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      March
      25,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Excellence
      at
      UPEIl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      highlights
      of
      the
      past
      semester
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      CINDY
      VENEMA
     
     
      and
      JULIE
      CLOW
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      has
      shone
      numer-
     
     
      ous
      times
      over
      this
      past
      se-
     
     
      mester
      in
      undergraduate
      sym-
     
     
      posiums
      and
      conferences.
      The
     
     
      many
      triumphs
      of
      UPEI
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      show
      that
      our
      university
     
     
      effectively
      shapes
      leaders
      and
     
     
      winners.
     
    

    
     
      Biology
     
    

    
     
      On
      March
      7th,
      twenty
     
     
      six
      students
      and
      four
      profes-
     
     
      sors
      from
      UPEI
      attended
      the
     
     
      Atlantic
      University
      Under-
     
     
      graduate
      Biology
     
     
      Conference(AUUBC).
      This
     
     
      conference
      hosts
      150
      students
     
     
      from
      every
      school
      in
      the
     
     
      maritimes.
      This
      year
      four
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      from
      UPEI
      presented
      in
     
     
      two
      categories.
      Kathryn
      Dau-
     
     
      Schmidt
      presented
      orally
      and
     
     
      Chris
      Grey,
      Aurelie
      de
      Fayard
     
     
      and
      Jason
      Gallant
      presented
     
     
      with
      posters.
      UPEI
      received
     
     
      first
      and
      second
      place
      in
      the
     
     
      poster
      competition.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      presenters
     
     
      from
      UPEI
      ,
      Chris
      Grey,
      was
     
     
      impressed
      by
      the
      conference
     
     
      and
      UPEI’s
      success:
      “It
      was
     
     
      great
      to
      see
      that
      UPEI
      is
      in
     
     
      there
      among
      the
      top
      in
      under-
     
     
      graduate
      research-
      In
      fact
      ,
     
     
      we're
      number
      one”.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      English
     
    

    
     
      During
      the.
      first
      week-
     
     
      end
      of
      February,
      the
      annual
     
     
      English
      Conference
      was
      held
     
     
      _
      at
      Dalhousie
      University.
      Five
     
     
      UPEI
      students
      attended
      the
     
     
      conference:
      Emily
      Ledwell,
     
     
      Alice
      Gallant,
      Laura
      Hanson,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tim
      Curley
      and
      Janna
      Green.
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Each
      student
      presented
      their
     
     
      own
      English
      papers.
      Dr.
      Shan-
     
     
      non
      Murray
      attended
      the
      con-
     
     
      ference
      and
      her
      impression
      of
     
     
      the
      UPEI
      presenters
      was:
     
     
      “With
      no
      exaggeration
      and--I
     
     
      think--
      little
      bias,
      I
      can
      say
      that
     
     
      our
      students
      far
      outstripped
     
     
      any
      of
      the
      other
      presenters
      I
     
     
      heard.”.
      Murray
      attributes
      this
     
     
      success
      not
      only
      to
      the
      aca-
     
     
      demic
      talents
      of
      the
      present-
     
     
      ers,
      but
      also
      to
      Dr.
      Irene
     
     
      Gammel.
      Gammel
      gives
      a
     
     
      presentation
      workshop
      every
     
     
      year
      to
      assist
      the
      participants
     
     
      with
      their
      presentations.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Murray
      felt
      this
      was
      just
     
     
      yet
      another
      example
      of
      UPEI’s
     
     
      excellence:
      “Yet
      again
      we
      see
     
     
      that
      the
      best
      of
      our
      students
     
     
      can
      easily
      stand
      up
      to
      the
      best
     
     
      of
      students
      at
      any
      university,
     
     
      and
      in
      this
      case,
      they
      outshone
     
     
      the
      others.
      Take
      that
     
     
      Macleans.”’.
     
    

    
     
      Business
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Business
      fac-
     
     
      ulty
      has
      enjoyed
      a
      longstanding
     
     
      reputation
      as
      having
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      best
      programs
      that
      the
     
     
      maritimes
      has
      to
      offer.
     
    

    
     
      An
      example
      of
      this,
      is
     
     
      when
      J.D.
      Irving
      held
      inter-
     
     
      views
      this
      past
      semester
      for
     
     
      positions
      available
      to
      Business
     
     
      graduates
      from
      maritime
      uni-
     
     
      versities.
      Fifteen
      UPEI
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      got
      interviews,
      which
      is
     
     
      a
      high
      percentage
      above
      other
     
     
      universities.
      Four
      of
      these
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      got
      call
      backs
      which
      is
     
     
      more
      than
      any
      other
      single
      uni-
     
     
      versity,
      and
      two
      of
      the
      four
     
     
      students
      got
      job
      offers
      from
     
     
      the
      Irvings.
      The
      recruiters
     
    

    
     
      from
      the
      company
      said
      that
     
     
      they
      would
      definitely
      be
      back
     
     
      next
      year
     
    

    
     
      The
      opening
      ceremonies
     
    

    
     
      for
      the
      new
      Business
      program,
     
     
      the
      Internship
      program,
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      were
      held
      this
      semes--
     
     
      ter.
      The
      Internship
      program
      is_
     
    
   
   
    
     
      looking
      to
      place
      all
      of
      it’s
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      by
      April
      4th
      of
      this
      year
     
     
      .
      Irving
      has
      expressed
      interest
     
     
      in
      placing
      two
      of
      the
      Internship
     
     
      students
      from
      UPEI,
      one
      in
      St.
     
