The UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers have landed the second-leading scorer in last year's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the addition of Marcus Power of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Power scored 31 goals and 109 points with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, finishing the season with a +/- rating of +25. His strong season caught the attention of NHL clubs and Power was invited to attend a rookie camp with the Colorado Avalanche. He was invited back to participate in the main camp last month, and was offered a contract to play in the Avalanche system but Power opted to attend UPEI after committing to the University earlier in the summer.

'At this point in my life, I felt it was best to pursue an education, and I know the AUS is such a good league that it will only help my hockey career going forward,' said Power. 'I like everything I have heard about UPEI. I am excited about the role I am going to be asked to play. It became evident to me early on that if I were to go the CIS route, it would be with the Panthers.'

UPEI Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbes MacPherson said the addition of Power is huge for his team. 'Marcus is big, strong, and talented. In the Q last year, only Jonathan Druin (Halifax Mooseheads) had more assists than Marcus, so that gives you an idea of how well he sees the ice and how well he distributes the puck,' said MacPherson. 'I expect players like Chris DeSousa, Tyler Brown, Darcy Ashley, and others will benefit from the offensive abilities of Marcus Power.'

Power says another reason he has chosen to become a student-athlete at UPEI was because of his consultations with his former junior coach Connor Cameron, a former Panther and current assistant coach with the Charlottetown Islanders. 'Connor told me what kind of coach Forbes is, how far the team has come, and how well I am going to fit in. Connor was my coach and has become my friend, and I put a lot of trust in what he had to say.'

At six-foot-one, 190 lbs., Power says he prides himself on being a player who competes and succeeds in both ends of the rink. While he knows he will be counted on to put up numbers and create scoring opportunities, Power also knows the top centres in the AUS have to be well rounded. 'I like to think there are many positive aspects to my game. In junior I put up some good numbers, but I also played the role of shut down centre,' said Power. 'I want to be counted on to be on the ice when the game is on the line. That is what top end centres have to do.'

Power is enrolled in the arts program at UPEI. He says he is in the best shape of his life and looking forward to being in the line-up for the season opener October 11 vs. UNB at Eastlink Centre. 'I'm ready to go. It should be a great atmosphere, and hopefully we can go out and get the ‘W.''

UPEI Men's Hockey season tickets are available now and include 13 games in Charlottetown and a playoff holding seat. Call the Panther Box Office at (902) 566-0368 to purchase tickets in time for the home opener.

Season ticket prices:
Adult - $171
Seniors -$ 150
Non-UPEI student - $70
Youth (12 and under) - $35
3 and under - free

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 29-October 5 are Lacey MacLauchlan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Lacey MacLauchlan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer

What: UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of September 29-October 5

Why: MacLauchlan, a fifth-year field hockey player enrolled in the business co-operative education program from Charlottetown, PEI, led the team both on and off the field during last weekend's Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament #2, scoring seven goals and creating many offensive opportunities for her teammates. MacLauchlan is a vocal leader who competes hard with energy and intensity.

Murphy, also a fifth-year business student from Charlottetown, PEI, had excellent performances at the striker position on the weekend for the Men's Soccer team. Murphy scored one goal during Friday's 2-2 tie against Saint Mary's University, and assisted on a goal during the Panthers 3-0 win over Mount Allison University on Sunday afternoon.

Panther Action this week:

Saturday, October 11
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. UNB (@ Eastlink Centre)

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer

Did you graduate with a Bachelor's degree from UPEI in 2012? If so, you could fill out a survey to win $500!

Students who have graduated from a Maritime university in 2012 are invited to complete a confidential survey conducted by the independent research firm, Advanis, on behalf of the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with UPEI. Ten prizes worth $500 each are available.

The project is funded by the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The survey will provide information about graduates' transitions between education and work, financing education (including student loan repayment), and their opinions about their overall university experience. We encourage you to participate-the results will help universities, governments, and student associations in the region better assist students and graduates.

