Campus Notices
UPEI students, alumni and other members of the UPEI community are invited to a pre-game pub event at the Fox & Crow on Friday, September 25. Your ticket to this event gets you food at the pub, UPEI cheer gear, and a Homecoming ticket valid for any Friday evening soccer or basketball game. Tickets can be purchased here: https://upei.universitytickets.com/
Don't miss this amazing Homecoming 2026 deal!
Faculty and staff are invited to share their feedback on Welcome Week 2026! Whether or not you participated in Welcome Week events or activities, your feedback will help the Office of Student Culture and Community Standards inform future planning and support the student experience at UPEI.
The faculty and staff Welcome Week feedback survey is anonymous and takes approximately 3–5 minutes to complete. Complete the survey by September 25, 2026, and you can enter for a chance to win one of two UPEI prize packs.
Please also encourage students to share their feedback! The student Welcome Week feedback survey is anonymous and takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. Students who complete the survey by September 21, 2026, can enter for a chance to win one of ten $50 UPEI Bookstore gift cards.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Student Experience Coordinator Susie Zavala at szavala@upei.ca.
Come out and observe the moon through our telescope on September 19 as part of International Observe the Moon Night at the Earl L. Wonnacott Observatory.
Drop by between 8-10 pm at Memorial Hall, room 417, to wait for your turn to go up to the observatory. We will have moon information and activities for different ages while you wait. More information and directions can be found on our website: https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/
In the event of cloudy weather, we may have to cancel this event. We'll post updates on our website.
All ages are welcome to attend, however to fully benefit from the experience, visitors need to be able to follow simple directions about where to look, what to touch versus not touch, regarding using the telescope. It is necessary to climb at least one storey of stairs to reach the observatory.
Join UPEI President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at Tim Horton's in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Monday, September 21, 2026 from 9:00-10:00 am.
These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the UPEI community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.
Join IKERAS as we honour the Survivors of Indian Residential Schools and remember the children who never returned home.
Wear your orange shirt to show your support for Truth and Reconciliation!
Date: September 24
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- 1:00 pm | The Tipi - Smudging ceremony
- 1:15 pm | UPEI Campus - Smudge walk
- 2:00 pm | McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre - Phyllis Webstad's orange shirt story and community lunch
New classes, new projects, and new opportunities are filling our calendars as another academic year gets underway. It's also the perfect time to recognize the colleagues who help make UPEI a supportive and welcoming place to work and learn.
Through our Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues program, we celebrate the people whose kindness, collaboration, and commitment make a positive impact across campus.
Consider nominating a colleague who has:
- Supported you or your team during a busy time
- Gone above and beyond to help others
- Made a lasting positive impact through their actions
We want to celebrate them!
For details about the program, including links to past issues and access to the submission form, please click here.
As we launch into a new semester, let's recognize those who go the extra mile and help set the tone for a successful year. A simple nomination can be a meaningful way to thank someone for all they do.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 25, 2026.
Thank you for helping us recognize the remarkable people who make UPEI such a great place to be.
The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Community of Practice on Graduate Supervision is hosting their first 2026-2027 national webinar entitled "From First Conversations to Final Stages: Setting Expectations, Building Communication, and Supporting Completion."
This webinar welcomes UAlberta's Dr. Tracy Raivio and Dr. Kara Schick-Makaroff, who will explore how supervisors can establish clear, mutual expectations from the start of the supervisory relationship, and share strategies for supporting students through the final stages of completion, including those in the All But Dissertation (ABD) stage.
2:00-3:30 pm Atlantic
September 25, 2026
Click to Register
The National Community of Practice on Graduate Supervision was created for and by those doing the work of graduate supervision. It is a space for open exchange, shared learning and informal collaboration across institutions, roles and experience levels.
The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, invites all to attend Allison Vandaele’s public dissertation defense presentation of Allison’s PsyD research titled: "Implementing Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) in an Acute Geriatric Psychiatry Unit"
Please join us in supporting Allison on this momentous occasion!
Date and Time: September 25, 2026 at 10:30 am
Location: Memorial Hall, Room 104
On Friday, September 18 at 7:30 pm, the UPEI Department of Music opens its 2026-2027 recital series with our second annual Prelude to Homecoming concert, a musical celebration of our Performing Arts donors, which will once again showcase the Department's new 9-foot Yamaha CFX concert grand piano in the refurbished Steel Recital Hall. This concert will feature Magdalena von Eccher as a soloist and in collaboration with full-time faculty Dale Sorensen (trombone) and Nicole Strum (saxophone), part-time faculty Natalie Williams Calhoun (cello) and guest pianist Glen Montgomery; an alumni SATB vocal ensemble led by Sung Ha Shin-Bouey and accompanied by von Eccher and Morgan Saulnier (piano); and a faculty/alumni jazz combo featuring Mark Parsons (trumpet), Ian Toms (guitar), Deryl Gallant (bass), and Shawn Doiron (drums).
Tickets can be purchased online.
Please visit https://upei.ca/music for more information.
The next UPEI Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2026, 3:00 pm at Alumni Hall, Room 102, 618 University Avenue. All meetings are open to members of the University community. Certain agenda items, including but not limited to granting of degrees, academic dismissals, and human resources discussions, may require the Senate to go into a closed session. For logistical purposes, members of the public who wish to attend the open session of a meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in person.
View the schedule of UPEI Senate meetings for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Senate meetings for the 2025-2026 Calendar year are scheduled 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the following dates:
- Friday, September 25, 2026
- Friday, October 23, 2026
- Friday, November 27, 2026
- Friday, December 11, 2026
- Friday, January 22, 2027
- Friday, February 26, 2027
- Thursday, March 25, 2027
- Friday, April 23, 2027
- Friday, May 7, 2027
To view the 2026-2027 calendar of Senate meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here.
All meetings are open to members of the University community, although certain in-camera items (e.g., granting of degrees) may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members of Senate are permitted to address the Senate unless otherwise recognized by the chair.
For logistical purposes, members of the UPEI community who wish to attend the open session of a UPEI Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in person.
Attend the second annual CCCE Speaker Spotlight and Startup Showcase, open to all UPEI students, alumni, and members of the community. This networking event features a showcase of innovative ventures being built by current and recently graduated UPEI students, provides an opportunity for students to connect with one another, alumni, and members of the community, and provides a keynote speech from accomplished serial entrepreneur Jordan Fraser.
Join us on September 22 at 5:00 - 7:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, sign up here!
Welcome to the following new employees who joined the University of Prince Edward Island community in August 2026:
- Holly Barrett, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
- Samantha Barrett, Clinical Learning and Simulation, Faculty of Medicine
- Julia Breneol, Office of the Associate Vice-President, Students
- Jehaan Cooper, Registrar’s Office
- Colin Doran, Clinical Learning and Simulation, Faculty of Medicine
- Mona Dunn, Office of the President
- Robert Frankfurth, Facilities Management
- Dwayne Gardiner Jr., Facilities Management
- Melissa Gillespie, Faculty of Nursing
- Diana Gomez Mayen, Facilities Management
- Jennifer LeBlanc, Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
- Jeff Lecky, Clinical Learning and Simulation, Faculty of Medicine
- Shelby McCarron, Faculty of Medicine
- Harnoor Singh, Facilities Management
- Mehtab Singh, Facilities Management
- Bryn Turner, Experiential Education and English Language Centre
- Katharine Woods, Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College
We are excited to have you join the UPEI team!
Consent Awareness Week, held September 21 – 25, is a national initiative that asks each of us to have thoughtful and affirming conversations about consent. Make sure to check out the poster display in the concourse of the W. A. Murphy Student Centre which will be in place from September 21–25.
On Monday, September 21, join the UPEI Student Union and SVPRO for Consent Pizza from 11:00 am-2:00pm in the concourse of the W. A. Murphy Student Centre.
The Student Union will be hosting Paint Your Boundaries at The Fox and Crow on Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm and Sex Toy Bingo at The Fox and Crow on Thursday, September 24 at 7:00pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Don’t forget, if you experience sexual or gender-based violence, you’re not alone. The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) is here to help. You can reach us at 902-620-5090 or sv-pro@upei.ca. You can also visit us on the second floor of the W. A. Murphy Student Centre, above the UPEI Bookstore from 8:30 am–4:00 pm, Monday – Friday.
