On June 20, 1908, a parcel containing the newly published Anne of Green Gables arrived in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, addressed to L.M. Montgomery. It was her first novel and would go on to be a world classic. Prince Edward Island has been forever marked by the rest of the story of Anne Shirley and her author, Maud Montgomery. This year, 105 years later, on Thursday, June 20, at 7:00 pm, an...

UPEI women's rugby head coach Shannon Atkins is pleased to announce Megan Thorpe has committed to the University of Prince Edward Island and will join the Panthers in the fall. The Saint John, N.B. native is the recipient of a full tuition academic scholarship from UPEI. Co-captain and outside centre for the Kennebecasis Valley High School (KVHS) rugby team, the high achieving student...

UPEI Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbes MacPherson is pleased to announce the addition of Brock Beukeboom, a 6'2', 215-lb defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Guelph Storm. A native of Uxbridge, Ontario, Beukeboom said committing to UPEI was an easy decision. 'When we were eliminated from the OHL playoffs, I sat down with my family and talked with people who...

Last month, UPEI's Rebecca Nieuwhof and Alexa Ellis were awarded the top prize and an honourable mention, respectfully, at the 2013 Estey Undergraduate Essay Competition. The national competition is held annually and is hosted by the Centre for Accounting Ethics at the University of Waterloo. Both Nieuwhof and Ellis were honoured in Montreal at the Canadian Academic Accounting...

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Charlottetown-a national, non-profit organization of nearly 10,000 female university graduates across Canada-has established graduate scholarships for UPEI students. CFUW Charlottetown has committed over $300,000 for UPEI students wishing to pursue their education in post-graduate programs. Beginning in January 2014, CFUW...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's minister of state for science and technology, announced today the most recent round of Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Included in that announcement was phase II funding for the Qualitative Research Lab (QRLab) at the University of Prince Edward Island, under the direction of Dr. Kate Tilleczek,...

UPEI Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbes MacPherson is pleased to announce the addition of Derek Ryckman, a 6'4' defenceman from the Western Hockey League's Medicine Hat Tigers. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Ryckman is excited to move to the east coast to bring his talents to the Panthers. He prides himself on being a steady, stay-at-home defender, who takes pride in being very...

UPEI women's basketball Head Coach Greg Gould is pleased to announce Julie Hatcher, a 5'6' point guard from Riverview, New Brunswick, has committed to the University of Prince Edward Island and will join the Panthers in the fall. Hatcher comes to UPEI as a transfer student from Saint Mary's University (SMU) where she played for a season with the huskies. She...

UPEI women's rugby Head Coach Shannon Atkins is pleased to introduce flag rugby as part of the UPEI Panther Academy community offering. 'PEI is the only province that does not have mini rugby in place, and that puts us at a disadvantage,' said Atkins. 'This opportunity for rugby to build at the grassroots level is beneficial to all. It gives children an opportunity to play...

PEI's newest published poet, Mathew Henderson, will launch his first book, The Lease, on Wednesday, June 5 at 7:30 pm in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. His reading is sponsored by the UPEI English department with support from The Canada Council for the Arts. Mathew grew up on the Island, and graduated from UPEI in 2008 with a BA (Honours) in English. He won first prize in the...