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69传媒Men's Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick is pleased to announce that Tyler Scott of Halifax, Nova Scotia is joining the Panthers for the fall 2014-15 season.

Scott played for Kendrick for two summers, including on Nova Scotia's 2009 Canada Games team with current Panthers Geoff Doane and Deontay (D.J.) Smith. Scott is also a close friend of Panther Jayden Skinner-Nordin, also from Halifax.

Despite other Canadian universities and American schools heavily recruiting the 21-year-old basketball player, Scott signed his letter of intent to join the Panthers men's basketball team for the 2014-15 season this past weekend.

Scott is a combo guard who played two seasons with Acadia University, and was also a part of an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) championship team in his rookie season.

'I feel like I fit in here, I have a great relationship with all of these guys. They have a good team out there,' said Scott during an interview with The Guardian on Saturday, January 25.

'I think Tyler Scott is going to fall in line with previous stars here at UPEI; Tyler is a prolific scorer and talent, and an even better young man,' commented Coach Kendrick.

69传媒Athletics and Recreation Director Bill Schurman praised the addition of Scott to the 69传媒family. 'It is a pleasure to welcome Tyler to the Panther family. We are very confident that Tyler will be a great addition on the court, in the classroom, and in the community. Programs grow by attracting good quality people. Today, our basketball and athletic program has grown.'

69传媒welcomes Tyler Scott! Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
69传媒Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

69传媒faculty are invited to submit nominations for appointments to the rank of Professor Emeritus. Please note that the criteria, and nominating and evaluation procedures were revised by Senate on June 14, 2013. These procedures can be found

The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to Friday, February 21, 2014. Nominations should be forwarded to Dr. Bill Whelan, Chair of the Professor Emeritus Evaluation Committee, Department of Physics, UPEI, 550 University Ave., Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3.

The Professor Emeritus Evaluation Committee will consider all nominees and forward its recommendations to Senate. Senate is the final approval body and will notify nominees of its decision.

Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Whelan at wwhelan@upei.ca.

69传媒Men's Basketball has teamed up with award-winning Kimberlee Farms of Centreville, Nova Scotia to raise funds for various 69传媒athletic financial awards through the sale of honey crisp apples.

The farm's owner, Tim Pearson, is a long-time friend of 69传媒Men's Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick, and is also a Green & White Club member. Ten-pound bags of honey crisp apples will be sold for $20. Orders can be made through the men's basketball players, or by visiting Panther Central.

For more information, visit Panther Central or call (902) 566-0368. Pickup day is Saturday, February 8, 1:00-3:00 pm at UPEI's Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

For information:
Ron Annear
69传媒Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

69传媒Music's annual faculty gala performance will take place on Saturday, February 8 at 7:30 pm in UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall.

Faculty members featured include Karem J. Simon, accompanied by pianist Frances McBurnie, performing Alessandro Marcello's Concerto for clarinet, and Gregory B. Irvine accompanied by Frances Gray on piano in a performance of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Sinfonia in F for tuba. Percussion instructor David Shephard will feature the marimba on A Little Prayer composed by Evelyn Glennie, and pianist Frances Gray will perform East Coast Suite composed by Island native
Heather Taves.

Tickets for the gala are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and can be purchased at the door, or in advance by calling (902) 566-0507 or music@upei.ca

69传媒Athletics and Recreation announced the 69传媒Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of January 27-February 2. 69传媒Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the season. 69传媒Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Amy Gough, Women's Basketball; Reggie Traccitto, Men's Hockey

What: 69传媒Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of January 27-February 2

Why: Amy Gough, a fourth-year nursing student from St. John's, Newfoundland, helped her Panther basketball team to a split of two games at Dalhousie on the weekend. In a close 65-58 loss on Friday night, Gough scored 20 points, shooting six for eleven, including one from the three-point range and made seven of nine free throws. Gough also collected 10 rebounds, two assists, and three steals, and had two blocked shots. In her team's 76-70 win over Dalhousie on Saturday, Gough scored 23 points; nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Gough also had an outstanding defensive weekend, holding Dalhousie's leading scorer to 11 and 12 points respectively in the two games. This is Gough's third 69传媒Athlete of the Week honour of the 2013-2014 season.

Reggie Traccitto, a fourth-year arts student from Oakville, Ontario is having a great offensive season so far with the men's hockey Panthers. Over the weekend, Traccitto contributed two goals in the Panthers 5-2 win over Acadia on Friday, and pitched in with a goal and an assist in the Panthers 7-3 loss to Dalhousie on Saturday.

