黑料老司机 to host first annual 鈥淗oops & Greens鈥� Golf Classic on September 19

The 黑料老司机 women's basketball team will host a fundraising golf tournament on Thursday, September 19 at the Rustico Golf & Tennis Resort. The first annual 'Hoops & Greens' Golf Classic will begin with check-in at 9:00 am and a shotgun start at 10:00 am.

Teams of four can register for $400 per team which includes their green fee, post-round barbecue, on course contests, and awards/door prizes. Registration deadline is Monday, September 16.

To register, contact Panther Central at (902) 566-0368 or panthercentral@upei.ca, or contact Tournament Organizer Adrian Murray at asmasm6655@gmail.com

For information:
Ron Annear
黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

黑料老司机 honours 2013 Founders and President Emeritus H. Wade MacLauchlan

The fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the MacLauchlan Plaza Dedication will take place Wednesday, September 25 at 12:30 pm in front of 黑料老司机's Health Sciences Building.

The Prince Edward Island community is invited to take part in a ceremony to honour 黑料老司机's rich heritage and traditions by acknowledging people who have contributed to the University in an exceptional way.

The 2013 Founders are Ms. Janice Robertson (posthumous), Mr. Bob MacAulay (posthumous), Mr. Mike Read, and Mr. Verner Smitheram. John and Carol MacLeod will also be recognized as this year's recipients of the Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award, which honours those who have had a positive impact on the Atlantic Veterinary College.

A reception will follow the ceremony. Parking will be available at the CARI Complex.

For information:
Rebecca Gass
Events and Protocol Officer
黑料老司机
(902) 566-0949

黑料老司机 hosts CSLC students on September 20

The 黑料老司机 will host approximately 750 Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC) delegates and 250 advisors on Friday, September 20 from 12:30-2:00 pm for a campus tour, 黑料老司机's 'Amazing Race,' and an evening concert at 7:00 pm by local musician Tim Chaisson.

'黑料老司机 is thrilled to take part in this event and we look forward to hosting the delegates on our campus during the conference,' said Christian Lacroix, 黑料老司机's interim Vice-President Academic. 'We're excited to meet our future community leaders.'

While at 黑料老司机, these students will get the chance to meet with 黑料老司机 Student Union officials, faculty, staff and students, including 黑料老司机 athletes, coaches, and mascot Pride.

'The 黑料老司机 has partnered with us for this amazing event,' said Bethany MacLeod Co-Chair of the 2013 CSLC. 'Students will be given the opportunity to visit 黑料老司机 and partake in leadership activities. We thank 黑料老司机 for helping to inspire our nation's future leaders.

The CSLC's mission is to 'promote and develop student leadership within Canadian high schools.' Throughout the conference, students will attend a series of workshops to further develop their leadership skills, build confidence, and discover new ideas to help them make a difference in their schools and communities.

黑料老司机 welcomes all CSLC participants and wishes them luck in their future endeavours!

Turnbull accepts Vice-Principal position at Bishop鈥檚 University

In a statement issued today to campus, 黑料老司机 President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz announced that Dr. Miles Turnbull, Dean of Education has accepted the role of Vice-Principal Academic at Bishop's University, effective January 1, 2014. Turnbull will be the fifth person at the Lennoxville, Quebec university to hold this position. Dean Turnbull has agreed to support the transition until assuming his new role at Bishop's University.

'While the entire 黑料老司机 community will miss Dean Turnbull's ongoing contributions,' said President Abd-El-Aziz, 'I am grateful for his instrumental work, especially in expanding graduate programs in the Faculty of Education during difficult budget times.'

Turnbull served as Dean, Associate Dean, Coordinator of Graduate Studies, and Professor in the Faculty of Education. He also founded the 黑料老司机 Bachelor of Education-fran莽ais langue seconde; was a lecturer in the 黑料老司机 Department of Modern Languages and Director of the Summer Language Program; and was Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.

