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The 2016 Farmers Helping Farmers-AVC senior veterinary student trip was a resounding success, with over 600 smallholder dairy farmers receiving education and services in health management and over 550 animals individual treatments or health management interventions. Another 150 animals were treated for identified health problems.

As well, four Kenyan veterinary students (Titus Kinaru, Emily Kilonzi, Vivian Sciina, and Edward Kariuki), three AVC students (Alden West, Amanda Alexandre, and Jessie MacQuarrie), and many animal health personnel received clinical training in the treatment and health management of dairy cattle on smallholder farms.

During the first week, the team was joined by veterinarians Drs. Bill Hazen and Shauna Richards, supported by Vets without Borders-Canada, to provide additional training on how to handle veterinary problems in the Kenyan context.

The major health problems observed included infectious diseases (over 20 cases of East Coast Fever and 13 coughing cattle), parasite infestations, udder infections, and insufficient nutrition, leading to low milk production, poor reproduction, and inadequate growth. We also saw numerous eye and skin problems, many reproductive checks, and miscellaneous conditions.

The Canadian and Kenyan veterinary students exchanged information on their respective countries and the great challenges of international development work, self-sustainability, veterinary medicine, and producing and marketing milk in poor, remote areas of Kenya, along with new techniques and theories of dairy cattle health management.

鈥淚t is always an incredible experience in Kenya working in partnership with the Kenyan people for improvements in sustainable livelihoods,鈥� says Dr. John VanLeeuwen, professor of epidemiology and ruminant health management at AVC.  鈥淭hey do so much with so little, and are so appreciative of what we offer, despite living in poverty. This attitude and love of life certainly helps us to put things in the right perspective, and to really appreciate what we have in Canada. I don鈥檛 complain about Canadian potholes or traffic jams anymore鈥攏ot after some very bumpy Kenyan backroads (complete with moon craters) and a five-hour traffic jam!鈥�

Various veterinary pharmaceutical companies, including Bimeda, Boehringer, Merck, and Vetoquinol, provided products for the project, which enabled the veterinary team to provide suitable treatments for the animals that they encountered. The team appreciated the financial support from Merck and members of the Atlantic cattle and veterinary community, including veterinary clinics in Baddeck, Cornwall, and Montague; animal hospitals in Berwick, Sackville, and Shediac; Downsview Vet Hospital, Douglas Animal Hospital, Fundy Vets, Ross Vet Services, PEI Holstein Association, and Drs. Marc Verschoor and Martha Sweeting.

Thank you again to all our supporters for your assistance in making this all possible.
 

The National Youth Choir of Canada is an ensemble of elite choral singers which convenes every two years, coinciding with Choral Canada鈥檚 biennial Podium conference. This May, the National Youth Choir will begin its residency in Edmonton with a one-week rehearsal period in preparation of its tour of Alberta. The 2016 ensemble will be under the direction of renowned choral conductor Michael Zaugg. Representatives are auditioned by each province and selected based on skill level and voice type. This year, PEI will represented by four singers: Lindsay Gillis (soprano), Alexandra Smith (alto), William Millington (tenor), and Parker Clements (baritone). This will be the first National Youth Choir experience for Gillis and Smith, while Clements and Millington are both returning alumni from the 2014 tour.

As part of their fundraising initiative, PEI鈥檚 National Youth Choir participants will be presenting a recital at the Kirk of St. James on Saturday April 9 at 7:30 pm. The program will include quartets, chorales, and solo pieces, and will featuring works by Bach, Barber, Donizetti, Greer, Loewe, Mahler, Mozart, Oliver, and Ravel. The singers will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie and joined by special guest Hannah Rollwage (National Youth Choir Alumni 2014). Admission is by donation and all proceeds will go toward the choir鈥檚 tuition costs.

The UPEI Department of Music presents its annual Spring Choral Concert on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI.

The concert, under the direction of Sung-Ha Shin Bouey, will feature the UPEI Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing selections from St Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach as well as musical gems from well-known operas and musicals.

Guests that evening will be Le Ragazze Vocal Ensemble and I Ragazzi Jrs Children's Choir. Musicians Leo Marchildon, Natalie Williams Calhoun, Marc DesRoches, Sean Kemp, and Morgan Saulnier will accompany the choirs.

Tickets are $10 Adults/Seniors and $5 Students and are available or by calling or e-mailing the Music Department at 902-566- 0507/music@upei.ca.

On Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (UPEI), Parker Clements will present 鈥淚nto My Own: A Senior Recital鈥� as part of the UPEI Student Recital Series. His program will include classics of the baritone repertoire such as Ravel鈥檚 Don Quichotte 脿 Dulcin茅e, Finzi鈥檚 Let Us Garlands Bring, and Barber鈥檚 Three Songs (Op.10) on poetry by James Joyce. Works by Handel, Mahler, and Mozart will also be featured. Clements will be accompanied by Frances McBurnie on piano. Admission is free.

Parker Clements is a graduating voice major in the Bachelor of Music program at the 91福利在线你懂的. He has completed his degree under the tutelage of professor Stephen Bouey. Clements has been a featured soloist with the UPEI Concert Choir, UPEI Chamber Singers, Kirk of St. James Choir, New Brunswick Youth Choir, UPEI Jazz Band, and most recently, the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble. He is an alumnus of the National Youth Choir of Canada (2014) and will be returning to the group for its tour of Alberta this coming May. He has performed in Mavor Moore鈥檚 鈥淎 Christmas Carol鈥� (Confederation Centre), 鈥淟e Grand Cercle鈥� (Festival de l鈥橢scaouette), and the title role in Mozart鈥檚 鈥淭he Marriage of Figaro鈥� (UPEI Opera). Upon graduating, Clements intends to continue his vocal studies at the Master鈥檚 level in pursuit of a career in opera.

The UPEI Jazz Ensemble, directed by Professor Dave Shephard, will present their Spring Jazz Concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 pm. The program will include a wide variety of jazz styles with special guests from the voice studio of Sung-Ha and Stephen Bouey. Vocalists Alexandra Smith, Lindsay Gillis, Will Millington, and Emily Roberts will perform standard jazz, Latin, and Motown tunes. Instrumental soloists in the band include Justin Amador (trumpet), Charlotte Large ( tenor and soprano sax), Emily Proude (lead alto saxophone), and trombonists Dan MacDonald and Zack Bernard. The ensemble will also proudly feature percussionist Ryan Drew on vibraphone on a tune aptly named 鈥淕ood Vibes.鈥� The rhythm section soloists will include Parker Clements on piano and Isaac Williams on guitar. Other charts for the evening will include 鈥淢ambo鈥� from Westside Story, 鈥淚t Had Better be Tonight鈥� from The Pink Panther, and 鈥淎 Short History of Jazz鈥� an arrangement that takes you through jazz by the decade from Ragtime, Dixieland, Basie Style to the Modern Big Band of the 1970鈥檚.

Tickets are $10 Adults/Seniors and $5 Students and are available or by calling or e-mailing the Music Department at 902-566- 0507/music@upei.ca.

UPEI President and Vice Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz echoes the sentiments of Universities Canada by endorsing the federal budget that was tabled by the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance in the House of Commons on March 22.

鈥淯PEI thanks the federal government for placing a priority on post-secondary education in this budget,鈥� says President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭he federal government鈥檚 investment in infrastructure, research, indigenous education, co-operative education, and student financial aid will help universities across the country provide students with access to innovative discovery spaces where they can develop the skills to be ready for the future and contribute to the long-term prosperity of our country.鈥�

Universities Canada is a membership organization that is the voice of Canada鈥檚 universities at home and abroad, and represents the interests of 97 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities.

In a statement issued yesterday, Universities Canada President Paul Davidson said, 鈥淭oday鈥檚 budget shows that this government understands that universities empower Canadians and empower communities.鈥�

President Abd-El-Aziz adds, 鈥淯PEI is an economic driver through our research agenda and by providing students with experiential opportunities that allow them to develop to their full potential in the classroom and community. We are so excited to be a part of the federal government鈥檚 plan and are ready to respond to a call for proposals and to initiate projects.鈥�

Budget Highlights for Post-Secondary Education

鈥� Two billion dollars invested over three years in a new 鈥淧ost-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund鈥� with 50 per cent of eligible costs covered by the federal government

鈥� Additional investments of $95 million per year, starting in 2016鈥�17, made on an ongoing basis to the research granting councils: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and Research Support Fund

鈥� $800 million over four years, starting in 2017鈥�18, to support innovation networks and clusters as part of the government鈥檚 upcoming Innovation Agenda

鈥� $73 million allocated over four years, beginning in 2016, for the Post-Secondary Industry Partnership and Cooperative Placement Initiative

鈥� All existing Canada Student Grants to increase in value by 50% at a cost of $1.53 billion, eligibility for the Canada Student Grants program expanded to more middle-income students at an additional cost of $790 million, over four years.

