UPEI receives accessibility award from City of Charlottetown
UPEI recently received an accessibility award from the City of Charlottetown for improvements to the campus that benefit people who have disabilities. Displaying the award are President Wade MacLauchlan; student Paul Cudmore, a member of the university's Access-Ability Committee; and Joanne McCabe, chair of the committee. UPEI is among five organizations that received accessibility awards during the City's second annual Accessibility and Inclusion Awards ceremony, recognizing community members who are making a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities.
Institute of Island Studies hosts research symposium on November 30
Refreshments will be served. The symposium is sponsored by the Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and the Faculty of Arts, UPEI.
UPEI builds on its research expertise with new Canada Research Chairs
UPEI partnerships make powerful impact at home and abroad
UPEI is developing an extensive database that includes many of its projects and collaborations across PEI and around the world. To learn more about how UPEI is making an impact, providing opportunity and leadership, and generating successful outcomes, visit universityisland.ca. To view details of President MacLauchlan's University Update 2009, please click here.
Research on Tap: An evening of public discussions with UPEI researchers
UPEI’s Centre for Education Research hosts public event December 4
This event is hosted by the UPEI Centre for Education Research. For information, please contact Christine Gordon-Manley at (902) 566-6784 or cgmanley@upei.ca
TRC releases report about travel motivations of visitors to P.E.I.
UPEI business students collect food for Upper Room Food Bank
From November 16-30, six large boxes-one for each of the four classes, one for MBA students and one for the faculty-were set up in Bill and Marion McDougall Hall, to collect donations. The MBA students won the challenge, collecting about 230 items for the food bank. They also asked the business society to donate $150-the dollar value of their prize-to the food bank.
UPEI professor participates in Intellectual Muscle podcast series
Notification about campus closures
Faculty, staff, and students are advised that if a decision is made at any time to close the UPEI campus, details will be made available as follows:
Radio Stations: Announcements will be made on local radio stations by 7:00 a.m. if possible. Stations contacted will be: CFCY/Magic93, CBC Radio, Radio Canada, K-Rock, Ocean 100, and C102 (Summerside).
Campus Closure & Alert Line: A message will be recorded, by 7:00 a.m. if possible, on the UPEI Campus Closure & Alert Line. To access this information, please call (902) 894-2882.
UPEI Website: An urgent notice will be posted on the front page of the UPEI website, upei.ca.