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On Thursday, June 27, the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Campus Art Committee and the Aboriginal Survivors for Healing (A.S.H.) Inc. unveiled a memorial cabinet display that will be housed in ºÚÁϳԹÏ's Robertson Library. The display pays tribute to the Shubenacadie residential school survivors living on PEI and memorializes former students who have since passed on. 'As part of our commemoration...

As June comes to a close, Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino completes his 10-year appointment as the Canada Research Chair in Island Studies at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ. Dr. Baldacchino becomes the first scholar at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï to complete the maximum two terms as a Canada Research Chair. His legacy in this position is one that will last for years to come. Dr. Baldacchino's 10 years at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï has...

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Athletics and Recreation announced this week the contract signing of men's basketball head coach Tim Kendrick to a three-year extension through to the end of the 2015-16 season. 'We're very excited to make this announcement,' said ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Athletics and Recreation Director Bill Schurman. 'Tim has done a great job turning the program around to take annual...

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï women's rugby head coach Shannon Atkins will be an assistant coach with the newly formed Team Atlantic senior rugby team competing in this weekend's National Women's League Championships in Vancouver. 'This has been a large commitment as the team is based out of Halifax and there have been trial and training weekends leading up to this event,' said Atkins....

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Athletics and Recreation announced today that field hockey head coach Sheila Bell has requested a leave of absence from the 2013 season due to sustaining a workplace concussion in November of last year. During her time as head coach for the past four seasons, Bell guided the Panthers to a Maritime Field Hockey Championship, as well as three second-place finishes. 'Concussions need time...

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï clarinet professor Karem J. Simon will collaborate with organist Leo Marchildon in performance on Tuesday, June 25 at 1:00 pm at St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown. The program will feature several works for clarinet alone, a solo organ piece, and a transcription of Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto. Admission is by donation. For more information, contact ksimon@upei.ca...

In the wake of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) releasing its annual data collection on athletic scholarships, the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï announced Friday that it provided $255,019 in athletic awards to student-athletes in 2011-12. This represents a 61% increase over the amount given in the 2005-06 season. 'It's important to let the community know...

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï men's basketball head coach Tim Kendrick is pleased to announce that Citadel High School's Jayden Nordin will suit up for the Panthers beginning next season. Nordin was a former high school teammate of current Panther Deontay (DJ) Smith. The six-foot guard has been a Metro League all-star, and was named a first-team all-star at last year's U17 National Championship, while...

Eliza MacLauchlan, a fourth-year arts student and varsity field hockey player at ºÚÁϳԹÏ, will spend six weeks this summer volunteering in Guatemala. MacLauchlan is the fifth student from ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï to be selected to represent Canada in the last four years for the International Seminar, supported by World University Service of Canada (WUSC), and managed by the Uniterra program. From July 8-August 19...

The St. Dunstan's University (SDU) class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th reunion at this year's ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Summer Reunion Weekend, July 24-28. Alumni who have reached special milestones will be joined by Prince of Wales College (PWC), SDU, and ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï alumni from all years of graduation for a fun-filled 'long' weekend. The always-popular Panther Golf Classic alumni golf...