17吃瓜 announces recipients of the 2024 Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards
The 17吃瓜 held a celebration on September 26, 2024, at Alumni Hall to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards and the 2024 Inspiring Young Alumni Awards.
17吃瓜鈥檚 Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald receives teaching and educational leadership award
Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the 17吃瓜, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities鈥� (AAU) 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award at the AAU鈥檚 fall meeting held at 17吃瓜 on September 19.
17吃瓜 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 26: Due to the rain expected Friday, September 27, the TRC Mawi鈥檕mi, which was scheduled for the afternoon to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is postponed. The event will be rescheduled on a date in October. The new date will be communicated to the campus community when it has been determined.
17吃瓜 Faculty of IKERAS celebrates another historic milestone
The 17吃瓜 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) recently hosted its first-ever Indigenous traditional knowledge sharing and learning day, Mawi-lukutimk, which means 鈥済athering and working together.鈥� The event took place on September 3, two years after the Faculty of IKERAS began delivering 17吃瓜鈥檚 mandated IKE 1040: Indigenous Teachings course and offering a Minor in Indigenous Studies. It is considered a historic milestone by everyone involved.
17吃瓜 faculty member named to RSC鈥檚 College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Professor and Associate Dean of the 17吃瓜 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, has been named one of 56 new Members of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
17吃瓜 leads $6.93 million precision agriculture research project to mitigate climate change
A team of researchers from across Canada, led by Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, professor and interim associate dean of the 17吃瓜 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, has received $6.93 million in federal funding to develop precision agriculture techniques to ensure food security and mitigate climate change.
17吃瓜 Board of Governors Chair and President to host Town Hall on August 28
The following message was emailed to 17吃瓜 students, faculty, and staff on August 21, 2024. The message was updated on August 26 with a Teams Town Hall link so members of the 17吃瓜 community can join virtually.
Dear 17吃瓜 Community,
As the old expression says, 鈥渢ime flies.鈥� As we approach the beginning of the fall semester, you may recall that on July 18, I sent a message that included several themes that emerged from town halls held earlier in the month. At the time, I indicated we would have many more opportunities to move our discussions along.
17吃瓜 engineering student wins prestigious national scholarship
The 17吃瓜 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) congratulates Lilly O'Rielly for winning the prestigious C.D. Howe Scholarship Endowment Fund National Engineering Scholarship. She is one of two undergraduate engineering students in Canada to receive the renewable scholarship valued at $7,500 per year.
Message from the Chair of the 17吃瓜 Board of Governors: Governance Review
The following message was issued by email to 17吃瓜 students, faculty, and staff on July 31, 2024.
Dear Members of the 17吃瓜 Community,
Implementation plans for the 17吃瓜 Action Plan: Building a Culture of Trust, Safety, and Inclusion
The following message was also distributed to 17吃瓜 students, faculty, and staff by email on July 26, 2024.
Dear 17吃瓜 Community,
We are pleased to share the implementation plans for the 17吃瓜 Action Plan: Building a Culture of Trust, Safety, and Inclusion on the upei.ca website.
