Panthers at Home, September 8-10

It鈥檚 a brand new season for the 秀色短视频 Panthers! This weekend sees the 秀色短视频 home-opening games for Women鈥檚 Soccer, Men鈥檚 Soccer, and Men鈥檚 Rugby.

秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Soccer starts off the weekend with a game on the 秀色短视频 Turf Field Saturday at 3:00 pm against St. Francis Xavier University.

鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to our home opener,鈥 said Graeme McDonald, coach of 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Soccer. 鈥淭here is an extra edge to it going up against last year鈥檚 AUS champions. The squad is in a positive mood coming off a successful pre-season. We are heading into this game full of confidence.鈥

The men鈥檚 soccer team takes the field at 5:15 pm against St. FX.

鈥淲e have had a great pre season and our looking forward to playing St. FX in our home opener,鈥 said Lewis Page, coach of 秀色短视频 Men鈥檚 Soccer. 鈥淪t. FX is one of the top teams in our conference. It will be a great early season test."

秀色短视频 Men鈥檚 Rugby takes on St. Thomas University at home Sunday at 2:00 pm.

鈥淚f the past few years are anything to go by, STU is a team on the rise, so they'll be a good opponent to start the season,鈥 said coach Charles Waddell.  鈥淚'm feeling very optimistic about our chances. We've had great numbers out in training, and we're looking strong in every position. Our back row, especially, is looking incredibly strong.鈥

The start of a new season is a great time to pick up your Panther Package. For just $75, you get admission to every home game for 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Rugby, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥!

And don鈥檛 forget, 秀色短视频 students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥18 the best season ever!

Support available to 秀色短视频 students affected by hurricanes

The 秀色短视频 has a number of resources available to students whose families may be affected by Hurricane Irma, and other storms in the Caribbean, as well as the recent earthquake in Mexico.

If students want to talk to someone or require assistance, they can drop into Student Affairs (second floor, W.A. Murphy Student Centre), call 902-566-0488 during business hours, or email Manager Treena Smith at trlsmith@upei.ca. Other on-campus supports include:

Office of Recruitment and International Relations
Robertson Library, 230
iro@upei.ca
(902) 566-0576

Residence Life Office
Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, 121
(902) 566-0330
residence@upei.ca

Chaplaincy Centre (Sister Sue Kidd, Chaplain)
(902) 894-2876

If students need support at any time, they can also call at 1-800-218-2885, which operates on a 24 hour, 7 day-a-week basis.  

To keep up-to-date on Hurricane Irma and other storms, visit the .

 

秀色短视频 announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, September 4-10

Every week, 秀色短视频 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Carly Connell (women鈥檚 soccer) and Sam Smiley (men鈥檚 soccer), the 秀色短视频 Panther Subway Athletes of the week for September 4鈥10!

Carly Connell is a second-year Science student from Charlottetown, PEI and a midfielder for 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Soccer. The Panthers dropped a pair of games over the weekend, but Connell showed tremendous battling spirit, determination, and confidence. 鈥淗er consistent perseverance to take the tackles and get back on her feet is a great example of a player who gives it her all and is proud to wear the Panther jersey,鈥 said coach Graeme McDonald.

Sam Smiley is a third-year fullback on 秀色短视频 Men鈥檚 Soccer and a Bachelor of Arts student. The Panthers lost their home opener Saturday against St. Francis Xavier, but rebounded with a win Sunday against Universit茅 de Moncton. 鈥淪am was excellent in both games this weekend,鈥 said coach Lewis Page. 鈥淗e created chances and scored two goals from his midfield position.鈥

With four home games coming this weekend at 秀色短视频, there really couldn鈥檛 be a better time to pick up your Panther Package. For just $75, you get admission to every home game for 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Rugby, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to !

And don鈥檛 forget, 秀色短视频 students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥18 the best season ever!

