President's Town Hall - Living Our Values
Building from the November launch of the 17吃瓜 Strategic Plan (2025鈥�2030): Making our World a Better Place鈥攊n which we reaffirm our core values: academic freedom; accountability and integrity; pursuit of excellence; equity, diversity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging; and reconciliation鈥擨 invite you to join us for the next President鈥檚 Town Hall on Wednesday, January 21 to further discuss how we live these values.
President's Town Hall - Help us launch the new 17吃瓜 Strategic Plan!
On November 20, we will launch our new strategic plan, Making our world a better place: 17吃瓜 Strategic Plan (2025鈥�2030). This new five-year plan is the result of a year-long community discussion on 17吃瓜鈥檚 future.
President's Town Hall
We hope everyone will participate in upcoming budget forums and consultations to support one another and stay focused on what matters most: our students, our people, and our purpose.
To kick off our community engagement process for the 2026鈥�2027 operating budget, the senior executive team invites you to join us at this President's Town Hall to share your ideas and ask questions. Tim Walker, Vice-President, Administration and Finance, will outline the budget process to date and the timeline through to March 2026, when 17吃瓜 intends to seek Board approval for the budget.
17吃瓜 Action Plan Audit Results for Years 0 and 1
The following message was also emailed to 17吃瓜 students, faculty, and staff on October 16, 2025.
Dear 17吃瓜 Community,
On behalf of the 17吃瓜 Board of Governors, we are pleased to share the independent audit by Deloitte Canada of the implementation of years 0 and 1 of the 17吃瓜 Action Plan. The following reports are found on the 17吃瓜 Action Plan web pages:
Kayla Batchilder and Robert Orr named 17吃瓜 Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week
Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The 17吃瓜 Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for October 13鈥�19 are Kayla Batchilder (women鈥檚 field hockey) and Robert Orr (men鈥檚 hockey).
Batchilder is a third-year kinesiology student from Charlottetown, PEI. She scored the third goal in the 3-0 championship-clinching win over the Dalhousie University Tigers on October 19. She was also named the Atlantic University Field Hockey (AUFH) MVP and a league all-star.
Power Hour: Healthy Boundaries Make Healthy Relationships
We invite you to the upcoming Power Hour interactive skill-building session, 鈥淗ealthy Boundaries Make Healthy Relationships.鈥�
Join resilience expert Dr. Jackie Kinley and members of the AIR Faculty to:
Pitch Battles Qualifiers
Come out and watch some electric pitches by 17吃瓜 and Holland College students in this year's Pitch Battles competition! Student teams will be pitching ideas they have developed over 8 days in our mystery sector for a chance of $4000 in prizes. This event is open to the public and top teams from these qualifiers will proceed to the final pitches on Saturday, November 15.
Qualifier pitches will be taking place in 201 Robertson Library from 4 pm to 7pm.
Pitch Battles applications close
Last chance to apply to Pitch Battles 2025! If you want to participate in this year's competition, submit your application by 7pm on November 3, 2025. To learn more about the Pitch Battles Competition, check out the program information page.
Apply here:
17吃瓜鈥檚 new and improved Fall Open House takes place October 25
17吃瓜鈥檚 Fall Open House for prospective students will take place on Saturday, October 25, from 12 noon to 4 pm, at the University鈥檚 campus in Charlottetown, PEI.
The Fall Open House is an opportunity for prospective students to discover all the benefits of joining the Panther family. Attendees will tour 17吃瓜鈥檚 beautiful campus; meet faculty, staff, and students; discover campus life; and enjoy giveaways and bookstore discounts.
Teaching and Learning Centre Lunch and Learn: Offline Quiz in Moodle
Did you know that you can use Moodle for online AND in-person quizzes? The offline quiz Moodle activity can be used to turn your existing online Moodle question bank into a scan-to-grade test. This can save you time grading and give you statistic insight into results, letting you review how students achieved on individual questions. This session will demo and cover how to use this tool in your courses. This lunch and learn will take place in the 17吃瓜 Teaching and Learning Centre located in the Robertson Library Annex (RL 230) on October 30 at 12:00 pm.
