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University students from across Atlantic Canada learned about environmental research taking place in the region during the 2024 Science Atlantic Environment conference hosted by 17³Ô¹Ï’s Environmental Studies program last month.

The 17³Ô¹Ï Department of Alumni and Engagement hosted a social night on Tuesday, April 9 at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The event was held to help welcome the 17³Ô¹Ï Class of 2024 to the 17³Ô¹Ï alumni family and was open to all 2024 graduates and 17³Ô¹Ï, Saint Dunstan’s University, and Prince of Wales College alumni.

In February 2024, the 17³Ô¹Ï Engineering Brigades Club traveled to Honduras where they designed a water system for the rural community of La Brea.

Dr. Suzanne Kresta, a native of PEI, has been appointed as the Dean of the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering for a five-year term, effective September 1, 2024. 

On Wednesday, April 10, six 17³Ô¹Ï business student teams will pitch their start-up businesses for a share of $62,000 in prize money during the MacLauchlan Panther Pitch Competition. The event, which is open to the public, will take place from 4:00 to 8:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242.

The 17³Ô¹Ï Student Union has commissioned a survey of students from post-secondary institutions across PEI to learn more about their housing experience.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 17³Ô¹Ï (17³Ô¹Ï) recently bid farewell to seven of its most beloved staff members in a heartwarming retirement party.

The Honourable Diane F. Griffin was installed as the tenth Chancellor of the 17³Ô¹Ï during a ceremony held at the University on Friday, April 5. She was unanimously elected to the volunteer position earlier this year by 17³Ô¹Ï’s Board of Governors.

17³Ô¹Ï’s Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2023–24 season at the annual 17³Ô¹Ï Panther Celebration—Athletic Awards Gala on Friday, April 5, recognizing outstanding student-athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and the community.

Yukon poet and fiction writer Joanna Lilley will give a public reading as part of an Atlantic Canada tour in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, 17³Ô¹Ï on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:00 pm.