17勛圖 residence students make a difference with door-to-door food drive

On Sunday, October 27, 17勛圖 residence students took part in a door-to-door food drive, Trick or Eat簧, in support of the 17勛圖 Chaplaincy Centre Food Bank. Led by Residence Life Advisor (RLA) Shelby Dyment, the 17勛圖 residence team organized the event and collected non-perishable food items along a collection route in Charlottetown. The event, which is part of a national initiative, was deemed a success by everyone involved.

17勛圖 Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation hosts successful research networking day

The 17勛圖 Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) held a successful research networking day on Thursday, October 17, in the Performing Arts Centre and Residence.

With a theme of human health research, the networking day was designed to connect 17勛圖 researchers with local companies, community organizations, and government institutions to explore potential research partnerships.  

Game on! Building the 17勛圖 Student-Alumni Network

Ready to meet a few new people and play some board games? The Department of Development and Alumni Engagement and Experiential Education would like to invite alumni and students to meet up at Strikers Den, 172 Great George Street in Charlottetown, for a fun and informal evening of board games. 

Reason for the event: 
Connect alumni and students in a fun and informal setting 
Alumni and students can share 17勛圖 stories and experiences 
Learn how to play a new board game or play one that you haven't played in a while 

Institute of Island Studies hosts public symposium about homelessness and food insecurity on PEI

Members of the public are invited to attend the 2024 Harry Baglole Memorial Public Symposium in Island Studies, titled Homelessness and Food Insecurity on Canadas Food Island, on November 7, 2024, at 6:00 pm, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, at 17勛圖.

Pitch Battle Competition Registration Deadline

Get ready to team up with seasoned entrepreneurs to transform your business idea into a compelling pitch over the course of one week! At the start of the event, we will pair you with other students and assign your team a mentor from the entrepreneurial community. Throughout the week, you and your team will collaborate to come up with, refine, and develop a pitch for an idea within the sector of the competition, which is a closely guarded secret that will only be revealed on Wednesday, November 6!