The UPEI Men's Hockey team is hosting its final home games before the holiday break on Friday, November 29 and Saturday, November 30. In support and celebration of the holiday season, a few events will be taking place during the games. On Friday, November 29, Panther fans are encouraged to participate in National Jersey Day by wearing their favourite jerseys in support and love for sport....

Today, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz delivered University Update 2013 - a presentation to staff, faculty, and students on three key areas of focus - enrolment, resources, and priorities. Abd-El-Aziz discussed the regional demographic challenge; UPEI enrolment; student origin; application and registration figures; retention; and recent rankings. Overall, the University's...

UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of November 18-24. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the season. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible...

In keeping with tradition, UPEI business students have seen tremendous success in competitions so far this year with a variety of accomplishments on both the individual and group levels. Earlier this semester, UPEI's School of Business was advised that fourth-year business student Parker Baglole was the recipient of one of ten prestigious 'Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year...

Mr. Brendan Kelly, a Kinkora Regional High School teacher, was recently presented with the 2012 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Atlantic) at a ceremony on November 7. UPEI's Dr. Bill Whelan, professor and co-op director with the Department of Physics, was on hand to present the award to Kelly. Whelan is also a member...

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)-a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization of nearly 10,000 female university graduates in 122 clubs across Canada-is offering graduate scholarships to eligible applicants. Beginning in the 2014 academic year, CFUW Charlottetown scholarships will be awarded to masters and/or doctoral students who have resided in PEI for...

The UPEI Panther basketball teams are hosting their final home games before the holiday break on November 22 and November 23. In support and celebration of the holiday season, a few events will be taking place during the games. On Friday, November 22, Panther fans will be treated to a salsa dance halftime show during the men's basketball game. On Saturday, November...

UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of November 10-17. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the season. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible...

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the Fall semester on Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 pm. In a departure from tradition, this performance will take place at St. Dunstan's Basilica in downtown Charlottetown. This change in venue will ensure all Wind Symphony patrons are able to attend and can take advantage of the architectural and aesthetic beauty that St. Dunstan...

UPEI celebrated the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing on Friday, November 15 at its second annual event in recognition of the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. The award-presented to over 40 students and four faculty members this year-was established in 2011 by the MacLauchlan family to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan...