UPEI Recruitment and Advisement visit - Charlottetown Rural High School (in-person event)
Our recruitment and advising team is coming to Charlottetown Rural High School to provide an overview of UPEI programs and answer your questions about the UPEI student experience!
Tuesday, October 5
11:30 am–12:30 pm
“It’s all part of supporting the next generation of workers”
Stephen Donaldson can see the benefit of UPEI’s Co-operative Education program every day. The director of research and development at Island Abbey Food Science said several of the co-op students they have taken on have since started careers with the company.
“We have hired many students into full-time roles after graduating,” said Donaldson. “It’s a great way to find good new hires. It is also good, from the students’ perspective, to get to know the organization and know what they are signing on to.”
UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, September 20 to 26
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Tyffanie Bordage and Max VanWiechen are the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for September 20 to 26.
Public Speaking Workshop
An online workshop for UPEI students and alumni to learn strategies for more effective public speaking and get some low-stakes practice.
This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide students with practical tools and tips to improve their public speaking skills:
Facilitation Skills Workshop
An online workshop where UPEI students and alumni can learn some basic skills around planning, organizing, and consensus building.
This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide students with practical tools and tips to improve their facilitation skills:
Diversity and Inclusion Workshop
An online workshop that provides UPEI students with an opportunity to learn skills and strategies for fostering more inclusive environments.
This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide students with practical tools and tips to improve their inclusion skills:
Conceptualizing Leadership Workshop
An online workshop where UPEI students can learn about different leadership styles and how to lead more effectively.
This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide students with practical tools and tips to improve their leadership skills:
Research ship arrives in Gulf of St. Lawrence for survey of sources of groundwater
The Maria S. Merian, one of the largest and most advanced research ships in the world, recently arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for a survey of potential sources of undersea groundwater for Prince Edward Island. The survey, titled Offshore Groundwater Resources in a Changing Marine Environment: Continental Shelf Surrounding PEI – SOURCE, is a project of the Ocean Frontier Institute, led by Dalhousie University’s Dr.
Interdisciplinary Panel on Concussion Care in Children and Young Adults
Wednesday at 12 pm, join us on Zoom for an interdisciplinary panel on concussion care in children and young adults in the initial phase after injury. The event will be introduced by Gordon Stringer (father of Rowan Stringer, after whom Rowan’s Law was named). Panelists include ER physician Dr.
Dr. Trevor Jain awarded the 2021 John McCrae Memorial Medal
Dr. Trevor Jain has been awarded the 2021 John McCrae Memorial Medal, which recognizes current or former clinical health services personnel of the Canadian Armed Forces for exemplary service. Dr. Jain has had a distinguished career in emergency and disaster medicine in and out of the Canadian Armed Forces. He is the director of UPEI’s BSc in Paramedicine program.
