In this message from President Rodgers, she thanks the community for their continuing warm welcome, and invites them to Campus Town Halls next week.

The University is excited to announce that the Rathlyn Foundation has donated $1 million to create entrance scholarships for every UPEI-based medical student in their first year of study. The announcement comes just as the admissions portal opens for the first cohort of students at Memorial University's regional campus at UPEI.

Members of the UPEI community came out in large numbers to attend a barbecue on Monday, June 24 at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre to celebrate inclusion and hospitality.

The UPEI community was saddened to learn of the passing of Panther great and UPEI Sports Hall of Fame member Tracy Ellsworth on June 21, 2024.

The University of Prince Edward Island held its Convocation ceremony on June 9 at its campus in New Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Mark Fast, professor of fish health and immunology at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, is the recipient of the Aquaculture Association of Canada Research Award of Excellence.

The month of June in Canada has been officially acknowledged as National Indigenous History Month since 2009, in recognition of the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada.

Eight faculty members at the University of Prince Edward Island have been awarded a total of $988,500 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

The University of Prince Edward Island will host an international Korean and Asian Studies conference from June 27–28, 2024, in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

President Rodgers thanks the campus community for attending the Hello, Summer Barbecue and for their warm welcome.