Atlantic Veterinary College Blue Coat Ceremony and Dinner

The Atlantic Veterinary College's Blue Coat Ceremony and Dinner is a special event to officially welcome our incoming class to AVC and celebrate the beginning of their veterinary education. The ceremony includes dinner, speeches, and the presentation of blue coats to our incoming students by the people they have selected for this special tradition. If you have any questions about this event, please contact avcspecialevents@upei.ca.

Academy for New Faculty and Sessional Instructors

Are you new to teaching at UPEI? Then this one-day workshop is for you. Join us for a day filled with ideas and practical suggestions to help get your fall semester off to a smooth start. Sessional instructors, new faculty, and colleagues with a term contract are encouraged to attend and bring a friend! We'll be in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library Annex, Room 230. For more information, email TLC@upei.ca.

 

New Faculty Orientation

This university-level orientation is meant for all newly hired faculty of all ranks and tracks. This event complements the orientation sessions organized by Human Resources and any orientation programming offered by your unit. Our event will feature a large cast of senior administrators and colleagues from a variety of teaching, research, and support units as well as the UPEIFA, our faculty union.

Message from the President: August 1 is Emancipation Day

The following message was issued to members of the UPEI community on behalf of the Office of the President.

Dear Members of the Campus Community,

August 1 was unanimously designated as Emancipation Day by the House of Commons in 2021 to mark the enactment of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 on August 1, 1834, across the British Empire. On March 23, 2022, the Prince Edward Island Legislature followed by unanimously passing a bill to recognize Emancipation Day on PEI.

Emancipation Day

In 1833, the British Empire introduced the Slavery Abolition Act and on August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished. Despite that, racial discrimination continued and continues today in Canada and on Prince Edward Island. It is important to acknowledge that slavery was present in Atlantic Canada, including PEI. 

On March 23, 2022, the Prince Edward Island Legislature unanimously passed a bill to recognize August 1 as Emancipation Day.

UPEI faculty and staff awarded open education resource development grants

UPEI faculty and staff members have received grants ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 from the open education resource development program at UPEI. 

Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, associate professor of psychology, received an open textbook grant of $6,000, to develop a high-quality open resource student handbook on how to engage in inquiry-based learning. Also involved are Dr. Beth Archer-Kuhn, Dr. Brenton Dickieson, Dr. Phoenix Horrocks, and Dr. Carla Digiorgio.

UPEI expresses condolences on the passing of Dr. Benet Davetian

The following message was distributed by email on July 29, 2022, to faculty and staff on behalf of the Office of the President.

Dear Faculty and Staff,

It is with deep sadness that I must inform you of the death of Dr. Benet Davetian, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, on Monday, July 25, 2022. The flags in front of the Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place have been lowered to half-mast in his memory.

Meet Shannan Hill, UPEI Bachelor of Science in Mathematics graduate

What brought you to UPEI? Why did you choose to study here? 

I was attracted to UPEI initially because it's a small university with small class sizes and a focus on undergraduate students and programs. I felt that going to UPEI would open many different opportunities and would allow me to remain close to friends and family on the Island at the same time.

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