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      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Toward
      2000...
      The
      Future
      is
      Ours
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Steve
      Ellis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      Thursday,
      Orien-
     
     
      tation
      Week
      activities
     
     
      wrapped
      up
      with
      a
      pizza
     
     
      party
      for
      the
      top
      team
      at
      the
     
     
      Wanda
      Wyatt
      dining
      hall.
     
     
      Team
      Uranus,
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      eight
      planet
      teams,
      and
      the
     
     
      organizers
      of
      this
      years
     
     
      activities
      reflected
      upon
      and
     
     
      re-enacted
      some
      of
      the
      weeks
     
     
      events
      as
      they
      crunched
      the
     
     
      crust
      and
      slurped
      the
      cheese
     
     
      off
      their
      pizza.
     
    

    
     
      All
      of
      the
      new
      students
     
     
      seemed
      to
      have
      enjoyed
      their
     
     
      first
      week
      at
      UPEI.
      Patricia
     
     
      Cole,
      18,
      a
      first
      year
      busi-
     
     
      ness
      student
      from
      Kensington
     
     
      summed
      the
      week
      up
      for
      the
     
     
      members
      of
      her
      team.
      “It
     
     
      was
      fun.
      I
      met
      people.
      We
     
     
      won
      the
      pizza.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      week
      was
      chock
     
     
      full
      of
      informative
      and
     
     
      entertaining
      activities
      de-
      .
     
     
      signed
      to
      welcome
      New
     
     
      Students
      to
      the
      UPEI
      cam-
     
     
      pus.
      Activities
      began
      with
     
     
      registration
      on
      August
      31
     
     
      and
      included
      sessions
      on
     
     
      time,
      stress
      and
      money
     
     
      management,
      and
      issues
     
     
      related
      to
      sex
      drugs
      and
     
     
      alcohol,
      as
      well
      as
      games
      to
     
     
      help
      New
      Students
      meet
      each
     
     
      other
      and
      evening
      entertain-
     
     
      ment.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      seemed
      to
     
     
      have
      few
      complaints
      about
     
     
      how
      the
      week
      was
      run.
     
     
      Bruce
      Henry,
      21,
      a
      first
      year
     
     
      education
      student
      from
     
     
      Bathurst,
      New
      Brunswick
     
     
      did
      have
      a
      suggestion
      for
     
     
      future
      students
      about
      certain
     
     
      unplanned
      activities
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Volume
      2,
      No.
      1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      occurred
      during
      the
      week.
     
     
      “Put
      a
      requirement
      in
      that
     
     
      you
      bring
      a
      water
      gun.”
     
    

    
     
      “...and
      a
      rain
      suit.”
     
     
      added
      Cole.
     
    

    
     
      New
      Students
      were
      not
     
     
      the
      only
      ones
      who
      enjoyed
     
     
      participating
      in
      this
      years
     
     
      orientation
      activities.
     
     
      Jennifer
      Boswell
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Teaching
      Excellance
      Recognized
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      pre-
     
     
      sented
      awards
      for
      ‘Excel-
     
     
      lence
      in
      Teaching’
      for
      the
     
     
      1995-96
      academic
      year
     
     
      during
      the
      annual
      Faculty
     
     
      Recognition
      Night.
      Two
     
     
      recipients
      of
      this
      award
      were
     
     
      Professor
      J.
      Paul
      Boudreau,
     
     
      Department
      of
      Psychology,
     
     
      and
      Dr.
      Amreek
      Singh,
     
     
      Department
      of
      Anatomy
      and
     
     
      Physiology.
     
    

    
     
      Professor
      Boudreau
     
    

    
     
      -
      was
      recognized
      for
      his
      ability
     
     
      to
      “combine
      in
      his
      classroom
     
     
      his
      demand
      for
      very
      high
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pages
      1
      to
      ¢
     
     
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      standards
      with
      an
      extraordi-
     
     
      nary
      degree
      of
      sensitivity
     
     
      toward
      individual
      differences
     
     
      ...
      He
      is
      not
      just
      interested
     
     
      in
      conveying
      knowledge
      but
     
     
      in
      stimulating
      intellectual
     
     
      gr
      ‘0
      ae
     
    

    
     
      Professor
      Boudreau
     
     
      studied
      at
      Tufts
      University
     
     
      and
      taught
      several
      courses
     
     
      there
      as
      well
      as
      at
      the
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      of
      Massachusetts
     
     
      before
      coming
      to
      UPEI
      two
     
     
      years
      ago.
      He
      recently
     
     
      established
      an
      Infant
      Studies
     
     
      Laboratory
      at
      UPEI
      for
      the
     
     
      scientific
      study
      of
      intellectual
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pages
      6
      6
      7
     
     
      Health
     
    
   
   
    
     
      growth
      and
      development
     
     
      during
      infancy.
     
    

    
     
      Before
      coming
      to
      teach
     
     
      at
      UPEI,
      Dr.
      Singh
      taught
      at
     
     
      the
      Ontario
      Veterinary
     
     
      College,
      University
      of
     
     
      Geneva
      in
      Switzerland
      and
      at
     
     
      two
      veterinary
      schools
      in
     
     
      India.
      Dr.
      Singh's
      main
     
     
      teaching
      interests
      are
      in
     
     
      microscopic
      anatomy.
      Dr.
     
     
      Singh
      has
      provided
      research
     
     
      training
      to
      15
      undergraduates
     
     
      during
      the
      last
      12
      years
      with
     
     
      the
      support
      of
      the
      Natural
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      Page
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pages
      8
      &
      q
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Home
      is
      where
      you
      find
      it
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      10,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Frenchfort
      and
      Matt
     
     
      McQuaid
      of
      Keppoch
      were
     
     
      two
      of
      over
      forty
      leaders
      who
     
     
      had
      a
      great
      time
      running
      the
     
     
      activities.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      had
      more
      fun
      this
     
     
      year
      than
      I
      had
      as
      a
      Frosh,”
     
     
      said
      McQuaid.
     
    

    
     
      The
      reason
      for
      this
      was
     
     
      explained
      by
      Boswell.
      “This
     
    
   
   
    
     
      es
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year
      the
      students
      seemed
      to
     
     
      have
      a
      lot
      more
      energy.”
     
     
      Hours
      of
      wild
      dancing
      and
     
     
      singing
      at
      the
      karaoke
      night,
     
     
      Monday,
      September
      2
      were
     
     
      evidence
      of
      this.
     
    

    
     
      Attendance
      at
      Orienta-
     
     
      tion
      activities
      was
      down
     
     
      substantially
      this
      year.
      Only
     
     
      220
      people
      registered
      for
     
     
      Orientation
      ‘96,
      a
      decrease
     
     
      from
      300
      in
      1995
      and
      350
      in
     
     
      1994.
     
    

    
     
      Erin
      McCrady,
      the
     
     
      chair
      of
      this
      years
      activities
     
     
      did
      not
      let
      the
      decrease
      upset
     
     
      her.
      “It
      didn’t
      put
      a
      damper
     
     
      on
      the
      spirit
      of
      the
      week.
     
     
      The
      whole
      point
      is
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      good
      time,
      not
      to
      worry
     
     
      about
      how
      many
      people
      were
     
     
      there.
      The
      low,
      no
      [
      I
      mean]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      Page
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Robb
      Among
      Distinguished
      Educators
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professor
      Andy
      Robb
     
     
      of
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      will
      be
      among
     
     
      the
      region’s
      top
      educators
      to
     
     
      be
      honoured
      by
      the
      Associa-
     
     
      tion
      of
      Atlantic
      Universities
     
     
      (AAU).
      At
      the
      Association’s
     
     
      September
      meeting
      in
     
     
      Fredericton,
      Robb
      will
     
     
      receive
      the
      AAU
      Instruc-
     
     
      tional
      Leadership
      Award
      for
     
     
      “demonstrating
      a
      commit-
     
     
      ment
      to
      the
      improvement
      of
     
     
      university
      teaching
      within
      his
     
     
      own
      institution
      and
      beyond”.
     
    

    
     
      He
      is
      recognized
      as
      an
     
     
      outstanding
      teacher
      who
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pages
      10
      6
      11
     
     
      Music
      &
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      had
      an
      enormous
      influence
     
     
      on
      transforming
      the
      culture
     
     
      of
      teaching,
      both
      within
      and
     
     
      outside
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      AAU
     
     
      also
      stated
      that
      he
      is
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      most
      highly
      respected
     
     
      members
      of
      faculty,
      and
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      most
      outstanding
     
     
      contributors
      to
      teaching
      and
     
     
      curriculum
      development
      at
     
     
      the
      University,
      Robb’s
     
     
      influence
      on
      curriculum
      and
     
     
      instruction
      has
      been
      consist-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ently
      important
      for
      a
      quarter
     
     
      Continued
      Page
      2
     
     
      ARCH
     
     
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      gos
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