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A chronological list of 69传媒media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Special Event

The 69传媒Arts Review group held a book launch on Wednesday, May 1, for its latest publication, Into a New Tongue, a collection of academic and creative writing. Members of the campus community gathered in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, to celebrate the creative skills of 69传媒students from various degree programs, and the only printed, student-led publication of its kind at the University.

| Community

Every May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also called Red Dress Day, is solemnly observed. Throughout UPEI, red dresses were carefully hung by the staff of the Mawi鈥檕mi Indigenous Student Centre.

| University

Dr. Wendy Rodgers has been appointed by the 69传媒Board of Governors as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor after a comprehensive 12-month search. She will assume the role on June 1, 2024.

| University

The following message from the Chair of the 69传媒Board of Governors, announcing the president-designate, was emailed to students, staff, and faculty on May 6, 2024.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

Dr. Lesley Steele, a graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 69传媒 (UPEI), is the winner of the College鈥檚 2023 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

| Special Event

Canadian criminal defence lawyer James Lockyer, CM, will speak about wrongful convictions in Canada during the Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law presentation on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at The Guild, 111 Queen Street, Charlottetown, at 4:30 pm.

| University

Five outstanding leaders will receive honorary degrees, and four graduates will deliver valedictory addresses over four Convocation ceremonies at the 69传媒, May 14 to 17. Over 1,200 graduates comprise the Class of 2024.

| Athletics

In an effort to maximize offensive efficiency, the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers has made a strategic move by recruiting Naki Alonzo, a traditional pass-first point guard.

| Events

The 69传媒Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) showcased the best in sustainable design engineering projects by its students at the annual Student Design Expo on Friday, April 19, 2024.

| University

Each year on April 28 in Canada and over 100 countries, we mark the National Day of Mourning to remember those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. 69传媒will observe the day by lowering flags to half-mast.