The annual UPEI Music Department Performance Competition Finals were held last month with the following preliminary finalists and award winners announced: Students chosen from the preliminary round: Rebecca Apps, third-year voice major, performing music by Weinzweig, Floyd and Somers; Jillian Clow, third-year voice major, performing music by Samuel Barber; Nadine Haddad, fourth-year voice...

On Friday, February 28 at 7:30 pm, the UPEI Music Department Concert Series presents Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen. One of the highlights of her performance at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall will be the Rachmaninoff Preludes Opus 32. Sarah has been heard in concert halls and on the airwaves to critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe. Her interpretations have been described as "...

UPEI Men's Hockey is pleased to recognize Billy Mulligan as a hockey program builder during a special ceremony prior to the Panthers final regular season home game on Saturday, February 15 against StFX at 7:00 pm. UPEI Men's Hockey has selected Mulligan to be honoured this year for his devotion and dedication to the promotion of the hockey program at UPEI. The Panther hockey team...

UPEI Women's Hockey Head Coach Bruce Donaldson is pleased to announce that Lindsay Johnston is joining the Panthers for the 2014-15 season. The 5'7'' forward from Bowmanville, Ontario is currently playing her third season with the Durham West Lightning of the Provincial Women's Hockey League. Donaldson believes that Johnston will quickly adapt to the AUS game because...

UPEI Men's Basketball Coach Tim Kendrick is pleased to announce that Bradley States is joining the Panthers for the 2014-15 season. States, a 6'5' power forward from Bathurst, New Brunswick, currently plays for Bathurst High School. Coach Kendrick says, 'We are very excited to add Bradley to our Panther line-up. We think that he will absolutely flourish in our system...

UPEI Director of Athletics and Recreation Bill Schurman announced today that Graeme McDonald and Glenn Smiley will take on duties as head coach and associate coach, respectively, for UPEI Women's Soccer. 'UPEI Athletics and Recreation is extremely excited to welcome a coaching team of this calibre to lead the women's soccer program. Graeme and Glenn are proven leaders in the...

The official launch of IslandNewspapers.ca, a fully searchable online archive of digitized Island historic newspapers and newspaper history, took place today at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. The project is a collaborative partnership consisting of the UPEI Robertson Library, The Guardian, the PEI Public Archives and Records Office, and UPEI's Hacker-in-Residence Peter Rukavina. The...

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of February 3-9 are Keirstin Visser, Women's Hockey; and Zachary Laustsen, Swimming. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the season. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian...

The UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation is excited to confirm that Lewis Page is returning for his 15th year as head coach for UPEI Men's Soccer as the University gets set to host the 2014 CIS Men's Soccer Championship from November 6 to 9. During the 2013-14 season, Page led both the men's and women's programs in a combined role as full-time head coach and...

The University of Prince Edward Island, along with the PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and the PEI Department of Health and Wellness, released today the results of the 2012-13 School Health Action Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES-PEI) Provincial Student Health Profile. SHAPES-PEI gathers information from students in grades 5 through 12 about healthy eating,...