Get a group of Islanders together, and in short order, the conversation turns to the weather. Thanks to Dr. Xander Wang, assistant professor at UPEI’s School of Climate Change and Adaptation, those conversations can be informed by real-time weather readings and historical climate data collected across PEI.

Congratulations to the UPEI Student Union for kicking off the 2020 PEI Pride Festival, July 26–August 2, by hosting several Pride events over the last two weeks. The University will join in the celebration by flying the Pride flag all week at the flag plaza in front of Kelley Memorial Building.

On Wednesday, July, 29, join UPEI Student Affairs staff by donning your bright colours, and wearing your rainbow to express your support for our UPEI 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 

PEI Pride Festival Schedule

This message was distributed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on July 27, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the UPEI community by email and on UPEI SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play). Read UPEI's Operational Ease-Back Plan for full details about the University's plan to gradually return to campus.

 
Dear Members of the University Community,

Students in UPEI’s MBA in Global Leadership program created a survey to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism industry. The project is part of a partnership with the Tourism Industry Association of PEI (TIAPEI) and Tourism PEI. Tourism operators are asked to complete the online survey before July 31.

A series of kind acts has helped resupply the UPEI Food Bank with some much-needed meat. Megan MacLean, job development coordinator with UPEI’s Co-op Education Program, picks up the story:

The UPEI Department of Athletics and Recreation has partnered with PEI-based Thinking Big Information Technology Inc. to launch the Gold Rush 50-50 fundraiser on the UPEI Panthers app. The first Gold Rush draw will take place on Saturday, August 1 at 8 pm.

Gold Rush is a virtual 50-50 fundraising initiative that will raise funds for UPEI’s varsity and club sport programs as well as enhance recreational offerings that are available to all UPEI students.

Dr. Laurie Brinklow and Lori Mayne, two faculty members at the University of Prince Edward Island, have been awarded SSHRC Exchange Publication Awards. Two $5,000 awards are given out annually to support the publication of manuscripts written or edited by UPEI faculty, including contract and sessional faculty, in the social sciences and humanities. Both of these books will be published by Island Studies Press in 2021.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation is excited to welcome campers back to campus as Panther Academy re-opens on July 6! Panther Academy offers three exciting themed camps for children ages 4 to 12.

Panther Academy Camps will be operating with the safety and security of all campers as our priority. Participants can choose to attend Momma J’s Jelly Bean Gym, Stroke of Genius, or Fun ‘N Fitness.

Engineers Canada is celebrating three female engineers at UPEI as part of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). INWED is a day to raise the profile of women in engineering, highlighting their important contributions in their communities.

In a press release, Engineers Canada writes: