The UPEI men's hockey team will play their final season game at Credit Union Place in Summerside, as part of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. The Panthers will face the St. Thomas Tommies on February 11 at 2 pm. UPEI Director of Athletics and Recreation Ron Annear arranged for a venue change after approaching Atlantic University Sport, and his counterpart at St. Thomas University....

The UPEI Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karem J. Simon, will feature an encore performance of 'The Lord of the Rings' on Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 pm in the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. As UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall was filled to capacity for the December 1 concert, this additional performance will hopefully satisfy the demand of those...

Dr. Michael van den Heuvel, UPEI's Canada Research Chair in Watershed Ecological Integrity, has been awarded funding by the Canadian Water Network (CWN) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to construct a long-term monitoring program in the watersheds in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, including the Northumberland Strait. Dr. van den Heuvel will lead a team of researchers...

The UPEI men's soccer team is pleased to present its second annual dinner and roast on Friday, March 2. Bruce Norton will be the featured guest/‘roastee.' The event is hosted by the UPEI Friends of Men's Soccer, a group representing alumni, members of the soccer community, and PEI soccer supporters. Bruce Norton has been involved in sport at UPEI, the Prince Edward Island...

UPEI will be celebrating its fourth annual Diversity Week, January 23-27, with all events open to the public. The 2012 theme will be 'Celebrate, Educate, Motivate' with an aim to celebrate the rich diversity at UPEI, further educate and motivate the public about diversity, and personal promotion of inclusion. Ruth Freeman, Diversity Office Coordinator, is looking forward...

The Canada-Wide Science Fair is coming to Prince Edward Island this year for the first time ever! UPEI will host CWSF 2012 from May 13 to 18. The Host Committee is planning a Community Launch for the fair with an opportunity to sign up as a volunteer. Information about the CWSF and volunteer roles will be presented, as well as fun activities. This will take place from 4-6 pm...

Five business students recently took part in the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.) hosted at Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario. UPEI brought an ethics team and a business policy team to compete in Canada's premier undergraduate business case competition. The ethics team, consisting of Duncan Sturz and Kathleen Van Ekris, were awarded second place, while the...

The University of Prince Edward Island announced the creation of a new position today: Vice-President Student Affairs. This role enhances relationships between the departments and areas that serve and support students, ensuring that a dedicated voice supporting positive student experience operates directly within the senior management team. Dr. Wendy Carroll, currently Associate Professor in the...

Six students from UPEI's bachelor of applied science in radiography (BScR) program were awarded the top and second- place prizes in a recent Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) video and photo contest. Marla MacAusland, Krista Betts (MacDonald), Sue Donahoe, Lisa Norton, Holly Manning and Rob DeWolfe entered CAMRT's ‘Very Image of Care'...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's Minister of State for Science and Technology, recently announced a new Canada Research Chair at the University of Prince Edward Island's Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC). Dr. Sophie St-Hilaire joins UPEI as the Canada Research Chair in Integrated Health Research for Sustainable Aquaculture. Dr. St-Hilaire moves her research to the AVC from...