Postponed: Faculty Development Summer Institute on Active Learning in Higher Education
The Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) on Active Learning in Higher Education, scheduled for August 8, has been postponed. A new date will be posted once it has been determined.
17吃瓜 Class of 2022 Mix and Mingle
Join us as we welcome the 17吃瓜 Class of 2022 to our alumni family! This event is open to all 2022 grads and 17吃瓜/SDU/PWC alumni.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
5:00鈥�7:00 pm
The Fox and Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Refreshments, live entertainment, fun door prizes to be won, and more!
GRAND PRIZE DRAW: Two lucky grads will each win a $500 cash prize* sponsored by TD Insurance.
RSVP to Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca or 902-566-0687.
Masks are required.
Puppy receives surgery that is first of its kind at the Atlantic Veterinary College
At a puppy鈥檚 first checkup, veterinarians will perform a physical examination to ensure there aren鈥檛 any signs of health problems. This allows them to flag anything that might be wrong and then refer services if needed.
17吃瓜 researchers receive funding from provincial climate change fund
Three 17吃瓜 research projects have received funding through the Government of PEI鈥檚 Climate Change Challenge Fund.
The provincial government recently announced in a media release that 16 Island groups will receive over $1.48 million for projects designed 鈥渢o help Islanders adapt to climate change, develop new technologies and opportunities, and reduce greenhouse emissions in innovative ways.鈥�
17吃瓜 to observe National Day of Mourning on April 28
The National Day of Mourning (or Workers鈥� Mourning Day) originated in Canada in 1984 and is now observed annually in over 100 countries. Marked annually on April 28, the National Day of Mourning is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy.
Dr. Gary Conboy selected as the 2021 recipient of the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Conboy, professor emeritus, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care. The award was presented by Dr. John VanLeeuwen, interim dean, AVC, 17吃瓜 (17吃瓜), on Sunday, April 24, during the Atlantic Provinces Veterinary Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
17吃瓜 Cross Country welcomes running prospect Benji Dueck to squad
17吃瓜 cross country head coach Mike Peterson believes he has found a diamond in the rough in running prospect Benji Dueck.
A native of Morden, Manitoba, the 18-year-old Dueck is the first runner to join the 17吃瓜 team this off season. Peterson envisions him being a key piece to a young nucleus that already includes Jack Roberts and Riley Fitzpatrick but will be without graduating senior and top runner Dan Maguire.
鈥淏enji will have an immediate impact on our team and will add depth to our steadily improving men's side,鈥� Peterson said.
Meet Wayne Peters, interim dean of 17吃瓜's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
What's your job title here at 17吃瓜, and what do you spend most days doing?
I'm the interim dean of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering at 17吃瓜 and also an associate professor. As the interim dean, I'm the academic head of the Faculty which means I'm responsible for the overall operation, delivery and quality of both our undergraduate and graduate degree programs. I spend almost all my time as an administrator working with faculty, staff, and students to ensure we're delivering the best experience possible for our students.
ACENET: Parallel Computing School 2022
ACENET's Parallel Computing School seeks to educate participants in common tools and techniques used in high-performance computing and scientific computation. The format is two 2-hour sessions per week over six weeks (omitting the week of May 24). In the course of 12 sessions, we will cover general parallel computing, Dask, Machine Learning, OpenMP programming, GPU accelerator programming, and Message Passing Interface (MPI) programming.
