Horton High School point guard Candace Smith has committed to the UPEI women's basketball team for the 2013-14 basketball season. Smith is a Nova Scotia native and one of Atlantic Canada's top guards. UPEI Head Coach Greg Gould is looking forward to adding Smith to the Panther roster. 'I have watched Candace play basketball since she was in grade nine and I've...

The Office of the President invites you to enjoy a festive study break on Wednesday, December 5 from 1:00-2:30 pm, in the lobby of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. There will be free hot cocoa, coffee, and cookies along with holiday music-all to help ease the stress of studying and exams, and to celebrate the holiday season. All students are welcome! For more information contact,...

UPEI congratulates alumni and former students who received good news from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants on November 29, announcing their successful results for the Uniform Evaluation (UFE). Successfully passing the UFE is the final step toward admission to the Society and achieving the Chartered Accountant (CA) designation. Congratulations to the...

The UPEI women's basketball team is excited that six-foot PEI high school basketball standout Jessica Patenaude will be joining the Panthers next fall. Patenaude is an all-round athlete, excelling at basketball, volleyball, badminton, and track and field. For the past two years, Patenaude has been a league all-star in both volleyball and basketball. She represented PEI on the under-17...

UPEI environmental studies students are organizing Charlottetown's first ever Eco-Economy Expo on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Murphy's Community Centre from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The Expo is intended to be a family-friendly, trade-show environment, where exhibitors can promote sustainable living and environmental awareness. Exhibitors dedicated to sustainability, either through...

The University of Prince Edward Island is excited to announce its participation in Canada's largest virtual post‐secondary fair and student-life expo taking place on November 23, 1:00-3:00 pm, and again on December 1. The Canada Online University & College Fair Tour, which brings the traditional post-secondary fair experience online, is designed to help students speak...

Dr. Jenny Ellison from Mount Allison University will be on campus on Monday, November 26 to present her lecture, "Obesity in Canada: Historical Perspectives" in Main Building's faculty lounge at 12:30 pm. Dr. Ellison is a historian whose work to date has revolved around "fat activist" women's groups of the 1980s in Canada. She is deeply involved in the emerging...

The UPEI co-operative education program is currently seeking motivated students in business, computer science, and physics to sign up. The program offers students real-life work experience where they can learn practical job-related skills in their area of study, which will help to increase employability after graduation. As a bonus, students earn an hourly wage which goes a long way to paying...

Dear Members of the Campus Community, As we approach the final weeks of the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year, with exams and the busy holiday season drawing near, it is important to pause and recognize the privilege and responsibility of membership within the University of Prince Edward Island, and the greater PEI community. Our University has a proud history, and plays a...

2014 is the anniversary of the 1864 'Charlottetown Conference' and the government of PEI has made funds available to Island initiatives that celebrate and promote the spirit around this historic event. The University has struck a committee to develop and review ideas from the campus community, and to submit a set of proposals where the requirement for matching funds has been...