The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 15-21 are Lauren Chamberlain, Women's Rugby; and Adam Lowther, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity...

The fourth annual UPEI Kitchen Party will be held on Saturday, September 27 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre's McMillan Hall in support of the UPEI Panthers varsity sport programs. A reception and silent auction will be held at 5:00 pm, followed by a delicious lobster dinner served by UPEI athletes at 6:15 pm. The ability to recruit and retain the best student athletes is vital for...

The UPEI community congratulates Verne Helene Lorway, the first PhD student in the Faculty of Education to defend her dissertation. Lorway's dissertation is titled ‘Disrupting the 'maestro': Tuneful youth insights for engaged music education.' 'We are extremely proud of Verne,' said Dr. Ronald MacDonald, Dean of Education at UPEI. 'A tremendous...

The Time Travelling Trombone featuring Dale Sorensen will be presented at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Sunday, September 28 at 2:30 pm. Sorensen will be accompanied by Jacqueline Sorensen Young, piano; Frances McBurnie, piano; Richard Covey, piano; David Parker, horn; and Gregory Irvine, tuba. Step into the Doctor's TARDIS, and let yourself be transported through five centuries of...

Harry Thurston is one of Atlantic Canada's premier nature and environmental writers, and also one of the region's finest poets. Thurston has collaborated with New Brunswick poet and songwriter-musician Allan Cooper on their new book and poetic conversation, 'The Deer Yard.' Cooper has played a key role in the region's literary scene as founder of Owl's Head...

Dynamic international speaker and consultant Martin Rutte treated UPEI business students and special guests to a lecture on spirituality in the workplace on Wednesday, September 17. Rutte motivated and challenged the audience by telling his story, what led him to the consulting world, and his thoughts on spirituality and business. Rutte is the president of Livelihood, a management firm in Santa...

Ged Martin, author of 'John A. Macdonald: Canada's First Prime Minister,' graduate of Cambridge University, and UK's first Chair of Canadian Studies at Edinburgh University will deliver the keynote address at UPEI's Versions of Canada 2014 Conference held September 25-28. Martin will deliver his address on Friday, September 26 at 3:30 pm in Room 142, Bill and...

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, September 22 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, Don and Marion McDougall Hall at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer's lecture entitled 'What the First World War Taught Us' will examine Canada...

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 8-14 are Megan Larkin, Women's Rugby; and Trevor White, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport...

The Japanese Student Services Organization (JASSO) offers scholarships to qualified international students who take part in an international short-term study. Nathan Donohue from UPEI, and Naoko Suzuki from the University of Tsukuba in Japan were two of this year's grateful recipients. The JASSO scholarship offers both students approximately $8,500 Canadian for a 10-month stay abroad....