The 2026 Summer Job and Career Fair and the Climate Career Day will take place on March 11, 2026.

Author Frank Gillan will give a talk titled “Finding Place: An Irish Story” on March 17, 2026, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, UPEI.

The University of Prince Edward Island extends its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of F. Allan Curran who passed away on February 19, 2026, at his home in Bay Shore, New York, at the age of 86. 

UPEI began negotiations towards a new collective agreement with IBEW 1928 on March 9. We will continue to update the UPEI community throughout the collective bargaining process.

Abby Chapman, a fourth-year Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering student, recently received the international Optica Women Scholar 2026 award, which is given to only 20 women students each year, to empower the next generation of women leaders in optics and photonics. 

In this month's newsletter, Dr. Greg Naterer shares updates on teaching, learning, and research Initiatives across campus.

In a message to the campus community, Dr. Jane Ngobia, Vice-President, People and Culture, announces the appointment of Sula Levesque as Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights.

The Atlantic Veterinary College, Mitacs, and Boehringer Ingelheim Canada have partnered on a new Veterinary Parasitology Residency Program at the College.

We are sharing stories of important progress on the UPEI Action Plan under the “Action Plan IMPACT” banner. In this edition, read part 2 about some of the ways UPEI has strengthened its governance practices.

The University of Prince Edward Island has taken another step forward on its journey of reconciliation by creating a new undergraduate major in Indigenous Studies.