The University of Prince Edward Island is teaming up with The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick, HMCS Queen Charlotte, and the PEI Regiment to host the third annual Atlantic Military Affairs Symposium in Charlottetown. The two-day event will take place on March 30-31 at the PEI Queen Charlotte Armoury, highlighting the Island's role in the...

UPEI Co-operative Education programs in Business Administration and Computer Science recently received formal accreditation by the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) in time for National Co-op Week. The rigorous, six-month process involved an in-depth review of UPEI Co-operative Education policies and procedures by an external review team. The team consists of practitioners...

Dr. Michael Corbett of Acadia University, recognized leader in the field of rural education will be on campus on March 27 to present at the 2012 Triple Tuesday Seminar Series. Corbett will present his book ‘Learning to Leave: The Irony of Schooling in a Coastal Community' on small schools in a big world-globalization and the rural school. This seminar will look at...

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 pm at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. This has been a particularly busy and musically rewarding year for the Wind Symphony with highly acclaimed performances of 'The Lord of the Rings' during the fall and winter, a successful concert tour of Nova Scotia, and a nomination for a...

Don't stress about convocation! Come out to an information session on March 22 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. You'll find out everything you need to know about convocation 2012-don't forget to bring your student ID card along. Attend the session to find out more about grad week activities, Alumni Association benefits, post-graduate studies...

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue and PEI Federal Regional Minister, announced funding today to the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) to help with their efforts to recruit more international students. 'Our Government is pleased to support academic institutions like UPEI, as they continue to expand and bring more people to our region,' said Minister Shea,...

Students! Faculty! Staff! Grab your lunch and join in the conversation on UPEI's visioning exercise, Reflections & Future Directions. This is your chance to provide input into the road map that will guide UPEI's development over the next five years. Student Brown Bag Sessions (co-hosted by Dr. Tim Ogilvie and PEISU President Rob Livingstone) will be held on...

UPEI's Co-operative Education office is excited to announce it will be celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments of its students during its annual awards ceremony on March 22. The ceremony takes place during the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education's (CAFCE) National Co-operative Education Week, March 19-23. The national week is an opportunity to celebrate the...

In its second year of competition, teams from UPEI travelled to Halifax to take part in the Atlantic Throwdown Case Competition, March 9-10. With nine student teams, the event pitted rival professors, Sujit Sur (Dalhousie) and Edward Gamble (UPEI), against each other. UPEI teams placed first and third and retained the challenge trophy (awarded to the team with the highest cumulative total...

Kelly Gillis, third-year psychology student at UPEI, has been selected as one of 12 Canadian students to take part in the 2012 International Seminar in Mali supported by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). The seminar has been offered by WUSC for the past 60 years and is now managed by the Uniterra Program, a joint initiative of WUSC and the Centre for International Studies and...