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秀色短视频鈥檚 School of Graduate Studies will be hosting the annual 秀色短视频 Graduate Studies and Research Conference May 16 through 18. This will be the first time graduate students from all 秀色短视频 faculties will jointly participate in presenting their research at a university-wide event. 

鈥淕raduate students drive the university鈥檚 research programs,鈥� said Dr. Larry Hammell, dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at 秀色短视频. 鈥淭his conference provides an important opportunity to appreciate their great work across a wide spectrum of research interests.鈥�

These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of 秀色短视频鈥檚 graduate students and their research efforts. Over the course of the two days, graduate students will present their research orally. There will also be invited presentations, including the R.G. Thomson Lecture by Dr. George Gitau from University of Nairobi given immediately following the opening ceremonies.

Opening ceremonies will be 9:00 am, Wednesday, May 16. All are welcome to attend at no cost (please register ). Most activities will occur in AVC Lecture Theatre A and the McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC. For a full list of presentations, see the .

Island Studies Press will launch its newest book, Called to Serve: Georgina Pope, Canadian Nursing Military Heroine, by Katherine Dewar in both Charlottetown and Summerside. The Charlottetown launch is Thursday, May 24, at 7:00 pm at the Carriage House at Beaconsfield Historic House, while the Summerside launch is Sunday, June 24, 2:00 pm, at the Eptek Art and Culture Centre.

Called to Serve documents the life and times of Prince Edward Island鈥檚 Georgina Fane Pope (1862鈥� 1938), daughter of William Henry Pope and Helen DesBrisay Pope. Her journey takes us from PEI, where, inspired by Florence Nightingale, she developed a 鈥渂urning desire鈥� to become an army nurse; to the Boston States where she trained; to the battlefields of Africa and Europe where she served as a nursing sister and Superintendent of Nurses鈥昦nd established the nursing corps of the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Matron Pope was the first Canadian Nurse decorated with a Royal Red Cross, Class 1.

In 2007 Georgina Pope鈥檚 bronze bust became one of the 14 heroic figures forming a part of the Valiants Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa. She also appears on the Canadian $5 coin.

Georgina Pope will also be honoured at a 鈥淐elebration of Service鈥� in the Atrium of the Daniel J. MacDonald Building in Charlottetown on Thursday, May 17, at 7:00 pm. Local actors will bring her story to life, accompanied by the PEI Regiment Band and the Canada Remembers Chorus. An exhibition entitled 鈥淚nspired by Nightingale: Called by God鈥� will also open. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Katherine Dewar is the author of the award-winning book, Those Splendid Girls: The Heroic Service of Prince Edward Island Nurses in the Great War, 1914 鈥�1918. Dewar is retired from a career as a nursing instructor at the PEI School of Nursing, and is now committed to researching PEI鈥檚 colourful nursing history. Those Splendid Girls was shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award, won the Publication of the Year award from the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation and the City of Summerside鈥檚 Heritage and Culture department. Dewar herself is the recipient of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Award of Honour for her outstanding contribution to Prince Edward Island heritage. 

The launches are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881. Books will be on sale for $27.95 in bookstores in mid-May.

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�短视频 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.

秀色短视频鈥檚 annual Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty and staff at a ceremony on May 16, 2018. The awards, created by President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, recognize outstanding performance and dedication to students and our community on-campus, provincially, and globally.

Receiving Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit for Faculty and Librarians were the following:
鈥� Scholarly Endeavours: Dr. Travis Saunders, Faculty of Science/Applied Human Sciences
鈥� Combined Achievement: Dr. Dany MacDonald, Science/Applied Human Sciences; Dr. William Montelpare, Science/Applied Human Sciences, and Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health

Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit for Staff were presented in the following categories:
鈥� Support of Student Success: Mary Mullen, English for Academic Preparation
鈥� Volunteer and Community Service: Megan Glover, Science/Physics
鈥� Exemplary Service: Joy McKinnon, English for Academic Preparation; Sharon Martin, Science/Biology; Lisa Sanderson, Sustainable Design Engineering; Blair Vessey, Information Technology Systems and Services
鈥� Campus Spirit: Cathy Gillan, Experiential Education and Work-Integrated Learning

Receiving 25-Year Service Awards were Dr. Larry Hammell, Interim Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, and Associate Dean, AVC Graduate Studies and Research; Heather Keoughan, Registrar鈥檚 Office; Dr. Richard Kurial, Faculty of Arts/History; Jackie MacPhail, Facilities Management; Jane McKay, Office of the Dean of Arts; and Ricky Milton, AVC Hospital Administration.

The 秀色短视频 Student Union also presented awards at the event. David Varis, Arts, won the faculty prize, and Heidi MacDonald, Student Affairs, the staff award. Campus minister Sister Sue Kidd was presented with an honorary lifetime membership in the Student Union.

