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

Tanner speaking with another student in a UPEI student lounge
Aug 3, 2023 | UPEI Viewbook 2024

Meet Tanner, DSJS and Philosophy student at UPEI. Tanner is from Goose River, PEI, and hopes to work in human rights, child advocacy, or law in the future.

upei nursing graduate Henrietta
Aug 1, 2023 | UPEI Viewbook 2024

Meet Henrietta, Bachelor of Science in Nursing program graduate (Class of 2023). Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Henrietta graduated in May 2023 and served as her class valedictorian at UPEI Convocation.

Ethan Taweel outside the PEI Government Offices
Jul 12, 2023 | Students, Alumni

Ethan Taweel, a UPEI Bachelor of Environmental Studies graduate (Class of 2021), works as a Senior Environmental Technician and Project Coordinator with the PEI Department of Environment.

a group of faculty members in session at the UPEI Faculty Development Summer Institute
Jun 27, 2023 | Faculty, Campus Spotlight

UPEI’s Teaching and Learning Centre hosted the 33rd Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) from June 6–9, 2023, signalling the return of the successful academic conference after a five-year break.

Nutrition Services Manager and Dietitian Katie Nordby
Jun 19, 2023 | Success Story, Alumni

"Becoming a dietitian has been so rewarding... if a student is considering this career path, UPEI can help guide them there."