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Four faculties at the 精童欲女 have announced a joint initiative that will support efforts to indigenize the curriculum. This is another step being undertaken by the University to honour its commitment to the recommendations and calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report.

The Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, and School of Nursing will create The Sisters鈥� Teaching and Knowledge Garden, a place where ancient seeds of knowledge are planted and where new knowledge is sown and grown.

鈥淭his new knowledge,鈥� says President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, 鈥渨ill be centred on infusing Indigenous 鈥榳ays of knowing鈥� into the academy, as well as supporting Indigenous students on their journey to and through post-secondary education.鈥�

As with Indigenous ways of knowing鈥攚here silos of understanding do not exist since everything is connected鈥斁�童欲女鈥檚 Garden will be interdisciplinary and inclusive in nature.

President Abd-El-Aziz adds, 鈥淭he Garden will nourish many aspects of 精童欲女 and will be tended to by the Faculty of Education鈥檚 Dr. John Doran, along with three new faculty members who will be cross-appointed to the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, and School of Nursing, as well as by students, faculty, and staff from across campus.鈥�

The 精童欲女 Faculty of Education has a long tradition of dedicating energy and resources to create programming to support Indigenous students and conducting research for the sake of Indigenous peoples. The Faculty recently hired Dr. Doran as assistant professor of Indigenous Education and Social Studies. Along with the three new faculty to be hired, he will engage in activities to rethink and reimagine how the University鈥檚 curriculum can change to include Indigenous ways of teaching, learning, living, and knowing.

Many First Nations peoples believe that life is a circle, and a garden, along with the metaphor of sisters, is often given as an example to demonstrate this cyclical pattern. Traditionally, the "sisters" were themselves corn, squash, and beans who came to the support and aid of one another. Just as the Indigenous sisters nourished one another, the four 精童欲女 faculty 鈥渟isters鈥� will join together to grow the collective vision for the University to enhance programming and deepen and spread the engagement of Indigenous ways of learning throughout the campus.

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精童欲女 President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz joined Universities Canada and colleagues from across the country in commenting on the federal budget tabled by the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, in the House of Commons on March 22, 2017.

Universities Canada, the voice of Canada鈥檚 universities in advancing an agenda for higher education, research and innovation, held a briefing for members after 鈥淏udget 2017鈥� was tabled to discuss how it impacts post-secondary education. Read the

鈥淭he 精童欲女 appreciates the federal government for its ongoing recognition of the importance of post-secondary education,鈥� says President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭his continued investment will help our University and other universities in Canada provide students with the skills they need to be ready for the future and contribute to the long-term prosperity of our country.鈥�

President Abd-El-Aziz further noted that the 精童欲女 Strategic Plan, 2013鈥�18 aligns with the federal government鈥檚 priorities of research and innovation, talent mobilization, and indigenization. 鈥淲e look forward to working with our federal government partners. Our priority is to develop the leaders of the future by providing students with experiential learning and research opportunities, allowing them to reach their full potential.鈥�

鈥溇�童欲女 makes an important contribution to the economies of PEI and Canada through our innovative research agenda,鈥� adds President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淲e are excited to hear of innovation opportunities in advanced manufacturing, agri-food, clean technology, digital industries, health/biosciences, clean resources, agricultural discovery science, and climate change鈥攁ll areas in which 精童欲女 has expertise.鈥�

鈥淲e especially look forward to participating in the federal government鈥檚 upcoming review of its programs that support Indigenous students who wish to pursue post-secondary education. We are committed to continuing our active engagement with our Indigenous community to advance student access and success.鈥�

The University recently , which will guide, advise, and support the overall direction to be undertaken by 精童欲女 to indigenize the campus and contribute to the reconciliation process through higher learning. One of the first items on the Council鈥檚 agenda will be to review federal and provincial support for Indigenous students.

