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The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Alumni Association will present its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Sunday, March 27 to the Honourable Marion Reid, Paul Jelley (posthumously), and Carrie-Ann Matheson, recipient of the inaugural ‘Inspiring Young Alumna Award.' The public event begins at 7:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium in Don and Marion McDougall Hall on the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ campus and features a keynote...

Annabel Lyon, author of the best-selling novel The Golden Mean, will give a public reading on Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Annabel Lyon burst on the literary scene in 2000 with a superb short story collection, Oxygen, and followed in 2004 with three novellas in The Best Thing for You. She then delved into classical Greece, researching the lives of...

The criteria for the Harry W. MacLauchlan Scholarships in Entrepreneurial Leadership have changed for 2011. Previously only awarded to business students, they are now open to all full-time undergraduate ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ students entering their third year of study who demonstrate entrepreneurial initiative, involvement and leadership in the province. Each scholarship is valued at $5,000, awarded annually to...

In support of the Japanese people who have been so severely affected by the recent earthquake in their country, the campus community has designated Thursday, March 24 as ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's day to show solidarity and provide assistance. The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Diversity Office and the Student Union are leading the initiative, supported by an organizing committee that includes students and staff from across the campus...

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ President Wade MacLauchlan received the 2010 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration at a recent ceremony in Charlottetown. Awarded by the Prince Edward Island chapter of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), the distinction recognizes the exceptional achievement of a person who has shown leadership in public administration in the province...

National Aboriginal role model, Chibon T. Everstz, a 24-year-old Mohawk entrepreneur from Kahnawake, Quebec will participate in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's 4th Annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Workshop on March 15 and 16. Currently working towards his Bachelor of Business Administration, Everstz has developed his own company, First Fusion, which promotes cultural learning initiatives for Indigenous youth...

Journalism students and professionals present forum at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Is this the end for traditional media? This is the question that ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ journalism students will be asking professional journalists on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre C. With a strong line up of journalists representing the media from different perspectives, including Paul McNeill from the...

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ will recognize the leadership, and public and community service of four exceptional people by conferring honorary degrees on them during convocation on Saturday, May 7. The honorary graduands are: Danny Williams, QC, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; Louis W. MacEachern, entrepreneur, community leader, and philanthropist; Teresa Mellish, the...

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's sessional instructor in saxophone, Kevin MacLean, will present a saxophone recital on March 4 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall as part of the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Recital Series. The recital will feature a variety of works for the saxophone, and involves the collaboration of over 30 musicians - professional players, university students and music faculty from ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ. The first half of the recital...

Robert Dawson, a 2009 cohort in the executive-style MBA program at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, recently was named 2011 Student Entrepreneur Prince Edward Island Champion in a national competition operated by charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE). As a provincial champion, Dawson will now move on to represent Prince Edward Island in the...