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Friday and Saturday are packed for the Panthers at home. Catch action for Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Hockey, Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and the Maritimes University Men鈥檚 Rugby Championship game.

69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball starts the weekend with the first of two games against the University of New Brunswick. The tip-off for both Friday and Saturday鈥檚 games is at 6:00 pm.

鈥淎fter a split with Saint Mary鈥檚 on the road last weekend, our team is looking forward to playing at home against another strong AUS opponent,鈥� said coach Greg Gould. 鈥淚 felt we defended well against Saint Mary鈥檚 and are looking to step up our offence against UNB. It often comes down to the little things like rebounding, taking care of the basketball, making our free throws, and sharing the basketball.鈥�

69传媒Men鈥檚 Basketball also hosts UNB for a pair of games. Friday and Saturday鈥檚 games begin at 8:00 pm.

鈥淭his weekend鈥檚 games present some very serious challenges for us defensively,鈥� said coach Darrell Glenn. 鈥淚f we want to have any hope of competing, we will have to do a much better job in defensive transition and defensive rebounding than we did last weekend.鈥�

69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey plays at home in MacLauchlan Arena Friday and Saturday night. Friday, the Panthers take on Dalhousie University; Saturday, it鈥檚 St. Francis Xavier University鈥檚 turn to play. Both games start at 7:00 pm.

鈥淲e continue to work very hard, clean up some areas, and focus on the process,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淭here are times that we are very pleased with our game. We need to pull together and hopefully get rewarded with a pair of wins.鈥�

Fresh off of its victory last weekend for the NB/PEI University Men鈥檚 Rugby Championship, the Panthers are ready to play St. Francis Xavier University in the Maritime University Men鈥檚 Rugby Championship. The game starts at 2:00 pm.

鈥淚 think the last time we played St. FX, I was playing for 69传媒and not coaching, so we certainly aren鈥檛 familiar with the opponent we face on Saturday,鈥� said coach Charles Waddell. 鈥淥ur plan is to work hard, play our game, and leave it all out on the field.鈥�

69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey has just one game at home this weekend. The Panthers play Universit茅 de Moncton at 3:00 pm. Coach Bruce Donaldson says his team is hungry for a win.

鈥淭his will be our fourth game against them (including exhibition), and Moncton has won each time by a goal,鈥� said Donaldson. 鈥淲e really need to do a better job defending on the penalty-kill. Moncton moves the puck very well and does a great job of getting the puck to open players for scoring opportunities. This is a big weekend for our program鈥攚e have some ground to make up in the standings, so we need all our players on the same page.鈥�

69传媒is proud to participate in 鈥淜eep It Social鈥濃�攁 program that 69传媒Athletics and the PEI Liquor Control Commission have partnered on that helps students make responsible decisions when it comes to alcohol. Visit keepitsocial.ca to learn more.

The Panther Package is still the best sports deal on the Island! For just $75, the Panther Package gives you admission to every home game for 69传媒Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥�.

And don鈥檛 forget season tickets for 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey! Your $190 dollars gives you a reserved seat, 15 individual tickets, 2-for-1 golf at Fox Meadows Golf and Country Club (until May 31, 2018), a 10% discount card at Source for Sports, 2-for-1 large pizza for the year at Domino鈥檚, and a $50 discount towards your Panther Package.

Remember, 69传媒students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥�18 the best season ever.

As the best university men鈥檚 cross-country runners in Canada compete on Vancouver Island this weekend, UPEI鈥檚 Lee Wesselius will be right there with them. Wesselius has been the anchor for the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Cross-Country team all season and is keen to wear the green and white at the University of Victoria.

The Panthers took the bronze at the recent Subway Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men鈥檚 Cross-Country Championships in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The team finished third in the 10-kilometre race, behind Dalhousie University and St. Francis Xavier University鈥擴PEI鈥檚 best finish since returning to cross-country competition three years ago.

