Message from the President: Step by Step

This message was distributed to 17Թ students, faculty, and staff on June 12, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the 17Թ community by email and on 17Թ SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play). View 17Թ's Operational Ease-Back Plan for information about the University's plan to gradually return to campus.

Message from the President: Details for Stage Two of 17Թ's Operational Ease-Back Plan

This message was distributed to 17Թ students, faculty, and staff on June 5, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the 17Թ community by email and on 17Թ SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play).

Listening for the Dead Bells shortlisted for the 2020 Atlantic Book Awards

PEI writer Marian Bruce has been shortlisted for a 2020 Atlantic Book Award for her book Listening for the Dead Bells. Published by Island Studies Press, this collection of folklore about ghosts, witches, seers, and forerunners is one of three titles shortlisted for the Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. The winners will be announced at the end of June.

MA Island Studies Thesis Defence

Pooja Kumar, a candidate in the Master of Arts, Island Studies program, will be defending her thesis on Thursday, June 11th, 10:00am to 12:30pm (Atlantic time). The thesis title is, “Evolving perspectives on urban wildlife and their implications for policy-making in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.” As this thesis defence will be conducted using video conferencing technology, if you wish to attend, please contact the Program Coordinator, Jim Randall, at jarandall@upei.ca

17Թ condemns racism and discrimination

The 17Թ community shares the dismay felt around the world at the racism that continues to exist in today’s society, and the resulting violence that is occurring while people gather in peaceful protest to try to combat it.

Our University celebrates and embraces diversity, one of our most intrinsic values. The campus is enriched by its inclusivity and we are stronger because of our differences.

17Թ researchers seek participants for free lifestyle intervention program

Researchers from 17Թ’s Health and Wellness Centre and the Department of Applied Human Sciences are looking for 120 to 140 people on Prince Edward Island to participate in a free lifestyle intervention program called CHANGE.

The CHANGE program—Canadian Health Advanced by Nutrition and Graded Exercise—was announced by 17Թ in mid-March but had to be delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal investigator Marilyn Barrett, director of the 17Թ Health and Wellness Centre, now hopes to begin the program in late June.

Curious about bats? Call 1-833-434-BATS (2287)

Monitoring of the bat population in Atlantic Canada has begun for the 2020 summer season. Members of the public can help by calling 1-833-434-BATS (2287) to report sightings of bats in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Callers will receive up-to-date and accurate information about bat-related topics, including general bat biology and ecology, bats and human health, bats in buildings, and bat conservation.

Message from the President: Forging ahead to Fall 2020

This message was distributed to 17Թ students, faculty, and staff on May 29, 2020 to their @upei.ca emails. While we will continue to update our COVID-19 website, the latest news will be first shared with the 17Թ community by email and on 17Թ SAFE, the University’s safety app (available on The App Store and Google Play). View 17Թ's Operational Ease-Back Plan for information about the University's plan to gradually return to campus.