Students present offshore wind turbine research in Ireland

Two 秀色短视频 students recently presented their summer research projects at an international offshore renewable energy symposium in Ireland. Kellen Devries, a second-year student in sustainable design engineering, and Patrick Connolly, a fourth-year student in physics, attended the annual European symposium of the International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy鈥攁n organization that promotes connections and collaboration among graduate students, early-stage researchers, and industry.

Devries and Connolly worked with Dr. Matt Hall in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering to design and create simulation models for floating offshore wind turbines. This new technology sees wind turbines mounted on floating platforms, allowing for the harvesting of wind energy far offshore. Devries worked to improve design tools for mooring lines, which anchor the turbine platforms in place. Connolly explored new ways to interconnect farms of offshore turbines to reduce their cost.

Dr. Hall says both students presented posters and represented 秀色短视频 well among an international group of mostly graduate students. They also participated in industry-directed collaborative tasks from Cascadia Coast Research and Nova Innovation. Dr. Hall, who was in Ireland for the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, anticipates the students鈥 trip will lead to new research collaborations.

Devries and Connolly鈥檚 travel and summer work was supported by Regis and Joan Duffy, 秀色短视频鈥檚 SURA program, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

The 秀色短视频 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鈥斝闵淌悠 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 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. 秀色短视频 is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People.

Dr. Sean Wiebe launches a new book of poetry, September 22

秀色短视频鈥檚 Dr. Sean Wiebe will launch a new book of poetry Friday, September 22 at 6:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 秀色短视频鈥檚 SDU Main Building. His latest work, Blue Waiting, is a collaboration with West Coast poet Celeste Snowber.

Writing on opposite coasts of Canada, Wiebe and Snowber explain the collection was formed through the geography of living. This geography takes shape in the edges of islands, mountains, families, and most of all the terrain of the inner life. In two voices, Blue Waiting explores many issues facing the coasts from both a male and female perspective.

Dr. Sean Wiebe is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the 秀色短视频. Since the inception of the International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry, he has been an integral part of the poetic inquiry community. He is the co-editor of Resonance: Poetic Inquiries of Reflection and Renewal (2016, in press), and was the co-editor of 鈥淧oetic Inquiry in/for/as,鈥 a special issue of in education, 2014. He has been the principal investigator on four Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council funded projects investigating the digital economy and new literacies. His current grant, based on findings generated from multiple sites across Canada, investigates how establishing a creative ethos in schools might support teachers as contributors to Canada鈥檚 creative economy.

Dr. Celeste Snowber is a dancer, writer, poet and educator, who is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. Her essays and poetry have been published in journals and book chapters. She is the author of Embodied Prayer and co-author of Landscapes in Aesthetic Education. Her most recent collection of poetry is Wild Tourist. Her book, Embodied Inquiry: Writing, Living and Being through the Body, was released in 2016. She is recipient of the 2016 Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service in Canadian Curriculum Studies. Celeste continues to create/perform site-specific work in connection to the natural world and is presently the Artist in Residence in the UBC Botanical Garden.

Blue Waiting is published by Acorn Press. All are welcome!

The 秀色短视频 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鈥斝闵淌悠 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 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. 秀色短视频 is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People.

Mark your calendar for AVC Open House!

AVC鈥檚 popular Open House takes place on Saturday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A free event hosted by students, faculty and staff, AVC Open House offers the community an opportunity to get an inside view of a busy veterinary college.

There is something for everyone including family-friendly activities, tours, exhibits, lots of different animals, a parade of dog breeds, community organization displays, and much more. Children can bring their stuffed animals to the teddy bear clinic where they will be examined by a veterinary student. They can also have their faces painted and get a balloon animal to take home. And they can get an animal-themed bracelet to take home (supplies are limited).

A great way to spend a late fall Saturday afternoon. Don鈥檛 miss it!

秀色短视频 alumnus named artistic director of Theatre; Just Because

Fort McMurray-based independent theatre company Theatre; Just Because . Shaw graduated from 秀色短视频 in 2014 with his Honours History and a minor in Theatre Studies before attending the National Theatre School in Montreal.

