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The following media release was issued by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada following an announcement by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, on August 24, 2023.

The following message was distributed to students and faculty and staff on August 23, 2023, by 69´«Ã½Communications on behalf of Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the 69´«Ã½Board of Governors and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee. 

Dr. Sarah (nee Proud) Wheeler, graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) in 2001, and now her daughter is walking in her footsteps.

Students participating in the 2023 69´«Ã½Student Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) will present their final posters on Wednesday, August 23, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the concourse of the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building.

The 69´«Ã½Men’s Soccer Panthers have secured a commitment from midfielder Emile Abele for the 2023–24 season.

Dr. Karem J. Simon, professor emeritus at UPEI, will officially launch his album, Solitary Clarinet, on Saturday, August 26, 2023, starting at 10:30 am in UPEI’s new Performing Arts Centre (PAC) Theatre. 

Several 69´«Ã½representatives met with Charlotte Montel, cultural and scientific counsellor, with the Embassy of France in Canada (Ottawa), and Mélaine Ricard-Boulieu, cultural attaché, with the Consulate General of France (Moncton) on Wednesday, August 16.

The 69´«Ã½Men’s Hockey Panthers have secured a commitment from veteran defender David D’Agostino for the 2023–24 season.

The Presidential Search Committee will be holding a Community Forum on August 22 as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process to select a new President and Vice-Chancellor.

On Thursday, September 7, 69´«Ã½students will go door to door in the Sherwood neighbourhood from 5:00–7:00 pm to collect non-perishable food for the 69´«Ã½Campus Food Bank.