UPEI recognizes students for effective writing
Students at the University of Prince Edward Island were recognized for their writing skills at the 2019 MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing celebration held in Don and Marion McDougall Hall last fall.
The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing were established in 2011 by the MacLauchlan family to honour Wade MacLauchlan for his contributions to UPEI as president and vice-chancellor from 1999–2011. The prizes recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. Prizes may be given in four categories: Course Work, Community Audience, Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning, and Faculty and Staff.
UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz congratulated the award winners and thanked the MacLauchlan family for their generosity and commitment to encouraging excellence in writing among students. Rose Henbest, editor-in-chief of the UPEI Arts Review and winner of a MacLauchlan Prize for Effective Writing, spoke about the publication, encouraging people to submit articles to it. Dr. David Hickey, Island poet and assistant professor in UPEI’s Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program, addressed the gathering. Prize winners Lorelei Kenny and Tyler Power read from their submissions.
Winning in the category of Course Work were the following:
- Faculty of Arts: Emma Campanaro; Bailey Clark; Mairi Clayton; Abigail Craswell; Julia Grounds; Tiffany Grounds; Rachel Hamilton; Rosemary Henbest; Julia Henderson; Lorelei Kenny; Malak Nassar; Lindsey Rhynes; Kristie Rogers; Rose-Anne Scott; Brianna Squires
- Faculty of Business: Jared Daley; Kathryn Gallant; Andrew Murphy
- Faculty of Education: Emily Gallant; Alannah Ward
- Faculty of Science: Garrett Boisvert; Jenny Campbell; Sarah Collins; Kristy Faulkner; Emma Goodwin; Shayla Hele; Katherine MacIntyre; Logan O'Neill; Tyler Power; Cassidy Smith; Julie VanLeeuwen; Danielle Younker
- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering: Lara Mullally
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Rachael Speare
Winners in the Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning category were Miya Haraguchi and Sayaka Takizawa, Faculty of Arts; and Brian Young, Faculty of Business.
In the Community Audience category, the winners were Matthew Arsenault, Faculty of Education, and Brooks Roche, Faculty of Business.
Submissions for the 2020 prizes are due on October 6.