鈥淚 was instantly impressed by his ambition, professionalism, and enthusiasm to bring artists together and to put them in the spotlight,鈥 says outgoing artistic director Michelle Thorne. 鈥淗e was a huge influence in the formation and success of Theatre; Just Because without him really knowing. Having this young man come into our community and really shake things up and make things happen really lit the fire under many theatre artists in the community to step up the level of professionalism in their work.鈥

Shaw is an actor, writer, producer, and comedian who has been celebrated for his work on Island and off. He was recently awarded the Patron鈥檚 Prize for with The Wrestling Play at the 2017 Island Fringe Festival.

Congratulations, Justin!

The 秀色短视频 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鈥斝闵淌悠 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 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. 秀色短视频 is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People.

Coming soon! 秀色短视频鈥檚 Emergency Mass Notification System

The 秀色短视频 takes the safety and security of its students, faculty, staff, and the entire campus community very seriously. As part of 秀色短视频鈥檚 commitment to emergency preparedness and response, the Advantage Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) will be launched later this month.

The new system will improve efficiency and enhance 秀色短视频鈥檚 current channels of communication during an emergency. Currently, emergency notifications are sent to 秀色短视频 email addresses (name@upei.ca) and media outlets as well as posted on the front page of , the 秀色短视频 Campus Screen network, Twitter (@秀色短视频), and 秀色短视频鈥檚 Facebook page.

A key feature of Advantage EMNS is that it will allow 秀色短视频 to also send emergency notifications by text (SMS or email).

During the week of September 25, students, faculty, and staff will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to download the Advantage EMNS 鈥渁pp鈥 from their respective operating system stores.

The email will also invite campus members to voluntarily add their cell numbers to their profile so that users can take full advantage of the system and receive notifications by text. (Employees with 秀色短视频-issued cell phones will have their numbers automatically added to their profile.)

秀色短视频 strongly encourages all members of the campus community to monitor their 秀色短视频 email inboxes and to download the Advantage EMNS 鈥渁pp鈥 to keep informed on emergency incidents that may impact them.

New book examines relationship between technology and our perception of reality

In his third book, Dr. Gil Germain critically examines the perception of reality that informs our technological world. Thinking About Technology: how the technological mind misreads reality is .

From the publisher鈥檚 website:

鈥淭he world we make reflects the way reality is perceived, and today the world is perceived primarily in technological terms. So argues Gil Germain in Thinking About Technology: How the Technological Mind Misreads Reality. Given the connection between perception and action, or thinking and doing, Germain first highlights the central features of technological worldview to better understand the contemporary drive to master the conditions of human existence. He then boldly proposes that the technological worldview seriously misreads the nature of the world it seeks mastery over, and shows how this misinterpretation invariably leads to the technologically related challenges currently vexing the contemporary social order, from the drift toward a post-human future to the anti-globalization backlash. Germain closes Thinking About Technology by articulating an alternative worldview to the technological perspective and illustrating how this re-reading of reality might help us inhabit the technological landscape in ways better attuned to the human condition.鈥

Dr. Gil Germain is an associate professor of political science at the 秀色短视频.

The 秀色短视频 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鈥斝闵淌悠 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 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. 秀色短视频 is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People.

Kinesiology students seeking participants for exercise-training program

Students from 秀色短视频鈥檚 Kinesiology 3430 class are seeking participants to take part in a six-week exercise-training program. Students will create personalized exercise-training programs for each participant, based on their fitness, skill level, and personal interests.

Participants must be between 30 and 65 years of age. The program runs Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 1:30鈥4:30 pm from the week of October 4 to the week of November 13. Volunteers will undergo a fitness test during the first and last week of the program, separated by four weeks of supervised aerobic and strength training.

All exercise training will take place in the Kinesiology Teaching Lab in 秀色短视频鈥檚 Steel Building. Parking is free. No previous experience is necessary.

For more information, or to sign up, contact Dr. Travis Saunders, trsaunders@upei.ca, 902-566-0641.

The 秀色短视频 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鈥斝闵淌悠 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 秀色短视频 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. 秀色短视频 is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People.