To complete the survey, please visit: http://remember.upei.ca/2012-graduate-survey

For more information, please contact Anthony Gill at (902) 566-0761 or alumni@upei.ca

Over 115 Prince Edward Island women served as nurses in the First World War. They were full-blooded, complex women living in a tumultuous time in our history, doing their duty on distant battlefields. Their courage, and the courage of all Canadian nurses, is saluted in a powerful new book about wartime nursing called Those Splendid Girls, published by Island Studies Press at UPEI.

Author and nursing educator Katherine Dewar, was granted rare access to personal scrapbooks, letters home, private diaries, and wartime photo albums of Island nurses; by combining their voices and experiences with their military records, she delivers this riveting story of mud, blood, and courage that tells the story of Canadian nursing in the First World War.

At war's end, many Island nurses were unwilling to swap their wartime autonomy and authority for housework or poorly paid nursing positions on PEI, instead, they accepted senior appointments in nursing schools and in hospital administration, most often in the 'Boston States' and in California, and through these, made lasting contributions to the profession of nursing in North America. Those Splendid Girls features a 35-page biography section detailing each nurse's life, her family, education, military service, plus work, and family life after the war.

Ed MacDonald, Professor of History at UPEI, comments: '[this book] does more than restore a measure of gender balance to our understanding of that shattering conflict; it tells a ripping good yarn about women at war.'

Those Splendid Girls contains many wartime, black and white photos, reproduced for the first time. The book is available October 18, and readers can preview it at: http://thosesplendidgirls.ca

For more information, please contact Joan Sinclair at ispstaff@upei.ca

The Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament presented by Rodd Hotels & Resorts begins on Friday, October 17 with eight basketball teams from across Canada competing in the annual three-day event.

The UPEI Men's Basketball team will tip off against Saint Mary's University, Holland College, and Crandall University, while the UPEI Women's Basketball team will take on the University of Ottawa, Bishop's University, and Cape Breton University.

'We are very pleased to be hosting our annual Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament this weekend. All of our players are very excited for the opportunity to play in front of the Panther faithful, many for the first time,' said UPEI Men's Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick. 'The competition is stiff, and we are looking forward to seeing some great basketball action over the three days!'

UPEI Women's Basketball Head Coach Mark English will make his AUS debut at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre during the tournament and he is eager to get the season started. 'It's been an absolute pleasure here at UPEI during my first few weeks. We are not only excited for the tournament, but also proud to be hosting it, as it's an opportunity to give our fans an early look at the team. We have some strong teams coming to town and it's shaping up to be an intense weekend of basketball.'

The tournament is named after John Thomas 'Mickey' Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former UPEI student union employee, and a UPEI honorary degree recipient.

The full tournament schedule follows:

Friday, October 17, 2014
2:00 pm (W) Ottawa vs. CBU
4:00 pm (M) Holland College vs. SMU
6:00 pm (W) Bishop's vs. UPEI
8:00 pm (M) UPEI vs. Crandall

Saturday, October 18, 2014
2:00 pm (W) CBU vs. Bishop's
4:00 pm (M) Crandall vs. Holland College
6:00 pm (W) UPEI vs. Ottawa
8:00 pm (M) SMU vs. UPEI

Sunday, October 19, 2014
9:00 am (W) Ottawa vs. Bishop's
11:00 am (M) Crandall vs. SMU
1:00 pm (W) CBU vs. UPEI
3:00 pm (M) Holland College vs. UPEI

Tournament passes can be purchased for $25; and day passes are also available. For more information, please visit the tournament website here

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

The UPEI Panther Male Athlete of the Week for the week of October 6-12 is Mavric Parks, Men's Hockey. UPEI women's varsity teams did not compete in weekend games. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Mavric Parks, Men's Hockey

What: UPEI Panther Athlete of the Week

When: Week of October 6-12

Why: Parks, a fourth-year arts student from Eganville, Ontario, had a strong game in goal for the UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers during Saturday's home opener against UNB. The Panthers lost 3-2 in overtime, but Parks gave his team every chance to win the game as he faced 39 shots on goal.

