The Prince Edward Island Population Secretariat, along with Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino, Canada Research Chair in Island Studies at UPEI, released today a report on Recent Immigrants to Prince Edward Island (PEI). Dr. Baldacchino (himself an immigrant from Malta) compiled information from 320 individuals who settled on Prince Edward Island between 1998 to 2003 and who have, so far, stayed on the island.
The survey was the first qualitative study of its kind on the island: it was conducted last fall in an attempt to collect voices and stories around why people come to and settle on PEI and decide to stay. All the information compiled from this report will be taken into consideration for the soon-to-be released Population Strategy document. All information will assist in the recruitment of settlers to Prince Edward Island as well as the retention of these settlers.
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UPEI's four-member team from the Department of Engineering has won this year's Canadian Engineering Competition, beating out eight other teams from across the country. Daniel Palmer, Hannah Sutherland, Caleb Curtis, and Gabriel Landry took first place in the junior team design category of this national competition held in Montreal March 9 to 12.
The teams had to construct a machine that would move sand a distance of eight feet, and accurately deposit that sand into a bucket, in two timed trials of three minutes each. The design had to include hydraulics and the machine had to fit into a photocopy paper box. It had to be completely stand-alone, with no physical handling from any team member.
The students were also required to present a 15-minute explanation and demonstration of their design, an aspect of the competition that was worth 40 per cent of their mark. It was...
University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) student Adam Arsenault is one of 20 outstanding Canadian university students who will travel to Botswana in May to participate in a six-week workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country.
Originally launched in 1948 by World University Service of Canada (WUSC), the International Seminar is delivered through Uniterra, a joint program of WUSC and the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation. Each year, the 20 Seminar participants are selected from a field of about 100 applicants from across Canada. Students are evaluated on the basis of academic excellence, community leadership, and demonstrated commitment to international understanding.
Arsenault, 26, is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has also lived in Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Australia. He already holds a degree in business administration,...
UPEI Business Professor Donald MacCormac has been named the recipient for the 2005 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration by the PEI chapter of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC ).
"Throughout his career, Don MacCormac has shown dedication and leadership in the public administration field as a practitioner and as an educator. For all his many achievements, he is very deserving of this high recognition," says UPEI Dean of Business, Roberta MacDonald.
MacCormac has had a distinguished career in Public Administration as well as in education in Prince Edward Island. As a highly respected professor in the School of Business, he has overseen the UPEI Public Administration programs for many years. He has also actively promoted education in the field of public administration.
Over the years, MacCormac's commitment to...
After two years of discussions, the University of Prince Edward Island recently signed an agreement with The University of the West Indies (UWI) which will offers students, faculty and staff a wide variety of opportunities for exchanges between UPEI and UWI in Bridgetown, Barbados. The agreement provides for student exchanges at the undergraduate and graduate levels, faculty exchanges, joint research, curriculum development, joint conferences and co-op/internship/practica placements. The UWI Cave Hill campus is located just outside the Barbados capital, Bridgetown.
The UPEI School of Business Administration's Professor Ron Collins, Director of International Programs, and Scott Ferris, Coordinator of International Programs, recently visited Barbados as members of the Trade Team Prince Edward Island mission to Barbados. During that time, Professor Collins met with...
This coming weekend, March 3to 5, over a hundred biology and aquaculture students will be on the UPEI campus to take part in their annual research conferences. The Atlantic Universities Undergraduate Biology Conference (AUUBC) and the Atlantic Universities Aquaculture Conference (AUAC) offer the opportunity for students to present their own scientific work as well as gain exposure to other areas of biology and aquaculture. These conferences are held jointly each year at a different university, under the Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences. They last took place at UPEI in 1994.
Events will take place in the newly renovated Duffy Science building and extension of the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall which joins to the new residence on campus. The conferences will open on Saturday, March 4 at 9 a.m. and will include greetings from the province by Hon. Jamie Ballem, Minister of...
The University of Prince Edward Island's first ARTC student, Beverly Gerg, successfully defended her Master's thesis recently. In May, Gerg will be UPEI's first graduating student in the Master of Applied Health Services Research (MAHSR) program, offered through the Atlantic Regional Training Centre (ARTC).
Gerg's thesis focused on teenagers with diagnosed intellectual disabilities. Her research concluded that families were the primary advocates and social groups for the children in this study. Gerg found that generally, parents believed their children were well included during the elementary school years. However, as their children transitioned from elementary to junior and senior high schools, parents felt that their children became distanced from their social groups due to segregation and a decrease of similar interests between their child and their peers.
Gerg is...
The four-member team from the UPEI Department of Engineering has won this year's Atlantic Engineering Student Competition, beating out eight other teams from the region. Daniel Palmer, Hannah Sutherland, Caleb Curtis, and Gabriel Landry took first place in the team design category of the competition held in Halifax recently.
The challenge was to build a machine that would propel itself off a table, fall to the floor, and then continue to go the farthest. UPEI's machine went a full half metre beyond the closest competition. Daniel Palmer says it was very exciting to be part of the competition. "This has taught us a lot about what it is to be an engineer. Having to start without prior knowledge of the challenge and complete a task in a very short time-frame is routinely expected of a professional engineer. Being able to do this convinced me that I made the right career...
One of the more important documents in the history of higher education in Prince Edward Island has just been added to the PEI Special Collection in the Robertson Library at UPEI. The document is Sister Bernice Cullen's 1941 Bachelor of Arts degree, the first degree ever granted by St. Dunstan's University (SDU). Before 1941, SDU was affiliated with Laval University and degres were granted in the name of that renowned institution. The fact that the first SDU degree was awarded, with honours, to a woman, at a time when relatively few women attended university, makes it all the more remarkable.
Sister Bernice Cullen is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha. Her SDU degree is part of a larger gift that she has made to the Robertson Library's University Archives that includes her certificates and diplomas from both St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales...
From fan, to volunteer, to financial supporter; Steve Connolly and his wife Marg have created the Steve and Marg Connolly Family Basketball Awards to be presented to members of the UPEI Men's Basketball Team each year.
"Marg and I know how difficult it is for student athletes to be at the top of their game while attending to their studies. Our family wants to acknowledge those players who demonstrate the highest level of sportsmanship while making a significant contribution to the success of the team. This is also a call for others to discover what they appreciate at our university and provide their support to it," says Steve Connolly.
An annual donation of at least $1500 to the UPEI Building a Legacy Campaign, matched by Manulife Financial, will support $500 awards for players in any year who have demonstrated a commitment to the team and a strong work ethic on the...
