17吃瓜

Beginning this fall, the librarians and staff of Robertson Library will be teaching and supporting as our citation manager, replacing RefWorks. To support researchers with multi-year writing projects underway, we will maintain our paid subscription to RefWorks until April 30, 2027. After that date, no 17吃瓜 users will be able to log in to RefWorks. We encourage new users to begin with Zotero, and we encourage existing users to begin migrating to Zotero at their earliest convenience.

More information is available , including dates for upcoming Zotero workshops, which will include information about migrating from RefWorks. Please contact with questions or to schedule additional training.

17吃瓜 Campus Food Bank is looking for volunteers for the fall and winter semester 2025-2026 academic year! 

Help your fellow students, build your resume, and earn volunteer hours鈥攑lus, get rewarded at the end! 

Why Volunteer?

• Boost your resume and gain hands-on experience
• Support fellow students in need
• Earn certification and rewards! 

Volunteer shifts:

• Grab bag preparation - Tuesday 1:00-5:00 pm (1 hour shifts)
• Kiosk support - Wednesday 10:00 am-2:00 pm (1 hour shifts)

Open to all 17吃瓜 students, staff, and community members鈥攏o experience needed! Just bring a positive attitude! 
Email Dayana at foodbank@upei.ca to get involved!

The 17吃瓜 Alumni Association invites students, staff, faculty, and alumni to join us as we celebrate and recognize the following 2025 Alumni Award recipients:

Distinguished Alumni

• Dr. Janice Keefe, BA 1984
• Dr. Lesley Steele, DVM 1997

Inspiring Young Alumni

• Dr. Derek Schipper, BSc 2006
• Katie Arsenault, BBA 2007
• Alexia Riche, BA 2020

Please before September 17, 2025.

Visit the Alumni Awards and Recognition page to learn more or to submit a nomination for 2026. 

The Department of Music invites 17吃瓜 alumni to help celebrate their new Yamaha CFX concert grand piano! Homecoming Week kicks off with a piano recital of attractive and accessible solo, piano duet, and two-piano music chosen to showcase the new piano鈥檚 range and versatility. Featuring 17吃瓜 piano professor Dr. Magdalena von Eccher along with invited guests Dr. Frances Gray, 17吃瓜 Professor Emerita, and PEI-based pianist Glen Montgomery.

Panther Perk Alert! Alumni are eligible for 20% off tickets with a special Homecoming promo code. 

Every day, our colleagues go above and beyond to make our university a vibrant, supportive, and inspiring place to work and learn. 鈥�Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues鈥� is your space to give a shout-out to those who embody our mission and values鈥攚hether they鈥檙e championing a new initiative, supporting student success, lending a hand to a teammate, or bringing positivity to the workplace. You can also use this program to congratulate a colleague on a new role or wish them well in retirement.

Let鈥檚 celebrate the big and small wins that make our campus shine! Submit your note of recognition, and let鈥檚 cheer on our amazing colleagues together.

How to submit:

Complete this short form:  

You鈥檒l be asked to share:

• Who are you recognizing? (Name and department/faculty)
• Why are you recognizing them? (Briefly describe what they did or the impact they made)
• Your name 

Submit your form(s) by the last Friday of each month. Human Resources will collect the submissions and work with Communications to feature them in the Campus Connector.

Not a current subscriber to Campus Connector? Visit the Campus Communications page for information on how to subscribe.

The deadline for our first issue is Friday, August 29, 2025

Please contact Human Resources at hrengage@upei.ca should you have any questions. 

The which includes 17吃瓜 alumni Todd MacLean (BA, 2001) and Deryl Gallant (BMus, 2002) will bring their unique live band karaoke to campus. Alumni and students can hit the stage and belt out their favourite hits with an incredible backing band.

The excitement for this Saturday's Gold Rush draw is growing as big as the pot! With no winners in the last SEVEN draws, the total pot has grown to more than $23,325, with half going to the winner of the draw.

Gold Rush is a virtual fundraising initiative that raises funds for 17吃瓜鈥檚 athletic and recreation programs. You can now select a specific team, club, or program to direct your proceeds from each of your tickets. 

Play today and every week for a chance to win! Download the 17吃瓜 Panther Recreation app from the App Store or on Google Play, or . The weekly draw is held at 8:00 pm every Saturday.

Inviting all 17吃瓜 Panthers, staff, faculty, incoming and returning students to join the Office of Student Culture and Community Standards for Welcome Week Celebrations starting August 29, 2025, to September 7, 2025.

Check out all the events, and activities happening during Welcome Week,

Don't forget to show off your Green and White Panther Pride at events.

We look forward to welcoming all Panthers to campus!

