Every year since 1980, a small contingent of globally minded Prince Edward Island volunteers belonging to Farmers Helping Farmers (FHF) has lived, worked, taught, and learned alongside local Kenyan farmers, researchers, health trainees, and their communities with the goal of helping them become more self-reliant in agricultural food production.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) and the Department of Psychology in the Faculties of Arts and Science at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) are recruiting veterinarians for a new research project.   

The annual public reading by UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 8:00 pm, in The Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.

The reading will showcase thirteen of the Island’s talented emerging writers: Joseph Simmonds, Bonnie Flavell, Brian Collins, Emma Willoughby, Jon Debly, Claire MacPhee, Adontae Pratt, Joanna Suchoszek, Olivia Jalbert, Sam Ching, Larissa Storey, Jason Mallard, and Jennifer Tasker.

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for February 21–26 are Aiden Rainford (women’s basketball) and Zach Wilson (track and field).

Rainford, a psychology student from Toronto, Ontario, was named an AUS Championship Tournament all-star after two solid games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During these games, the fourth-year forward averaged 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.

Dr. Karem Simon, professor of music at UPEI, has been invited to serve as guest conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra in its Goodnight Moon program on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 2:30 pm, in the Sobey Family Theatre, Confederation Centre of the Arts.

Among the distinctions of Dr. Simon’s career has been his work conducting the UPEI Wind Symphony, which, under his direction, has produced 22 albums and has been acclaimed for its innovative programming and performance standard.

After last season’s strong showing at the AUS Championships, the UPEI Panthers track and field team hopes to build off that success in 2023.

The Panthers earned five medals in 2022, which was a program best. While only one of those medalists is set to compete this weekend at the championship meet in Saint John, New Brunswick, there is still plenty of optimism surrounding the team and what they can accomplish.

Third-year sprinter Zach Wilson finished with a 60-metre bronze medal in 2022 and headlines a group of runners vying for the podium.

As a follow up to the UPEI Community Bulletin issued last week, the University and UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA) will resume meeting for direct collective bargaining on Thursday, February 23, 2023. In addition to February 23, meetings are scheduled for February 24, 27, and 28.

UPEI remains committed to achieving a fair and reasonable agreement with the UPEI FA that is in the best interests of our students and University community.

In a recent message to the campus community, Dr. Greg Naterer, UPEI Vice-President Academic and Research announced that Dr. Christina Murray, associate professor of nursing, has been appointed dean of the UPEI Faculty of Nursing for a five-year term effective March 1, 2023. 
 

Playoff season is upon us!

The UPEI Women’s Hockey Panthers semi-finals is a best-of-five series against the University of New Brunswick Reds.

Game 1: Wednesday, February 22 – UPEI at UNB, 7:00 pm
Game 2: Thursday, February 23 – UPEI at UNB, 7:00 pm
Game 3: Saturday, February 25 – UNB at UPEI, 7:00 pm
Game 4: Sunday, February 26 – UNB at UPEI, 7:00 pm*
Game 5: Wednesday, March 1 – UPEI at UNB, 7:00 pm*

(*if necessary)