The UPEI community was saddened to hear about the passing of SDU alumnus William “Billy” Mulligan, who died on June 25 at the age of 81 in Saint John, NB, after suffering heart complications.

Mulligan was an instrumental supporter of the UPEI Panthers, in particular the men’s hockey team, and had been a star athlete himself when he played for the Saint Dunstan’s University Saints. In 1962–63, Mulligan led the team to a fourth-place finish in the nine-team Maritime Intercollegiate League. He played centre on the line that led in scoring, and was selected as the league all-star.

UPEI’s Back 50 Project is hitting the road! The project will visit Orwell Corner Historic Village Community Hall on July 3, at 1 pm, when Dr. Josh MacFadyen, UPEI’s Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities, will give a presentation entitled “The Great Transformation: PEI Rural Land Use in the Past, Present, and Future.”

The PEI Symphony is presenting a unique concert called The Orchestra Deconstructed on Sunday, July 11, at 3 pm, during the Indian River Festival.

The University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendation of the review committee for the Dean of Veterinary Medicine to extend the decanal appointment of the current dean, Dr. Greg Keefe, for a three-year term effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.