2025 Pride Parade
One of the signature events of Pride Fest ‘25 is the PEI Pride Parade, when individuals, families, friend groups, and organizations join a colourful line-up to walk through the streets of Charlottetown. The 31st annual PEI Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26—UPEI, the UPEI Student Union, UPEI Alumni Association, and the AVC Pride Club are Panther Proud to participate!
PEI Pride Festival July 25-Aug 3
For a full schedule of festival events, visit https://www.pridepei.ca/pridefest25
More info to come on UPEI participation.
AGE-WELL Summer Institute pitch competition on July 11 open to public
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from across Canada and beyond are attending the AGE-WELL Summer Institute, “Co-Creating Possibilities: Supportive Homes & Communities,” an intensive, one-week learning experience, at UPEI from July 7 to 11.
Dr. Gail Macartney receives University Teaching Excellence Award
UPEI held its annual Celebration of Colleagues on May 29, 2025, to recognize the achievements of faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members. Over the coming weeks, UPEI Communications will include profiles of the winners of the University Awards of Excellence in editions of the Campus Connector.
UPEI participates in Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada recognition program
The Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights and the Office of Research Services, both at UPEI, are pleased to announce that the University has been selected to participate in the Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada recognition program.
"The MAHSR program balances academic learning with real-world experience."
What brought you to UPEI? Why did you choose to study (undergraduate and current graduate program) here?
I was born and raised in Klang, a city in Selangor, Malaysia. Malaysia is known for its vibrant multicultural environment, and I'm proud to come from a place where people from all walks of life come together to share food, stories, and laughter as part of everyday life.
UPEI business students recommend transportation and parking improvements on campus
Four student teams from the McDougall Faculty of Business presented options and strategies for transportation and parking improvements on campus to UPEI’s Facilities Management and Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee, and representatives from the City of Charlottetown and the provincial government recently at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI.
Tammy Ryan receives University Ambassador Award
UPEI held the Celebration of Colleagues on May 29, 2025, to recognize the achievements of faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members. Over the coming weeks, UPEI Communications will include profiles of the winners of the University Awards of Excellence in editions of the Campus Connector.
UPEI faculty member launches new PEI weather and climate almanac on June 26
A new book by Don Jardine, a sessional instructor with the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, will be launched on Thursday, June 26, at 7 pm, on the second floor of the Confederation Court Mall, 134 Kent Street, Charlottetown. 
