This Monday, April 4th, the Faculty of Science will hold its annual Graduate Studies Day at the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, room 104. Beginning at 10:00 am, opening remarks by UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan, AVP Graduate Studies Dr. Brian Wagner and Dean of Science Dr. Christian Lacroix will set the stage for a day-long event that showcases the best of graduate student research in the...

Seniors and aging may soon take the spotlight at UPEI. A program in Gerontology, the study of aging, could be added to UPEI's offerings-if there is enough interest. With an increasing number of people expecting to enter old age in the near future, opportunities to study Gerontology have grown across the country. In addition to academic interest in Gerontology, are the opportunities...

High school students are raring to study at the University of Prince Edward Island according to current application statistics-confirming the importance students place on a post-secondary education offered by the Island's only university. As of March 29, UPEI had received 4.3 percent more applications from Canadian high school students, and 7 per cent more applications from PEI high...

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year - Freebirds - on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 pm at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall to a sellout crowd. This has been a particularly successful year for the Wind Symphony with highly acclaimed performances of Angels in the Architecture, the release of its O Canada CD for Island public schools in February, and...

Creating a portfolio can be a life changing experience and UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies 193 (BIS 193) can be the first step. For Islanders embarking in a new direction or starting a new profession, organizing one's achievements into a portfolio can lead to professional success. There might be a lifetime of stories to tell and a portfolio allows those stories to be passed on...

The Honourable Allan Campbell, minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, confirmed funding today of $300,000 per year for the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology program at the University of Prince Edward Island. Campbell made the announcement before a group of UPEI students, some of whom intend to apply to take the Kinesiology program this coming fall. 'By offering a degree program in...

UPEI's Co-operative Education program celebrated National Co-op Week and its ‘Co-op Students of the Year Awards Ceremony' at a combined event, March 24. Employers, students and faculty gathered at Don and Marion McDougall Hall to recognize the award recipients and enjoy a presentation from Laura Murphy, regional vice president of Arbonne Canada. Based in Charlottetown, Murphy...

UPEI will celebrate 25 years of University 100 during the '3rd Annual University 100 and University 103 UPEI Stories Showcase' on Friday, March 25 at Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event begins at 1:30 pm- UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan will deliver an introduction to the annual showcase, themed "highlighting students' voices...

The University of Prince Edward Island is teaming up with The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick, HMCS Queen Charlotte, and the Prince Edward Island Regiment to host the 2nd Annual Atlantic Military Affairs Symposium, March 25-26, in Charlottetown. The two-day event, themed 'Islanders at War and Peace,' highlights the Island's role...

The UPEI Alumni Association will present its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Sunday, March 27 to the Honourable Marion Reid, Paul Jelley (posthumously), and Carrie-Ann Matheson, recipient of the inaugural ‘Inspiring Young Alumna Award.' The public event begins at 7:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium in Don and Marion McDougall Hall on the UPEI campus and features a keynote...