UPEI Spotlights

UPEI is a place built on stories—from student success, to faculty and staff honours, to ground-breaking research. In UPEI Spotlights, you can read and watch videos about the important things that make UPEI unique.

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five UPEI students in the quad
five UPEI students in the quad
| UPEI Viewbook 2026
"UPEI has provided me with countless opportunities."

Our Stories

Sustainable Design Engineering student Jimmy Hulton
| UPEI Viewbook 2026
"In the engineering program, and at UPEI, we are a very tight-knit community."

Meet Jimmy Hulton, fourth-year Bachelor of Sustainable Design Engineering student (Class of 2027).

UPEI student Samuel Harding in McDougall Hall
| UPEI Viewbook 2026
"A number of phenomenal minds make up the McDougall Faculty of Business."

Meet Samuel Harding, Bachelor of Business Administration program graduate (Class of 2025)

UPEI nursing student Maya White at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
| UPEI Viewbook 2026
"It’s a challenging journey, but one that is incredibly rewarding."

Meet Maya White, third-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student (Class of 2027)

Kate VanGerven holding a megaphone on a flatbed truck
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Alumni
"My experiences and relationships at UPEI gave me everything."

Meet Kate VanGerven, Director of Tour and International Visits for the Prime Minister of Canada and Bachelor of Arts in English graduate (Class of 2013).

UPEI student Brennan McDuffee interviewing another student during a podcast
| UPEI Viewbook 2026
"As a smaller university, support is central to the culture of UPEI."

Meet Brennan McDuffee, Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture student (Class of 2025).

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