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In a message to the campus community, Vice-President Administration and Finance Jackie Podger announced the 17吃瓜鈥檚 latest sustainability initiative鈥斺�淏ack to Tap鈥�. 

Vice-President Podger wrote, 鈥淎s a University we are always open to suggestions to reduce our carbon footprint. It is my pleasure to introduce our newest initiative鈥斺�淏ack to Tap鈥濃�攊ntended to support a greener campus.鈥�

17吃瓜 has demonstrated its commitment to fiscal, environmental, and cultural sustainability over the years. Environmental sustainability initiatives have been weaved into 17吃瓜鈥檚 teaching and research platforms. From the creation of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, to the launch of the Bachelor of Science in Applied Climate Change and Adaptation, 17吃瓜 continues to put sustainability at the forefront of its plans.

17吃瓜鈥檚 newest initiative is 鈥淏ack to Tap鈥�, which promotes the use of reusable water bottles and containers, and filling them at water fountains or fill stations.

Aside from the money being spent when clean drinking water of comparable quality is available from the tap, there are also many environmental issues associated with bottled water cooler dispensers, such as emissions and energy consumption associated with extraction, transportation, distribution, and storage鈥攁ll of which have a significant impact on the University鈥檚 carbon footprint.

鈥淥ur goal, through education and behaviour change, is to eliminate the use of bottled water cooler dispensers on campus and reduce the associated costs, energy use, and greenhouse-gas emissions,鈥� added Vice-President Podger.

Effective December 31, 2018, all bottled water cooler dispensers on campus will be removed. Instead the campus community will be encouraged to use reusable water bottles and containers at one of the 59 water fountains/fill stations currently located on campus. These are available on most floors of the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre; Cass Science Hall; Central Utility Building; Dalton Hall; Don and Marion McDougall Hall; Duffy Science Centre; Health Sciences Building; K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre; Kelley Memorial Building; Memorial Hall; Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre; Robertson Library; Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building; SDU Main Building; Steel Building; W.A. Murphy Student Centre; Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall; Atlantic Veterinary College and the Clubhouse adjacent to the artificial turf sports field.

Please join us on Wednesday, November 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 17吃瓜鈥檚 SDU Main Building for a symposium presented by the students of MUS 4220鈥擥lobal Musics.

Students will present their research-in-progress on a diverse range of topics, from South Indian classical music, to Mexican punk rock, to the relationship between bagpiping and Scottish identity on Prince Edward Island. This symposium is part of a major research project that students in MUS 4220 are undertaking this semester, and they would greatly appreciate support and feedback.

Students from other courses are welcome to present their own work at the symposium, but there is limited space in the schedule. Please contact music@upei.ca.

All are welcome!

17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball kicks off the 2018鈥�2019 season with a pair of games each against Memorial University, and 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey looks to pick up a win at home against the Universit茅 de Moncton.

17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey kicks off the weekend Friday at 7:00 pm at MacLauchlan Arena. Coach Forbes MacPherson said this is a big game for the Panthers.

鈥淲e have a split of home and away games this weekend, so we have to take care of our home-ice opportunities,鈥� said MacPherson. 鈥淯 de M is coming off of a huge win against UNB, so they will be confident and on a high. It will be important for us to have a great start.鈥�

17吃瓜 Basketball鈥檚 two-day home stand against Memorial University begins Saturday. The women鈥檚 game against MUN begins at 6:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

鈥淭he team has been working hard for the past two months as a group,鈥� said Coach Matt Gamblin. 鈥淲e are excited and ready to kick off the regular season this weekend.鈥�

The men tip off Saturday evening at 8:00 pm. Coach Darrell Glenn said he and his staff are thrilled about the young team and its potential for growth.

