UPEI appoints Dr. Tarek Mady as Dean of the Faculty of Business
In a message to the campus community, Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass, interim Vice-President Academic and Research, announced that the UPEI Board of Governors has approved Dr. Tarek Mady as the Dean of the Faculty of Business, effective March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2028, as recommended by the Human Resources Committee.
Virtual event with author Desmond Cole March 2
PEI Community Reads and The Bookmark will host an online event with award-winning activist and journalist Desmond Cole about his book, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power, on March 2, at 7 pm. This event is free, but registration is required at https://bit.ly/32I8Sos.
Virtual event with Ojibwe artist Red Buffalo Nova tonight
Our Mawi'omi Indigenous Student Centre and Campus Life Program are honoured to host this special event for faculty, staff, and students. The talented filmmaker and storyteller, Red Buffalo Nova, will join us on Zoom for a storytelling event tonight, February 17, at 7:00 pm. Red Buffalo Nova is an Ojibwe Two-Spirit artist, filmmaker, and storyteller. Listen and learn about his work and life story as he combines sound and storytelling as a means of understanding Indigenous identity. We are so excited to have them share their story with us.
Canada Games Spirit Day
UPEI is excited to be a partner of the 2023 Canada Winter Games and encourages members of the University community to participate in 2023 Canada Games Spirit Day, a community-focused initiative encouraging families, partners, and community groups to share their excitement for the Games on February 17!
2023 Canada Games Spirit Day is a COVID-19 friendly initiative that will help build excitement and kick off celebrations to mark the one-year countdown to the official opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games.
Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre to host webinar series
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, is pleased to announce its 2022 Webinar Series.
The series will take place on March 15, 22, and 29 from 4–5 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time and will feature three speakers focusing on animal welfare issues within dog breeding.
UPEI collaborates on PEI's Clean Tech Park and Clean Tech Academy
The following is a Government of Prince Edward Island news release issued on February 15, 2022.
Today, in Georgetown, PEI, Government announced the development of a Clean Tech Park that includes a Clean Tech Academy and a Clean Tech Learning and Innovation Centre.
The vision for this project is to establish an industry-led cluster and destination that attracts and facilitates the growth of companies, entrepreneurs and talent focused on advances in technologies, processes and knowledge that contribute to clean growth.
Celebrate Canada Games Spirit Day!
As a partner of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, UPEI is excited along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society to participate in 2023 Canada Games Spirit Day, a community-focused initiative encouraging Islanders to share their excitement for the Games online by wearing and decorating their communities in green and blue on February 17.
Record-high 113 UPEI student-athletes receive U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian recognition
The University of Prince Edward Island congratulates the 113 student-athletes who earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status for the 2020–2021 season. The record-high number represents 57.6 per cent of UPEI's total student-athlete population of 196, and is one of the top percentages in Canada.
For Graduate Students Preparing their First Teaching Dossier
Event recording from February 11
We are excited to invite graduate students to our session tailored to answer frequently asked questions about teaching dossiers for an academic job search, as part of the Academic Instructional Skills Program.
