The Panthers earned their first-ever national medal with a 2-0 victory over the Dalhousie University Tigers to capture bronze at the 2025 Field Hockey Canada U SPORTS National Invitational Championship, hosted by UPEI from October 30 to November 2.

Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President, Academic and Research, announced that Dr. Svetlana Kochkina has been appointed as the University Librarian, for a five-year term, effective March 1, 2026.  

In this message from the Board of Governors chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers, thank all those who contributed to the development of Making our world a better place: UPEI Strategic Plan (2025–2030).

Dr. Caroline Ritter, assistant professor in the UPEI Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, has been renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) for five years ending June 30, 2030. 

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for October 27–November 2 are Kayla Batchilder (women’s field hockey) and Jakob Robillard (men’s hockey).

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee invites all students, faculty, and staff to attend the annual Self-Care Fair and Soup for the Soul on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

We are thrilled by the incredible response to our Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues program! The month of October saw another 47 incredible submissions, each one highlighting the generosity, dedication, and positivity that make our University such a special place.

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a week of competition at home and on the road. 

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) and Holland College have formalized a music transfer agreement providing a degree pathway for graduates of the Holland College School of Performing Arts (SoPA). Students will study two years at Holland College and two years at UPEI, earning a Bachelor of Music. 

The Robertson Library at UPEI will host a public lecture titled “The Other Island Diaspora: PEI Books Abroad” by the Reverend Edward Rix, collector of Island books, on Thursday, November 6, at 7 pm.