President’s Message: Welcome, Panthers, to the Fall Semester!
The following message was also distributed by email to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on October 9, 2025.
Dear UPEI Community,
September marked more than just the start of our academic year; it began a season of momentum. As summer gives way to fall, we settle into new rhythms, take on fresh challenges, and embrace the possibilities ahead.
Workshop Series - Overcoming Imposter Phenomenon Part 1: Cultivating Self-Awareness
The first workshop in this series will focus on defining imposter phenomenon, and how we can identify it within ourselves using a cognitive-behavioural model for cultivating self-awareness.
To register contact Marla MacDonald at marmacdonald@upei.ca
Space is limited and snacks provided!
PsyD Dissertation Defense by Joshua LeClair
The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Joshua Le Clairs’s public dissertation defense presentation of his PsyD research titled: “Sexual Dis-Orientation: A Lacanian Critique of Current Perspectives on Sexuality in Clinical Practice”.
Date and Time: November 11, 2025 at 10:00 am
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104
2025 Virtual Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars
The Canadian Career Virtual Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars will be three half-days jam-packed with career and professional development content.
For agenda and full program, visit: https://gpdn-rpesp.ca/Career-symposium
Schedule for Closing Day, Thursday, October 23:
2025 Virtual Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars
The Canadian Career Virtual Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars will be three half-days jam-packed with career and professional development content.
For agenda and full program, visit: https://gpdn-rpesp.ca/Career-symposium
Schedule for Wednesday, October 22:
2025 Virtual Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars
The Canadian Career Virtual Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars will be three half-days jam-packed with career and professional development content.
For agenda and full program, visit: https://gpdn-rpesp.ca/Career-symposium
Schedule for Opening Day - Tuesday, October 21:
Emma MacLean and Ben McFarlane named UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for September 30–October 5 are Emma MacLean (women’s rugby) and Ben McFarlane (men’s hockey).
MacLean is a fifth-year business student from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was unstoppable in the October 4 matchup against the Saint Mary’s University Huskies, scoring three tries in a dominant 72-0 win.
UPEI researchers awarded over $1.7 million in federal funding
Researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island have been awarded over $1.7 million in federal funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
President's Town Hall - UPEI Action Plan Audit Results
You’re invited to join the campus community at the next event in the President’s Town Hall series on the audit results for years 0 and 1 of the UPEI Action Plan that were received by the UPEI Board of Governors at its last meeting.
Dr. Donna Hardy Cox appointed Associate Vice-President, Students
The following message was also emailed on October 7 to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research.
Colleagues,
On behalf of the Search Committee, I am pleased to share the news that Dr. Donna Hardy Cox has been appointed as the Associate Vice-President, Students, for a five-year term, effective November 1, 2025.