On May 9, the 秀色短视频 Faculty Association recognized the achievements of its members at its annual faculty recognition night:
鈥� Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Henrik Stryhn, AVC/Health Management
鈥� Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching (sessional): Dr. Laurie Brinklow, Arts/Institute of Island Studies
鈥� Merit Awards for Outstanding Service: Dr. Lisa Chilton, Arts/History, and Dr. James Sentance, Arts/Economics
鈥� Merit Awards for Scholarly Achievement: Dr. Udo Krautwurst, Arts/Sociology and Anthropology, and Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Science/Mathematical and Computational Sciences.

Recognized as retirees were Gwendolyn Cairns, Nursing; Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust and Dr. Paul Hanna, AVC/Pathology and Microbiology; Dr. Hans Gelens, AVC/Companion Animals; Dr. Jeanne Lofstedt, AVC/Health Management; and Dr. Richard Wills, Arts/Sociology and Anthropology.

Congratulations, everyone!
 

Dr. Alice Crook, coordinator of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College, has received international recognition for her work in animal welfare from the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Ceva Sant茅 Animale, a multinational veterinary pharmaceutical company.

During the WVA鈥檚 34th annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in early May, Dr. Crook was awarded the WVA Animal Welfare Award for North America. She is one of only five veterinarians world-wide who received the prestigious awards.

鈥淥n behalf of AVC, I congratulate Dr. Crook on receiving this prestigious international award,鈥� says Dr. Greg Keefe, dean of AVC. 鈥淎nimal welfare is at the heart of what we do as veterinarians, and Dr. Crook鈥檚 contributions to this field are exemplary. She is a great role model for other veterinarians, veterinary students, and others whose work involves animal welfare.鈥�

A media release issued by the WVA and Ceva says each of the winners typifies the critical role of veterinarians in the protection and improvement of the welfare of all animals. The other winners are from Brazil, China, Senegal, and Sweden.

鈥淭he two winners from Canada and Sweden equally exemplified the important societal role that veterinarians have in researching, advocating and educating politicians, public health authorities, media and the general public in implementing the highest animal welfare standards,鈥� says the release.

Since 1994, Dr. Crook has led the development and growth of the SJDAWC, which promotes animal welfare through research, service, and education. She works with veterinarians, students, governments, humane societies and other similar organizations, and the general public to promote animal welfare. And she shares her knowledge and expertise with veterinary students, teaching them to become leaders in animal welfare.

Dr. Crook鈥檚 particular areas of interest are animal abuse and effective veterinary response, pain management, welfare-friendly veterinary practice for large and small animals, feral cat welfare, and enactment of effective animal welfare legislation nationally and provincially. For many years, she was a valued member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association鈥檚 Animal Welfare Committee, and continues to contribute to the work of the committee.

Click to watch a video created by the WVA about Dr. Crook's work.
 

AVC鈥檚 Class of 2018 celebrated their entry into the profession of veterinary medicine at two ceremonies鈥擜VC鈥檚 annual White Coat Ceremony on May 11 and 秀色短视频 Convocation on May 12. 

During the White Coat Ceremony, the graduates were presented with white lab coats, symbolizing their transition from veterinary students to veterinary professionals. The event also included the presentation of student and faculty awards. The following day, the graduates were presented with their doctor of veterinary medicine degrees at 秀色短视频鈥檚 morning convocation ceremony and then attended a post-convocation reception hosted by Dr. Greg Keefe, dean of AVC.

Dr. Stephanie Maloney won the R.G. Thomson Academic Achievement Medal, given to the AVC graduate with the highest cumulative grade average over the four-year program in both pre-clinical and clinical disciplines. Dr. Mitchell Carr was awarded the Dr. J. Regis Duffy Academic Achievement Award, given to a graduating 秀色短视频 student who has demonstrated to an outstanding degree the qualities of scholarship and leadership within the University community.

Congratulations, Class of 2018!

Approximately 100 people gathered on May 7 at 秀色短视频 Alumni Canada Games Place for the historic raising of the Mi'kmaq National Flag.

With blue skies and a brisk wind perfect for the occasion, Elder Junior Peter Paul began the ceremony with a smudge and members of the Indigenous community joined him in performing the Mi鈥檏maq Honour Song.

Chief Brian Francis of the Abegweit First Nation, 秀色短视频 student Dawne Knockwood, and Elder Junior Peter Paul joined President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz in raising the flag. 

Chief Francis said, 鈥淚t's certainly an honour. As we all know, flags are all proud symbols of who we are; in this case, the Mi'kmaq National Flag. And we're extremely proud to be flying it at the 秀色短视频.鈥�

Just as Chief Francis began to speak, the Elder pointed out that there was a visitor, gesturing skyward to an eagle that appeared on cue, flying directly over the flags. The crowd erupted into applause as the eagle, which is revered in Mi鈥檏maq culture and represents everything positive, flew overhead.

