News

A chronological list of 17³Ô¹Ï media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| University

17³Ô¹Ï Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald issued an update on August 10 to students, staff, and faculty about the University's efforts to bring about change and improve our University community.

| Special Event

The 17³Ô¹Ï is holding an open house on Saturday, August 12, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the new Performing Arts Centre and Residence building.

| Academics

Dr. Bill Whelan, professor of physics at 17³Ô¹Ï, was recently elected president of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) for 2023–2024.

| Research

17³Ô¹Ï has awarded research grants totalling $53,999.00 in 2023 to 11 outstanding faculty members.

| Academics

The 17³Ô¹Ï Cairo Campus has introduced a new course, Indigenous Teachings, that aims to expand students' knowledge about a crucial part of Canadian history relating to Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations to present day. David Varis, 17³Ô¹Ï assistant professor in the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) was the first to teach the course to students at the 17³Ô¹Ï Cairo Campus. He recently returned from the campus in Egypt where he taught the in-person portion of the course to 25 students.

| University

The Presidential Search Committee launched an online survey today as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process that will select a new President and Vice-Chancellor for the 17³Ô¹Ï.

| University

In a message to the campus community, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the 17³Ô¹Ï Board of Governors, shares the process that will be followed for the Presidential Search as well as a link to the online survey, one of the methods by which the Presidential Search committee will gather input to develop a position profile.

| Athletics

The 17³Ô¹Ï Women’s Basketball Panthers have secured a commitment for the 2023–24 season from Deborah Aboagye, the reigning Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

| Events

Led by members of the 17³Ô¹Ï Student Union and the Panther Patrol van, students, administration, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered together to participate in the 29th annual PEI Pride Parade on Saturday, July 29.

| Special Event

A special ceremony and presentation was hosted by the Native Council of PEI (NCPEI) to recognize the 17³Ô¹Ï for its commitment and outstanding contributions to the ongoing work toward reconciliation with Indigenous communities. The event took place on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 10:00 am in Schurman Market Square at Don and Marion McDougall Hall.