President Abd-El-Aziz added, '黑料老司机 can be proud that it has played a part in developing leaders who go on to have impact on post-secondary education across Canada, and I sincerely congratulate Dean Turnbull on his new role.'

Panther action this weekend!

Panther fans are invited to come out this weekend to watch exciting university sport action. In addition to hosting the first this season on the 黑料老司机 Turf Field, the 黑料老司机 Panthers are at home for exhibition Women's Hockey play (versus University Ontario Institute of Technology) and regular league action in Women's Rugby (versus St. Francis Xavier University).

Friday
7:00pm (W) Hockey vs UOIT

Saturday
8:30-11:15 am (Field) Hockey 5's
12:00-8:00 pm
2:30 pm (W) Hockey vs UOIT
3:00 pm (W) Rugby vs StFX

Sunday
9:00 am-2:00 pm
1:00 pm (Football) Holland College Hurricanes vs Saint John Bombers

Monkey ranches and violin lovers

黑料老司机's Winter's Tales Reading Series has always boasted a fantastic lineup of poets and fiction authors, and this year looks to be no different. To kick off the 2013 season, the talented Susan Glickman and Julie Bruck will give a combined reading on Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, 黑料老司机 Main Building. These Montreal-raised poets have been working on and teaching others their craft for years, and that dedication and practice shines through in their works.

Glickman studied and travelled in Europe, Asia, and America, and has made a home for herself in Toronto. She has published poetry books since the early 80's, and in 2006, published her first novel, The Violin Lover, which won the Stan and Helen Vine Award for Fiction at the Canadian Jewish Book Awards and was named one of the year's best novels by The National Post. This success adds to her Gabrielle Roy prize and Raymond Klibansky prize, for her work of literary criticism The Picturesque & the Sublime: A Poetics of the Canadian Landscape.

In 2008, she made the foray into writing juvenile fiction and has put out a trilogy. The first book garnered a starred selection in the annual Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens list. Glickman has received Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council Awards for her work.

Joining Glickman is Julie Bruck, whose work has appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and anthologies as well as her three books of poetry: The Woman Downstairs, The End of Travel, and Monkey Ranch, winner of the 2012 Governor General's Award for Poetry. The book was a contender in The Globe and Mail 100 Best Books of 2012, a finalist for the 2013 Canadian Authors' Association Award for Poetry, and the 2013 Pat Lowther Memorial Prize.

Bruck's work has been described as poetically powerful, with a pitch-perfect elegance, and as stories-in-poetry. Her conversational voice is refreshing and inviting to readers. Her witty and intimate ability to weave moments into words has contributed to her A.M. Klein Award for Poetry, two Pushcart Prize nominations, and two Gold Canadian National Magazine Awards.

The reading by these exciting and vibrant authors is sponsored by the 黑料老司机 English Department with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts. A reception and book signing will follow. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

For information:
Dr. Richard Lemm
黑料老司机 Department of English
(902) 566-0592, rlemm@upei.ca

Special ceremony recognizes University contributors

The 黑料老司机 held its fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders ceremony today to acknowledge those who have contributed to the University in an exceptional way. This year's ceremony also featured a dedication and unveiling of the MacLauchlan Plaza to honour 黑料老司机's fifth president from 1999-2011, President Emeritus H. Wade MacLauchlan.

The 2013 founders are Mr. Mike Read, Mr. Verner Smitheram, Mrs. Janice Robertson (posthumous), and Mr. Bob MacAulay (posthumous). Mr. John and Mrs. Carol MacLeod are this year's recipients of The Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award, which pays tribute to individuals who have had a significant impact on the Atlantic Veterinary College.

The recognition event was led by macebearer Anastasia Smallwood, President of the 黑料老司机 Student Union; marshall Dr. Susan Dawson, and piper Mr. Matthew MacLaine. Tom Cullen, Chair of the 黑料老司机 Board of Governors acted as the event's master of ceremonies, while Sister Sue Kidd, University Chaplain provided the invocation, and Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, 黑料老司机 President and Vice-Chancellor delivered welcome remarks.

