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Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Camille Scherger and Amin Suleman, the 17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 5 to 11.

Camille Scherger is a second-year science student from Lloydminster, Alberta and a goalie on the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey team. The Panthers won a pair of games over the weekend, defeating both Universit茅 de Moncton and St. Francis Xavier University by a score of 3鈥�2. Scherger saved 94 per cent of the shots she faced over the weekend, including all seven overtime shots in the game against U de M. 鈥淐amille was very solid this past week giving us the chance to win both games,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson.鈥�

Amin Suleman is a fourth-year arts student from Toronto, Ontario and a guard on the 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball team. The Panthers split a pair of games over the weekend with Acadia University. Suleman led the team in assists with six for the weekend and had just one turnover. He also pulled down six rebounds. 鈥淎min continues to grow as a complete player and is demonstrating the kind of tenacity and grit that that makes for winning basketball,鈥� said coach Darrell Glenn.

Go Panthers Go!

Did you know that under the PEI Animal Welfare Act, it is illegal to travel with dogs, and other companion animals, unsecured in the back of a pickup truck? Are you aware that cosmetic surgery on animals, such as tail docking in dogs, cattle, and horses, and ear cropping in dogs, is prohibited?

On Tuesday, November 20, the Atlantic Veterinary College will host a free public workshop about the Act, which was passed by the Government of Prince Edward island in 2017, in Lecture Theatre A, starting at 7 p.m. The workshop will address the impact of the impact on Islanders and their animals--large and small. Dr. Alice Crook, Coordinator of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC, will provide a 鈥渂ig picture鈥� of the Act, focusing on the evolution of a distressed-based model to a standard鈥搊f-care model. Dwight Thompson, PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, will speak about the rights and responsibilities of owners, and Mike Gilbertson, PEI Humane Society, will focus on how the Society handles animal welfare complaints.

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, call (902) 566-0589. 

17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Business will hold an information session for those interested in its Executive MBA program. The event will be Tuesday, November 20 at 5:00 pm at The Gallery in The Guild in Charlottetown.

17吃瓜鈥檚 EMBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.

Learn more about the program and application process, have your questions answered, and meet with staff from the Faculty of Business.

To reserve a seat, contact 902 566-6474 or mba@upei.ca.

For more information about 17吃瓜鈥檚 Executive MBA program, please visit or contact the MBA Coordinator at 902-566-6474.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

17吃瓜's Vice-President Administration and Finance Jackie Podger is pleased to announce the appointment of several key members to her team: Marilyn Barrett, Eileen Conboy, and Emi Abou-Wafia. 

"The creation of these senior positions will help ensure that the University is advancing its strategic priorities, especially in areas of student/employee health and well-being," said Ms. Podger. "I look forward to working with Marilyn, Eileen, and Emi and will count on their leadership, strategic thinking, and management skills in their respective areas within the Office of the Vice-President Administration and Finance."

Marilyn Barrett has joined the University in the role of Director of the 17吃瓜 Health and Wellness Centre. Marilyn鈥檚 extensive health background will be a tremendous asset for 17吃瓜 as she takes on the overall leadership, strategic direction, and management for the expanded scope of the 17吃瓜 Health and Wellness Centre. She will interact closely with the team of physicians, psychologists, psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, nurse, and administrative assistant that will offer an innovative and collaborative approach to health and well-being for students, faculty, and staff.

Previous to joining 17吃瓜, Marilyn was the Director of Primary Care and Chronic Disease Prevention/Management for Health PEI, a position she held since December 2010. Along with a number of management positions with Health PEI, including Manager鈥揑mplementation & Change Management for the electronic health record project, Marilyn was also a Clinical Instructor and Clinical Coordinator for the 17吃瓜 Faculty of Nursing. She has a Diploma in Nursing from the PEI School of Nursing, holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of New Brunswick, and a Master of Nursing from Athabasca University. Marilyn currently sits on the board of directors of the Canadian Nurse's Protective Society and is past president of the Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island. In her spare time, she sits on the granting committee of the Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island and is board member of the Cardigan Village Heritage Committee.

Eileen Conboy is 17吃瓜鈥檚 new Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator. As an integral member of the management team, Eileen has already begun to receive and triage sexual violence concerns and complaints, as well as develop and provide information and training to prevent sexual violence on campus. She will be working with departments across the University to develop and facilitate training on sexual violence prevention, bystander intervention, and key human rights areas.

Eileen spent her wonder years in Cornwall, PEI before pursuing post-secondary education off-island. She is a graduate of Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and of the University of Ottawa with a Master of Education in Counselling. Eileen began her counselling career working with students at Carleton University prior to accepting a therapist position with the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre. It is here that she immersed herself in supporting survivors of sexualized violence, representing the centre on committees in the community, and implementing prevention education. In her spare time, Eileen loves creating art, houseplants, sushi, and her cat named Mango.  

