The Welcome Week Crew involves all students, faculty, and staff who work together to ensure UPEI ‘s Welcome Week is as unique can be to support our incoming and returning students.
Welcome Week Coordinators
The Welcome Week Coordinators are the mastermind behind everything Welcome Week. They plan, organize, execute, and oversee all operations about Welcome Week. From events, workshops, and information sessions; to videos, social media and prize coordination. Your Welcome Week Coordinators are your go-to person for everything! Contact them if you have questions, concerns, ideas, or simply if you want to chat!
welcomeweek@upei.ca
Welcome Week Committee
The Welcome Week Committee comprises key staff members at UPEI who work together with the Welcome Week Coordinators to prepare Welcome Week for all our students. This includes staff from Office of Student Culture and Community Standards.
Jonathan Hewitt- Manager of the Office of Student Culture and Community Standards
Inara Bhalesha- Student Engagement Officer
Susie Zavala- Student Experience Coordinator
Kaitlyn Smith and Ruboneke Shema Alvin- Welcome Week Coordinators 2025
Welcome Week Point-People
Welcome Week Point-People function as the “right hand(s)” in command for the Welcome Week Coordinator. Point People work directly under the Welcome Week Coordinator and act as leads for the Welcome Week Leaders providing support wherever it is required during Welcome Week.
Welcome Week Leaders
will be directly responsible for to help support point people and Welcome Week Coordinators with the smooth functioning of events and programming, along with heavily assisting in team and student management, and crowd control at each event and programming. Their role is to assist the coordinators and point people with maintaining a fun and cheerful atmosphere during events.
Welcome Week Volunteers
Welcome Week Volunteers are available during NSO to help out wherever and with whatever is needed. Volunteers will mainly be contacted if “extra hands” or “support” is needed for any of the bigger activities happening during Welcome Week.
Welcome Week Students
This is YOU (hopefully so if you are reading this). Everything that we do at Welcome Week is to assist you as you transition into Panther Life at UPEI. This week is yours to make so do not hesitate to ask questions, request help or accommodations, and to have fun and make the most out of your first Welcome Week experience!