Aprit
      5,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Human
      Resources
      Students
      at
      UPEI
      Number
     
     
      Two
      in
      Canada
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Crossman,
      Don
      MacCormac,
      Sherilyn
      Acorn,
      and
      Stefanie
      Moore
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      team
      of
      students
      from
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      School
      of
      Business
      has
      carried
     
     
      off
      second
      prize
      in
      EXCALIBUR,
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      University
      Tournament
      in
     
     
      Human
      Resources.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      from
      17
      universities
      competed
     
     
      over
      two
      days
      recently
      to
      determine
      the
     
     
      _
      top
      three
      teams
      in
      Canada.
      Conducted
     
     
      by
      the
      Human
      Resource
      Association
      of
     
     
      Quebec,
      EXCALIBUR,
      evaluates
      the
     
     
      students’
      knowledge
      of
      HR
      concepts,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      their
      ability
      to
      present
      before
     
     
      a
      panel
      of
      executives
      and
      professors.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      team
      members
      Sherilyn
     
     
      Acorn
      of
      Cornwall,
      Patrick
      Crossman
     
     
      of
      Summerside,
      and
      Stefanie
      Moore
      of
     
     
      Crapaud,
      each
      won
      $750
      for
      their
     
     
      efforts.
      Daniel
      Perry
      of
      Stratford,
      was
     
     
      spare
      and
      will
      be
      a
      member
      of
      next
     
     
      year’s
      team.
     
    

    
     
      “They
      were
      up
      against
      students
     
     
      from
      the
      larger
      universities
      in
      Canada,
     
     
      such
      as,
      Ryerson,
      McGill,
      and
      Alberta
     
     
      which
      offer
      extensive
      studies
      in
      Human
     
     
      Resource
      Management,”
      said
      Professor
     
     
      Don
      MacCormac
      who
      coached
      the
     
     
      team.
      “To
      come
      in
      second
      among
      such
     
     
      competition
      reflects
      positively
      on
      our
     
     
      students
      and
      the
      education
      they
      receive
     
     
      at
      UPEI.
      This
      experience
      will
      further
     
     
      develop
      their
      confidence,
      and
      prepare
     
     
      them
      for
      a
      rewarding
      career.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “T
      am
      very
      proud
      to
      have
      been
     
     
      on
      the
      UPEI
      team;
      the
      three
      of
      us
      each
     
     
      have
      our
      strong
      points
      and
      we
      fed
      off
     
     
      each
      other
      in
      the
      true
      definition
      and
     
     
      spirit
      of
      a
      solid
      team,”
      says
      Patrick
     
     
      Crossman.
     
    

    
     
      In
      timed
      exercises,
      the
      team-
     
     
      solved
      problems
      in
      case
      studies
      of
      firms
     
     
      with
      HR
      issues.
      This
      year
      the
      major
     
     
      case
      was
      based
      on
      PEI
      —
      the
     
     
      Transcontinental
      plant
      in
      Borden.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      am
      thrilled
      to
      congratulate,
     
     
      once
      more,
      a
      student
      team
      from
      the
     
     
      School
      of
      Business
      on
      achieving
      this
     
     
      highly-regarded
      prize
      in
      such
      a
     
     
      competitive
      national
      tournament,”
     
     
      states
      Roberta
      MacDonald,
      Dean
      of
     
     
      the
      School
      of
      Business.
      These
      students
     
     
      showcase
      themselves,
      the
      School,
      and
     
     
      UPEI
      on
      the
      national
      stage.”
     
    

    
     
      Teams
      from
      the
      School
      of
     
     
      Business
      have
      participated
      in
      six
     
     
      EXCALIBUR
      competitions,
      and
      have
     
     
      been
      winners
      on
      three
      of
      those
     
     
      occasions,
      carrying
      off
      first
      place
      in
     
     
      2000
      and
      in
      2002,
      and
      second
      place
     
     
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      are
      very
      pleased
      that
     
     
      UPEI
      continues
      to
      develop
      Human
     
     
      Resources
      specialists
      for
      the
      future,”
     
     
      says
      Wayne
      McMillan,
      president
      of
     
     
      HRA
      and
      a
      corporate
      sponsor
      of
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      team.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ¢
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Final
      Curtain
      Call
      for
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society
     
     
      President
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marieve
      MacGregor,
      president
     
     
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society,
      is
     
     
      following
      the
      first
      rule
      of
      the
      stage:
     
     
      Always
      leave
      them
      wanting
      more.
     
    

    
     
      That’s
      right,
      after
      two
      anda
      half
     
     
      years
      of
      being
      President,
      MacGregor
     
     
      is
      taking
      a
      bow
      and
      following
      her
      heart
     
     
      to
      film
      school
      at
      York
      University
      in
     
     
      Ontario.
      Ashley
      Clark,
      currently
      the
     
     
      society’s
      secretary,
      will
      take
      over
      as
     
     
      President
      next
      year,
      backed
      with
     
     
      MacGregor’s
      good
      wishes.
     
    

    
     
      “Yes,
      this
      is
      my
      last
      year
      at
     
     
      UPEL,
      after
      a
      full
      two
      and
      a
      half
      years
     
     
      as
      El
      Presidente
      of
      the
      Theatre
      Society.
     