'This is one of 黑料老司机's most exciting events as we take the time to honour tradition and recognize the pioneers who have helped shape the University,' said Abd-El-Aziz. 'Each Founder recognized today was dedicated to achieving goals that fulfilled our institutional mission in their own way, offering their wisdom to help prepare us for the future. On behalf of the entire University community, I congratulate our 2013 Founders and thank them for their contributions to 黑料老司机.'

Travis Gordon, 黑料老司机 Student Union Executive Vice-President delivered the citation for Read; 黑料老司机 students Parker Baglole and Emilie Sullivan read Smitheram and Robertson's citations. Stephanie Andrews, 黑料老司机 alumnae from the Class of 2008 delivered MacAulay's citation, and current AVC student Mary Claire Sanderson presented the Green Hat Award to the MacLeods.

Immediately following the Recognition of Founders ceremony, an unveiling of MacLauchlan's plaza took place outside of the 黑料老司机's Health Sciences Building.

'It is especially fitting that we officially dedicate the plaza in Wade's name, on Founders Day, an event he actually developed to honour those who have contributed significantly to the University,' said Abd-El-Aziz during the unveil.

Earlier today, another recognition event was held-黑料老司机's first annual Donor Picnic-to celebrate and thanks its many donors who have significantly contributed to the University.

About the Founders

Mr. Mike Read of Dorval, Quebec attended 黑料老司机 from 1970-76 completing bachelor of arts and bachelor of education degrees. While he taught in Mutton Bay, Quebec for a few years, he always had a soft spot for the Island and knew he would return. In 1981, he accepted a newly created managerial position at 黑料老司机 that combined residence and conference services. In 1991, he became 黑料老司机's recruiting officer and conference coordinator and was also given an Award of Merit from the Atlantic Association of Colleges and Universities Student Services for his distinguished contribution to the development and promotion of student services in the Atlantic region. In 2001, Mike become 黑料老司机's associate registrar and took on the role of acting registrar from 2002-03. Mike retired as associate registrar in 2006.
Mr. Verner Smitheram, a native of Timmons, Ontario, entered the military after graduating from high school, and studied at St. Michael's College in Toronto, graduating in 1962 with a bachelor of arts, honours philosophy, and in 1968, he received his masters in philosophy from University of Toronto.
Verner moved to the Island in the year of our country's centennial to teach at St. Dunstan's University. Lucky for the successor-the 黑料老司机-Verner fell in love with PEI on his very first day. This 'Islander By Choice' continued his career in the department of philosophy at 黑料老司机 until his retirement in 1998-having served as a four-term chair of the department and a two-term dean of arts during this time. He was named Professor Emeritus in 2001. One of his greatest challenges and subsequent accomplishments while at 黑料老司机 was achieving university-wide support for an interdisciplinary skills-based course for first year students in the mid-1980s. This led to the planning and creation of what came to be known as University 100 and the Summer Faculty Development Institute. Thankfully, Verner considers himself a 'restructured' versus 'retired' professor-he continued on as the founding Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies until 2007, and to this day, continues to deliver workshops at the University.

