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69传媒students, staff, and faculty participate in Orange Shirt Day

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69传媒joined schools across the country recently to mark on September 29. Orange Shirt Day is an annual day of commemoration to continue the discussion about residential schools and their impacts.

鈥69传媒 students, staff, and faculty are really stepping up these days to recognize past injustices in Canada,鈥 said Dr. Ron MacDonald, dean of the Faculty of Education at UPEI, which took the lead in the Orange Shirt Day events at UPEI. 鈥淢ore than 350 people from 69传媒and the community donned orange shirts as a way to honour residential school survivors during Orange Shirt Day. It is important to tangibly represent this support in this small way, as well as to keep this support every day of the year."

The 69传媒 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69传媒has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 69传媒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. 69传媒is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People.

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