鈥淭he key to my success this year has been consistency and hard work,鈥� . 鈥淚've managed to stay healthy and haven鈥檛 had any serious injuries. I also had my best summer of training to date and have been running more than I ever have in the past.鈥�

Wesselius is trying to not let success go to his head. The native of River Glade, New Brunswick has stuck to the training routine that has worked for him all season. Still, the prospect of racing on the national stage is a big challenge, and an exciting one.

鈥淚t鈥檚 always nice when you get the opportunity to duke it out with the other top guys in the country and see exactly where you are,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he past several months have all been centred on having a good race at U-Sports so hopefully I can perform well once I get there.鈥�

Coach Colin MacAdam was reflective of the team鈥檚 successful season after the AUS finals in Wolfville. He talked about his optimism , especially the prospect that potential cross-country stars will see 69传媒as a place to train and compete.

鈥淚n years past there鈥檚 been quite a number of PEI athletes run for other universities,鈥欌�� MacAdam said. 鈥淣ow we鈥檝e got them at UPEI. We鈥檙e going to be moving up the ladder. It鈥檚 great.鈥欌��

Follow Wesselius鈥� progress this weekend at . Go Panthers Go!

Research on Tap returns Thursday evening with a public discussion about a new 鈥済olden age鈥� in antibiotic discovery. The first half of the 20^th century was an exciting era for scientists searching for drugs to effectively treat bacterial infections. But those discoveries are now rare, and bacteria are getting better at resisting our most powerful tools.

Researchers like UPEI鈥檚 Logan MacIntyre are searching for new antibiotics using new methods. While some worry that drugs that can be derived from bacteria and fungi have been exhausted, MacIntyre will explain new methods that may take this search in a new and exciting direction. 

Logan leads the discussion Thursday, November 16 at 6:30 pm in The Wave.

Research on Tap is a series of public discussions led by 69传媒researchers. For more information, please email gsa@upei.ca.

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. 

Every week, 69传媒Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Reese Baxendale and Ryan MacKinnon, the 69传媒Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 6鈥�12!

Reese Baxendale is a first-year guard on the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball team, and a Bachelor of Science student from Sussex, New Brunswick. While the Panthers split a pair of games over the weekend with the University of New Brunswick Reds, Baxendale shone in both match-ups with an average of 16 points per game, hitting 45% of her shots (including 39% from beyond the three-point line). She also averaged three rebounds, two assists, and two steals per game. On defence, she held UNB鈥檚 top scoring point guard to just five points in two games. 鈥淩eese played an exceptional pair of games against UNB on both ends of the floor,鈥� said coach Greg Gould. 鈥淪he looked like a veteran out there! Her speed, ability to attack the basket, and shoot both pull-ups and the three-point shots makes her difficult to guard.鈥� Baxendale is currently ranked 11^th in the AUS for scoring, and the top rookie in the country, averaging 12.8 points a game.

Ryan MacKinnon is a third-year year defenceman on the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey team and a Bachelor of Business Administration student from Summerside. The Panthers played two games over the weekend, defeating Dalhousie University 5鈥�4 on Friday and losing to St. Francis Xavier University 4鈥�2 on Saturday. 鈥淲ith a couple injuries to our defence right now, we are relying on Ryan even more,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淗e is playing big minutes in all situations and had the game winning goal versus Dalhousie Friday.鈥�

Don鈥檛 forget to pick up your Panther Package! For just $75, the package includes admission to every home game for 69传媒Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥�!

69传媒students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥�18 the best season ever!

Every week, 69传媒Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Moshe Wadley, the 69传媒Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 13鈥�19!

Jenna Mae Ellsworth is a second-year guard on the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball team and a Bachelor of Science student from Charlottetown. The Panthers dropped a pair of games over the weekend to Cape Breton University, but Ellsworth shone, averaging 23 points per game, shooting 43% from the field, 43% from beyond the three-point line, and a perfect 100% from the foul line. She also averaged two rebounds, two assists, and two steals. 鈥淛enna Mae had an outstanding offensive weekend against CBU while holding her mark to an average of four points per game defensively,鈥� said coach Greg Gould.

