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Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Kiera Rigby and Marcus Power, the 17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 15鈥�21!

Kiera Rigby is a fifth-year forward on 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball team and a Bachelor of Science (honours) student from Charlottetown. The Panthers had an incredible weekend, beating Dalhousie University on Friday night 84鈥�69 and toppling the number-one team in the country the next night, dropping Acadia University 88鈥�66. On Friday, she scored a career-high 30 points in the Panthers win over Dalhousie. She shot an amazing 72% from the floor including 75% from the three-point line and 78% from the free-throw line. She also recorded two assists, four steals, and one blocked shot. Rigby scored 25 points the next night, shooting 44% from the field. She also had five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocked shots. 鈥淜iera鈥檚 performance on the weekend was the best individual performance by a player in my tenure at 17吃瓜,鈥� said coach Greg Gould. This is Rigby鈥檚 second consecutive week as the Panther Subway Athlete of the Week.

Marcus Power is a fourth-year forward on the 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey team and a Bachelor of Business Administration student from St. John鈥檚, Newfoundland and Labrador. The team split a pair of games over the weekend, beating Acadia University 5鈥�1 and losing to Saint Mary鈥檚 University 5鈥�2. 鈥淢arcus has been one our most consistent players this season,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淗e was playing on a line Friday night with RT Rice and Darcy Ashley; they were dominant all night, and Marcus was rewarded with three goals.鈥�

#BellLetsTalk is just around the corner! The Panthers are proud to sponsor with Bell Aliant for Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night on Saturday, January 27. The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball teams are hosting Cape Breton University. Help us help others join the conversation about mental health.

And don鈥檛 forget! 17吃瓜 students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make this the best season ever!

17吃瓜 is hosting information sessions on Thursday, January 25 for those interested in the new course-based starting in August 2018. This is your opportunity to obtain a graduate degree in the expanding field of tourism, applied specifically to islands. Using primarily online courses for your convenience, this two-year program incorporates two work-study courses working directly with tourism organizations.

鈥淚sland tourism is one of the fastest growing global sectors,鈥� said Jim Randall, coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies at 17吃瓜. 鈥淭his new online course-based master鈥檚 degree from a university recognized as the world leader in island studies scholarship and learning gives graduates a high-quality post-graduate credential targeted to students' specific career needs.鈥�

Scholarships and bursaries are available. Learn more about this exciting new degree program at two information sessions on Thursday, January 25 at 3:00 and 6:00 pm in room 243 of 17吃瓜鈥檚 Don and Marion McDougall Hall. For more information, contact the Program Coordinator at mais@upei.ca or 902-620-5013. 

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

17吃瓜 and Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina are working together to present a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) about our increasingly toxic online interactions. Engagement in a Time of Polarization will examine how our communications environment became so toxic and will explore what individuals and citizens can do to stop the trend. The course is free and runs February 12 through 26 through . All are welcome.

The course is led by Dr. Bonnie Stewart, program design lead and designer for experiential education and work-integrated learning at 17吃瓜, and Dr. Natalie Delia Deckard, assistant professor of sociology at Davidson College.

This brief pop-up MOOC explores what our current information ecosystem means for societal institutions: education, government, and media. Facilitators will open live conversations with leading voices in disinformation and media literacies, and will lead participants through models of participatory engagement that can help minimize polarization and manipulation.

Over two weeks, the MOOC will convene a conversation on building understanding and relationships, even within the very real limits of contemporary social media. Participants can engage on their own time, in real time, and are welcome to complete as much or as little of the course as they wish. University classes from California, Pennsylvania, and Egypt have already signed on to embed some of the MOOC into their coursework, and the 17吃瓜 community is invited to engage as well.

For more information, or to register, visit the for the course.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball Head Coach Greg Gould is pleased to announce that Abby Lacey has committed to the Panthers for the 2018鈥�19 season. Lacey is a 5鈥�7鈥� guard from Riverview, New Brunswick who has been a three year-starter for the Riverview High School Royals, leading her team to the New Brunswick High School provincial final last season.

鈥淚 am very excited to be joining the 17吃瓜 Panthers,鈥� said Lacey. 鈥淭heir style of play is very fast, which I feel will be a good fit for my game. I am looking forward to the challenges of playing at the next level, continuing to develop my skills, and contributing to the team in any way I can.鈥�

Lacey was drawn to 17吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Psychology and is excited to be part of the close-knit campus and Island communities.

鈥淚 have followed Abby鈥檚 basketball career for the past three years, and I am excited to have her join our program,鈥� said Gould. 鈥淪he is dynamic player鈥攆ast, quick and very strong. Abby is a natural scorer, who can attack the basket, pull-up, or shoot the three. She is a very good student, a hard worker, and a great team player who I see making an immediate contribution. I look forward to helping her achieve her academic and basketball goals.鈥�

Lacey has been accepted into the 17吃瓜 Faculty of Arts. Go Panthers Go!

