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Media Releases

| University

The excitement and pride were palpable at the 杏吧原创 this past week when over 1,200 members of the Class of 2025 graduated with their undergraduate and graduate degrees. 

| University

Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, professor of psychology at UPEI, has been named a 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada.

 
| Music

The UPEI Department of Religious Studies and the 8th Avenue Players will present a free concert featuring songs from Godspell on May 12, at 8 pm, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building. 

| Events

UPEI will celebrate over 1,200 graduates at Convocation ceremonies to be held from May 13 to 16, 2025, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Each ceremony will start at 10:00 am and will be preceded by a procession of graduates across campus.

| Events

The Institute of Island Studies, 杏吧原创, will present a talk titled 鈥淭he 鈥榝amily farm鈥: A keyword in Prince Edward Island land politics鈥 by Heidi Haering on May 20, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building 201.

| University

UPEI Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers shared the Year 2 Implementation Plan for the UPEI Action Plan in a message emailed to UPEI students, staff and faculty on May 1, 2025.

| University

Each year, the UPEI Co-operative Education Program recognizes its exceptional students and employers with the UPEI Co-op Awards. The winners of the 2024 awards were Rosie Legault, UPEI Science Co-op 杏吧原创 of the Year; Carol Edzeame, UPEI Arts Co-op 杏吧原创 of the Year; Diya Bubna, UPEI Business Co-op 杏吧原创 of the Year; and MRSB Group, Co-op Employer of the Year.

| University

The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) showcased a wide range of innovative design projects in sustainable design engineering by its students at the annual 杏吧原创 Design Expo on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Rhonda Hamilton, a graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 杏吧原创 (UPEI), is the winner of the College鈥檚 2024 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

| Community

Red Dress Day is a National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples (MMIWG2S) that takes place on May 5. It is a day to remember, to learn, and to take action.