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Media Releases
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The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú is offering two great opportunities to learn about and apply to the innovative Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) graduate program. All are welcome to attend the following information sessions:
Tuesday, February 26, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Jack Blanchard Family Centre, Room 205 (next to Holy Redeemer Parish)
7 Pond Street, Charlottetown
Thursday, February 28, 6...
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Well-known PEI soccer player and all-round athlete David Snowie will be the subject of some good-natured ‘ribbing' at the third annual ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Men's Soccer Dinner and Roast, announced ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Director of Athletics and Recreation Bill Schurman. The event will take place on Friday, March 1 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel.
Hosted by the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Friends of Men's Soccer-a group...
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The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú is saddened to learn of the recent death of the Honourable Eugene Whelan, PC, OC, LLD, PAg. As Minister of Agriculture for Canada (1972-1979 and 1980-1984), Mr. Whelan was instrumental in the establishment of the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University in 1983.
'On behalf of the University community, I extend my deep condolences...
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ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú's Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. Central to the program design is an evidence-based management approach...
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The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Athletics and Recreation department has released the following ticket information for games 3 and 4 (if necessary) of the AUS Men's Hockey Semi-finals, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú versus UNB, being played at MacLauchlan Arena on Monday, February 25th and Tuesday, February 26th, respectively. Both games begin at 7:00 pm.
The first two games of the best 3-of-5 series are being played at the Aitken Centre...
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The following was distributed by the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island:
Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online (PEILDO) presents the Journals of the Legislative Assembly (1894-present), the official record of the business of the Legislative Assembly. Free and open to all Islanders, this exciting new site provides access to a rich collection of material covering almost...
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On Thursday, February 14, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú joined activists around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. Over 200 people took part in the campus event.
ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women around the world will be beaten or...
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It's a big weekend at home for the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Panthers basketball and hockey teams. Basketball starts off the weekend on Friday, February 15, with games against St. FX at 6:00 pm (W) and 8:00 pm (M). The men's hockey team will take to the ice at 7:30 pm as they host St. FX in game two of their quarterfinal match at 7:30 pm.
From 6-7 pm, all ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Panther supporters can mingle in the...
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Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú on Monday, February 25 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Duffy Science Centre room 135 at 7:00 pm.
Sponsored by the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Faculty of Arts, Dyer's lecture entitled 'The Triumph of Non-Violence' is about the revolutions of the Arab spring and what they mean...
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First-year engineering students are teaming up with third- and fourth-year history students for the first time on a collaborative project to develop solutions for small mixed farms on PEI. Last month, the students were treated to a lesson in farming where they met with farmers and individuals from the Island farming community to chat about the reality of local farming problems.
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