Campus Notices
To help launch our new strategic plan, we hope you will join us at the town hall:
- Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at 2:30 pm
- Performing Arts Centre and Residence amphitheatre (PAC 121S).
If you are unable to attend in-person, you can join us via this Teams link.
The UPEISU Winter Clothing Drive is happening on Tuesday, November 25, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre!
Students can select what they need to stay warm during the colder months, including winter jackets, sweaters, scarves, gloves, and more.
We are also putting a call out to our campus community. If you are able, please consider donating gently used winter items to the UPEISU Office between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm until Friday, November 21.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Please be advised that parking will not be available at the Charlottetown Farmer’s Market from Saturday, November 22 at 3:00 pm until Sunday, November 23 at 9:00 pm.
Any vehicles parked on the premises during this time will be towed at the owner’s expense. This closure is necessary to complete scheduled maintenance work in the parking lot.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Current UPEI undergraduate students are invited to learn more about studying at the graduate level. This event, presented by the Faculties of Arts and Graduate Studies, aims to demystify graduate studies, and feature UPEI graduate programs which may be of interest to students of the Faculty of Arts. Students from other faculties are welcome to attend, though this event will have an Arts focus.
The event will feature:
11:00-11:30- A panel moderated by Dr. Cinthya Guzman of UPEI faculty (Arts-based) and staff members sharing their first hand experiences and advice about graduate studies
11:30-12:00- Info Tables and opportunity for one-on-one chats with representatives of UPEI's graduate programs, graduate admissions, scholarships and awards plus faculty members and current graduate students
Featured programs:
- Masters of Arts in Island Studies
- Doctor of Psychology
- Master of Business Administration in Global Leadership
- Master of Education in Leadership in Learning (Bachelor of Education)
- Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation
There will be 2 prize draws:
- For students who pre-register: draw for the value of an undergraduate course (value: up to $763) - winner must be present at the time of the draw to win
- For all student attendees: draw for a UPEI Grad Studies Prize Pack - winner must be present at the time of draw to win
To register: Registration form - Grad School: More Possible Than You Think!
Drop-in attendees are also welcome. Light refreshments provided.
The UPEI Writing Centre (Robertson Library 274) will close for the exam period and the holidays at 2 pm on Thursday, December 4.
We still have appointments available. To book, please visit https://upei.mywconline.com/
Help make the 2025-2026 Annual Fund a huge success!
Donations to the UPEI and AVC Annual Fund Campaigns help ensure students have the tools and supports they need.
Annual gifts from alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of UPEI which are received and spent in the same year, go to work immediately to support the best of UPEI by:
- Attracting and supporting top notch students with increased scholarships and student engagement programming.
- Improving student access and exposure to experiential learning, global education, research and career opportunities.
- Encouraging collaboration, innovation, and partnerships with communities and industries island-wide and around the world.
Ways to Give
- Automated payroll deductions (employees only)
- Online
- By Mail: UPEI Annual Fund, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
- Telephone: 902-894-2888
- In Person: 618 University Avenue, Charlottetown
Join Us for the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Panel x Mixer!
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) invites you to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Wednesday, November 19 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Schurman Market Square.
This event aims to bring together students, community members, and business leaders to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women professionals and entrepreneurs across Prince Edward Island.
The evening will begin with a panel discussion featuring:
- Katie Arsenault – Venture Capital Investor
- Natalie Haddad – Owner of Cordial Picnics
- Melanie Wildman – Founder & CEO at Nutracelle
Following the panel, connect with fellow attendees during a networking mixer. This is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, build relationships, and be inspired by the vibrant entrepreneurial community on PEI. Come celebrate innovation, leadership, and the power of women in business. Everyone is welcome!
To attend the PanelxMixer, please register here.
The Healthy Campus Committee invites all students, faculty, and staff to attend the annual Self-Care Fair — a celebration of wellness, balance, and community. Explore campus and community resources that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Enjoy informative booths featuring handouts, giveaways, and engaging wellness activities. Don’t miss the interactive fitness and health testing at the UPEI Kinesiology Program booth, where you can test your grip strength, balance, and flexibility.
Complimentary food, door prizes, and a prize spin wheel will also be available. Join us to learn, connect, and celebrate self-care at UPEI!
Donations of non-perishable food will also be accepted in support of the UPEI Campus Food Bank.
As part of the day’s wellness activities, enjoy Soup for the Soul at the Chaplaincy Centre from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Services.
The Island Lecture Series presents a talk by Kate MacQuarrie, “The Wild Side of PEI." The Island Lecture Series will be held on November 18, 2025, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building Room 201, University of Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island is known as the 'million-acre farm' and 'Canada's food island', but there is so much more to this province than farming and fishing! In this illustrated presentation, Kate MacQuarrie will take you on a tour of some of PEI's best remaining natural landscapes. From iconic coastal sand dunes and red sandstone cliffs to wetlands, ancient peat bogs, and old growth forests, this presentation highlights the wild side of Canada's smallest province. No matter how well you know PEI, you’ll something new and interesting from this talk.
Kate MacQuarrie is an award-winning botanist, naturalist, and author with more than 30 years’ experience working with the plants, wildlife, and natural history of PEI. In addition to being PEI’s Director of Forests, Fish, and Wildlife, she runs PEI Untamed, a business dedicated to helping people learn, explore, and reconnect with the natural world around them. Kate has conducted research in PEI’s upland hardwood forests and coastal sand dunes, found plants not previously known to exist on PEI, published papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals, and has just published her first book, Wild Foods of Prince Edward Island, with Acorn Press. She is currently working on another book due out Fall 2026.
The lecture is free, and all are welcome. For more information, contact Bren Simmers at 902-566-0386 or ispstaff@upei.ca.
We are pleased to introduce UPEI’s new Exit Interview program, developed as part of the UPEI Action Plan:
- 3.1.6.1: Develop a process to offer exit interviews for departing employees, and
- 3.1.6.2: Develop a process to share aggregate information learned from exit interviews in confidential and appropriate ways.
An exit interview is a voluntary opportunity for employees who are leaving UPEI or moving to a new department to share feedback about their work experience. This helps us better understand the employee experience and identify opportunities to strengthen our workplace.
More information is available on the Human Resources SharePoint page, including:
- The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) outlining eligibility and reporting
- A sample questionnaire
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Employee Experience & Development Team in Human Resources at hrengage@upei.ca
What if selling wasn’t about pitching, but about asking the right questions at the right time? In this talk, students will explore proven sales methodologies, learn how to design a prospecting process, and discover how curiosity can be the most powerful tool in building lasting business relationships. The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship invites you to join our biweekly speaker series. We are pleased to have Jonny Stevens, Fractional Chief Growth Officer of Growth Champions Consulting, joining us to talk about the art of selling!
More about the speaker: Dr. Jonny Stevens is a transformational leader specializing in business growth and change management, now driving growth for entrepreneurs and organizations through Growth Champions Consulting. Based in Charlottetown, PEI, and serving clients across Canada, Jonny has a proven track record of scaling businesses across diverse sectors, including national marketing agencies, member associations, AI companies, and global professional services firms.
Interested in attending the session? Sign up here.
Monday November 24, 2025, 12:00 pm, Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship, 201 Robertson Library
Current UPEI undergraduate students are invited to learn more about studying at the graduate level. This event, presented by the Faculties of Arts and Graduate Studies, aims to demystify graduate studies, and feature UPEI graduate programs which may be of interest to students of the Faculty of Arts. Students from other faculties are welcome to attend, though this event will have an Arts focus.
The event will feature:
11:00-11:30- A panel moderated by Dr. Cinthya Guzman of UPEI faculty (Arts-based) and staff members sharing their first hand experiences and advice about graduate studies
11:30-12:00- Info Tables and opportunity for one-on-one chats with representatives of UPEI's graduate programs, graduate admissions, scholarships and awards plus faculty members and current graduate students
Featured programs:
- Masters of Arts in Island Studies
- Doctor of Psychology
- Master of Business Administration in Global Leadership
- Master of Education in Leadership in Learning (Bachelor of Education)
- Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation
There will be 2 prize draws:
- For students who pre-register: draw for the value of an undergraduate course (value: up to $763) - winner must be present at the time of the draw to win
- For all student attendees: draw for a UPEI Grad Studies Prize Pack - winner must be present at the time of draw to win
To register: Registration form - Grad School: More Possible Than You Think!
Drop-in attendees are also welcome. Light refreshments provided.
Welcome to the first part of our Industry Impact Series, brought to you by UPEISU President Luciana Quiroa and Vice President Academic Deanelle Sotiar in collaboration with Experiential Education. Join us and the Faculty of Arts on Monday, November 17, 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in McMillan Hall, UPEI W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
This series is designed to connect students with professionals in their fields and highlight the many paths a degree can lead to. Next week, we’re excited to feature Steve Bellamy, Ashley Travis, Alexia Riche, Rowen Gallant, and Matthew McRae as they share insights from their work across the arts, community, legal, and heritage sectors.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Prince Edward Island, invites the UPEI community and members of the public for a presentation and panel discussion to learn more about UPEI’s economic impact and how the provincial university is a catalyst for the Island’s economic transformation.
