News

A chronological list of UPEI media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| People

The University community was saddened to learn of the death of Saint Dunstan’s University alumnus and former UPEI Men’s Hockey coach William "Billy" MacMillan, who achieved a level of sport success that few other Islanders have. 

| Athletics

The UPEI Men’s Soccer Panthers have secured commitments from Island soccer players and former adversaries Landon Perry and Noah Killorn for the 2023–24 season.

| Administration

In this message, active UPEI staff are invited to a staff-only listening and learning session, with regard to the issues outlined in the recent Rubin Thomlinson report.

| Department Updates

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is pleased to welcome Austin Clement as the new director of Conference and Ancillary Services. Clement will oversee a variety of operations that support and supplement UPEI’s core academic functions, including Conference Services, Residence Services, and the University’s Bookstore.

| University

In this message to the campus community, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the Presidential Search Committee, shares that the Committee has engaged two organizations to assist with the open search process that will be conducted for UPEI's next President and Vice-Chancellor.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Carmencita Yason, Diagnostic Virologist at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), received the 2023 Laboratorian of the Year Award at the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN) annual meeting in early June.

| Athletics

The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers have secured a commitment from Morden, Manitoba native Cade Kowalski for the 2023–24 season. The team is excited to add Kowalski’s experience to the roster.

| University

In this message from Interim UPEI President Greg Keefe to faculty, staff, and students, he calls on members of the campus community to work together to create and support a respectful, safe environment.

| University

Nishel Alexander, a fourth-year honours student in physics at UPEI, won second place in the poster competition in the association’s Division of Physics in Medicine and Biology at the 2023 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress held at the University of New Brunswick in June. 

| University

Dr. Edward MacDonald, professor of history at UPEI, recently won the Canadian Catholic Historical Association’s (CCHA) 2023 Paul Bator Memorial Prize for the best article published over the past four years in the association’s journal, Historical Studies