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The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) and 69传媒will host a special day of events as part of International Development Week 2019. Together Towards Equality will be Wednesday, February 6 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in room 285N of the Atlantic Veterinary College. As part of International Development Week, the ACIC celebrates achievements of Canadians in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, both within Canada and across the world.

Presenters will discuss complex issues that require holistic approaches informed by diverse voices working together across sectors, disciplines, and borders.

In the face of social and political divisiveness, how do we overcome barriers to walk together on a journey that will lead us towards more sustainable and resilient societies? How do we work within our own communities to address local issues within a global framework? And what are the transformative steps we need to take that will allow us to travel the distance on this collective journey?

The event begins with a prayer by Dr. Judy Clark, UPEI鈥檚 Elder-in-Residence. Jennifer Sloot, executive director of the ACIC-CACI, will give a welcome address. The Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, will give opening remarks.

Speakers for the event include:

鈥� Dr. Jennifer Taylor (Professor, Faculty of Science, UPEI)
鈥� Dr. Ali Ahmadi (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, UPEI)
鈥� Dr. Josh MacFadyen (Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Arts, UPEI)
鈥� Ted Grant (President of Board of Directors, Mikinduri Children of Hope and Shirley Case Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement winner, 2018)
鈥� Jane Ledwell (Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women)
鈥� Jillian Kilfoil (Executive Director, Women鈥檚 Network, PEI)
鈥� Ouma Cuniah (Secretary, Rotary International)
鈥� Erin Mahar (Settlement Programs Coordinator, PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada)
鈥� Dr. Olive Bryanton (Researcher, UPEI)
鈥� Cassidy McKellop (International Indigenous Internship Youth Program Awardee, 2018, Returning from Kenya)

All are welcome to attend this free event, but registration is encouraged. Contact selvi@acic-caci.org to register by February 1. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

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 achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Owen Headrick, the 69传媒Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 21 to 27!

Jenna May Ellsworth is a third-year science student from Charlottetown and a guard on the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball team. The Panthers split a tough pair of games over the weekend in Newfoundland, where Memorial put an end to UPEI鈥檚 spectacular ten-game-win streak. Ellsworth scored 18 points in the win and grabbed seven rebounds. Sunday, she scored 20 points, shooting 7/12, with 4 rebounds and 2 steals. 鈥淛enna Mae was very solid for us all weekend,鈥� said coach Matt Gamblin. 鈥淪he competed hard and showed a lot of toughness leading the charge to get us back into the game on Sunday.鈥�

Owen Headrick is a third-year arts student from Garden River, Ontario who plays defence on the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey team. The Panthers dropped a game to St. Francis Xavier University over the weekend, but picked up a win against Dalhousie University. Headrick notched a pair of goals and a pair of assists. 鈥�Owen had a great weekend for us,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淗e was a factor on every goal and a key part in our come-back win against Dal. Owen has been a top rookie in our league and a big part of our program!鈥�

Panthers at Home

69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey plays a rescheduled game Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm against Mount Allison University in MacLauchlan Arena. The game is UPEI鈥檚 Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night, in support of mental health.

Saturday, both 69传媒Basketball teams defend the home court against the University of New Brunswick. The women tip off at 6:00 pm. The men play at 8:00 pm. Both games are worth four points in the race for the playoffs. The women will be wearing pink for Saturday鈥檚 game for Shoot for the Cure, the annual game in support of breast cancer research.

Go Panthers Go!

The Panthers give back this week with a pair of important games in support of mental health and breast cancer research with Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night and Shoot for the Cure events.

Wednesday

69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey plays a make-up game at 7:00 pm against Mount Allison University in MacLauchlan Arena.

