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Media Releases

| Special Event

The UPEI Department of Philosophy has rented Tivoli Cinema, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown, for a private showing of Edward Yang’s film, Yi Yi (A One and a Two), on Friday, November 7, at 1:00 pm.

| Athletics

Field Hockey Canada, in partnership with U SPORTS, recently announced the 2025 University Championship, to be hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) from October 30 to November 2, 2025.

| University

A collaboration between UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) and Bait Masters, a growing Prince Edward Island company, has resulted in a creative, cost-effective, and sustainable solution that is helping the company expand its lobster storage capacity threefold.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for October 20–26 are Kierra St. Peter (women’s hockey) and Colby Huggan (men’s hockey).

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a week of competition at home and on the road. The Field Hockey Canada U SPORTS Invitational Championship takes place from October 30 to November 2 at UPEI. 

| People

Thank you to everyone who took the time to share your stories and celebrate your colleagues. It is inspiring to see our community come together to shine a spotlight on the people who go above and beyond every day.

| Special Event

Educator and author Dr. Kari Grain, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, will give the 2025 Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on Monday, November 3, at 3:30 pm in Room 117, SDU Main Building, UPEI.

| University

A celebration on September 24, 2025, at UPEI’s Alumni Hall recognized the recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards and the 2025 Inspiring Young Alumni Awards.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for October 13–19 are Kayla Batchilder (women’s field hockey) and Robert Orr (men’s hockey).

| Prospective Students

Prospective students! UPEI’s Fall Open House for prospective students will take place on Saturday, October 25, from 12 noon to 4 pm, at the University’s campus in Charlottetown, PEI.