The Honourable Dr. Wassim Salamoun, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island and Her Honour Marie Salamoun-Dunne celebrated the nine Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholars from the University of Prince Edward Island.

UPEI held its annual Celebration of Colleagues on May 29, 2025, to recognize the achievements of faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members. Over the coming weeks, UPEI Communications will include profiles of the winners of the University Awards of Excellence in editions of the Campus Connector.

Featured this week is Dr. Gail Macartney, Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, who is the recipient of the University Teaching Excellence Award.

The Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights and the Office of Research Services, both at UPEI, are pleased to announce that the University has been selected to participate in the Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada recognition program.

Dr. Elizabeth Rollins Epperly—alumna, Professor Emerita, and the first woman to serve as president at the University of Prince Edward Island—has been named to the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.

Four student teams from the McDougall Faculty of Business (BUS-3910) presented options and strategies for transportation and parking improvements on campus to several stakeholders recently.

Over the coming weeks, UPEI Communications will include profiles of the winners of the recent University Awards of Excellence in editions of the Campus Connector. Featured this week is Tammy Ryan, Service Worker with Facilities Management, who is the recipient of the University Ambassador Award.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is ready to welcome aspiring veterinarians from across the country, and around the world, for the 2025 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp beginning July 7.

Read the summary of key points from the UPEI Budget Information Session that was hosted by President Wendy Rodgers and Vice-President Administration and Finance Tim Walker on June 25, 2025.

Drs. Catherine Ryan, Tracy Doucette, and Yasemin Salgirli Demirbas, UPEI Department of Psychology, participated in a newly published international study about left-side sleeping in cats as a survival strategy.

A new book by Don Jardine, a sessional instructor with the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, will be launched on Thursday, June 26, at 7 pm, on the second floor of the Confederation Court Mall, 134 Kent Street, Charlottetown.