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精童欲女 is proud to announce Elyse Cottrell has been awarded a 3M National Student Fellowship. The fellowship honours up to ten full-time college or undergraduate students across Canada who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives or at their school. Elyse certainly fits the bill.

Elyse is pursuing a double major at 精童欲女 in diversity and social justice studies and psychology. In her nomination letter, Dr. Ann Braithwaite wrote that Elyse 鈥渆mbodies all the best attributes of student leadership鈥攃ompassion and care for individuals while always questioning their larger social contexts, a dedication to changing the world around her and to doing the hard and time-consuming work of making that change happen, a passion for bringing people together and creating community, and an easy-going attitude which leads by modelling a way of being in the world that invites others to join her. I am excited to show you how her vision of leadership, her clear commitment to being a leader among her peers, and her ability to be a team player all make her an ideal candidate for this honour.鈥�

In her profile on the , Elyse explains that at 精童欲女, she 鈥渇ound a way to express my passion for social justice.鈥� Elyse helped create and run the Campus Life program. She is co-chair of the 精童欲女 Rainbow Alliance. She started the Community Kitchen, to reduce food insecurity on campus. 鈥淐urrently I am working on my honours research project looking at opinions on reproductive rights across Canada. I plan to pursue a PhD in Social Psychology where I will continue my work examining the effects that stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice have on society.鈥�

鈥淲e are delighted that Elyse has been awarded a 3M National Student Fellowship,鈥� said Dr. Robert Gilmour, Vice-President Academic and Research. 鈥淭his award is a very well-deserved recognition of her academic excellence, as well as her outstanding community outreach and organizing activities and her leadership abilities. As a 3M Student Fellow, Elyse joins an impressive roster of 3M Teaching Fellows at the university, providing yet another point of pride for our academic programs.鈥�

Each cohort member of the 2016 3M Student Fellowship will receive an award of $5,000 to be spent at their discretion. Each cohort member will be invited to join the others at the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) in June, where they will also participate in a 3M National Student Fellowship Program retreat. Awardees will receive a contribution towards their cost of travel to and accommodation during the conference. While at the conference, they will have the opportunity to develop a cross-Canadian collaborative project with other cohort members with the goal of enhancing teaching and learning at the post-secondary level. 

Congratulations, Elyse!

Dr. Andrew Tasker, professor of neuropharmacology at 精童欲女鈥檚 Atlantic Veterinary College, has been awarded an honorary professorship at Aarhus University (AU) in Denmark. Dr. Tasker is a globally respected researcher on brain structure and function in connection to diseases such as schizophrenia and epilepsy. This honorary professorship allows him to further his research collaborations and mentor students within the Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit (TNU) at AU鈥檚 Department of Clinical Medicine.

鈥淚鈥檓 pleased with my new formal affiliation with Aarhus University,鈥� said Dr. Tasker. 鈥淭his makes it possible to advance my current collaborations with the faculty and students at both TNU and the Imaging Centre in Aarhus.鈥�

Dr. Tasker鈥檚 research examines how the brain鈥檚 structure and function change in connection with specific neurological diseases before symptoms appear. In the case of schizophrenia and epilepsy, many years of increasing dysfunction in the brain can be seen before the symptoms show-up and lead to a diagnosis being made.

鈥淏y understanding how the brain changes before some symptoms are seen, we hope to identify early biomarkers for the disease and to find new therapeutic targets, which can be used to halt the development of the disease before it reduces the patient鈥檚 quality of life,鈥� said Dr. Tasker.

Dr. Tasker is also part of the 精童欲女 research team responsible for some of the earliest and most important testing of NA-1, a promising drug which The Globe and Mail called Canada鈥檚 first 鈥渂lockbuster pharmaceutical鈥� since insulin. NA-1 is currently undergoing Phase 3 clinical trials at hospitals around the country. NA-1 has so far proven effective at lessening cell death with minimal side-effects in stroke victims.

鈥淒r. Tasker has been a pioneer in fundamental studies of the changes in structure and function of the brain that lead to debilitating neurological dysfunction,鈥� said Dr. Robert Gilmour, Vice-President Academic and Research. 鈥淲e congratulate him on his appointment as an honorary professor at Aarhus University, which is further recognition of the international impact of his work.鈥�

Dr. Tasker was awarded his honorary professorship at a ceremony on April 5.