鈥淢ount A is playing very well these days,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson. 鈥淭hey are a hard-working team that is clearly building for the future. We have been fortunate so far, but really need to figure out how to score some goals, so it will be a great challenge for our team. We look forward to our supporters coming out and cheering us on for Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night.鈥�

On Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day, Bell will donate 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for each of these interactions on Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day, at no extra cost to participants:

鈥� Talk: Every mobile and every long distance call made by Bell wireless and phone customers*
鈥� Text: Every text message sent by Bell wireless customers*
鈥� Twitter: Every tweet and retweet using #BellLetsTalk, featuring the special Bell Let鈥檚 Talk emoji, and Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day video view at Twitter.com/Bell_LetsTalk
鈥� Facebook: Every view of the Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day video at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk and use of the Bell Let鈥檚 Talk frame
鈥� Instagram: Every Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day video view at Instagram.com/bell_letstalk
鈥� Snapchat: Every use of the Bell Let鈥檚 Talk filter and video view

Saturday

The annual Shoot for the Cure game sees 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball host the University of New Brunswick at 6:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

鈥淪aturday is a big game for the team not only in the scope of the AUS, but also because it is our Shoot for the Cure game,鈥� said coach Matt Gamblin. 鈥淲e hope everyone can throw on something pink and come out to cheer and support!鈥�

The game will feature a bake sale, raffle draw, and Shoot for the Cure t-shirts.

The Shoot for the Cure campaign has proven an overwhelming success since it was launched in the fall of 2007, with over $1.25 million in donations to date. All 47 U SPORTS women鈥檚 basketball schools will once again participate in the program for the eighth year in a row.

鈥淚 as well as so many others have been touched by the stories and the strength of people affected by breast cancer,鈥� said Kimeshia Henry with 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball. 鈥淥n January 20⁼, we are able to bring the community together to educate, raise funds and bring awareness in hopes of aiding in the fight to combat breast cancer. My team and I are so lucky to be part of this battle and we won鈥檛 let up until the fight is won.鈥�

The men host UNB at 8:00 pm.

鈥淎fter a couple of really tough losses on the road, this past weekend we are happy to be back in our familiar environment at home,鈥� said coach Darrell Glenn. 鈥淚 am hopeful that our team will play with the urgency that the situation demands.鈥�

As usual, all 69传媒students get into home games for free! Come on our and cheer on your Panthers!

Go Panthers Go!

Forty-nine 69传媒students were recognized for their effective writing skills at the seventh annual MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing celebration held in Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Friday, January 25.

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing were established in 2011 by the MacLauchlan family to honour Premier Wade MacLauchlan for his contributions to 69传媒as president and vice-chancellor from 1999鈥�2011. The prizes recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning.

69传媒President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz congratulated the award winners and thanked the MacLauchlan family for their generosity, and Premier MacLauchlan, an accomplished writer and author, for his commitment to encouraging excellence in writing among students.

Award-winning author and teacher Dr. Laurie Brinklow, co-ordinator of the Institute of Island Studies, addressed the gathering, saying 鈥溾��words have power. And brilliantly strung-together words that tell the truth have even more power. They get people鈥檚 attention. They can change the world. Dare to wield your pen. Keep doing what you are doing and maybe we have a chance.鈥�

Business student Damilola Emmanuel and Arts student Lorelei Kenny read from their award-winning submissions. The prizes were then presented by Premier MacLauchlan.

2018 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing recipients

Faculty of Arts: Matthew Edmond Arsenault, Kate Bartlett, Ryan Boulter, Robyn Dann, Conor Dever, Mariah Rose Donnelly, Emma Drake, Rachel Hamilton, Julia Erin Henderson, Lorelei Kenny, Tristan Malcolm Lewis, Megan Lane MacDonald, Fallon Anne Mawhinney, Tanner McCabe, Luo Qiang, Taylor Quinn, Nick Scott, Wanyi Shangguan, Brianna Squires, Karina Terentiev, Michaela Wipond

Faculty of Business: Damilola Emmanuel, Brian Young

Faculty of Education: Lois Barnett, Hailey Hennessey, Katherine Murray, Hannah Roberts, Marianne Tremblay-Abel

Faculty of Nursing: Jonelyn Dehaan, Brad Halman, Jaime Leigh Macdonald, Marie Antoinette Gue Pangan

Faculty of Science: Kerri Ballum, Stephanie Cairns, Emma Campbell, Madison Faith Clarke, Alycia Maribeth Cooper, Jasmine Grace Frizzell, Marlee Gregory, Hillary Isleifson, William McQuaid, Precious Oluwabukunm Ojo, Mark Saunders, Maeve Studley, Emma Taylor, Zachary Theriault, Mangyu Zang

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Jessica D鈥橝mico, Jihyun Kelly Yoo

Faculty/staff: Dr. Sean Weibe, Faculty of Education

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing distribute up to $30,000 annually in awards. The family has made previous contributions to the Harry W. MacLauchlan Scholarships in Entrepreneurial Leadership, MacLauchlan Arena, Robertson Library, athletic scholarships, and student prizes in mathematics and entrepreneurship.

