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17Թ Student Affairs sent a message on March 26 to 17Թ students via their @upei.ca emails, outlining the supports, activities, and events being offered by various offices from March 27–31.
The 17Թ (17Թ) Men’s Hockey Panthers hosted seven of the best amateur hockey teams in the country during the U SPORTS 2023 Cavendish Farms University Cup Men’s Hockey Championship from March 15–19, 2023, at the Eastlink Centre, Charlottetown. The event was deemed a huge success by organizers.
The 17Թ Board of Governors and members of CUPE 1870 have approved the three-year tentative agreement that was reached with the assistance of a third-party conciliator on March 14, 2023. CUPE 1870 represents approximately 345 support and administrative employees at 17Թ.
Clarinetist Karem J. Simon will be featured in two upcoming recitals, one on Friday, March 31, 2023, at Hillcrest United Church in Montague and the other on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Charlottetown. Both performances take place at 7:30 pm.
The 17Թ School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) held a “Pi Day” celebration on March 14, 2023. There was a good turnout of students and faculty for the celebration, which included pie eating, dressing up in math-related attire, math trivia, and the featured event—the annual SMCS Integration Tournament.
The Program hosted its Bridge to PEI Networking & Conference events on March 10 and 11. Abby Goodwin, Study & Stay PEI program coordinator and Cecia Huang, program assistant, thank the students, speakers, and those involved with putting together this successful event.
In a message to 17Թ students sent by email on March 20, 17Թ Student Affairs outlined supports, activities, and events for students during the faculty strike.
In today's Community Bulletin, the University shares information to help plan for what to expect if the 17Թ Faculty Association takes its members on strike.
17Թ announced today that the University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1870), representing 17Թ support staff, have reached a tentative agreement.
Studying abroad can be one of the most rewarding opportunities during a university education. This school year, 17Թ will have a record number of students studying abroad and hopes to see this upward trend continue. The Office of Study Abroad and International Partnerships is supporting approximately 150 students to go abroad between September 2022 and June 2023 to 18 countries around the world, such as Malta, Barbados, Belgium, Ireland, France, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Japan, Finland, and Australia.