AGE-WELL Summer Institute pitch competition on July 11 open to public
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from across Canada and beyond are attending the , 鈥淐o-Creating Possibilities: Supportive Homes & Communities,鈥� an intensive, one-week learning experience, at 17吃瓜 from July 7 to 11.
Dr. Gail Macartney receives University Teaching Excellence Award
17吃瓜 held its annual Celebration of Colleagues on May 29, 2025, to recognize the achievements of faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members. Over the coming weeks, 17吃瓜 Communications will include profiles of the winners of the University Awards of Excellence in editions of the Campus Connector.
17吃瓜 participates in Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada recognition program
The Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights and the Office of Research Services, both at 17吃瓜, are pleased to announce that the University has been selected to participate in the .
"The MAHSR program balances academic learning with real-world experience."
What brought you to 17吃瓜? Why did you choose to study (undergraduate and current graduate program) here?
I was born and raised in Klang, a city in Selangor, Malaysia. Malaysia is known for its vibrant multicultural environment, and I'm proud to come from a place where people from all walks of life come together to share food, stories, and laughter as part of everyday life.
17吃瓜 business students recommend transportation and parking improvements on campus
Four student teams from the McDougall Faculty of Business presented options and strategies for transportation and parking improvements on campus to 17吃瓜鈥檚 Facilities Management and Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee, and representatives from the City of Charlottetown and the provincial government recently at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, 17吃瓜.
Tammy Ryan receives University Ambassador Award
17吃瓜 held the Celebration of Colleagues on May 29, 2025, to recognize the achievements of faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members. Over the coming weeks, 17吃瓜 Communications will include profiles of the winners of the University Awards of Excellence in editions of the Campus Connector.
17吃瓜 faculty member launches new PEI weather and climate almanac on June 26
A new book by Don Jardine, a sessional instructor with the 17吃瓜 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, will be launched on Thursday, June 26, at 7 pm, on the second floor of the Confederation Court Mall, 134 Kent Street, Charlottetown. 
17吃瓜 hosts Sherwood Elementary School teachers and staff
The 17吃瓜 Faculty of Education is hosting approximately 70 teachers and staff from Sherwood Elementary School from June 9鈥�27. The opportunity for this unique collaboration came about because the teachers and staff from Sherwood Elementary needed a welcoming space to work as they transition into a newly built school.
Dr. Jean Mitchell renewed as UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability at 17吃瓜
Dr. Jean Mitchell, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, has been renewed as the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability at the 17吃瓜 until December 2028.
First appointed as UNESCO Chair in 2021, Mitchell works closely with the Institute of Island Studies, the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program, the School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and the L.M. Montgomery Institute. She has extensive research and project experience in Indonesia, India, and the South Pacific nations of Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
