Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to welcome participants to our award-winning Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camps, taking place July 7 to August 1.

The four one-week camps offer junior and senior high school students a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine—from doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do!

 

Atlantic Veterinary College | Awards and Recognition Night

The Atlantic Veterinary College is pleased to host our Awards and Recognition Night for our graduating Class of 2025, and faculty, staff, donors, and sponsors, on Monday, May 12, 2025, in the University of Prince Edward Island's Performing Arts Centre. The annual Green Hat Award will also be presented.

The reception will start at 5:00 pm, and the ceremony from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Attendance is by invitation.

Atlantic Veterinary College Alumni and Friends Reception at APVC

The AVC Dean’s Office will host an alumni reception during the Atlantic Provinces Veterinary Conference on Saturday, April 26 from 6:30-8:30 pm, at the Marriott Halifax Harbourfront Hotel, Sable Room C&D, Halifax, Nova Scotia. AVC alumni and friends are invited to attend and enjoy good food and conversation while learning about the exciting things the College is planning for the future.

RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/apvc2025

Virtual workshop: Open access publishing and managing your online scholarly presence for graduate students

Workshop #3 in the monthly Lunch and Learn Library series for UPEI graduate students. In this session, we will cover different online tools for showcasing your publications such as ORCID and Google Scholar, as well as discuss open access publishing including author processing charges (and discounts), publishing in your institutional repository, and predatory journals.

Nordic Ambassadors visit UPEI on February 25

Nordic Heads of Missions representing Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland visited UPEI on Tuesday, February 25. 

The Nordic Heads of Missions were H.E. Hlynur Guðjónsson, Ambassador of Iceland; H.E. Signe Burgstaller, Ambassador of Sweden; H.E. Nikolaj Harris, Ambassador of Denmark; H.E. Hanna-Leena Korteniemi, Ambassador of Finland; and Mr. Trygve Bendiksby, Chargé d’Affaires Norway.

UPEI Theatre Studies’ Vagabond Productions presents two one-act plays March 12 to 15

UPEI Theatre Studies’ Vagabond Productions is presenting . . . destroyed surely: An Evening of Plays by John Millington Synge, from March 12 to 15 inclusive in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre’s amphitheatre. The doors open at 7 pm for a 7:30 pm start.

Vagabond is presenting both Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen. The productions will take full advantage of the new performance space in the Performing Arts Centre.