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A team of students from the 秀色短视频 is seeking sponsors and donors to support its entry in the 2016 Baja SAE Competition. Baja SAE challenges students to design, build, and market a robust Baja-style vehicle, which is judged using a number of criteria.

鈥淲e have an enthusiastic team and are confident that we will be competitive in our inaugural year,鈥� said Andrew Simmons, a student member of the 秀色短视频 Baja SAE team. 鈥淭here are a lot of bright, creative minds on our team and we are fortunate to have the full support of our faculty in this venture.鈥�

The Baja SAE competition offers a valuable experience for all members of the team, encouraging the development of skills such as problem-solving, project management, and teamwork. The team is mainly comprised of students from 秀色短视频鈥檚 new School of Sustainable Design Engineering, with additional members from other faculties. The team operates in small groups to design the various subsystems of the vehicle, which will be integrated into the overall design.

鈥淭he students have taken a lot of initiative in this project, and the design is developing rapidly,鈥� said Jeff Bowser, a design technician in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, and supervisor of the 秀色短视频 Baja SAE team. 鈥淭he team has the support of the school and really just needs the help of sponsors to make this vehicle a reality. Many of the team members are going to be in the first graduating class from the new Engineering School so this is an amazing way for them to show what they are capable of. 鈥�

The team will take their vehicle to a competition next spring in Rochester, New York. The competition consists of two segments. A static portion awards points based on design, cost, and a sales presentation. The dynamic events of the competition awards points based on vehicle performance under in vigorous field tests, including a four-hour endurance race.

The team is seeking sponsors at all levels to help them reach their fundraising goal of $30,000. Sponsors will be recognized with logos placed on the competition vehicle. All proceeds will go to cover vehicle design, registration, and travel for the team.

For more information, or to find out how to become a donor or sponsor, contact Jeff Bowser at jbowser@upei.ca or (902) 566-0764.

秀色短视频 Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach Tim Kendrick announced today that Burlington, Ontario native Kyle Rotterman has committed to the Panthers for 2016鈥�17.

鈥淲e are very pleased to have Kyle join us the Panther family,鈥� says Coach Kendrick. 鈥淗e is a very hardworking player, with solid skills and a high basketball IQ. He brings a strong competitive nature, and his previous coaches have stated that he is a great leader and team player.鈥�

Rotterman, a graduate of Nelson High School, played with the first division Burlington Force in the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) circuit. He led the seventh-seeded U19 Force to the silver medal in the D1 AAU season-ending tournament. 

鈥淢y choice to commit to 秀色短视频 was simple,鈥� comments Rotterman. 鈥淚t's a small, tight-knit community and a place I know I'll be able to really focus on school and basketball. From day one, talking to Coach Kendrick, I knew this was the best fit for me.鈥� 

鈥淐oach Kendrick is a very passionate and reliable coach who runs one of the best programs in the CIS. It was truly a blessing and exciting moment when he told me they wanted me to be a Panther,鈥� says Rotterdam. 鈥淚 couldn't be more thankful and thrilled to represent 秀色短视频 for the next five years.鈥�

Coach Kendrick adds, 鈥淲e believe that Kyle will add great depth to our present backcourt situation, and that he certainly has the potential to be a significant leader for our team as he progresses through his 秀色短视频 career. A solid student, Kyle definitely fits our motto of 鈥榖est effort and best attitude, every day in every way!鈥欌��

Rotterman will be entering the Faculty of Arts at 秀色短视频 in September.

About 秀色短视频 Athletics and Recreation
鈥� Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
鈥� Proud member of the AUS and CIS
鈥� Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 秀色短视频 Alumni Canada Games Place
鈥� Home of Panther Sports Medicine
鈥� Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas

The 2016 Farmers Helping Farmers-AVC senior veterinary student trip was a resounding success, with over 600 smallholder dairy farmers receiving education and services in health management and over 550 animals individual treatments or health management interventions. Another 150 animals were treated for identified health problems.

As well, four Kenyan veterinary students (Titus Kinaru, Emily Kilonzi, Vivian Sciina, and Edward Kariuki), three AVC students (Alden West, Amanda Alexandre, and Jessie MacQuarrie), and many animal health personnel received clinical training in the treatment and health management of dairy cattle on smallholder farms.

During the first week, the team was joined by veterinarians Drs. Bill Hazen and Shauna Richards, supported by Vets without Borders-Canada, to provide additional training on how to handle veterinary problems in the Kenyan context.

The major health problems observed included infectious diseases (over 20 cases of East Coast Fever and 13 coughing cattle), parasite infestations, udder infections, and insufficient nutrition, leading to low milk production, poor reproduction, and inadequate growth. We also saw numerous eye and skin problems, many reproductive checks, and miscellaneous conditions.

The Canadian and Kenyan veterinary students exchanged information on their respective countries and the great challenges of international development work, self-sustainability, veterinary medicine, and producing and marketing milk in poor, remote areas of Kenya, along with new techniques and theories of dairy cattle health management.