Panther Action this week:

Friday, October 17
5:00 pm (W) Soccer vs. UNB
6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Bishop's (Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament)
7:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. StFX (Home Opener)
7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ Acadia
7:15 pm (M) Soccer vs. UNB
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Crandall (Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament)

Saturday, October 18
1:00 pm (W) Field Hockey vs. DAL (Atlantic University Championship)
1:00 pm (W) Soccer @ DAL
2:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. SMU
3:15 pm (M) Soccer @ DAL
6:00 pm (W) Field Hockey vs. Acadia (Atlantic University Championship)
6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Ottawa (Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament)
7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ SMU
8:00 pm (W) Rugby @ Acadia
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU (Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament)

Sunday, October 19
9:00 am (W) Field Hockey Semi-Final (Atlantic University Championship)
10:15 am (W) Field Hockey Semi-Final (Atlantic University Championship)
1:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. CBU (Mickey Place Memorial Tournament)
2:30 pm (W) Field Hockey Championship (Atlantic University Championship)
3:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Holland College (Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament)

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

UPEI's seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20-24, in support of Mi'kmaq History Month. The week's activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi'kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning.

The UPEI Mawi'omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi'kmaq flag to kick off the week's events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of UPEI's Kelley Building. The Centre will then host an open house until 4:00 pm in Kelley Building, Room 236.

Other events throughout the week include a Mi'kmaq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and 'Coffee with a Stranger,' co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors.

For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca

The first case competition of the semester took place at Mount Saint Vincent University as the Nova Scotia institution hosted the 44th annual Atlantic Schools of Business (ASB) Conference, September 26-28. UPEI's dynamic duo of Cody Dawson and Alex Khan took home third place in the ASB Case Competition.

The conference, one of Canada's longest running academic business conferences, attracts close to 100 academics annually from institutions throughout Canada and across the globe. Case competitions have always been, and continue to be, an integral part of the conference, showcasing some of the talent and knowledge of the top business students in Atlantic Canada.

'Case competitions are an integral part of business education. The scenarios provide students with the ability to analyze real-world business situations and make recommendations as if they were business executives or consultants,' said UPEI's Dean of the School of Business Juergen Krause.

Eight teams competed in the ASB case competition, with a three-hour time limit to analyze, strategize, and prepare a PowerPoint presentation for a case they had never before seen, followed by a 12-minute presentation each, and five minutes for questions from a judging panel comprised of academic and industry professionals. The competition, while competitive in nature, is also used as a learning experience for students, as they get to watch the other teams present their strategic plans through various perspectives.

While most teams consisted of four students, UPEI's newly formed partnership of Dawson and Khan were not worried, and they were thankful for the opportunity to compete. 'There were many great benefits to competing at a case competition like this one,' said Dawson. 'At ASB, we were able to gain new perspectives and strategies that will be helpful moving forward. Placing in the top three just adds to the already great experience.'

Khan couldn't agree more. 'Being able to compete and meet students from other schools was an enriching experience. It was a privilege to represent UPEI and I am thankful for the opportunity,' he added.

UPEI's new case competition coach and former UPEI case competition student Mary Whitrow was thrilled with the team's achievement. 'I'm proud of the effort and eagerness the students demonstrated as they competed against some of the top students in Atlantic Canada,' she said. 'This finish is due to the team's hard work and commitment to excellence, and the much appreciated support from the School of Business.'

Krause also applauded the hard work and dedication by the students and their mentors that resulted in their overall success. 'I'm very happy that we are able to continue the tradition of our successful student case teams. It's always a great reward for the School of Business to see the accomplishments of our students, staff, and faculty when the teams demonstrate their acquired skills on a regional, national, or international level.'

UPEI congratulates Cody and Alex on their success!

Heather Taves returns home to PEI and to the UPEI Music Department on Friday, October 24 at 7:30 pm where she will present her solo piano recital, 'Come From Away.'

