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Media Releases
| Students
Global Pet Foods PEI, a division of the largest Canadian-owned chain of specialty pet food and supply stores which carries a selection of natural, organic, holistic, and raw pet foods was 17勛圖's most recent client for Business 391: Strategic Management's annual case presentation.
'Having students work with real clients in developing strategies allows them the opportunity...
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This week marks Adult Learners' Week in Canada and 17勛圖's Centre for Life-Long Learning continues to provide mature students with flexible course schedules and support services year-round.
The Centre has many programming options available for adult learners. Whether they are looking for degree, diploma, certificate, or professional development programs, the Centre for Life-Long...
| Athletics
The 17勛圖 would like to congratulate the following 17勛圖 athletes and coaches who were nominated for 2013 Sport PEI awards.
'We are very proud of our 17勛圖 nominees for Sport PEI's annual awards,' commented 17勛圖 Athletics and Recreation Director Bill Schurman. 'It's a wonderful reflection of the quality of our high performance Panther...
| Students
Two 17勛圖 students, Alexandra Thompson and Jennifer White, took part in a cultural trip to Sri Lanka through the 17勛圖's Department of Fine Arts. The following relates some of their insights and experiences.
'The farther from home you travel, the more you come to know yourself,' so realized our group -eight 17勛圖 students and three professors...
| People
17勛圖's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) recently recognized two professors as Island Studies Teaching Fellows-Dr. Palanisamy Nagarajan and Dr. Barry Bartmann. Both have been instrumental to the program in the public eye and behind the scenes.
'This honorific title [Island Studies Teaching Fellow] was created to recognize the long-term, high-quality teaching and mentorship...
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On Monday, March 25, 17勛圖 students-Sara Ashnaei, Honeylyn T. Gubalane, Bita Saffary, and Yuki Lee-organized a film showing of 'Education Under Fire,' a documentary on the decades-long persecution endured by Iran's Bah獺'穩 which featured interviews with members of the community and human rights activists. Members of the university community...
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First-and second-year engineering students worked with clients on real-life challenges, and had the opportunity to show off their design skills at the annual 17勛圖 Engineering Design Expo and Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 3.
First-year engineering students worked with the Island farming community to find ways in which they could improve systems and machinery used by small, mixed farming...
| Athletics
17勛圖 Athletics and Recreation celebrated their 44th year this evening by recognizing their student athletes at the annual 17勛圖 Athletics Awards ceremony held in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The Alumni Athletes of the Year Awards went to field hockey's Marina MacAulay and Jimmie Mayaleh from men's soccer.
'We are very proud of all of our 17勛圖 Panther student-athletes,...
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The 17勛圖 will confer four honorary degrees at this year's convocation ceremonies on May 11. Honorary graduands include business leader and volunteer Fred Hyndman; humanitarian and community activist Marie Burge; science educator and entrepreneur Regis Duffy; and environmental expert and researcher Diane Griffin.
The University's Senate...
| People
The Atlantic Book Awards Society released this week the shortlists for the 2013 Atlantic Book Awards. Among them, Riptides: New Island Fiction, edited by Richard Lemm, has been listed in the category for Best Atlantic-Published Book.
Dr. Lemm is a professor of English at the 17勛圖. Working with Acorn Press, Lemm issued an open call in 2011 for fiction from writers...