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Upcoming Events Alumni Office University of Prince Edward IslandFuture Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts Search BoxSearch UPEI for faculty and staff programs and offices registration information timetables important dates news and eventsClick on the SEARCH button or press EnterALUMNI OFFICESuckerfish MenuUPEI Digitization Project Upcoming EventsMain NavigationHome UPEI Alumni Association Alumni Benefits Degree Framing Alumni eNews UPEI Annual Fund Homecoming 2009 UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place UPEI Magazine OnlineBack Issues Keep In Touch Alumni Office Staff Contact UPEI alumni bring a taste of Canada to students in Spain and France UPEI alumni Caitlin Brown (09) of Richmond and Anthony Scott (09) of Cornwall are working as language and culture assistants in France through CIEP a public organization based in France that focuses on education and languages Among other things CIEP promotes the French language abroad and the teaching of foreign languages in France In addition UPEI student Darrah Richardson of Hunter River won a highly sought after lectorship last spring from the Spanish Embassy to work in Andaluca Spain as a language and culture assistant She is teaching English to students in grades 6 to 12 Congratulations and safe travels for each of you For more on this story click here UPEI partnerships make powerful impact at home and abroadDuring the 2009 University UPDATE President H Wade MacLauchlan presented information about the continued growth of student enrollment and research activity that conveyed the increasingly diverse and dynamic nature of the UPEI community Twenty per cent of firstyear students now come from other Canadian provinces and 10 per cent of the total student population comes from outside Canada UPEI raised its own flag this year embracing the heritage of our founding institutions Prince of Wales College and Saint Dunstans University and celebrating how we come together through learning as symbolized by the open book Knowing who you are how you are differentiated and what difference you make starts at home he said To read and see what the President is working on visit the Presidents page UPEI one of Canadas top Research Universities With annual research expenditures of more than $164 million and a growing reputation for research achievement the University of Prince Edward Island ranks as one of the top ten researchintensive undergraduate universities in Canada Ultimately Research@UPEIs goal is to firmly support an innovative research culture throughout campus and to encourage the practice of knowledge translation and utilization in all research endeavours at UPEI Read UPEIs Strategic Research Plan Whats new in your lifeDo you have any updates or news to share with us If so please send us an email at alum...