News

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Media Releases

 
| International

The 17勛圖 is initiating a new project in response to the ongoing crisis and conflict in Syria. The '17勛圖 Syrian Student Project', led by 17勛圖s International Relations Office (IRO) and the Robertson Library, will support up to ten students currently living in Syria who are unable to continue their studies due to conflict. The 17勛圖 Syrian Student Project will provide...

 
| Athletics

The 17勛圖 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of September 713 are Danielle Younker, Womens Soccer, and Brett Strba, Mens Soccer. 17勛圖 Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. 17勛圖 Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

 

 
| Academics

The 17勛圖 marked a milestone on September 10 when the School of Sustainable Design Engineering welcomed 12 students into the third year of study for its new Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering degree program. The first-ever, third-year cohort was part of an orientation day for all engineering students at Greenwich, Prince Edward Island National Park.

 
| Athletics

17勛圖 Director of Athletics and Recreation Chris Huggan is excited to introduce Mike Peterson, Stanley Chaisson, Jen Nicholson, and Rob MacKenzie as the coaching staff for 17勛圖s varsity Cross-Country and Track and Field Club. All four individuals bring a wealth of experience in the sport.

 
| Research

Seventeen years after the first North Atlantic Forum (NAF) was hosted in Charlottetown, 17勛圖s Institute of Island Studies and Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) are pleased to invite Islanders to the 10th NAF and 27th CRRF conferenceBuilding Community Resilience: Innovation, Culture, and Governance in Placein partnership with the City of Summerside.

 
| Research

The degrowth community presentations and workshopsto be held in Souris, Charlottetown, Breadalbane and Summerside between September 13 and 18will introduce community leaders and interested citizens to the AHAH! process, which has been used worldwide to stimulate human-scaled, community-based economic activities.

 
| Research

The 17勛圖 community, led by the Institute of Island Studies, celebrated today the launch of a new publication about the creative side of enterprise in small island states and territories. Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories documents the considerable resourcefulness these islands and territories display in facing the challenges of size, scale and peripherality. 

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

A fall tradition that dates back to 1988 will continue this September as students at the Atlantic Veterinary College open the doors for AVC Open House. The free family-friendly event will be held on Saturday, September 26, from 10 am to 2 pm. 

 
| Special Event

Leading off this seasons Winters Tales Author Reading Series is First Nations poet Anna Marie Sewell. 

 

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Gemma Pearson, Equine Behaviour Service, Dick Vet Equine Hospital, University of Edinburgh, will give a public lecture, Demystifying the horse whispererhow horses really learn, on Friday, September 18, at 7 p.m., in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, 17勛圖.