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34-648: The UPEI Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference of the U Sports, including men's and women's ice hockey , soccer , basketball , cross country running , curling as well as women's rugby . The women's field hockey team competes in an Atlantic league where

68-470: A kitchenette and a living room. Bernardine Hall (known as "Bernie" to the students) offers suites with two double bedrooms and a shared bathroom. Although the hall is co-ed, one floor is female-only. Opened in 2023, the Performing Arts Centre and Residence features two towers of residence apartments and lounges with classroom space and a 400-seat auditorium on the main floor. In 2015 each of

102-468: A "class 2" eight-lane 400-metre running track and rugby field that has spectator seating for 1,335. The University of Prince Edward Island provides student accommodations in four different residence buildings on campus: Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, and a mixed-use Performing Arts Centre and Residence. Bill and Denise Andrew Hall has two-room suites with single bedrooms. In Blanchard Hall, each suite has two single bedrooms with

136-399: Is a partial list of Past Honorary Degree Recipients from UPEI: U Sports women%27s soccer championship The U Sports Women's Soccer Championship is a Canadian university soccer tournament conducted by U Sports , and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy

170-534: Is a public recreation facility located on the campus and includes two hockey rinks (the MacLauchlan Arena as well as a practice rink) as well as two 25-metre swimming pools (a shallow recreational wading pool, and an eight-lane competitive pool with diving boards). In 2009 UPEI inaugurated the UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place which was built in part to host the 2009 Canada Games . It consists of

204-556: Is accredited by a professional organization such as the Dietitians of Canada and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dieticians. The Faculty Development Office provides professional development courses applicable to many sectors and industries, including development programs for administrative assistants and new managers; collaboration, conflict, and communication training; and, financial management courses. In Maclean's 2023 Guide to Canadian Universities, UPEI

238-502: Is awarded to the winners. UBC is the reigning champion and has won the most championships winning for the ninth time in 2024. Trinity Western is the next most successful program, having won five championships. The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The championship features eight teams in single-elimination matches to determine a national champion. The championship hosts 11 games over four days at

272-593: Is coordinated by the Atlantic Research Training Centre (ARTC). The Faculty of Education offers one-year (12 months) post-degree bachelor's degrees with specializations in international, adult, and indigenous education, French immersion and human resources development, a Master of Education (MEd) in leadership in learning, and a PhD in Educational Studies. The Department of Applied Human Sciences has an accredited dietitian program. The university

306-560: Is located on the former St. Dunstan's campus. During the COVID-19 pandemic , UPEI received a $ 500,000 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada 's Immunization Partnership Fund to develop and implement the Island Vaccine Education Program, intended to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among vulnerable families. On 8 May 2004 Canada Post issued 'University of Prince Edward Island, 1804-2004' as part of

340-628: Is presently developing a Faculty of Medicine, in association with the Memorial University of Newfoundland . Master's and Doctoral degree programs were first introduced through the Atlantic Veterinary College and, beginning in 1999, a Master of Science degree was offered through the Faculty of Science. In that same year the first students were admitted to the university's new Master of Education program. As of 2010, in addition to

374-649: Is the Honourable Diane Griffin , who was installed on April 5, 2024. UPEI's seven faculties (arts, business, education, nursing, science, sustainable design engineering and veterinary medicine) and two schools (Mathematical & Computational Sciences and Climate Change & Adaptation) offer a wide range of programs and degrees to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. Co-op programs have been established in Business Administration, Computer Science , Physics , and Dietetics . The University

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408-475: The 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship and 2022 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship (The school was originally awarded the 2020 tournament , but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada ). Keirsten Visser would play for Canada in women's ice hockey at the 2015 Winter Universiade , capturing a silver medal. Goaltender Marie-Soleil Deschenes would win the 2016-17 UPEI Female Athlete of

442-734: The First World War , and in the Second World War . Over the past three decades, UPEI has experienced significant growth with many new buildings integrated into the campus, including Central Utility Building (1973), Duffy Science Centre (1967), Blanchard Hall (1973), Bernardine Hall (1968), Robertson Library (1975), Atlantic Veterinary College (1986), Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre (1990), Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall (1990), Food Technology Centre, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre (1997), W.A. Murphy Student Centre (2002), MacLauchlan Arena (2004), Bill and Denise Andrew Hall residence facility (2006), expansions to