As instructors, setting clear and consistent course expectations is an impactful way to support student learning and engagement. This TLC coffee break will offer actionable strategies for communicating expectations like developing inclusive syllabi and stimulating open discourse in the classroom. We will explore how calibrating expectations with learning outcomes, using inclusive language, and encouraging student feedback can strengthen the learning environment. Faculty will benefit from fewer misunderstandings and stronger classroom relationships when expectations are clear.

Two sessions; Thursday, August 28 at 2:00 pm and Tuesday, September 2 at 10:30 am 

Please bring a cup of coffee or have some tea.

The Chi-Wan Sports Centre will be closed on Monday, September 1, Labour Day. The Sports Centre will also be closed Tuesday, September 2 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm for staff training.   

The 17吃瓜 Foods and Nutrition program will host an Open House on Tuesday, September 9, from 4:30鈥�5:30 pm in the third-floor dining room of the Health Sciences Building, 17吃瓜.

All 17吃瓜 students are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn about the Foods and Nutrition program streams within the Faculty of Science and to connect with faculty and staff. Attendees will also hear about academic pathways, dietetic internship opportunities, and honours research experiences. Tours of the department and foods lab will be provided.

The open house event is also an opportunity to explore how a degree in Foods and Nutrition can lead to diverse and rewarding career opportunities. It is designed to give students a clear picture of what the program has to offer and how it can support their academic and professional goals.

During 17吃瓜 Welcome Week from September 1鈥�5, 2025, students will take part in a collaborative initiative titled 鈥淏ecoming Sustainable Panthers.鈥� 

17吃瓜 will team up with Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC), Call2Recycle Canada, and Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) to collect used batteries and small electronic devices to promote sustainability, help the environment, and provide a valuable service to the neighbouring community.

On September 1, students, wearing 17吃瓜 Welcome Week t-shirts, will visit homes in Sherwood and Brown鈥檚 Court to collect used batteries, using bags and boxes from Call2Recycle Canada. They will also hand out extra bags and pamphlets promoting recycling to each household.

On Thursday, September 4, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, representatives from IWMC, Call2Recycle Canada, and EPRA will be on campus in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, to promote their recycling initiatives. They will also host games to share information on sorting waste aimed at students, faculty, and staff who live off-campus, hand out recycling bags and boxes for batteries, and also collect used batteries and electronic devices from members of the campus community for recycling. 

Many electronic products can be recycled through this program, including

• office equipment such as computers, laptops, tablets, printers, monitors, keyboards, mice, and cables; 
• communication devices such as telephones, cell phones, and pagers;
• entertainment equipment such as stereos, gaming devices, cameras, and GPS units;
• small household appliances such as toasters, coffee makers, vacuum cleaners, scales, clocks, irons, fans, and hair dryers;
• fitness and activity equipment such as smart watches, e-bikes and e-scooters, and treadmills.

For the list of accepted items for drop-off, visit  

Join us on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142 for the Indigenous Cultural Awareness course, led by prolific Mi鈥檏maq storyteller, author, and Knowledge Keeper

In this interactive in-person course, you will:

• Learn about Mi鈥檏maq history, traditions, and culture from an authentic voice.
• Explore the impacts of colonization and the path toward truth, reconciliation, and restitution.
• Engage in storytelling, discussion, and reflection in a safe, respectful space.
• Gain insights to strengthen intercultural understanding in your workplace and community

Julie Pellissier-Lush, former Poet Laureate of PEI, is a celebrated Mi鈥檏maq storyteller, actor, singer, dancer, and writer. Her work shares the traditions, challenges, and resilience of the Mi鈥檏maq people, offering participants an unforgettable learning experience.

More information: /professional-development/certificates/indigenous-cultural-awareness

This is more than a course鈥攊t鈥檚 an opportunity to connect, listen, and learn from an authentic Indigenous voice.

Spaces are limited, so secure your seat today and take a meaningful step on the journey toward reconciliation.

As instructors, setting clear and consistent course expectations is an impactful way to support student learning and engagement. This TLC coffee break will offer actionable strategies for communicating expectations like developing inclusive syllabi and stimulating open discourse in the classroom. We will explore how calibrating expectations with learning outcomes, using inclusive language, and encouraging student feedback can strengthen the learning environment. Faculty will benefit from fewer misunderstandings and stronger classroom relationships when expectations are clear.

Two sessions; Thursday, August 28 at 2:00 pm and Tuesday, September 2 at 10:30 am 

Please bring a cup of coffee or have some tea.

On Wednesday, August 27, ITSS will conduct a short maintenance on the my17吃瓜 system and related services from 8:00 pm to midnight. During this time, there may be intermittent access to and performance issues with my17吃瓜, Self-Service, Web Advisor, and Colleague.

We encourage students, faculty, and staff who may need documents or links located on my17吃瓜 to plan ahead and bookmark or download the resources they may need during this period.

