The University of Prince Edward Island kicked off its first annual Mental Health Week today with the installation of an acrylic-on-canvas mural and presentation by Reid Burke, Executive Director of Canadian Mental Health Association (PEI division). UPEI Mental Health Week takes place from March 11-15. The mural was created by eight young people with psychosis and portrays their...

The following was distributed by PEI 2014 Inc.: PEI 2014 Inc. is tapping into a valuable resource in an effort to engage young Islanders. On Friday, March 1st, UPEI students presented integrated marketing campaigns designed to engage Prince Edward Island residents aged 19-25 in the PEI 2014 celebrations. 'What better way to understand how to engage this age group than by...

UPEI wishes to express condolences to the family of Mary Beth Harris who passed away on Monday, March 4. From 1967, Mary Beth was Head of Library Information Services at the University of Prince Edward Island until her retirement from the University in 1992. Mary Beth was known as a gentle and courtly woman and she will be missed by family and friends who loved...

UPEI's Faculty of Arts received a Canadian Forces Liaison Council (CFLC) provincial award in the 'Support to Student Reservists (Post Secondary Institutions)' category during a special award ceremony and reception on March 7. UPEI alumnus and reservist with the Prince Edward Island Regiment, Sergeant Ben Miller, nominated the faculty who supported both his education and military...

UPEI's executive MBA (EMBA) program and the PEI Business Women's Association are partnering on an event which focuses on workplace bullying. The presentation and networking event takes place on Wednesday, March 13, 5:00-7:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Jodi Murphy, a UPEI EMBA graduate and teacher with the Prince Edward Island English Language...

Ashley MacDonald is a well known name to UPEI women's rugby. UPEI is excited to announce that the former Panther is coming back to the University to take on the role of assistant coach for the UPEI women's rugby team for the 2013 season. As a Panther, MacDonald was an AUS all star and AUS Rookie of the Year. In 2005, she was a CIS All-Canadian and for the next two years,...

Canada lost one of its most patriotic citizens, and the University of Prince Edward Island one of its most colourful honorary degree recipients with the passing of musical icon Stompin' Tom Connors, OC, LLD, LittD, at the age of 77 years on March 6. UPEI was pleased to present Dr. Connors with an honorary doctor of laws in 2002. The University extends its sincere condolences to his wife...

UPEI music department faculty and guests will present 'Low Brass Extravaganza' on Sunday, March 10 at 2:30 pm at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Professor Greg Irvine has invited his friends and colleagues in the low brass world to join him for this afternoon concert. The recital will feature special guest Michael Grose from the University of Oregon on tuba, Bob...

UPEI's Deontay (D.J.) Smith was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Rookie of the Year today in an official release by the CIS. Smith will be presented with the Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy-CIS Rookie of the Year at the All-Canadians Awards Presentation on March 9 in Ottawa, Ontario. Smith, a native of North Preston, Nova Scotia is the first UPEI athlete to receive the honour...

The second event of the UPEI student conference series-'Difficult Dialogues'-takes place on Thursday, March 14, 5:30-7:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A. The event will feature a screening of the short film 'Toilet Training'-a documentary following several transgendered people as they talk about the struggles they had growing up as transgendered...