17吃瓜

Members of the 17吃瓜's history and religious departments are featured in a P.E.I.-produced television series that is being broadcast on the Canadian Learning Television (CLT) at 9 p.m. AST on Monday nights this winter. 'Voices in Time: Great Speeches of the 20th Century' is a 13-part, half-hour television series focused on the people, events and...

The Sierra Club of Canada, one of Canada鈥檚 largest and most reputable environmental organizations, has awarded two of its five annual prizes to a student and a professor at the University of Prince Edward Island, in part for their work on the 鈥淪ustainable 17吃瓜鈥� project. Joshua S. Darrach, a fourth-year student majoring in philosophy with a minor in environmental studies, received the Sierra...

17吃瓜's School of Business Administration will begin offering executive education programs in January 2008, in partnership with York University's Schulich Executive Education Centre. Programs will be tailored to suit the needs of today's entrepreneurs and executives, emphasizing 'just-in-time' learning that is focused, practical and immediately applicable. '...

Richard Lemm, an award-winning author and a professor of Canadian and English Literature and Creative Writing at 17吃瓜, has released his first collection of short stories. Entitled Shape of Things to Come, the book traces Lemm鈥檚 journey from the west coast to the east. The eleven stories run readers through the gauntlet of sexual tensions and emotional conflicts, where people are forced to...

With funding from ACOA and Technology PEI, 17吃瓜 will establish a video game programming stream within the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. The courses offered will be among the first in Canada at the undergraduate level. The university will receive $426,245 from ACOA, through its Business Development Program, and $445,000 from Technology PEI for the project....

The 17吃瓜鈥檚 Computer Science and Information Technology department has received national accreditation for its degree programs for the first time from the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS). Gerald Caissy, president of the CIPS-Charlottetown Section, made the announcement at a professional development event held by the local group recently. On behalf of...

The 17吃瓜 is committed to enhancing inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities through a multi-year project that will see improved exterior and interior access to buildings and facilities on campus. University officials launched the 鈥淧lan For Inclusion: A Response to the 17吃瓜 Accessibility Audit鈥� at an event in the Duffy Science Centre on Monday,...

Wade MacLauchlan, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, congratulates third year arts student Caitlin Brown (left), of Richmond, PEI, and third year music education student Deidre Gallant (right), of O鈥橪eary, on winning Millennium Excellence Awards. Brown and Gallant each received a $4,000 award. The Millennium Excellence Awards are awarded based on academic...

The 2007 Shinerama campaign organized by 17吃瓜 students to raise funds for cystic fibrosis was the best in the country according to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Foundation鈥檚 national Shinerama awards committee selected 17吃瓜 from more than 65 universities and colleges for the top campaign award in Canada. Under the leadership of third-year...

17吃瓜 alumnus and staff member Leo Cheverie recently received the 2007 Alumni Award by World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a leading Canadian development agency. Involved with WUSC at 17吃瓜 for some 20 years, Cheverie is known for his participation in WUSC initiatives on campus, particularly the student refugee sponsorship program. This program allows student refugees from developing...