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17³Ô¹Ï'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 17³Ô¹Ï and its founding institutions, SDU and PWC, to reconnect with each other, take a trip down memory lane and see the wonderful changes that have taken place on campus,' says Betty Johnston, president of the 17³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association.

In addition to the 17³Ô¹Ï class of '70, several SDU and PWC classes will renew friendships and trade memories at special class events during the weekend. The AVC class of 2000 will also mark its ten-year anniversary.

The always-popular 17³Ô¹Ï Alumni Classic golf tournament takes place on Friday, July 30, at the Green Gables Golf Course in Cavendish. Tee-off time for the 140 participating golfers is at 8:30 am. Transportation on a first-come, first-served basis for registered golfers is available on the Trius Tours' Panther bus; it will leave from the W.A. Murphy Student Centre at 7:15 am.

The Island Archives will host an Alumni Open House on Friday from 10 - 11 am at the Robertson Library.

Rev. Gerald Tingley, Class of '60, will celebrate the 26th annual SDU Alumni Mass on Friday at 7:30 p.m., in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, followed by a reception in McMillan Hall at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. He will be assisted by concelebrant Father Charlie Cheverie, Class of '53, 17³Ô¹Ï chaplain.

On Saturday, at a meet and greet at Schurman Market Square in McDougall Hall at 8 pm, the Class of '70 will get a sneak peek of the new alumni website, remember.upei.ca, that showcases their class. The eventual goal is to chronicle other milestone years via the web, with content ranging from pop culture facts from the era to current class member activities.

A highlight of the weekend, the PWC Annual Reunion Luncheon, will take place on Sunday, August 1, from 1 - 4 pm, in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre's McMillan Hall.

For more information, contact Sarah MacInnis, Alumni Outreach Coordinator, at (902) 566-0687 or alumni@upei.ca

For the complete Reunion Weekend schedule, .

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 and look forward to an entertaining evening," said Trina O'Brien Leggott, Chief Librarian at the Confederation Centre Public Library.

The four literary figures are presenters and moderators at the SeaWords Creative Writing Institute, a one-week workshop, August 2 -6 , staged and sponsored by the 17³Ô¹Ï and the L.M. Montgomery Institute.

The annual event aims to educate creative writers about the technical and business aspects of their craft while immersing them in invaluable time one on one with knowledgeable and successful authors of our time. Jackie Kaiser, one of the top literary agents in Canada, is also presenting at the workshop.

Refreshments will be provided at the public reading by the Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library and the women will read from their current works, which will also be available for purchase.

For more information on either the reading or registering for the workshop, email seawords@upei.ca.

About the ‘readers':

Erika Ritter is a novelist, playwright, essayist, and radio broadcaster from Toronto. She is also a public speaker and stage performer, with plays and prose widely produced throughout the world. Her latest novel, The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships, was a finalist for the Writers Trust Non-Fiction prize (2009) and a nominee for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction (2009). Some of her other works include The Great Big Book of Guys, The Hidden Life of Humans, and Automatic Pilot.

Christy Ann Conlin is a best-selling novelist, and a widely published essayist, travel writer, and short-story writer from Nova Scotia. Her debut novel, Heave, was a national bestseller and one of The Globe and Mail's top books of 2002. Her second novel, Listening for the Island, is forthcoming and her fiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. The story-telling Conlin also writes children's books and is currently collaborating on a collection of ghost and shipwreck stories for children with her brother, Dan Conlin, a historian at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Beth Powning grew up in a small New England town, but has been living in New Brunswick since 1972. She lives in an old farmhouse and, with her husband, runs a pottery business. She is the author of two novels, The Hatbox Letters and The Sea Captain's Wife, several photography books, and two works of non-fiction, Shadow Child and Edge Seasons. Her work has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines. In 2006, The Hatbox Letters earned her a nomination for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Booksellers' Choice Award (Atlantic Book Awards).

Bonnie Stewart is an award-winning blogger from Prince Edward Island, happy to have returned home after a 15-year round-the-world hiatus. An educator, writer, and editor, Bonnie is also a doctoral student in the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Education. Her work explores what it means in the 21st century to know, identity, branding, loss, and not looking away. Her blog, , won the Best Personal Blog category and came second in the Best Overall Blog category in the 2009 Canadian Blog Awards. Bonnie was recently honoured as BlogHer's Voice of the Week.

The 17³Ô¹Ï Sports Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the athletic programs at the 17³Ô¹Ï, 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 email Lynn Boudreau at (902)566-0991, lboudreau@upei.ca, to nominate or express interest in serving on selection committee, or .

NOMINATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:59 p.m.