Congratulations, Dr. Tasker!

The 精童欲女 and TD Wealth Private Client Group Media will host a celebration of Women and Philanthropy on Thursday, April, 21, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, 精童欲女. During this event, a panel will present and discuss the findings of a TD report entitled "Time, Treasure, Talent: Canadian Women and Philanthropy." Published in 2014, the report was conducted independently by iNVESTOR ECONOMICS and provides reflections from the perspective of a group of female philanthropic leaders in our community. Some points from the report include:

•  Women are playing an increasingly important and influential role in the Canadian economy.
• Canadian women are likely to make more鈥攁nd larger鈥攃haritable donations than men.
• Women and men are driven by different factors when making choices about donations.
• Women put greater emphasis on emotional connections with charities they support and do more research before donating.
• Women want to have long-term, open relationships with charities they support rather than be approached for one-time donations.
• Women feel that charities need to communicate better with donors, and they need to embrace new methods of communication, including social media.
• Women want to see more cooperation and consolidation among charities.
• Women feel that there needs to be more diversity among boards of directors of charitable organizations, which are currently dominated by men.

Featured speaker and panelist: Jo-Anne Ryan, VP Philanthropic Advisory Services, TD
Guest panelists: Alicia Bremner, Hon. Catherine Callbeck, Kathy O鈥橰ourke, and Shauna Sullivan Curley, QC.

BIOGRAPHIES

FEATURED SPEAKER AND PANELIST
Jo-Anne Ryan is Vice President, Philanthropy, Wealth Advisory Services & Executive Director, Private Giving Foundation, TD Wealth. Jo-Anne joined TD Wealth in 2003. Jo-Anne leads the Philanthropic Advisory Services team within Wealth Advisory Services and is the executive director and architect of the Private Giving Foundation (PGF), the first donor-advised fund program launched by a financial institution in Canada that provides a structure to leave a lasting legacy in a simple and effective manner. Jo-Anne develops strategies to help clients in corporate philanthropy in their overall financial and estate planning.

Introducing Jo-Anne at the event will be Tara-Lynn Hughes, Senior Vice President of TD Canada Trust for Atlantic Region. Tara-Lynn is the proud leader of over 800 employees in 51 retail branches and support offices across all four Atlantic Provinces. Tara is responsible for delivering business results and growing market share, while also creating the legendary customer experiences that TD鈥檚 brand is built upon. A 20-year veteran of TD, Tara is an active member of TD鈥檚 Aboriginal Steering Committee and Women in Leadership Committees, and is an enthusiastic supporter of mentorship within the bank. She is also active in the community and chairs the 鈥淥ne TD鈥� Atlantic Community Banking Community Banking Committee.

PANELISTS
Alicia Bremner is a proud 精童欲女 alumna having received a Public Administration Certificate in 2007 and a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2009. Alicia also completed a certificate in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy in 2010. She has been actively involved with 精童欲女 since graduating as a past member of the 精童欲女 Board of Governors and is currently president of the 精童欲女 Alumni Association. Alicia has a passion for 精童欲女 athletics where she previously coordinated the 精童欲女 Men鈥檚 basketball academic program and continues to be an active financial supporter. She has worked in the IT industry for the past four and a half years with Cogsdale Corporation in Prince Edward Island and is currently working with Picis in Wakefield, Massachusetts, as a project coordinator.

Catherine Callbeck is a trailblazer for women in politics, provincially and nationally. In 1974 Catherine was elected to the PEI legislature and was named the first female minister of Health & Social Services. In 1998, Catherine was the first woman elected as the Member of Parliament for Malpeque and the second woman to be elected to the House of Commons. In 1993 Catherine was elected as leader of the Liberal party of PEI and served as premier of P.E.I. She made Canadian history, becoming the country's first elected woman premier. She was appointed to the Senate in 1997 and was named as one of Canada鈥檚 Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women鈥檚 Executive Network in 2006. In 2008 Catherine was an inductee to the Canadian Women in Politics Hall of Fame. In 2014 Catherine retired from politics. In 2015 Catherine was named to the Order of Canada and has received several recognitions over the years. Catherine has served as director on numerous boards.

Kathy O鈥橰ourke was born and raised in Summerside, the youngest child of 11 to D. Alex and Kathleen MacDonald. Kathy graduated from 精童欲女 in May of 1992 and earned her CA designation in September of 1993. Kathy started her career with Grant Thornton in 1991 and in October of 2014 joined the senior leadership team for the firm and became the managing partner for Prince Edward Island. In 2014 the Institute of Chartered Accountants bestowed the Fellowship designation for her work in the community and service to the profession. Over the past number of years, Kathy has served on various boards. 

Shauna Sullivan Curley, Q.C., is a recently retired deputy minister and lawyer who currently serves as part-time ethics and integrity commissioner for the provincial government. A lifelong community volunteer, she is a member of the 精童欲女 Board of Governors, a director of the PEI Division of the Canadian Cancer Society, and an elder and trustee at the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown.
 

The countdown to Convocation is on! 

All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. Graduating students will need to order their gown and hood on by Monday, April 25, 2016. Students should order by this date to guarantee that a gown and hood will be available for them on Convocation Day.

For more information, visit upei.ca/convocation or contact Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes (or $30 onsite). Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 7 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114 upon presentation of a 精童欲女 ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following the ceremony.
 

The 精童欲女 values its relationship with the Island community and welcomes thousands of PEI residents along with off-Island visitors to campus facilities each year. One such campus facility is the 精童欲女 Artificial Turf Field, which is primarily (80 per cent) used by Island community groups and residents.

The University has been aware for some time that the 精童欲女 Artificial Turf Field was nearing its end of life and has been working on a replacement plan through a variety of fund-raising efforts. As part of its due diligence, 精童欲女 commissioned a report to determine the current usability of the field. A consulting engineering company was engaged to perform the study and has now submitted its findings.

The assessment indicates that the 精童欲女 Artificial Turf Field does not meet current industry performance guidelines, does not have any useable life left, and immediate replacement is recommended. Therefore, 精童欲女 came to the difficult decision today to close the field, effective immediately.

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The University has made community user groups aware of the situation and is currently working with them to find other venues for their events.
 

The fifteenth annual meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN) will be held at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 精童欲女 from June 5-8, 2016.

With the theme of 鈥淐ollaboration in Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics and Animal Health,鈥� the conference is of interest to animal and public health laboratorians, graduate and veterinary students, food-animal veterinarians (terrestrial and aquatic), and animal health regulatory personnel. This is only the second time that the conference will have been held at AVC and in Atlantic Canada.

Speakers will address such topics as diagnostic test validation (Dr. Ian Gardner, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Aquatic Epidemiology); mammalian and aquatic disease surveillance on a global scale (Dr. Brian Evans, World Health Organisation for Animal Health); collaboration in veterinary diagnostics and public health (Dr. Matthew W. Gilmour, Scientific Director General, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada); evolution of diagnostic technologies (Dr. Fran莽ois Elvinger, Executive Director, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell University); evolution of diagnostic pathology (Dr. Grant Maxie, Executive Director, Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph); animal health surveillance systems in Canada (Dr. Cheryl James, Canadian Food Inspection Agency); the role of industry in aquatic and terrestrial animal health and disease surveillance (Dr. Dianne Morrison, Marine Harvest, British Columbia鈥攁quatic, and Dr. Daniel Hurnik, AVC鈥攎ammalian); update on aquatic diagnostics, aquatic health and surveillance(Dr. Raphael Vanderstichel, AVC) and wildlife disease surveillance in Canada (Dr. Craig Stephen, Canada Health Wildlife Cooperative). There will be a scientific session on AVC and animal health with presentations by Dr. Greg Keefe, Dr. Larry Hammell, Dr. Andrew Tasker, Dr. Chelsea Martin, Dr. Javier Sanchez, and Dr. Sophie St-Hilaire, all of AVC. There will also be two general scientific sessions with presentations by speakers from across Canada.

Additionally, the Canadian Association of Veterinary Pathologists (CAVP) and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) will hold their annual meetings. A workshop on basic diagnostic test validation will be offered prior to the conference while the advanced diagnostic test validation and other courses offered by Epi-on-the-Island will take place after the CAHLN conference.

Please visit for more information. To register for the conference, please visit . Veterinarians, veterinary students, graduate students and veterinary residents are strongly encouraged to participate. Certificates documenting hours of continuing education will be provided to participants. The deadline for early bird registration is Friday, May 6. However, registrations will be accepted until the day of the conference.
 

