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Media Releases

 
| Athletics
The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú women's basketball team will host the Saint Mary's University Huskies on Saturday, January 12 at 4:00 pm at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The Panthers are excited to host their annual 'Shoot for the Cure' event where fans can purchase pink hair flairs in the lobby from OT Hair Cutters for $10 and pink baked goods through a fundraising bake sale. ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú pink...
 
| Music
As part of the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Music Department Recital Series, the Toronto-based jazz trio Myriad will perform at Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 pm. Myriad was an 'accident.' Chris Donnelly (piano), Daniel Fortin (bass), and Ernesto Cervini (drums) had never played together until a few substitutions and a twist of fate put them on stage together for the first time in late...
 
| Athletics
On Friday, January 4, the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú men's hockey team takes on Dalhousie University at 7:00 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena. The special night-dubbed 'Drew Power Night'-will include a moment of silence prior to the game to honour the former Panther who passed away recently and 'DP14' T-shirts will be on sale for $20 with all proceeds going to the Power family. The...
 
| Students
January Welcome Day is a new event for all students beginning classes in the winter semester. On January 5, new students are invited to the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú campus for a welcome and orientation, advisement, campus tours, and a free lunch! January Welcome Day takes place from 9:00 am-3:00 pm with sessions delivered by the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Student Union, The Writing Centre, Pathways to Academic Success (PAS) and...
 
| People
Engineers PEI held their annual banquet recently with guest speaker ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz who addressed a crowd of nearly 125. Two members of ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú's staff and faculty, David Taylor and Stephen Champion, received recognition awards for environmental and industry excellence at the dinner. Abd El-Aziz delivered a lively speech emphasizing that engineering is...
 
| Research
The good news: a recent study says your kids like school. The bad news: they don't like learning. At the next Research on Tap, Dr. Sandy McAuley, Associate Professor of Education at ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú, will lead a discussion about how school needs to change to engage students. The title of his discussion is 'Education for Innovation: problem solving for Twenty-first century schools.' 'K...
 
| News
ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Association President Bruce Davison, and Board of Governors Chair Tom Cullen will host a New Year's levee at ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú's Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 11:00 am-1:00 pm. All are welcome to attend and celebrate the New Year with the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú community! For more information, contact (...
 
| Athletics
The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú men's hockey team will take on the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus in an exhibition game on Saturday, December 29, at 7:30 pm at the Credit Union Arena in Tignish. Currently, the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panthers sit in sixth place in the AUS, while the Aigles Bleus lead slightly in league standings in fifth place. The Panthers are looking forward to drawing a large crowd to western...
 
| Students
WAX!T, Prince Edward Island's only walk-in aesthetic service provider and waxing studio was ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú's sponsor for Business 391: Strategic Management's annual case presentation. Each year, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú's School of Business recruits a sponsor who will allow students to develop a strategic plan for the future of their business. 'There's no better learning opportunity for...
 
| News
ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú has filed an appeal with the Judicial Committee of Atlantic University Sport on the recent suspension that the AUS handed down to ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú men's hockey player Mason Wilgosh. The suspension was issued after Wilgosh collided with an Acadia player during a November 30th game in Wolfville, NS. ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics Director Ron Annear said, 'Once University officials received notification of...