Alumni Association Annual General Meeting
The UPEI Alumni Association will host its annual general meeting virtually on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 12:00 pm Atlantic. All PWC, SDU, and UPEI alumni are welcome to attend.
For more information or to RSVP and receive meeting details, please contact Anthony Gill at adgill@upei.ca.
Treaty Day
Treaty Day, held annually on October 1 in Prince Edward Island, was proclaimed as an official celebration by the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island in 2019.
Jobs Skills and Career Pathways Workshop (online with Google Meet)
This workshop is free for all UPEI students and alumni.
2:30–4:00 pm
An online workshop where UPEI students and alumni learn to map out how career pathways connect to different sets of skills and competencies.
Registration is required and space is limited. A Google Meet link will be sent to all registrants the morning of the workshop.
Interpersonal Communication Workshop (online with Google Meet)
This workshop is free for all UPEI students and alumni.
11:00 am–12:30 pm
An online workshop where UPEI students can learn about how communication works and get tips on how to communicate more effectively.
Registration is required and space is limited. A Google Meet link will be sent to all registrants the morning of the workshop.
Interview Skills Workshop (online with Google Meet)
This workshop is free for all UPEI students and alumni.
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Join us for an informative session and learn some tips and tricks that will help you master your next job interview.
Registration is required and space is limited. A Google Meet link will be sent to all registrants the morning of the workshop.
“We’ll have a fantastic year regardless of whatever gets thrown our way”
In early May, as the rest of the world was just getting used to the idea of life grinding to a halt due to COVID-19, one group of UPEI students was just getting revved up. UPEI’s Bachelor of Education students earn their degree in a 12-month program, running annually beginning in May. The 2020–2021 cohort found success (and community) despite never having met face-to-face for the first four months of their program.
Orange Shirt Day
The Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre invites the UPEI community to help us celebrate Orange Shirt Day on Wednesday, September 30, 2020:
Wear your orange shirt on September 30 for Orange Shirt Day!
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. The events were designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation.
UPEI and Benevolent Irish Society to launch digital PEI Irish oral history collection
The cultural legacy of PEI’s Irish community will be in the spotlight on Sunday, October 4, when the UPEI Robertson Library and the Benevolent Irish Society of PEI (BIS) co-host a public launch of a digital collection of oral history interviews and lectures. The launch will be held at the BIS Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Road, Charlottetown, from 2–4 p.m.
2020–2021 Island Lecture Series kicks off with JoDee Samuelson
The Institute of Island Studies at UPEI is delighted to announce that the annual Island Lecture Series will be hosted online for the upcoming 2020–2021 season. The first lecture in the series will take place on Tuesday, October 20, at 7 pm, featuring author JoDee Samuelson.
