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Media Releases

| Athletics

UPEI Women’s Soccer head coach Lewis Page wants his team to score more, and he’s hoping his latest recruit, Katie Trifos, can help facilitate the offence.

| Seminar/Conference

The L.M. Montgomery Institute (LMMI), University of Prince Edward Island, will hold its 15th biennial international conference from June 22 to 26, featuring a combination of in-person and virtual presentations.

| International

On June 2, over 100 international graduates from the UPEI Classes of 2021 and 2022 attended an event to inform them about employment and immigration opportunities for them on Prince Edward Island.


 

| University

In a message to the campus community, President Keefe announces that masking protocols at UPEI and at UPEI-organized events are shifting from mandatory to strongly recommended, effective Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

| Alumni

Abby Gibson, a recent graduate of the UPEI Department of Modern Languages’ Spanish program, has been selected by the Spanish Embassy in Ottawa to participate in the North American Language and Culture Assistant Program.

| Special Event

Members of the public are invited to attend the launch of two books, one a history of tourism on PEI and the other related to the Island’s famous author, L.M. Montgomery, on Tuesday, June 21, at 7 pm, at the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, University of Prince Edward Island.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Monitoring of bat populations in Atlantic Canada has begun for the 2022 summer season. Members of the public can help by calling 1-833-434-BATS (2287) to report sightings of bats in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Callers will receive up-to-date and accurate information about bat-related topics, including general biology and ecology, bats and human health, bats in buildings, and conservation.

| University

UPEI is seeking to expand its list of homestay families for international and domestic students. 

| Athletics


“When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it.” Stefania Angona may not have come across Jim Rohn’s powerful quote before, but in her final year of high school, she embodied everything those words mean.

| University

Hanging in a place of honour in the Faculty of Nursing at UPEI is a black and white portrait of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), the famous British nurse known as the founder of modern nursing.