Emi Abou-Wafia, the new Director of Operations for the Office of the Vice-President Administration and Finance, comes to us from Vesey鈥檚 Seeds Ltd. where she held the role of Marketing Operations Manager since 2015. She brings to her new role extensive global experience and a proven track record across a broad range of industries and organizations, spanning from Fortune 500 multi-nationals to private, family-owned companies. Her expertise includes strategic planning, business development, client/partner management, product marketing, marketing communications, and cross-functional and cross-cultural team management. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Egypt鈥檚 Alexandria University and a Master of Business Administration from the American University in Dubai, UAE. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures, reading and learning about self-improvement, hiking, working out, and salsa dancing.

Emi has hit the ground running and is leading numerous projects and functions in the Office of the Vice-President Administration and Finance including administration, infrastructure, integrated communications, and stakeholder engagement.

Over the next few weeks, many of you will have the opportunity to interact with Marilyn, Eileen, and Emi as they make the rounds to learn about the University and its various faculties, offices and departments鈥攑lease give them a warm 17吃瓜 welcome!

17吃瓜 invites students and employees to fully make use of 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert鈥�17吃瓜's emergency mass notification system鈥攂y signing up to receive texts during an emergency or for storm closures.

All current students, faculty, and staff with an @upei.ca email have already been automatically entered into the 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert system and will receive email messages (the database is updated on a periodic basis to capture new students and employees). However, campus members need to opt-in to receive text notifications.

Visit for instructions on how to login, update your profile, and opt-in to receive texts, or read the updated

If you think you have already updated your 17吃瓜 Emergency Alert profile with your cell/smart phone number but still are not receiving texts, email Mark Pharand, Manager, Security Services. 17吃瓜 Security Services will also be set up in various locations across campus to assist people in updating their profile and opting-in to receive texts. A schedule and locations will be posted in the coming days via Campus Notices ().

The 17吃瓜 (17吃瓜) is participating in on November 27, an international day of giving that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The focus of this year鈥檚 campaign is to raise awareness of and funds for the Atlantic Veterinary College鈥檚 (AVC) Wildlife Service.

The AVC Wildlife Service provides primary veterinary care to injured, sick, displaced, and orphaned wildlife on Prince Edward Island. In a typical year, the service provides medical care for 250鈥�275 animals. However, as of the end of October this year, that number stood at 300.

The service sees a wide variety of avian and mammalian species. Birds account for 85 per cent of the species seen by the service鈥攆rom small songbirds such as warblers and finches to large raptors like owls and eagles. This year alone, the service has cared for seven eagles, more than in any other year. Mammals such as foxes make up the remaining 15 per cent. The service works closely with Prince Edward Island鈥檚 fish and wildlife division, which is responsible for wildlife on the Island, and with rehabilitation centres in the Maritime provinces.

The AVC Wildlife Service is a non-revenue-generating program supported by the College through time and expertise provided by clinicians, students, and staff. Donations to the are gratefully accepted.

鈥淭he AVC Wildlife Service is an important part of our educational and service programming,鈥� says Dean Greg Keefe. 鈥淪tudents who work with the service learn about the joys and the challenges of providing veterinary care to wild animals. As well, our work in this area provides a window on the health of wild animals and their environment.鈥�

Second-year student Kate Rundle, who volunteers with the AVC Wildlife Service, says she has had some great experiences.

鈥淚 have seen some amazing animals up close and personal, learned new and different ways of caring for and rehabilitating wildlife, and have had the opportunity to observe a surgical procedure on a juvenile eagle and learn more about wildlife medicine. The AVC Wildlife Service gives me and many other students much needed experience to pursue these areas of veterinary medicine.鈥�

This is the second year that 17吃瓜 has participated in GivingTuesday. Last year, the University community came together to raise funds to create an award in memory of the late Rocky Paquet, a long-time employee who was loved for his dedication to 17吃瓜 students.

Coming after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday opens the season of giving, inspiring people to take action to improve their local communities and give back to charities and causes they care about. Now in its sixth year, GivingTuesday continues to gain traction across the country, with thousands of partner organizations and millions of Canadians expected to take part.

Follow the AVC Wildlife Service campaign on .
 

The public is invited to the first Harry Baglole Memorial Public Symposium in Island Studies. Measuring Quality of Life on Prince Edward Island will take place on  Thursday, November 22, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), 17吃瓜鈥檚 Don and Marion McDougall Hall. This event is sponsored by 17吃瓜鈥檚 Institute of Island Studies and 17吃瓜 Research Services. 

The principal speaker will be Gwen Colman, who, in 1997, along with her husband Ron, founded Genuine Progress Index (GPI) Atlantic, a pioneering research organization in creating new measures of well-being and progress. Colman will discuss GPI鈥檚 work in collaborative development of well-being measures with communities in Bhutan, New Zealand, Thailand, and Nova Scotia. Recently, GPI has worked with a network of universities and NGOs in southeast Asia, developing a methodology for collaborative development of well-being measures at the community level. She will speak about recent work in two communities in Thailand and about previous work with the creation of community GPIs in two communities in Nova Scotia. Colman will identify the elements for creating successful community partnerships to measure well-being and their resultant impact.

Colman will be joined by panelists Dr. Jim Randall and Wendy MacDonald, who will address the relevance of GPIs to the health and prosperity of this island.

