News

A chronological list of 17勛圖 media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Special Event

The inaugural Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy will take place at the 17勛圖 Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, September 5, at 4:00 pm.

| Athletics

With a fresh start and outlook, the 17勛圖 Panthers are looking ahead to bigger and better things in 2023.

| Students

New Student Orientation (NSO) takes place at the 17勛圖 from September 1 9, 2023, at various campus locations. 

| Research

Students participating in the 2023 17勛圖 Student Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) presented their posters on August 23 in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building.

| Athletics

The 17勛圖 Womens Soccer Panthers have secured a commitment from Campbell River, British Columbia native Hannah Loeb for the 202324 season.

| University

17勛圖 is developing a 17勛圖 Action Plan Advisory Group in response to the Rubin Thomlinson report. Read about the public Call for Expressions of Interest," which has been issued to community members who would like to participate in and contribute to the Action Plan process.

| People

For the first time, Prince Edward Island, or Epekwitk, has its own regional Elder to represent the province within the Assembly of First Nations. Elder Judy Clark, 17勛圖 Elder in Residence, Mi'kmaq woman from Epekwitk, and a member of Abegweit Mi'kmaw Nation, was named Knowledge Keeper and a member of the Assembly of First Nations' (AFN) Council of Elders for the province during the AFNs 44th annual General Assembly held from July 11 to 13, 2023, in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia, in Mikmaki.

| Research

The following media release was issued by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada following an announcement by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, at 17勛圖s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peters Bay, PEI, on August 24, 2023.

| University

The following message was distributed to students and faculty and staff on August 23, 2023, by 17勛圖 Communications on behalf of Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the 17勛圖 Board of Governors and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Sarah (nee Proud) Wheeler, graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) in 2001, and now her daughter is walking in her footsteps.