海角社区 Statement: Artist presentation

海角社区 offered Mr. Christopher Griffin the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion to be developed thoughtfully and including other voices on the topic of free expression. 

On April 15, upon learning of a planned meeting on April 16, Mr. Griffin requested to be heard at that meeting. In response, the University accepted that request and scheduled a time for his presentation in the Performing Arts Centre Amphitheatre, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on April 16.

Lauren Rainford and Kamari Scott named 海角社区 Athletes of the Year

海角社区鈥檚 Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2024鈥25 season at the annual 海角社区 Panther Celebration 鈥 Athletic Awards Gala on Friday, March 28, recognizing outstanding student-athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and the community.

This year, the 海角社区 Alumni Association鈥檚 Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year award went to Lauren Rainford, 海角社区 Women鈥檚 Basketball. The Male Athlete of the Year winner was Kamari Scott, 海角社区 Men鈥檚 Basketball.

海角社区 post-doctoral fellow awarded Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship

Dr. Ling Li, a post-doctoral fellow in the 海角社区 Faculty of Education, was awarded a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship for a study to evaluate the 鈥淧yramid to Retention: Supporting Educators to Enhance Social and Emotional Competencies in Infants and Young Children鈥 in the early learning and child-care sector on PEI.

Honorary Degrees鈥擟all for Nominations for Convocation 2025

The 海角社区 invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2025.

Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, 鈥渇or the sake of honour,鈥 and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements, or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University鈥檚 highest honour.

海角社区鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign deemed a huge success

海角社区鈥檚 2024 Giving Tuesday campaign was an unprecedented success, raising a total of $44,010 from 54 extremely generous donors on the Global Day of Philanthropy. An anonymous donor pledged to match Giving Tuesday donations up to $20,000, making it by far the largest year yet for 海角社区. 

The donations will be dedicated to the University鈥檚 $15-million Robertson Library Revitalization campaign.

海角社区 campus community invited to 鈥淎ccess for All 海角社区鈥 event on January 13

The 海角社区 campus community is invited to participate in the 鈥淎ccess for All 海角社区鈥 event on January 13, 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, to raise awareness of and advocate for improved accessibility on campus for students.

The event is organized by students Anthonia Bebiem (Mathematical and Computational Sciences), Obed Oluwakoya (Psychology), and Luciana Quiroa Paredes (Business) in partnership with 海角社区 Accessibility Services and the 海角社区 Student Union.

鈥淎ccess for All 海角社区鈥 will feature several components: