After placing first in the local competition, UPEI's Jill Harris was then chosen by a national selection panel to take part in the 2013 National Nicol Entrepreneurial Award Competition and Gala Dinner held in Ottawa recently. Harris, a mature student in her fourth-year of the UPEI business studies program, was one of six finalists selected among students from 17 participating universities...

UPEI women's basketball Head Coach Greg Gould is pleased to announce that Halifax Grammar School's Jane McLaughlin will attend and play basketball for UPEI beginning in the fall of 2013. UPEI welcomes McLaughlin, a top recruit for the Panthers basketball program. The Souris native is a key player who was a part of a national silver medal finish with Nova Scotia's...

UPEI men's basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick is pleased to announce that 6'9', 230lb, Serbian centre Stefan Vujisic has committed to attend the University of Prince Edward Island for the 2013-2014 basketball season and beyond. 'Stefan is a perfect fit for our program. His skills are solid, he has great hands and competes at a high level,' said Kendrick...

Global Pet Foods PEI, a division of the largest Canadian-owned chain of specialty pet food and supply stores which carries a selection of natural, organic, holistic, and raw pet foods was UPEI's most recent client for Business 391: Strategic Management's annual case presentation. 'Having students work with real clients in developing strategies allows them the opportunity...

This week marks Adult Learners' Week in Canada and UPEI's Centre for Life-Long Learning continues to provide mature students with flexible course schedules and support services year-round. The Centre has many programming options available for adult learners. Whether they are looking for degree, diploma, certificate, or professional development programs, the Centre for Life-Long...

The University of Prince Edward Island would like to congratulate the following UPEI athletes and coaches who were nominated for 2013 Sport PEI awards. 'We are very proud of our UPEI nominees for Sport PEI's annual awards,' commented UPEI Athletics and Recreation Director Bill Schurman. 'It's a wonderful reflection of the quality of our high performance Panther...

Two UPEI students, Alexandra Thompson and Jennifer White, took part in a cultural trip to Sri Lanka through the University of Prince Edward Island's Department of Fine Arts. The following relates some of their insights and experiences. 'The farther from home you travel, the more you come to know yourself,' so realized our group -eight UPEI students and three professors...

UPEI's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) recently recognized two professors as Island Studies Teaching Fellows-Dr. Palanisamy Nagarajan and Dr. Barry Bartmann. Both have been instrumental to the program in the public eye and behind the scenes. 'This honorific title [Island Studies Teaching Fellow] was created to recognize the long-term, high-quality teaching and mentorship...

On Monday, March 25, UPEI students-Sara Ashnaei, Honeylyn T. Gubalane, Bita Saffary, and Yuki Lee-organized a film showing of 'Education Under Fire,' a documentary on the decades-long persecution endured by Iran's Bahá'í which featured interviews with members of the community and human rights activists. Members of the university community...

First-and second-year engineering students worked with clients on real-life challenges, and had the opportunity to show off their design skills at the annual UPEI Engineering Design Expo and Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 3. First-year engineering students worked with the Island farming community to find ways in which they could improve systems and machinery used by small, mixed farming...