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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.

Congratulations to Jessica D鈥橝mico, Class of 2020, and Kelly Yoo, Class of 2021, on winning 2018 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing! They were among 49 69传媒students who were presented with the awards by the Hon. Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of PEI, on Friday, January 25. Click to read more about the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing. 

The next meeting of the 69传媒Environmental Studies Book Club will focus on the energy history of Prince Edward Island. The event is Friday, February 15, 2019 at 4:00 pm in The Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, on the 69传媒campus. All are welcome.

The Environmental Studies Book Club鈥檚 discussions probe into past and present environmental changes on PEI, and how and why the Islanders are particularly sensitive to environmental issues and enmeshed in their landscape in a way that is unique among Canadians.

At the February meeting, the club will discuss energy transitions in PEI history, as featured in Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island (2016), specifically the chapter by Kathleen Stuart: 鈥淭wo centuries of energy on Prince Edward Island.鈥� Those interested in more information about the province鈥檚 energy policies in the 1973鈥�1990 period can also read the book by Alan MacEachern, The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable (2003).

The club organizers are thrilled that the authors and editors of these books, Ms. Kathleen Stuart, Dr. Alan MacEachern, and Dr. Josh MacFadyen, will join the discussion. 

Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island and The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable are available at UPEI鈥檚 Robertson Library. The former is available as an e-book at . The first chapter of the latter book is available on library reserves as a digital file. 

Please contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca for more information.

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.

UPEI鈥檚 Robertson Library has been awarded funding from 鈥檚 Research Data Management (RDM) program to integrate RDM practices and workflows into the new, as-yet-unreleased version of . Islandora is an open-source software framework designed to help organizations collaboratively manage, discover, and share digital assets using a best-practices, standards-based approach.

The Robertson Library, one of , will collaborate with Simon Fraser University and the Islandora Foundation to develop software components and tools that will facilitate the adoption of best practices by Canadian researchers in managing data resulting from scientific research. The Library team will build RDM capacity and integrations using the latest version of Islandora.

 鈥淭his funding provides us with a fantastic opportunity to develop an innovative and open data management platform for researchers,鈥� said Donald Moses, interim university librarian at UPEI, 鈥渁nd will benefit the entire community by providing access to research data.鈥�

Mark Jordan, Chair of the Islandora Foundation鈥檚 Board of Directors, says 鈥淭his work funded by CANARIE will significantly accelerate the development of the next generation of the Islandora platform and enable it to serve as a robust platform for Research Data Management and other repository services.鈥�

Data management practices impact the entire research lifecycle, from project planning and execution, to sharing, publication and reuse of data, and finally to its long-term preservation after the investigation is complete. RDM best practices help ensure the protection of data during the research lifecycle and beyond. The project will develop integrations with identifier, metadata, authentication, storage and dissemination systems that are informed by FAIR principles and the research data lifecycle.

鈥淚slandora is a software, but it鈥檚 also a fantastic community that has a ton of expertise based on diverse-use cases and needs,鈥� said Rosemary Le Faive, digital infrastructure and discovery librarian at UPEI. 鈥淏ut migration to this latest version is daunting. It鈥檚 a paradigm shift. We鈥檒l be one of the first institutions to jump aboard, and by building out real-use cases with real data, we hope to make the transition easier for the community.鈥�

CANARIE and its twelve provincial and territorial partners form Canada鈥檚 National Research and Education Network. This ultra-high-speed network connects Canada鈥檚 researchers, educators and innovators to each other and to global data, technology, and colleagues. Beyond the network, CANARIE funds and promotes reusable research software tools and national research data management initiatives to accelerate discovery, provides identity management services to the academic community, and offers advanced networking and cloud resources to boost commercialization in Canada鈥檚 technology sector. Established in 1993, CANARIE is a non-profit corporation, with the majority of its funding provided by the Government of Canada.

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 achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Camille Scherger and Matthew Mancina, the 69传媒Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 28 to February 3!

