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A short conference entitled 'My Island, My Heart' will take place March 14, 1:00-3:00 pm, at UPEI's Chaplaincy Centre. The conference, led by 69传媒arts student Faith Robinson, focuses on three themes-island fragility, island sustainability, and island community.

Special guest speakers include: Deirdre Kessler, writer and 69传媒professor; Laurie Brinklow, accomplished poet and 69传媒professor; and Millefiore Clarkes, filmmaker to name a few. A short docu-film Island Green, about organic farming on PEI, will also be featured as part of the conference.

Today, it is more important than ever to realize the limitations and magnificence of our environment, so keenly felt by Islanders worldwide. It is crucial that we not forget the roots from which we ourselves grow, to envision a better future.

For more information on the conference, contact Faith Robinson at frobinson@upei.ca. Admission is free, and snacks and beverages will be provided. All are welcome to attend.

69传媒business student Alex Davidson has been named PEI's 2014 Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion and will represent the Island at Enactus Canada's Regional Exposition, March 6-7 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The exposition brings together student, academic, and industry leaders to celebrate the achievements of Canada's future leaders and entrepreneurs.

Davidson's determination and passion for his business Odd Jobbers PEI, a student-based business that encourages entrepreneurship among university students, paired with his academic excellence, warranted him the provincial title for the second year in a row.

'Being named provincial champion is an honour, and I am excited to represent Prince Edward Island once again in Halifax,' said Davidson who will compete against three other entrepreneurs from Atlantic Canada.

The entrepreneurs will compete based on feasibility, growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and market base knowledge. The regional champion will go on to compete at the Enactus Canada's National Exposition in Calgary on April 28.

Good luck, Alex!

The 2013-14 AUS men's and women's major awards and all-stars were announced yesterday following regular season play. On the men's side, fourth-year defence Reggie Traccitto was honoured as a first team all-star, while 69传媒goaltender Wayne Savage and forward Chris Desousa were named as second team all-stars. Traccitto, Savage, and Desousa are studying arts at UPEI.

On the women's side, 69传媒arts student and fourth-year forward Ferran Brown earned the Marion Hillard award for student-athlete community service, a first for 69传媒since the award's inception in 2002-03. Brown's community involvement has been tremendous, leading and taking part in many volunteer initiatives including food drives, and the 'Pink the Rink' event to raise funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Brown will represent the AUS as its nominee for the CIS Marion Hillard award at the 2014 Scotiabank CIS women's hockey championship, hosted by St. Thomas University, March 13-16.

69传媒defensive fourth-year player Keirstin Visser was named to the second team all-star list, while first-year player and kinesiology student Emma Martin was selected for the AUS All-rookie team. Visser and Martin are both science students at UPEI.

To read the full AUS men's major awards and all-stars list, click

To read the full AUS women's major awards and all-stars list, click

Congratulations to our 69传媒hockey athletes and award winners!

Go Panthers Go!

The 69传媒 is inviting high school students to attend 69传媒classes on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19 during their March Break.

69传媒Vice-President Academic Christian Lacroix sent invitations to students earlier this month via high school principals, and said, 'This is a great opportunity to experience 69传媒in the company of friends and classmates. We look forward to welcoming PEI high school students to campus.'

The University is providing lunch, offering information sessions, and giving campus tours. There are still a limited number of spaces available in each class so interested students should pre-register by emailing VPA@upei.ca.

Learn about the new Celebrating Student Achievement guaranteed undergraduate scholarship program at

69传媒women's basketball player Jenna Jones was named the 2013-14 Atlantic University Sport recipient of the Tracy MacLeod Award at tonight's Subway AUS Women's Basketball Championship awards banquet at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel. Championship play gets underway on Friday, March 6 at UPEI's Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

A fourth-year kinesiology student, Jones received the award for demonstrating determination, perseverance and unwavering spirit to continue playing the game of basketball. The five-foot-eight guard from Riverview, NB, played in an impressive 16 regular season games this year, despite facing multiple injuries, averaging 15.1 minutes per game.

Jones has battled patella tendon tears in both knees throughout her four-year career with the Panthers. This past summer, she underwent experimental platelet rich plasma injections in both knees. She then repeated the procedure during the season break in December. Initially expected to miss the first half of the season, Jones put the second procedure off until the season break and was cleared to play in the fall.

She contributed an average of 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, shooting 32.3 per cent from the floor and 22.2 from three-point range.

'I am so pleased that Jenna has been honoured as this year's recipient of the Tracy MacLeod Award,' said Panthers head coach Greg Gould. 'I can't think of anyone more deserving of this award. Despite the excruciating pain, Jenna has done everything humanly possible to be able to practice and play this season. Although restricted in her activities because of pain, she never complains. Her love of the game and her desire to help her team in whatever role possible makes her one of the toughest, most dedicated and unselfish players I have ever coached.'