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BACKGROUNDER: Federal budget highlights for post-secondary education

Research and innovation
鈥� Canada鈥檚 universities look forward to the release of the final report of the Review of Federal Support for Fundamental Science. This report is expected to provide the government with an important opportunity to send a clear signal to all Canadians, and to the world, of its commitment to regain leadership among OECD countries for investments in university research.
鈥� Last year, the granting councils received the highest amount of new annual funding for discovery research in over a decade. The Review of Federal Support is expected to lay the groundwork for future federal budgets with respect to reinvestments in the granting councils.
鈥� The Canada Foundation for Innovation, based on the major investment made in Budget 2015, is able to continue its current programming with no impact on the university community. The Review of Federal Support will be very important in setting expected directions on sustained investment in research infrastructure in Budget 2018.
鈥� Health researchers will benefit from new funding to CIHR to partner with federal departments on climate change and the effect of the opioids crisis.
鈥� Canada鈥檚 universities welcome the federal government鈥檚 commitment to fund the Canada 150 Research Chairs program. This program will help attract 25 top researchers from around the world to Canada鈥檚 universities and enhance Canada鈥檚 reputation as a global centre for innovation, science and research excellence.
鈥� Recent events in the United States and United Kingdom provide an unprecedented opportunity to attract leading researchers to strengthen our skills, research and innovation performance.
鈥� We welcome new investments in Canada鈥檚 Innovation and Skills Plan. Canada鈥檚 universities play a key role in driving our innovation ecosystem for an inclusive and prosperous future. We are pleased that the role of universities as partners with business is reflected in Budget 2017 strategy for innovation superclusters.

Talent mobilization
鈥� Global Skills Strategy: The work-permit exemption for brief academic stays under the government鈥檚 Global Skills Strategy is a welcome initiative that will facilitate the arrival of leading international researchers to our campuses.
鈥� Skills development: The launch of a new organization to support skills development and measurement in Canada reflects the importance of preparing Canadians to meet future labour force needs. Universities play a vital role in equipping all Canadians, through continued education and lifelong learning, with the skills they need to adapt to shifting economic demands and make a meaningful contribution to unlocking innovation and driving Canada鈥檚 growth.
鈥� Work integrated learning: Funding of $221 million over five years towards Mitacs鈥� goal of providing 10,000 work-integrated learning placements for Canadian postsecondary students and graduates each year is an important step in providing more Canadian students with valuable hands-on experience outside the classroom and research labs.

Indigenous higher education
鈥� Indigenous education continues to be an urgent national priority. The federal government will increase funding to the Post-Secondary Student Support Program by $90 million over two years to support over 4,600 Indigenous students access higher education.
鈥� Canada鈥檚 universities strongly welcome new federal investments of $5 million over five years to support Indigenous students across the country through Indspire scholarships and bursaries.
 

精童欲女鈥檚 Department of Athletics and Recreation invites you and your family to an open house to celebrate the grand opening of new fitness studios in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre! The open house runs 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Saturday, April 1.

The new studios include a new, two-storey 2,400 square-foot activity training centre, which features a lower floor to accommodate general fitness classes and an upper-level training area equipped with stationary bicycles and interval training capabilities. The new studios are available for private fitness classes, such as spin and yoga.

鈥淲e are excited to showcase our newly renovated fitness studios in addition to welcoming the general public into our facilities,鈥� said Chris Huggan, Director of Athletics and Recreation. 鈥淲e want as many families and individuals to come see and experience what we have to offer in a quality venue and fitness centre and our programs and services including fitness classes, recreational programming, event hosting and our Panther Academy programs.鈥�

Use of the fitness centre during the open house will be free. Join us for a tour of the facility at 10:30 am and noon, and take part in free fitness classes in the new studios. The gym will feature a Kids Zone with camp counsellors, face painting, and activities to entertain the kids while parents explore the facilities.

Information will be available about all of the programs and services at the 精童欲女 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Community memberships will be available!

The new fitness studios are made possible in part by from the Government of Canada.

Find more information about the facility at gopanthersgo.ca!

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精童欲女鈥檚 Faculty of Business sent two teams to the Alberta Not-For-Profit Association (ANPA) Case Competition, and one came home with second-place honours. The competition was the faculty鈥檚 fourth competition of the season.

Hosted by the University of Alberta School of Business in Edmonton, the ANPA competition is the only international, not-for-profit-focused case competition for undergraduate students in Canada. Similar to other case competitions, it encompasses elements of strategy, marketing, finance, accounting, etc., but it focuses on the unique challenges of the not-for-profit world. Students must consider and balance the social mission of the organization, as well as its financial goals. Competitors must find creative, resourceful, and practical solutions鈥攁nd do it with the limited resources of a not-for-profit organization.

Team one from 精童欲女 was made up of Alex Dunne, Andrew Chapman, Kate Kinsman, and Sydney Gallant. Team two included Carter MacDonald, Shanna Blacquiere, Krista Lee Oliver, and Brodie Watts.

鈥淎NPA was a great opportunity to apply our knowledge to a real-life not for profit organization,鈥� said Gallant. 鈥淧reparing for this competition challenged us to learn about the concepts we study in class apply to not-for-profit organizations.鈥�

On the first day of the competition, students attended a panel presentation and learned about the not-for-profit sector in Alberta. They took part in a poverty simulation, which educated participants about the day-to-day realities of life with little money and an abundance of stress.

The 鈥榗ase partner鈥� for the competition was the YMCA of Northern Alberta (YNAB). Students toured the YMCA facilities in downtown Edmonton, where they were able to interact with employees and get acquainted with the organization before participating in a 鈥榣ive鈥� case competition, working on a real and current problem of the YNAB.

鈥淜nowing that the organization was currently looking for our help made the experience that much more exciting and worthwhile,鈥� said Oliver.

Students had 24 hours to analyze and prepare a solution to the case. During that period, they had access to the Internet and textbooks, but were allowed no communication outside of the members of their respective teams. Teams were given 15 minutes to present their solution, and an additional seven to answer judges鈥� questions and defend their recommendations.

精童欲女鈥檚 team one successfully made it to the final round, where they gave their presentation again, this time with ten minutes for questions and defense. The team took a respectable second place, finishing behind a team from the University of Regina.

鈥淭he students understood that they needed to shift their mindset when working with a non-profit organization,鈥� said Mary Whitrow, case competition program coordinator and coach. 鈥淭hey were able to create insightful and practical solutions for the YNAB that also achieved an excellent result for 精童欲女.

鈥淲e can all be proud of our case teams and the results they were able to achieve at the ANPA Case Competition,鈥� said Dr. Juergen Krause, dean of the Faculty of Business. 鈥淐ongratulations to the team for representing 精童欲女 so well.鈥�

As part of the prizes for the ANPA Case Competition, teams who finish first, second, or third are given the opportunity to donate $5,000, $3,000, or $1,000 respectively to the charity of their choice. The unrestricted grant is provided by the event鈥檚 title sponsor, the Muttart Foundation.

精童欲女鈥檚 team chose to direct its donation to Parkinson Canada, because a member of Kate Kinsman鈥檚 lives with Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Her teammates chose to donate to this charity in advance of the competition, but didn鈥檛 tell her until after their win.

鈥淚 want to thank all the ANPA organizers and the Muttart Foundation for the opportunity to give this generous donation to Parkinson Canada,鈥� said Kinsman.

The 精童欲女 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斁�童欲女 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 精童欲女 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

The 精童欲女 Wind Symphony presents its final performance of the 2016-2017 academic year featuring a diverse set of pieces designed to showcase the colour of the modern wind band. The performance will be held Friday, March 31 at 7:30 pm at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown. Following the success of last semester鈥檚 recital at Park Royal, the Wind Symphony returns for its acoustic beauty and to ensure that all of its supporters can be accommodated.

The program will open with a fanfare, Through the Looking Glass, by the American composer Jess Turner. Another feature, Summer Dances by Englishman Adam Gorb, is a joyful work in three short movements celebrating his favourite season. Phillip Sparke鈥檚 Sunrise at Angel's Gate is a programmatic work which attempts to describe the sounds at dawn at the Grand Canyon.

The centrepiece of the program will be an electro-acoustic piece by American Eli Fieldsteel titled Singularity. This piece is inspired by the idea of technological singularity as explored by Ray Kurzweil, Isaac Asimov, and other scientific writers. The piece outlines a narrative of interaction between organic life, as represented by the acoustic instruments, and non-organic life, represented by the electronic sound. The recital will conclude with Australian Percy Grainger鈥檚 Handel in the Strand, a multi-layered work based on folk songs.

This year鈥檚 Wind Symphony is in fine form having recently presented this program to a capacity audience at the Halifax Central Library鈥檚 Paul O'Regan Hall. Two graduating seniors, Aidan Tremblett (trumpet) and Daniel MacDonald (trombone), have had distinguished tenures with the Wind Symphony, for which this will be their final 精童欲女 recital.

