17³Ô¹Ï faculty member receives publication award for book

Dr. Joshua MacFadyen, Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities, recently received a 2024 PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Award for his book, Time Flies: A History of Prince Edward Island from the Air.

Dr. MacFadyen won in the category of Publication of the Year (Academic). The were presented at Eptek Art and Culture Centre in Summerside on March 17.

17³Ô¹Ï Board of Governors welcomes new members

The 17³Ô¹Ï Board of Governors welcomes two new members for a three-year term: Bill Waterman and Dr. Gary Evans.

Waterman was elected by the 17³Ô¹Ï Senate to sit on the Board of Governors, effective November 24, 2023, for three years. He is one of two faculty members appointed by the Senate. Evans was the successful candidate to be elected from all the members of the teaching staff. He is one of two faculty members selected by the teaching staff to sit on the Board for three years, effective March 5, 2024.

17³Ô¹Ï saddened by passing of Dr. Theresa Bernardo

17³Ô¹Ï is saddened by the passing of Dr. Theresa Bernardo, the first graduate student at the University, on March 13, 2024. 

Dr. Bernardo graduated from the University of Guelph with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1984. In 1986, she became the first graduate student at 17³Ô¹Ï, studying epidemiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine under Dr. Ian Dohoo, a world-renowned scholar and leader in the field.