Dr. Jean Mitchell renewed as UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability at UPEI

Dr. Jean Mitchell, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, has been renewed as the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability at the University of Prince Edward Island until December 2028.

First appointed as UNESCO Chair in 2021, Mitchell works closely with the Institute of Island Studies, the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program, the School of Climate Change and Adaptation, and the L.M. Montgomery Institute. She has extensive research and project experience in Indonesia, India, and the South Pacific nations of Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

Atlantic Veterinary College Blue Coat Ceremony

The Atlantic Veterinary College's Blue Coat Ceremony is a special event to officially welcome our incoming class to AVC and celebrate the beginning of their veterinary education. The ceremony includes speeches and the presentation of blue coats to our incoming students by the people they have selected for this special tradition.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact avcspecialevents@upei.ca.

UPEI campus volunteers help Saint Dunstan’s Gardens grow again

The UPEI Chaplaincy Centre, with the help of UPEI Experiential Education, recently recruited a volunteer coordinator and a team of student volunteers to take care of Saint Dunstan’s Gardens through the summer months and into early fall. Thanks to the efforts of these volunteers and others, the gardens have now been renewed and planted with a variety of vegetables.

The Chaplaincy Centre manages Saint Dunstan’s Gardens, which comprises raised vegetable garden beds located behind Memorial Hall with the goal to provide vegetables to Soup for the Soul each fall.

Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Senior Vet Camp Week 2, July 28-August 1

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to welcome participants to our award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camps, taking place July 7 to August 1.

The four one-week camps offer junior and senior high school students a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine—from doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do!

Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Senior Vet Camp Week 1, July 21-25

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to welcome participants to our award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camps, taking place July 7 to August 1.

The four one-week camps offer junior and senior high school students a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine—from doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do!

Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Junior Vet Camp Week 2, July 14-18

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to welcome participants to our award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camps, taking place July 7 to August 1.

The four one-week camps offer junior and senior high school students a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine—from doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do!

National Indigenous Peoples Day Lunch and Learn

To recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day here on campus, IKERAS and the Advisor to the Vice-President Academic and Research on Indigenous Affairs invite you to a lunch and learn on Friday June 20 for an anonymous Q&A from noon to 1pm in the Quad by the TIPI. Enter your question in the box and we will take the time to answer questions you may have been afraid to ask, this is a time to learn! Please bring your lunch and we will provide blueberry cake for dessert! (if rain, it will be held in the foyer of Kelley Memorial Building)

 

AVC Recruitment Fair

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2025 AVC Recruitment Fair! This is an opportunity for veterinary clinics, organizations, and industry partners to connect directly with our doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) students.

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