鈥淔ifteen players make up our active roster and ten of those players are either in their first or second season with the Panthers,鈥� said Glenn. 鈥淭he most notable returnees are fifth-year small forward Milorad Sedlarevic and fourth-year point guard Amin Suleman. Also returning home via transfer from Cape Breton University is Jack MacAulay, who will bring some much-needed shooting from the three-point line. AUS All-Rookie team member Moshe Wadley will lead a talented group of sophomores, and Dawson College CEGEP graduates Nudy and Judy Georges will headline our talented freshmen class.鈥�

Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball will get a second shot against MUN on Sunday. The women鈥檚 game begins at 1:00 pm. The men begin at 3:00 pm.

Be sure to pick up your season pass for 17吃瓜 Basketball! Your pass gives you entry to ten double headers during the regular home season for $90, or $81 for seniors. Visit gopanthersgo.ca/tickets for details, or drop by Panther Central.

As usual, all 17吃瓜 students get into home games for free! Come on our and cheer on your Panthers!

Go Panthers Go! 

The next Theology on Tap will commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War. Dr. Mark McGowan, a professor of history at the University of Toronto, will discuss 鈥渢he Roman Catholic Church and the Great War: Ideas of Peace, Patriotism, and the Paschal Mystery鈥� on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm in the Pourhouse above The Old Triangle Ale House at 189 Great George Street, Charlottetown. All are welcome.

Dr. Mark G. McGowan is professor and deputy chair of history at the University of Toronto. He served as principal of St. Michael鈥檚 College from 2002 to 2011 and in several university administrative posts since. He is the author of numerous award-winning books on religion, culture, and migration, with a special focus on the Irish. His latest book is The Imperial Irish: Canada's Irish Catholics Fight the Great War, 1914鈥�1918 (MQUP, 2017). His current research is on Irish Famine orphan children and their reception and settlement in British North America and the United States. Dr. McGowan is also the recipient of four university teaching awards. He is known in Catholic education circles for his work on the history of Catholic schools in Ontario, his duties as a trustee for the DCDSB in 2014, and his advisory work for the Institute for Catholic Education. In the Spring of 2019, Novalis will be publishing his new book It鈥檚 Our Turn: Carrying on the Work of the Pioneers of Catholic Education in Ontario. He lives in Whitby, Ontario with his wife Eileen. Their five children have fled to careers in teaching, archaeology, study, management, and ownership of the only board game pub in the Durham region. They have two grandchildren, which they spend much time and energy spoiling.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

South Shore resident JoDee Samuelson will launch her new book The Cove Journal on Thursday, November 15 at 7:00 pm in Beaconsfield Carriage House. Samuelson will be joined by fiddler Roy Johnstone, accompanied by Margie Carmichael on guitar.

For the last eight years, Samuelson has been publishing a column in The Buzz called 鈥淭he Cove Journal鈥�. This monthly column captures the soft edges of rural life on Prince Edward Island. Published by Island Studies Press, The Cove Journal gathers seven years of her writing and original illustrations into a collection that celebrates the passing of the seasons, the rise and fall of gardens, the friendship with neighbours, and simple daily life in 鈥渢he Cove.鈥�

If 鈥淭he Cove Journal鈥� is the first thing you turn to when you open a copy of the latest Buzz, now you can experience Samuelson鈥檚 insights, imagination, and humour all over again,鈥� says Peter Richards, Managing Editor of The Buzz. 鈥淚f you are new to PEI, or Samuelson鈥檚 column, you will enjoy her reflections and how she captures the essence of rural life on PEI.鈥�

Born and raised on the Canadian prairies, filmmaker, and artist JoDee Samuelson has lived on the beautiful South Shore of Prince Edward Island for the past thirty years. Her animated films have been shown at festivals around the world, winning numerous awards for this Island filmmaker. She is a member of the Canoe Cove Women鈥檚 Institute, a wood carver, painter, gardener, and a baker of delicious bread.

Please join Island Studies Press and JoDee Samuelson in celebrating this new book. For more information about the book or the launch, please contact Bren at ispstaff@upei.ca or call (902) 566-0386.

