The University of Prince Edward Island honours its rich heritage and traditions by acknowledging members of the campus community who have contributed to its mission in an exceptional way by naming them “Founders,” an initiative established by President Emeritus Wade MacLauchlan in 2000. UPEI is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Founders.

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a week of competition at home and away. 

Thursday, January 15
AWAY:
The UPEI Men’s and Women’s Curling Panthers compete in the AUS Curling Championships from January 15–18 at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Friday, January 16
AT HOME:
6:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers host the University of New Brunswick Reds at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. 

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for January 6–11 are Regan Cornford (women’s basketball) and Jakob Robillard (men’s hockey).

Cornford is a first-year science student-athlete from Chateauguay, Quebec, who is quietly putting together an AUS All-Rookie Team-worthy season. In the team’s January 9 win over Dalhousie University, Cornford scored 10 points with eight rebounds and two steals off the bench.

We are thrilled by the incredible response to the launch of Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues! In just over four months, we have received a total of 152 submissions. 

Because of this tremendous response, we will continue to share submissions through the upcoming issues of Campus Connector. Read the first set of submissions for December (organized in alphabetical order) below.