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Last month, 17³Ô¹Ï's Rebecca Nieuwhof and Alexa Ellis were awarded the top prize and an honourable mention, respectfully, at the 2013 Estey Undergraduate Essay Competition. The national competition is held annually and is hosted by the Centre for Accounting Ethics at the University of Waterloo. Both Nieuwhof and Ellis were honoured in Montreal at the Canadian Academic Accounting...

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Charlottetown-a national, non-profit organization of nearly 10,000 female university graduates across Canada-has established graduate scholarships for 17³Ô¹Ï students. CFUW Charlottetown has committed over $300,000 for 17³Ô¹Ï students wishing to pursue their education in post-graduate programs. Beginning in January 2014, CFUW...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's minister of state for science and technology, announced today the most recent round of Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Included in that announcement was phase II funding for the Qualitative Research Lab (QRLab) at the 17³Ô¹Ï, under the direction of Dr. Kate Tilleczek,...

17³Ô¹Ï Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbes MacPherson is pleased to announce the addition of Derek Ryckman, a 6'4' defenceman from the Western Hockey League's Medicine Hat Tigers. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Ryckman is excited to move to the east coast to bring his talents to the Panthers. He prides himself on being a steady, stay-at-home defender, who takes pride in being very...

17³Ô¹Ï women's basketball Head Coach Greg Gould is pleased to announce Julie Hatcher, a 5'6' point guard from Riverview, New Brunswick, has committed to the 17³Ô¹Ï and will join the Panthers in the fall. Hatcher comes to 17³Ô¹Ï as a transfer student from Saint Mary's University (SMU) where she played for a season with the huskies. She...

17³Ô¹Ï women's rugby Head Coach Shannon Atkins is pleased to introduce flag rugby as part of the 17³Ô¹Ï Panther Academy community offering. 'PEI is the only province that does not have mini rugby in place, and that puts us at a disadvantage,' said Atkins. 'This opportunity for rugby to build at the grassroots level is beneficial to all. It gives children an opportunity to play...

PEI's newest published poet, Mathew Henderson, will launch his first book, The Lease, on Wednesday, June 5 at 7:30 pm in the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty Lounge, Main Building. His reading is sponsored by the 17³Ô¹Ï English department with support from The Canada Council for the Arts. Mathew grew up on the Island, and graduated from 17³Ô¹Ï in 2008 with a BA (Honours) in English. He won first prize in the...

Are you looking to add value to your organization? If so, this is your opportunity to participate in a rewarding and meaningful program that will allow you to expand your workforce with energetic, bilingual students, at little cost to your business. 17³Ô¹Ï's Languages at Work program-a part of the Explore Program-takes place from July 1-August 23, and you are invited to get...

The following is a 17³Ô¹Ï/Nunavut release distributed by Integrated Communications at the 17³Ô¹Ï. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IQALUIT, NU (May 31, 2013) - Twelve Inuit education leaders from Nunavut and one from Nunavik will graduate with a Master of Education Leadership degree from the 17³Ô¹Ï (17³Ô¹Ï) at a special convocation in...

The second Nunavut Master of Education (MEd) cohort of thirteen students will graduate in Iqaluit on Saturday, June 1 at a special convocation celebration. Two elders will also receive honorary degrees. The program, co-taught by alumnae and instructors with experience in Nunavut, was delivered in Nunavut with the exception of two summer courses at 17³Ô¹Ï, giving participants an opportunity to...