Colonel Gray High School senior Alexander MacKay of Charlottetown is this year's PEI recipient of the Pearson College Scholarship. The annual scholarship covers full tuition and residence for two years of pre-university study at the prestigious Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific's United World College (UWC). Named in honour of the late Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace...

The UPEI Field Hockey squad of seven first-year players and eight returning players travelled to McGill University in Montreal this past weekend for a pre-season tournament. On Saturday, August 31 the young squad-some playing new positions for the first time-had one tie and one win in games against Queen's University. The first game was a 1-1 tie with UPEI's...

The UPEI Department of Music is pleased to announce their 2013-14 concert season. This year's series offers an exciting blend of faculty, local, regional, and national artists and several international guests. Highlights include the winner of the 2013 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Competition, pianist Everett Hopfner; the eclectic music of Diomira with accordion, piano, and...

The UPEI women's rugby team had a very successful exhibition weekend hosted by StFX in Truro on Saturday August 31. UPEI came out on top in their first game against Acadia University's second team winning 17-7. They then went on to play against Dalhousie University's club team, winning 53-0. In their final matchup, the girls took on the host team, losing their battle...

UPEI's Winter's Tales Authors' Reading Series kicks off the 2013 season with the talented Susan Glickman and Julie Bruck, who will read on Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, UPEI Main Building. Bruck won the 2012 Governor General's Award for poetry, and Glickman is a talented poet, fiction writer, and young adult novelist. Their reading is sponsored...

UPEI Women's Basketball announced recently that a new community basketball tournament-the first annual Subway Panther Pride 3v3 basketball tournament-will take place on Sunday, September 29 at UPEI's Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and Colonel Gray High School. The tournament will raise funds for the UPEI Women's Basketball program in support of their exhibition game...

The University of Prince Edward Island welcomed hundreds of new students and their families during this weekend's welcome events including International Welcome Day, UPEI's Welcome Day, and the kick-off to UPEI Student Union's O-Week. International Welcome Day on Friday, August 30, gave students from outside of Canada the opportunity to experience student life at UPEI, get to...

The University of Prince Edward Island extends its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of honorary degree recipient James (Jim) Palmer. Palmer, who was granted an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1998 from UPEI, passed away on August 27 at the age of 84 at his home in Calgary. Originally from Prince Edward Island, Palmer and his family have a long record of public service on...

The UPEI men's and women's varsity soccer teams will take to the pitch in competition play August 31-September 1 for the third annual Mulligan Cup tournament. Official home openers will take place on September 7 against the University of New Brunswick. The Mulligan Cup-an invitational tournament created in honour of Vince Mulligan, UPEI varsity soccer and hockey...

UPEI Panthers training camps for fall sports get underway this weekend. The UPEI Turf Field and UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place will come alive with student-athletes competing for roster spots. Orientations and first training sessions are at the following times: Friday, August 23 6:00 pm Soccer Orientation at Main 117 Saturday, August 24 9:00 am-12:00 pm Soccer Training at Turf Field...