Sponsored by the Swedish Embassy in Ottawa and F枚reningen Svenska Tons盲ttare, Sounds of Sweden will be a celebration of Swedish classical music, marking the 100^th anniversary of the Swedish Society of Composers. Curated by composer Jim O鈥橪eary, the concert will feature music by the foremost Swedish composers living today, like Jan Sandstr枚m and Karin Rehnqvist, alongside classics by Hugo Alfv茅n and Ingvar Lidholm, performed by three leading Island groups.

eklektikos, led by artistic director Dale Sorensen on trombone, Morgan Saulnier on flute, and Jacqueline Sorensen Young on piano, will perform chamber music, together with the Nicole Strum and Tristan De Borba Duo on saxophones. The Luminos Ensemble will present highlights from the extensive choral repertoire of Sweden, singing music in four languages, under the direction of Margot Rejskind, artistic director.

Sounds of Sweden will take place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 17吃瓜 on November 10 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free of charge.

Jim O鈥橪eary is a composer, based in Charlottetown. After many years in Sweden, O鈥橪eary returned to Canada as the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 first ever composer-in-residence from 2011 to 2013. His music has been performed by leading ensembles and orchestras throughout Canada and internationally.

eklektikos is a chamber music ensemble from Charlottetown that is dedicated to presenting contemporary chamber music. Founded in 2002 by artistic director and trombonist Dale Sorensen, the instrumentation is flexible and determined by the needs of each performance situation.

Luminos Ensemble is a Charlottetown-based choir of trained vocal soloists who are passionate about small ensemble performance. Formed in 2017 by artistic director Margot Rejskind, Luminos presents a series of three concerts a year.

The Strum-DeBorba Duo is a collaboration between saxophonists Nicole Strum and Tristan De Borba. Each musician is one of Canada鈥檚 preeminent classical and contemporary saxophonists and together, they bring new saxophone repertoire to life.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

by Dr. Joshua MacFadyen, an associate professor in the Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program in the Faculty of Arts at 17吃瓜, examines the story of flax, a plant that went in a few decades from a specialty crop to one of the most commercially important farming products in a rapidly industrializing North America. Flax Americana: A History of the Fibre and Oil that Covered a Continent is published by McGill Queen鈥檚 University Press.

鈥�Flax Americana touches on topics as diverse as Canadian Mennonites making homespun linen, escaped slaves and First Nations labourers participating in Ontario鈥檚 industrial transformation, and oilseed empires driving precarious agriculture into North and South American grasslands for the production of a luxury good鈥攑aint,鈥� explained Dr. MacFadyen. 鈥淗owever, the book is really about what a deep dive into a single plant and the places that produced it can tell us about the emergence of commodity frontiers, industrial capitalism, and the modern world itself.鈥�

From the publisher鈥檚 website:

鈥淔armers feed cities, but starting in the nineteenth century they painted them too. Flax from Canada and the northern United States produced fibre for textiles and linseed oil for paint鈥攃ritical commodities in a century when wars were fought over fibre and when increased urbanization demanded expanded paint markets. Flax Americana re-examines the changing relationships between farmers, urban consumers, and the land through a narrative of Canada鈥檚 first and most important industrial crop.

鈥淚nitially a specialty crop grown by Mennonites and other communities on contracts for small-town mill complexes, flax became big business in the late nineteenth century as multinational linseed oil companies quickly displaced rural mills. Flax cultivation spread across the northern plains and prairies, particularly along the edges of dry-land settlement, and then into similar ecosystems in South America鈥檚 Pampas. Joshua MacFadyen鈥檚 detailed examination of archival records reveals the complexity of a global commodity and its impact on the eastern Great Lakes and northern Great Plains. He demonstrates how international networks of scientists, businesses, and regulators attempted to predict and control the crop鈥檚 frontier geography, how evolving consumer concerns about product quality and safety shaped the market and its regulations, and how the nature of each region encouraged some forms of business and limited others.

鈥淭he northern flax industry emerged because of border-crossing communities. By following the plant across countries and over time Flax Americana sheds new light on the ways that commodities, frontiers, and industrial capitalism shaped the modern world.鈥�

Congratulations, Dr. MacFadyen!

