Canadian author, journalist, and historian Gwynne Dyer to speak at 17吃瓜 on November 3
Canadian author, journalist, and historian Gwynne Dyer will give a public lecture titled 鈥淧lanetary Maintenance Engineers: A Last-Ditch Climate Rescue Strategy,鈥� on November 3 at 7 pm in the Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre (Room 135) at 17吃瓜.
Dyer will discuss challenges facing the world because of climate change and explore the concept of 鈥済eoengineering,鈥� or cooling the planet by artificial means. He has interviewed over 50 climate scientists 鈥渨ho must be our reluctant guides in this crisis.鈥�
17吃瓜 Panthers this Week (October 31鈥揘ovember 6)
Here is a look at the 17吃瓜 Panthers schedule for the week of October 31鈥揘ovember 6.
Wednesday, November 2:
9:00 pm (AST)/5:00 pm (PST): The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Rugby Panthers will play the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the U SPORTS quarter-final at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. If they win this game, the Panthers will play for a national medal. The game will be available to watch on CBC Gem.
Friday, November 4:
CPA Atlantic School of Business information session
The , in partnership with the Experiential Education Department, will be hosting an in-person information session for all students interested in becoming chartered professional accountants.
Event date: Thursday, November 3
Time: 10:30--11:30 am (ADT)
Location: Main Building, Room 310
17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week (October 24鈥�30)
Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The 17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for October 24鈥�30 are Katie Richard (women鈥檚 cross country) and Kamari Scott (men鈥檚 basketball).
Richard, a second-year kinesiology student from Charlottetown, finished eighth overall at the AUS Cross Country Championship on Saturday, October 29. She finished the 8km race with a time of 31:10 and was named a second team all-star. The event was hosted by 17吃瓜 at Fox Meadow Golf Course.
An Evening with Indigenous Poets from Epekwitk
The 17吃瓜 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS), the Faculty of Arts, and the English department, in collaboration with the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, are sponsoring an evening of Indigenous poets from Epekwitk (PEI) reading selections from their poetry and conversing about their work as Indigenous writers. The event will take place at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre on Queen Street at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 22.
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration
The Office of the President cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration.
Please join members of the MacLauchlan family; guest speaker Gary MacDougall and the 17吃瓜 community in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the achievements of 17吃瓜 students.
RSVP by Tuesday, November 8, 2022 to Donna Lawless at dlawless@upei.ca or 902.566.0637.
17吃瓜 Department of Music presents 鈥楢utumn Colours鈥� recital on November 12
The 17吃瓜 Department of Music will present a faculty recital, Autumn Colours, on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 7:30 pm, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building.
The recital was originally planned for October 1 but was postponed because of the impact of post-tropical storm Fiona.
String players Jeffrey Bazett-Jones (viola), Sean Kemp (violin), and Natalie Williams Calhoun (cello) will collaborate with Magdalena von Eccher (piano) and Karem Simon (clarinet) in presenting this chamber music recital of trios by Mozart, Stravinsky, and Brahms.
Remembering F. Alan Reesor: A celebration of his life in music
A memorial service in honour of F. Alan Reesor, faculty member in the 17吃瓜 Department of Music from 1970鈥�1997, will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral on Rochford Street in Charlottetown, on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 2:30 pm. Alan forged an international reputation as an organist, choral director, and musicologist and was awarded the title of professor emeritus at 17吃瓜 in 1998.
SEASON PREVIEW: New-look 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers ready to prove themselves
While much has changed regarding roster construction, the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers want to prove that they can still be among the AUS elite in 2022鈥�23.
The Panthers lost graduates Jenna Mae Ellsworth, Reese Baxendale, and Carolina Del Santo, who all contributed significantly to the program. Now it鈥檚 up to the next wave of Panthers, like Lauren Rainford and Alicia Bowering, to leave their own mark.
Head coach Matt Gamblin believes the current group learned a lot from those former players and their shared experiences.
High school students invited to 17吃瓜 Fall Open House 2022
The 17吃瓜 Recruitment and First Year Advisement team is hosting a Fall Open House on Friday, November 4, 2022, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. High school students interested in pursuing studies at 17吃瓜 are invited to attend.
The event kicks off in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre where students will receive booklets with an itinerary for the morning. Students are then invited to attend an information session for the faculty of their choice. There will also be information sessions about programs and services available to students as well as campus and residence tours.
