UPEI President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz was amazed by the turnout and warm greetings at UPEI's New Year's Day levee. This was his first time hosting a UPEI levee since his installation as UPEI's sixth president. He mentioned that when most people speak about PEI, they often forget to give credit to the amazing community and its people, 'This is what makes PEI a special place...

The Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at UPEI hosted a graduation on November 29 to award the Certificate in Conflict Resolution Studies. Among the 42 graduates were 22 women who participated in the program through the Supporting, Training and Enhancing Problem Solving Skills (STEPS) for Women project. The STEPS project was created to extensively train women engaged in community...

Limited service will be provided from December 26, 2011, through January 2, 2012, inclusive. Office hours and regular business will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. The following lists some limited holiday hours: • Security services will continue 24 hours a day • Shipping/Receiving and mail services will resume regular hours on January 3, 2012 • Department of...

A new award has been established to honour UPEI's football tradition and to support a UPEI student athlete. Marcus Dunphy, a fourth year arts student, is the first recipient of the UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship, awarded annually to a qualifying UPEI student athlete playing on the Holland Hurricanes Community Football Team. Dunphy, who hails from Souris, PEI, anchored the Hurricanes...

The University of Prince Edward Island community was saddened by the passing of Professor Emeritus Edward Leslie Edmonds, PhD KStJ, on December 4 at the age of 95. Born in England, Dr. 'Eddie' Edmonds studied under C.S Lewis while at Oxford University, earning his BA and master's of arts. He also earned a master's of education from Sheffield University and his PhD...

Each year, UPEI's Business 391: Strategic Management course provides its students with the opportunity to analyze a real company and to develop a strategic plan for the company's future. This year, Dr. Juergen Krause, associate professor and director of UPEI's Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research, approached the Gahan House Brewery, a local brewery with big...

Three UPEI students, who spent the summer helping the underprivileged in central Kenya through a Farmers Helping Farmers (FHF) initiative, continue to lend a helping hand. Hannah Hughes, Amy Rawlinson, and Harrison Blizzard were a part of a group of exchange students who spent 90 days in the village of Kiirua, and were so moved by their experience that they are fundraising back at home for the...

The Office of the President invites you to enjoy a festive study break on Thursday, December 8 from 1 to 2 pm, in the lobby of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre and Main Building. There will be free hot cocoa, coffee, and cookies along with the sounds of UPEI music students -- all to help ease the stress of studying and exams, and to celebrate the holiday season. All students are welcome! For more...

UPEI computer science student, Ben Docksteader, was one of the 72 finalists selected this week to join The Next 36, Canada's entrepreneurial leadership initiative. The second group of 36 promising undergraduates was selected from over 1,000 of the country's leading students who applied from 62 schools. This initiative, one that gives candidates the academic foundation, practical...

UPEI invites members of the media to the following events important to the University, its students, staff, faculty and alumni (World Aids Day 2011-Getting to Zero events): Who: UPEI students have created several events to support World Aids Day 2011-Getting to Zero What: An AIDS information booth, Red Ribbon photo shoot and free documentary film screening will...