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Media Releases
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Sister Sue Kidd, 17勛圖 chaplain, will deliver the first talk in the 17勛圖 University 100 Vern Smitheram and Andy Robb Leadership Development Speakers Series Winter 2013, on the theme of 'Leadership, A Call to Service' on Tuesday, January 29, 1:00-2:15 pm in 17勛圖's Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 328.
Prior to serving 17勛圖 as chaplain, Sr. Sue's career included high...
| Research
A multidisciplinary team of researchers on PEI recently completed an anonymous, provincial, population-based study to determine the incidence of prenatal fetal alcohol exposure in PEI newborns. The team consisted of researchers and clinicians from the 17勛圖, the Queen Elizabeth and Prince County hospitals, the PEI Reproductive Care Program, and the Motherisk...
| Students
17勛圖 business students Parker Baglole and Ryan Cassidy recently placed first in the ethics section of the 35th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.)-Canada's premier undergraduate business case competition. Baglole and Cassidy are the first 17勛圖 students to win a section of the I.C.B.C. case competition.
Entry into this prestigious competition is achieved after...
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The 17勛圖 extends its condolences on the passing of 17勛圖 honorary degree recipient and founder Frank Zakem after learning of his death after a long illness. He was 81 years old.
17勛圖 President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz said, 'Our University has lost a great friend in Mr. Zakem. He was a special man and a champion of Prince Edward Island post-secondary...
| Music
The 17勛圖 Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karem J. Simon, will perform on Sunday, January 27 at 3:00 pm in the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. This special performance is done collaboratively with the PEI Intermediate Honours Band.
Among the highlights of the afternoon, the Wind Symphony will perform 'Mars,' the first movement, from Gustav Holst...
| Athletics
On Saturday, January 26, 17勛圖 will host the sixth annual 17勛圖 Men's Hockey Alumni Night. Former Panthers from across generational lines will lace up and compete in Green and White' games starting at 4:00 pm in the MacLauchlan Arena. Due to overwhelming numbers, both ice surfaces will be used, and more than 40 players will be broken up into four strong teams.
The alumni action...
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In response to recent media coverage, the 17勛圖 Board of Governors has issued the following statement.
'The 17勛圖 takes allegations before the Human Rights Commission very seriously, and considers all employee matters confidential. We are cooperating fully with the Human Rights Commission and expect the matter to be resolved to the satisfaction of all...
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Neuromuscular neurologist and author Dr. Kevin Nelson will be on campus on January 28 and will present 'In the Borderlands of consciousness: spirituality arising from the brain in crisis' from 7-9 pm in AVC's Lecture Theatre A.
He is the director of medical affairs, assistant dean for clinical affairs, and professor of neurology at the University of Kentucky located...
| Music
The 17勛圖 Music Department is proud to present the 2013 Music Performance Competition Finals Concert on Thursday, January 24 at 7:30 pm. The concert will feature six 17勛圖 music students who were chosen by a panel of Music Department faculty members during the preliminary round of the competition.
The judges for the final competition, Christie Beck, Alan Dowling, Don Fraser, Ron Murphy, and Claire...
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The 17勛圖 congratulates President Emeritus Wade MacLauchlan, CM, who was recognized this week by Canada's Public Policy Forum as one of three influential Atlantic Canadians.
Canada's Public Policy Forum's first Atlantic Dinner & Awards held on Thursday, January 17, in Halifax, Nova Scotia recognized MacLauchlan; the Honourable Margaret...