鈥淭his is a truly a historic moment for 秀色短视频,鈥� added President Abd-El-Aziz. 

The Mi鈥檏maq flag will also appear at 秀色短视频 events and was alongside the Canada, Prince Edward Island, and 秀色短视频 flags at the recent Convocation.
 

Chris Huggan, 秀色短视频鈥檚 director of Athletics and Recreation, is pleased to announce Matt Gamblin has signed on to be the next head coach of the 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Basketball team. Gamblin has an impressive track record as both a coach and player, most recently leading the Mount Allison Mounties to win the 2017鈥�2018 Atlantic Collegiate Athletics Association (ACAA) women鈥檚 basketball title.

鈥淚 am excited to welcome Matt, his wife April, and son Cohen to the 秀色短视频 Panther family,鈥� said Huggan. 鈥淢att has been a head coach for seven years, and in that time, has led teams at both the high school and college level to championships. He is a very knowledgeable, passionate, and hard-working young man who builds champions both on and off the court. He is a proven winner and a great fit to lead our women's basketball team to many successes in the years to come.鈥�

Before coaching the Mounties, Gamblin spent four years with the Amherst High School Vikings鈥� boys basketball program. After two years as assistant coach, he transitioned to head coach and led the team to a provincial championship. He has also worked as a coach for the Northumberland section of Basketball Nova Scotia鈥檚 Regional Training Centre program. Before coaching, he played for Team Nova Scotia on four different occasions. He played ACAA basketball at Kings College and Mount Saint Vincent University before a knee injury ended his playing career.

鈥淚 feel both privileged and excited to join the family at 秀色短视频,鈥� said Gamblin, 鈥淚t has been abundantly clear through the process that there is a deep commitment to growth and excellence on and off the court here. I am joining a program which is in great shape, with a strong core, and I can't wait to get started working with the team.鈥�

Gamblin has signed a three-year contract with the Panthers. He begins June 1.

Go Panthers Go!

The 秀色短视频 Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget of $120 million for the 2018鈥�19 fiscal year at its May meeting last night.

鈥淭he annual operating budget outlines how operating expenditures of the University are funded,鈥� said 秀色短视频 President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淥ur budget process helps us identify opportunities to invest in strategic initiatives that expand 秀色短视频鈥檚 community impact and global reach while minimizing the burden of tuition costs on our students.鈥�

One of 秀色短视频鈥檚 principal revenue sources is the annual provincial operating grant. As was announced in provincial legislature last month, the Government of Prince Edward Island increased 秀色短视频鈥檚 operating grant by two per cent for 2018鈥�19. The Atlantic Veterinary College, which is supported by all four Atlantic Provinces, also saw an increase of one per cent to its operating budget from the PEI government as outlined in the ten-year interprovincial funding agreement.

鈥淭his is great news for our University and we are incredibly grateful for the Government鈥檚 investment,鈥� commented President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭he University works very closely with the Government of Prince Edward Island on shared priorities鈥攊ncluding the attraction and retention of students from the Island, across Canada, and around the world. This support reflects the importance of postsecondary education to the future wellbeing of our province. It is especially rewarding to see that our collaborative efforts have also resulted in a multi-year funding agreement that will allow the University to better plan for the future.鈥�

Tuition and fee revenues are an important part of 秀色短视频鈥檚 plan to balance the operating budget, representing approximately one-third of the operating revenues each year. This year鈥檚 budget includes an overall tuition increase of two per cent; this is equivalent to a $12 increase per undergraduate course.

秀色短视频 continues to offer one of the most affordable undergraduate tuition rates in the Maritime Provinces.

鈥淭he Student Union has, for the past few years, advocated for tuition hikes to remain below CPI, which is clearly reflected in this budget,鈥� said 秀色短视频 Student Union President Will McGuigan. 鈥淚t is great to see the university administration paying attention to student concerns and recommendations.鈥�

Revenues are used to cover core-operating costs for student and ancillary services, faculties and schools, academic support, administration, and property maintenance activities. The University carefully monitors the fiscal realities associated with increased labour costs, important infrastructure upgrades, increasing supply costs, and inflationary pressures.

鈥淲e continue to work diligently to grow revenues to help offset these costs and pressures,鈥� said President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淲e do this by expanding our unique offerings and delivering them in innovative ways. Our recruitment success has led to increased enrolments, allowing us to grow our budget and hire more faculty and staff to support new programming developments.鈥�

In the past two years, 秀色短视频 has grown by an unprecedented number of 108 faculty and staff to accommodate new program developments.

In this fiscal year, 秀色短视频 will see the infrastructure upgrades to Dalton Hall completed. The Student Experience Hub will be a key component in serving prospective and current students, and in their successful completion of the enrolment process.

