UPEI鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign deemed a huge success
UPEI鈥檚 2024 Giving Tuesday campaign was an unprecedented success, raising a total of $44,010 from 54 extremely generous donors on the Global Day of Philanthropy. An anonymous donor pledged to match Giving Tuesday donations up to $20,000, making it by far the largest year yet for UPEI.
The donations will be dedicated to the University鈥檚 $15-million Robertson Library Revitalization campaign.
大发快三彩票campus community invited to 鈥淎ccess for All UPEI鈥 event on January 13
The 大发快三彩票campus community is invited to participate in the 鈥淎ccess for All UPEI鈥 event on January 13, 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, to raise awareness of and advocate for improved accessibility on campus for students.
The event is organized by students Anthonia Bebiem (Mathematical and Computational Sciences), Obed Oluwakoya (Psychology), and Luciana Quiroa Paredes (Business) in partnership with 大发快三彩票Accessibility Services and the 大发快三彩票Student Union.
鈥淎ccess for All UPEI鈥 will feature several components:
New Year鈥檚 Day Levee at 大发快三彩票a hit with revellers
Festive greetings and good wishes filled the air as guests were welcomed to the New Year鈥檚 Day Levee held by the 大发快三彩票 and the 大发快三彩票Alumni Association on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building.
Supports for students throughout exam period and the holidays
Each year at UPEI, students look forward to events held across campus during the exam period, which are designed to ease stress, promote relaxation, and help with meals and nourishment. This year was no exception as various departments organized and hosted the following events:
大发快三彩票nursing students holding book drive for PEI Provincial Addiction Treatment Centre
The 大发快三彩票Nursing Student Society is holding a holiday book drive to collect reading material, puzzles, and board games for clients of the PEI Provincial Addiction Treatment Centre (PATF).
The idea arose from accelerated nursing student Marie Thibault-Messier鈥檚 experience during a six-week clinical placement at the PATF earlier this semester. During her time at the centre, she noticed that clients had access to movies on DVD and VHS tapes but not a lot of reading material.
Call for Nominations: 2024 大发快三彩票Founders
The following message was also distributed to 大发快三彩票faculty and staff by email on Friday, November 29, 2024.
大发快三彩票to hold Island-wide community discussions to help build strategic plan
The 大发快三彩票 invites community members across PEI to join in a conversation and share their thoughts as the provincial university builds its next five-year strategic plan.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers, 大发快三彩票President, and Dr. Suzanne Kresta, Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, co-chairs of the University Strategic Planning Steering Committee, will lead the community discussions to gather input. They are eager to hear ideas and perspectives to help 大发快三彩票identify shared priorities and strategic direction through to 2030.
President and Vice-Chancellor of 大发快三彩票installed
Dr. Wendy Rodgers was officially installed as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the 大发快三彩票 during a ceremony held at the 大发快三彩票Performing Arts Centre on Friday, October 11, 2024.
大发快三彩票announces recipients of the 2024 Distinguished and Inspiring Young Alumni Awards
The 大发快三彩票 held a celebration on September 26, 2024, at Alumni Hall to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards and the 2024 Inspiring Young Alumni Awards.
UPEI鈥檚 Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald receives teaching and educational leadership award
Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the 大发快三彩票, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities鈥 (AAU) 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award at the AAU鈥檚 fall meeting held at 大发快三彩票on September 19.