Moshe Wadley is a first-year guard on the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Basketball team and a Bachelor of Business Administration student from Toronto, Ontario. The team lost back-to-back games against Cape Breton University, but coach Darrell Glenn liked what he saw in his first-year guard. 鈥淢oshe plays above the rim,鈥� said Glenn. 鈥淎t 5鈥�10鈥�, Moshe pulled down a game-high twelve rebounds in our second game against CBU. Rebounding is one of those selfless skills that separates a competitor from an average player. Moshe stepped up his desire to win when we needed it most.鈥�

Don鈥檛 forget to pick up your Panther Package! For just $75, the package includes admission to every home game for 69传媒Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥�!

69传媒students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥�18 the best season ever!
 

Dr. Tess Miller, associate professor of education at UPEI, invites parents and teachers to a special event designed to help improve the math ability of students on Prince Edward Island. The event is Wednesday, December 6, from 4:30鈥�6:00 pm in room 104 of UPEI鈥檚 Health Sciences Building.

Dr. Miller has developed a series of math videos to teach concepts in multiplication, fractions, and decimals. The videos provide strong visual aids to help anchor concepts, which, for some learners, are difficult to grasp.

鈥淲hen learning difficult topics, students often resort to memorizing algorithms, which may lead to the correct result but does not provide a deep understanding of what is really happening,鈥� explained Dr. Miller. 鈥淏y using diagrams to explain the concepts, students can not only come to a correct answer but fully grasp how they got there.鈥�

Participants will be divided into small groups to watch short videos on individual concepts. Dr. Miller and her team will also engage the groups in practicing the concepts in the videos.

All are welcome. Please let Dr. Miller know by December 1 if you plan to attend.

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.

Since 1888, the Estate of Owen Connolly has helped thousands of Prince Edward Island students of Irish Catholic heritage gain a higher education. Leonard Cusack (SDU 鈥�69) has written the rags-to-riches story of Owen Connolly, the remarkable man behind the money. We invite you to celebrate the launch of Owen Connolly: The Making of a Legacy on Thursday, November 30, at 7:00 pm at the PEI Brewing Company in Charlottetown. The event will feature the Irish group, Omos. All are welcome.

Owen Connolly first stepped onto the docks in Charlottetown in 1839 as a poor young Irish immigrant escaping the poverty and repression of his homeland. Forty years later, he was one of the wealthiest men on Prince Edward Island.

Connolly was a special kind of entrepreneur; with little formal education, he could write well and was good with figures. When he died in 1887, he left almost all his fortune to provide bursaries to poor Irish Catholic students from PEI.

The Connolly bursary has funded more than $3 million to help Island students of Irish Catholic heritage gain a higher education, many of them at SDU or UPEI. But because the bursary was handled externally, there are no easy records of which students received it.

The 69传媒Alumni Office is issuing a special call to SDU and 69传媒alumni who benefited from the Connolly bursary over the years. If you received the Connolly bursary, please contact Anthony Gill at adgill@upei.ca.
Soft cover and souvenir copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the launch on November 30. Owen Connolly: The Making of a Legacy is published by Island Studies Press and the Estate of Owen Connolly.

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.

The 69传媒 recently held a signing ceremony for the pension agreement between the 69传媒Board of Governors and UPEI's four unions: 69传媒Faculty Association (bargaining units 1 and 2), IBEW 1928, CUPE 1870, and CUPE 501. The agreement was ratified by the unions and approved by the Board of Governors in November 2016.

鈥淭his signing is momentous as it officially marks UPEI鈥檚 transition to a jointly sponsored pension plan, which will ensure sustainability for 69传媒employees,鈥� said Jackie Podger, Vice-President Administration and Finance.

