17吃瓜

The Faculty of Graduate Studies will be holding its annual 17吃瓜 Graduate Studies and Research Conference from Wednesday, May 15 to Friday, May 17, 2019, inclusive.

The campus of the 17吃瓜 was abuzz with energy the last two days as staff, students, faculty, family, graduates, and friends celebrated Convocation 2019. 

Her Honour, The Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, recently hosted a luncheon at Government House in celebration of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship Program and the 17吃瓜鈥檚 Queen Elizabeth Scholars. 

It鈥檚 Convocation Week at 17吃瓜! Here are the details to help you find your way through our annual celebration of our graduating students.

17吃瓜鈥檚 annual Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty and staff at a ceremony on April 30, 2019. The awards, created by President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, recognize outstanding performance and dedication to students and our community on-campus, provincially, and globally.

Spring is finally approaching, which means bats will soon emerge from their hibernacula and return to their summer roosting sites. People in Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) and Newfoundland and Labrador (N.L.) are encouraged to call the toll-free bat hotline 鈥� 1-833-434-BATS (2287) 鈥� to let researchers know that their bats are returning.

L. M. Montgomery and the Matter of Nature(s), a book co-edited by 17吃瓜鈥檚 Dr. Jean Mitchell, is one of three books short-listed for the Association of Canadian and Quebec Literatures鈥� (AQCL) Gabrielle Roy Prize. 

Dr. 脡tienne C么t茅, professor of cardiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, is the winner of the College鈥檚 2018 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care. Dr. Greg Keefe, dean of AVC, presented the award to Dr. C么t茅 in front of a large crowd of AVC alumni and friends at the Atlantic Provinces Veterinary Conference in Halifax on April 13. 

The Honourable Brian Francis, Senator for Prince Edward Island, presented Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor, with the Senate of Canada Sesquicentennial Medal on April 26 at a ceremony hosted by the Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island at Government House. 

For the first time, 17吃瓜 has added a third ceremony for Convocation to accommodate the growing number of graduates and limited seating capacity in the 17吃瓜 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.