Faculty Town Hall
As part of continuing to engage with the various audiences that make up the campus community, Dr. Greg Keefe, interim President and Vice-Chancellor would like to invite you to a series of Campus Town Halls where he will give brief updates as well as listen to your concerns and respond to questions.
Six 90-minute in-person events are planned: two each for faculty, staff, and students to help accommodate schedules. Those who cannot attend in person due to work-from-home arrangements/other accommodations can join via Zoom.
Senator Kim Pate to speak about guaranteed livable income
Senator Kim Pate will give a presentation titled “Why We Need a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income” at two public events on PEI in April.
The first presentation will take place on April 3 at Westisle Composite High School, Elmsdale. The second presentation will be on April 4 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown. Both presentations begin at 7:00 pm.
The events are sponsored by the Saint Dunstan’s University Board of Governors. Admission is free.
Senator Kim Pate to speak about guaranteed livable income
Senator Kim Pate will give a presentation titled “Why We Need a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income” at two public events on PEI in April.
The first presentation will take place on April 3 at Westisle Composite High School, Elmsdale. The second presentation will be on April 4 in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown. Both presentations begin at 7:00 pm.
Coffee Break Conversation: Podcasting
Our Coffee Break Conversation will be with Kristy McKinney, the UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre's instructional multimedia specialist. Bring your favourite morning beverage and join us in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230, at 10:30 am.
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering's annual Student Design Expo
The FSDE annual Student Design Expo is scheduled for Friday, April 19, from 1:00--3:30 pm. The expo is a great time for our students as it gives them an opportunity to showcase the outcome of their design clinic projects for 2023-24.
We look forward to seeing you on April 19!
UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation hosts exhibition by Mi’kmaw Elder Francis Jadis
The UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA), in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, is hosting an exhibition titled “Wisqoq, The Basket Tree,” by Climate-Artist-in-Residence Elder Francis Jadis, until May 7.
For millennia, wisqoq—or black ash—has been harvested by the Mi'kmaq for basketry, canoe construction, and much more. Jadis has created a collection of baskets to display among family photographs, visualizing how families and communities are woven together by the tradition of skill-sharing and storytelling that occurs while basket weaving.
Faculty-staff team upset UPEI Women’s Hockey team in a thrilling shootout
Before a solid crowd of over 100 people that featured fans ringing cowbells and cheering on their favourite teams, UPEI Women’s Hockey was feeling the pressure when the players took to the ice at MacLauchlan Arena on March 14, looking to defeat a team made up of, for the most part, much older faculty and staff.
"The people I met studying abroad have become friends for life."
What brought you to UPEI? Why did you choose to study here?
I'm from West Covehead, PEI, and part of the reason I went to UPEI was because of my connection to the school—having parents, family members and many friends who have graduated or are currently going to UPEI—another big reason honestly is that there are a lot of funding opportunities for Island students to attend UPEI, which really helps with tuition.
Island Lecture Series focuses on biogeography of North Atlantic islands
Dr. David Cairns, scientist emeritus with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, will give a lecture titled “The Biogeography of North Atlantic Islands” on March 26 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI.
Cairns’s lecture is part of the 2024 Island Lecture Series, presented by the Institute of Island Studies at UPEI.
