MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration
Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest speaker Richard Lemm, and the UPEI community in this celebration of our students on Friday December 5, 2025 at 1:30 pm.
For further information, please contact Donna Lawless at dlawless@upei.ca or 902.566.0637.
Second annual Pitch Battles competition deemed a success
From November 6 to 15, 48 students took part in “Pitch Battles,” a competition offered by the UPEI Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) that is open to all UPEI and Holland College students.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3 is recognized as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It was first proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) in 1992, following the International Year of the Disabled Person in 1981 and the UN Decade of Disabled Persons, 1983–1992. The Day was created to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities, and to increase awareness of their experiences in all areas of society.
UPEI to recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was established in 1991 by the Canadian Parliament in response to the murder of 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal on December 6, 1989. Twelve of the women were engineering students.
The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will host a candlelight vigil on Friday, December 5, at 10:00 am, at the Academic Staircase in the FDSE building in recognition of this day.
UPEI faculty member participates in 2025 Warsaw Security Forum
Earlier this fall, Dr. Jeff Collins, assistant professor of political science, represented UPEI at the 2025 Warsaw Security Forum where he participated in the New Security Leader program.
He was one of 44 mid-career officials from 18 countries who were selected to learn together and have discussions with world leaders like former CIA Director David Petraeus, former US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, financier and political activist Bill Browder, and Dr. Hsu Szu-Chien, Deputy Security General for Taiwan's National Security Council.
UPEI Panthers this Week (November 24–30)
The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a weekend of competition at home and on the road.
Friday, November 28
AT HOME:
6:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers play the Memorial University Sea-Hawks at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.
Immediately following the game, Colin MacAdam, former UPEI Track and Field head coach, will be recognized for his contributions to track and field, basketball, and sport culture.
Pizza Seminar
Join us Friday, November 28 in FSDE 128A for our second Pizza Seminar of the semester where Dr. Dania Tamayo-Vera will be speaking on the topic of artificial intelligence. There will be FREE pizza and drinks to follow.
The Monopoly Man Never Had a Monocle: How Our Stories Become the Stories LLMs Learn
Global Village Celebration
All UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to attend the annual fall Global Village celebration held this year on Saturday November 29. Doors open at 3 pm for the cultural booth display. There will be a brief change over at 5 pm before the fashion show, the performances and open dance begin. The evening festivities conclude at 9 pm.
Action Plan IMPACT: Audit report shows, yes, we successfully implemented years 0 and 1 of the UPEI Action Plan!
UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Wendy Rodgers hosted a town hall on October 17 regarding the results of the recent independent audit by Deloitte Canada on the implementation of years 0 and 1 of the UPEI Action Plan.
