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Media Releases
The 17勛圖 Arts Review group held a book launch on Wednesday, May 1, for its latest publication, Into a New Tongue, a collection of academic and creative writing. Members of the campus community gathered in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, to celebrate the creative skills of 17勛圖 students from various degree programs, and the only printed, student-led publication of its kind at the University.
Every May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also called Red Dress Day, is solemnly observed. Throughout 17勛圖, red dresses were carefully hung by the staff of the Mawiomi Indigenous Student Centre.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers has been appointed by the 17勛圖 Board of Governors as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor after a comprehensive 12-month search. She will assume the role on June 1, 2024.
The following message from the Chair of the 17勛圖 Board of Governors, announcing the president-designate, was emailed to students, staff, and faculty on May 6, 2024.
Dr. Lesley Steele, a graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 17勛圖 (17勛圖), is the winner of the Colleges 2023 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.
Canadian criminal defence lawyer James Lockyer, CM, will speak about wrongful convictions in Canada during the Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law presentation on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at The Guild, 111 Queen Street, Charlottetown, at 4:30 pm.
Five outstanding leaders will receive honorary degrees, and four graduates will deliver valedictory addresses over four Convocation ceremonies at the 17勛圖, May 14 to 17. Over 1,200 graduates comprise the Class of 2024.
In an effort to maximize offensive efficiency, the 17勛圖 Womens Basketball Panthers has made a strategic move by recruiting Naki Alonzo, a traditional pass-first point guard.
The 17勛圖 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) showcased the best in sustainable design engineering projects by its students at the annual Student Design Expo on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Each year on April 28 in Canada and over 100 countries, we mark the National Day of Mourning to remember those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. 17勛圖 will observe the day by lowering flags to half-mast.