Erin Cabaday and Kyree Thompson named UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for November 17–23 are Erin Cabaday (women’s hockey) and Kyree Thompson (men’s basketball).
Cabaday is a third-year business student from Oakville, Ontario. She backstopped the Panthers to a big road win on November 21, turning aside 21 shots to lock down her sixth victory of the season in a tight 2-1 decision over the St. Thomas University Tommies.
Girls Get WISE Career Exploration for Grade 7-12 Girls and Gender Diverse Individuals
Girls Get WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Challenge Day on Saturday, December 6, will cover the topics of science, engineering, math, and technology for female-identifying and gender-diverse individuals in grades K-12 with age groupings of grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration
Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest speaker Richard Lemm, and the UPEI community in this celebration of our students on Friday December 5, 2025 at 1:30 pm.
For further information, please contact Donna Lawless at dlawless@upei.ca or 902.566.0637.
Second annual Pitch Battles competition deemed a success
From November 6 to 15, 48 students took part in “Pitch Battles,” a competition offered by the UPEI Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship (CCCE) that is open to all UPEI and Holland College students.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3 is recognized as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It was first proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) in 1992, following the International Year of the Disabled Person in 1981 and the UN Decade of Disabled Persons, 1983–1992. The Day was created to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities, and to increase awareness of their experiences in all areas of society.
UPEI to recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was established in 1991 by the Canadian Parliament in response to the murder of 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal on December 6, 1989. Twelve of the women were engineering students.
The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will host a candlelight vigil on Friday, December 5, at 10:00 am, at the Academic Staircase in the FDSE building in recognition of this day.
UPEI faculty member participates in 2025 Warsaw Security Forum
Earlier this fall, Dr. Jeff Collins, assistant professor of political science, represented UPEI at the 2025 Warsaw Security Forum where he participated in the New Security Leader program.
He was one of 44 mid-career officials from 18 countries who were selected to learn together and have discussions with world leaders like former CIA Director David Petraeus, former US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, financier and political activist Bill Browder, and Dr. Hsu Szu-Chien, Deputy Security General for Taiwan's National Security Council.
UPEI Panthers this Week (November 24–30)
The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a weekend of competition at home and on the road.
Friday, November 28
AT HOME:
6:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers play the Memorial University Sea-Hawks at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.
Immediately following the game, Colin MacAdam, former UPEI Track and Field head coach, will be recognized for his contributions to track and field, basketball, and sport culture.
Pizza Seminar
Join us Friday, November 28 in FSDE 128A for our second Pizza Seminar of the semester where Dr. Dania Tamayo-Vera will be speaking on the topic of artificial intelligence. There will be FREE pizza and drinks to follow.
The Monopoly Man Never Had a Monocle: How Our Stories Become the Stories LLMs Learn