Drawing on the stories her parents, and stories her aunts and uncles told about their lives, Taves' recital at UPEI will trace the history of her family as refugees from Russia in the 1920s to 1968, when her family moved to Prince Edward Island. Her musical journey will include pieces by Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, contemporary composer Keenan Reimer-Watts, as well as Taves' own composition, 'My Mom and Glenn Gould: A Two Part Invention.'

Taves performs in classical, contemporary, and folk idioms as a pianist, improviser, and composer. She has recorded five albums. She is also an organic gardener and cook, presents house concerts, and is involved with community sustainability projects. Initially emerging as a classical artist, her graduation recital from McGill University at age 19 was broadcast across Canada by the CBC. Winning a Canada Council Grant to obtain her Master's of Music at Indiana University, she joined the legendary piano class of Gyorgy Sebok, but simultaneously discovered her interests in world music, early music, and jazz. After graduating, she performed over 80 concerts a year while teaching at the McGill Conservatory in Montreal. Since obtaining her doctorate at Stony Brook in New York, she has served as a piano professor in Ontario, first at Brock University, and since 1996 at Wilfrid Laurier University.

The New York critic Greg Sandow has praised Taves' path-breaking curriculum to help students develop their own voice through improvisation and community engagement.

Tickets are $15/$10 for students and seniors, and are available at the door, online here, or in advance by calling (902) 566-0507.

On Sunday, October 26 at 2:30 pm, the UPEI Music Department will play host to a 'triple header' at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The 'Piano Collective,' a group of four pianists playing eight-hand music on two pianos will make their debut in a performance featuring beloved music of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Moszkowski, and Bizet.

The occasion also marks a celebration for Professor Emerita Dr. Frances Gray who officially retired this year after serving 45 years as Professor of Piano and Theory in UPEI's Music Department. As a tribute to her years of contribution, the afternoon will launch a music scholarship for outstanding student performers in the Music Department.

Frances Gray is delighted to have formed this 'Piano Collective' with three alumnae of UPEI who all studied piano with her in the Music Department. It could be that this is the first full concert of its kind in PEI, which explores repertoire for Piano Eight-Hands. This particular instrumentation was a favourite means, in earlier times, of allowing composers to hear their newly written symphonic works without the expense of hiring orchestral musicians to read through their scores.

Gray, in addition to her solo performances, has always been delighted to play chamber music with other instrumentalists but has found it challenging and rewarding to put this medium of four pianists together to explore another facet of collaborative music making.

Other musicians joining Gray in the 'Piano Collective' include Stephanie Cole, a private piano teacher from Stratford, and currently the Director of Music Ministries at Winsloe United Church. Cole also works as a freelance collaborative pianist. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from UPEI, as well as a Master's degree in Piano Performance & Pedagogy from
Memorial University. Cole also performs as a trombonist with the PEI Symphony Orchestra.

Morgan Saulnier will also be performing in the collective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from UPEI and a Master's degree in Flute Performance from Memorial University. Saulnier maintains an active role in the music scene on PEI, and is in high demand as a flute and piano educator, soloist, and collaborator. She is Principal Flute of the PEI Symphony Orchestra and holds sessional appointments at UPEI and Holland College. She currently resides in Charlottetown with her husband and daughter, and owns a boutique on Victoria Row.

Jacqueline Sorensen Young, BMus (‘92), a freelance musician who operates a successful private teaching studio in downtown Charlottetown, will be the final member of the collective. She is a Piano Examiner for The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Director of Music at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown, and is in demand as a collaborative pianist and music
festival adjudicator. She taught as a sessional lecturer in the Music Department at UPEI from 1994 to 2013.

Following the performance, there will be a short celebration recognizing Dr. Gray's retirement and an opportunity for those who wish to contribute to the scholarship in Dr. Gray's name for outstanding student performers at the UPEI Music Department.

Tickets are $15/$10 for students and seniors and are available at the door, online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/890043, or in advance by calling (902) 566-0507.