鈥淚t is always an incredible experience in Kenya working in partnership with the Kenyan people for improvements in sustainable livelihoods,鈥� says Dr. John VanLeeuwen, professor of epidemiology and ruminant health management at AVC.  鈥淭hey do so much with so little, and are so appreciative of what we offer, despite living in poverty. This attitude and love of life certainly helps us to put things in the right perspective, and to really appreciate what we have in Canada. I don鈥檛 complain about Canadian potholes or traffic jams anymore鈥攏ot after some very bumpy Kenyan backroads (complete with moon craters) and a five-hour traffic jam!鈥�

Various veterinary pharmaceutical companies, including Bimeda, Boehringer, Merck, and Vetoquinol, provided products for the project, which enabled the veterinary team to provide suitable treatments for the animals that they encountered. The team appreciated the financial support from Merck and members of the Atlantic cattle and veterinary community, including veterinary clinics in Baddeck, Cornwall, and Montague; animal hospitals in Berwick, Sackville, and Shediac; Downsview Vet Hospital, Douglas Animal Hospital, Fundy Vets, Ross Vet Services, PEI Holstein Association, and Drs. Marc Verschoor and Martha Sweeting.

Thank you again to all our supporters for your assistance in making this all possible.
 

The National Youth Choir of Canada is an ensemble of elite choral singers which convenes every two years, coinciding with Choral Canada鈥檚 biennial Podium conference. This May, the National Youth Choir will begin its residency in Edmonton with a one-week rehearsal period in preparation of its tour of Alberta. The 2016 ensemble will be under the direction of renowned choral conductor Michael Zaugg. Representatives are auditioned by each province and selected based on skill level and voice type. This year, PEI will represented by four singers: Lindsay Gillis (soprano), Alexandra Smith (alto), William Millington (tenor), and Parker Clements (baritone). This will be the first National Youth Choir experience for Gillis and Smith, while Clements and Millington are both returning alumni from the 2014 tour.

As part of their fundraising initiative, PEI鈥檚 National Youth Choir participants will be presenting a recital at the Kirk of St. James on Saturday April 9 at 7:30 pm. The program will include quartets, chorales, and solo pieces, and will featuring works by Bach, Barber, Donizetti, Greer, Loewe, Mahler, Mozart, Oliver, and Ravel. The singers will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie and joined by special guest Hannah Rollwage (National Youth Choir Alumni 2014). Admission is by donation and all proceeds will go toward the choir鈥檚 tuition costs.

The 秀色短视频 Department of Music presents its annual Spring Choral Concert on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, 秀色短视频.

The concert, under the direction of Sung-Ha Shin Bouey, will feature the 秀色短视频 Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing selections from St Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach as well as musical gems from well-known operas and musicals.

Guests that evening will be Le Ragazze Vocal Ensemble and I Ragazzi Jrs Children's Choir. Musicians Leo Marchildon, Natalie Williams Calhoun, Marc DesRoches, Sean Kemp, and Morgan Saulnier will accompany the choirs.

Tickets are $10 Adults/Seniors and $5 Students and are available or by calling or e-mailing the Music Department at 902-566- 0507/music@upei.ca.

On Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (秀色短视频), Parker Clements will present 鈥淚nto My Own: A Senior Recital鈥� as part of the 秀色短视频 Student Recital Series. His program will include classics of the baritone repertoire such as Ravel鈥檚 Don Quichotte 脿 Dulcin茅e, Finzi鈥檚 Let Us Garlands Bring, and Barber鈥檚 Three Songs (Op.10) on poetry by James Joyce. Works by Handel, Mahler, and Mozart will also be featured. Clements will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie on piano. Admission is free.

Parker Clements is a graduating voice major in the Bachelor of Music program at the 秀色短视频. He has completed his degree under the tutelage of professor Stephen Bouey. Clements has been a featured soloist with the 秀色短视频 Concert Choir, 秀色短视频 Chamber Singers, Kirk of St. James Choir, New Brunswick Youth Choir, 秀色短视频 Jazz Band, and most recently, the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble. He is an alumnus of the National Youth Choir of Canada (2014) and will be returning to the group for its tour of Alberta this coming May. He has performed in Mavor Moore鈥檚 鈥淎 Christmas Carol鈥� (Confederation Centre), 鈥淟e Grand Cercle鈥� (Festival de l鈥橢scaouette), and the title role in Mozart鈥檚 鈥淭he Marriage of Figaro鈥� (秀色短视频 Opera). Upon graduating, Clements intends to continue his vocal studies at the Master鈥檚 level in pursuit of a career in opera.

