Award-winning poet Anne Compton returns to her native P.E.I. to read from her new book, Asking Questions Indoors and Out, on Tuesday, February 16, at 7:30 in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building.
Her reading is part of the Winter’s Tales Authors Series sponsored by the UPEI English Department, with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, P.E.I., she won the Atlantic Poetry Prize for her first two books of poetry, Opening the Island and Processional, and the Governor General’s Award for Processional. In 2008 she received the Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in English Language Literary Arts. In The Globe and Mail, a reviewer called Processional "[A] rigorously intelligent work about the pains and glories of life and nature."
Dr. Compton teaches at the University of...
Fourth-year nursing students from the University of Prince Edward Island are spending two months developing and applying their clinical skills in communities across PEI, in Nova Scotia and Alberta, and even as far afield as Florida, the Cayman Islands, and Kenya.
Forty-three students are enhancing their learning at the Queen Elizabeth, Prince County, Western, Hillsborough, Eastern Kings and Stewart Memorial hospitals, and at the Palliative Care Centre in Charlottetown. Others are honing their skills at the IWK Hospital in Halifax, the Nova Scotia Hospital in Dartmouth, and the Peter Lougheed and the Rockyview hospitals in Calgary. Six have chosen international experiences, including four who are working at the St. Teresa Mission hospital, at an HIV outreach clinic, and in a children’s home in the village of Kiirua in Kenya.
These local, national, and international...
Students and graduates from the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program at the University of Prince Edward Island are making their mark in islands research around the world. Dolores LeVangie, Laurie Brinklow, and Kathleen Stuart have each received prestigious scholarships to study in the southern Chilean island of Chiloé, Tasmania, and Australia, respectively.
Master’s student Dolores LeVangie has been awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada graduate scholarship for her research on “Medicine of the land: exploring the use and transition of medicinal practices in island communities of the Mi'kmaq in Eastern Canada and the Williche of Southern Chile.” She has also earned the Erwin and Joyce Andrew Memorial Scholarship and a Robin Rigby Trust Scholarship. In March, she will begin four months of field work in Chilo...
In recognition of February as Psychology Month, faculty members from UPEI’s psychology department will participate in a free public lecture series organized by the department and the Psychological Association of Prince Edward Island.
On February 9, Dr. Stacey MacKinnon will talk about the pros and cons of revenge and forgiveness, and the hard-to-pin-down definition of forgiveness. Her presentation, called "Revenge and Forgiveness: Deciding whether or not to, how to, and how it's going to feel afterward," is the next installment in UPEI’s popular Research on Tap series and takes place at Mavor's, Confederation Centre of the Arts, at 7 p.m.
Mitchell Colp and Dr. Jason Doiron will give a presentation called "The Illusion of Inclusion: Experiences of Learning Disabled Students on PEI and Beyond" on February 11, at 7 p.m., at the Confederation...
Vagabond Productions is back in action, and it is offering a Valentine’s Day gift to its audience: a free show. Yes, you read it correctly: admission will not be charged for Vagabond’s production of “The Path of True Love,” February 10 to 13.
Many of you will now be wondering about the catch. According to Greg Doran, coordinator of Theatre Studies and director of the show, there isn’t one, really.
“I decided to forego charging admission this year because the show is going to be more experimental in its presentation than past shows.”
Doran went on to explain that to buffer the experimentation, he chose a traditional comedy.
“Granted, the tradition is from the 17th century, but it involves a lot of funny physical comedy. Consider the show a romantic comedy for smart people. The show is in the form of the...
Forgiveness and revenge. Each of us has, in the past, had to choose between one or the other. Choose forgiveness, and we face the possibility of appearing weak. Seek revenge, and we come across as mean and spiteful.
UPEI psychology professor Stacey MacKinnon will talk about forgiveness and revenge on Tuesday, February 9, at this month’s Research on Tap. The discussion begins at 7 p.m. in Mavor’s Bar at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
MacKinnon is an assistant professor of social psychology whose research areas include trust, risk, forgiveness and revenge. At Research on Tap, she’ll discuss "Revenge and Forgiveness: Deciding whether or not to, how to, and how it's going to feel afterward." She will illustrate why a blanket policy of forgiveness might not be a good idea, and she will delve into the dark satisfaction we seek...
UPEI alumnus Dr. Greg Fleming will talk about his work as a veterinarian with Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Tuesday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m., at UPEI.
The second in the UPEI Student Union’s new inspiring speakers series, Fleming’s presentation will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), McDougall Hall. A reception will follow in Schurman Market Square, also in McDougall Hall. Everyone is welcome.
A 1998 graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College, Fleming is a veterinarian for Animal Programs for Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the Living Seas at EPCOT. Disney's Animal Kingdom houses more than 1,700 animals from 250 countries, making it the largest animal-themed park in the world.
Prior to veterinary school, Fleming’s interest in conservation led him to complete a diploma in endangered species management from the Jersey...
From February 8 to 12, the University of Prince Edward Island will celebrate International Development Week, a national event held annually to increase Canadians’ awareness of their country’s role in international development and to educate them about life in developing countries.
UPEI has chosen the development of closer relationships between cultures as the theme for its celebration.
“We chose this theme because it corresponds to one of the United Nations’ observances for 2010, and it speaks to the fact that Canada embraces different cultures,” says Dr. Christian Lacroix, chair of UPEI’s International Development Week Committee. “It encourages people to celebrate their differences and share them.”
Keynote speaker Chris Eaton, executive director of the World University Service Canada (WUSC), will address the coming...
The faculty and staff of the University of Prince Edward Island are saddened to learn of the death on January 20, 2010, of Dr. Frances M. Frazer, a long-time faculty member at UPEI and wife of Dr. Ronald Baker, UPEI’s first president.
Dr. Frazer taught in the UPEI English department from 1969 to 1992, serving as Chair from 1988 to 1991. She was acting Dean of Arts from 1989 to 1990. She also taught at the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta, and Simon Fraser University. She is remembered as a fine scholar and a role model for students, especially women.
Long-time friend and colleague Michael Hennessey remembers Dr. Frazer with respect and affection.
“Fran was an excellent teacher, demanding but fair, who sought to instill a love of literature in her students. As a result, many of her students went on to...
Students in the University of Prince Edward Island’s executive-style Master of Business Administration program will explore the topic of local food during a public event in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, McDougall Hall, on Saturday, February 6.
At 9:30 a.m., a panel of experts will present a local food challenge to the MBA students, who will be asked to come up with solutions, using the analytical and creative skills they have developed in their marketing management course. Audience members will also have the opportunity to share their perceptions about local food.
Members of the panel are Tim Carroll, associate professor at the UPEI School of Business; Phil Ferraro, Institute of Bioregional Studies; and Rob Paterson, The Renewal Consulting Group Inc. Ian Petrie, well-known as a CBC journalist who covered the agriculture industry for many years, will interview...
