UPEI's Tourism Research Centre has released a new report profiling differences and similarities between first-time and repeat visitors to PEI. This report is one of many based on Exit Survey results collected between July 2007 and June 2008. 'This report is important as most travel parties to PEI are comprised of visitors who have visited PEI previously,' states Dr. Paul Lewis,...

Julie Bull, a graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island, was named the Canadian recipient of the Hart Hansen Award at a ceremony at the International Union for Circumpolar Health's 14th international congress held recently in Yellowknife, NT. Bull received the award from the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health, one of five charter members of the International Union for...

The University of Prince Edward Island raised its own flag for the first time on July 30, celebrating its proud heritage and officially marking the beginning of Alumni Reunion Weekend 2009. The flag is flying in front of Kelley Memorial Building, at the heart of the UPEI campus, alongside the provincial flag. 'There are significant occasions, such as our Alumni Reunion, Convocation,...

Jackie MacPhail and Wensley Power, two Facilities Management staff members, display the Communities in Bloom Stone awarded to UPEI by the City of Charlottetown at its recent Make Charlottetown Bloom Awards ceremony. UPEI received a special recognition award for its commitment to the beautification of University Avenue, improving the safety of the area and enhancing the campus, including the...

Over the past several months UPEI has developed an infectious disease policy and a draft pandemic plan to guide the university in dealing with situations like the recent outbreak of mumps and the current challenge related to the H1N1 virus. As outlined in the draft pandemic plan, UPEI has a working group that will meet regularly over the coming months to ensure the university is well-prepared to...

The Canada Games PEI Women's Soccer Team and the UPEI Women's Soccer Team will hold a charity co-ed tournament on Saturday, August 1, on the UPEI soccer field to raise funds to help buy myoelectric hands for Mohamed Mara, a refugee from Sierra Leone now living on P.E.I. During the civil war in Sierra Leone, rebel forces massacred Mara's mother, father and siblings. Mohamed escaped...

Alumni from the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), St. Dunstan's University (SDU) and Prince of Wales College (PWC) will gather at UPEI from July 30 to August 2 for their annual fun-filled Reunion Weekend. 'Reunion Weekend is a great opportunity for alumni from UPEI and its founding institutions, SDU and PWC, to reconnect with each other, take a trip down memory lane and see the...

Everyone is invited to a free public reading by Bill Richardson at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Thursday, July 30, 7:00 p.m., an event co-hosted by the P.E.I. Writers' Guild, the Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library, the UPEI Department of English, and the Indian River Festival. Bill Richardson is a writer and broadcaster. He has contributed to CBC Radio since 1984, and...

The Tourism Research Centre in the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to announce the release of a new report profiling motor coach visitors to P.E.I. This report is the result of surveys collected from motor coach visitors between July and December 2007. 'Although assumptions have been made about the motor coach industry in the past, this report...

Fifteen students from the University of Prince Edward Island will spend the next month learning about the history and culture of the Middle East at Misr International University (MIU) in Cairo, Egypt. Led by Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair, coordinator of international student exchanges at UPEI, the students are participating in a Middle East Studies Program offered at MIU from July 24 to August 21. The...