Eighteen participants from Lennox Island and Abegweit First Nations and employees of the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI recently completed a 210 hour Certificate in Project Management that was delivered in Charlottetown and Summerside by the Centre for Life-Long Learning at the University of Prince Edward Island. The content was based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge and supplemented...

UPEI students have until May 17 to apply for up to twenty $5000 scholarships to attend the second annual Middle East Studies Program in Egypt from July 25 to August 19. Misr International University (MIU) is partnering with UPEI for the program, a four-week study period based in Cairo, and during which students learn about the culture and history of the region while gaining 2-3 credit-hour...

The first annual Graduate Research Recognition Day will take place on Tuesday, May 18, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Lecture Theatre (Room 242) and Schurman Market Square in McDougall Hall. This event is being planned and presented by the Office of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Studies Advisory Committee, and the Graduate Student Association. This showcase of graduate student...

The Faculty of Science will host visitors from the University of Namibia, May 10 to May 14, 2010. The University of Namibia (UNAM) is the national university of the Republic of Namibia, located in Windhoek, the capital. Established by an act of National Assembly on 31 August 1992, UNAM has a student population of close to 10,000 students, and seven faculties: agriculture and natural resources,...

CBDC PEI East invites businesses in eastern PEI to celebrate 'CBDC Day 2010' on May 12, 2010, at Active Communities Inc. in Montague. Several activities are planned, including a 'Market Research' workshop being presented in partnership with ProfitLearn PEI from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. John Chambers, Lending Manager at CBDC PEI East, says, 'We...

Islandora, an open-source software platform developed by UPEI's Robertson Library to manage and archive large amounts of digital data, has been selected for a national innovation achievement award by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries (CACUL). The annual award recognizes institutions that have made a significant contribution to the development and advancement of...

The Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre at the University of Prince Edward Island will be filled with proud graduates, families, and friends on Saturday, May 8, as they celebrate Convocation Day 2010. Over 675 students will receive their degrees, diplomas, and certificates during two ceremonies, at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Honorary degrees will be conferred upon Patrick G. Binns and Harry E. Snow...

UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor H. Wade MacLauchlan will be stepping down in 2011. All alumni of the University of Prince Edward Island, St. Dunstan's University, and Prince of Wales College are invited to provide their input as UPEI develops the search criteria for a new president. An alumni consultation meeting will take place in the KCI Chemistry Centre at UPEI, lecture theatre 128, on...

A former member of the UPEI Panthers men's hockey team, Vince "Vinnie" Scott, 23, died as result of a motor vehicle accident Wednesday morning outside St. Catherines, Ontario. A native of Mississauga, Scott most recently had played with Brock University after playing two seasons, 2007 and 2008, with UPEI and four seasons with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League...

The PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and Dr. Tess Miller, Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island, have analyzed the results of the Grade 9 Provincial Mathematics Common Assessment to identify problem areas for students. Dr. Miller is a psychometrician who has specialized in large-scale assessment and mathematics education. Dr. Miller presented...