UPEI Strategic Plan Development: Upcoming Consultation for Faculty Members
UPEI faculty members are invited to join Dr. Wendy Rodgers (President and Vice-Chancellor) and Dr. Suzanne Kresta (Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering), co-chairs of the University Strategic Plan Steering Committee, to discuss UPEI’s direction over the next five years.
Participants can attend the sessions in person or online.
UPEI Faculty Members
Thursday, October 17
1:00 to 2:00 pm
Room 104, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, UPEI
UPEI Strategic Plan Development: Upcoming Consultation for Staff Members
UPEI staff members are invited to join Dr. Wendy Rodgers (President and Vice-Chancellor) and Dr. Suzanne Kresta (Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering), co-chairs of the University Strategic Plan Steering Committee, to discuss UPEI’s direction over the next five years.
Participants can attend the sessions in person or online:
UPEI Staff Members
Tuesday, October 15
3:00 to 4:00 pm
Room 104, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, UPEI
Island Lecture Series and book launch at UPEI on October 22
Finding Home at the Harbour, a collection of illustrated essays by Barbara Palmer Rousseau, will be launched at the Institute of the Island Studies’ Island Lecture Series on October 22, from 7:00–8:30 pm, in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building (Room 201), University of Prince Edward Island.
Weaving natural history with her own story and illustrations, Rousseau highlights the resilience of the Island and its inhabitants to ongoing environmental change in this collection, published by Island Studies Press.
UPEI is visiting PEI High Schools
UPEI will be visiting Prince Edward Island high schools from October 15-18 as apart of the AARAO tour.
Please reach out to your local guidance counsellor for more information!
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship presents MiniPitch
Got a business idea that’s haunting you? Don’t let it ghost you! Join the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship for MiniPitch on Wednesday, October 30, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM! It’s a fang-tastic chance for students to brew up their presentation skills and conjure up new ideas. Just prepare a spine-tingling three-minute pitch, face a ghoulish three-minute Q&A, and sink your teeth into a two-minute feedback session to discover what you did wonderfully, where you can lift your spirits, and what spells you should consider to move forward with your idea!
IP Basics with Springboard Atlantic
Unlock the basics of intellectual property! The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship is pleased to present Dr. André Pelletier, Regional Intellectual Property Counselor with Springboard Atlantic, as the facilitator of a session that will provide an introduction to the key concepts of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Learn how IP can protect your creations, support your business, and help you leverage intangible assets. Ideal for innovators, entrepreneurs, and anyone new to the world of IP.
Business Career Day 2024
The McDougall Faculty of Business, in collaboration with the Experiential Education Department, is hosting the 2024 Business Career Day from 1-6 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
1:00-2:15 pm - Concurrent Career Panels
- Finance & Accounting in MCDH 328
- Marketing in MCDH 329
2:30-3:45 pm - Concurrent Career Panels
Lunch and Learn: Research Security
All members of the UPEI research community are invited to attend a presentation on research security by Beth Canin, Regional Advisor (Atlantic), the Research Security Centre. The presentation will cover information on the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships, the
UPEI’s McDougall Faculty of Business wins award at Atlantic Schools of Business Conference
The UPEI McDougall Faculty of Business received the 2024 Best Overall Performance Award during the Atlantic Schools of Business Conference (ASBC) on September 21 at Saint Mary’s University (SMU), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The award recognizes an institution who has the best ratio of work accepted for presentation at the conference compared to the total number of full-time faculty members employed in the respective unit.
Some of the projects presented at the conference include:
Dr. Wendy Rodgers to be installed as UPEI's seventh president on October 11
The Board of Governors invites all members of the UPEI community to the installation of Dr. Wendy Rodgers as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.
The Honourable Diane Griffin will preside over the ceremony that will take place on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 1:30 pm in the amphitheatre of the Performing Arts Centre (enter upstairs via PAC 216-217S). A reception will take place following the ceremony in the Greg and Debbie Keefe Foyer.