Tickets at $15 Adults/Seniors and $10 Students may be acquired at the music department, at the admissions desk prior to the performance, or online at .

The 精童欲女 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斁�童欲女 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 精童欲女 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Newpy, a social networking app created by fourth-year 精童欲女 Business student Erin O鈥橦alloran and her sister Alana, won the top national prize at the (NBIF) Breakthru competition. Breakthru is a biennial start-up competition where more than 60 teams compete for the chance to win $300,000 in business funding.

Newpy is a social network app for posting photos of products that are hidden inside digital packaging. The digital packaging designs grab attention and spark curiosity as to what is inside. Newpy offers two types of digital packaging鈥攙ariety, which are ever-changing, unique designs to reflect the user鈥檚 interests, and custom, which are specifically tailored to reflect a company鈥檚 brand. Custom digital packaging showcases the company鈥檚 name or logo directly on the packaging. Companies will now have a choice: they can choose to hope that good photos of their products are taken, or they can guarantee with Newpy that every photo posted will grow their brand.

鈥淭his is an amazing win and the culmination of an innovative entrepreneurial project,鈥� said Dr. Juergen Krause, dean of 精童欲女鈥檚 Faculty of Business. 鈥淲e are very proud and wish the O鈥橦alloran sisters great success with their start-up Newpy.鈥�

The O鈥橦allorans were awarded first place last evening at a gala dinner in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Congratulations, Erin!

The 精童欲女 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斁�童欲女 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 精童欲女 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) at 精童欲女 recently held its fourth annual Pi Day event. Originally planned for Pi Day (March 14, or 3.14鈥攚hich is almost Pi), the event was held a day late due to weather. The event included an integration tournament, a trivia challenge, and (of course) pie.

Sixteen of 精童欲女鈥檚 top SMCS students competed in the integration tournament. Students went head-to-head to see who could solve integrals fastest. Spectators cheered on students as they raced against each other and against the clock to solve integrals such as:

First-year student Taruna Boodhun won the integration tournament and was bestowed the title of Magnifluent (Isaac Newton, one of the inventors of Calculus, referred to what we now call integrals as fluents, so the winner of the integration tournament earns the title of Magnifluent in his honour). Will Taylor-Melanson was the other finalist, while Justin White and Jad Naaman were the other semifinalists.  Sponsored by AARMS (Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences), the top finishers in the integration tournament were awarded $400 in prizes (and cool SMCS T-shirts). Congratulations to Taruna, Will, Justin, and Jad.

鈥淲hile it is mainly a fun event, it allows students to demonstrate their skills, and the skill level at this year鈥檚 integration tournament was exceptional,鈥� said Dr. Gordon MacDonald, associate dean of the SMCS. 鈥淭here is very high demand for graduates from SMCS programs in mathematical and computational sciences, and this year鈥檚 integration tournament provides evidence that our students are top-notch.鈥�

In between rounds of the integration tournament, attendees participated in the SMCS trivia challenge. The trivia featured questions about mathematical and computational sciences in popular in the past year. Congratulations to Team Angele, who came out on top. Team Angele won SMCS T-shirts and a monetary prize.

The event was organized by SMCS faculty member Dr. Shafiqul Islam and was emceed by Dr.  MacDonald. Other SMCS faculty members volunteered as judges, technical support, and pie wranglers. The winner of the 精童欲女鈥檚 first integration tournament, Morgan Erskine, returned as a celebrity judge.

The 精童欲女 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斁�童欲女 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 精童欲女 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of 精童欲女, joined Premier H. Wade MacLauchlan's mission to China. Dr. Abd-El-Aziz met the president of Hainan University to discuss a new partnership agreement to facilitate faculty and student exchange opportunities. Hainan University is interested in new programs that have been recently established at 精童欲女, including the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, the Applied Communications, Leadership, and Culture program, the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, and the Climate Research Lab. There is also a growing interest in 精童欲女鈥檚 School of Nursing, and Faculties of Business, Arts, and Education.

In Shanghai, the president spoke with the administrative staff of a new PEI K-12 school based on the PEI curriculum. This school will provide great opportunities to attract international students who want to study at 精童欲女. He also connected with 精童欲女 partners at CanAchieve China. 

