Sister Susan Kidd, CND, UPEI's Campus Minister and University Chaplain since 2010, has been appointed Congregation Councillor with the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal. Sister Sue has served the UPEI community with dedication, compassion, and generosity, providing support and guidance to students, faculty, and staff.

Ben McQuaid founded EZ Breathe Heat Pump Cleaning to specialize in preventative care and indoor air quality services. He attributes much of his foundational business development to resources within the UPEI community.

Dr. Kevin Gannon, Director of the Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence and Professor of History at Queens University-Charlotte, will give the 2026 Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 22, at 3:30 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, UPEI.

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) welcomes Paula Wood-Adams as the new Interim Vice-President, Academic and Research (VPAR) for a one-year term, effective June 2026.

Two master’s students in the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering will participate in the Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada competition on September 14 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

UPEI Men’s Hockey head coach Forbes MacPherson and UPEI Women’s Hockey head coach Sean Fisher have been named to Team Canada's coaching staff for the 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, China.

The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to highlight the continued philanthropic legacy of the late William (Bill) and Nona Macdonald Heaslip through the revitalized Heaslip Undergraduate Award. 

The UPEI Soccer and the Rugby Panthers are gearing up for a week of competition at home and away.

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for August 31 to September 6 are Liv Dowding (women’s soccer) and Adam Allain (men’s soccer).

Despite a soggy start that included a power outage, Welcome Week 2026 (September 4–13) is now underway!