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The 69´«Ã½Panther family and broader University community were saddened to learn of the passing of 69´«Ã½Sports Hall of Fame member John (Jack) Kane on July 3, 2022.

Dr. Shannon Murray, a professor of English at the 69´«Ã½, has been awarded the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award by the (STLHE).

As a partner of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, 69´«Ã½is excited, along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society, to promote the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay.

On Wednesday, June 22, the 69´«Ã½ had the honour of participating in an interactive online event with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who delivered a live video address from Ukraine to students across Canada. 69´«Ã½was one of nine universities on the Zoom call with President Zelenskyy.

New research out of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 69´«Ã½ suggests a high prevalence of canine leptospirosis regionally within Canada.

The 69´«Ã½Co-operative Education Program recently recognized its exceptional students and employers with its annual awards, which included a new Arts Co-op Student of the Year Award. Students were nominated by their work-term employers, and employers were nominated by students who worked for them in 2021.

The 69´«Ã½men’s soccer team is well known for fielding a strong contingent of homegrown talent, and this upcoming season will be no exception with Jacob Tweel, Will Campbell, and Lachlan MacEachern joining the squad.

Island Studies Press is pleased to announce that two 69´«Ã½authors recently won PEI Book Awards. My island’s the house I sleep in at night by Dr. Laurie Brinklow won the poetry category, and Home Is Where the Water Is by the late Dr. Hung-Min Chiang received the award for non-fiction. The awards were announced on May 29 at the Trailside Café in Charlottetown. 

On Wednesday, June 22, at 11:00 am AT, the 69´«Ã½ will take part in an interactive online event with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will deliver a live video address from Ukraine to students across Canada. 

This month, 69´«Ã½is proud to commemorate in recognition of the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. Canada has officially celebrated National Indigenous History Month for the month of June since 2009.