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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UPEI graduate Tayah Sommer on stage at Convocation
UPEI graduate Tayah Sommer on stage at Convocation
| Alumni, Scholarships, Donor Recognition
"Attending medical school comes with many sacrifices, including financial ones."

Our Stories

UPEI nursing student Mariana in the Applied Health Sciences building lobby
| UPEI Viewbook 2025
"The support I receive from other Nursing students is incredible!"

Mariana is a second-year student in UPEI's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Dr. Max Schaefer outside the Charlottetown Library
| Faculty, Profile
"UPEI has the potential to grow still more, and to help students do the same."

Meet Dr. Max Schaefer, professor of philosophy in the UPEI Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Magdalena von Eccher outside Steel Recital Hall at UPEI
| Faculty, Profile
"My work is endlessly fascinating, and I love it."

Meet Dr. Magdalena von Eccher, performing artist and assistant professor in UPEI's Music department.

Dr. Angelina Weenie
| Faculty, Profile
"The commitment of the Elders, faculty, and staff is most impressive."

Dr. Angelina Weenie, from Sweetgrass Nation, Saskatchewan, was appointed dean of the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) in July of 2024.

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
| Faculty, Alumni
"I've never left the campus since being a student. UPEI feels like my second home!"

Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, UPEI graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

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