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Media Releases

| Community

The UPEI Department of Development and Alumni Engagement asks people to consider supporting and inspiring students by contributing to the 2023–2024 UPEI Annual Fund by the end of this year. All gifts made before midnight on December 31 will receive a 2023 charitable tax receipt. The University of Prince Edward Island thanks all those who have already given this year.

| University

The University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors welcomes three new members for a three-year team: Kristi Kelly; Donald K. MacKenzie; and Dr. Ajay Sahajpal. 

| University

Dr. Greg Keefe, interim president and vice-chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, issued a message to students, staff, and faculty in the lead up to the holiday break, which begins Friday.

| University

The University of Prince Edward Island has created seven new positions in the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Office, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and Student Affairs. The seven positions are being funded by a combination of internal resources and new support from the Government of Prince Edward Island.

| Department Updates

Twenty-seven community organizations received a total of $657,453 through the Government of Prince Edward Island’s Gender, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (GEDI), and Community Enhancement Program to support healthier, more inclusive, diverse communities across PEI. Two of those recipients were the UPEI Experiential Education Department and the UPEI Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre.

| University

The University of Prince Edward Island held its 22nd Recognition of Founders ceremony on Friday, December 15, 2023, in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Atlantic Veterinary College, to acknowledge those who have contributed to the University in a significant way.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. John VanLeeuwen, interim dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island, sends holiday greetings and reflects on the astounding achievements of 2023.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island proudly presented the 2023 Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award to Mr. Ken and Dr. Teresa Mellish during the AVC’s annual Donor and Client Appreciation Night on Monday, November 27, 2023.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) performed its annual examination of Santa’s reindeer and declared all nine of them healthy and ready for the Christmas Eve journey around the world.

| Students

Students taking the Kinesiology 3440-Active Living Practicum course at UPEI are seeking volunteers to participate in personal training sessions.