In another cost-cutting move, the University of Prince Edward Island has eliminated the senior administrative position of Assistant Vice-President Graduate Studies. Services offered to graduate students services and postdoctoral fellows by the Office of Graduate Studies will continue from its new location within the Research Services department. The Assistant Vice-President, 3M Canada Teaching...

UPEI women's rugby Head Coach Shannon Atkins is pleased to welcome Island native Leah Corrigan to the Panther program for the 2013-14 season. 'Leah is a hard runner and powerful tackler; she can run on angles and read the opposition,' said Atkins. 'Her powerful running will be a welcome addition to the backline which has been depleted this past year.' A...

UPEI women's rugby head coach Shannon Atkins is pleased to welcome two Island rugby players to the Panther lineup-Sidney Corrigan and Holly Hartlen. Corrigan, a native of Sherwood plays wide side flanker for the Charlottetown Rural Raiders rugby team, while Hartlen of Summerside plays for the Three Oaks Axewomen. 'Sidney is aggressive, dominant, and fast on the...

In the fall of 2012, a research team at UPEI launched a website where the public could report their sightings of red foxes on Prince Edward Island. Today, the team behind upei.ca/redfox launches a new crowd-funding project to help fund the next stages of their research so that we can improve our understanding of one of PEI's largest predators. 'A fox-sightings map gave us information...

The 11th annual Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS)/UPEI Math Camp was recently held on campus May 3-5. The Math Camp is a national initiative that sponsors close to two dozen regional camps across Canada. UPEI's Math Camp is the main community outreach activity of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This year, the camp hosted a group of sixteen students-ten...

The UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation was especially proud on Saturday during the afternoon convocation when UPEI women's hockey player Jaime Lynn Donaldson was named the first recipient of the Rory Beck Outstanding Academic and Athletic Leadership Award. Friends and family created this award to honour the late Rory Beck's passion for sports and his belief that...

This year's Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25-year Service awards were presented to staff and faculty at a special ceremony on Monday, May 6. The awards recognized outstanding performance and dedication to students and our community-on-campus, provincially, and globally. The Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit for Faculty and Librarians are awarded based on teaching...

*For a complete list of graduates, click here A record 954 graduates were conferred with degrees, diplomas, and certificates as they crossed the stage at UPEI's convocation on Saturday, May 11. The Class of 2013 and their proud families and friends gathered to celebrate in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre for two ceremonies-the first beginning at 10:00 am and the second one at 2:30 pm...

The University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors approved a balanced budget for the 2013-14 operating year at its regular monthly meeting Thursday night on the UPEI campus. It was reported earlier this year that UPEI faced a shortfall of $9 million between projected revenues and expenditures for the time frame May 1, 2013-April 30, 2014. According to the University Act, UPEI must...

UPEI was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Mary (Nicholson) Ross, honorary degree recipient and former head resident of Marian Hall. Ross passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at the Dr. John Gillis Memorial Lodge, on Saturday, May 4. She was 94 years old. Raised in Flat River on her family farm, she graduated from Prince of Wales College and began her teaching career at the age of...