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UPEI Athletics and Recreation are hosting the tenth annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser Saturday, November 26. The UPEI Women’s Basketball team will host the Memorial Seahawks with a tip off of 6:00 pm.
Shoot for the Cure is a fundraising initiative led by University Sport’s Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, and other related charities. The campaign has proven an overwhelming success since it was launched in the fall of 2007, having collected over $1 million in donations. This season, and for the sixth year in a row, all 47 University Sport women's basketball schools are set to participate in the program.
The University of Prince Edward Island signed memorandum of understandings (MOUs) this week with three universities at the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) Annual Conference in Ottawa.
October was Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada, but UPEI encourages students, faculty and staff to “protect while you connect" year-round. There are several simple ways to stay safe online, says Dana Sanderson, UPEI’s Chief Information Officer.
The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the Fall semester on Friday, November 25 at 7:30 pm at Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown.
Congratulations to Marie-Soleil Deschenes (Women’s Hockey) and Dut Dut (Men’s Basketball), the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the week for November 7-13!
The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) honoured 11 innovators, leaders, connectors, and emerging stars of international education with its 2016 Excellence Awards.
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) honoured the late Dr. Brian Hill, a founding faculty member, with the 2016 Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award for his contributions to the early development of the College.
The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to announce that a pension agreement has been ratified with all of the unions. The final step in the approval of the pension agreement happened last night when UPEI’s Board of Governors approved the agreement.
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals.