Every spring, the University of Prince Edward Island holds Convocation ceremonies to celebrate and award degrees and diplomas to its graduating students. The Convocation ceremonies are held indoors at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre at the University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue in Charlottetown. The first ceremony begins at 10:00 am and the second one begins at 2:30 pm, after graduates have proudly walked in a procession across campus.

First day of classes for summer session.

Students with fourth-year standing may register beginning May 30; third-year on May 31; second-year on June 1; all others on June 2.

Join us for "Theology on Tap" where award-winning author, Stephen Kotowych, will present on "Between the Altar and the Stars: Science Fiction and Catholic Storytelling." The Pourhouse, Old Triangle Pub, 189 Great George Street. Doors open at 6:00 pm with the talk starting at 7:00 pm. 19+. For more on Stephen Kotowych's writing, please visit his website.

Do you have a telescope at home that you’re not really sure how to use? Come to our free workshop where you'll learn the basics of telescope use and we'll help you set up your own telescope and practice with it. Find more information and register for the workshop on our website.

Speaker:  Laura Taylor, Biomedical Sciences Title: Natural and Anthropogenic Stressors on the Survival and Devleopment of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus)

Join the UPEI School of Nursing and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for a Master of Nursing Open House on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 from 6:30-8:00 pm, Rm. 106, Health Sciences Building, UPEI. Talk with current Master of Nursing students to hear about their journey in the program, tour the building and have your admissions questions answered! Refreshments will be served. All current Nurses in PEI are welcomed to attend.  

Speaker: Logan MacIntyre, Biomedical Sciences Title:  Tools for the analysis of metabolomics data

UPEI will be hosting its Relay for Life event on Friday, January 20, from 6:00 pm to midnight in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Relay For Life is a party with a purpose where we come together to fight cancer and save lives. It’s a fun and active event with live music, DJs, games, sports, and other activities to keep fellow students engaged and active throughout the event. But most importantly, students form relay teams to fundraise and take turns walking or running around the track, passing the baton to teammates to achieve personal or team distance goals and connect with others in this emotionally inspiring event. Every dollar UPEI raises through Relay For Life helps the Canadian Cancer Society have more impact against more cancers than any other cancer charity in Canada. Go to relayforlife.ca and follow the instructions to register a new team or re-start an old one! For more information, please contact Christian Gallant, Relay For Life Coordinator at cgallant@pei.cancer.ca or 902-566-1713, Extension 2222.

The January Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, January 17, at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building, featuring graduate student Erin Rowan speaking about her research on “islandness” in Ireland. She will be joined by Eoin O'Beaglaoich, a visiting lecturer in Irish culture and language at UPEI and musician in residence at Holland College. Last spring, Rowan travelled to County Kerry in southwest Ireland for a six-week research trip. While there, she conducted interviews in Cahersiveen and Valentia Island, as well as visited libraries and archives around the county and country. Her research explores a dark time in Irish history, the Great Potato Famine (1845-1852), and how this period was felt and experienced by the people of Valentia Island and Cahersiveen. The subtle differences in famine experience between these two places demonstrate the effects of islandness and peripherality on this important period in Ireland's history. O'Beaglaoich is from the Dingle Peninsula in West Kerry. This area was also deeply affected by the hardships of the Famine. He will share a story or two from the folklore of the region. Rowan is a Master of Arts in Island Studies student at UPEI. Her interests include history, islandness, and travel. Her research is sponsored by the Ireland Canada University Foundation's James M. Flaherty Scholarship, an organization committed to fostering connections between Ireland and Canada.  O'Beaglaoich is an Irish scholar and musician. His time on the Island is also sponsored by the Irish Canada University Foundation. Watch for details for another lecture about islands–near and far–February 23! For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.