Summer Online Orientation
Hello, Future Panthers!
The Office of Recruitment and First Year Advisement is organizing a Summer Online Orientation for all incoming first-year students in the Fall to learn more about the resources available to them as incoming students.
We welcome you to sign up for this event at
Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy
Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of literature at Bishop鈥檚 University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy. Her presentation is titled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."
69传媒Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation hosts new exhibition
The 69传媒Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA), in St. Peter鈥檚 Bay, PEI, is hosting an exhibition titled 鈥淢owing the Lawn鈥� by Climate Artist-in-Residence Carrie Allison.
69传媒hosts SHAD participants in July
Sixty-four students, aged 16 to 17, from across Canada spent the month of July at UPEI, participating in a wide variety of STEAM and entrepreneurship sessions through the 2024 program.
August 1 is Emancipation Day in PEI and Canada
Canadians are not always aware that Black and Indigenous Peoples were once enslaved on the land that is now Canada. Those who fought enslavement were pivotal in shaping our society to be as diverse as it is today.
Emancipation Day
On August 1, Canadians are invited to observe Emancipation Day, which celebrates and honours the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada. It marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire. In 2021, the House of Commons voted unanimously to officially designate August 1 as Emancipation Day in Canada.
Chancellor Emerita creates fund at 69传媒to support women studying business
The Honourable Catherine Callbeck, OC, OPEI, LLD, Chancellor Emerita, businesswoman and former member of the Senate of Canada, Premier of Prince Edward Island, Member of Parliament, and Member of the Legislature, has created an endowment to support women studying in the McDougall Faculty of Business at the 69传媒.
Virtual Information Session for Prospective Medical Students
Virtual Information Session for Prospective Medical Students
Application Information Session
We鈥檙e excited to invite you to our Application Information Session on July 30, 2024, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ADT)!
Former 69传媒Women鈥檚 Rugby star named to Canada鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Sevens Olympic Team
The 69传媒 congratulates alumna Alysha Corrigan, a former 69传媒Women鈥檚 Rugby student-athlete, who has been named to Team Canada鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Rugby Sevens team that will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 27-year-old Charlottetown native is the only player east of Ontario to be named to the Olympic team.
Cultural Social Night Presented by 69传媒Campus Life
馃帀 Join us for a Cultural Social Night! Show off your unique cultural attire and enjoy an unforgettable evening of board games, laughter, and socializing at the Dawson Lounge (Rm. 520), 5th Floor SDU Main Building.
馃棑 Date: Friday, July 26
馃晹 Time: 5:00 pm鈥�8:00 pm
馃専 Presented by the 69传媒Campus Life Program. This event promises fun, connection, and cultural celebration. Don鈥檛 miss out鈥攎ark your calendars and invite your friends! See you there! 馃幉鉁�
