The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for August 25–31 are Lydia Hamill (women’s soccer) and Jahmal Boursiquot (men’s soccer).

Family. Community. Connection. Those are the pillars of a new era for the UPEI Panthers women’s rugby team as they aim to build on recent success and establish a sustainable foundation under first-year head coach Curtis Lauzon.

A UPEI project titled “Exploring change in PEI Eastern oysters to understand resilience and inform restoration” has received $25,000 from the Ocean Frontier Institute’s (OFI) new community climate adaptation fund.

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre is offering free meningococcal B (Men-B) vaccinations to undergraduate students at the start of the school year starting September 2. 

The Atlantic Veterinary College proudly welcomed 70 incoming students—the Class of 2029—into its Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program during the annual AVC–Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) Blue Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 22.

The Atlantic Veterinary College recently welcomed 27 first responders, veterinarians, horse owners, and veterinary students from Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia for a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER™) training course.

From October 30 to November 2, the UPEI Field Hockey program will welcome three visiting teams for the Field Hockey Canada U SPORTS Invitational, a national championship to decide the country’s best.

The UPEI Board of Governors is currently seeking nominations for one volunteer appointment to commence in Fall 2025 for a three-year term.

A new book of poetry titled The Geography of Home: Poems for a Lost Time, by Dr. Edward MacDonald, Professor Emeritus of history, will be launched on September 7, 2025, at 2 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, UPEI.

The Office of Student Culture and Community Standards is excited to share details with the campus community about Welcome Week 2025, UPEI’s new, more inclusive version of student orientation week.