News

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Media Releases

 
| Administration

The University of Prince Edward Island’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, was named a Top 50 CEO by Atlantic Business Magazine at a formal red-carpet reception, dinner, and awards gala in St. John’s, NL last night.

 
| Alumni

Last evening approximately forty UPEI alumni and friends gathered outside St. John’s for a Newfoundland and Labrador alumni chapter event. Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Mr. Pat Sinnott, Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, were on hand to greet guests at the Outer Cove home of Carolyn Dobbin Noseworthy, that overlooks Torbay. 

 
| University

The University of Prince Edward Island conferred degrees, diplomas, and certificates to more than 950 graduates today as part of Convocation 2017. 

 
| Athletics

UPEI Women’s Hockey coach Bruce Donaldson announced today Sophie Vandale will join the Panther squad.

 
| University

It’s Convocation Week at UPEI! Here are the details to help you find your way through our annual celebration of our graduating students.

 
| Athletics

The UPEI Women’s Hockey team announced today it has recruited Tyler Way. Way is a forward from London, Ontario, who played most recently with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).

 
| Events

The May Island Studies Lecture will examine the economic success of Mauritius—a small island nation in the Indian Ocean. 

 
| Events

Rural tourism will be the subject of a public symposium on Wednesday, May 24, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

 
| Students

Ten UPEI students will have the learning experience of a lifetime in Italy, thanks to the Saint Dunstan's University (SDU) Board of Governors. 

 
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The AVC Wildlife Service released a beautiful barred owl on Tuesday, April 25, at Macphail Woods in Orwell, PEI.