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ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation has scheduled the eighth annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser for Friday, February 6 with a series of activities leading up to, and during, the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú women's basketball game starting at 6:00 pm versus the Acadia Axewomen.

Shoot for the Cure is a fundraising initiative by the CIS Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) and other related charities.

The women's basketball team is honoured to have breast cancer survivor Marg Connolly, a long-time booster of the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Green and White basketball club along with other members of the Connolly family, participate in the game's ceremonial tip-off.

Connolly says, 'I am thrilled to have been singled out for this great honour. It is through initiatives like this student-athlete fundraiser that we are paving the way toward a cure for breast cancer. I encourage all Islanders to visit the donor website and help the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panthers achieve success with this campaign.'

The entire Panther team is involved in the local fundraising effort, with a committee led by student-athlete Danielle MacDonald. The campaign goal has been set at $6,000 and will be achieved through the sale of Shoot for the Cure t-shirts and paper icons, a bake sale, a 50/50, ‘chuck a puck', and a ‘Gofund' donation webpage. In addition, the men's and women's hockey teams are showing their support once again by hosting 'Pink at the Rink' nights at home games. The women's hockey Panthers host Université de Moncton on Wednesday, February 4, while the men's team host CIS number-two ranked UNB on Friday, February 6.

The national campaign has been an overwhelming success since it was launched in the fall of 2007, raising over $760,000 in donations. This season, for the fourth year in row, all 47 CIS women's basketball schools are participating.

At the 2014 CIS championship in Windsor last March, the WBCA presented a cheque for $112,898 to the CBCF while an additional $25,463 was collected by universities that donated their raised funds to local or provincial organizations. The overall Shoot for the Cure total of $138,361 in 2013-14 made it the most successful edition to date. Overall donations since 2007 now stand at $761,309, including $633,304 to CBCF.

Everyone is encouraged and welcome to attend.

About ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation

• Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
  
• Proud member of the AUS and CIS
  
• Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Canada Games Place
  
• Home of Panther Sports Medicine
  
• Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of January 26-February 1 are Kiera Rigby, Women's Basketball, and Ellis Ffrench, Men's Basketball. ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Kiera Rigby, Women's Basketball, and Ellis Ffrench, Men's Basketball

What: ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of January 26-February 1

Where: ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú

Why: Rigby, a second-year Bachelor of Science student from Charlottetown, PEI, had a great weekend for the Panthers. The 5'11' forward had a breakout game in Saturday's 69-67 win over Cape Breton finishing with 14 points, 5 rebounds and scoring the game winning basketball with under 45 seconds remaining in the game. During Friday's 66-60 loss to Cape Breton, Rigby had 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Ffrench, a fifth-year student from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, was pivotal in both Panther games this weekend. In Friday's 98-85 loss to Cape Breton, Ffrench recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. On Saturday, with his team battling injuries and sickness, Ffrench led the way with 37 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists , and 1 steal while playing all 40 minutes, only committing 1 turnover and going 154/16 from the foul line.

About ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation

• Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
• Proud member of the AUS and CIS
• Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Canada Games Place
• Home of Panther Sports Medicine
• Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú swimming team leaves for Halifax today to compete at the 2015 Subway AUS Swimming Championship.

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panthers varsity swimming team has had a strong year and looks to perform well at the three-day championship meet being hosted by Dalhousie University at DALplex, February 6-8th. Six teams will compete: ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú, Dalhousie, Acadia, University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison, and Memorial University of Newfoundland.

The Panthers are sending seven enthusiastic swimmers who will strive for lifetime bests. The top 16 finishers in every race will score points to determine the team's overall ranking for the championship. On the women's side, the goal is to place fifth overall ahead of rival Memorial. On the men's side, with only two male athletes, the goal for the Panthers is to score as many points as possible and gain experience for future championships.

Team Captain Rebekah Nitchsmann will lead the team in the freestyle events. She will look to continue her early season success by taking a stab at placing top 8 in the 200 Freestyle. Fellow second-year swimmers, Joël Legault and Katie VanLeeuwen, will be both shooting for final swims especially in their best events, the 100 Butterfly and 200 Freestyle. These team veterans have a strong chance to land in the finals in each of their events.

The team has a great group of rookies who will all challenge for final spots. Martin Sobey has been improving all season and will take on the mile in the 1500 Freestyle. Hannah Jenkins will look to break her own ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panther records set earlier this year in the breaststroke events. Brittany Hill will challenge for 'finals' spots in the butterfly events. Freestyle specialist Emily Swaine will make her mark in the 400- and 800-freestyle, potentially in record fashion.

The relay team of Nitchsmann, Swaine, Jenkins, and VanLeeuwen will also seek to break the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú 4x100 Freestyle record, held by a team that included Panther alumnae, AUS Champion and Olympian Janet Gamble. The current team has a good shot to take out the record of 4:12:02, although it will require all four swimmers to be on their 'A' game.

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panthers are up for the fierce competition in the pool. The preliminary session starts at 10:00 am each day with the finals beginning at 6:00 pm.

About ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation

• Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
• Proud member of the AUS and CIS
• Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Canada Games Place
• Home of Panther Sports Medicine
• Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas

Sport PEI named ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Men's Soccer player Jared Murphy as "Intercollegiate Male Athlete of the Year" at its amateur sport awards presentation last night at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel. The provincial sport federation also presented the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Men's Soccer team with the "SCORE! Team of the Year" award, as was announced previously.

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Men's Soccer team earned the nod based on its CIS bronze medal performance at last November's CIS Men's Soccer National Championship. The team made history as the first Panther soccer squad to win a national CIS competition medal, defeating the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Citadins 2-1.

Murphy, a fifth-year business student from Charlottetown, PEI was one of two Panthers named to the tournament's all-star team in addition to be being named ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athlete of the Week three times during the 2014 regular season.

Congratulations to Jared and the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Men's Soccer team! Go Panthers Go!

The Climate Research Lab at the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú is hosting a day of Living Shorelines Training with Kevin M. Smith of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The training takes place Wednesday, February 19 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Registration is required.

'Living shorelines are the result of applying erosion control measures that include a suite of techniques and maintain coastal process,' said Smith. 'Techniques may include the use of fibre coir logs, sills, groins, breakwaters, or other natural components used in combination with sand, other natural materials and/or marsh plantings. These techniques are sued to protect, restores, enhance, or create natural shoreline habitat.'
Discussions during the day of training include the causes and outcomes of shoreline erosion, an overview of traditional control practices, the origins of living shorelines, and many more topics.

The cost of the training is $10, which includes lunch and breaks. For more information, or to register, email climate@upei.ca.

Prince Edward Island writers are invited to submit an 'Expression of Interest' for this year's Writers Exchange with Tasmania. The successful applicant will be offered a three-week residency in Hobart this September.

Writers must have:

• a high calibre of published work in any genre(s);
• a background in teaching creative writing;
• public speaking skills; and
• the ability to travel to Tasmania in September, 2015.

Applicants must submit:

• a completed Expression of Interest;
• a sample of their work; and
• the names and contact details of two referees.

Applications must be received by 28 February, 2015 and be sent to: director@tasmanianwriters.org. The successful applicant will be contacted in mid-March.

The Prince Edward Island and Tasmania Writers' Exchange is supported by the University of Tasmania, the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú, the PEI Writers' Guild, and the Tasmanian Writers' Centre. For more information, contact Richard Lemm, professor and chair of English, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú, at rlemm@upei.ca.

A new book by celebrated Island author and teacher Deirdre Kessler was recently launched at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery as part of the P.E.I. Literacy Alliance's Family Literacy Day. 'Born! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation' is published by the Acorn Press in both English and French.

Watch a video of 'Born!' here:

Deirdre Kessler teaches children's literature and creative writing in ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú's Department of English. 'Born!' is illustrated by Brenda Jones

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Association invites all ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú alumni and Island community members to a free family skate on Islander Day, Monday February 16 from 10:00 -11:00 am at the MacLauchlan Arena B. Hot chocolate and prizes will be provided. For more information, contact:

For more information, contact:
Sarah McInnis
ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Office
(902) 566-0687, smmacinnis@upei.ca

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.

Research on Tap, the successful series of public discussions featuring research and ideas from the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú, is hitting the road in 2015. The first stop is Tuesday, February 17 at 7 pm at Brothers 2 Restaurant in Summerside.

The tour will kick off with a bit of patriotic zeal to Uncle Sam and friends. Dr. Richard Kurial, associate professor of history at ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú, will lead a discussion entitled: The Debt of Western Civilization to the United States of America.

'In the modern era,' argues Kurial, 'all the freedoms enjoyed in the west-our political development, our economic well-being, and our safety-relies on the United States. We owe them a huge debt, and can repay that debt by endeavouring to understand the basis of their policies and initiatives.'

Kurial will lay out his arguments in a brief talk, then open the floor to discussion and debate. 'And I expect a healthy debate,' says Kurial with a wry smile. 'These are not popular sentiments outside of the U.S., but we'd be worse off were it not for their compassion, vision, and generosity.'

This season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada's national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists.

The ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of February 2-8 are Amy Gough, Women's Basketball, and Marcus Power, Men's Hockey. ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Amy Gough, Women's Basketball and Marcus Power, Men's Hockey

What: ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of February 2-8, 2015

Where: ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú

Why: Gough, a fifth-year Nursing student from, St. John's, NL, had her first 'double-double' of the season during the Panthers 70-66 win over Acadia on Friday night, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds. On Saturday, Gough continued her strong play during the Panthers 69-52 win over UNB recording 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Power, a first-year Bachelor of Business Administration student also from St. John's, NL, had a strong offensive weekend for the Panthers. Power recorded 3 goals and 3 assists during the Panthers' two wins: a 4-2 win over UNB and a 4-3 win over STU.

About ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Athletics and Recreation

• Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
  
• Proud member of the AUS and CIS
  
• Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»ú Alumni Canada Games Place
  
• Home of Panther Sports Medicine
  
• Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas