Dr. Wendy Rodgers has been appointed by the UPEI Board of Governors as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor after a comprehensive 12-month search. She will assume the role on June 1, 2024.

The following message from the Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, announcing the president-designate, was emailed to students, staff, and faculty on May 6, 2024.

Dr. Lesley Steele, a graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), is the winner of the College’s 2023 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

Canadian criminal defence lawyer James Lockyer, CM, will speak about wrongful convictions in Canada during the Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law presentation on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at The Guild, 111 Queen Street, Charlottetown, at 4:30 pm.

Five outstanding leaders will receive honorary degrees, and four graduates will deliver valedictory addresses over four Convocation ceremonies at the University of Prince Edward Island, May 14 to 17. Over 1,200 graduates comprise the Class of 2024.

In an effort to maximize offensive efficiency, the UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers has made a strategic move by recruiting Naki Alonzo, a traditional pass-first point guard.

The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) showcased the best in sustainable design engineering projects by its students at the annual Student Design Expo on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Each year on April 28 in Canada and over 100 countries, we mark the National Day of Mourning to remember those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. UPEI will observe the day by lowering flags to half-mast.

The University of Prince Edward Island launched a $15-million fundraising campaign to revitalize the Robertson Library on Friday, April 26, as part of “Good News Week at UPEI.”
 

Each year, the UPEI Co-operative Education Program recognizes its exceptional students and employers with the UPEI Co-op Awards. Read more about the winners of the 2023 awards.