4
      eee
      News_
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PContinued
      from
      page
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      booth
      gave
      detailed
      in-
     
     
      formation
      about
      symptoms
     
     
      and
      prevention
      of
      sexually
     
     
      transmitted
      diseases,
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      graphic
      photographs
      to
     
     
      help
      take
      the
      message
      home.
     
     
      Another
      exhibit
      on
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      stress,
      a
      powerful
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      among
      young
      people,
     
     
      offered
      free
      “stress
      squeeze
     
     
      balls,”
      pamphlets
      of
      infor-
     
     
      mation,
      and
      schedules
      tohelp
     
     
      students
      plan
      out
      their
      time
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      Students
      Services
      de-
     
     
      partment
      and
      the
      Mental
     
     
      Health
      Association
      offered
     
     
      a
      wide
      range
      of
      resources
      to_
     
     
      assist
      with
      the
      emotional
      and
      |
     
     
      psychological
      health
      of
      stu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      effort
      to
      ease
      anxiety.
     
     
      Similarly-themedexhibitsby
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dents
      experiencing
      variate
      —
     
     
      levels
      of
      stress.
     
     
      The
      “rising”
      trend
      of
     
     
      alternative
      therapies,
      such
     
     
      as
      yoga,
      meditation,
      and
     
     
      herbal
      remedies
      was
      also
     
     
      the
      subject
      of
      another
      ex-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hibit.
      The
      presenters
      of-
     
     
      fered
      directions
      for
      medita-
     
     
      tion,
      recipes
      for
      chocolate
     
     
      mint
      fudge,
      and
      samples
      of
     
     
      herbal
      tea
      for
      visitors.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nutrition
      students
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      also
      involving
      in
      preparing
     
     
      exhibits,
      including
      one
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      examined
      the
      issues
      sur-
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rounding
      fastfood
      consump-
     
     
      tion
      —
      a
     
     
      studentdiets.
      Another
      booth
     
     
      focussed
      on
      the
      prevalent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      negative
      conceptions
      sur-
      ——
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rounding
      weightas
      presented
     
     
      by
      various
      prominent
      cul-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      le
      of
      many
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      tation
      of
      exhibits
      conjured
     
    
   
   
    
     
      said
      indivi
      This
      display
     
    

    
     
      had
      a
      visual
      representation
     
    

    
     
      of
      two
      popular
      television
     
    

    
     
      stars
      (the
      notoriously
      slim
     
     
      Calista
      Flockhart,
      aka
      Ally
     
     
      _
      McBeal,and
      the
      less
      Holly-
     
     
      wood
      typical
      actress
     
     
      Camryn
      Manheim
      of
      The
     
     
      Practice)
      depicted
      on
      an
     
     
      uneven
      scale.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      other
      booths
     
     
      ‘representing
      on-campus
     
     
      health
      resources
      and
      com-.
     
     
      munity
      health
      organizations
     
     
      provided
      informstion
      on
      cain;
     
     
      pussplevant
      themes;
     
     
      _
      Theprovocative
      range
     
     
      of
      topics
      and
      the
      im
      -
     
     
      tive,
      multi-faceted
      presen-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      response
      of
      one
      student:
     
     
      “It
      forces
      you
      to
      think
     
     
      about
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘
      kt
     
     
      Wppate
     
     
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      island
      women
      complete
      UPEI
     
     
      management
      program
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Jan.
      20,
      1999,
      26
     
     
      women
      received
      certificates
     
     
      signifying
      their
      successful
     
     
      completion
      of
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island’s
     
     
      Management
      Development
     
     
      Program
      for
     
     
      Women.
      The
      program
      pro-
     
     
      vides
      theoretical
      instruction
     
     
      and
      workplace
      application
      in
     
     
      management—
      a
      fieldin
      which
     
     
      women
      continue
      to
      be
      under-
     
     
      represented.
     
    

    
     
      “IT
      believe
      we
      have
     
     
      earned
      a
      reputation
      for
      pro-
     
     
      viding
      quality
      instructioncom-
     
     
      bined
      with
      valuable
      practical
     
     
      opportunities
      for
      incorporat-
     
     
      ing
      newskills
      into
      the
      partici-
     
     
      pant’s
      workplace.”
      says
      Isabel
     
     
      Christian,
      Program
      Coordi-
     
     
      nator.
      “There
      are
      not
      many
     
     
      opportunities
      like
      this
      one
      lo-
     
     
      cally.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Management
      De-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      velopment
      Program
      for
     
     
      Women
      focuses
      on
      the
      spe-
     
     
      cial
      needs
      and
      strengths
      of
     
     
      women
      in
      management
      posi-
     
     
      tions.
      Withanall-femaleclass,
     
     
      the
      students
      address
     
     
      workplace
      issues
      and
      poten-
     
     
      tial
      opportunities
      and
      barriers
     
     
      for
      advancement.
     
