University of Prince Edward Island Director of Athletics and Recreation Chris Huggan announced today that UPEI alumnus and longtime Athletics PEI coach Colin MacAdam has been named head coach for the varsity cross country and track and field club.

Huggan said, “I am thrilled to have Colin MacAdam join our UPEI Panther coaching staff. He has an extensive background in long distance running and track and field as both an athlete and coach. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and has proven success in developing high performing athletes.”

UPEI Founder and alumnus Bob Gray (UPEI ’73 and ’74), a sessional lecturer with the Faculty of Education, was awarded the Harry MacLauchlan Award for Vocational Excellence by the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty on June 1. The award was created by the Rotary Club in honour of the late Harry MacLauchlan and is presented annually to a member who best exemplifies excellence in their chosen vocation.

The Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute (LMMI) at the University of Prince Edward Island is hosting its 12^th biennial international and interdisciplinary four-day conference June 23 to 26.

Erin Rowan, a Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) student at UPEI, has been awarded a prestigious James M. Flaherty Research Scholarship from the Ireland Canada University Foundation.

Denise Happ, a master’s student at UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College, has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive fellowship from Denmark’s Aarhus University (AU). 

UPEI’s 2016 Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty and staff at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 11. 

University of Prince Edward Island Men’s Soccer Coach Lewis Page is pleased to announce that three friends from Nova Scotia have committed to the Panthers for 2016–17. The trio includes Mohammed Jaber, Cohen Reddick-Stevens, and Josh MacKillop.

Coach Page says, “We are really excited to have landed three of the top prospects in Nova Scotia. Mohamed Jabar, Cohen Reddick-Stevens, and Josh MacKillop are great attacking players that will add firepower to our lineup. The three all played together on the Nova Scotia provincial team which means they will know each other well both on and off the field.”

Echo Lau is back home for a few weeks, having returned from the University of Ottawa where she has just completed her Master of Music in Piano Performance.

Dr. Jason Pearson, associate professor of chemistry at UPEI, has been recognized with one of five 2016 Brightspace Innovation Awards in Teaching and Learning from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE).

The UPEI Climate Research Lab, in association with the Department of Communities, Land and Environment, is inviting members of the public to a series of workshops across the Island.