Dr. Terry Whitebeach public reading
Dr. Terry Whitebeach is an esteemed Australian young adult novelist, biographer and historian, poet, creative writing mentor, community developer, and social activist from Tasmania. She will be the UPEI Writer in Residence this fall semester. Her residency is sponsored by the UPEI Dean of Arts, the Institute of Island Studies, and UPEI’s English Department.
Dr. Whitebeach will give a free public reading in The Carriage House at Beaconsfield Historic House in Charlottetown on Thursday, September 26, at 7:00 pm.
First UPEI Music Recital Series concert features chamber works for piano and clarinet
The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series begins its 2019–2020 season on Saturday, September 14, at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, featuring new piano professor, Magdalena von Eccher, in collaboration with clarinettist Karem J. Simon.
UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, September 2 to 8
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student athletes for their achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Brinten Comeau and Evan Couturier, the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for September 2 to 8.
Music Recital Series: Historias y Danzas
The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series begins its 2019-2020 season on Saturday, September 14 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall featuring its new piano professor, Magdalena von Eccher, in collaboration with clarinettist Karem J. Simon.
UPEI Student Union features all-woman executive for first time in fifty-year history
The UPEI Student Union (UPEISU) is celebrating its own version of the PEI Famous Five.* This year’s executive features President Emma Drake, Vice-President Academic and External Sweta Daboo, Vice-President Student Life Tessa Rogers, and Vice-President Finance and Administration Keesha Ryan, marking the first time in 50 years of UPEISU history that all four executive positions are held by women.
Trauma and Resilience Keynote with Dr. Amanda Brazil
Join the UPEI Student Union and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO) in welcoming Dr. Amanda Brazil on Tuesday, September 10 at 12 noon in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, to open our "Just Check in For Consent" week (September 10 to 12) with her keynote speech about trauma and resilience. Don't miss this opportunity to de-stigmatize trauma and also put your name in for a draw to win a Fitbit watch!!
It's Consent Week - Just Check In!
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 is the first day of "Just Check In" for Consent, a collaboration between the UPEI Student Union and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO).
10:00 am-1:00 pm: Start your day with a Kick-Off Fair in the Concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre with tables from on-campus and off-campus resources.
World Suicide Prevention Day Commemoration
Grant Thornton CEO to give first talk in UPEI Alumni Speakers Series
UPEI Faculty of Business alumnus Kevin Ladner, Executive Partner and CEO of Grant Thornton, will give the first talk in the University’s 50th anniversary Alumni Speakers Series on Wednesday, September 11, from 5–7 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
Created to celebrate UPEI’s 50th anniversary, the Alumni Speakers Series will feature presentations by alumni from each of the eight faculties at the University. The speakers will tell their stories of success and how UPEI changed their lives.
