The fourth in this series of President's town halls in the 2025 winter semester, Let's 'talk' SDGs, will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025. For this town hall, there will be a broad introduction to the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along with a discussion on how they relate to UPEI and the work that we do. 

The University of Prince Edward Island will honour four outstanding leaders with honorary degrees during Convocation 2025, which will take place from May 13 to 16. Over 1,200 students are set to graduate over four ceremonies, which start at 10:00 am each day at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

The 2025 Asian Studies International Speaker Series talks, held on March 27 and April 3, were very successful, said Dr. Edward Chung, director of Asian Studies and the Centre for Korean Studies at UPEI.

The Fair Treatment Policy Redevelopment Committee emailed UPEI students, staff, and faculty on April 22, inviting them to provide feedback on the draft UPEI Harassment and Discrimination Policy through an online form.

Mallory Clark, a fourth-year Bachelor of Science (BSc) student majoring in Foods and Nutrition and dietetic intern at UPEI, has won the Leadership Development-Doris Badir Award from the Canadian Home Economics Foundation. The award of $1,000 recognizes undergraduate or graduate human ecology students who demonstrate excellent leadership skills in their community and the profession. 

Red Dress Day is a National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples (MMIWG2S) that takes place on May 5. It is a day to remember, to learn, and to take action.

Read the UPEI statement regarding artist Christopher Griffin presenting at an internal meeting on April 16, 2025.

Convocation is almost here! UPEI employees and faculty are invited to attend the Convocation exercises being held from May 13 to 16, at 10:00 am each day at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Each ceremony is preceded by a procession of graduates across campus.  

On Monday, April 7, nine student teams pitched their business concepts to a live audience for a share of $68,000 in prize money in the 2025 MacLauchlan Panther Pitch competition at the UPEI Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship. 

Kevin Ryan, a clinical nursing instructor and graduate student in the UPEI Faculty of Nursing, will present “Nursing Stories and Songs” in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, UPEI, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.