Events Archive
Join us welcoming our Mi'kmaq community, students, faculty and staff to a new year at UPEI @ our first NSO Welcome Mawi'omi.
Cultural activities include knowledge sharing, traditional drumming, dancing, performances, food and games.
Teaching is thrilling, scary, challenging, and rewarding. Everybody does it differently; however, in any institution, we are all bound by certain rules, restrictions, guidelines, obligations, and constraints. We are all aware of them, but we don’t necessarily acknowledge and discuss them,…
The AVC Blue Coat Ceremony & Dinner provides a remarkable welcome to the College’s new students and their families to come together to celebrate the students’ achievement in joining the ranks of veterinarians in training. Students are presented with their blue coat symbolizing their…
Curious about Open Education, Open Pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, or Open Textbooks? Join us on August 22, 2019 from 9am-12noon for an informative and hands-on workshop presented by Amanda Coolidge, Associate Director, Open Education at BCcampus.
Please register using this form…
The Department of Health Management will be interviewing 3 candidates for the Canada Research Chair tenure-track faculty position in Veterinary Epidemiology. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two brief seminars; one suitable for graduate student level…
Ms. Emerald Naylor, a student in the Master of Arts, Island Studies program, will be defending her thesis entitled "More than sun and pineapples: A look into the culture of astronomical sciences in Hawai'i." The defence will take place on Thursday, August 15, 2:00 pm, in Rm. 278 North, AVC…
The Department of Health Management will be interviewing three candidates for the Canada Research Chair tenure-track faculty position in Veterinary Epidemiology. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two brief seminars: one suitable for graduate…
This year’s conference, hosted at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), will focus on The Future of Work — the challenges and opportunities “emerging” and “disruptive” technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation are having on labour and consumption.
Those interested in…
The Department of Health Management will be interviewing two candidates for the two-year term faculty position in Aquaculture Population Health. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present a teaching and service seminar.
Dr. Anthony Snyder is an…
The Department of Health Management will be interviewing three candidates for the Canada Research Chair tenure-track faculty position in Veterinary Epidemiology. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two brief seminars; one suitable for graduate…
The Department of Health Management will be interviewing two candidates for the two-year term faculty position in Aquaculture Population Health. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present a teaching and service seminar.
Our second candidate will be on…
Come and reminisce with the AVC Class of 2009 as they gather for their 10 year reunion on Friday, August 9 at 5 pm. Get caught up on the news and enjoy some light refreshments. RSVP to jmacwilliam@upei.ca by Wednesday, August 7. Hope to see you there!
The monthly UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held Friday August 9, 2019 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" conference room of the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre. All faculty, staff, and students with an interest in neuroscience research are welcome. For a copy…
The Atlantic Veterinary College is pleased to offer our popular Summer Academy for high school graduates, undergraduate students, and university graduates interested in pursuing a degree in veterinary medicine. The College's Summer Academy provides students an exceptional opportunity to…
World Hepatitis Day (July 28th) will be recognized on July 29 at UPEI. The World Hepatitis Alliance estimates there are nearly 330 million people living with Viral Hepatitis; nearly 290 million people are unaware they have it. Unless there is a massive scale-up in screening,…
Located in beautiful Prince Edward Island, the Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp (a.k.a. AVC Vet Camp) offers a behind-the-scenes look into the world of veterinary medicine. From exotics to surgeries, be prepared to be amazed. It’s so much fun you may not even realize you’re learning! AVC Vet…
Inviting all staff, faculty and students to join UPEI in participating in the 25th PEI Pride Parade. Come out and join other UPEI members in celebration of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. This year is the 25th Anniversary of the first Pride Parade on PEI so bring your friends, and bring your family! Show…
Dr. Ronald J. Baker, President Emeritus, took up his duties as the University of Prince Edward Island’s first president in the summer of 1969. Upon retiring as president in 1978, Dr. Baker continued duties as a professor at UPEI until 1991. Dr. Baker will host a meet and greet reception to mark the…
Nimbus Publishing’s new edition of Imagining Anne: The Island Scrapbooks of L.M. Montgomery will be launched on July 25, from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm in the Robertson Library at the University of Prince Edward Island. The book is compiled and edited by Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Epperly, past-…
Fourty-eight exceptional high-school students from across Canada will spend June 30 - July 26 participating in the second SHAD enrichment program at UPEI, where they will be exposed to exciting workshops, lectures and other activities related to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and…