Gough and Traccitto will be recognized at this week's 69传媒Athletes of the Week Celebration on Thursday, February 6 at 12:45 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre's McMillan Hall. All are welcome.

Panther Action this week:

Wednesday, February 5
7:30 pm (M) Hockey @ StFX

Friday, February 7
7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ UdeM
7:30 pm (W) Hockey vs. STU
AUS Swimming Championship (Feb 7-9) @ MUN

Saturday, February 8
3:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. SMU-Shoot for the Cure
3:30 pm (W) Hockey vs. SMU
5:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. STU
AUS Swimming Championship (Feb 7-9) @ MUN

Go Panthers Go!

Amy Gough, Women's Basketball

For information:
Ron Annear
69传媒Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

The 69传媒 is proud to announce the appointment of Shelley King as the new CEO of Three Oaks Innovations, Inc. (TOI). TOI is a not-for-profit entity created by 69传媒to assist its researchers to transform their innovative ideas into commercial products, business opportunities, and public knowledge. It is situated to be a centre for creativity, innovation, and commercialization for a university that has become the hub of bioscience research within the Prince Edward Island cluster. Ms. King's combination of industry and public expertise and experience makes her uniquely qualified to lead this team to bridge the gap between industry and the innovative minds within the research community at the 69传媒.

Ms. King has led and managed life science research in both the public and private sectors, from idea inception, through proposal development, to scale-up for commercialization. Her experience with various types of organizations, including newly incorporated private companies, multi-national pharmaceutical companies, not-for-profits, universities, and federal research institutes, allows her to effectively unite stakeholders with different backgrounds, goals, and objectives to create successful outcomes.

Ms. King comes to TOI from Genome Atlantic, where she served as Vice-President Research and Business Development. In this role, she led the development large- and small-scale, multi-institutional research projects ranging in value from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Ms. King holds an MSc and an MBA from Memorial University, and has translated these degrees into a broad range of experience in technology commercialization, business development, strategic partnership development and intellectual property management in both the private and academic sectors.

'Shelley King is the whole package,' said Dr. Robert Gilmour, UPEI's Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies and Chair of TOI's Board of Directors. 'She brings with her a thorough understanding of all aspects of the industry, from evaluation of scientific and commercial merit, to IP strategy and implementation, to technology transfer, and the pursuit of private and public sector funding. She has a strong vision for the industry-academia research process, as well as hands-on organizational skills, industry connections, and knowledge of both business and science. I very much look forward to working with her.'

'I am extremely excited to be joining the TOI team,' said Shelley King. 'I cannot wait to lead an organization that enhances the innovation space within the 69传媒 and the community as a whole. I look forward to taking up this position and to working with stakeholders in Prince Edward Island's innovation community.'

Ms. King holds current and past membership on high profile boards and committees in Canada's innovation sector, including, but not limited to the Genesis Centre, the Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC), Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Technology Industries, and the Pan American Marine Biotechnology Association (PAMBA).

TOI is responsible for the patenting of several innovative technologies from UPEI's researchers. It has also aided in the spin-off of four stand-alone companies based on technology developed by researchers at UPEI.

Ms. King begins her leadership of TOI on March 1.

For information:
Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer
69传媒
(902) 620-5117 datkinson@upei.ca

Officials from the 69传媒 announced a major undergraduate scholarship initiative to a group of Island high school students today that is designed to put the focus strongly on student achievement.

'69传媒is excited to continue its tradition of recognizing student academic excellence through our new 鈥楥elebrating Student Achievement' program,' said 69传媒President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 'This program will reward the academic excellence of students upon entrance to, as well as throughout their undergraduate studies at UPEI. Both incoming and current students will be motivated to do well and continue to do well, as they will know automatically at what level they will be rewarded.'

69传媒has a strong tradition in offering named, donor-funded scholarships and awards-there are over 700-but the 'Celebrating Student Achievement' scholarship program enhances the current program by offering 'Guaranteed Entrance Scholarships'for students entering 69传媒directly from high school and 'Academic Excellence Awards' for any 69传媒undergraduate students who meet the grade scale criteria during their second, third, and fourth years. There are four levels of awards, from $500-$3000 per year, based on a student's average from the previous year.

