SEASON PREVIEW: 69传媒Cross Country looking forward to a great 2023
UPEI鈥檚 Cross Country program has taken massive strides in recent years, including earning all-star selections in back-to-back seasons and welcoming runners from across the conference for their first turn as hosts of the AUS Championships.
It鈥檚 a lot to be proud of, but the team is looking to accomplish even more in 2023.
鈥淲e鈥檙e looking for more consistency from our runners this season,鈥� said Panthers head coach Mike Peterson. 鈥淪uccess in our sport comes from stacking weeks, months, and years together until you are consistently relevant. That鈥檚 what we鈥檙e after.鈥�
Atlantic Veterinary College welcomes Class of 2027
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 69传媒 (UPEI) proudly hosted its annual AVC-Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) Blue Coat Ceremony, marking a significant milestone for incoming students on the journey to becoming veterinarians.
Atlantic Veterinary College performs great white shark necropsy for first time
Dr. Megan Jones, of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), couldn鈥檛 believe she had a great white shark on her post-mortem table, prepped for a necropsy鈥攖he first white shark to be necropsied at AVC.
Discovered on Greenwich Beach on the north shore of Prince Edward Island on August 7, the shark weighed almost 500 pounds and measured close to nine feet.
SEASON PREVIEW: Looking for more: Women鈥檚 Rugby Panthers prepared to defend championship title in 2023
As the start of the new rugby season nears, the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Rugby Panthers are focused and determined to defend the AUS championship title they captured last season.
Ever since they carried that banner back to UPEI, the Panthers have embraced their championship identity, and now they鈥檙e hungry for more and are on a mission to preserve their reign on top.
鈥淲e are going to keep the ball rolling and do what we know best: to give our all,鈥� said AUS all-star and U SPORTS all-Canadian Emily Duffy.
Island Lecture Series Double Feature: 鈥淪ami Educational Viewpoints From the Past and Present鈥� and聽鈥淭he Use of Yoik, Traditional Sami Singing, in Education鈥�
Kicking off this season's Island Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 19, are two guests who are NOT talking about islands, but rather something that resonates with islands and islanders from the North: Sami culture from Lapland.
Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre Symposium Day Two
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College invites you to its symposium, Animal Welfare in Practice: End-of-life decisions for animals, on Saturday, September 16, from 9:30 am鈥�3:00 pm ADT, AVC Lecture Theatre A, Rm 201. The symposium will feature Dr. Patricia V. Turner, Dr. Michael Cockram, Dr. Mitchell Carr, Dr. Katie MacDonald, and Dr.
Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre Symposium Day One
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre (SJDAWC) at the Atlantic Veterinary College invites you to its symposium, Animal Welfare in Practice: End-of-life decisions for animals.
Lunch and Learn: What 69传媒Can Learn from Ernest Boyer's Six Principles for a Good Campus Community
In Campus Life: In Search of Community, Ernest Boyer and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching proposed that every strong campus community should be open, just, purposeful, disciplined, caring, and celebrative. In this discussion, we'll look at those six principles, both separately and together, and imagine ways our own campus community might work towards those ideals. Join us in the Teaching and Learning Centre RL 230 on Thursday, October 5, at 11:30 am.
Lunch and Learn: Artificial Intelligence Learning Activity Exchange
Come to the Teaching and Learning Centre for an informal exchange of learning activity ideas that use generative artificial intelligence. Share what worked (or didn't work so well) with other instructors from across the campus. We'll gather in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Robertson Library, Room 230 on October 24 at 12:30 am.
Lunch and Learn: Funding opportunities for early-career faculty
Hold the date for our Lunch and Learn session focused on funding opportunities for early-career faculty on Wednesday, September 27, from 11:30 to 12:30 with Leslie Cudmore, Research Services.
