The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI presented the 2019 Hon. Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award, to Apple Valley Farm, a swine production facility in Pisquid, PEI, on November 14, 2019.

Dr. Dan Hurnik, professor of swine health management at AVC, and Dr. Shawn McKenna, associate professor of ruminant health management and service chief of AVC Farm Service, nominated the farm for the award. Dr. Hurnik read the citation at the ceremony.

The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI held a reception on November 14 to thank clients of its Veterinary Teaching Hospital for their support of the hospital and the College.

“We sure have come a long way…from being overwhelmed by the bustle and chaos of a Kenyan market day, to knowing our main vendors, bartering prices, and greeting familiar happy faces from the dairy farms along the way. And we really enjoyed working with the Kenyan dairy farmers to make their cows healthy, productive, and happy.”  
- Hanna Hone and Chantel Doyle, AVC Class of 2021, after their 2019 Kenyan internship 

UPEI is re-launching the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (OCEPD) for 2020. 

Join us this Saturday for a double header as UPEI’s women’s and men’s hockey teams play their last home games before the December break.

Saturday’s action begins at 4 pm in MacLauchlan Arena as UPEI’s women’s hockey hosts St. Francis Xavier University. The Panthers have had an outstanding start to the season with just two losses, putting them in second place in the AUS.

The UPEI Concert Choir, under the direction of Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, will perform George Frideric Handel’s The Messiah-Part I (plus the Hallelujah Chorus) in collaboration with the Atlantic String Machine and UPEI voice majors as soloists. Other ensembles sharing the stage will be the UPEI Chamber Singers, Le Ragazze Girls Vocal Ensemble, and the Ragazzi Jrs Singers in collaboration with pianist Leo Marchildon.

The Charlottetown Christmas Parade will take place on Sunday, December 1, 2019, beginning on University Avenue at Enman Crescent at 5:00 pm. As a result, there will be traffic restrictions at the UPEI University Avenue entrance, as the staging of the parade walking groups will take place on campus in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre parking lot.

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Kaylee Dufresne and Elijah Miller, the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 18 to 24.

Ultramar is supporting breast cancer research at UPEI, through the Breast Cancer Foundation’s My Active Health program. The research is carried out by UPEI’s Active Living Lab.

The Active Living Lab recruited cancer patients and survivors from across the Island to participate in a 12-week supervised exercise-training program, which focused on balance, strength, cardio, and flexibility. After the 12 weeks, participants showed improvements in a number of areas, from decreased fatigue, increased strength, and an increased satisfaction in quality of life.