17³Ô¹Ï Department of Athletics and the 17³Ô¹Ï women's soccer team will hold a charity co-ed soccer tournament on Saturday, August 7 at the 17³Ô¹Ï soccer field to raise funds for the Murphy family who recently lost everything they own after a fire ravaged their apartment.

Matthew Murphy, his common-in-law wife Karol, and the couple's 16 month-old son, William, require clothes and essentials to help them get back on their feet.

'Many of us with 17³Ô¹Ï Athletics wanted to help the Murphy family after we heard about the devastating fire,' said Ron Annear, Director of Athletics at 17³Ô¹Ï. 'The women's soccer team and coach Michael Redmond came up with this great idea of a soccer tourney, and we are pleased to support their demonstration of community leadership by donating the use of the 17³Ô¹Ï soccer field.'

Registration for the August 7 tournament is open to teams of five to seven players and will include five versus five games for a minimum of three games. The cost to play is $20 per person and includes a barbeque and refreshments. All proceeds will go to support this young family.

Teams made up of 17³Ô¹Ï hockey, soccer, and basketball varsity coaches and athletes have already registered.

To register a team or make donations please contact:

Michael Redmond
17³Ô¹Ï Department of Athletics
Phone: (902) 566-6054
Cell: (902) 628-7104
wsoccer@upei.ca

The 27th annual 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty Development Summer Institute on Active Learning and Teaching, taking place August 2 to 6, has attracted 20 teaching faculty from as far as Colorado and as near as Charlottetown.

The only remaining institute of its kind in Canada, the program's goal is to improve teaching and learning by supporting teachers to learn and use active learning in their classrooms. Since 1984, hundreds of participants have had an opportunity to work with professors from Canadian, American, and overseas colleges and universities who believe that teaching is both an art and a science.

Offered through the 17³Ô¹Ï , this year's institute is facilitated by four professors from 17³Ô¹Ï who are all 3M National Teaching Fellows: Dr. Brent MacLaine, Dr. Shannon Murray, Dr. Brian Wagner and Dr. Philip Smith. Participants discover new ideas that will assist their students in learning more effectively, and make teaching more enjoyable.

Dr. Murray, a professor in English says, "This institute is a unique opportunity for a conversation about university and college teaching with a wide range of faculty who all have such wonderful experiences to share. For all of us, student learning comes first."

Jamie Bodenlos, Bernard Gee, and Elizabeth Ramey are three professors from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY attending the institute. Bodenlos said, 'The program thus far has certainly met and exceeded my expectations. We learned of the institute at 17³Ô¹Ï through our career development office, and we will certainly recommend it to our peers back home.'

The institute continues until August 6 and features daytime classroom sessions and evening social activities as part of the registration.

Undergraduate science students at 17³Ô¹Ï have planned and now will host a research conference at 17³Ô¹Ï on August 6. ‘USURC', or the 17³Ô¹Ï Science Undergraduate Research Conference, is an annual student-led initiative that features students presenting their research projects before an audience of professors, family, and peers.

'It's not often possible for undergraduate students to present research in a formal university setting,' said Maximilian King, conference co-chair. 'This conference provides an opportunity for us to get a head start in developing our presentation skills before we enter our post-graduate study.'

A student committee was formed months ago to organize the logistics of the day-long event that will be staged in the lecture theatre at the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre on the 17³Ô¹Ï campus. The conference will be kicked off with opening remarks from Dr. Christian Lacroix, Dean of Science and includes presentations by 23 science students from various departments on topics as far-ranging as ‘Polymer in a Liquid Crystal Solvent' to ‘Modeling Prince Edward Island to Understand Climate Change'. A presentation by two high school students on the ‘Heat Capacity of a Squash Ball' is also part of the program.

Co-chair Keaghan Rilling said, 'This is the first time we have included high school students, but our hope is they will consider attending 17³Ô¹Ï after being part of this awesome experience.'

Student presenters were offered a workshop last month by Dr. Michael Shaver to assist with their presentation styles. An accomplished researcher and communicator of his work, Dr. Shaver is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at 17³Ô¹Ï who researches the exchange of toxic reagents for non-toxic alternatives, performs 'green' reactions without solvents to eliminate the release of toxic chemicals, and replaces petroleum-based products with renewable feedstocks.

Rilling added, 'Having someone of Dr. Shaver's calibre to shed light on the elements of a proper research presentation was invaluable for our conference participants. And it is great to start to develop these skills so early in our research careers.'

The conference wraps up August 6 at 4 pm with closing remarks from co-chair King. Click for conference schedule.

17³Ô¹Ï's Dr. Steel Recital Hall will be the venue for the ‘Vocal Mosaic of AIRS', a community event from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on August 12 featuring workshops, demonstrations, guest speakers, and an evening concert.

