Board Governance Virtual Workshop
This session is for current 17吃瓜 students only.
Event time: 1:30--3:30 pm (AST)
This session will teach participants about:
鈥� board role and constitution
鈥� how to join a board of directors
鈥� diversity and board composition
鈥� best practices including board relationship with management, financial literacy, reporting and accountability, and more.
17吃瓜 student receives Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute funding
The following media release is distributed by 17吃瓜 Communications for the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute.
Halifax, NS--Thanks to a graduate scholarship from the (BHCRI), a 17吃瓜 graduate student will be pursuing research on breast cancer.
Course registration opens for first-year students
First-year 17吃瓜 students who have paid their tuition deposit may register for Fall 2022 courses beginning today.
Visit our How to Register for Courses page for information.
Registration for 2022 Summer Courses
Registration begins today for all Summer 2022 courses.
Irrigation Management Pro awarded Ignition Fund grant
Irrigation Management Pro, a company co-owned by Stephanie Arnold, a PhD candidate at 17吃瓜 and a researcher with the School of Climate Change and Adaptation, has received a $25,000 grant from Innovation PEI.
The company creates prescription maps for crop fields determining which areas require inputs and the quantity needed to improve environmental and farm stability. The funding will be used to engage with clients across North America to better meet their needs and to expand its customer base.
Soccer recruit Lydia Hamill chooses to stay home, commits to 17吃瓜
Often responsible for linking plays between the defence and offence, the midfield position in soccer is critical to a team鈥檚 success.
The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Soccer Panthers have fielded some talented central midfielders in recent years, including Jennifer Balderston (2015鈥�20) and AUS all-star Lauren Clark (2017鈥損resent). Head coach Lewis Page hopes he has found another in Lydia Hamill.
17吃瓜 Healthy Aging Research Committee conducting survey of PEI seniors
The 17吃瓜 Healthy Aging Research Committee is conducting a survey titled 鈥�,鈥� which is open to any residents of PEI aged 65 and older who are living in the community.
Adults over 65 make up a growing part of the Island鈥檚 population. Many of them experience negative stereotypes about getting older, and the larger community is not always aware of what older individuals might need.
Guinea pig owner grateful for care at Atlantic Veterinary College
Christine Gordon Manley knew something was seriously wrong with her 2.5-year-old guinea pig Waffles when he wouldn鈥檛 eat and appeared 鈥榝lat鈥� in his cage.
鈥淗e went from being completely normal to an hour later being listless, barely moving, and uninterested in food,鈥� explains Gordon Manley. 鈥淎t first, I actually thought he had died, but then I saw that he was still breathing. I just knew we didn鈥檛 have much time.鈥�
17吃瓜 takes part in CUSC鈥檚 2022 Survey of First-Year Students
Many of 17吃瓜鈥檚 first-year students are being invited via their 17吃瓜 email to participate in the 2022 Survey of First-Year Students, along with students from more than 50 other Canadian institutions. The survey is coordinated by the Canadian University Survey Consortium (CUSC-CCREU).
Feedback will help us learn more about students鈥� experiences at 17吃瓜. By completing this survey, students are helping 17吃瓜 develop initiatives that will serve them and other students.
Core areas covered by the survey include:
Parks Canada Student Employment Information Session (virtual)
Parks Canada is seeking student applicants for Summer 2022! The 17吃瓜 Experiential Education office and representatives from Parks Canada are hosting an information session for 17吃瓜 students to learn more about these wonderful summer job opportunities.
Applications close on February 9. Don't miss the information session coming up on Wednesday, February 3,12:00 - 1:00 pm (AST). Feel free to drop in even if you can't attend the whole thing!
Learn more and register for this event on .
