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Scholarships and awards at the University of Prince Edward Island now total $3.5 million annually. Financial support for UPEI students has more than doubled over the past seven years. The increase reflects, in large part, the generosity of people who are creating new student awards as a way of supporting post-secondary education while paying tribute to their own family members. Two of the newest...
 
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Dr. Benet Davetian, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology at UPEI, and Director of the Civility Institute, has just released a major new book entitled Civility: A Cultural History, published by University of Toronto Press. The topics of civility and incivility are in the forefront of public debate. In today's Western societies, many feel that there has been a marked decrease in mutual...
 
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Fans of CBC TV's popular program Dragons' Den will have the opportunity to get 'up close and personal' with Dragon judge Arlene Dickinson during a question-and-answer session at UPEI on May 28. The UPEI School of Business MBA and Entrepreneurship programs and the Centre for Life-Long Learning will present this event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, in the McKinnon...
 
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Island business owners will have the opportunity to discuss practical business management approaches in difficult economic times at a symposium presented by ProfitLearn PEI at the University of Prince Edward Island on Friday, May 29. The event, called 'LAUNCH - A Symposium for Growing PEI Business,' will take place in UPEI's McDougall Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The...
 
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High school graduates who have deferred their post-secondary education can now find out what it is like to attend UPEI through a new program called ExperienceU. All students accepted into the one-week program will receive an ExperienceU award to cover their costs. 'Some high school students are uncertain about attending university right after grade 12, and others who have deferred...
 
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Dulcie McCallum, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer for Nova Scotia, will be the guest lecturer at the annual Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law on Thursday, May 21, at the University of Prince Edward Island. Her presentation, entitled 'The Audacity of Inclusion', will discuss assisted decision-making and guardianship - Is...
 
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Dr. Michael Entzeroth, Deputy Director of Biopolis, Singapore and Chairman of the Executive Council, BioSingapore, will give a public presentation called 'Singapore-An Outstanding BioMedical Hub in South-East Asia,' on Thursday, May 14, at the University of Prince Edward Island. The UPEI School of Business is presenting this...
 
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The impressive five-storey building that stands at the southwest corner of the University of Prince Edward Island campus and serves as UPEI's newest student residence has been named in honour of Bill and Denise Andrew in recognition of their life-long commitment to the well-being of the University. 'To say that Bill and Denise Andrew are passionate about UPEI is an understatement....
 
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The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at UPEI has released a new report profiling cruise ship passengers to PEI in 2007 and 2008. The survey was conducted by distributing it to passengers who disembarked in September and October of 2007, and again in May and June of 2008. The cruise ship passenger to PEI has quite a different profile than the typical overnight pleasure visitor to PEI. 'While...
 
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The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is proud to learn that it has successfully entered Phase 2 of a national competition for funding under the newly created Canada Excellence Research Chairs program. The Canada Excellence Research Chairs was established by the Government of Canada in 2008 to establish 20 prestigious research chairs in universities across the country. The program invests...