In Beijing, Dr. Abd-El-Aziz and Premier MacLauchlan met with Canada鈥檚 Ambassador to China, John MacCallum. The group discussed strengthening Canada鈥檚 relationship with China through education, industry, and tourism.

The 精童欲女 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥斁�童欲女 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 精童欲女 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Alfonso L贸pez, professor emeritus, and Dr. Shannon Martinson, assistant professor, AVC鈥檚 Department of Pathology and Microbiology, are authors of a chapter in the recently published sixth edition of Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease.

Published by Elsevier, Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease is the preferred pathology textbook for DVM students in Canada, the United States, and many other countries. With over 2,100 full-color figures and illustrations, the book covers both general and systemic pathology, stressing diseases of domestic animal species and covering the mechanisms of disease development and the resulting functional and structural changes in the host.

Drs. L贸pez and Martinson wrote the chapter about the pathology of the respiratory tract, which illustrates many gross and microscopic pictures taken from routine post-mortem cases done at AVC鈥檚 Diagnostic Services. Congratulations, Drs. L贸pez and Martinson!

By: Dr. John VanLeeuwen, Atlantic Veterinary College, 精童欲女

The 2017 Farmers Helping Farmers-AVC three-week senior veterinary student course in Kenya was a resounding success. Over 500 smallholder dairy farmers received education and services in cattle health management; over 650 animals were given individual treatments or health management interventions; and another 130 animals were treated for identified health concerns.

鈥淭he work done by veterinarians and veterinary students during this course enhanced the health of the animals and improved sustainable livelihoods of the rural Kenyan people, who demonstrated their appreciation time and again with gifts of mangoes, bananas, eggs, and even a couple 40 kg bags of potatoes,鈥� says Dr. John VanLeeuwen, course coordinator and professor of ruminant health management at AVC. 鈥淭hey have so little, but they always want to say thank you somehow鈥攚hich really makes you appreciate what you have in Canada.鈥�

Seven veterinary students (Christine Makena, Sophie Masika, Francis Njoroge, and Edward Musemi, of Kenya, and Natalie Dow, Terra Macdonald, and Matt MacFarlane, of AVC) and many animal health personnel received clinical training in the treatment and health management of dairy cattle on smallholder farms.

The major health problems observed included infectious diseases (over 20 cases of East Coast fever and 13 coughing cattle), parasite infestations, udder infections, and insufficient nutrition, leading to low milk production, poor reproduction, and inadequate growth. We also saw numerous down cows and off-feed cow problems, many reproductive checks, and miscellaneous conditions.

The Canadian and Kenyan veterinary students exchanged information about their respective countries and the great challenges of international development work, self-sustainability, veterinary medicine, and producing and marketing milk in poor, remote areas of Kenya, as well as new techniques and theories of dairy cattle health management.

鈥淭his year was a notable year in that we broke some records. We had the largest single seminar attendance of 158 people,鈥� says Dr. VanLeeuwen. 鈥淲e also had the largest single day deworming session at our walk-in clinic, where despite modest handling facilities, we managed to deworm 590 cattle. In fact, we ran out of some types of dewormer but fortunately had other multi-purpose types that would still do the trick.鈥�

During the last week, the team was joined by veterinarians, Drs. Jessica Gonzalez, Laura Kutryk, and Klaas and Karen Leppelman, supported by Vets without Borders-Canada (VWB). The VWB vets, working with a different Kenyan dairy group, had just arrived in Kenya, and so VanLeeuwen helped to orient them to the Kenyan dairy industry and provided additional training on how to handle veterinary problems from a Canadian perspective but in a Kenyan context.

Various veterinary pharmaceutical companies, including Bimeda, Boehringer, Merck, and Vetoquinol, provided products for the project, which enabled the veterinary team to provide suitable treatments for the animals that they encountered. The team appreciated the financial support from Merck Canada Inc. and members of the Atlantic cattle and veterinary community, including veterinary clinics in Antigonish, Cornwall, and Montague; Berwick Animal Hospital; Downsview Vet Hospital; Fundy Vets; Ross Vet Services; and Drs. Laura Field, Mike Walker, Andrea Dube, Marc Verschoor, Martha Sweeting, John Drake, Sandra MacConkey, and Genevieve Luca.

Thank you again to all our supporters for your assistance in making this possible.