     
      Ashley
      Clark
      will
      be
      taking
      over
      in
      my
     
     
      wake,
      and
      I
      wish
      her
      all
      the
      best
      and
     
     
      offer
      all
      of
      my
      support.”
     
    

    
     
      MacGregor
      said
      she
      hopes
      to
     
     
      stay
      somewhat
      involved
      in
      the
      theatre
     
     
      community
      while
      she
      studies
      a
      different
     
     
      form
      of
      expressive
      media
      at
      York.
      This
     
     
      year,
      she
      has
      been
      involved
      with
      Jesus
     
     
      Christ
      Superstar
      and
      directed
      the
     
     
      society’s
      own
      Doctor
      Faustus.
     
    

    
     
      “T’ll
      be
      off
      to
      York
      to
      study
      film-
     
     
      making
      in
      September,
      and
      will
      hopefully
     
     
      get
      to
      keep
      up
      my
      own
      theatre
     
     
      involvement
      while
      in
      Toronto.”
     
    

    
     
      MacGregor
      said
      it’s
      been
      a
     
     
      great
      year
      for
      the
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society.
     
     
      The
      group
      produced
      a
      full-length
     
     
      drama,
      Doctor
      Faustus,
      which
      played
     
     
      host
      to
      the
      biggest
      cast
      and
      production
     
     
      crew
      in
      the
      society’s
      recent
      history.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      Theatre
      Society
      had
      a
     
     
      great
      turn
      out
      this
      year
      all
      around.
     
     
      Audition
      numbers
      were
      sky-high,
     
     
      audience
      numbers
      were
      up,
      and
      we
     
     
      tried
      to
      keep
      as
      many
      people
      as
      possible
     
     
      involved
      in
      our
      productions.
      We
      had
     
     
      the
      largest
      cast
      the
      Theatre
      Society
      has
     
     
      ever
      seen
      ina
      very
      long
      time
      in
      Doctor
     
     
      Faustus.
      \t
      was
      a
      lot
      of
      fun
      working
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      the
      girls
      on
      dance
      movements
      and
     
     
      learning
      how
      to
      ‘walk
      like
      devils’.
      The
     
     
      guys
      gota
      lot
      of
      physical
      comedy
      time
     
     
      and
      it
      was
      sometimes
      very
      distracting
     
     
      when
      their
      director
      was
      in
      stitches
      while
     
     
      they
      were
      rehearsing!”
     
    

    
     
      “Everyone
      got
      dirty
      at
      some
     
     
      time
      or
      another;
      be
      it
      crawling
      on
      floors,
     
     
      making
      paper
      maché
      masks,
      or
      putting
     
     
      green
      and
      blue
      Halloween
      makeup
      on
     
     
      their
      hands,
      face,
      and
      feet
      (and
      that
      was
     
     
      just
      what
      the
      girls
      had
      to
      do!)
      We
      had
     
     
      one
      member
      (Wade
      Lewis)
      end
      up
     
     
      soaking
      wet
      onstage
      every
      night
      (on
     
     
      purpose),
      another
      member
      lifted
      and
     
     
      carried
      off
      stage
      by
      eight
      girls
      (he
      really
     
     
      didn’t
      complain)
      and
      one
      member
      jump
     
     
      on
      another
      member’s
      back
      while
     
     
      spinning...
      this
      took
      some
      practice!”
     
    

    
     
      The
      society
      did
      not
      get
      to
      host
     
     
      a
      variety
      show
      this
      year,
      but
      the
      number
     
     
      of
      accomplishments
      far
      outnumbers
      the
     
     
      by-passed
      event.
     
    

    
     
      “Though
      we
      didn’t
      get
      the
     
     
      variety
      show
      off
      the
      ground
      this
      year,
     
     
      the
      full-length
      play,
      Doctor
      Faustus,
      in
     
     
      the
      first
      semester
      and
      the
      one
      act
      plays
     
     
      (Spoon
      River,
      Still
      Stands
      the
      House,
     
     
      Tom
      and
      Jerry,
      and
      If
      You,’re
      Strong-
     
     
      Hearted)
      in
      the
      second
      semester
      came
     
     
      together
      very
      well.”
     
    

    
     
      Members
      participated
      in
     
     
      various
      activities,
      and
      the
      2004-05
      year
     
     
      didn’t
      go
      without
      its
      share
      of
      prizes
      for
     
     
      UPEI’s
      finest
      theatrefolk,
      either.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      were
      able
      to
      send
      a
      few
     
     
      students
      to
      take
      workshops
      with
     
     
      Theatre
      PEI
      and
      we
      participated
      in
      the
     
     
      Island
      Theatre
      Festival.
      Melissa
      Vloet
     
     
      and
      Ben
      Rayner
      each
      won
      ‘best
     
     
      supporting
      actress/actor’
      awards
      at
      the
     
     
      gala
      event
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      festival,
      and
     
     
      we’re
      very
      proud
      of
      them.
      Spoon
      River
     
     
      also
      played
      again
      on
      April
      first
      for
      the
     
     
      “Best
      of
      the
      Fest”
      event
      at
      the
     
     
      Mackenzie
      Building.”
     
    

    
     
      Now,
      that’s
      entertainment.
     
    

    
     
      Take
      a
      bow,
      Marieve,
      you’
      ve
     
     
      deserved
      it.
     
     
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