17吃瓜 invites students and employees to fully make use of 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert鈥�17吃瓜's new emergency mass notification system鈥攂y signing up to receive texts during an emergency or for storm closures. 

All current students, faculty, and staff with an @upei.ca email have been automatically entered into the 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert system and will receive email messages (the database is updated on a periodic basis to capture new students and employees). However, campus members need to opt-in to receive text notifications.

As a further incentive to opt-in, 17吃瓜 is running a contest where students, faculty, and staff will have a chance to win one of four $100 gift certificates for the 17吃瓜 Bookstore if they update their profile by midnight on February 2, 2018. There are two ways to enter:

1. Visit for instructions on how to login, update your profile, and opt-in to receive texts, or read the updated 
    
2. Visit the 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert booth from 12 noon鈥�2 pm at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (January 22鈥�26) and Robertson Library (January 29鈥揊ebruary 2) where 17吃瓜 Security Services will assist you in updating your profile and opting-in to receive texts.

If you think you have already updated your 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert profile with your cell/smart phone number but still are not receiving texts, please review the as there have been some updates since the initial instructions were sent in 2017. For more information, visit or email Mark Pharand, Manager, Security Services.

Contest rules:

• Contest closes February 2, 2018, at midnight.
• Any faculty, staff, or student who opts in prior to midnight, February 2, 2018 will be entered in a draw for a chance to win one (1) gift certificate to the 17吃瓜 Bookstore.
• A total of four (4) $100 gift certificates will be distributed in the following manner: one to a member of faculty and staff; three to students.
• Members of the Emergency Operations Centre team will be excluded from the draw.
• Winners will be drawn on Monday, February 5, 2018 and notified as soon as possible.

The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball teams are partnering with Bell Aliant this weekend to present Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night. Saturday鈥檚 home games against Cape Breton University will include activities to help encourage everyone to join the conversation about mental health.

The Panther basketball teams are hosing a two-night home stand against Cape Breton University. Saturday, the women take the court at 6:00 pm. The men play at 8:00 pm.

Greg Gould, coach of the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball team, says his squad will be looking to build on their recent momentum.

鈥淲e have two very tough games against CBU this weekend,鈥� said Gould. 鈥淭hese game are extra important as we lost two close games to them at CBU. They are a big, physical team with two high scoring post players in Keough and Brown. We will need to be at our best to win.鈥�

The teams play again the next day. The women start at 1:00 pm. The men tip off at 3:00 pm.

鈥淲e are looking forward to being back at home playing in front of our home crowd,鈥� said Darrell Glenn, coach of the 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball team. 鈥淥ur goal on Saturday will be to build on our performance from Acadia this past weekend. Shot selection, lots of ball movement, and defending the paint are areas where we have to get significantly better.鈥�

The teams are looking to pack the gym Saturday evening for Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night.

鈥淚 am very pleased to have our student-athletes taking on a leadership role in the promotion Bell Let鈥檚 Talk in support of mental health,鈥� said Chris Huggan, director of 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation. 鈥淔or those impacted by mental illness, stigma can be one of the greatest obstacles. I鈥檓 proud that we鈥檙e part of the effort to get people talking. I hope you'll come out and cheer on our teams and support Bell Let's Talk.鈥� 

Join the campus community for 2018's first Soup for the Soul on Wednesday, February 7 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the 17吃瓜 Chaplaincy Centre. Warm up with a bowl of chicken and rice or lentil soup.

This year, Soup for the Soul is proud to connect with the Bell Let鈥檚 Talk initiative to amplify its efforts to promote healthy eating and mental health awareness. The Chaplaincy Centre also recognizes the Kettle Black, a student-owned business, which is supplying a chef for the event.

鈥淢idway through our third year, this event continues to draw students and others who are asking to work with us as cooks, servers and that very important 鈥榳hatever you need鈥� role,鈥� said Sister Susan Kidd. 鈥淗ealthy food helps mental health and that it is free only adds to the goodness. This time, we are working with students, staff, faculty, smaller local and bigger national businesses.  The reach is extensive, and we may never really know its impact.鈥�

Please note: this event was originally scheduled for Wednesday, January 31.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

U SPORTS announced in a today that the 17吃瓜 has been selected to host back-to-back women's hockey championships in 2019 and 2020.

While 2019 will mark the first time the national women鈥檚 hockey tournament will be in Charlottetown, 17吃瓜 has a proven track record in successfully hosting three U SPORTS national championships: men鈥檚 soccer in 2005 and 2014, and women鈥檚 soccer in 2010.

