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The partners of BDO Canada LLP (BDO), the fifth largest single national accounting and advisory partnership in the country, recently announced a $56,000 contribution towards an annual accounting scholarship at the ºÚÁÏÍø. BDO in Canada's national office, along with local PEI partners, Glen Murray, Wayne Beaton, Jennifer Dunn, and Patrick Trainor in Charlottetown...

ºÚÁÏÍø President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, VP Academic Jim Randall, several deans, faculty and staff, and donors and sponsors joined 300 students at the New Student Orientation (NSO) final banquet, September 8, at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, to celebrate what was, according to NSO student coordinator Anastasia Smallwood, 'the most spirited NSO week ever at ºÚÁÏÍø.' After a number of speeches...

President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz invites all members of the ºÚÁÏÍø and Island communities to take part in any of several ‘Town Hall' meetings being held in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons (285N) at the Atlantic Veterinary College on the following dates: Wednesday, September 14, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Thursday, September 15, 9:30 to 11:30 am Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Join the...

The Royal Society of Canada has named Dr. Ian Dowbiggin a fellow in the Humanities Division of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities. Dr. Dowbiggin is a professor of history at the ºÚÁÏÍø. 'Your election is a telling recognition of your remarkable accomplishments and an invitation to further the leadership you have already shown in advancing knowledge and...

Even before new student orientation (NSO) officially gets underway, ºÚÁÏÍø students, the "ºÚÁÏÍø Shiners," are leading the way in online donations for Shinerama, the long-standing university and college fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Shinerama is the largest post-secondary fundraiser in Canada-with 60 university and college campuses that participate- raising more...

ºÚÁÏÍø reoffers free admission to elementary and high school students for all home games The ºÚÁÏÍø Panthers kicks off the upcoming varsity season this weekend with the first annual Mulligan Cup, an exhibition tournament featuring the ºÚÁÏÍø men's and women's soccer teams versus the Holland College Hurricanes and Mount Allison Mounties. The tournament is named...

Innovation PEI News Release (re-published with permission) Charlottetown, PEI-- Eight Graduate Students and four Post-Doctorates have been offered support through the Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellowship program implemented by Innovation PEI under the Island Prosperity Strategy, says Innovation and Advanced Learning Minister Allan Campbell. 'I have always been amazed at the high...

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $1.2 million in research funding for 10 scientists at the ºÚÁÏÍø. The funding covers the purchase of a scanning electron microscope, plus research costs for ten researchers over the next five years. 'ºÚÁÏÍø is extremely proud of each of its recipients of NSERC's...

The ºÚÁÏÍø became the only University in Atlantic Canada to receive BOMA Building Environmental Standards (BESt) Certification from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Canada for its main campus buildings. ºÚÁÏÍø sought this third party certification as the application process itself helps assess how well buildings are performing and includes...

Dr. Adam Fenech, who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comes to ºÚÁÏÍø next week to train professionals in the latest techniques to plan for and adapt to climate change. Dr. Fenech is one of three teachers of a unique course, designed to give professionals and students access to the latest tools to adjust to climate change. The...