News

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Media Releases

| Students

The UPEI Faculty of Nursing, in collaboration with the PEI Department of Health and Wellness, held its Scrub Coat Ceremony on February 27, 2024, at the UPEI Performing Arts Centre. The ceremony was a celebration of 67 first-year undergraduate nursing students and 16 first-year accelerated nursing students.

| University

Dr. Edward MacDonald, CM, an award-winning professor of history at UPEI and Island historian, will give his “last lecture” to students in UPEI’s University 100 program on Wednesday, March 13, at 4:30 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 117. 

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In January 2024, the Atlantic Veterinary College’s dairy vet team again went to Kenya as part of the partnership between Farmers Helping Farmers.

| Seminar/Conference

An organizing committee, made up of UPEI faculty and staff, has announced that a full-day Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigenization, and Decolonization (EDIID) Symposium will take place on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

| Events

Dr. Carla DiGiorgio's new book, Inclusive Education: A Global Perspective, will be launched on March 12 at 4:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building.

| Athletics

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for February 19–25, 2024, are Alaere Peterside (women’s track and field) and Colin Blanchard, Sidiki Diakite, Owen Headley, and John David (men’s track and field relay team).

| Events

Dr. Ariana Patey, assistant professor and acting chair, Department of Religious Studies, will speak about Catholics and the Alt-Right at Research on Tap on March 7.

| Events

The annual public reading by UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class will take place on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Camper Sophie attended the Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) with one goal: meet her hero, Dr. Aimie Doyle.

 

| Athletics

The UPEI Women’s and Men’s Basketball Panthers and the UPEI Track and Field team are excited to be headed to AUS championships this weekend.