17吃瓜

The following joint message was distributed to students, staff, and faculty on behalf of the Office of the President and the 17吃瓜 Student Union on December 1.

Dear Members of the University Community,

The 17吃瓜 is participating in Giving Tuesday on November 29, an international day of giving that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

This year鈥檚 campaign focuses on raising funds to support the AVC Wildlife Service at 17吃瓜. An anonymous donor has offered to become 17吃瓜鈥檚 鈥淢atching Funds Partner鈥� for the campaign. All donations made on Giving Tuesday for the AVC Wildlife Service will be matched up to $10,000, doubling the impact.

The 17吃瓜 Faculty of Education officially launched an Island-wide literacy and numeracy outreach project on Friday, November 18, 2022.

The project is supported by a generous donation of $750,000 from Master Packaging. In recognition of the company鈥檚 support, a plaque will be placed in Memorial Hall, where the Faculty of Education is housed, at the entrance to the educational learning commons, which now includes updated resources made possible through the project. 

In August, Dr. Dennis Makau (PhD 鈥�19) was honoured with the prestigious Wayne Martin International Symposium for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) Emerging Scientist Award at the sixteenth international symposium.

On Remembrance Day, November 11, people across Canada gathered on the eleventh hour to pay tribute to the veterans who serve their country鈥攑ast and present.

Dr. Greg Keefe, interim president and vice-chancellor of 17吃瓜, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of the University during the Charlottetown Remembrance Day Ceremony. He was accompanied by Acting/Sub Lt Cedric Stead, an officer with HMCS Queen Charlotte and a political science student at 17吃瓜. The 17吃瓜 Student Union executive also laid a wreath. On the campus, the flags were lowered to half-mast.

Dear Members of the University Community,

Each year during Veterans鈥� Week in Canada, we honour, pay tribute, give thanks, and remember the brave men and women who served鈥攁nd who continue to serve鈥攐ur country during times of war, conflict, and peace. We do this all week but in particular today, on November 8, Indigenous Veterans Day, and on November 11, Remembrance Day.

The following message was emailed to faculty and staff on October 27, 2022.
 

Dear Members of the University Community,

The development of the joint 17吃瓜-Memorial Doctor of Medicine program has progressed a great deal over the last six months. Following our public town hall meetings and meetings with Indigenous groups in May, our committees ramped into high gear and have made tremendous strides in a number of areas.

The following message was distributed by email to students, staff, and faculty on October 17, 2022.

Dear Members of the Campus Community, 

I hope that you recovered from hurricane Fiona, had a Happy Thanksgiving, and were able to recharge during the Fall Break. 

The 17吃瓜 is pleased to announce the appointment of alumnus Paul Young as Chief Operating Officer for the University鈥檚 new Faculty of Medicine, effective October 24, 2022.

鈥淚 am very pleased to welcome Paul back to 17吃瓜,鈥� said Dr. Greg Keefe, interim president and vice-chancellor. 鈥淗is extensive experience and excellent leadership in the health care field will be instrumental as we move forward with the development of the new Faculty of Medicine.鈥�

As previously announced, 17吃瓜鈥檚 Charlottetown and St. Peter鈥檚 Bay campuses will re-open on Monday, October 3, 2022. Classes, labs, and other campus operations will resume.  

17吃瓜 has lost five planned teaching days during the Fall Academic Semester. By restarting classes on Monday and recommending a minor adjustment to the December calendar dates to the University Senate, the fall reading week and semester will be preserved.