UPEI Health and Wellness Centre receives LIVE WELL PEI Wellness Grant
The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has received a grant from the provincial government’s 2024–2025 LIVE WELL PEI Wellness Grant Program to educate UPEI students about reducing harms related to alcohol through awareness campaigns and education modules.
The provincial government announced on February 4 that it is providing $136,000 in grants to support 30 innovative projects that promote healthier communities and help prevent chronic diseases through community and school-based initiatives.
Afternoon of Service at the Mount: Sweetheart Social
Join us for an afternoon of connection at the Mount Continuing Care Community!
Preparing a winning teaching award dossier
A dossier to support a teaching award nomination is different from one you develop to apply for an academic position or for tenure and promotion. Right now, there are multiple calls for nomination open for teaching and educational leadership awards at UPEI. If you have been nominated by colleagues or students or are considering self-nomination, come and learn about what it takes. Bring your interest and questions about preparing a teaching award dossier to the Teaching and Learning Centre RL 230. If you have an existing teaching philosophy statement, bring it along too.
Community “quilt” for gender-based violence prevention on display
As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in November 2024, the UPEI Student Union Mental Health team and the UPEI Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) invited students, staff, and faculty to create a community “quilt” for gender-based violence prevention. Each participant created a canvas square for the quilt. Thank you to all who contributed to this important art piece!
IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast event to be held at UPEI on February 11
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Global Women’s (and Allies) breakfast (GWB) will be held at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, on February 11, 2025, from 7:00–9:00 am.
2025 IUPAC Global Women's (and Allies') Breakfast
The UPEI Department of Chemistry will host the 2025 IUPAC Global Women's (and Allies') Breakfast on Tuesday, February 11, from 7:00-9:00 am at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
UPEI campus community invited to presentation by Dr. Jessica Riddell
UPEI faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a thought-provoking presentation and discussion titled "The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada and Embedding a Culture of Hope at UPEI" by Dr. Jessica Riddell, celebrated professor and author of "Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing."
Hope Circuits back to UPEI, with award-winning scholar and celebrated author Dr. Jessica Riddell
Members of the UPEI community are invited to join award-winning scholar and celebrated author Dr. Jessica Riddell for a thought-provoking discussion on:
The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada and Embedding a Culture of Hope at UPEI
Monday, February 10, 2025
10:30 am to 12:00 noon
McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Centre, UPEI
UPEI graduate student wins national Inclusive Culture Scholarship
Aadesh Nunkoo, a Master of Science student at the University of Prince Edward Island, was recently awarded one of two 2025 Inclusive Culture Scholarships by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Actuarial Students’ National Association (ASNA).
Pan-African flag flies over UPEI during Black History Month
The Pan-African flag was raised at UPEI on Monday, February 3, to mark Black History Month by Dr. Greg Naterer, vice-president academic and research at UPEI; Jessica Ekeleme, president of the African Students Association; and Tamara Steele, executive director of the Black Cultural Society of Prince Edward Island.
Members of the UPEI and broader communities, including Dr. Wendy Rodgers, president and vice-chancellor of UPEI, attended the flag-raising. The flag will fly on the campus for the duration of Black History Month.
