The following news release was issued by the Government of Prince Edward Island on Friday, May 30, 2025. 

Students enrolling in the new cleantech programs this September will have a chance to access scholarships designed to fuel the next generation of net-zero leaders.

Two UPEI Women’s Soccer players will temporarily trade in their green and white jerseys for a summer challenge under the Carolina sun—and a shot at winning a million dollars.

UPEI's Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, despite a challenging financial environment primarily caused by federal immigration policy changes. The operating budget has increased by 11.2 per cent to $202.9M.

In a message to the campus community, President Wendy Rodgers and VP Administration and Finance Tim Walker announced that the UPEI Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget at its May 27th meeting.

Dr. Wendy Rodgers announced in a community message that the UPEI Action Plan Progress Report for Year 0 and Year 1 is now available online. She also hosted an "Action Plan Update" Town Hall on May 28.

Taiwo Ogunsanya, a Master of Arts in Island Studies student at UPEI, is seeking participants for a project titled “Prince Edward Island’s Tourists’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Sustainability and Beach Tourism in the Face of Climate Change.”

Bren Simmers, managing editor of the Institute of Island Studies’ Island Studies Press, has won the 2025 Pat Lowther Memorial Award, awarded by the League of Canadian Poets, for her poetry collection The Work.

Dr. Wendy Rodgers, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor invites members of the campus community as well as the broader community to the next Town Hall, which will feature the progress report on Year 0 and Year 1 of the UPEI Action Plan.

President Wendy Rodgers announced in a campus message that Mark Caduc will join UPEI as Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO), starting on June 5. He will replace—on an interim basis—Dana Sanderson who served as CIO from 2014 until he retired in April of this year. 

The Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island welcomed 67 new veterinarians to the profession at the annual White Coat Ceremony on May 13.