Faculty and staff are invited to share their feedback on Welcome Week 2026! Whether or not you participated in Welcome Week events or activities, your feedback will help the Office of Student Culture and Community Standards inform future planning and support the student experience at UPEI.
The faculty and staff Welcome Week feedback survey is anonymous and takes approximately 3–5 minutes to complete. Complete the survey by September 25, 2026, and you can enter for a chance to win one of two UPEI prize packs.
Please also encourage students to share their feedback! The student Welcome Week feedback survey is anonymous and takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. Students who complete the survey by September 21, 2026, can enter for a chance to win one of ten $50 UPEI Bookstore gift cards.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Student Experience Coordinator Susie Zavala at szavala@upei.ca.
Join the Teaching and Learning Centre, today for UPEI's annual Let's Talk Teaching event featuring keynote speaker Dr. Natasha Kenny, Executive Director of the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary. In her keynote, Rethinking Teaching Expertise: Toward a More Holistic Framework for Conceptualizing, Assessing and Developing Teaching Expertise in Higher Education, Dr. Kenny will explore how teaching expertise can be recognized, supported, and developed through a more comprehensive and evidence-informed lens. This timely session will also help inform the work of the Senate Committee on Teaching Evaluation as it develops recommendations for a more holistic approach to evaluating teaching. Join the campus community for this opportunity to reflect, connect, and contribute to the future of teaching and learning at UPEI.
Come out and observe the moon through our telescope on September 19 as part of International Observe the Moon Night at the Earl L. Wonnacott Observatory.
Drop by between 8-10 pm at Memorial Hall, room 417, to wait for your turn to go up to the observatory. We will have moon information and activities for different ages while you wait. More information and directions can be found on our website: https://projects.upei.ca/astronomy/
In the event of cloudy weather, we may have to cancel this event. We'll post updates on our website.
All ages are welcome to attend, however to fully benefit from the experience, visitors need to be able to follow simple directions about where to look, what to touch versus not touch, regarding using the telescope. It is necessary to climb at least one storey of stairs to reach the observatory.
Participants are being sought for a study on the effects of acute sauna therapy on controlling blood sugar levels in individuals living with overweight or obesity. The study is led by Dr. Étienne Myette-Côté, assistant professor of Applied Human Sciences at UPEI.
The purpose of the study is to understand how a single 45-minute infrared sauna session affects blood sugar levels. Participants will complete two sessions (sauna and rest), wear a small blood sugar sensor, and attend a total of three lab visits. All meals for study days will be provided. All sessions take place at the Steel Building, Room #119.
Potential participants may be eligible if they are 30 to 55 years old; have a body mass index equal to or greater than 27 kg/m2; have a waist size greater than 102 cm for men or greater than 88 cm for women; and are cleared for participation based on the results of a physical activity readiness questionnaire. People are not eligible if they take medications that affect blood sugar; exercise intensely twice a week; have diabetes, heart issues, and low blood sugar or pressure; are pregnant; regularly use saunas or other heat therapy; and consume more than seven alcoholic drinks per week on average.
To find out more about the study, email researchupei@outlook.com
Join UPEI President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at Tim Horton's in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Monday, September 21, 2026 from 9:00-10:00 am.
These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the UPEI community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.
Looking for ways to stay active, reduce stress, and connect with colleagues? Check out these wellness opportunities available this Fall.
Mindful Flow and Stillness - Reconnect with your body and mind through this gentle yoga and meditation class. No experience necessary! Registration is required each week.
Thursdays, September 24 – December 10
12:10–12:50 p.m.
Studio #2, second floor of the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre
Indoor Pickleball - Join your colleagues for a fun and social game of pickleball! All staff and faculty are welcome, whether you're a beginner or an experienced player. Registration is required each week.
Tuesdays, September 22 – December 8
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Indoor Track Access - Stay active throughout the year with access to the indoor track.
Register for indoor track access for September 1, 2026 – October 4, 2027.
Please note: Even if you registered for indoor track access in previous years, everyone must register again this fall.
To learn more and register: Visit recreation.upei.ca and log in using your UPEI email address and password. Then, select the Wellness icon.
The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to support these wellness opportunities for UPEI staff and faculty. All of these wellness activities are FREE for UPEI staff and faculty!
