As they set off to showcase PEI to the world at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, members of the Confederation Centre Young Company proudly donned Panther T-shirts to celebrate their many connections as students, alumni, staff, and friends of the University of Prince Edward Island. Other PEI artists being featured at Atlantic Canada House in Vancouver include Meaghan Blanchard, Lennie Gallant, Tim...

The Town of Souris is partnering with ProfitLearn PEI to provide a computer skills workshop for local business people. The workshop, 'Basic Computer Skills for Everyday Use in Your Business,' will take place on Tuesday, February 16, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Holland College Centre on Main Street, Souris. Participants will gain fundamental computer skills needed to succeed in today's...

The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI will hold a workshop called "Time and a Place: Environmental Histories, Environmental Futures & Prince Edward Island" from June 13 to 18, 2010. The deadline for registration is Monday, February 15. Registration is $150 for the whole week, including meals ($250 for meals and accommodation in a UPEI residence). The workshop will bring together...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...