Early enrollment figures at the University of Prince Edward Island are reflecting an upward trend once again this year. Although official registration statistics won't be finalized until early October, UPEI is optimistic that more students than ever will choose to attend the Island's university this fall. Information compiled on September 3 shows that, in...

Interacting with the University of Prince Edward Island just got quicker and easier with the development of UPEI Mobile, a version of the university's website designed for mobile phones. UPEI Mobile was created by the university's web development team as part of the content management system for its website, which is built on the open-source Drupal platform. Drupal.org...

The Association of Atlantic Universities announced their annual regional awards for excellence in teaching and instructional leadership today. Among the three award winners is the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI's Dr. Etienne Côté. Dr. Côté, who teaches Veterinary Cardiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, was named a 2009 AAU Distinguished Teaching...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) in the School of Business at UPEI has released a new report profiling visitors to PEI by entry and exit points. This report is based on the results of an exit survey conducted from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008. The report examines the profile of visitors according to how they arrived in and departed PEI. In all, five groups were examined: those who arrived and...

The year was 1969; the place, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; the event, the first Canada Summer Games. The young Canadian runners tore down the track in the 100-metre race, but it was Bill McKinnon, an arts major at the University of Prince Edward Island, who broke the tape to take the gold medal for his home province of P.E.I. Today McKinnon, the only UPEI alumnus to date to have won a...

The second annual International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry will be held in Charlottetown from October 15 to 18. The registration deadline is September 1. The three-day symposium includes academic sessions, presentations, poetry readings, informal discussions and social gatherings. It is open to anyone interested in poetry and poetic inquiry. Regional and international poets and scholars...

UPEI's 2009 Fulbright Visiting Chair in Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Steven Casper, delivered his lecture today, The P.E.I. Bioscience Cluster: on the Road to Sustainability?, to key players in bioscience development from both the public and private sectors. Dr. Casper is an internationally renowned expert in comparison of emerging technology clusters, and Director of the Master of...

Visitors from the U.S. usually travel to PEI to enjoy the Island's golden beaches and pastoral landscapes. Lisa McClellan was drawn to Prince Edward Island by a different type of beauty. She elected to spend her summer here as a participant in a unique research project at UPEI that focuses on two areas that she loves-music and psychology. Lisa is a senior psychology...

It's hot, it's exciting, it's a jungle out there - that's the New Student Orientation theme this year at UPEI - and the sense of anticipation is getting stronger every day. NSO registration is already open, and 70 student volunteers are working feverishly to make sure this year's program is an unforgettable experience for everyone attending UPEI for the...

A new focus within the Master of Education (MEd) program at the University of Prince Edward Island is making it easier for experienced adult educators and leaders to pursue advanced study that relates specifically to the modern community college environment. UPEI is delivering an executive-style Master of Education through a combination of online courses and face-to-face summer institutes, making...