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Media Releases

| Athletics

The 69传媒 (UPEI) Men鈥檚 Hockey Panthers hosted seven of the best amateur hockey teams in the country during the U SPORTS 2023 Cavendish Farms University Cup Men鈥檚 Hockey Championship from March 15鈥19, 2023, at the Eastlink Centre, Charlottetown. The event was deemed a huge success by organizers.

| University

The 69传媒Board of Governors and members of CUPE 1870 have approved the three-year tentative agreement that was reached with the assistance of a third-party conciliator on March 14, 2023. CUPE 1870 represents approximately 345 support and administrative employees at UPEI.

| Music

Clarinetist Karem J. Simon will be featured in two upcoming recitals, one on Friday, March 31, 2023, at Hillcrest United Church in Montague and the other on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at St. Paul鈥檚 Anglican Church in Charlottetown. Both performances take place at 7:30 pm.

| Special Event

The 69传媒School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) held a 鈥淧i Day鈥 celebration on March 14, 2023. There was a good turnout of students and faculty for the celebration, which included pie eating, dressing up in math-related attire, math trivia, and the featured event鈥攖he annual SMCS Integration Tournament.

| Events

The Program hosted its Bridge to PEI Networking & Conference events on March 10 and 11. Abby Goodwin, Study & Stay PEI program coordinator and Cecia Huang, program assistant, thank the students, speakers, and those involved with putting together this successful event.

| Students

In a message to 69传媒students sent by email on March 20, 69传媒Student Affairs outlined supports, activities, and events for students during the faculty strike.  

| University

In today's Community Bulletin, the University shares information to help plan for what to expect if the 69传媒Faculty Association takes its members on strike.

| University

69传媒announced today that the University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1870), representing 69传媒support staff, have reached a tentative agreement.

| Department Updates

Studying abroad can be one of the most rewarding opportunities during a university education. This school year, 69传媒will have a record number of students studying abroad and hopes to see this upward trend continue. The Office of Study Abroad and International Partnerships is supporting approximately 150 students to go abroad between September 2022 and June 2023 to 18 countries around the world, such as Malta, Barbados, Belgium, Ireland, France, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Japan, Finland, and Australia.

| Speakers

Marine ecologist Dr. Iren茅 Novaczek will give a presentation about the ecosystem restoration project at Basin Head on March 21 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI.