On behalf of faculty, staff and students, the University of Prince Edward Island is expressing profound concern and extending support to students impacted by Hurricane Dorian.

The challenges and aftermath of the catastrophic flooding and devastation will no doubt become clearer over the next few days. For students from the Bahamas, who are either returning to or beginning their first year at UPEI, it is an extremely stressful time as they worry about family and loved ones back home. Approximately 80 students from the Bahamas are currently enrolled at UPEI.

The Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, has received approximately $1.3 million in funding from the federal government’s dairy cluster program for research projects that will benefit the dairy industry.

The Hon. Wayne Easter, MP for Malpeque, and Sean Casey, MP for Charlottetown, announced the funding at an event held at AVC on Thursday, August 29. The projects are part of the $16.5-million dairy research cluster, led by Dairy Farmers of Canada, and funded by the federal government and the industry. 

University of Prince Edward Island President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz issued a statement to the University community today on the passing of UPEI alumnus, donor, professor emeritus, and founder, the Reverend Charlie Cheverie, LLD.

“Our University has lost a great friend in Father Charlie,” said President Abd-El-Aziz, “He had such immense impact on students, faculty, and staff as well as the broader community through his pastoral ministry and involvement in the revival and preservation of traditional music on the Island.”

UPEI Athletics and Recreation is excited to announce the 2019 Mulligan Cup schedule and invites the community to come out and enjoy “the beautiful game”, August 30 to September 1, at the UPEI Turf Field.

The Mulligan Cup provides an excellent opportunity for coaches to make final roster decisions. This eighth annual cup honours Vince Mulligan, the varsity UPEI soccer and hockey coach throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The Cup has four participating schools this year: Université de Moncton, Mount Allison University, Holland College, and the University of Prince Edward Island.

The UPEI Panther Package is on sale now! For just $100, you receive tickets for all regular season home games for Women’s Rugby, Women’s Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, and Men’s and Women’s Basketball!

With your Panther Package, you receive a Panther coin (your “ticket” to all those games!), a 2019–2020 poster calendar with all regular season games listed, a pocket schedule, and a 50th anniversary UPEI ball cap or toque. 

PEI author Marian Bruce will launch her new book, Listening for the Dead Bells, on Sunday September 22, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Sir Andrew MacPhail Homestead in Orwell. This collection of folklore about ghosts, witches, seers, and forerunners aims to nurture the storytelling tradition on PEI and inspire others to collect more tales before they are forgotten. Bruce will be joined by fiddler Amy Swenson. Listening for the Dead Bells is published by Island Studies Press at the University of Prince Edward Island. 

Jeff Nemeth, a former president and CEO of Ford South Africa and current executive director of the Global Ownership Lifecycle with Ford, Detroit, recently presented to students in UPEI’s MBA in Global Leadership program. Nemeth discussed leadership with ideas and spoke of his impressive career in the automotive industry.