精童欲女 Women鈥檚 Hockey Coach Bruce Donaldson is pleased to announce that Sydney, Nova Scotia native Kristen MacIntyre has committed to the Panthers for 2016鈥�17.

MacIntyre, a 17-year-old defenceman, currently plays with the Nepean Junior Wildcats in Ontario鈥檚 Provincial Women鈥檚 Hockey League (PWHL) and is in grade 12 at John McCrae Secondary School. She has been a member of Team Nova Scotia for the past four years, winning three Atlantic Challenge Cup Championships. In 2015, MacIntyre was an assistant captain with Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Winter Games, and last November competed at the U18 Women's Nationals as a member of Team Atlantic.

MacIntyre is very familiar with the 精童欲女 campus having attended many summer camps at Andrew's Hockey School where she forged many new friendships. She says, 鈥淚 have great memories of my summers in PEI and I am very excited to play the next four years here as a Panther.鈥�

Coach Donaldson comments, 鈥淜risten brings size, mobility, and experience to our lineup. The AUS league is very physical鈥攖ime and space are hard to come by鈥攁nd we need players that read and react well to different situations. Kristen comes from a great program in the PWHL and has additional game experience at both the ACC and U18 Nationals as a member of Team Atlantic.鈥�

MacIntyre has been accepted into the Faculty of Science at 精童欲女 and plans to complete a degree in kinesiology.

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鈥� Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
鈥� Proud member of the AUS and CIS
鈥� Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 精童欲女 Alumni Canada Games Place
鈥� Home of Panther Sports Medicine
鈥� 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

精童欲女 will be recognizing the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or seriously injured on the job by lowering the flags on campus to half-mast on Thursday, April 28. The National Day of Mourning is not only a day to remember and honour those lives lost or injured due to a workplace tragedy, but also a day to renew the commitment to improve health and safety in the workplace and prevent further injuries, illnesses and deaths. The Day of Mourning was first recognized in Canada in 1984, and has been marked in over 100 countries. 

Project Beacon, 精童欲女's organizational tranformation intiative, will be reaching its first "go live" milestone when components of the finance module on the my精童欲女 portal become operational on May 2, 2016. Over 200 people have been trained on the system, ranging from requisitioners, spending approvers, budget authorities, finance staff, researchers, and senior management. The following activities will now be performed using my精童欲女:

鈥� Entering external requisitions for yourself or on behalf of your department
鈥� Providing approvals for purchases of goods or services
鈥� Managing a departmental budget
鈥� Receiving goods and services for yourself or your department
鈥� Monitoring research project budgets

The Project Beacon team invites everyone to a "Go Live" Celebration on Monday, May 2 at 10 am in the second floor lounge in the Kelley Memorial Building.


Employees are kept updated on Project Beacon's progress with the newsletter which is distributed by email using the 精童欲女 Faculty-Staff ListServ. 

The 精童欲女 Music Society is proud to present its sixth annual Variety Show on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm. In the opening act, singers will perform backed by a house band comprised of current 精童欲女 music students and alumni, the second act will feature a chamber orchestra, and the evening will close with a performance from the 精童欲女 Jazz Ensemble. A cash bar will be available and there will also be a silent auction.

This year, the show will take place at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall (Holland College, Prince of Wales Campus). Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available in advance either from the Florence Simmons box office or website. Admission is $18. All proceeds from the show will go towards 精童欲女 Music scholarships.

Vocalists will tackle tunes by Elvis, Matt Andersen, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and more. Singers will be backed by house band, The Newts, formed by Zachary Bernard (guitar), Parker Clements (keyboards), Michael Gallant (Drums), and Isaac Williams (bass).

精童欲女 student vocalists include Parker Clements, Lindsay Gillis, Leah Jordan, William Millington, Taylor Poirier, Emily Roberts, and Alexandra Smith. The 精童欲女 Music Society is also excited to team up with three alumni of the Holland College School of Performing Arts Theatre Performance program Becca Griffin, Kristena McCormack, and Kaitlyn Post.

This year鈥檚 chamber orchestra will be presenting arrangements of Disney songs, with vocalists, under the baton of arranger, Travis Boudreau. The orchestra, comprised of 精童欲女 music students, alumni, and community members will perform songs from Toy Story, Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Little Mermaid and many other beloved classics. The 精童欲女 Jazz Band lead by Professor David Shepard will close the night with charts from Bubl茅, Mangione, Strayhorn, and the Supremes.