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| Athletics
UPEI Athletics and Recreation announced the UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 16-22. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports throughout the seasons. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible...
 
| Research
At the first Research on Tap of the season, join us for a discussion about where our concepts of good and bad come from. The discussion, 'Morality is a Myth,' begins at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 1 in The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. The discussion will be led by Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy at UPEI. 'Morality is an...
 
| News
The University of Prince Edward Island held its fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders ceremony today to acknowledge those who have contributed to the University in an exceptional way. This year's ceremony also featured a dedication and unveiling of the MacLauchlan Plaza to honour UPEI's fifth president from 1999-2011, President Emeritus H. Wade MacLauchlan. The 2013 founders...
 
| News
UPEI's Winter's Tales Reading Series has always boasted a fantastic lineup of poets and fiction authors, and this year looks to be no different. To kick off the 2013 season, the talented Susan Glickman and Julie Bruck will give a combined reading on Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, UPEI Main Building. These Montreal-raised poets have been working on and...
 
| Athletics
Panther fans are invited to come out this weekend to watch exciting university sport action. In addition to hosting the first Atlantic University Field Hockey Tournament this season on the UPEI Turf Field, the UPEI Panthers are at home for exhibition Women's Hockey play (versus University Ontario Institute of Technology) and regular league action in Women's Rugby (versus St....
 
| People
In a statement issued today to campus, University of Prince Edward Island President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz announced that Dr. Miles Turnbull, Dean of Education has accepted the role of Vice-Principal Academic at Bishop's University, effective January 1, 2014. Turnbull will be the fifth person at the Lennoxville, Quebec university to hold this position. Dean Turnbull has agreed...
 
| News
The University of Prince Edward Island will host approximately 750 Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC) delegates and 250 advisors on Friday, September 20 from 12:30-2:00 pm for a campus tour, UPEI's 'Amazing Race,' and an evening concert at 7:00 pm by local musician Tim Chaisson. 'UPEI is thrilled to take part in this event and we look forward to...
 
| News
The fourteenth annual Recognition of Founders Ceremony and the MacLauchlan Plaza Dedication will take place Wednesday, September 25 at 12:30 pm in front of UPEI's Health Sciences Building. The Prince Edward Island community is invited to take part in a ceremony to honour UPEI's rich heritage and traditions by acknowledging people who have contributed to the University in an...
 
| Athletics
The UPEI women's basketball team will host a fundraising golf tournament on Thursday, September 19 at the Rustico Golf & Tennis Resort. The first annual 'Hoops & Greens' Golf Classic will begin with check-in at 9:00 am and a shotgun start at 10:00 am. Teams of four can register for $400 per team which includes their green fee, post-round barbecue, on course...
 
| Athletics
UPEI Athletics and Recreation announces that former Women's Rugby All-Star Jaclyn (Coady) Carr will be recognized at Saturday's UPEI Women's Rugby home opener versus Saint Thomas University on MacAdam Field at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place. The special ceremony begins at 1:50 pm with kickoff at 2:00 pm. Each year one former rugby Panther is honoured and remembered because of...