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The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Sports Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the athletic programs at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ, St. Dunstan's University or Prince of Wales College. Individual athletes, teams, and builders will be inducted Thursday, September 23 to honour their contributions to the University's athletic success and community leadership. Call or...

The Confederation Centre Public Library is hosting a public reading featuring Erika Ritter, Christy Ann Conlin, Beth Powning, and Bonnie Stewart on Thursday, August 5, at 7 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with Seawords, the Art Gallery and our Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library to present these four women writers...

ºÚÁϳԹÏ's first-ever graduating class of 1970 will be celebrated at this year's Reunion Weekend, July 29 to August 1. The charter class will be joined by alumni from St. Dunstan's University (SDU), Prince of Wales College (PWC), and the Atlantic Veterinary College for a fun-filled weekend. 'Reunion Weekend is a great opportunity for alumni from ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï and its founding institutions,...

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï has added two familiar names to its roster for the upcoming season, says ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï men's hockey coach Forbes (Forbie) MacPherson. 'Randy Cameron and Matt Boyle, who are well known in hockey circles on the Island, have committed to the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï men's hockey program. When our coaching staff began to compile a list of possible recruits for the upcoming season, Matt and Randy were...

As a result of the recruiting efforts of current players, the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï women's field hockey team has at least ten new faces for the upcoming season. Eight PEI high school graduates and two first-year university students from off-Island are making ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï their field hockey home this fall. Head coach, Sheila Bell said, 'For the past four years, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï field hockey players have made an excellent...

The Centre for Life-Long Learning at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is launching two new programs for the small- and medium-sized business community this September - Human Resource Essentials and Supervisory Essentials. The programs include courses such as Strategic Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Team Building and...

An advisory committee coordinated by the PEI Centre on Health and Aging at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï released details today about an Island-wide project called, 'Abuse of Older Adults Awareness - A PEI Network Response.' The $100,000 project, funded by Human Resources and Skill Development Canada's ‘New Horizons for Seniors' program, aims to raise awareness about elder abuse, and...

The Institute of Island Studies (IIS) at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï and the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI are hosting a youth forum July 23-25 called ‘Youth on the Coast' that will educate and engage 40 young people who are interested in the ecology, culture, history and economy of coastal habitats and communities. ‘Youth on the Coast' will bring together young people from the...

ºÚÁϳԹÏ's Tourism Research Centre (TRC) recently released research results suggesting that 91 per cent of visitors to PEI tend to visit a historic site, museum, or art gallery when travelling. Overall, respondents felt that PEI attractions were interesting, informative, and a worthwhile venture on their holiday. The survey was completed by 3,201 people, 2,807 of whom had previously...

ºÚÁϳԹÏ's website saw a 50% increase in hits on Tuesday, July 13 after receiving about a minute and a half of dedicated airtime from Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa during a live broadcast of the Live! with Regis and Kelly show from the Charlottetown waterfront. The internationally-syndicated talk show is typically broadcast from the Disney-ABC studios in New York, but was on location on PEI for...