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¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®'s Centre for Life-Long Learning has launched a new series of evening courses called "The Well-Lived Life." The first course, The Fun of Being a Retired Entrepreneur, takes place 7:00 - 9:00 pm, October 13, 20, and 27, 2005. It offers insights into entrepreneurship as a retirement lifestyle and is instructed by Ken Pierce. Dr Clive Keen, Director of the Centre for Life-Long Learning, said...

With a renewal of funding support from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®'s School of Business Administration will continue to deliver a successful international trade internship program. "Small-and-medium-sized businesses in Atlantic Canada who are entering the export market or looking to diversify or grow their export markets must explore the...

On Thursday, September 8, a new work reflecting on ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®'s founding and early development was launched, in conjunction with the 6th annual Founders' Day ceremony. Utopian U: The Founding of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, 1968-1970 by Dr. Alan MacEachern is a 48-page booklet about ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®'s early beginnings, told in a lively style that is sure to inform and entertain. "It is time, almost...

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® has announced that former ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® hockey Panther captain, Dylan Taylor, has been selected as the new head coach of the men's hockey team. Taylor played for ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® from 1997 to 2001 and was captain the last two seasons. He subsequently played for the Central Hockey League's Indianapolis Ice. Previous to playing for ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, he played in the Ontario Hockey League...

Founders' Day at the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® was a double celebration this year. In addition to honouring Jack Blanchard, Kay Martell, Georgina Mulligan, and Jim Rigney for their significant contributions to the development of ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® and its founding institutions, the University announced that Chancellor William E. (Bill) Andrew and his wife, Denise Andrew, have donated $310,000 to the...

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® is rolling out the welcome mat for students who have been displaced by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. "At this time of need we all have to help out in whatever ways we can," says ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® President Wade MacLauchlan. "These students have had their lives disrupted enough in the past week; we want to ensure that they don't lose their academic year too." ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®...

Premier Pat Binns was on campus today for his annual participation in the kick-off of Shinerama. The Premier was joined by a large contingent of ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® students in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. At the event, Binns praised the students who have committed time and effort to shining shoes for a donation for CF research. "Your participation demonstrates the commitment of each and every one...

Dr. Vianne Timmons, Vice-President of Academic Development, is pleased to announce that Barb Campbell is the new Director of the Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Faculty Development Office. Barb is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing. She was a nurse for 25 years before coming to ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® in 1999. She has served as chair of the National Registered Nurses Exam, as a...

Wayne MacKinnon, a political studies lecturer at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, has just released a book about the legacy of PEI's longest serving Premier. It was 40 years ago this fall that Alex B. Campbell, a young political rookie from Summerside, announced his intention to seek the leadership of the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island. He was just 31 years old, and had been elected to the Legislature in a by-...

The Atlantic Canada Network on Bioactive Compounds (ACNBC), a regional coalition based within the Faculty of Science at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, hosted an information workshop on the health benefits of natural products on August 22 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® campus. It was sponsored by the Natural Health Products Directorate, a division of Health Canada. The purpose of this one-day event was to...