Chaired by Dr. Annabel Cohen, a leading researcher in the field of auditory perception and music cognition with the 17³Ô¹Ï Department of Psychology, the day-long event is designed to share with the community the exciting research that AIRS - Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing - is conducting and to discuss and celebrate the act and art of singing. The idea of a ‘vocal mosaic' symbolizes the variety of topics interconnected with song.

'Singing connects people,' says Cohen, herself an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (ARCT). 'We are so fortunate that 17³Ô¹Ï is at the hub of a large research enterprise aiming to examine singing in all its dimensions. The AIRS workshop provides the opportunity to share our growing knowledge with the community.'

Keynote speaker is AIRS collaborator, Psyche Loui, PhD, a cognitive scientist and instructor in the Department of Neurology at Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She will present a talk on her research regarding brain mechanisms underlying vocal pitch production, as well as the role of melodic intonation therapy in rehabilitation of stroke victims.

Event topics centre on three main themes: the development of singing, teaching singing and using singing to teach, and singing and well being. Presentations include musical theatre for seniors, sound yoga, Celtic singing, and many others. Hands-on workshops will include ‘Four Basic Steps to Singing' by Sung-Ha Shin-Bouey, 17³Ô¹Ï Associate Professor of Music, and a tour of the AIRS research facilities.

The concert portion begins at 7:00 pm and will showcase the ‘vocal mosaic' of AIRS. A variety of performers of different singing styles will be featured, including Island vocalists Teresa Doyle, Colette Cheverie, and Meaghan Blanchard; Halifax native and classical performer Jennifer Farrell; AIRS post-doctoral fellow at 17³Ô¹Ï, Anick Lamarche; and young Riley Sorensen.

For information about registration and details of the workshop, please email airs@upei.ca or visit .

The workshop is held in association with the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research in Culture, Multimedia, Technology and Cognition in Education (CMTC-E), under the auspices of the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Arts, and is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

About AIRS (Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing)

AIRS is an international collaboration of more than 70 scholars integrating new multidisciplinary knowledge about singing from the perspectives of psychology, music, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and education, assisted by computer science and audio engineering. AIRS addresses the following three main themes from the perspective of individual, cultural, and universal influences: Singing and Well-being, Education, and Development of Singing. The team's novel use of a digital library aims to revolutionize research in singing by enabling the depositing and sharing of audiovisual information via the internet. The research provides resources and best practices for teaching singing across cultures and generations, and a means for enhancing quality of life through improved intercultural and intergenerational understanding.

The Centre for Life-Long Learning at 17³Ô¹Ï is your first point of contact as an adult learner. Offering dynamic academic and student support, flexible programming to fit your schedule, and small class sizes, the Centre will help you with all your education and training needs.

For the second year, The Centre has released an insert in The Guardian for adults who are considering coming back to school. An electronic version of the insert is .

You will find information on what programming and services are available, information on courses taking place at convenient times, and professional development opportunities for adult learners.

If you would like to speak with someone regarding coming to 17³Ô¹Ï, please contact the Centre at 566 0336 or email lifelong@upei.ca.

17³Ô¹Ï men's hockey forward Cory Vitarelli will be returning for a fifth season says head coach Forbie MacPherson.

'As a coaching staff, we are very excited that Cory Vitarelli has decided to return for his fifth year of eligibility,' MacPherson said. 'We believe that having Cory back, somewhat unexpected, would be the equivalent to securing a blue-chip recruit.'

The Peterborough, Ontario native came to 17³Ô¹Ï in 2006 from the Toronto St. Michaels Majors of the Ontario Hockey League. In his four seasons with the Panthers, Vitarelli has 48 goals and 35 assists in 87 games. Last season in 19 games, he had 13 goals and six assists - including a four-goal game against Dalhousie. Three of his goals were game winners for the 15-11-2 Panthers.

'I am excited to be playing one more year at 17³Ô¹Ï and I am expecting big things this year,' Vitarelli said. 'We went on a bit of a winning streak late last season (seven games) and realized our potential. It feels like we have some unfinished business and there is an opportunity to win a championship under Forbie,' he said.

Vitarelli is an accomplished lacrosse player and is currently in the Major Series Lacrosse play-offs with his hometown Peterborough Lakers.

'Cory can be one of the most dangerous offensive players in this league. He has a natural ability to put the puck in the net. The fact that he has decided to play out his remaining year of eligibility, makes a tremendous statement to his commitment to this program,' MacPherson said.

17³Ô¹Ï's home opener this season is October 15 when they host UNB.

The 17³Ô¹Ï (17³Ô¹Ï) today signed a licensing agreement with PEI bioscience company Nautilus Biosciences Canada Inc. for 17³Ô¹Ï-developed technology to extract anti-inflammatory agents from sea coral. The deal has the potential to create millions of dollars in benefits to the University, and Nautilus Biosciences Inc.