President Abd-El-Aziz, 69传媒Student Union President Anastasia Smallwood and Vice President Travis Gordon, and 69传媒Registrar Kathy Kielly unveiled the scholarship program to over 150 Westisle Composite High School students Wednesday afternoon. Other 69传媒staff and faculty met with school principals across PEI earlier in the day to give them details about the initiative.

The program, which is renewable, will automatically recognize a greater number of undergraduate students because it includes students entering first year, as well as current students, and expands eligibility to those with a minimum average of 80 per cent. Click for more information on the new program.

After conducting environmental scans, meeting with the 69传媒Student Union, hearing from high school administrators, and receiving endorsement from the 69传媒Board of Governors, Senate, and Student Union, 69传媒knew it was time to restructure the way it looked at awards.

Smallwood added, 'The Student Union had identified some gaps and we were really pleased that we were able to collaborate with 69传媒to come up with a fair, competitive program that will reward so many more students as they enter 69传媒and as they continue through to graduation. We are also pleased that current students who received a full tuition scholarship in the past are not affected.'

'What is really exciting is that these new awards are 鈥榮tackable' along with other named, donated scholarships,' said Gordon, 'and the Academic Excellence Awards are accessible to students entering their second, third, and fourth year of study, regardless of their residency.'

For Island students, the 'Celebrating Student Achievement' awards can be combined with the first-year George Coles Bursary ($2200), second- and third-year Island Student Award ($400, $600), and Graduate Award ($2000) available to PEI residents.

Incoming students are still encouraged to apply before March 1st so that they will receive full consideration for all scholarships in addition to the automatic 'Guaranteed Entrance Scholarships.'

For more information, visit or email studenthelp@upei.ca.

Quick Facts:

• Four different 'bands' allowing for four levels of awards:

Average Award
80.00-84.99 $500
85.00-89.99 $1,000
90.00-94.99 $2,000
95.00-100.00 $3,000

• Renewable based on performance and level of achievement
• Early confirmation leads to early commitment-students will automatically know at what level they will be rewarded based on their marks
• All students can participate in program even if they did not receive award when entering first year
• Students will be rewarded with more money if they improve beyond their current level of performance
• Current 69传媒students who received renewable entrance scholarships under the old system are not affected
• There are 700 named scholarships and awards at UPEI, over 50 are for those entering their first year
• Award given/credited to student immediately at the beginning of academic year

The 69传媒Music Department is pleased to present the trio, Diomira, in performance on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:30 pm in UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall as part of Debut Atlantic's Encore tour.

Performing works composed by their founder Dinuk Wijeratne, Diomira's music explores Dinuk's hugely diverse cultural influences-from the Persian poetry of Omar Khayyam and the fantastical prose of Jorge Luis Borges, to the sensuality of Flamenco and the intricate rhythms of the Indian Classical tradition.

Formed in April 2011, the trio's critically acclaimed literary and globally-inspired program was immediately recorded by CBC, and has since enjoyed repeated nationwide broadcast, garnering audience support for a style that balances sublime music-making with virtuosity.

The 'soul' of Diomira's unique sound is the accordion of Joseph Petric. An internationally renowned recording-artist hailed as 'an extraordinary performer' by the Boston Globe, Petric toured with Debut Atlantic for the first time in 1990. World percussionist Nick Halley is a fiery talent who moves effortlessly amongst the major drumming traditions. Sri Lankan-born Dinuk Wijeratne, with a rapidly growing reputation as a prolific creator of genre-spanning projects, leads the group with his striking compositions and remarkable invention at the piano.

As part of the Debut Atlantic tour, Diomira will engage local young creators and composers to write music for the ensemble. These works will then be performed in concert, bringing a unique element to each community performance.

Tickets are $15 / $10 for students and seniors and are available at the door, or in advance by calling (902) 566-0507 or music@upei.ca

Don Gayton, ecologist and award-winning nature and science writer, is writer-in-residence at 69传媒during the week of February 3-8. He is being hosted by the English Department and Environmental Studies Program, with funding from The Canada Council for the Arts.

He will give a public reading from his recent writings on Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Public Library. A reception will follow the reading, which is co-hosted by the Library.

Gayton will also give two writing workshops open to the general public on Saturday, February 8, in the 69传媒Faculty Lounge, Main Building:

NATURE WRITING: Where do we go from here? (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
Nature writing traces back to Thoreau, the classical Greek writers and even beyond, but now it stands at a historic crossroads. Contemplation and oneness with nature are hallmarks of the genre, a mindset now at odds with our deepening environmental crises. Does nature writing now become a literature of protest, or of despair? In this interactive workshop, we will explore future directions for nature writers.