A favourite among Island writers and literature lovers, UPEI鈥檚 Creative Writing Master Class annual public reading will take place on Monday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Casa Mia Caf茅 in Charlottetown (131 Queen Street). The reading will showcase budding and seasoned writers (and some in between!): Lydia Banks, Benton Hartley, Connor Kelly, Allysha Leuschen, Andrew MacIsaac, Lori Mayne, Lee Ellen Pottie, Lorraine Rumson, Kelly Sampson, Lisa Steele, Robin Sutherland, and Ken Williams.

The master class has been fervently writing and revising short stories, flash fiction, novels, creative non-fiction, plays, and poetry鈥攚hich vary greatly in style and content. Attendees are kindly asked to arrive early if preparatory refreshments鈥攃offee, tea, dessert鈥攁re desired. So come one and all (and bring friends!) to witness and enjoy the highlighted products of mentorship and creativity.

The winners of UPEI鈥檚 2015 Co-op Student of the Year Awards in Business, Computer Science, and Physics were celebrated for their achievements at a special event held on March 17 during National Co-operative Education Week.

Fourth-year computer science student Jason Wuertz received the 2015 Co-operative Student of the Year Award for Computer Science. Wuertz was nominated by Deltaware Division MAXIMUS where he worked as a programmer analyst during his final work term in the summer of 2015. He plans to continue his studies in computer science after he graduates in May.

The 2015 Co-operative Student of the Year Award for Physics went to third-year student Deanna Kerry. A top student, Kerry worked as a research assistant in the UPEI Department of Physics. She recently gave presentations at the Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Dalhousie University and at the Atlantic Physics and Astronomy Conference at Memorial University.

Fourth-year business student Adam Lambe won the 2015 Co-op Student of the Year Award in Business. Lambe was nominated by Health PEI where he completed his final work term during the fall of 2015. In his previous work terms, he was a junior business development officer at Innovation PEI and an assistant economic development officer for the City of Summerside.

The UPEI Co-operative Education Program fosters the next generation鈥檚 leaders, and provides students the opportunity to expand their skills and contribute to organizations. Through real-life experience and guidance from employers and co-op coordinators, students gain valuable knowledge and skills that will be used throughout their career upon graduation.

For more information about the UPEI Co-operative Education program, visit upei.ca/co-op or email co-op@upei.ca.
 

In 1997 a group of UPEI alumni and other Prince Edward Islanders in Calgary, Alberta, was asked to host a dinner to raise a 鈥渓ittle money鈥� for UPEI. Since then, that group, known as the Friends of UPEI Calgary, has raised $1 million and distributed $427,000 in scholarships to a total of 228 Alberta students attending UPEI to date.

Calgary lawyer Bill LeClair, founder and chair of the Friends of UPEI Calgary, is one of the UPEI alumni who organized the first dinner, which took place in 1998 and raised more than $25,000. The dinner is now an annual event, held on the first Saturday of November, which includes a silent auction and entertainment from Prince Edward Island.

The funds, which are managed by The Calgary Foundation, are used to provide scholarships for students from Alberta who want to attend UPEI. On average, 20 students from Alberta yearly receive a total of nearly $40,000 in scholarships from funds raised by the group.

One of those students is Jenn Whittingham, of Calgary, who will graduate in May 2016 with her Bachelor of Science in nursing. She says that the support she received from the Friends of UPEI Calgary has been instrumental in her journey toward her nursing degree.

鈥淭his scholarship has meant the difference between having to work during the school year and choosing to work when I have time, but it has been much more than that,鈥� says Whittingham. 鈥淓very year they fund a dinner in Charlottetown for students from Alberta so that we can meet, make some new friends and get to know the hard-working people behind the scholarships. It has given me a different perspective and allowed me to understand that every dollar we receive is a dollar that someone has graciously fundraised for or donated鈥攑rivate citizens who have a connection to UPEI and want to give back. Words cannot express how thankful I am for the support I have received.鈥�

LeClair is proud of the sustained support that the Friends of UPEI Calgary has provided to Alberta students attending UPEI since that first dinner in 1998.

鈥淚t has been a wonderful experience for all of us,鈥� says LeClair. 鈥淭here are many stories that could be told, but suffice to say, we are very pleased to have been part of the journey for so many students.鈥�

UPEI鈥檚 Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2015-16 season at the 47th annual UPEI Athletic Awards Gala on Saturday, April 2, recognizing outstanding student athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and serving the community.

