Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier will be the keynote presenter at the annual symposium of The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) Thursday, June 21, at 7:00 pm in room 128 of UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering. All are welcome.

The co-founder and director of one of Canada’s most successful publishing houses will give one-on-one feedback to participants of a workshop called The Insider’s Guide to Writing and Publishing for Young Readers, held July 12 to 14 at the University of Prince Edward Island.

John LaBoyne, coach of the UPEI Women’s Rugby team, is announcing a new recruit from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia.

Dr. Michael Cockram, Chair in Animal Welfare at UPEI, is contributing his knowledge and expertise to three important textbooks about animal welfare. 

It is with great sadness that UPEI announces that Mr. Harry Baglole, the "godfather" of Island Studies, passed away peacefully late Tuesday night in Charlottetown. Harry was the founding Director of the Institute of Island Studies and the visionary behind much of what has taken place in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island since 1985.

UPEI is holding information sessions to learn about its Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program.

The University of Prince Edward Island and Holland College have formalized a degree pathway for graduates of the Holland College Environmental Applied Science Technology program.

From May 25–27, the Folklore Studies Association of Canada/L’Association canadienne d’ethnologie et de folklore will be holding its annual meeting at the University of Prince Edward Island in collaboration with the Institute of Island Studies. 

The University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget of $120 million for the 2018–19 fiscal year at its May meeting last night.

“The annual operating budget outlines how operating expenditures of the University are funded,” said UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. “Our budget process helps us identify opportunities to invest in strategic initiatives that expand UPEI’s community impact and global reach while minimizing the burden of tuition costs on our students.”