SEPTEMBER
      27,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ¢
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NEWS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2005-2006
      UPEI
     
     
      Calendars
      Available
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2005-2006
      UPEI
      Calendars
      are
     
     
      available
      for
      all
      students,
      staff
      and
     
     
      faculty
      members.
      Please
      drop
      by
      the
     
     
      Registrar’s
      Office,
      front
      desk,
      to
      pick
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up
      a
      copy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS
      Part-time
     
     
      Student
      Handbooks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Available
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS
      has
      a
      limited
      number
      of
     
     
      student
      handbooks
      available
      for
      part-
     
     
      time
      students.
      Handbooks
      are
      to
      be
     
     
      given
      out
      on
      a
      first
      come
      first
      serve
     
     
      basis.
      Please
      stop
      by
      our
      office
      and
      pick
     
     
      up
      a
      handbook.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bicycle
      Bursary
     
     
      Program
      for
      First-
     
     
      Year
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Looking
      for
      a
      new
      way
      to
      be
      on
      the
     
     
      move?
      UPEI
      is
      giving
      out
      a
      limited
     
     
      number
      of
      free
      bicycles
      this
      school
      year,
     
     
      to
      encourage
      a
      sustainable
      mode
      of
     
     
      transport
      to
      and
      from
      campus.
      The
     
     
      program
      is
      an
      initiative
      of
      the
     
     
      ‘Sustainable
      UPEI’
      project,
      and
      is
     
     
      targeted
      at
      first
      year,
      incoming
      students.
     
     
      UPEI
      will
      provide
      a
      used,
      refurbished
     
     
      bike
      and
      lock;
      students
      are
      responsible
     
     
      for
      providing
      their
      own
      helmet.
     
     
      Application
      forms
      are
      now
      available
     
     
      outside
      the
      Sustainable
      UPEI
      office,
     
     
      136
      Main,
      and
      on
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Environmental
      Studies
      and
     
     
      Sustainability
      website,
      http://
     
     
      www.upei.ca/environment/html]/
     
     
      greening.
      html.
      This
      project
      is
      modelled
     
     
      after
      the
      University
      of
      Victoria’s
     
     
      SPOKES
      program.
      e-mail:
     
     
      sustain@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Renewed
      Funding
      for
      Trade
      Internship
     
     
      Program
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      a
      renewal
      of
      funding
     
     
      support
      from
      the
      Atlantic
      Canada
     
     
      Opportunities
      Agency
      (ACOA),
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island’s
     
     
      School
      of
      Business
      Administration
      will
     
     
      continue
      to
      deliver
      a
      successful
     
     
      international
      trade
      internship
      program.
     
    

    
     
      “Small-and-medium-sized
     
     
      businesses
      in
      Atlantic
      Canada
      who
      are
     
     
      entering
      the
      export
      market
      or
      looking
     
     
      to
      diversify
      or
      grow
      their
      export
     
    
   
   
    
     
      markets
      must
      explore
      the
      export-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      potential
      beyond
      our
      own
      borders,”
     
     
      said
      ACOA
      Minister
      Joe
      McGuire.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      “Graduates
      from
      this
      internship
      program
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      gain
      the
      knowledge
      and
      skills
     
     
      necessary
      to
      benefit
      these
      businesses
     
     
      in
      their
      pursuit
      to
      succeed,
      compete
      and
     
     
      thrive
      in
      the
      global
      marketplace.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      program
      was
      established
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      in
      2003
      with
      the
      goal
      of
      helping
     
     
      participating
      companies
      develop
      or
     
     
      enhance
      their
      exporting
      capabilities,
      to
     
     
      develop
      a
      solid
      working
      relationship
     
     
      between
      educational
      institutions
      and
      the
     
     
      private
      sector
      and
      also
      provide
      program
     
     
      participants
      with
      employment
     
     
      opportunities.
      The
      program’s
      trade
     
     
      courses
      are
      made
      available
      through
      the
     
     
      nationally
      recognized
      Forum
      for
     
     
      International
      Trade
      Training
      (FITT).
     
    

    
     
      “The
      FITT
      program
      has
      been
      an
     
     
      excellent
      addition
      to
      the
      UPEI
      School
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      of
      Business
      offerings
      and
      its
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      contributed
      positively
      to
      the
      PEI
     
     
      business
      community.
      Students
      have
     
     
      excelled
      in
      the
      program,
      with
      several
     
     
      students
      placing
      first
      in
      national
      exams.
     
