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.
17吃瓜 increases support for graduate students through new fellowship program
17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) is establishing a new fellowship program for incoming and existing graduate students in research thesis-based graduate programs.
鈥淐ompetitive financial support is an important factor in the recruitment and retention of graduate students at 17吃瓜,鈥� said Dr. Greg Naterer, vice-president, academic and research. 鈥淕raduate assistantships and supervisor grant/contract funding provide a common form of graduate student support. In addition, graduate fellowships have a significant role.鈥�
Rathlyn Foundation donates $1M for entrance scholarships to 17吃瓜-based medical students
Beginning in the fall of 2025, the Rathlyn Foundation Entrance Scholarships for 17吃瓜 Medical Students will be granted to every 17吃瓜-based medical student in their first year of study. These $2,000 individual scholarships will be funded in perpetuity by an overall gift of $1,000,000 from the Rathlyn Foundation.
AVC faculty member receives Aquaculture Association of Canada Research Award of Excellence
Dr. Mark Fast, professor of fish health and immunology at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), 17吃瓜, is the recipient of the Aquaculture Association of Canada Research Award of Excellence.
17吃瓜 psychology students partner with junior and high school students on projects devoted to peace
Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, associate professor of psychology at 17吃瓜, hosted a celebration for 16 senior undergraduate students taking a special topics psychology of good and evil course, and international junior and senior high school students from the , the lab school for the Montessori Foundation, on Sunday, June 4, at the 17吃瓜 Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter鈥檚 Bay.
Berry Genge named a 3M National Student Fellow
Berry Genge, a fourth-year 17吃瓜 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) student from Lewes, PEI, has been named a 2024 3M National Student Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada.
17吃瓜 Convocation 2024 brings a sense of accomplishment and several firsts
The excitement and pride were palpable at the 17吃瓜 this past week when the Class of 2024 graduated with their undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The Convocation ceremonies took place in the 17吃瓜 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on May 14 for graduates of the faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Nursing; May 15 for the faculties of Business and Sustainable Design Engineering; May 16 for the faculties of Arts, Education, and Graduate Studies; and May 17 for the Faculty of Science.