Jones is now the AUS conference nominee for the CIS Tracy MacLeod award. The only two AUS players to take home the national honour have been Memorial's Brittany Dalton (2010-11) and Dalhousie's Janet Wells (1999-00).

Other major awards such as the AUS most valuable player, rookie of the year, coach of the year, and those named to first and second All-Star teams were also announced at the awards banquet.

Six teams are vying for the AUS title with the winner moving on to the CIS women's basketball championship at the University of Windsor, March 14-16. Live webcasts of all five games of the AUS championship are available at .

Hometown fans were out in droves to support the sixth-seeded 69传媒Panthers as they took on third-seeded Cape Breton Capers on Friday, March 7 in action.

Early in the contest, the Panthers took over the lead and never looked back. Leading 15-11 after one quarter, thanks in part to Danielle MacDonald's ability to attack the basket, 69传媒continued to roll into the second frame. Fourth-year guards Amy Gough and Danielle MacDonald converted on back-to-back and ones, extending the lead to double digits early in the second quarter. The Capers' tough-nosed defence allowed them to chip away and cut the lead to seven, going into halftime with 69传媒ahead 34-27.

69传媒continued to feed off the energy of their hometown fans, controlling the majority of the third quarter, stretching the margin to 16 points with under three minutes left to go. The Capers refused to back down, continuing to use their physical style of play to chip away at the Pathers lead, reducing the deficit to 10 going into the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Capers were unable to stop 69传媒from getting to the rim and saw themselves trailing by 15 early. The Panthers were able to keep AUS rookie of the year, Alison Keough, contained on the offensive end, despite her pulling down 15 rebounds in the game.

The Capers came within nine points but couldn't get any closer as 69传媒pulled off the upset, winning 67-56.

Subway Player of the Game for the Panthers was Amy Gough. Gough finished with a double-double, scoring a game-high 26 points while shooting 15-17 from the charity stripe and hauling down 10 rebounds. Colleen Keane was named player of the game for Cape Breton, scoring 14 points and collecting seven rebounds in the loss.

UPEI's shot percentage was 48, scoring 65 per cent of their points inside the key, while Cape Breton struggled from the field shooting at 27 per cent.

Top performers for 69传媒were Amy Gough, with 10 points and seven boards, and Danielle MacDonald who lead the team with 12 points. Keisha Lespoir and Alison Keough led the Capers with seven and four points respectively.

69传媒will now face the St. Francis Xavier X-Women in Saturday's second semifinal matchup at 8 pm at UPEI's Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Visit the for ticket details or watch the game live on or Eastlink television.

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The Guardians of Confederation-Leaders of Tomorrow project, a UPEI-led initiative, offers a unique opportunity to link PEI high school students with their peers from across Canada in the context of Confederation.

The project's organizing committee is launching a contest in March to select student participants from across the country. 'We're holding the contest to select the students, and asking them, 鈥楬ow would Canada look if you were creating it today?'' said Guardians project coordinator Lee Ellen Pottie. 'These students are the people who will become the politicians, business people, activists, and strategists of tomorrow.'

The contest will twin contest-winning students from each of the twelve provinces and territories across Canada with students from the Island's thirteen high schools. 69传媒students will mentor the project participants and guide them through the task of addressing a series of questions relating to the state of Confederation today, its relationship to the past, and prospects for the future of the Canadian nation. Over the course of the project, the students will communicate and collaborate online with each other in preparation of attending a conference in Charlottetown in November. The three-day event will run concurrently with the Association of Canadian Studies-Teaching Canadian History conference, also taking place in Charlottetown.

Sharon Myers, 69传媒coordinator of Canadian Studies and chair of the organizing committee agrees with Pottie. 'We want to engage young people, and help them understand that 1864 is relevant, as is Confederation.'

Open to grade 10 and 11 Canadian and Island students who have an interest in the past, present, and/or future of Canada, the contest consists of a (maximum) five-minute video submission that can be entered online. The committee will be looking for creativity and imagination in the student videos.

'Perhaps the Mothers and Fathers of Confederation are visiting Canada in 2014; what would they think? Or, someone submits a video-rant, 脿 la Rick Mercer. We want students to think outside the box and have fun,' added Pottie.

Interested students should visit guardiansofconfederation.ca, or the Facebook page 'Guardians of Confederation' for full contest details. The contest closes May 30, 2014. The winning entrants will be announced on Canada Day through national media and on the project's social media sites.

The 69传媒 received a PEI 2014 grant to lead the Guardians of Confederation-Leaders of Tomorrow project.

