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17³Ô¹Ï will be celebrating its fourth annual Diversity Week, January 23-27, with all events open to the public. The 2012 theme will be 'Celebrate, Educate, Motivate' with an aim to celebrate the rich diversity at 17³Ô¹Ï, further educate and motivate the public about diversity, and personal promotion of inclusion. Ruth Freeman, Diversity Office Coordinator, is looking forward...

The Canada-Wide Science Fair is coming to Prince Edward Island this year for the first time ever! 17³Ô¹Ï will host CWSF 2012 from May 13 to 18. The Host Committee is planning a Community Launch for the fair with an opportunity to sign up as a volunteer. Information about the CWSF and volunteer roles will be presented, as well as fun activities. This will take place from 4-6 pm...

Five business students recently took part in the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.) hosted at Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario. 17³Ô¹Ï brought an ethics team and a business policy team to compete in Canada's premier undergraduate business case competition. The ethics team, consisting of Duncan Sturz and Kathleen Van Ekris, were awarded second place, while the...

The 17³Ô¹Ï announced the creation of a new position today: Vice-President Student Affairs. This role enhances relationships between the departments and areas that serve and support students, ensuring that a dedicated voice supporting positive student experience operates directly within the senior management team. Dr. Wendy Carroll, currently Associate Professor in the...

Six students from 17³Ô¹Ï's bachelor of applied science in radiography (BScR) program were awarded the top and second- place prizes in a recent Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) video and photo contest. Marla MacAusland, Krista Betts (MacDonald), Sue Donahoe, Lisa Norton, Holly Manning and Rob DeWolfe entered CAMRT's ‘Very Image of Care'...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's Minister of State for Science and Technology, recently announced a new Canada Research Chair at the 17³Ô¹Ï's Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC). Dr. Sophie St-Hilaire joins 17³Ô¹Ï as the Canada Research Chair in Integrated Health Research for Sustainable Aquaculture. Dr. St-Hilaire moves her research to the AVC from...

From Sunday, May 27 to Wednesday, May 30, 2012, the 17³Ô¹Ï will host the annual conference of the Atlantic Association of College and University Student Services (AACUSS). Every spring, professionals who work directly with students at post-secondary institutions across the Atlantic provinces gather to share best practices, professional development, and research....

17³Ô¹Ï Environmental Studies 409B students are hosting the first student-led environmental symposium on January 12 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The symposium will focus on the true costs of what we eat, wear, and use. The students will present posters that relate to their term papers which discuss true costs and impacts on the local, national, and global economies. The poster presentation...

17³Ô¹Ï President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz was amazed by the turnout and warm greetings at 17³Ô¹Ï's New Year's Day levee. This was his first time hosting a 17³Ô¹Ï levee since his installation as 17³Ô¹Ï's sixth president. He mentioned that when most people speak about PEI, they often forget to give credit to the amazing community and its people, 'This is what makes PEI a special place...

The Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at 17³Ô¹Ï hosted a graduation on November 29 to award the Certificate in Conflict Resolution Studies. Among the 42 graduates were 22 women who participated in the program through the Supporting, Training and Enhancing Problem Solving Skills (STEPS) for Women project. The STEPS project was created to extensively train women engaged in community...