The event, held at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, included student-athletes, coaches, staff, along with senior administration, alumni, donors, sponsors, and booster club supporters. The UPEI Panther Celebration and Athletic Awards Gala is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of student-athletes and to thank coaches, team staff, and partners supporters, while reflecting on a great season.

The UPEI Alumni Association鈥檚 Outstanding Athlete of the Year awards went to two 鈥渃o-winners鈥� in each the female and male categories. Women鈥檚 rugby鈥檚 Alysha Corrigan and women鈥檚 basketball鈥檚 Katelynn Donahoe shared the top honours while basketball standout, Tyler Scott, and dual-athlete Cole MacMillan (men鈥檚 soccer and hockey) were repeat co-winners.

In addition to the Athlete of the Year awards, club and varsity team awards were presented. The MVP and Rookie of the Year award winners from each team include (MVP is listed first, followed by rookie):

Women鈥檚 volleyball: Rachel Hughes, Erika Miller
Men鈥檚 rugby: Sean Doyle, Kaleb Haque
Women鈥檚 rugby: Emily Keen, Anneke Dykerman
Field hockey: Katherine Koughan, Sarah Sear
Men鈥檚 soccer: Cole MacMillan, Brett Strba
Women鈥檚 soccer: Jenna Jo McDonald, Danielle Younker
Men鈥檚 hockey: Marcus Power, Ryan MacKinnon
Women鈥檚 hockey: Samantha Sweet, Ashtyn Bartlett
Men鈥檚 basketball: Tyler Scott & Bradley States, Amin Suleman
Women鈥檚 basketball: Katie Donahoe, Kendra Craswell & Jennifer Newman
Swimming: Rebekah Nitschmann, Callie McAuley; Matthew Smith (both MVP and Rookie)
Cross country: Brandon Higginbotham, Jeremy Thompson
JV women鈥檚 hockey: Jill MacIsaac, Brittany Williams

The J.T. 鈥淢ickey鈥� Place Awards are presented by the UPEI Student Union to student-athletes who have made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus. John Thomas 鈥淢ickey鈥� Place was connected not only with Athletics at UPEI, but also with all aspects of campus life. These awards given in his memory were presented to: Lauren Chamberlain (women鈥檚 rugby), Emily Ross (field hockey), Harminder Singh (men鈥檚 soccer), Kelsie Collier (women鈥檚 soccer), Brent Andrews (men鈥檚 hockey), Teagan Pringle (women鈥檚 hockey), Lorenzo Parker (men鈥檚 basketball), Katie Donahoe (women鈥檚 basketball), and Katie VanLeeuwen (swimming).

The Gordon and Muriel Bennett Award is given to a student (male or female) who, over four years, best combined athletic achievement and academic excellence. Field hockey student-athlete Katherine Koughan was this year鈥檚 recipient.

The W.A. Ledwell Award goes to a student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic ability in the intercollegiate program, academic excellence, and the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. Maggie Grimmer from women鈥檚 hockey was the recipient.

One of the evening highlights was the presentation of the Passion for Life Award, originated in memory of Rene Ayangma, a former UPEI soccer player. All nominees were recognized and the overall award winner was Mason Wilgosh from the men鈥檚 hockey team.

Congratulations to all of our Panther athletes, the entire UPEI family is very proud of you!

About the UPEI Athletes of the Year

Alysha Corrigan, a 5鈥�4鈥� fullback on the women鈥檚 rugby team, is a second-year business student from Charlottetown, PEI. She was named an AUS All-Star, CIS Second Team All-Canadian and is a national team prospect. She is also a talented ringette player.

Katelynn Donahoe, a 5鈥�6 guard on the women鈥檚 basketball team, is a fifth-year kinesiology student from Riverview, NB. She was named an AUS Second Team All-Star and led the AUS and CIS in several important statistical categories.

Tyler Scott is a 6鈥�2鈥� guard from Halifax, NS who was a strong performer for the men鈥檚 basketball team all season. The fourth-year arts student was an AUS First Team All-Star, CIS Second Team All-Canadian and finished third in the CIS in scoring.

Cole MacMillan, from Stanhope, PEI, is a fifth-year Arts student who plays both varsity soccer and hockey. In men鈥檚 soccer, the 5鈥�11鈥� fullback was an AUS First Team All-Star.  In men鈥檚 hockey, the forward was key player in the Panthers reaching the playoffs and reaching the AUS semi-finals.