert this weekend as they head to Saint John, New Brunswick on Saturday, November 1 for a performance at Harbour View High School at 7:30 pm. The Wind Symphony will then perform the following afternoon in Summerside, PEI at Three Oaks High School at 2:00 pm. Dr. Karem J. Simon will direct the symphony who will perform an eclectic program, featuring both traditional...