"We are very excited to be hosting another U SPORTS national event at 17吃瓜, this time, the women鈥檚 hockey championship for two consecutive years," says 17吃瓜 President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭his prestigious sporting competition will showcase the very best talent in Canada, including our very own Panther student-athletes, and have a positive impact on the development of women鈥檚 hockey in our community. On behalf of 17吃瓜, I thank U SPORTS and our local organizing committee for securing this great opportunity.鈥�

The local organizing committee will be led by co-chairs Kathleen Casey, Della Sweet, and Lorna O鈥橠onald who have a long-standing history of involvement in hockey and community events in the province, as well as existing relationships with 17吃瓜.

鈥淲e are delighted to have engaged these three women to serve as event co-chairs,鈥� says Director of Athletics and Recreation Chris Huggan. 鈥淲ith their leadership coupled with support from the 17吃瓜 administration and the City of Charlottetown, I know we will deliver exciting events that will be centred on student-athletes, fans, and visitors alike.鈥�

鈥淭hrough our nationally recognized sport tourism initiative, SCORE, the City of Charlottetown has been aggressively pursuing the marketplace, attracting high calibre sporting events and seeing steady returns,鈥� said Mayor Clifford Lee. 鈥淲e are proud to have led the bid to secure these events and congratulate 17吃瓜 on being successfully chosen to host these U SPORTS championships for two consecutive years. We look forward to working with 17吃瓜 and the organizing committee on these national events that are certain to have a positive impact on our community and city as a whole.鈥�

The 2019 U SPORTS Women鈥檚 Hockey Championship will be held March 14鈥�17 while the 2020 edition will run March 12鈥�15. Both events will follow an eight-team championship format and take place on the 17吃瓜 campus at MacLauchlan Arena (Bell Aliant Centre).

About the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey Program

The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey program can trace its roots back to 1975. The team operated as a club until it joined Atlantic University Sport in 2002. In 2004, the program requested and was granted a leave of absence for one year and subsequently returned as a full varsity program in 2005. Over the past twelve years, the program has grown, finding success in 2012 when the Panthers won the AUS championship. The program supports student-athletes from across Canada and around the world, and is proud to include German Olympic national player Anja Weisser, International University Sport Federation (FISU) Team Canada member Keirstin Visser, and South Korean Olympic national player Ye Eun Park among its alumni. In 2013, the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey program was Sport PEI鈥檚 Team of the Year. 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey sits on a solid foundation and has a bright future moving toward 2019.

About the City of Charlottetown鈥檚 SCORE Program

The City of Charlottetown is the proud sport capital of Prince Edward Island and has had tremendous ongoing success in hosting numerous sport events as a result of a shared vision to be a premiere sport tourism destination, dedicated leadership, and strategic local and national partnerships. In 2005, the City launched its national award-winning SCORE initiative to attract and assist in the hosting of sport events in Charlottetown that offer a pronounced opportunity for economic, tourism, and community growth. Charlottetown garners an average of $43M of the province of Prince Edward Island鈥檚 annual $68M sport tourism economic impact through the attraction of new, one-off events, as well as the existing inventory of signature annual events. Equally important is the impact SCORE-attracted events have on the long-term development of sport within the community.

U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championship Hosts (champions)

2020 17吃瓜 (March 12鈥�15, 2020)
2019 17吃瓜 (March 14鈥�17, 2019)
2018 Western University (March 15鈥�18, 2018)
2017 Queen's University (Alberta)
2016 University of Calgary (Montreal)
2015 University of Calgary (Western)
2014 St. Thomas University (McGill)
2013 University of Toronto (Montreal)
2012 University of Alberta (Calgary)
2011 Wilfrid Laurier University (McGill)
2010 St. Francis Xavier University (Alberta)
2009 St. Francis Xavier University (McGill)
2008 University of Ottawa (McGill)
2007 University of Ottawa (Alberta)
2006 St. Francis Xavier University (Alberta)
2005 McGill University (Laurier)
2004 McGill University (Alberta)
2003 University of Regina (Alberta)
2002 University of Regina (Alberta)
2001 University of Calgary (Toronto)
2000 Concordia University (Alberta)
1999 University of Toronto (Concordia)
1998 Concordia University (Concordia)

Students from 17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Business took second place at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) held January 18鈥�20 at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. The ICBC is Canada鈥檚 longest-running undergraduate business case competition, celebrating its 40^th year.

The ICBC features competitions in eight different events, including accounting, business policy (strategy), ethics, debate, finance, human resources, marketing, and management of information systems. After strong showings at the preliminary round in October, two teams from 17吃瓜 earned invitations to compete in the final round in the categories of ethics and business policy.

