UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 13 to 19
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Reese Baxendale and Troy Lajeunesse, the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for January 13 to 19.
2020 U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championship
The UPEI Panthers are proud to welcome the best university women’s hockey teams across the nation as they are set to host the 2020 U SPORTS WOMEN’S HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, P.E.I. March 12-15, 2020.
NOTE: All tournament passes and individual game tickets will be general admission only.
To Purchase Tournament Passes
- CLICK HERE to purchase passes online;
Job-Ready Bootcamp
Today's university students are graduating into a rapidly changing work-world. This Job-Ready Bootcamp helps students make sense of the labour market and translate their academic learning and experiences into the job skills employers are seeking. Understanding the contemporary landscape of work and how employers evaluate potential candidates is key to effectively preparing job search documents, delivering an impressive interview, and ultimately achieving short-term and long-term career goals.
The full-day program includes the following four skill-building workshops:
Gender Justice and Equality From a Sustainable Development Perspective: A Workshop with Jillian Kilfoil
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of International Development Week, a Workshop on Promoting Gender Justice with a Social Determinants and Sustainable Development perspective will be held on Wednesday, 5 February in the Home Science Building 104 (HSB 104) at 5:00 pm.
The workshop will be led by Jillian Kilfoil, Executive Director, Women's Network of PEI.
All are welcome to attend this free event.
Coffee and snacks will be served.
Please RSVP (sroy@upei.ca) by 29 January 2020.
‘UPEI was so important in making me who I am’
“My earliest memories of theatre are on the mainstage of the Homburg Theatre,” said Brittany Banks. “I was seven years old and a Child of Avonlea. Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™ was my very first show. It feels really natural to be home.”
Job Skills and Pathways Workshop
Understanding how career pathways connect to different sets of skills and competencies can be important in preparing yourself for a changing work world.
In this workshop, students will learn about:
- Transferable skills
- Job clusters and potential pathways
- Gaining meaningful experience
Please register via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/job-skills-and-pathways-workshop-tickets-86801827603
Public Speaking Workshop
This workshop is open to UPEI students and aims to provide an opportunity to build confidence in communicating ideas, thoughts, and opinions through interactive activities and exploration of the communication process.
Please register via Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/public-speaking-workshop-tickets-86799677171
Read the latest edition of the UPEI Magazine
UPEI is pleased to release the Winter 2020 edition of the UPEI Magazine in digital format. To read the latest edition, use one of the following links:
Peripatetic and Peripheral: Some Thoughts on Architecture, Art, Engineering and Coffee.
Lewis Page selected as head coach of UPEI women’s soccer team
Chris Huggan, director of Athletics and Recreation at UPEI, has named Lewis Page the new head coach of the UPEI women’s soccer team. Page has an extensive and impressive track record, including currently serving as head coach of the UPEI men’s soccer team.