Camille Scherger is a second-year science student fro Lloydminster, Alberta and a goalie on the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey team. Scherger gave up just a single goal in the last three games stopping 64 of 65 shots, as the Panthers defeated Mount Allison and St. Francis Xavier University, but lost 1鈥�0 to Dalhousie University. 鈥淪huggs has been playing with a lot of confidence, strong rebound control, and gives us an opportunity to put points on the board,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson.

Matthew Mancina is a second-year business student from Windsor, Ontario and a goalie with the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey team. Mancina had a .949 save percentage in the Panthers 4鈥�2 victory over Universit茅 de Moncton. 鈥淢atthew was very good and made key saves in key moments,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淓arly in the game, U de M had a five-on-three penalty plan. There were a couple of big saves, we killed the penalties, and even scored a short-handed goal. It was a big boost, and Matthew was dialled in the rest of the game.鈥�

Panthers at Home

Both hockey programs are in the final stretch of the regular season. 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey hosts Dalhousie Friday night at 7:00 pm and St. Francis Xavier University on Saturday at 7:00 pm. Both games are in MacLauchlan Arena.

Also in MacLauchlan Arena, 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey hosts St. Francis Xavier University Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

Go Panthers Go!

The 69传媒Music Department Recital Series will present 鈥淰ariations鈥� featuring David Rogosin on piano. The concert is Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall of UPEI鈥檚 Steel Building.

Rogosin divides the program into three sections: a central part consisting of tonal music by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin, flanked on either side by non-tonal works. Two late Renaissance composers precede: the Englishman Orlando Gibbons, and Jan Pieters Sweelinck from the Netherlands. The program will close with post-tonal contemporaries: first the American composer (and Tin Pan Alley aficionado) Milton Babbitt, followed by Kevin Morse of Mount Allison University.

鈥淭he groundwork for the variations concept was laid by the earliest keyboard composers, and in many ways, their methods prevailed even through the twentieth century,鈥� said Rogosin. 鈥淏abbitt鈥檚 1956 Semi-Simple Variations鈥攁ll two minutes of it鈥攕tands out from the others in almost every way, yet even there the variation principle is alive and well. As for 鈥榮emi-simple,鈥� Babbitt is characteristically tongue-in-cheek. They are insanely complex, though I hasten to reassure you鈥攖hey are delicate and harmless, and I have come to love playing them as much as the others.鈥�

Pianist David Rogosin has performed across Canada, in the American Midwest, the Caribbean and France. Praised for the brilliance, clarity, and passion of his performances, he is highly regarded as a performer, adjudicator, and clinician. Aside from solo recitals, Rogosin is a frequent collaborator and chamber player with a particular passion for the two-piano repertoire. He has released two solo recordings, Incandescence (2005) and Evocation (2012), the latter nominated for Classical Recording of the Year at that year鈥檚 ECMAs.

Professor at Mount Allison University since 2001, he was awarded that institution鈥檚 Paul Par茅 Excellence Award in 2013. His first sabbatical in 2007鈥�08 was spent in Paris preparing a recital program based on Messiaen鈥檚 Visions de l鈥橝men for two pianos. A second sabbatical in 2015鈥�16 was used to prepare two new solo programs, Variations and Ludus Tonalis, a program centered around Paul Hindemith鈥檚 contrapuntal opus of the same name, a kind of twentieth-century Well-Tempered Clavier. A month of this time was spent as artist in residence at The Banff Centre.

Rogosin holds a master鈥檚 degree from the Universit茅 de Montr茅al and a doctorate in performance from the University of British Columbia. Apart from classical music he enjoys jazz, world music, cooking and woodworking, and holds the rank of shodan in aikido, a martial art that he has taught on the Mount Allison campus since 2015.

Admission is $25 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available at the door.

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Climate Research Lab will host an information session on new Canadian drone regulations on February 20 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in room 235 of UPEI鈥檚 Robertson Library.

The event features Roger Smith of Transport Canada and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Task Force. The new regulations come into effect June 1.

The 69传媒Climate Research Lab has done extensive work with drone technology, including studying dune systems, coastal erosion, shoreline armouring, wind turbine inspection, and waste management.

Space is limited. Please contact climate@upei.ca with your name, affiliation, email and mailing address to reserve your spot. All are welcome.

Please direct all inquiries regarding the RPAS Task Force or Transport Canada drone regulations to Transport Canada at (613) 993-0055 or media@tc.gc.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.