UPEI Student Affairs, in partnership with the Department of Physics, is pleased to host a presentation by Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques on Thursday, November 28 at 11:30 am in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre's McMillan Hall. Dr. Saint-Jacques will take attendees on the learning journey that led him to become a Canadian astronaut and talk about his training. He will also...

UPEI is pleased to welcome Island native Zachariah Wells and Vancouver's Rachel Lebowitz who will be reading from their new books of poetry at The Big Orange Lunchbox restaurant on Sunday, November 17 at 7:00 pm. Both authors currently reside in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Wells' previous book, Track & Trace, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Poetry Prize, and Lebowitz's first book...

UPEI Field Hockey goalie Grace Sullivan has been selected as one of 30 players across Canada to attend a women's national team identification (ID) camp from November 6-9 at UBC's Wrights turf field, in Vancouver, BC. Sullivan, a second-year arts student and daughter of Val Paton and Derek Sullivan, was selected for her strength during the 2013 AUS Field Hockey season. She was also a...

UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of October 28-November 3. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the seasons. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for...

On Friday, November 15 at 7:30 pm, saxophonist Kevin MacLean will perform as part of the UPEI Concert Series. 'Worldly Inspirations' will feature music from England, Japan, the United States, and Prince Edward Island. MacLean will collaborate with Frances McBurnie, Karem Simon, Branden Kelly, and perform a world premiere by composer Dr. Rick Covey. MacLean has most recently been...

Distributed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of PEI: In September, two UPEI alumni-Michael Fitzpatrick CA; and Ryan Pineau, CA-and one faculty member-Michael Cassidy, FCA-were recognized with Institute of Chartered Accounts of PEI awards during a celebratory event at the Delta Prince Edward. Michael Fitzpatrick CA, and Ryan Pineau CA, were both recognized...

The UPEI Student Union will be involved again this year in the Movember campaign. Movember's vision is to have a lasting impact on the face of men's health. Each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. Through the power of the moustache, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer, and mental health...

Atlantic University Sport (AUS) is pleased to announce the return of the Tim Hortons AUS men's hockey all-star game. Returning for the first time since 1999, this year's event will be held Friday, November 8 at the new Grant-Harvey Arena in Fredericton, NB on STU's home ice, with the puck set to drop at 7:00 pm. All proceeds from the game will help fund Canada's men's...

UPEI defensive field hockey player Katherine Koughan was selected to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Field Hockey All-Canadian Team on Wednesday, October 30 at the All-Canadian Awards Banquet in Victoria, BC. Koughan is a second-year business student from Stratford, PEI. Read the full CIS release here. Congratulations, Katherine!

On Wednesday, October 30, the University of Prince Edward Island hosted a public meeting to release the report of an external panel that was commissioned to review the Institute of Island Studies. The review, initiated by Vice-President Research and Graduate Studies Robert Gilmour and interim Vice-President Academic Christian Lacroix in June, examined the role and governance of the...