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The 69´«Ã½Men’s Hockey Panthers will welcome some of the best amateur hockey teams in the country when they host the U SPORTS 2023 Cavendish Farms University Cup Men’s Hockey Championship from March 16–19, 2023, at the Eastlink Centre, 46 Kensington Road, Charlottetown.

Dr. Edward Chung, director of Asian studies and professor of religious studies at UPEI, has received two grants totalling $621,850 to advance Korean and Asian studies at UPEI, including the creation of a new research centre focusing on this field, which will be the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.

The first-ever 69´«Ã½Panther Pitch competition took place two years ago as part of the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program. This year, UPEI's Experiential Education Department is re-offering the program through March, culminating in a pitch competition in May.

PEI author Richard Lemm and Alberta author Anna Marie Sewell will host a Facebook Live conversation on the about the roles of shape-shifters on March 19 at 4:00 pm (AST)/1:00 pm (MST).

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, Robert Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, the Honourable Ernie Hudson, Minister of Health and Wellness, the Honourable Cory Deagle, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Dr. Greg Keefe, President and Vice-Chancellor of the 69´«Ã½, announced more than $48.8 million in joint funding for the new health education building that will house the new Faculty of Medicine on the 69´«Ã½ (UPEI) campus.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) and the Department of Psychology in the Faculties of Arts and Science at the 69´«Ã½ (UPEI) are recruiting veterinarians for a new research project.   

The annual public reading by UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 8:00 pm, in The Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.

Every week, 69´«Ã½Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The 69´«Ã½Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for February 21–26 are Aiden Rainford (women’s basketball) and Zach Wilson (track and field).

Dr. Karem Simon, professor of music at UPEI, has been invited to serve as guest conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra in its Goodnight Moon program on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 2:30 pm, in the Sobey Family Theatre, Confederation Centre of the Arts.

In this latest 69´«Ã½Community Bulletin, the University updates the campus community that direct collective bargaining with the 69´«Ã½Faculty Association resumed on February 23.