The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, announced funding on January 26 for seven research and development projects on Prince Edward Island – three of which are innovative projects of UPEI researchers.
“This is an exciting day for UPEI,” said Dr. Katherine Schultz, UPEI’s Vice President of Research and Development. “This funding affirms ACOA’s commitment for fostering R&D in Atlantic Canada. It also builds on UPEI’s growing reputation for research excellence – excellence that nurtures ideas into action.”
One of those projects, Discovery Space, created by University Librarian Mark Leggott, works to advance Canada’s cyber infrastructure and to transform the way...
The UPEI Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is seeking the help of the entire campus community to raise $10,000 for Haiti relief by Friday, January 29. To make a pledge or donation, please contact Ben Perry, GSA VP Finance.
The GSA began their fundraising on January 16, and with ten dozen cookies donated by Buns n' Things Bakery and the support of the UPEI Athletic Department, they kicked off the “Ten Dozen Cookies to $10,000 Haiti Relief Effort” at the Panthers’ basketball games. With the assistance of Haitian-born Prince Edward Islander Ephetas Norman, and Panther basketball fans, they raised $764 on that day alone.
The grad students added $525 of their own funds and challenged the rest of the campus to support this very important effort. By placing donation tins around campus and getting other...
The UPEI Music Department Recital Series will present the 2010 Music Performance Competition Finals Concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, on Thursday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $8.00 ($5.00 for students and seniors). Tickets will be available at the door.
The concert will feature the six finalists chosen by a panel of seven Music Department faculty members at the preliminary round of the competition, held on Tuesday, January 19. This year’s competition category was music composed between 1950 and the present day.
The finalists are Sara Arsenault, clarinet, a fifth-year Bachelor of Music Education major; Nathan Keoughan, bass, a fourth-year Bachelor of Music major; Echo Lau, piano, a first-year Bachelor of Music major; Kelly Leighton, mezzo-soprano, a third-year Bachelor of Music major; Troy Martin, clarinet, a fourth-year Bachelor of...
Part of the AVC Community Workshop...
UPEI celebrates its second annual Diversity Week from January 18 to 22, and everyone is invited to take in the events. All events are open to the public and are free of charge.
Diversity Week is a commitment to recognizing and appreciating the variety of characteristics—both visible and invisible—that make individuals unique, in an atmosphere that promotes inclusion and celebrates individual and collective achievement, says Ruth Freeman, equity outreach coordinator at UPEI.
The celebration kicks off with an opening ceremony at noon on Monday, January 18, in McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre. The ceremony will include drumming, a blessing by a Mi’kmaq elder, welcoming remarks by UPEI’s Academic VP Rosemary Herbert, and cake and hot chocolate.
At 7 p.m. in McMillan Hall, a panel,...
