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Beginning in September 2008, the 17Թ will offer a
Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) for mature students who want to combine part-time
study with full-time employment and/or family responsibilities.
“Mature students really add
to the fabric of the university through their career and life experiences,”
says Dr. Richard Kurial, Dean of Arts at 17Թ. “The BIS...
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Beginning in September 2008, the 17Թ will offer a
Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) for mature students who want to combine part-time
study with full-time employment and/or family responsibilities.
“Mature students really add
to the fabric of the university through their career and life experiences,”
says Dr. Richard Kurial, Dean of Arts at 17Թ. “The BIS...
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The 17Թ has hired Angela Larter, of Charlottetown, as coordinator of its innovative and exciting Global Issues 151: Critical Thinking and Writing course.
Larter, who began her position on May 12, brings over 10 years of experience in education and coordination to the position. She comes to 17Թ from Holland College where she worked from 1998 to 2006 as a science...
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The 17Թ (17Թ) was saddened to learn of the death of President Emeritus, Dr. C.W.J. Eliot, C.M., on Tuesday, May 20.
Dr. Eliot passed away at the Sackville Hospital, after suffering a stroke at his home in Dorchester, New Brunswick, last month.
Dr. Eliot served as president and vice-chancellor of the 17Թ from 1985 to 1995, and was...
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The province of New Brunswick will partner with the Atlantic Veterinary College at the 17Թ (17Թ) to build a new $2.36-million fish-health laboratory in the Bay of Fundy.
Premier Shawn Graham made the announcement this week, joining Agriculture and Aquaculture Minister Ronald Ouellette and 17Թ President Wade MacLauchlan to sign a co-operation agreement between...
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The Canadian Committee on Women’s History (Atlantic Region) invites
regional scholars and members of the public to participate in a conference called
“Women, History and Technology” at the University of Prince Edward
Island on May 16 and 17.
The conference is
organized around the issue of how technology has shaped women's lives and how
historians have addressed this issue in their teaching and...
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As part of the 2008 Dr. Frank MacKinnon Lecture Series, Dr. Wendy Kline, associate professor of history at the University of Cincinnati, will give a talk called 'Surveying the Women's Health Movement: Technology, Research and Reading Our Bodies, Ourselves' at the 17Թ on Saturday, May 17, at 4 p.m.
The Dr. Frank MacKinnon Lecture will take place...
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Proud parents, families and friends filled the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday, May 10, to share Convocation Day, the biggest event of the academic year, with the largest-ever graduating class at 17Թ.
Over 820 students received their degrees, diplomas and certificates during two ceremonies, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
Honorary degrees were conferred upon Wayne Gray...
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The Atlantic Veterinary College is proud to announce that Dr. Greg Keefe, Professor of Dairy Health Management with the College's Department of Health Management, and Director of Maritime Quality Milk has been named to the Production Expert Scientific Advisory Committee (PESAC) of the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
The role of the PEAC is to review research proposals in light of research...
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The 17Թ is pleased to announce that Dr. Darren Bardati, from Bishop's University, will take on the role of Director of Environmental Studies in July 2008.
As Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Geography, Bardati has taught at Bishop's University since 1996. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Université de Sherbrooke where he...