Events Archive
UPEI, in partnership with Student Affairs, the Student Diversity Office, and Pride PEI, will raise the pride flag on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 12:00 pm at the flag plaza near Kelley Memorial Building. All are welcome to celebrate PEI Pride and the PEI Pride Festival 2017!
The UPEI Climate Research Lab presents a breakfast seminar series with the Honourable David MacDonald as he leads discussions on a variety of topics. These UPEI breakfast seminars will be held Tuesday mornings from 8:00 am to 10:00 am from July 4 to August 22 at 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown…
Rain date: July 10
Please join us as we welcome the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) back to their home on Mi'kma'ki territory. John Doran, Indigenous scholar at UPEI, has obtained pre-contact seeds and has grown Mi'kmaq Flint Corn on the Sweet Clover Farm in Valleyfield.
These crops were an…
The UPEI Faculty of Nursing invites nursing students, alumni, faculty, staff, and supporters to campus for a reception and gala dinner on Thursday, June 29, 2017 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of nursing education at UPEI.
A reception will be held for students and alumni from 3:00–4:30 pm at the…
Gabriela Arias de Sanchez will defend her PhD dissertation on Tuesday, June 27 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Room B. It is entitled “Exploring Code Switching in Early Number Sense Activities”. All are welcome to attend.
Island Studies welcomes Dr. Stan Brunn, Professor Emeritus from the University of Kentucky, to speak on “The Changing World Language Map: A Megaproject in Progress” in UPEI’s Main Building Faculty Lounge Tuesday, June 27, at 10:30 a.m.
Dr. Brunn will be speaking about his latest book project…
Join us Monday, June 26 at 4:30 pm for a presentation from Dr. Josh MacFadyen, a candidate for UPEI’s Canada Research Chair in Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC). The presentation will be held in room 237 of UPEI’s Kelley Memorial Building.
Dr. Josh MacFadyen is an assistant…
On Thursday June 22, 2017 we hope you can join us at Belvedere Golf Club!
All funds raised will go towards UPEI Alumni Engagement Athletic Awards which are granted annually to deserving members of our varsity sport teams who demonstrate an interest in furthering public and alumni interest in their…
We've all heard so much about refugees in the the news, but it can often seem like a distant problem that doesn't really affect us personally. This World Refugee Day, come talk about the practical side of supporting refugees.We are a couple of UPEI students who have helped sponsor 4 refugees…
Tuesday, June 13, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm Room 286A/287 Atlantic Veterinary College University of Prince Edward Island Did you know that bats are the only mammals that fly, and eat about 500 mosquitoes in an evening meal? Learn more about these important animals with Jordi Segers, of the Canadian…
Join for a presentation and dialogue with Pablo Aránguiz Mesías, a visiting research fellow of UPEI’s Young Lives Research Laboratory (YLRL). The presentation is us Thursday, June 8 at 10 am in room 246 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Aránguiz will be presenting about the the Wekimün…
Join us Tuesday, June 6 at 2 pm in Schurman Market Square of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the recipients of the 2017 Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards.
The Katherine Schultz Research Recognition …
Jay Naidoo, political and social activist, has been a leader in the anti-apartheid movement and served as the founding General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. Mr. Naidoo is author of the book Change: organising tomorrow, today which warns, “Unless there is…
Join us for the keynote presentation from Christina Bosch and a reception at the Second pan-Canadian Conference on UDL, May 31 at 6 pm in the W.A. Murphy Centre at UPEI. Bosch employs User Experience Design methods to investigate instruction and learning in juvenile corrections, and to co-design,…
The University of Prince Edward Island and Health PEI welcomes participants from across the Island to its 13th annual nursing research conference held on the UPEI campus. This year, the conference keynote speaker is Dr. Tara Sampalli, Director of Research and Innovation, Primary Health Care and…
Rural tourism will be the subject of a public symposium at UPEI on Wednesday, May 24, 7-9 p.m., in the Alex H. MacKinnon Lecture Theatre, Room 242, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
“Tourism, Place and Identity: Rural Tourism in Iceland and Prince Edward Island” will feature Ms. Gudrun Gunnarsdottir…
All UPEI faculty and staff are invited to attend the "Celebration of Colleagues" on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Come early to socialize as we celebrate the achievements of our friends and co-workers at UPEI. Refreshments will be served!…
Richard Haines will present his Master of Education thesis defence on Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00 pm at Charlottetown Rural High School (cafeteria stage).
Thesis Title: "Treading the Boards: Examining Teacher Identity and Engagement in Drama Education”. All are welcome to attend.
The final Island Studies Lecture of the year features Mauritius native and now Prince Edward Islander, Ms Ouma Cuniah, speaking about the economic success of her home island, Mauritius.
Nobel prize-winning economist James Meade famously predicted a dismal future for Mauritius when he wrote in 1961…
UPEI Community is invited to join our 2017 Graduates with their families and friends at a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate their accomplishments and to wish them well. Bishop Richard Grecco will be here with Fathers John Lacey and Charlie Chevere.
