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The 17³Ô¹Ï Music Department is pleased to present pianist Willem Blois on Tuesday, October 7 at 7:30 pm at the 17³Ô¹Ï's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Last spring, Blois was chosen from five accomplished competitors at the Atlantic Young Artist Competition to perform as the 2014 Atlantic Young Artist. Blois will be performing works by Haydn, Prokofiev, Poulenc, Chopin, and Canadian composer Fran...

The 17³Ô¹Ï held its fifteenth annual Recognition of Founders ceremony today to acknowledge those who have contributed to the University in a significant way. Prior to this special ceremony, 17³Ô¹Ï's second annual Donor Picnic recognition event was held to celebrate and thank its many donors who have significantly contributed to the University. The 2014 founders are...

The 17³Ô¹Ï Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 15-21 are Lauren Chamberlain, Women's Rugby; and Adam Lowther, Men's Soccer. 17³Ô¹Ï Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. 17³Ô¹Ï Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity...

The fourth annual 17³Ô¹Ï Kitchen Party will be held on Saturday, September 27 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre's McMillan Hall in support of the 17³Ô¹Ï Panthers varsity sport programs. A reception and silent auction will be held at 5:00 pm, followed by a delicious lobster dinner served by 17³Ô¹Ï athletes at 6:15 pm. The ability to recruit and retain the best student athletes is vital for...

The 17³Ô¹Ï community congratulates Verne Helene Lorway, the first PhD student in the Faculty of Education to defend her dissertation. Lorway's dissertation is titled ‘Disrupting the 'maestro': Tuneful youth insights for engaged music education.' 'We are extremely proud of Verne,' said Dr. Ronald MacDonald, Dean of Education at 17³Ô¹Ï. 'A tremendous...

The Time Travelling Trombone featuring Dale Sorensen will be presented at 17³Ô¹Ï's Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Sunday, September 28 at 2:30 pm. Sorensen will be accompanied by Jacqueline Sorensen Young, piano; Frances McBurnie, piano; Richard Covey, piano; David Parker, horn; and Gregory Irvine, tuba. Step into the Doctor's TARDIS, and let yourself be transported through five centuries of...

Harry Thurston is one of Atlantic Canada's premier nature and environmental writers, and also one of the region's finest poets. Thurston has collaborated with New Brunswick poet and songwriter-musician Allan Cooper on their new book and poetic conversation, 'The Deer Yard.' Cooper has played a key role in the region's literary scene as founder of Owl's Head...

Dynamic international speaker and consultant Martin Rutte treated 17³Ô¹Ï business students and special guests to a lecture on spirituality in the workplace on Wednesday, September 17. Rutte motivated and challenged the audience by telling his story, what led him to the consulting world, and his thoughts on spirituality and business. Rutte is the president of Livelihood, a management firm in Santa...

Ged Martin, author of 'John A. Macdonald: Canada's First Prime Minister,' graduate of Cambridge University, and UK's first Chair of Canadian Studies at Edinburgh University will deliver the keynote address at 17³Ô¹Ï's Versions of Canada 2014 Conference held September 25-28. Martin will deliver his address on Friday, September 26 at 3:30 pm in Room 142, Bill and...

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at 17³Ô¹Ï on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Arts, Dyer's lecture entitled 'What the First World War Taught Us' will examine Canada...