Events Archive
Every post-secondary institution in the Atlantic region (also known as the Wabanaki Confederacy) with an Indigenous centre will sew a ribbon skirt or shirt together.
Joining in person or virtually, this program is meant to create a sense of nationhood while sharing important teachings about the…
The University of Prince Edward Island is delighted to invite you to the Official Grand Opening of the new Performing Arts Centre and the revitalized Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
Friday, September 22, 2023
1:30–3:30 pm
Event schedule:
1:30 pm – Meet at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (in the Steel…
Straight Arrow was originally created in 1948 and is the first Indigenous superhero to lead a comic book series (55 issues) with ally, Packy McCloud. Straight Arrow and the team named after him, “The Straight Arrows”, received the 2021 PEI Island Literacy Award for (The Chosen: Straight Arrow—…
The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm”. In this session you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to: minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs…
UPEI's student recruiters and advisors will be visiting will be visiting Cape Breton, Nova Scotia high schools throughout the week of Tuesday, September 19 to Friday, September 22.
If you currently attend a Cape Breton high school, speak with your school Guidance Counsellor to find out the time…
Show your Panther Pride and your support of our UPEI Panther athletes by wearing your green and white on campus! On September 22, take a photo and post it to social media with the hashtag #UPEIHOCO for a chance to win some awesome UPEI swag!
The UPEI Alumni Association invites interested students, staff, faculty, and alumni to join us as we celebrate and recognize the following 2023 Alumni Award recipients:
Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Mary Goodfellow, SDU '65
Monica Elaine Campbell, BSc '78
Roger Sinclair, BBA '79
Inspiring Young…
Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, learn about job scripts, shell variables and…
Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use supercomputing clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage…
Kicking off this season's Island Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 19, are two guests who are NOT talking about islands, but rather something that resonates with islands and islanders from the North: Sami culture from Lapland.
Pigga Keskitalo will present “Sami Educational…
Not sure how to write a resume? Looking for feedback from professionals? Come to Dalton Hall, Room 209, for drop-in support from 1:00-4:00 pm. This session is open to all UPEI students and recent graduates. We can provide advice about job searching, resume and cover letter writing, and other work-…
Hosted in the Mawi’omi Centre (515 Dalton Hall), this program is meant to introduce students, new staff, and faculty to Elder Judy Clark, UPEI Elder in Residence.
Beginning at 10:00 am and concluding at 12:00 pm, the Centre will offer a smudge, snacks and a chance for people to ask Elder Judy…
When conducting assessments, clear communication of expectations can help your students perform their work with a clear understanding of what academic integrity means in your course. This session will cover some approaches for setting up clear and concise honour agreements and building the…
What is High Performance Computing (HPC) and what can it do for me? How can ACENET help? Used by researchers across many disciplines to tackle analyses too large or complex for a desktop, or to achieve improved efficiency over a desktop, this session takes participants through the preliminary…
UPEI's student recruiters and advisors will be visiting will be visiting Cape Breton, Nova Scotia high schools throughout the week of Tuesday, September 19 to Friday, September 22.
If you currently attend a Cape Breton high school, speak with your school Guidance Counsellor to find out the time…
Come back to campus for UPEI Homecoming — Monday, September 18 to Sunday, September 24, 2023!
Help us celebrate while reconnecting with friends and reflecting on the impact that UPEI has had on your life.
Visit the UPEI Homecoming page for a full schedule of events!
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College invites you to its symposium, Animal Welfare in Practice: End-of-life decisions for animals, on Saturday, September 16, from 9:30 am–3:00 pm ADT, AVC Lecture Theatre A, Rm 201. The symposium will feature…
