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For the first time in its history, 17³Ô¹Ï will be the centre of Canadian university field hockey this fall. From October 30 to November 2, the 17³Ô¹Ï Field Hockey program will welcome three visiting teams for the Field Hockey Canada U SPORTS Invitational, a national championship that will decide the country’s best.

For Panthers head coach Lacey MacLauchlan, the chance to bring an event of this scale to Prince Edward Island is about more than just competition.

The 17³Ô¹Ï invites expressions of interest or recommendations of individuals, external to the University, who may be considered for appointment to the 17³Ô¹Ï Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is currently seeking nominations for one volunteer appointment to commence in Fall 2025 for a three-year term.

Candidates should possess knowledge and competencies that would be valuable to the Board of Governors, preferably including expertise in one of the following areas:

A new book of poetry titled The Geography of Home: Poems for a Lost Time, by Dr. Edward MacDonald, Professor Emeritus of history at 17³Ô¹Ï, will be launched on September 7, 2025, at 2 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, 17³Ô¹Ï.

Through the poems in the book, MacDonald traces rural Prince Edward Island where he grew up from the late 1950s through the early 1970s—a landscape on the cusp of far-reaching change.

The Office of Student Culture and Community Standards is excited to share details with the campus community about , 17³Ô¹Ï’s new, more inclusive version of student orientation week.

Welcome Week 2025 will be held from August 29 to September 7 and, this year, is open to all Panthers, not only incoming students:

Marjorie and Arlie Parks, lifelong friends of Dr. Kenneth McIntyre and Donald McLaren, made a generous lasting gift through their will to establish a scholarship in memory of Dr. McIntyre at the 17³Ô¹Ï. The four friends shared deep ties to Montague, Prince Edward Island, where Dr. McIntyre’s father, Dr. Preston McIntyre, was a highly respected community physician. 

There’s a new energy buzzing around 17³Ô¹Ï Men’s Soccer, one that signals the dawn of a new era.

At the centre of it is head coach Jed Davies, who wasted no time reshaping the program into one built for both immediate impact and long-term success. His first recruiting class is among the most ambitious in program history, stacked with players carrying professional academy experience and the hunger to build something special at 17³Ô¹Ï.

Change has come to 17³Ô¹Ï Women’s Soccer, and with it, renewed fire and drive for success.

At the heart of this transformation is new head coach Jed Davies, who has already left a profound imprint on the program. Last season, the Panthers finished 1-8-3 and scored just eight goals. For many programs, those numbers would be discouraging. For Davies, they represent opportunity.

Twenty-five participants in 17³Ô¹Ï’s 2025 Student Program for Research Engagement and Excellence (SPREE) will compete for top honours at the research poster competition on Wednesday, August 27, at 1:00 pm, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.