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Media Releases

| Community

The Transgender Day of Remembrance, is held annually on November 20, honouring transgender people who have lost their lives in acts of anti-trans violence. 

| Students

Students in UPEI’s Kinesiology 3440 class are seeking participants who are willing to take part in an exercise program two days per week for 12 weeks.

| University

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee invites all students, staff, and faculty to come out to the UPEI Self-Care Fair on Wednesday, November 20, between 10:00 am–2:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.

 

| Athletics

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for November 11–17, 2024, are Ashley McCutcheon (women’s hockey) and Kyree Thompson (men’s basketball).

| Athletics

The UPEI Basketball and Hockey Panthers are looking forward to a week of competition at home and away. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is excited to celebrate Dr. Marti Hopson for receiving the Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association (PEIVMA) Veterinary Leadership Award, the highest honour given by the association.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to welcome its first-ever artist-in-residence, Christopher Griffin. Griffin will bring a creative spark to the College through this inaugural program until April 2025, where he will work on his art in the annex area of the AVC.

| Community

The TRC Mawi’omi, held on Friday, October 25, at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, drew a large crowd made up of members of the Indigenous, campus, and broader community, with many wearing traditional regalia or orange shirts.

| University

Entrepreneur Sarra Jayasinghe graduated from UPEI in 2021 with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. Before entering the business program, she spent two and a half years studying bioresources engineering in the University’s sustainable design engineering program. For the past three years, she has been the sole proprietor of Ricci Cannabis, which produces cannabis-infused and non-alcoholic wine beverages. Jayasinghe said her education at UPEI was pivotal in preparing her for entrepreneurship. The combination of engineering and business gave her a unique perspective on how to approach problems creatively and practically.

| Athletics

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for November 4–10, 2024, are Kaiya Maracle (women’s hockey) and Bobby Orr (men’s hockey