The 69传媒Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of March 3-9 are Danielle MacDonald, Women's Basketball; and Aaron Robbins, Men's Basketball. 69传媒Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order 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: Danielle MacDonald, Women's Basketball; and Aaron Robbins, Men's Basketball

What: 69传媒Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of March 3-9

Why: Danielle MacDonald, a fourth-year science student from Sydney Mines, NS had a strong performance during the AUS Women's Basketball Championship. MacDonald had an outstanding game in her team's 67-56 win over Cape Breton in the AUS quarterfinal game on Friday, March 7. MacDonald scored 16 points, and had four rebounds while playing outstanding defence against CBU's outstanding point guard. In Saturday's semifinal overtime loss to St. Francis Xavier, MacDonald scored 21 points, four rebounds, five assists, one steal, and one blocked shot. MacDonald was selected to the AUS Championship All-Star team for her outstanding weekend play.

Aaron Robbins, a fourth-year arts student from Charlottetown finished off a strong season with a solid performance during the AUS Men's Basketball Championship. During the Panthers AUS quarterfinal 74-60 win over Cape Breton, Robbins played strong defensively and recorded five assists and three rebounds. In Saturday's 94-78 semifinal loss to Saint Mary's, Robbins continued his strong game along while hauling down 10 rebounds, and contributing two assists, and six points.

Go Panthers Go!

Aaron Robbins, Men's Basketball

69传媒voice major Nadine Haddad will present her Senior Recital on Thursday, March 13 at 7:30 pm at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Frances McBurnie will be accompanying Nadine on works by Mozart, Handel, Brahms, Ravel, Granados, Agust铆n lara, Bolcom, and Gershwin.

Nadine is in her final year as a voice major at UPEI. She has studied with 69传媒Voice professors Sung Ha Shin-Bouey and Stephen Bouey. Nadine recently competed as a finalist in the 2014 69传媒Music Competition and also performed with the 69传媒Concert Choir as a featured soloist in Vivaldi's 'Gloria' and Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio.'

Nadine is excited to be presenting many of her favorite songs from classical to cabaret. In the future, Nadine hopes to pursue a career in arts administration.

Admission is free. For more information regarding 69传媒recitals contact 566-0507 or music@upei.ca

The 69传媒Music Department Recital series continues on Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 pm with Montreal classical guitarist Patrick Kearney.
Kearney represents a rare balance between sheer technical virtuosity and intense musicality. A true artist, he consistently spellbinds audiences through his deep musical insight and natural dramatic flair, interspersing his performances with narration and anecdotes discovered through deliberate research into the guitar repertoire.

Born in Montreal, Kearney discovered the classical guitar early on in life. Having won his first national competition in Ottawa at the age of ten, he pursued his studies first under Daniel Boyer and then with Jacques Joubert at Vanier College. Convinced that music was his true calling, Patrick went on to complete his Superior Diploma in Performance at the 脡cole Normale de Musique de Paris, where he received the highest honours under the direction of Rafa毛l Andia and Alberto Ponce.

Upon his return from France in 1993, Patrick began his professional career as an international competitor and touring artist, winning top prizes in several international competitions. Patrick has performed in concert and conducted master classes on numerous tours throughout Europe, the United States, Mexico, and Canada. He has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de l'脦sle, the Shenandoah University Orchestra, Montreal's I Musici, and the Ensemble Appassionata. In 1997 he completes his Master's degree under the guidance of Peter McCutcheon.

Never content to remain confined within the standard guitar repertoire, Patrick has taken steps to contribute significantly to the world of art music. He has commissioned and premiered several works by contemporary composers such as Andrew Zohn, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Jay Kauffman, Ginette Bellevance, and Robert F. Jones, and has inspired composers such as Daniel Boyer and Claude Engel to create and dedicate new works to him.

Kearney has released four guitar albums: Bouquet (1997); Stringendo (2002), which is a tribute to contemporary Montreal-related composers and was nominated for the prestigious OPUS Prize; the powerful Diabolico (2004), in which the listener follows a musical timeline between ambitious youth and understated maturity; and recently the acclaimed Impressions (2009), featuring the works of M.M.Ponce, on the ATMA classique label.

Kearney teaches guitar at Concordia University in Montreal as well as at Vanier College. He is the founder and director of the Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition (), which is hosted by Concordia Music.

The repertoire for his concert at 69传媒will include Spanish and Mexican guitar repertoire as well as one of Kearney's own compositions. 69传媒vocal professor Sung Ha Shin-Bouey will also be joining Patrick in performance.

Admission for this recital at the Dr. Steel Recital is $15 Adults / $10 for Seniors and Students, and are available at the door, or in advance by calling 566-0507 or music@upei.ca.