17吃瓜鈥檚 ethics team competed against teams from University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Concordia University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Wilfrid Laurier University. The team, comprised of Quinton Gorman, a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student (marketing specialization) and Zach Geldert, a fourth-year Bachelor of Sociology student with an economics minor and business certificate, placed second.

鈥淚CBC was a great learning experience, and I am happy that we were able to achieve this result,鈥� said Geldert. 鈥淭his competition gave us the chance to put what we have learned in the classroom to use in a very practical way.鈥�

The team had five-and-a-half hours to prepare with no access to internet, but use of textbooks. They had 15 minutes to present their solution to a judging panel of industry professionals, with an additional five minutes to answer questions and defend their recommendations.

鈥淚f you want a big return, you have to be willing take a risk,鈥� said Gorman. 鈥淓ven though preparing and presenting a case in a short amount of time may be daunting, it is undoubtedly one of the greatest experiences that a business student can have. You learn how to approach a business situation and provide a recommendation in a hands-on way. This is something that all students can learn from, and I encourage all those who are interested to get involved in this great program.鈥�

17吃瓜鈥檚 business policy team was made up of Alex Dunne, a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student (accounting specialization); Callum Wood, a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student (accounting specialization); and, Sydney Gallant, a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student (finance specialization). The team had a great showing in an extremely competitive field, but unfortunately didn鈥檛 crack the top three.

鈥淚 am so proud of the work these students did in training and in competition,鈥� said Mary Whitrow, 17吃瓜鈥檚 case competition program coordinator and coach. 鈥淐ongratulations to both teams on their performances!鈥�

鈥淚t is a great achievement to have two teams qualifying again for the final round of such a rigorous competition,鈥� said Dr. Juergen Krause, dean of the Faculty of Business at 17吃瓜. 鈥淕etting to the final shows that you have what it takes to compete against some of the world鈥檚 top students.鈥�

Faculty of Business students will be busy with more case competitions this semester. Alex Dunne, Callum Wood, and Sydney Gallant will compete at the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition, an international competition in Montreal in mid-February. Zach Geldert will be competing in late February at the Network of International Business Schools Case Competition, an international competition in Guatemala.

Past results at ICBC:

• 2017: first place in marketing; third place in ethics
• 2016: third place in marketing
• 2015: third place in business policy
• 2013: first place in ethics
• 2012: second place in ethics

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

It鈥檚 a busy weekend at home for the Panthers. The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey team plays Friday and Saturday night. 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball host a two-day home stand against Memorial. And Saturday night, show your Panther pride by helping us support the Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation with Pink in the Rink and Shoot for the Cure.

Friday night, 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey takes on St. Thomas University at 7:00 pm.

鈥淪TU has had our number all season, and if we were entering the playoffs this weekend, we would be meeting them in the first round, so setting the tone early is important,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson. 鈥淪TU is very patient. They play great defence, so we really need to keep the pressure on them in their end if we want to have success against them.鈥�

Friday鈥檚 game is also a Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Night in support of mental health initiatives. Let鈥檚 keep the conversation going.

Saturday鈥檚 action begins at 6:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sport Centre as the women鈥檚 basketball team plays Memorial University.

鈥淲e play two important four-point games against Memorial this weekend,鈥� said coach Greg Gould. 鈥淚f we hope to have any chance of finishing in a first-round bye position at the AUS playoffs, we will need to sweep both games from a tough high-scoring MUN team.鈥�

The game is also part of a special Shoot for the Cure/Pink in the Rink night with 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey. The hockey team plays across the hall in MacLauchlan Arena at 7:00 pm where they host Mount Allison University.

鈥淲hile Mount A will not be making the playoffs this year, they work very hard and have had a number of very close games,鈥� said coach Donaldson. 鈥淭heir goaltending is very solid. We need to match their intensity and work well as a team in order to have success. Saturday evening we will be paying tribute to our four graduating players: Megan Sullivan, Lindsay Johnston, Madison Clarke, and team captain Emma Martin.鈥�

Back in the gym, 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball hosts MUN at 8:00 pm.

鈥淭here are many areas of the game that we are hoping to improve upon in preparation for this weekend鈥檚 match-up against the Seahawks,鈥� said coach Darrell Glenn. 鈥淪pecifically we want to focus on our perimetre defence and keeping people out of the key. Offensively, we will need to continue to focus on ball movement and player movement to ensure that we are getting a good shot each time down the floor.鈥�

Sunday, 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball see rematches against Memorial. The women鈥檚 game starts at 1:00 pm. The men tip off at 3:00 pm. Between games, Basketball PEI will hold a ceremony to celebrate the recipients of the 2016鈥�2017 PEI Basketball Awards.

Go Panthers Go!