Hosted by President Rodgers, the event will be moderated by Kim Griffin, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Maritime Electric.
Panelists include:
- David Campbell, President, Jupia Consultants
- Dr. Jim Sentance, Professor of Economics, UPEI
- Katie Arsenault, Partner, Island Capital Partners
- Lauren Ledwell, Chief Executive Officer, PEI BioAlliance
- Kevin Ladner, Executive Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Doane Grant Thornton
If you are unable to attend in-person, please join us via this Teams link
The UPEI Kinesiology program is seeking participants for their Chronic Disease and Disability practicum course. This course will pair senior Kinesiology students with participants with chronic conditions and/or disabilities. Participants will train one-on-one with their student trainer, under the supervision of an experienced Kinesiologist. Training will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the Steel Building from January - April. The program is open to staff, faculty and community members with a chronic condition or disability and an interest in becoming more active in a controlled environment. For more information, or to sign-up to participate, contact Angelie Carter at ancarter@upei.ca.
Join Us for the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Panel x Mixer!
The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) invites you to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Wednesday, November 19 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Schurman Market Square.
This event aims to bring together students, community members, and business leaders to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women professionals and entrepreneurs across Prince Edward Island.
The evening will begin with a panel discussion featuring:
- Katie Arsenault – Venture Capital Investor
- Natalie Haddad – Owner of Cordial Picnics
- Melanie Wildman – Founder & CEO at Nutracelle
Following the panel, connect with fellow attendees during a networking mixer. This is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, build relationships, and be inspired by the vibrant entrepreneurial community on PEI. Come celebrate innovation, leadership, and the power of women in business. Everyone is welcome!
To attend the PanelxMixer, please register here.
This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Program requires that all principal investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored. This confirmation is due in November of each year.
Inventory records must be kept up to date throughout the year. This is required not just by the UPEI Biosafety program but also by our federal regulator agencies, the CFIA and the PHAC. Any inventory discrepancies noted during an annual lab inspection may lead to an in-depth inventory audit by the Biosafety Committee. Please ensure your inventory is up to date throughout the year, including prior to completing the steps listed below.
To confirm your inventory is up to date, take the following steps:
- Access your inventory at http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca. Remember to ignore the prominent "Access Denied" that appears on your screen. Just click on "Log in" at the top of the screen, in the grey bar.
- Log in
- Click Edit
- Scroll down this page until you see the November 2025 box and enter the date.
- Hit Save! Task completed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Please contact Rhoda Speare (rspeare@upei.ca or ext. 5071) if you have any questions.
Join us for a relaxed and informative Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) Lunch and Learn session focused on organizing and optimizing your Moodle Gradebook. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and gain insights for streamlining grading, reducing errors, and offering transparent feedback that supports academic success.
Hosted by: TLC Instructional Designer Angie Petty
Bring your own lunch and join us for an engaging session
The Healthy Campus Committee invites all students, faculty, and staff to attend the annual Self-Care Fair — a celebration of wellness, balance, and community. Explore campus and community resources that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Enjoy informative booths featuring handouts, giveaways, and engaging wellness activities. Don’t miss the interactive fitness and health testing at the UPEI Kinesiology Program booth, where you can test your grip strength, balance, and flexibility.
Complimentary food, door prizes, and a prize spin wheel will also be available. Join us to learn, connect, and celebrate self-care at UPEI!
Donations of non-perishable food will also be accepted in support of the UPEI Campus Food Bank.
As part of the day’s wellness activities, enjoy Soup for the Soul at the Chaplaincy Centre from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Services.
The Canadian Career Virtual Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars was three half-days, jam-packed with career and professional development content from career practitioners and researchers across Canada.
Current graduate students and post-doctoral scholars may access recordings in FGS's UPEI Graduate Student Professional & Academic Development Resources Moodle page (a self-enroll course).
Faculty/Staff interested in one or more session recordings can either self-enroll in the Moodle course for access, or request the link for a particular session by emailing Kendra Mellish, Graduate Programs Officer at kmellish@upei.ca
Sessions:
- Keynote: Motivation...It Works!
- Ten healthy habits of financial management (only handouts available, no session recording)
- You have a story worth sharing
- Getting practical career relevant experience (and talking to your supervisor about it...or not!)
- A recruiter's perspective to applying and interviewing
- Building cultural and career competency through networking conversations
UPEI graduate students and post-doctoral scholars were able to access sessions live and are now able to view session recordings, slides, and handouts for up to one year thanks to event sponsorship from the UPEI Faculty of Graduate Studies.
