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Herménégilde Chiasson, the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, will give a reading and talk at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Tuesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. A reception will follow. His reading is sponsored by the Art Gallery and the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï English Department. Admission is free. Born in St-Simon, New Brunswick, Chiasson was educated at the Université de Moncton, Mount...

Margangu Njogu, Executive Director of Windle Trust Kenya, will give a public presentation about refugee issues and the challenges of providing education in refugee camps on Monday, June 15, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Memorial Hall, Room 417, at ºÚÁϳԹÏ. Njogu's presentation is co-hosted by the Faculty of Education and WUSC ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï to mark World Refugee Day on June 20. The United Nations High...

Attending a university for the first time can be an intimidating prospect, but the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï has an innovative online program that will make new students' introduction to university life easier. ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï has introduced a new program called Jumpstart@ºÚÁϳԹÏ, aimed at all students who are starting their studies at the Island's university, whether they are high school...

The Centre for Education Research (CER) at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is launching a new website for parents and early childhood educators. The Eating Between the Lines website (EBTL) aims to foster an interest in nutrition issues and food awareness in a fun and informative environment while emphasizing early literacy. It will be launched on June 2 at 3.30 p.m., in the Alex H....

Scholarships and awards at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï now total $3.5 million annually. Financial support for ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students has more than doubled over the past seven years. The increase reflects, in large part, the generosity of people who are creating new student awards as a way of supporting post-secondary education while paying tribute to their own family members. Two of the newest...

Dr. Benet Davetian, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology at ºÚÁϳԹÏ, and Director of the Civility Institute, has just released a major new book entitled Civility: A Cultural History, published by University of Toronto Press. The topics of civility and incivility are in the forefront of public debate. In today's Western societies, many feel that there has been a marked decrease in mutual...

Fans of CBC TV's popular program Dragons' Den will have the opportunity to get 'up close and personal' with Dragon judge Arlene Dickinson during a question-and-answer session at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï on May 28. The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï School of Business MBA and Entrepreneurship programs and the Centre for Life-Long Learning will present this event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, in the McKinnon...

Island business owners will have the opportunity to discuss practical business management approaches in difficult economic times at a symposium presented by ProfitLearn PEI at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï on Friday, May 29. The event, called 'LAUNCH - A Symposium for Growing PEI Business,' will take place in ºÚÁϳԹÏ's McDougall Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The...

High school graduates who have deferred their post-secondary education can now find out what it is like to attend ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï through a new program called ExperienceU. All students accepted into the one-week program will receive an ExperienceU award to cover their costs. 'Some high school students are uncertain about attending university right after grade 12, and others who have deferred...

Dulcie McCallum, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer for Nova Scotia, will be the guest lecturer at the annual Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law on Thursday, May 21, at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ. Her presentation, entitled 'The Audacity of Inclusion', will discuss assisted decision-making and guardianship - Is...