As a reminder, you can access Moodle directly using  and Outlook email using .

If you have any questions, please fill out our new Help Form:

17吃瓜 Campus Food Bank is looking for volunteers for the fall and winter semester 2025-2026 academic year! 

Help your fellow students, build your resume, and earn volunteer hours鈥攑lus, get rewarded at the end! 

Why Volunteer?

• Boost your resume and gain hands-on experience
• Support fellow students in need
• Earn certification and rewards! 

Volunteer shifts:

• Grab bag preparation - Tuesday 1:00-5:00 pm (1 hour shifts)
• Kiosk support - Wednesday 10:00 am-2:00 pm (1 hour shifts)

Open to all 17吃瓜 students, staff, and community members鈥攏o experience needed! Just bring a positive attitude! 
Email Dayana at foodbank@upei.ca to get involved!

Every day, our colleagues go above and beyond to make our university a vibrant, supportive, and inspiring place to work and learn. 鈥�Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues鈥� is your space to give a shout-out to those who embody our mission and values鈥攚hether they鈥檙e championing a new initiative, supporting student success, lending a hand to a teammate, or bringing positivity to the workplace. You can also use this program to congratulate a colleague on a new role or wish them well in retirement.

Let鈥檚 celebrate the big and small wins that make our campus shine! Submit your note of recognition, and let鈥檚 cheer on our amazing colleagues together.

How to submit:

Complete this short form:  

You鈥檒l be asked to share:

• Who are you recognizing? (Name and department/faculty)
• Why are you recognizing them? (Briefly describe what they did or the impact they made)
• Your name 

Submit your form(s) by the last Friday of each month. Human Resources will collect the submissions and work with Communications to feature them in the Campus Connector.

Not a current subscriber to Campus Connector? Visit the Campus Communications page for information on how to subscribe.

The deadline for our first issue is Friday, August 29, 2025

Please contact Human Resources at hrengage@upei.ca should you have any questions. 

In his new book, The Geography of Home: Poems for a Lost Time, Edward MacDonald traces the rural Prince Edward Island where he grew up from the late 1950s through the early 1970s, a landscape on the cusp of far-reaching change. Published by Island Studies Press, the book will be launched on September 7, 2025, at 2:00 pm, in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building, Room 201, 17吃瓜. 

In the introduction to the book, MacDonald writes that 鈥渉ome is a place in the heart. It is part actual and part invented, part remembered and part reconstructed, part learned and part inherited.鈥� He goes on to say the depiction of an era offered here is a mixed-media portrait, combining prose and poetry, history and memory. Each poem takes as its touchstone a place, person, or practice and is paired with a short reflection that unpacks facets of the culture being explored. Archival photos woven throughout add another layer to this portrait. MacDonald writes that while history attempts to trace changes over time, 鈥渕emories are the little, coloured stones that we collect to assemble a mosaic of our lived past.鈥� 

The Geography of Home was published with the support of a SSHRC Exchange Publication Award from the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Research at 17吃瓜. Island Studies Press thanks Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, associate vice-president research and dean of graduate studies at 17吃瓜, for supporting faculty publications.

Dr. Edward MacDonald is a professor emeritus of history from the 17吃瓜. He is the author of If You鈥檙e Strong-hearted: Prince Edward Island in the Twentieth Century and co-author of The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island, and has written, compiled, or co-edited nine other books. In 2023-24, he was appointed to the Order of Canada and then the Order of Prince Edward Island for his work as an Island historian and teacher.

The event is free, and all are welcome. Thanks to Bookmark, books will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Bren Simmers at Island Studies Press, 902-566-0386 or ispstaff@upei.ca.

The 17吃瓜 Foods and Nutrition program will host an Open House on Tuesday, September 9, from 4:30鈥�5:30 pm in the third-floor dining room of the Health Sciences Building, 17吃瓜.

All 17吃瓜 students are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn about the Foods and Nutrition program streams within the Faculty of Science and to connect with faculty and staff. Attendees will also hear about academic pathways, dietetic internship opportunities, and honours research experiences. Tours of the department and foods lab will be provided.

The open house event is also an opportunity to explore how a degree in Foods and Nutrition can lead to diverse and rewarding career opportunities. It is designed to give students a clear picture of what the program has to offer and how it can support their academic and professional goals.

Beginning this fall, the librarians and staff of Robertson Library will be teaching and supporting as our citation manager, replacing RefWorks. To support researchers with multi-year writing projects underway, we will maintain our paid subscription to RefWorks until April 30, 2027. After that date, no 17吃瓜 users will be able to log in to RefWorks. We encourage new users to begin with Zotero, and we encourage existing users to begin migrating to Zotero at their earliest convenience.

More information is available , including dates for upcoming Zotero workshops, which will include information about migrating from RefWorks. Please contact with questions or to schedule additional training.