     
      They
      have
      also
      taken
      their
      FITT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      international
      knowledge
      and
      skills
      into
     
     
      real
      life
      working
      experiences
      on
      the
     
     
      Island,
      helping
      to
      increase
     
     
      internationalization
      of
      the
      economy
      of
     
     
      PEI
      for
      today
      and
      the
      future,”
      said
      Dr.
     
     
      Roberta
      MacDonald,
      Dean,
      UPEI
     
     
      School
      of
      Business
      Administration.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      the
      inception
      of
      the
     
     
      program,
      three
      groups
      of
      students
      have
     
     
      taken
      part
      in
      the
      training.
      The
      first
      two
     
     
      groups,
      who
      began
      in
      April
      2003
      and
     
     
      September
      2003,
      have
      completed
      their
     
     
      required
      courses.
      The
      third
      group
      is
     
     
      currently
      five-to-seven
      months
      into
      their
     
     
      internships,
      with
      placements
      at
      a
      variety
     
     
      of
      Island
      companies.
      The
      School
      of
     
     
      Business
      Administration
      will
      be
      seeking
     
     
      placements
      for
      the
      fourth
      group
     
     
      beginning
      in
      September.
     
    

    
     
      The
      benefits
      and
      successes
      of
      the
     
     
      trade
      internship
      program
      are
      being
     
     
      realized
      and,
      in
      turn,
      there
      is
      a
      growing
     
     
      demand
      for
      the
      internationally
     
     
      recognized
      training.
      Companies
     
     
      interested
      in
      receiving
      more
      information
     
     
      on
      the
      availability
      of
      interns
      are
      asked
     
     
      to
      contact
      the
      UPEI
      School
      of
      Business
     
     
      Administration.
     
    

    
     
      ACOA
      provided
      a
      $307,550
     
     
      non-repayable
      contribution
      through
      the
     
     
      Atlantic
      Trade
      and
      Investment
     
     
      Partnership
      (ATIP)
      to
      UPEI’s
      School
     
     
      of
      Business
      Administration
      to
      administer
     
     
      the
      International
      Trade
      Internship
     
     
      Program.
      ATIP
      is
      one
      of
      the
      four
     
     
      components
      under
      the
      new
      five-year
     
     
      $708-million
      dollar
      initiative,
      the
     
     
      Atlantic
      Investment
      Partnership
      —
      The
     
     
      Second
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Profiled
     
     
      in
      National
     
     
      Undergraduate
     
     
      Magazine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Physics
      and
      Engineering
     
     
      Student
      Marcus
      Brookshaw,
      along
     
     
      with
      his
      supervisor,
      Adjunct
      Professor,
     
     
      Dr.
      Bill
      Whelan
      have
      had
      their
      research
     
     
      profiled
      in
      this
      month’s
      edition
      of
     
     
      Canadian
      Undergraduate
      Physics
     
     
      Journal.
      Marcus
      has
      been
      working
      with
     
     
      Dr.
      Whelan
      of
      Ryerson
      University
      for
     
     
      two
      years
      to
      develop
      a
      tool
      to
      monitor
     
     
      tissue
      damage
      during
      the
      treatment
      of
     
     
      prostate
      cancer.
      Acopy
      of
      the
      article
     
     
      is
      available
      at
      http://www.cupj.ca/
     
    
   
   
    
     
      0401_ryerson.pdf.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Two
      Mature
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Awards
      Available
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS
      would
      like
      to
      notify
      students
     
     
      that
      there
      is
      an
      Adult
      Learner
      Award
     
     
      available
      with
      the
      following
      criteria:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Must
      be
      a
      mature
      student
      as
      defined
     
     
      by
      the
      university.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2.
      Must
      be
      studying
      either
      full-time
      or
     
     
      part-time
      towards
      an
      undergraduate
     
     
      degree.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3.
      Must
      be
      a
      Canadian
      citizen
      or
      have
     
     
      landed
      immigrant
      status.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4.
      Must
      have
      completed
      the
      equivalent
     
     
      of
      one
      year
      of
      university
      study
      (four
      full
     
     
      credits
      or
      24
      credit
      hours.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      an
      application
      and
      further
      details
     
     
      please
      drop
      by
      the
      MAPUS
      Office.
     
     
      The
      deadline
      is
      October
      1,
      2005.
      Value:
     
     
      Two
      awards
      of
      $500.