Taking part in the signing were (from left to right) Tracy Carmichael, President CUPE 1870; Donald Large, IBEW 1928; Pat Sinnott, Chair, Board of Governors; Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor; Dr. Nola Etkin, President, 69传媒Faculty Association; and Wayne Squarebriggs, President CUPE 501. Also on hand to witness the historic occasion were (from left to right) Dr. Wayne Peters, 69传媒Faculty Association; Blair Somers, IBEW 1928; and Jackie Podger.

Every week, 69传媒Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Megan Sullivan and Samy Mohamed, the 69传媒Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 20鈥�26!

Megan Sullivan is a fourth-year Bachelor of Science student from Bathurst, New Brunswick and a goalie on the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey team. The team split a couple of games over the weekend, beating Dalhousie University 3鈥�2 and losing to Saint Thomas University 3鈥�2 in overtime. Sullivan stopped 48 of 53 shots over the weekend, posting a save percentage of 90.7.

鈥淢egan played very well this weekend, making a few big saves when we needed them,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson. 鈥淢egan had a great week of practice and, along with the entire team, felt confident going into the weekend. We ask our goalies to give the team an opportunity to win, and that means making some key saves at critical times. Megan did just that, and we earned 3 out of 4 possible points.鈥�

Samy Mohamed is a fifth-year guard on the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Basketball team and a Bachelor of Business Administration student from Scarborough, Ontario. The team lost 88鈥�78 to Acadia University over the weekend, but Mohamed scored 18 points, grabbed two rebounds, and made three assists.

鈥淪amy鈥檚 potential to impact the entire game was on full display Saturday night,鈥� said coach Darrell Glenn. 鈥淥ur team is getting better, and we will rely heavily on Samy鈥檚 consistent contributions moving forward.鈥�

Don鈥檛 forget to pick up your Panther Package! For just $75, the package includes admission to every home game for 69传媒Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥�!

69传媒students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥�18 the best season ever!

In L.M. Montgomery鈥檚 beloved Anne of Green Gables, the Avery Scholarship was an object of fierce competition between Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe. The Avery Award is a very real, new award at UPEI, established in appreciation of the legacy of Montgomery, and , a third-year English major from Calgary, Alberta.

Wipond first fell in love with the writings of Montgomery as a lonely 11-year-old at summer camp, when a copy of Anne became her closest companion. She spent the next six years devouring every title of PEI鈥檚 most famous literary icon she could put her hands on. Indeed, it was her love of Montgomery which brought her to UPEI.

鈥淢oving across the country to a province I had never been to before was not an easy decision to make, but it was undoubtedly the right one,鈥� wrote Wipond in her application essay. 鈥淚 accomplished one of my dearest ambitions when, in the summer of 2016, I took English 333: L.M. Montgomery. I found inspiration, a mentor, and a kindred spirit in Professor Deirdre Kessler.鈥�

The Avery Award comes with a $1000 cash prize, and an opportunity to work with mentor Melanie Fishbane. Fishbane is the social media coordinator and member of the management committee of the (LMMI). She is also the author of the critically acclaimed novel Maud, inspired by the life of L.M. Montgomery. Fishbane will mentor Wipond in social media initiatives of the LMMI and help her connect with a passionate international community of scholars and readers.

鈥淲hen I first met Michaela at the LMMI conference in 2016, I remember thinking how wonderful it was that we had a student at the conference, who had such passion and focus for Montgomery and her work,鈥� said Fishbane. 鈥淢ichaela is part of the next generation of scholars, and it is imperative that the LMMI supports this any way it can. I鈥檓 thrilled that Michaela won the Avery Award and have this opportunity to nurture her ambitions, showing her best practices in how to engage with the Montgomery community online and around the world.鈥�

The Avery Scholarship (now the Avery Award) was originally established by Jeannette Arsenault and Don Maxfield, the owners Cavendish Figurines Ltd. (now Shop & Play), and their staff. The award was created in appreciation of the legacy of L.M. Montgomery on PEI and in tribute to the 鈥渟pirit of Anne.鈥� The award supports 69传媒students with an interest in Montgomery and a desire to pursue excellence in writing.

Congratulations, Michaela!

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.