The operating budget does not include research funds, which are budgeted separately on a project-by-project basis, but it does include the budget of departments that provide support to research. Capital projects are also budgeted on a project-by-project basis and reported within the capital assets fund.

鈥溞闵�短视频 is very proud of the continuing success of our students, faculty, and researchers,鈥� added President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淲e have embarked on an exciting journey that has enabled us to re-imagine the many possibilities of what it means to study, explore, create, discover, work, and belong at 秀色短视频. We have ambitious goals and we are managing during challenging times. We are working together as we look ahead and think about what we can do to provide our students with outstanding education, conduct research, and contribute to our community and beyond in new and transformative ways.鈥�
 

秀色短视频 is holding information sessions to learn about its Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program. The Bachelor of Integrated Studies program is designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time.

Three sessions will be held in Charlottetown, at the 秀色短视频 Department of Development and Alumni Engagement, located at 618 University Avenue, room 103. Join us Thursday, May 31 at 4:30 pm, Thursday, May 31 at 6:00 pm, or Wednesday, June 6 at 4:30 pm.

The Summmerside sessions will be held Monday, May 28 at 4:30 pm and Monday, June 4 at 6:00 pm in the Key Family room of the Summerside Rotary Library, located at The Inspire Learning Centre, 57 Central Street.

Attendees will learn about study options and the admission processes, and have an opportunity to ask questions of 秀色短视频 staff and faculty.

All attendees will have the $50 application fee waived when they apply to 秀色短视频. For more information, contact bis@upei.ca.

All are welcome!

From May 25鈥�27, the Folklore Studies Association of Canada/L鈥橝ssociation canadienne d鈥檈thnologie et de folklore will be holding its annual meeting at the 秀色短视频 in collaboration with the Institute of Island Studies. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淐arried on the Waves: Contemporary Currents in Folklore and Ethnology / Port茅 par les Vagues: Courants Actuels d鈥橢thnologie et de Folklore,鈥� inspires researchers to explore the flow of expression among various groups over time and place.

Prince Edward Island has long served and continues to serve as an integral hub for multicultural contacts. As Marius Barbeau, widely acknowledged as the founder of Canadian folklore, observed in the Journal of American Folklore in 1918, 鈥淧rince Edward Island and some other parts of the Maritime Provinces are very conservative centers in which folklore still flourishes.鈥� To this day the Island鈥檚 resilient communities continue their long legacy of offering key insights into the expression and transmission of communally maintained knowledge. Whether it is farming and fishing communities redefining their relationships to the land and sea based on the present realities of climate change, the digital construction of narrative in videogame design attracting new Canadians forging their own pathways, or the composition of a fiddle tune for commercial production within the music industry, all of the Island鈥檚 groups contribute to our understanding the ebb and flow of human experience.

The executive of FSAC/ACEF are very pleased to announce that both Georges Arsenault and John Cousins, two of Prince Edward Island鈥檚 most esteemed folklorists, will receive the association鈥檚 Marius Barbeau Medal. The medal is given in recognition of remarkable individual contributions to folklore and ethnology through teaching, research, and communication鈥昦ctivities in which both Arsenault and Cousins have excelled. Previous recipients of the Barbeau Medal with fieldwork links to PEI include Dr. John Shaw and the late Dr. Edward 鈥淪andy鈥� Ives.

As Dr. Edward MacDonald, chair of 秀色短视频鈥檚 Department of History notes, 鈥淚n the year when the Folklore Studies Association of Canada is meeting on PEI, it seems entirely appropriate to recognize two giants of Prince Edward Island folklore for their career contributions to the collection, study, dissemination, and popularization of folklore within this province and beyond: Georges Arsenault and John Cousins. Both Georges and John were born into the communities they have studied, giving them the unique perspective that comes from being at the same time both outsiders and insiders in their research. Both live a conviction that scholarship has a responsibility to speak to the general populace, a duty to help us all better understand the culture that forms our mental and physical landscapes.鈥�

Both Arsenault and Cousins will be giving free lectures open to the general public as part of the conference. Arsenault will present a lecture in French on traditional songs with examples from his fieldwork in PEI鈥檚 Acadian communities, entitled 鈥�Recueillir, conserver et partager la chanson traditionnelle acadienne de l鈥櫭巐e-du-Prince- 脡douard鈥� on Friday, 25 May, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 秀色短视频鈥檚 SDU Main Building. Cousins will present a lecture from his fieldwork and historical research in West Prince communities and beyond in 鈥�The Witch & the Song Maker as Law Givers in Island Farming & Fishing Communities鈥� on Saturday, May 26, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at Beaconsfield Carriage House, PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, in downtown Charlottetown.

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�短视频 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.