UPEI campus community invited to “Access for All UPEI” event on January 13
The UPEI campus community is invited to participate in the “Access for All UPEI” event on January 13, 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, to raise awareness of and advocate for improved accessibility on campus for students.
The event is organized by students Anthonia Bebiem (Mathematical and Computational Sciences), Obed Oluwakoya (Psychology), and Luciana Quiroa Paredes (Business) in partnership with UPEI Accessibility Services and the UPEI Student Union.
“Access for All UPEI” will feature several components:
New Year’s Day Levee at UPEI a hit with revellers
Festive greetings and good wishes filled the air as guests were welcomed to the New Year’s Day Levee held by the University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Alumni Association on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building.
Supports for students throughout exam period and the holidays
Each year at UPEI, students look forward to events held across campus during the exam period, which are designed to ease stress, promote relaxation, and help with meals and nourishment. This year was no exception as various departments organized and hosted the following events:
UPEI nursing students holding book drive for PEI Provincial Addiction Treatment Centre
The UPEI Nursing Student Society is holding a holiday book drive to collect reading material, puzzles, and board games for clients of the PEI Provincial Addiction Treatment Centre (PATF).
The idea arose from accelerated nursing student Marie Thibault-Messier’s experience during a six-week clinical placement at the PATF earlier this semester. During her time at the centre, she noticed that clients had access to movies on DVD and VHS tapes but not a lot of reading material.
Call for Nominations: 2024 UPEI Founders
The following message was also distributed to UPEI faculty and staff by email on Friday, November 29, 2024.
UPEI to hold Island-wide community discussions to help build strategic plan
The University of Prince Edward Island invites community members across PEI to join in a conversation and share their thoughts as the provincial university builds its next five-year strategic plan.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers, UPEI President, and Dr. Suzanne Kresta, Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, co-chairs of the University Strategic Planning Steering Committee, will lead the community discussions to gather input. They are eager to hear ideas and perspectives to help UPEI identify shared priorities and strategic direction through to 2030.
President and Vice-Chancellor of UPEI installed
Dr. Wendy Rodgers was officially installed as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island during a ceremony held at the UPEI Performing Arts Centre on Friday, October 11, 2024.
UPEI announces recipients of the 2024 Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards
The University of Prince Edward Island held a celebration on September 26, 2024, at Alumni Hall to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards and the 2024 Inspiring Young Alumni Awards.
UPEI’s Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald receives teaching and educational leadership award
Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Prince Edward Island, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities’ (AAU) 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award at the AAU’s fall meeting held at UPEI on September 19.
UPEI marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 26: Due to the rain expected Friday, September 27, the TRC Mawi’omi, which was scheduled for the afternoon to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is postponed. The event will be rescheduled on a date in October. The new date will be communicated to the campus community when it has been determined.