ECOLOGY AS LITERATURE (1:00-3:00 pm)
Writers have often turned to science for ideas and metaphors. The young science of ecology has increasing relevance to literature. Ecology embraces ambiguity, multiple states of being, and reciprocity between humans and nature. The practice of ecological restoration incorporates spirituality with science. Gayton will open up some of the concepts and paradoxes of ecology as new material for writers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Workshop fees are $25 for one workshop or $35 for both, and $15 or $25 for students and PEI Writers' Guild members. For further information about his workshops and reading, and to register for workshops, contact the English Department: 566-0389 or tjohnston@upei.ca.

Stuart McLean, radio broadcaster, humourist, and author says 'Don Gayton has the eye of a scientist and the soul of a poet.' Gayton writes in his website, 'As a reader, fiction has always been my first love, followed closely by scientific journals. So as a writer, I like to threaten the fortified boundaries of non-fiction, shouting and waving my arms. More and more I gravitate to story as our primal form of communication.' He also writes 'Science is the undiscovered country of the literary imagination.'

Gayton is the recipient of the US National Outdoor Book Award, the Canadian Science Writers Award, and the Peace Corps Travel Book Award. His books include The Wheatgrass Mechanism, Interwoven Wild, Okanagan Odyssey, and Man Facing West. His articles have appeared in Canadian Geographic, Equinox, Journal of Ecosystems and Management, among others. He is currently working on a historical novel set in the Pacific Northwest, and lives in he Okanagan Valley, where he tends his Yippe Calle Vineyard.

For information:
Dr. Richard Lemm
Winter's Tales Author Reading Series
(902) 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca

The 69传媒Panther basketball and hockey teams are partnering to proudly support the 69传媒women's basketball 鈥楽hoot for the Cure' fundraiser. The seventh annual event takes place on Saturday, February 8 as the women's basketball team hosts CIS number two-ranked Saint Mary's Huskies at 3:00 pm.

鈥楽hoot for the Cure' is a national fundraising initiative by the CIS women's basketball coaches association to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, and other related charities. The campaign has been overwhelmingly successful since it first launched in 2007, with over $600,000 raised. Last season, for the second year in a row, all CIS women's basketball teams participated in the fundraiser.

The entire Panther team is involved in the local fundraising effort, with a committee led by 69传媒fourth-year women's basketball players Danielle MacDonald and Jenna Jones. The fundraising goal has been set at $3,000 to be achieved through activities such as Shoot for the Cure t-shirts, paper icons, and a bake sale, a 50/50 draw, and other Panther team initiatives.

'This Saturday means a lot to me, as well as to my team, because we have all been touched by cancer in some way or another,' said Jones. 'This weekend is our way of giving back and supporting the people that have been most affected.'

MacDonald has shown wonderful personal commitment in her support for breast cancer research, pledging to cut eight inches of her hair in support of her individual fundraising activity, 'Shave for the Brave.'

'Being a part of this weekend means so much to the team and to me. Donating my hair and the money raised makes me feel like I am giving a small part back for a great cause,' said MacDonald. After the men's basketball game, player Geoff Doane will join MacDonald and shave his head in support of the cause. For more information on MacDonald's goal, visit .

Both 69传媒hockey teams are supporting the cause through their 'Pink at the Rink' promotion. The hockey teams will wear special jerseys and host fundraising activities throughout the night. Women's captain Ferran Brown and men's assistant captain Matthew Maoine will lead hockey efforts.

''Pink at the Rink' means a great deal to the women's hockey team, currently a teammate's mother is battling breast cancer and we want to support her and others that have been affected,' said Brown. 'We want to help raise funds and awareness, and show that people do not have to go through this battle alone.'

The fundraiser hits close to home for Maoine who commented, 'The reason why I am so passionate with this fundraiser is because my grandmother is a breast cancer survivor and I know how much it can impact a family, and how important it is to support this worthy cause.'

69传媒encourages all Panther fans to come out and support the men's and women's basketball and hockey fundraising initiatives and watch some great sports action! Go Panthers Go!

Saturday, February 8 schedule:
3:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. SMU
3:30 pm (W) Hockey vs. SMU
5:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. STU

For information:
Ron Annear
69传媒Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991
annear@upei.ca