Dear Members of the University Community,

Graduates from UPEI’s Faculty of Business accounting specialty had a perfect success rate on the most recent round of the Common Final Examination (CFE). The CFE is the final examination to qualify for the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in Canada and is the culmination of a rigorous two-year graduate level program. Each of the 2017 UPEI grads who wrote the test passed.

Clayton Smith (BBA 2017) achieved a first for Prince Edward Island, scoring in the top one per cent of all writers in Canada. More than 8,700 candidates wrote the 2019 CFE.

The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) has launched a project to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers on Prince Edward Island should a shortage occur because of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

This initiative arose from a meeting between Dr. Kathie McNally, Director of Health Services, PEI Department of Health and Wellness; Todd Gillis, Director of Materials Management at Health PEI; and a team of FSDE faculty, and technical and engineering staff.

UPEI’s Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2019–2020 season at the 51st annual UPEI Athletic Awards “Gala” on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4, recognizing outstanding student-athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and serving the community. Because the student-athletes and coaches couldn’t gather in person, Panthers around the world were able to follow this year’s awards on the UPEI Athletics and Recreation’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram social media channels.

This message was distributed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on April 3, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the UPEI community by email and notifications will be sent by UPEI SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play).

Zack Montreuil, a fourth-year BBA student in UPEI’s Faculty of Business, was awarded the prestigious Frank H. Sobey Award at a ceremony earlier this year.

The Frank H. Sobey Award is awarded each year to up to eight undergraduate business students attending an Atlantic Canadian university who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in business and dedication to extracurricular, community, and entrepreneurial activities. The scholarship amount has gone up in recent years to $30,000 from $25,000.

UPEI’s Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) team issued a message to faculty and staff on March 30, 2020 with contact information and links to resources during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Liz Rostant-MacArthur, Manager of Health, Safety, and Environment said, “With many of our colleagues working at home and others holding down the fort on campus providing essential services, we wanted to virtually say ‘hello,’ and let them know that we are thinking of them during this difficult time.”

This message was distributed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on March 27, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the UPEI community by email and notifications will be sent by UPEI SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play).

Dear Members of the University Community,

Many workers are transitioning to work from home. Doing so without knowledge and implementation of ergonomic principles can create the potential for musculoskeletal strain. Kinesiologists from UPEI’s Active Living Lab are offering free online ergonomic consults for individuals on Prince Edward Island working from home to educate them about ergonomic best practices and provide suggestions on how to work as safely as possible during this period.

Because of the ongoing, evolving COVID-19 situation, the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital has implemented significant restrictions in order to protect its clients, staff, and the general public.