UPEI students study abroad in Spain through Maymester initiative
A group of 11 UPEI students are currently at the University of Burgos in northern Spain, delving into understanding how heritage can be a key resource in promoting sustainable economic development in rural areas. The students are accompanied by Dr. Melissa James, director of undergraduate programs, UPEI Faculty of Business, and Sherilyn Acorn, manager of the Study and Stay and exchange programs, Office of Study Abroad and International Collaboration.
UPEI’s Paul Young named one of Atlantic Canada’s top CEOs
Paul Young, Chief Operating Officer for the UPEI Faculty of Medicine, was named one of the Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada during an awards gala on May 9 at the Delta Hotel St. John’s Conference Centre.
The annual awards ceremony, hosted by Atlantic Business Magazine, recognizes leaders in the region who have demonstrated excellence and success across categories, including corporate governance, organization growth, management, industry leadership, and personal social responsibility.
St. John's Alumni Dinner
UPEI alumni in St. John's, NL, are invited for dinner at the Gahan House, Harbourview (Captain's Room), on Tuesday, May 21. at 5:30 pm.
Space is limited. Please RSVP by Sunday, May 12.
Applying For Your First Study Permit For Incoming International Students
The UPEI International Student Office is inviting all International Students admitted for Fall 2024 who have yet to apply for their Canadian Study Permit to join our team for a live webinar on Thursday, May 16th at 1:00 pm Atlantic Canada Time.
Our staff will be offering students tips on how to submit a successful study permit application to IRCC.
We look forward to seeing you.
Celebrating success: A journey through the Atlantic Veterinary College
When Dr. Katherine Guarino, a Class of 2024 doctor of veterinary medicine graduate, was applying to veterinary schools four years ago, the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island was a blip on her radar.
Faculty Development Summer Institute
The Institute brings together college and university educators from all disciplines to develop their skills around the art, science, and practice of postsecondary teaching. Over the course of the Institute, we build our understanding of effective teaching and learning techniques. We explore methods and innovations in teaching in higher education in a way that models what we preach: the Institute itself follows the arc of a semester-long course; the approach we use is made up of an array of active-learning techniques; and the information is both experience- and evidence-based.
"Studying abroad was one of my best life experiences!"
What brought you to UPEI? Why did you choose to study here?
I grew up in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island and graduated from Bluefield High School in 2021. My senior year of high school was filled with excitement as I looked forward to moving off Island and exploring new places and opportunities. Hearing about all the complications university students were experiencing because of the COVID-19 outbreak caused me to question the cost and benefit of studying away from home.
UPEI adds one-year stream to Master of Applied Health Services Research program
The University of Prince Edward Island has added a new one-year course-based professional stream to its Master of Applied Health Services Research (MAHSR) program.
Previously, students earned their degree through a two-year thesis-based MAHSR-T stream. Now they can choose either it or the one-year MAHSR-P stream.
Dr. Jennifer Taylor, program lead for the MAHSR program, said it is very exciting to have the one-year course-based professional program come to fruition.
UPEI Arts Review group launches new publication
The UPEI Arts Review group held a book launch on Wednesday, May 1, for its latest publication, Into a New Tongue, a collection of academic and creative writing. Members of the campus community gathered in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, to celebrate the creative skills of UPEI students from various degree programs, and the only printed, student-led publication of its kind at the University.
UPEI marks National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Every May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also called Red Dress Day, is solemnly observed. Throughout the UPEI campus, red dresses were carefully hung by the staff of the Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre. The purpose of hanging the dresses on the campus is to draw attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Indigenous women and to evoke a presence through the marking of absence by honouring Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
