17Թ Panthers ringette team shatters expectations with undefeated championship debut

In their first-ever season, the 17Թ Panthers ringette team didn’t just compete—they dominated.

Storming through the Atlantic University Challenge Cup with an undefeated 8-0 record, the 17Թ club team racked up 56 goals while allowing only 13, capping off their historic debut with a resounding 8-2 championship win over the St. Francis Xavier University X-Women.

17Թ welcomes the first cohort of Memorial medical students to the new Faculty of Medicine and Interprofessional Health Education facility

This week, twenty Island residents will receive acceptance letters from Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine to be the inaugural students at its new regional campus located within the 17Թ’s Faculty of Medicine and Interprofessional Health Education facility.

Lunch and Learn: The Podcasting Course: A Postmortem

What is with all of this casting of pods lately? From the edges of the blogosphere in the days before the ubiquity of YouTube, podcasting became a thing. Its shape and scope have changed, but it remains a complex tableau of digitally dynamic, microphone-centred, for-you-by-you content design. When explaining the phenomenon, we can apply “multi-,” “inter-,” and “trans-” to all of our descriptors. Podcasting is multicultural, interdisciplinary, and transmedial (and all of the other combinations).

Institute of Island Studies hosts lecture on economic development in Magdalen Islands

Economic and community development professional Audrey Keating will give a lecture titled “The Magdalen Islands: A Living Lab for Territorial Innovation” on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, 17Թ.

Part of the 17Թ Institute of Island Studies’ 2025 Island Lecture Series, the lecture is free and open to everyone. 

Keating will talk about how the Magdalen Islands are leveraging its unique environment to foster economic development opportunities.

17Թ Asian Studies hosts seminar by Dr. Jin Y. Park on April 3

The 17Թ Department of Asian Studies is presenting a seminar titled “Contemporary Buddhism: A Guide to Good Life” by Dr. Jin Y. Park, chair and professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, American University, Washington D.C., on April 3.

The lecture will take place from 2:15–4:00 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, 17Թ. It is part of the Asian Studies International Seminar: Korean Studies Speaker Series 2025.

Coffee Chats with the President

Join 17Թ President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall on Wednesday, April 30 from 8:00-9:00 am.

These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the 17Թ community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.

Coffee Chats with the President

Join 17Թ President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at Tim Horton's in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Monday, April 14 from 8:00-8:45 am.

These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the 17Թ community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.