476-553: The St. Dunstan's Saints . UPEI was the host venue for the championship once in 1970. Joel Ward of the NHL 's San Jose Sharks played four seasons with the UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey team. The UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey team won their first Atlantic University Sports Conference Championship in the 2011-12 season. The program would also serve as the host team in consecutive years for

510-685: The Atlantic Veterinary College (2007 and 2009), Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre (2007), a research and development laboratory which is home to the National Research Council of Canada , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and other partners, and Don and Marion McDougall Hall (2008). The most recent addition is the Health Sciences Building, home to the School of Nursing and Applied Human Sciences programs. In October 2004,

544-602: The Canadian Universities series. The stamp was based on a design by Denis L'Allier and on a photograph by Guy Lavigueur. The 49¢ stamps are perforated 13.5 and were printed by Canadian Bank Note Company , Limited. UPEI's campus, located at the corner of Belvedere and University Avenues in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island's capital city, is built on 134 acres (54 hectares) of land. The Confederation Trail runs alongside its eastern boundary. Original SDU buildings in

578-748: The Century (2011–2020). Halfback Kathie McNally was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd segment in the issue dated November 7, 1994. Following her final season with the program, McNally captured the James Bayer Award for her athleticism, leadership and sportsmanship. Earning a pair of second-team CIAU All-Canadian All-Star awards (1992–93 and 1993–94), she was inducted into the PEI Panthers Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1997-98, Tracy McGee captured

612-617: The Gail Wilson Award, given to the U Sports Field Hockey Player of the Year. Moore would also win the 1998 Sport P.E.I. top senior female athlete award. The Panthers are tied with the Mount Allison Mounties for the sixth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (six) , their last being the 1990–91 season. The Panthers have never won the U Sports University Cup with only one appearance in the final in 1965 as their previous incarnation;

646-808: The Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island called for the establishment of Kent College. By 1820, the first Kent College building, known as "the National School", or James Breading's School was erected. Later succeeded by Central Academy, which received a Royal Charter in 1834. The Colleges were renamed for the Prince of Wales in honour of the future King Edward VII in 1860. The University of Prince Edward Island also traces its roots back to its two earlier predecessor organizations, St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College , founded in 1855 and 1860 respectively. The two institutions were merged in 1969 by

680-649: The MEd graduate program, the Faculty of Education offered a PhD in Educational Studies. The university also now offers a Master of Arts in Island Studies . Recently the Faculty of Business Administration began offering an Executive Master of Business Administration degree. Since 1998, The Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies has been offering courses leading to a Certificate in Conflict Resolution Studies. The Master of Applied Health Services Research (MAHSR) program

714-472: The UPEI administration undertook an official campus plan to improve the aesthetics of modern buildings constructed since the amalgamation which do not enhance the original SDU design, and to take overall campus aesthetics into account for future developments on and adjacent to the campus. The current president and vice-chancellor is Dr. Wendy Rodgers, who began her appointment on June 1, 2024. The current chancellor

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748-617: The Year Award. Another goaltender, Camille Scherger, would earn a place on the 2019-20 USports All-Canadian Second Team, The 2020 U Sports women’s hockey championship, hosted by UPEI, was named the SCORE! Event of the Year by PEI Amateur Sport. Since rugby became a fully sanctioned Atlantic University Sport in 2002, the Panthers have finished runner up three times (2004, 2005 and 2006) to the ever-dominant St. Francis Xavier X-Women . The men's team has

782-406: The amalgamation of Prince of Wales College (PWC) founded in 1834, and St. Dunstan's University (SDU) founded in 1855. The first student to enrol was Elizabeth Rollins Epperly , who would later become president. Its predecessor institutions ceased to operate although St. Dunstan's still retains its charter and the lands that were home to Prince of Wales became the campus for Holland College. UPEI