    

    
     
      Theone-year
      program
     
     
      uniquely
      involvestheemployer
     
     
      asa
      “sponsor”
      who
      supports
     
     
      the
      student.
      Having
      the
      sup-
     
     
      portofthe
      workplacenot
      only
     
     
      enhances
      the
      student’s
      expe-
     
     
      rience
      in
      the
      course,
      but
      pro-
     
     
      motesa
      positive
      long-term
      re-
     
     
      lationship
      with
      the
      place
      of
     
     
      employment.
     
    

    
     
      “Tsland
      Telisalearning
     
     
      organization,”
      says
      Paul
     
     
      Hickey
      of
      Island
      Tel.
      “We
     
     
      believe
      in
      supporting
      ourem-
     
     
      ployees
      in
      their
      various
      pro-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fessional
      development
      initia-
     
     
      tives.”
     
    

    
     
      Thesuccessful
      program
     
     
      started
      two
      years
      ago
      with
     
     
      twenty-five
      students
      who
     
     
      were
      mostly
      from
      the
      public
     
     
      sector.
      However,
      the
     
     
      demographics
      of
      the
      incom-
     
     
      ing
      class
      suggest
      that
      more
     
     
      women
      and
      their
      employers
     
     
      in
      the
      private
      sector,
      such
      as
     
     
      local
      computercompanies
      and
     
     
      carrental
      agencies,
      are
      seek-
     
     
      ing
      training
      inmanagement.
      In
     
     
      fact,
      there
      is
      a
      waiting
      list
      of
     
     
      acceptable
      applicants.
     
    

    
     
      “Treally
      enjoyed
      learn-
     
     
      ing
      withprofessional
      women,”
     
     
      says
      Jane
      Aiken,
      former
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      of
      the
      program
      and
      Is-
     
     
      land
      Tel
      employee.
      “I
      have
     
     
      acquired
      a
      great
      network
      and
     
     
      alotofconfidence
      to
      build
      on
     
     
      in
      my
      management
      career.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      +
      2February
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AVC
      professor
      hits
     
     
      publication
      landmark
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Amreek
      Singh,
      a
      professor
      in
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
     
     
      College
      at
      UPEI
      has
      published
      his
      one
      hundredth
      paper
      late
      last
     
     
      year.
      The
      paper
      was
      published
      in
      Toxicology,
      an
      international
     
     
      science
      journal.
      The
      event
      is
      a
      first
      for
      AVC
      faculty.
     
    

    
     
      Singh’s
      list
      of
      publications
      comprises
      81
      refereed
      papers,
     
     
      11
      invited
      papers,
      and
      eight
      book
      chapters.
      He
      has
      contributed
     
     
      to
      over
      160
      regional,
      national
      and
      international
      science
      confer-
     
     
      ences
      and
      was
      invited
      to
      chair
      several
      sessions
      in
      these
     
     
      meetings
      that
      were
      held
      worldwide
      including
      Australia,
      Bel-
     
     
      gium,
      Canada,
      England,
      France,
      India,
      Netherlands,
      Spain,
     
     
      Switzerland,
      and
      the
      USA.
     
    

    
     
      Currently,
      he
      serves
      on
      the
      editorial
      boards
      of
      Histology
     
     
      and
      Histopathology,
      and
      the
      Journal
      of
      Submicroscopic
      Cytol-
     
     
      ogy
      and
      Pathology,
      and
      is
      a
      reviewer
      for
      four
      other
      scholarly
     
     
      journals.
      He
      has
      supervised
      several
      graduate
      students
      at
     
     
      M.Sc.,
      Ph.D.
      and
      D.V.M.
      levels.
      He
      has
      also
      supervised
      ten
     
     
      Undergraduate
      Students
      Research
      awardees
      of
      the
      Natural
     
     
      Sciences
      and
      Engineering
      Research
      Council,
      Ottawa
      who
     
     
      were
      studying
      at
      the
      AVC.
      Singh
      has
      brought
      well
      over
      quarter
     
     
      million
      dollars
      to
      the
      University.
     
    

    
     
      Singh’s
      current
      research
      is
      on
      ultrastructural
      pathology
     
     
      in
      the
      laboratory
      animals
      induced
      by
      environmental
      pollutants
     
     
      such
      as
      lead
      and
      PCBs.
      He
      is
      an
      active
      member
      of
      13
     
     
      professional
      societies
      and
      has
      served
      in
      different
      committees
      of
     
     
      American
      Association
      of
      Advancement
      Science,
      American
     
     
      Association
      of
      Veterinary
      Anatomists,
      Canadian
      Association
     
     
      of
      Anatomists,
      and
      the
      American
      Association
      of
      Anatomists
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1:45
      PM
     
     
      it
      is
      the
      vacation
      ofa
     
     
      lifetime.
      There
      is
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      emergency.
      The
      doctor
     
     
      is
      asking
      questions.
     
     
      You’re
      not
      able
      to
      answer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1:57
      PM
     
     
      You
      don’t
      speak
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPEAKS
      FOR
      ¥.0
      0
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1-800-668-1507
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.medicalert.ca