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Posted: Friday, April 4, 2008 - 05:21
Over the past few months, over 120 third-year
marketing students at UPEI’s School
of Business have been
learning first-hand the business of bioscience. Working with six local bioscience
companies, 25 teams of business students have been designing winning marketing
strategies for the companies’ products and services, to be used in their
national and international promotion and sales activities....
Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 11:21
The Centre for Life-Long Learning (CLLL) at UPEI is bringing
solutions to a nationwide trend as it offers a workshop entitled “Inspiring a
Multi-Generational Workforce” on April 9 on the campus.
Designed for those who seek to learn more about managing a
multi-generational workforce, this workshop will bring new approaches to
working with teams made up of members from all generations. The...
Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 11:18
Members of the public are invited to the launch of the Social
Economy and Sustainability Research Network’s report, “Bridging Public
Investment and Social Value: An examination of the supports for the Social
Economy on Prince Edward Island,” on Monday, April 7, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., in
the UPEI Main Building Faculty Lounge.
Communications specialist Barbara Groome-Wynne, who was commissioned...
Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 04:35
The University of Prince Edward Island has appointed Dr. J. Tim
Goddard, of the University of Calgary, to the
position of Dean of Education for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2008.
“It’s
a real coup for UPEI and for the entire PEI
educational system to attract Dr. Tim Goddard as our Dean of Education,” says
UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan. “He was selected through a very competitive...
Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 - 12:01
A “green” chemist at the University of Prince Edward Island who is working to
develop vegetation-based plastics to reduce our dependence on petroleum-based
products and minimize our impact on the environment has just been recognized by
the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Dr. Michael Shaver will receive
$83,731 towards the cost of essential equipment for his research on the design
of...
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 10:51
A new
business succession initiative aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship
opportunities for people aged 34 years and younger has been developed by the
UPEI School of Business and the PEI Department of Development and Technology.
As a
new initiative, “The Adopted Son or Daughter Program” encourages youth to
consider a career as an entrepreneur by removing such obstacles as financing,
lack of...
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 07:26
Tim Carroll, Associate Professor at the UPEI School of
Business, will give a public lecture called “PEI Agriculture and Flying Frogs”
on March 26, from 7-9 p.m., in Lecture Theatre D of the Atlantic Veterinary
College. This public lecture will present new ideas for PEI agriculture in terms of financing, environmental
sustainability and a local food strategy. A question period will follow Dr....
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 06:02
Graduate students from Arts, Science, and Veterinary Medicine showcased their research March 11 to 14 during the University’s annual Graduate Research Days. Awards were presented by each faculty for the top presentations.
Janice Pettit received the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) award for a student in the beginning stages of research for her presentation, "Seasonal Home-Owners:...
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 06:01
Sociology
students at the University
of Prince Edward Island
are translating into action the lessons they are learning in the classroom.
On
Friday, March 28, students in Professor David Varis' Sociology 102B course will
host a kitchen party to raise awareness about poverty and funds to fight it.
The party will be held in the courtyard of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from
1 to 4 p.m.
Varis...
Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 06:23
The
latest book published by Island Studies Press, an imprint of the Institute of
Island Studies at UPEI, will be launched on Thursday, March 20, in the Province
House Lecture Theatre, Charlottetown, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Entitled
“Pulling Strings: Policy Insights for Prince
Edward Island from other Sub-National Island
Jurisdictions,” the book is based on research emerging from a project on...