The 秀色短视频 Jazz Ensemble, directed by Professor Dave Shephard, will present their Spring Jazz Concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 pm. The program will include a wide variety of jazz styles with special guests from the voice studio of Sung-Ha and Stephen Bouey. Vocalists Alexandra Smith, Lindsay Gillis, Will Millington, and Emily Roberts will perform standard jazz, Latin, and Motown tunes. Instrumental soloists in the band include Justin Amador (trumpet), Charlotte Large ( tenor and soprano sax), Emily Proude (lead alto saxophone), and trombonists Dan MacDonald and Zack Bernard. The ensemble will also proudly feature percussionist Ryan Drew on vibraphone on a tune aptly named 鈥淕ood Vibes.鈥� The rhythm section soloists will include Parker Clements on piano and Isaac Williams on guitar. Other charts for the evening will include 鈥淢ambo鈥� from Westside Story, 鈥淚t Had Better be Tonight鈥� from The Pink Panther, and 鈥淎 Short History of Jazz鈥� an arrangement that takes you through jazz by the decade from Ragtime, Dixieland, Basie Style to the Modern Big Band of the 1970鈥檚.

Tickets are $10 Adults/Seniors and $5 Students and are available or by calling or e-mailing the Music Department at 902-566- 0507/music@upei.ca.

秀色短视频 President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz echoes the sentiments of Universities Canada by endorsing the federal budget that was tabled by the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance in the House of Commons on March 22.

鈥溞闵�短视频 thanks the federal government for placing a priority on post-secondary education in this budget,鈥� says President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭he federal government鈥檚 investment in infrastructure, research, indigenous education, co-operative education, and student financial aid will help universities across the country provide students with access to innovative discovery spaces where they can develop the skills to be ready for the future and contribute to the long-term prosperity of our country.鈥�

Universities Canada is a membership organization that is the voice of Canada鈥檚 universities at home and abroad, and represents the interests of 97 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities.

In a statement issued yesterday, Universities Canada President Paul Davidson said, 鈥淭oday鈥檚 budget shows that this government understands that universities empower Canadians and empower communities.鈥�

President Abd-El-Aziz adds, 鈥溞闵�短视频 is an economic driver through our research agenda and by providing students with experiential opportunities that allow them to develop to their full potential in the classroom and community. We are so excited to be a part of the federal government鈥檚 plan and are ready to respond to a call for proposals and to initiate projects.鈥�

Budget Highlights for Post-Secondary Education

鈥� Two billion dollars invested over three years in a new 鈥淧ost-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund鈥� with 50 per cent of eligible costs covered by the federal government

鈥� Additional investments of $95 million per year, starting in 2016鈥�17, made on an ongoing basis to the research granting councils: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and Research Support Fund

鈥� $800 million over four years, starting in 2017鈥�18, to support innovation networks and clusters as part of the government鈥檚 upcoming Innovation Agenda

鈥� $73 million allocated over four years, beginning in 2016, for the Post-Secondary Industry Partnership and Cooperative Placement Initiative

鈥� All existing Canada Student Grants to increase in value by 50% at a cost of $1.53 billion, eligibility for the Canada Student Grants program expanded to more middle-income students at an additional cost of $790 million, over four years.

A favourite among Island writers and literature lovers, 秀色短视频鈥檚 Creative Writing Master Class annual public reading will take place on Monday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Casa Mia Caf茅 in Charlottetown (131 Queen Street). The reading will showcase budding and seasoned writers (and some in between!): Lydia Banks, Benton Hartley, Connor Kelly, Allysha Leuschen, Andrew MacIsaac, Lori Mayne, Lee Ellen Pottie, Lorraine Rumson, Kelly Sampson, Lisa Steele, Robin Sutherland, and Ken Williams.

The master class has been fervently writing and revising short stories, flash fiction, novels, creative non-fiction, plays, and poetry鈥攚hich vary greatly in style and content. Attendees are kindly asked to arrive early if preparatory refreshments鈥攃offee, tea, dessert鈥攁re desired. So come one and all (and bring friends!) to witness and enjoy the highlighted products of mentorship and creativity.

The winners of 秀色短视频鈥檚 2015 Co-op Student of the Year Awards in Business, Computer Science, and Physics were celebrated for their achievements at a special event held on March 17 during National Co-operative Education Week.

Fourth-year computer science student Jason Wuertz received the 2015 Co-operative Student of the Year Award for Computer Science. Wuertz was nominated by Deltaware Division MAXIMUS where he worked as a programmer analyst during his final work term in the summer of 2015. He plans to continue his studies in computer science after he graduates in May.

The 2015 Co-operative Student of the Year Award for Physics went to third-year student Deanna Kerry. A top student, Kerry worked as a research assistant in the 秀色短视频 Department of Physics. She recently gave presentations at the Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Dalhousie University and at the Atlantic Physics and Astronomy Conference at Memorial University.

Fourth-year business student Adam Lambe won the 2015 Co-op Student of the Year Award in Business. Lambe was nominated by Health PEI where he completed his final work term during the fall of 2015. In his previous work terms, he was a junior business development officer at Innovation PEI and an assistant economic development officer for the City of Summerside.

The 秀色短视频 Co-operative Education Program fosters the next generation鈥檚 leaders, and provides students the opportunity to expand their skills and contribute to organizations. Through real-life experience and guidance from employers and co-op coordinators, students gain valuable knowledge and skills that will be used throughout their career upon graduation.

For more information about the 秀色短视频 Co-operative Education program, visit upei.ca/co-op or email co-op@upei.ca.