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.
Our Stories

Erica Buchanan started her postsecondary education at a university with more than 30,000 other students. But after four years of undergraduate training, she wanted something different for her nursing degree, and she found that at UPEI.

For 15 years, the man preparing free meals for students during exams was Rocky Paquet.

Second-year student Alexia Riche came to UPEI with a dream of becoming a lawyer. Now, the new Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program is helping her clear a path towards achieving her goal.

Jeremy Thompson recently combined his passions for sport and computer science, conducting research analyzing athletic movements.

A second chance and determination helped UPEI student Caleb MacKinnon make the most of his opportunity after registering in the Gateway program. Now, he's successfully completing university.