The following message was also issued to UPEI students, faculty, and staff by email on August 7, 2025.

Dear UPEI Community,

Please "save the date" for our next town hall on August 20:

August Check-In and Update
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
2:30–3:30 pm
Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall (MCDH 242)

The following message was also emailed to faculty, staff, and students on August 1, 2025.

Dear UPEI Community Members,

In September 2024, UPEI launched a five-phase process to develop our next five-year strategic plan.

Each phase of the process has been anchored in consultation with our University and community members. In total, more than 700 participants have provided us with input, ideas, and candid feedback to help shape UPEI’s focus for the future.

UPEI students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, and friends gathered on Saturday, July 29, to participate in the 31st annual PEI Pride Parade.

Led by members of the UPEI Student Union, the UPEI community was joined by UPEI's mascot Pride the Panther, who helped greet thousands of spectators lining the streets.

The following message was also distributed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on July 17, 2025.

While Pride Month is celebrated in June in many areas of Canada, Pride is recognized on PEI and at UPEI in July as part of the national summer-long “Pride season.” 

Dr. Elizabeth Rollins Epperly—alumna, Professor Emerita, and the first woman to serve as president at the University of Prince Edward Island—has been named to the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.

Among 83 appointments to the Order announced on the eve of Canada Day, Dr. Epperly was made a Member for her contributions to elevating the works of internationally renowned Island author Lucy Maud Montgomery, most well known for her novel Anne of Green Gables, in Canada and around the globe. 

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is ready to welcome aspiring veterinarians from across the country, and around the world, for the 2025 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp beginning July 7.

Members of the UPEI community filled the UPEI Performing Arts Centre amphitheatre on May 29, 2025, to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues. During the event, the University Awards of Excellence and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members.

On May 27, 2025, the UPEI Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, despite a challenging financial environment primarily caused by federal immigration policy changes. The operating budget is just under $202.9 million, representing an increase of $20.4 million or 11.2 per cent over the previous fiscal year.

The excitement and pride were palpable at the University of Prince Edward Island this past week when over 1,200 members of the Class of 2025 graduated with their undergraduate and graduate degrees. 

UPEI will celebrate over 1,200 graduates at Convocation ceremonies to be held from May 13 to 16, 2025, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Each ceremony will start at 10:00 am and will be preceded by a procession of graduates across campus.