816-523: The central quadrangle have been renovated to retain integrity of their exterior aesthetic design while meeting modern standards. Main Building, built in 1854, and Dalton Hall, built between 1917 and 1919, are on the registry of Historic Places of Canada . The War Memorial Hall (more generally known as Memorial Hall) is a landmark building on the campus of UPEI. Built as a men's residence building in 1946, Memorial Hall honours alumni who had enlisted and died in

850-808: The first five presidents were recognized as Founders of the University. Being a long-standing university and college in the Maritime province of Prince Edward Island (called the Cradle of Confederation) UPEI/SDU/PWC have been in a position to provide education to a long list of people who have gone to notable achievements. The most well known graduate (of Prince of Wales College) is Lucy Maude Montgomery , author of "Anne of Green Gables" and other books. The most distinguished Saint Dunstan's graduate may be James Charles McGuigan , Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. Following

884-458: The fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (six), with their most recent for the 2019–20 season. The 2019–20 team also won the bronze medal at the 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship . Jenna Mae Ellsworth would win the 2020 Nan Copp Award, recognizing U Sports Player of the Year. During the same month, Ellsworth was also named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women’s Basketball Players of

918-476: The government of Alex Campbell as part of a campaign to integrate the Island's Roman Catholic and Protestant communities, which had previously maintained the two separate institutions of higher learning. Holland College was later created to fill the void left by the merger of Prince of Wales College into the university. The University of Prince Edward Island is a non-denominational university established in 1969 by

952-520: The life, works, culture, and influence of the Canadian writer, L.M. Montgomery . The collection consists of novels, manuscripts, texts, letters, photographs, sound recordings and other Montgomery artifacts and ephemera. UPEI joined with Dalhousie University and Memorial University of Newfoundland to form the Ocean Frontier Institute , a collaborative research initiative aimed at harnessing

986-711: The quarter-finals, before defeating the Quebec Champions, UQAM Citadens, in the Bronze medal game. In all five of her seasons (2001-02 to 2005-06), Amy Connolly was named to the AUS All-Star Team. As a rookie, she was named Team MVP and would captain the team to its first ever appearance at the CIS Nationals, as the women's team won the Atlantic Conference Championship in 2004. The following year, Connolly

1020-523: The sixth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (five), their last title being in 2002. The men have never reached the U Sports Men's Soccer Championship final. UPEI was the host venue for the championship in 2005 and 2014. UPEI Men's Soccer made history in 2014 as the first Panther soccer team to medal at the U Sports Men's Soccer Championship. The Panthers won bronze at home defeating the Canada West Champions, University of Saskatchewan Huskies in

1054-513: The vast potential of the world's oceans. The UPEI Panthers have nine teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), including men's and women's ice hockey , soccer , basketball , as well as women's field hockey and rugby union and co-ed swimming . The UPEI campus provides its students with many athletics amenities typically found on university campuses. The CARI Complex

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1088-448: The winner is then allowed to compete in the U Sports playoffs . UPEI also offers a club-level men's rugby team. The Panthers have the fifth-most Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference Championships (four), their last being the 2002–03 season. The AUS conference is a competitive Canadian league that has produced Canadian national champions, a Canadian Olympics player, several NBA draftees, and one NBA player. The women's team have

1122-434: Was ranked eighth in the publication's category for "primarily undergraduate" Canadian universities. UPEI manages over $ 17 million in annual research expenditures. The on-campus biosciences and health research facility is used by researchers from UPEI, National Research Council (Canada) , and Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada. UPEI houses the L.M. Montgomery Institute, founded in 1993, which promotes scholarly inquiry into

1156-707: Was recognized as the CIS Women's Soccer Player of the Year, complemented by the UPEI Female Athlete of the Year Award. UPEI was the host venue for the 2010 U Sports women's soccer championship . During that year, Tessa Roche would capture her second consecutive AUS Most Valuable Player Award. In 2017, Alanna Taylor was the first female soccer player inducted into the PEI Panthers Hall of Fame. The following year (2018), Connolly also gained induction. University of Prince Edward Island The university traces its roots back to 1804, when Lt. Governor Edmund Fanning and

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