The UPEI Alumni Association has issued a challenge to its members to raise $500,000 to name the 2009 Canada Games venue now being constructed on the UPEI campus. The association’s board unanimously accepted the challenge to raise the funds at its annual general meeting held today during UPEI’s second annual Homecoming Weekend. “The 2009 Canada Games venue will have a strong presence on campus...

The Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island is hosting the Constance MacFarlane Seaplant Symposium, from September 24 to 27, at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Named in honour of famous Island marine botanist Dr. Constance MacFarlane (1904 to 2000), the symposium will look at Prince Edward Island’s Irish moss industry, report on regional research and consider...

As part of its annual Homecoming Week, the University of Prince Edward Island will host its ninth annual Founders’ Day ceremonies on Friday, September 26, focusing on the heritage and evolution of the historic campus and some of the people who have played key roles in that process. “Founders’ Day is a great opportunity for alumni and the general public to see the many wonderful enhancements...

The Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) will visit the UPEI campus on September 23 to speak about the challenges of bringing new pharmaceuticals to market. Entitled “Perspectives on the Drug Development Process: Current Challenges for the Research-Based Industry,” the talk by Dr. Kenneth I. Kaitin runs from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the New Residence, Room 142. “In...

The UPEI Alumni Association hosted its 18th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon on Thursday, September 25, in Room 142 of the New Residence. This year, the Association honoured sports enthusiast Billy Mulligan (PWC’65), veterinarian Emery Leger (DVM’94), pentathlon Olympian athlete Kara Grant (B.Sc.’02) and engineer Ted Tam (SDU’69). The Distinguished Alumni Award was created in 1990;...

Dr. Benet Davetian, chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department, talks about civility in To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility, a documentary presented by CTV’s W-FIVE on Saturday, September 20, starting at 7 p.m. AT. A news release issued by CTV describes the documentary: Have we lost all respect for our fellow citizens, or should we blame it on our sped-up and chaotic lives? In...

Every elementary and secondary student on Prince Edward Island will have the opportunity to attend varsity sport games this year, courtesy of the University of Prince Edward Island’s Panther Sport and the Holland College Hurricanes. UPEI and Holland College are giving complimentary season’s passes to their regular season home games to the approximately 20,000 students in the provincial school...

The University of Prince Edward Island will hold its second annual Homecoming Weekend from September 25 to 28. “We were very pleased with the outcome of the inaugural Homecoming held last year, and this year we are aiming for even greater success,” says Kevin Murphy (BBA ’79), honorary chair of Homecoming Weekend. “Homecoming offers a wonderful opportunity to build on the sense of community UPEI...

Guy Gavriel Kay, one of the world’s most popular, gifted and critically acclaimed authors of fantasy fiction, will read at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Thursday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. A reception and book signing will follow. His reading is co-sponsored by the UPEI Department of English and the Art Gallery. Admission is free. When Kay was still a student at the University of...

Dr. Nancy Edwards, Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH), will give a public presentation on funding initiatives and opportunities available for PEI researchers through the IPPH on Wednesday, September 17, at the University of Prince Edward Island. Edwards will speak during a luncheon at the AVC Faculty Lounge, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Her lecture will be...