News

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Media Releases

| University

President Greg Keefe updated the UPEI community with new COVID-19 measures including the announcement that exams, beginning on Saturday, December 18, 2021, will either be online, postponed, or cancelled.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The UPEI board of governors has appointed Dr. Greg Keefe, dean, Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), as the new interim president, effective December 13, 2021. 

| Athletics

Tournament passes are on sale for the 2022 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship.

| University

In a message to the UPEI campus community, Vice-President Administration and Finance Jackie Podger advised that there was a possible COVID-19 exposure at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on December 5, 2021 between 6:00 and 8:00 pm.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Subway Athlete of the Week for November 29 to December 5 is Troy Lajeunesse.
 

| Music

Messiah/Complex, a unique film experience including the UPEI Chamber Singers, will be shown December 12 and 13 at City Cinema in Charlottetown.

| Community

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, which takes place every year on December 6, marks the anniversary of the murders of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989. UPEI will observe the day by lowering the flags in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place to half-mast.

| Athletics

This weekend sees the last regular season play for the Panthers before the holiday break.

| Music

The UPEI Music Department is pleased to present the UPEI Choral Concert on December 3 at 7:30 pm at the Kirk of St. James, Charlottetown.
 

| Events

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is participating in Giving Tuesday on November 30, an international day of giving that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The focus of this year’s campaign is to raise funds for Performing Arts Education at UPEI and to support renovations to the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. Donate at upei.ca/donate