Mrs. Janice Robertson began her career at 黑料老司机 in 1990 as a permanent part-time employee working at the Sports Centre front desk. Shortly thereafter in 1992, Janice started the Communiversity program, a joint-venture between the University and local communities to develop programs such as the walking club, indoor lawn bowling, line dancing, youth basketball, soccer, and of course, the pre-school Jelly Bean Gym. Panther Camps began that same year, and as a result of the successful programming, Janice secured a full-time position with 黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation in 1997.
In 2008, Janice became 黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation program and facility coordinator. In 2004, she introduced the Mini University Programs, which have now grown to be the most successful of the camps offered at 黑料老司机, due in large part to Janice's tireless efforts. Through Janice's leadership, Panther Camps provide students with valuable work experience and summer employment.
Mr. Bob MacAulay began his career at 黑料老司机 in 1971 as a service worker in the 黑料老司机 Building and Grounds department. He rose through the ranks to labourer, truck driver, utility worker, and maintenance repairman to acting foreman, then becoming general foreman in November of 1982 for 黑料老司机 Maintenance in the Facilities Management division. Bob had a 42-year history of building morale among his staff and he is known as a legend when it comes to being an exemplary employee and member of the 黑料老司机 family. He played a large role in the evolution of the Island's only university as a beautiful campus and a great place to work.
Mr. John and Mrs. Carol MacLeod have been strong supporters of the AVC since its inception. John graduated from Prince of Wales College in 1964, and obtained a master of science in agriculture from McGill and a PhD in soil science from Cornell. Carol earned her undergraduate and master of science degrees from McGill University, and her BEd from 黑料老司机 in 1981. John collaborated on research projects with AVC faculty while Carol currently serves on AVC's Advisory Council. The MacLeods are one of AVC Farm Services earliest clients. John and Carol continue to have a special interest and engagement in animal husbandry and education, and for many years have provided exceptional learning opportunities for veterinary students on their sheep farm. They also support students financially through the 'John and Carol MacLeod Award for Research Communication Excellence' for a graduate student at AVC, and recently created a scholarship for a third-year DVM student interested in the husbandry and well being of domestic small ruminants.

Research on Tap: Morality is a Myth

At the first Research on Tap of the season, join us for a discussion about where our concepts of good and bad come from. The discussion, 'Morality is a Myth,' begins at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 1 in The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. The discussion will be led by Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy at 黑料老司机.

'Morality is an evolutionary trait,' argues Murray. 'It's useful to the extent that it enables us as social creatures to live together in peace. But it is not something out there in the world that we discover. It is not innate. It's something, like a sense of humour, we develop and value. The concept of morality as an objective fact in the world is a myth.'

Research on Tap is a series of public discussion led by 黑料老司机 researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117 or datkinson@upei.ca.

For information:
Dave Atkinson
Research Communications Officer, 黑料老司机
(902)620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation announce Athletes of the Week

黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation announced the 黑料老司机 Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 16-22. 黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the seasons. 黑料老司机 Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible mention in the region and/or country.

Who: Katherine Koughan, Women's Field Hockey and Chris Desousa, Men's Hockey

What: 黑料老司机 Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of September 16-22

Why: During the first Atlantic University Field Hockey Tournament, Koughan played with poise and confidence controlling the play from the sweeper position. Her calm confidence with the ball settled the play and created many offensive opportunities for her teammates. Koughan dribbled the ball through many defenders to score her first goal of the season. She played a major role in both defensive and offensive penalty corners. On the offensive side, she was the stick stopper and helped the team score multiple times on offensive penalty corner chances. Koughan is a second-year student from Stratford and is enrolled in the bachelor of business administration program.

Desousa had a strong performance during the Men's Hockey three-game road trip, scoring three goals with two including the over-time winner in a 4-3 win over UQTR. Desousa is a third-year student from Mississauga, Ontario and is enrolled in the bachelor of business administration program.

Corkum to lead Women's Volleyball Club

黑料老司机 Athletics and Recreation announced this week that Josh Corkum will lead the Women's Volleyball Club as Head Coach.

Corkum has an extensive background in volleyball-the former AUS Men's Volleyball student-athlete with the UNB Reds also played in the Volleyball Nova Scotia Provincial Program. His coaching background includes Volleyball PEI U16, PEI Canada Games, Volleyball Nova Scotia provincial teams and Nova Scotia clubs, as well as junior high and high school programs in Nova Scotia. Corkum has also coached internationally at the University of Maine. He's been very involved with the introduction, development, and promotion of volleyball of all ages and skill-sets.

'They're a great bunch of girls. They really have a passion for getting this program up and running,' said Corkum in an interview with The Guardian. 'They're becoming very close. It's sort of becoming a little volleyball family.'

The team will kick off their season in competition play during the Mount Allison University tournament on October 5 and 6.

For information:
Ron Annear
黑料老司机 Athletics & Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca
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