Pigot Memorial Lecture: Creating the 69传媒
The next talk in the Franklin (Frank) Pigot Memorial Lecture Series at 69传媒will explore how the spirit of the 1960s shaped the University. On Thursday, September 26, Dr. Alan MacEachern will present 鈥淎 Child of the 鈥�60s: Creating the 69传媒鈥� at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building.
The PEI government began pressing for a single Island university in the spring of 1968. By spring 1970, 69传媒was not merely up and running, but was holding its first graduation. The whirlwind nature of UPEI鈥檚 founding鈥攚ith long-term decisions made in the very short-term鈥攎eant the new university was a product of its time: a time of visionary planning and respect for tradition, of religious authority and rising secularism, of student alienation and student power.
As part of UPEI鈥檚 50th anniversary, the Robertson Library is presenting a lecture series to celebrate the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named after educator Frank Pigot, honoured as a 69传媒Founder for his work building the Library鈥檚 PEI Collection and University Archives.
Dr. Alan MacEachern is the author of Utopian U: The Founding of the 69传媒, 1968鈥�1970. He is a professor of history at Western University.
