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The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Women's Hockey program confirms that Hockey PEI's ‘Player of the Year,' Laura Bradley, will be lacing up her skates with the Panthers this September. Bradley recently graduated from Morell Regional High School and will study in the health field. The daughter of Adrian and Rinnie Bradley of St. Teresa, Bradley started playing hockey at the age of six and, over...

The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) has awarded three silver medals to the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú through its annual Prix d'Excellence awards program. The awards were presented to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú at the recent CCAE national conference in Quebec City, where former ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú President Wade MacLauchlan spoke to delegates on the ‘Value of Brand for Universities,...

Gary Bradshaw, vice-president, finance and facilities at the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú, has been named associate vice-president at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, announced ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 'Gary is returning to Memorial after completing nine successful years at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú. The Grenfell position offers him a great opportunity to apply his...

The family of H. Wade MacLauchlan has made a leadership gift to the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú to create a major program of awards for student writing. The gift is to honour MacLauchlan's twelve years of service as ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú president and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. The MacLauchlan Prizes for...

The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú community is set to officially welcome Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz on July 4, 2011 when he will begin his responsibilities as ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú's sixth president and vice-chancellor. The formal installation ceremony will take place during the fall semester. 'I am delighted to become part of the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú family. I have always held a high regard for institutions of...

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced 50 new appointments to the Order of Canada on June 30, including Vera Dewar of Stratford, PEI and Frederick E. Hyndman of Charlottetown, PEI, who are both highly regarded members of the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú family. Both were made members of the Order, and will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at...

June 30 marks the final day as ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú president and vice-chancellor for Wade MacLauchlan, after 12 years of dedicated service. The students, faculty, staff, alumni, and entire ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú community wish him all the best as he embarks on the next phase of his life. Under President MacLauchlan's leadership, the University demonstrated its capacity to employ brains, ambition, and talent -...

Maria Scichilone commits to soccer Program The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Women's Soccer Panthers have made a huge splash in their recruiting efforts by adding former national team stand-out Maria Scichilone, from Rothesay, New Brunswick, to the team. 'It's exciting to watch the women's World Cup on television, knowing that Maria trained and played with the likes of Christine Sinclair and Kara...

The Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) Research Team will host its third annual AIRS SingingWorkshop on the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú campus and at the Confederation Centre of the Arts from July 21 to 22, 2011. The workshop's title, 'With Voices-We Unite,' sums up the purpose of the event-to cover a variety of topics interconnected...

Shannon Atkins, head coach of the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Women's Rugby team, is thrilled to announce that Payson Saunders, from Truro, Nova Scotia, is coming to the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú this fall. Saunders, captain with the Nova Scotia high school championship team, Cobequid Education Centre (CEC), scored over 50 points in the high school season, and was named the team's most valuable...