Alumni News

ϳԹalumni are doing amazing things here at home, and around the world.

Check out our Alumni Events page for upcoming ϳԹalumni events!
 

| Atlantic Veterinary College, Alumni

When Dr. Dan Fredholm first entered the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) in 2005, he envisioned a future as a small animal veterinarian. Like any great Disney story, destiny had other plans. 

| Alumni, Department of Development and Alumni Engagement

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

| Alumni, Department of Development and Alumni Engagement

Festive greetings and good wishes filled the air as guests were welcomed to the New Year’s Day Levee held by the ϳԹ and the ϳԹAlumni Association on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building. 

| Alumni, Department of Development and Alumni Engagement

The ϳԹ held a celebration on September 26, 2024, at Alumni Hall to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards and the 2024 Inspiring Young Alumni Awards.

| Alumni

The ϳԹDepartment of Alumni and Engagement hosted a social night on Tuesday, April 9 at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The event was held to help welcome the ϳԹClass of 2024 to the ϳԹalumni family and was open to all 2024 graduates and UPEI, Saint Dunstan’s University, and Prince of Wales College alumni.

| Alumni

The ϳԹcommunity will be well represented by both alumni and staff at the national women’s curling championship—the Scotties Tournament of Hearts—taking place in Calgary, Alberta from February 16–25, 2024.

| Alumni

Through the generosity of the ϳԹAlumni Association and a donor, ϳԹsponsored the attendance of 100 students at “A Conversation with Michelle Obama,” which took place in Halifax on October 18.

| Alumni

The 2023 ϳԹPanther Golf Classic is Friday, June 23, at Fox Meadow Golf Course in Stratford. Presented by Stewart McKelvey, this is a fun day for participants that begins at 9:00 am with a shotgun start.

| Alumni

The first-ever ϳԹPanther Pitch competition took place two years ago as part of the Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program. This year, UPEI's Experiential Education Department is re-offering the program through March, culminating in a pitch competition in May.