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On Saturday, December 6, a “Girls Get WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Challenge Day” is being held at 17Թ. The day will cover the topics of science, engineering, math, and technology for all female-identifying/two-spirited individuals in grades K-12.
This year, Giving Tuesday is on December 2, and at 17Թ, the day is all about supporting our students!
17Թ marked the official opening of its new 138,000-square-foot, $103-million Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Centre on November 28. The leading-edge facility is designed to support interprofessional education and collaboration across multiple health disciplines.
A panel of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) experts made up of three external and one internal reviewer is on the 17Թ campus from November 26–28, meeting with key stakeholders and conducting a review of the 17Թ Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights (EDIHR) department.
We are sharing stories of important progress on the 17Թ Action Plan under the “Action Plan IMPACT” banner. Learn about the excellent work of the 17Թ SVPRO office to increase education and awareness around issues of sexual and gender-based violence.
A new John Bragg Chair in Entrepreneurship is being established to support the mandate and vision of the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship at 17Թ.
The 17Թ Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for November 17–23 are Erin Cabaday (women’s hockey) and Kyree Thompson (men’s basketball).
From November 6 to 15, 48 students took part in “Pitch Battles,” a competition offered by the 17Թ Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) that is open to all 17Թ and Holland College students.
The 17Թ Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will host a candlelight vigil on Friday, December 5, at 10:00 am, at the Academic Staircase in the FDSE building in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Dr. Jeff Collins, assistant professor of political science, represented 17Թ at the 2025 Warsaw Security Forum where he participated in the New Security Leader program.