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The 17吃瓜 (17吃瓜) and the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program) will introduce the university鈥檚 inaugural Fulbright Chair during a public panel in the Don and Marion McDougall Hall on Tuesday, September 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. Starting in April 2009, Dr. Steven Casper, director of the...

The 17吃瓜 Alumni Association has issued a challenge to its members to raise $500,000 to name the 2009 Canada Games venue now being constructed on the 17吃瓜 campus. The association鈥檚 board unanimously accepted the challenge to raise the funds at its annual general meeting held today during 17吃瓜鈥檚 second annual Homecoming Weekend. 鈥淭he 2009 Canada Games venue will have a strong presence on campus...

The Institute of Island Studies at the 17吃瓜 is hosting the Constance MacFarlane Seaplant Symposium, from September 24 to 27, at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Named in honour of famous Island marine botanist Dr. Constance MacFarlane (1904 to 2000), the symposium will look at Prince Edward Island鈥檚 Irish moss industry, report on regional research and consider...

As part of its annual Homecoming Week, the 17吃瓜 will host its ninth annual Founders鈥� Day ceremonies on Friday, September 26, focusing on the heritage and evolution of the historic campus and some of the people who have played key roles in that process. 鈥淔ounders鈥� Day is a great opportunity for alumni and the general public to see the many wonderful enhancements...

The Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) will visit the 17吃瓜 campus on September 23 to speak about the challenges of bringing new pharmaceuticals to market. Entitled 鈥淧erspectives on the Drug Development Process: Current Challenges for the Research-Based Industry,鈥� the talk by Dr. Kenneth I. Kaitin runs from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the New Residence, Room 142. 鈥淚n...

The 17吃瓜 Alumni Association hosted its 18th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon on Thursday, September 25, in Room 142 of the New Residence. This year, the Association honoured sports enthusiast Billy Mulligan (PWC鈥�65), veterinarian Emery Leger (DVM鈥�94), pentathlon Olympian athlete Kara Grant (B.Sc.鈥�02) and engineer Ted Tam (SDU鈥�69). The Distinguished Alumni Award was created in 1990;...

Dr. Benet Davetian, chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department, talks about civility in To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility, a documentary presented by CTV鈥檚 W-FIVE on Saturday, September 20, starting at 7 p.m. AT. A news release issued by CTV describes the documentary: Have we lost all respect for our fellow citizens, or should we blame it on our sped-up and chaotic lives? In...

Every elementary and secondary student on Prince Edward Island will have the opportunity to attend varsity sport games this year, courtesy of the 17吃瓜鈥檚 Panther Sport and the Holland College Hurricanes. 17吃瓜 and Holland College are giving complimentary season鈥檚 passes to their regular season home games to the approximately 20,000 students in the provincial school...

The 17吃瓜 will hold its second annual Homecoming Weekend from September 25 to 28. 鈥淲e were very pleased with the outcome of the inaugural Homecoming held last year, and this year we are aiming for even greater success,鈥� says Kevin Murphy (BBA 鈥�79), honorary chair of Homecoming Weekend. 鈥淗omecoming offers a wonderful opportunity to build on the sense of community 17吃瓜...

Guy Gavriel Kay, one of the world鈥檚 most popular, gifted and critically acclaimed authors of fantasy fiction, will read at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Thursday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. A reception and book signing will follow. His reading is co-sponsored by the 17吃瓜 Department of English and the Art Gallery. Admission is free. When Kay was still a student at the University of...