     
      John
      and
      one
      in
      Sussex.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      Development
     
    

    
     
      Open
      House:
     
    

    
     
      This
      semester,
      UPEI
     
     
      held
      its
      first
      open
      house.
      Three
     
     
      hundred
      and
      fifty
      students
     
     
      came
      from
      across
      the
      island
      ,
     
     
      despite
      harsh
      weather
      condi-
     
     
      tions,
      to
      enjoy
      the
      open
      house.
     
     
      The
      open
      house
      was
      organ-
     
     
      ized
      by
      UPEI
      students.
      Many
     
     
      faculties
      spent
      hours
      setting
     
     
      up
      their
      displays.
     
    

    
     
      Blaine
      Jenson,
      the
      Di-
     
     
      rector
      of
      Student
      Develop-
     
     
      ment,
      commented
      “Some
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      may
      have
      tagged
      along
     
     
      with
      a
      friend
      who
      never
      con-
     
     
      sidered
      UPEI,
      and
      it
      was
      those
     
     
      students
      we
      were
      trying
      to
     
     
      snag...those
      who
      think
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      going
      to
      university
      close
      to
     
     
      home
      is
      not
      that
      good,
      but
      when
     
     
      they
      saw
      the
      campus
      they
     
     
      thought
      that
      UPEI
      was
      not
     
     
      suchabad
      university
      after
      all.”
     
    

    
     
      Leadership
      Symposium:
     
    

    
     
      The
      Open
      House
      was
      a
     
     
      result
      of
      the
      planning
      done
      by
     
     
      the
      members
      of
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Leadership
      Symposium.
      The
     
     
      Leadership
      Symposium
      con-
     
     
      sisted
      of
      student
      leaders
      who
     
     
      have
      met
      seven
      times
      this
     
     
      year.
      Student
      Development
     
     
      decided
      to
      honour
      the
      out-
     
     
      standing
      student
      leaders
      last
     
     
      weekend
      at
      the
      first
      ever
      Lead-
     
     
      ership
      Recognition
      Reception.
     
     
      At
      this
      reception
      awards
      were
     
     
      given
      to
      the
      top
      leaders.
     
     
      Jennifer
      Feethem,
      President
     
     
      of
      the
      Engineering
      Society
      ,
     
     
      and
      Chris
      Grey,
      SU
      President,
     
     
      split
      the
      Inspirational
      Leader-
     
     
      ship
      Award.
      Jonathan
      Oliver,
     
     
      RA
      at
      Marion
      Hall,
      received
     
     
      the
      Leadership
      Excellence
     
     
      Award
     
    

    
     
      Respect
      Day
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      last
      three
      years,
     
     
      Mary
      Johnston-
      Hunter
      has
     
     
      co-ordinated
      an
      event
      called
     
     
      Respect
      Day.
      On
      Respect
      day,
     
     
      we
      are
      supposed
      to
      remember
     
     
      all
      those
      nice
      little
      things
      our
     
     
      parents
      taught
      us
      like,
      be
      nice
     
     
      to
      one
      another,
      be
      nice
      to
      your-
     
     
      self
      and
      how
      much
      the
      little
     
     
      things
      that
      you
      do
      can
      matter.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      decided
      that
      this
     
     
      was
      a
      good
      time
      of
      year
      to
      hold
     
     
      the
      event
      because
      towards
      the
     
     
      end
      of
      second
      semester
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      are
      feeling
      the
      stress
      of
     
     
      almost
      a
      whole
      year’s
      work.
     
    

    
     
      _
      On
      Respect
      Day
      ,
      there
     
    

    
     
      was
      a
      booth
      set
      up
      in
      the
     
     
      breezeway
      at
      Robertson
      Li-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      brary.
      Yellow
      ribbons
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      handed
      out
      as
      a
      symbol
      of
     
     
      respect
      and
      little
      pieces
      of
      pa-
     
     
      per
      wrapped
      with
      cheerful
     
     
      notes
      of
      anecdotes
      and
      were
     
     
      given
      to
      the
      students.
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      were
      thrilled
      with
      their
     
     
      gifts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      congratulate
      all
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      at
      UPEI
      who
      have
      par-
     
     
      ticipated
      in
      making
      our
      univer-
     
     
      sity
      shine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
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