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Christina Murray, Associate Professor of Nursing with 17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Nursing and Dr. Barb Neis, Project Director for the On the Move Partnership were recently awarded the 2018 Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution by The Vanier Institute of the Family.

Nora Spinks, CEO of The Vanier Institute, congratulated Drs. Murray and Neis, lauding both women for their work as leaders, scholars and collaborators.

Dr. Murray was praised for her work and dedication to the creation, development, planning, and execution of the inaugural Families, Work and Mobility Symposium. Spinks described the symposium, held at 17吃瓜 in May 2018, as a highly successful event that created great momentum for future collaboration and 鈥減rovided a rich, inclusive, positive, welcoming and collaborative learning environment鈥� for everyone involved.

Ms. Spinks referenced Dr. Neis鈥檚 leadership with the On the Move Partnership, noting that 鈥渁s a result of On the Move, those who employ and support 鈥榝amilies on the move鈥� can draw from a rigorous and robust knowledge base to develop evidence-based policies, programs and practices.鈥�

The Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution is presented in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the work of The Vanier Institute of the Family. Award winners are recognized for significant contribution to advancing the understanding of families in Canada, in all of their diversity.
Ms. Spinks presented the award to Drs. Murray and Neis at the People, Place and Public Engagement Conference in St. John鈥檚, Newfoundland and Labrador on October 25, 2018.
 

Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Reese Baxendale and Jamesly Jerome, the 17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for October 29 to November 4.

Reese Baxendale is a second-year science student from Sussex, New Brunswick and a guard on the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball team. The Panthers kicked off the 2018鈥�2019 season with a two-game home stand this weekend against Memorial University. Baxendale scored 28 points, made six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in Saturday鈥檚 79鈥�75 win, and scored 22 points鈥攊ncluding the game-tying three-point shot鈥攊n Sunday鈥檚 62鈥�60 win. 鈥淩eese made the plays we needed at the times we needed them, all weekend,鈥� said coach Matt Gamblin.

Jamesly Jerome is a first-year arts student from Montreal and a forward on the 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball team. The Panthers picked up their first two wins of the season over the weekend, toppling Memorial in two straight games. Jerome pulled down 13 rebounds and scored 14 points on Sunday, notching the first double-double of his AUS career. 鈥淛amesley led all teammates in minutes played, playing 31 of 40 minutes,鈥� said coach Darrell Glenn. 鈥淗is competitive spirit is something that our team hopes to embrace as part of our identity.鈥�

Go Panthers Go!

The next presentation in the Island Studies Lecture series features Dr. Joseph Glass speaking on the life and times of Dr. Leo Frank. The lecture is Tuesday, November 20 at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of 17吃瓜鈥檚 SDU Main Building. All are welcome.

Hidden away in Stratford, a small municipal park is named in memory of a former resident, Dr. Leo Frank, a unique individual in the Jewish and general history of PEI. In 1915, he established the Rosebank Fur Farms: a profitable business and showcase for black silver fox ranching as featured in many postcards, stereoscope cards, articles in North America newspapers, and a motion picture. A mysterious character, he made quite an impression on Islanders. His economic, social, and cultural activities were often discussed in the local press. However, he did not draw attention to his Jewishness until after his marriage in 1935. Although the ranch ceased operations in 1944, he and his wife Ruchamah lived at Rosebank until 1958. The lecture highlights the story of the man memorialized in this green space in Stratford.

Dr. Joseph B. Glass is a recent arrival to the Island. Born in Toronto, he studied and taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for over twenty years. Dr. Glass鈥� published research has looked at Sephardic Jewish entrepreneurs in Jerusalem, American and Canadian Jewish migration, and the connection between Canada and the Holy Land. His book on the Valero family in Jerusalem received a prestigious award for best monograph in Turkish economic and social history. Since his arrival, he has been researching PEI鈥檚 early Jewish history until the mid-twentieth century. He has uncovered a wealth of information and fascinating stories of early Jewish life. His is preparing articles and a book on this little-known group in the Island鈥檚 history.

Admission to the lecture is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

The next lecture in the series is scheduled for December 11. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.