Message to students about travel over Thanksgiving/during Fall Break
The following message was distributed to current students on October 7, 2020, via their @upei.ca emails, as well as posted on the UPEI website and UPEI SAFE app.
Dear students,
As we approach Thanksgiving weekend and Fall Reading Week (October 12–16), it is understandable that those of you currently on Prince Edward Island may be considering travelling out of the Atlantic region to visit family and friends.
Message from the President: Celebrate Treaty Day, October 1!
Dear students, staff, and faculty,
UPEI announces blended delivery model for 2021 Winter Academic Semester
This message from the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research was distributed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on September 25, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the UPEI community by email and on UPEI SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play). View UPEI's Operational Ease-Back Plan
Message from the President: Welcome to the 2020 Fall Academic Semester
This message was distributed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on September 9, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails.
UPEI’s Luciana Quiroa Paredes earns McCall MacBain Regional Award for leadership and community service
Luciana Quiroa Paredes, a student at the University of Prince Edward Island, has earned a McCall MacBain Regional Award. This scholarship recognizes students who have demonstrated exceptional character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity.
Originally from Peru, Luciana is a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student at UPEI. She has immersed herself in campus life since arriving in Charlottetown.
TLC Lunch & Learn: Revisiting Multiple-choice Approaches to Student Assessment: Its Potential, and the Psychometric Dos and Don’ts
Multiple-choice questions provide an efficient means of assessing a broad range of knowledge. Still, mistaken assumptions persist (such as multiple-choice tests being limited to only assessing recognition of basic facts, rather than the effective application of principles).
Developing a Professional/Clinical Service Dossier for Tenure and Promotion
If you have Professional/Clinical Service responsibilities and you are preparing a tenure or promotion application in the next year then this workshop is for you. Join Aimie Doyle from AVC and Charlene VanLeeuwen in the TLC to talk about effective ways to share the many details of your professional service activities in your tenure or promotion application on May 14 at 1:30pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre.
UPEI Relay for Life to be held on March 14
The UPEI Relay for Life is a student-led initiative dedicated to supporting the Canadian Cancer Society. The event will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, and committee members are asking for campus and community support.
IKERAS BA Program Event
We are pleased to invite you to join us as we celebrate the launch of our new Major in Indigenous Studies.
This special event will introduce the program, highlight its vision and significance, and bring our community together in recognition of this important milestone.
Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Schurman Market Square, Room 248, McDougall Hall
The celebration will feature traditional ceremonies led by our MCs, Bethany Paulisyn and Grace McQuaid, including:
Resume Review Drop-in Hours
Not sure how to write a resume? Looking for feedback from professionals? Come to Dalton Hall, Room 209, for drop-in support from 1:00-4:00 pm. We can provide advice about job searching, resume and cover letter writing, and other work-related questions.
