UPEI's visiting professor to Island Studies, Scott Rice-Snow from Ball State University in Indiana, will make a public presentation on a topic that is increasingly relevant to PEI-protecting high-quality groundwater from petroleum development. Dr. Rice-Snow will discuss his research on this topic, gained from studying landscape and aquifer interactions near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The...

January Welcome Day is UPEI's orientation day for all students beginning at UPEI in the winter 2013 semester. On January 5, you are invited to UPEI campus for welcome orientation, advisement, campus tours, and a free lunch! This half-day program will introduce you to UPEI, administrators, current students, and what you need to know for your first semester at UPEI. Register today through your...

UPEI was recently recognized for its environmental savings for the 2011-12 fiscal year with an 'Environmental Calculator' plaque from Quebec's Cascades Fine Papers Group and Wood Wyant. The plaque details UPEI's reduction in environmental impact based on the University's actual consumption. The University uses Cascades paper towels and bathroom tissue...

Horton High School point guard Candace Smith has committed to the UPEI women's basketball team for the 2013-14 basketball season. Smith is a Nova Scotia native and one of Atlantic Canada's top guards. UPEI Head Coach Greg Gould is looking forward to adding Smith to the Panther roster. 'I have watched Candace play basketball since she was in grade nine and I've...

The Office of the President invites you to enjoy a festive study break on Wednesday, December 5 from 1:00-2:30 pm, in the lobby of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. There will be free hot cocoa, coffee, and cookies along with holiday music-all to help ease the stress of studying and exams, and to celebrate the holiday season. All students are welcome! For more information contact,...

UPEI congratulates alumni and former students who received good news from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants on November 29, announcing their successful results for the Uniform Evaluation (UFE). Successfully passing the UFE is the final step toward admission to the Society and achieving the Chartered Accountant (CA) designation. Congratulations to the...

The UPEI women's basketball team is excited that six-foot PEI high school basketball standout Jessica Patenaude will be joining the Panthers next fall. Patenaude is an all-round athlete, excelling at basketball, volleyball, badminton, and track and field. For the past two years, Patenaude has been a league all-star in both volleyball and basketball. She represented PEI on the under-17...

UPEI environmental studies students are organizing Charlottetown's first ever Eco-Economy Expo on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Murphy's Community Centre from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The Expo is intended to be a family-friendly, trade-show environment, where exhibitors can promote sustainable living and environmental awareness. Exhibitors dedicated to sustainability, either through...

The University of Prince Edward Island is excited to announce its participation in Canada's largest virtual post‐secondary fair and student-life expo taking place on November 23, 1:00-3:00 pm, and again on December 1. The Canada Online University & College Fair Tour, which brings the traditional post-secondary fair experience online, is designed to help students speak...

Dr. Jenny Ellison from Mount Allison University will be on campus on Monday, November 26 to present her lecture, "Obesity in Canada: Historical Perspectives" in Main Building's faculty lounge at 12:30 pm. Dr. Ellison is a historian whose work to date has revolved around "fat activist" women's groups of the 1980s in Canada. She is deeply involved in the emerging...