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Work has begun on the future home of clean tech innovation and education in Prince Edward Island.

Every week, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for February 6–12 are Sydney Cummins (women’s basketball) and Kamari Scott (men’s basketball).

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Panther student-athletes are looking forward to a full week of games at home and away from February 13–19.

The Bookmark and the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Arts and English department will host a celebration of author J.J. Steinfeld’s literary achievements and contributions to the culture of PEI, Canada, and beyond on Thursday, March 9, at 7:00 pm. The celebration will take place in The Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.

Earlier this month—Black History Month—the Canadian Broadcasting Company named five people 2023 Black Changemakers for Prince Edward Island. Four of the five have connections to the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï community.

Students in the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) got the chance to meet with potential employers at the faculty’s inaugural Industry and Career Day held on February 2. 

The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Nursing in collaboration with the PEI Department of Health and Wellness held its inaugural Scrub Coat Ceremony on February 9, 2023, at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Performing Arts Centre in the University’s new residence building. The ceremony was a celebration and welcoming of 71 first-year undergraduate nursing students and 15 first-year accelerated nursing students.

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï physics student Liam MacNevin received a first-place Tindall/Steinitz Award in Research during the 2023 Atlantic Universities Physics and Astronomy Conference (AUPAC). The conference was hosted by Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia from February 3–5.

We understand that students and employees continue to have questions and concerns about a potential job action by ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Faculty Association (ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï FA) members and we wanted to update you as the week starts with the information available at this time.

Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted a Q&A piece with Dr. Carmencita Lake, doctor of veterinary medicine alumna, Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), ºÚÁϳԹÏ, and CFIA veterinarian.