鈥淭oo often what we think constitutes quality of life is divorced from the everyday lives of people,鈥� says Dr. Randall, UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, chair of the Institute of Island Studies, and coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies program at 17吃瓜. 鈥淏y asking people how they feel about themselves, their neighbourhoods, and their communities, we can start to get a better picture of islanders鈥� values, hopes, and dreams and whether these are being fulfilled.鈥�

Wendy MacDonald worked in a range of policy and management roles in the provincial government before establishing her own consulting firm in 1998. In 2008, MacDonald rejoined the provincial government and in 2010 was appointed Clerk Assistant. She has worked on various policy projects including kindergarten, early childhood, education governance, and poverty reduction. As secretary to the cabinet committee on priorities, she works to support the cabinet decision-making processes and to strengthen policy capacity in government. 

The symposium will be chaired by Andrew Lush, a member of the Institute of Island Studies advisory committee.

Following the presentations, there will be time for discussion and questions from the floor. Admission is free. All are welcome.

The symposium series is being renamed in honour of Harry Baglole, the Institute of Island Studies鈥� first director, who passed away in May. Baglole was the architect of many public symposia over the years, born out of his passionate vision for strong, Prince Edward Island-made public policy frameworks.

For more details, visit islandstudies.com or contact the Institute at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Carolina Del Santo and Owen Headrick, the 17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 12 to 18.

Carolina Del Santo is a third-year science student from Barcelona, Spain and a centre on the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball team. Del Santo had a stellar weekend in the Panthers鈥� back-to-back wins over Saint Mary鈥檚 University, tallying up 19 points, 26 rebounds, and six blocks. 鈥淐arolina was pivotal in the team鈥檚 two grind-it-out wins versus SMU at home this weekend,鈥� said coach Matt Gamblin. 鈥淟ast year鈥檚 defensive player of the year and rebounding leader has picked up where she left off in the AUS. She was a huge presence inside, blocking shots, but changing many others as well.鈥�

Owen Headrick is a first-year arts student from Garden River, Ontario and a rookie defenceman on the 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey team. Headrick scored a goal and notched an assist in the Panthers 5鈥�3 win over St. Francis Xavier University. 鈥淥wen has been adjusting well to our league,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淗e has a steady and calming influence to our defensive core, especially for a first-year player. It is nice to see him get rewarded offensively. He has high-end skill, and is a player we will continue to lean on!鈥�

Panthers at Home, November 23鈥�25

Coach MacPherson will get two more chances to lean on Headrick鈥檚 defensive skills as the Panthers play a pair of home games this coming weekend. 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey hosts Acadia University Friday evening at 7:00 pm in MacLauchlan Arena. The team laces up again at home Saturday at 7:00 pm against Saint Mary鈥檚 University.

17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey also sees home action this weekend, as the Panthers host St. Francis Xavier University on Sunday, November 25 at the Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre in Montague, PEI. All minor hockey players are admitted to the game free! Parents and guardians can get in with a special two-for-one ticket offer.

17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey is the proud host of the 2019 and 2020 U SPORTS Women鈥檚 Hockey Championships!

Go Panthers Go!

The Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University Institute for Christianity and Culture鈥檚 fifth annual Faith And Knowledge Lecture presents Jesuit Fr. Thomas J. Reese with an examination of the direction of Pope Francis. The event is Thursday, November 29 at 7:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of 17吃瓜鈥檚 Don and Marion McDougall Hall. All are welcome.

Fr. Thomas J. Reese鈥檚 column for Religion News Service, Signs of the Times, appears regularly in the National Catholic Reporter. Father Reese entered the Jesuits in 1962 and was ordained in 1974. He was educated at St. Louis University, the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, and at the University of California Berkeley, where he received a PhD in political science. He was an associate editor of America magazine, where he wrote on politics, economics and the Catholic Church, from 1978 to 1985, and editor-in-chief from 1998 to 2005. He was a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center from 1985 to 1998 and 2006 to 2013.

While at Woodstock, he wrote the trilogy on the organization and politics of the church: Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure of the American Catholic Church (1989), A Flock of Shepherds: The National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1992), and Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church (1996). He also edited The Universal Catechism Reader (1990), an analysis of the first draft of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Episcopal Conferences: Historical, Canonical and Theological Studies (1989). He is also author of a NCR e-book, Caring for Our Common Home: A Readers鈥� Guide and Commentary on Pope Francis鈥� Encyclical on the Environment (2015).

In 2014, Father Reese was appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that reviews the facts and circumstances of religious freedom violations and makes policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. He was reappointed to another two-year term in May 2016.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

The 17吃瓜 Music Department Recital Series is pleased to present the 17吃瓜 Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Professor Dave Shephard. The ensemble will be performing works such as Time after Time, Minnie the Moocher, I was a Fool, Sway, Blue Bossa and others. The program features 17吃瓜 vocal majors as well as a newly formed 17吃瓜 Jazz Combo.

The concert is Tuesday, November 27 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall of 17吃瓜鈥檚 Steel Building. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and are available for sale online at upeijazzensemble.bpt.me, or by contacting music@upei.ca or 902-566-0507.

The 17吃瓜 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�17吃瓜 has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 17吃瓜 is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.