News

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Media Releases

| University

In the President's message issued by email on May 24, Dr. Keefe invited the campus community to an Operating Budget Presentation on May 25, at the Atlantic Veterinary College. A recording of the presentation is available for those who could not attend in person or watch live on Zoom. 

| People

Atlantic Business Magazine recently named Paul Young, UPEI's Chief Operating Officer of the Faculty of Medicine, as a Top 50 CEO in Atlantic Canada.

| Athletics

The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers are pleased to announce that Karla Benitez will make her debut as a member of their team this fall.

| Academics

The University of Prince Edward Island’s four-year doctor of psychology (PsyD) in clinical psychology program has been granted accreditation for a three-year term by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA).

| Academics

The excitement and pride were palpable at the University of Prince Edward Island this past week when the Class of 2023 graduated with their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

| Athletics

The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers are excited to welcome Mermaid, PEI, native and defenceman Cole Larkin to their team for the 2023–24 season.

| Events

On Thursday, May 11, six student teams pitched their business concepts for a share of $50,000 in prize money from the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program during the UPEI Panther Pitch Competition. The competition for entrepreneurial undergraduate students is coordinated each year by UPEI’s Experiential Education Department. 

| Special Event

The Honourable Graydon Nicholas, a highly respected Wolastoqey Elder, lawyer, judge, social worker, and activist, will give a presentation titled “Inculturation in the Indigenous Context and Catholic Church” on Thursday, May 25, at 10 am, in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242, University of Prince Edward Island. 

| Academics

Reilly Sullivan, a fourth-year biology student and varsity athlete at the University of Prince Edward Island, has been awarded a 2023 3M National Student Fellowship by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). 

| Special Event

Prince Edward Island author Deirdre Kessler will launch a new children’s chapter book, Adventures of an Island cat named BRUPP, on Sunday, May 21, at 2 pm, in the Carriage House, Beaconsfield, 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.