In 1999, at age 20, Daniel Burka enrolled in history and fine arts history at the University of Prince Edward Island, while balancing a full-time job as a web designer. Just months before enrolling, he had co-founded silverorange, a web agency in Charlottetown. Near the end of Burka's university studies, his work and client demands picked up so much so that he moved to Toronto and...

Staff and faculty welcome all new and returning students to the University of Prince Edward Island. As we begin the 2012-13 academic year, the University continues to focus on the enhancement of student supports and improving the student experience so that all students feel at home. When better supported by the campus community, students will achieve success. We welcome international...

The University of Prince Edward Island received this year's APPA Sustainability Award in the Small Colleges and Universities Institutions category. APPA supports educational excellence with quality leadership and professional management through education, research, and recognition. APPA's newest award, the Sustainability Award in Facilities Management is designed to...

UPEI is gearing up to welcome incoming first-year students with a number of services and support offerings available on Saturday, September 1 from 9 am-3 pm. For the first time, the University will host New Student Orientation (NSO) Welcome Day, to give students and their families a chance to get oriented to campus and meet a number of staff and faculty who will support them throughout...

UPEI women's hockey head coach Bruce Donaldson is pleased to announce that Lance Jones will join him behind the bench as assistant coach. 'Lance has had a strong history working with young female hockey players on PEI,' said Donaldson. 'He will bring experience and a strong work ethic to the program, which will help the team successfully defend our AUS championship title....

Two new assistant coaches for UPEI men's hockey know all too well what it means to be a Panther. Former players Josh Patterson and Devan Praught will join head coach Forbes MacPherson and assistant coach Kenny MacDougall for the 2012-13 season. MacPherson believes both additions will connect immediately with the team, injecting their youth and enthusiasm. 'Both Josh and Devan...

The Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) project will hold its fourth annual meeting and international conference from August 22 to 24 at the University of Prince Edward Island. More than 50 participants and researchers representing institutions from more than a dozen countries will be at the University for a packed, three-day schedule dedicated to the sharing of ideas, research...

The UPEI men's basketball team is excited to announce that six-foot-six forward Sammy Opel has committed to the Panthers for the upcoming season. Opel joins the team from Nairobi, Kenya, where he was captain of his high school basketball team that won both the Kenyan Secondary Schools Championship and the East African Title. Head Coach Tim Kendrick is very pleased with the new...

The UPEI Sports Hall of Fame committee is pleased to announce that it will induct UPEI basketball star Jennifer Moore (née Johnston), and UPEI's football defensive star Hubert 'Socky' MacDonald on Thursday, October 11, during the UPEI Sport Legacy Dinner. Johnston played basketball at UPEI for five years and is one of only three female basketball Panthers to be...

Public-and-private sector leaders from across the country will gather at UPEI this week for a discussion about policy and practice with regards to immigration in Canada. The third annual Palmer Conference on Public Sector Leadership meets August 15 and 16. The Palmer Conference is named in honour of public-policy advocate James S. Palmer, a prominent Calgary-based lawyer of the firm Burnet...