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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Our Stories

Dr. Libby Osgood working with Engineering student Luke McCarvill
| Students, Success Story

Meet the student associates of the UPEI Engineering Success Centre, and find out how they're building leadership skills helping their peers and friends!

UPEI student Kathleen wearing a University of Jyväskylä sweatshirt
| Students

Meet Kathleen, second-year Psychology and Religious Studies student currently studying in Finland. She also participated in a "Maymester" UPEI faculty-led course in Rome, Italy.

four students standing with a data buoy they created
| Students, Research

A team of four Charlottetown Rural High School students designed, built, and tested a solar-powered, eco-friendly buoy to collect oceanic data, working with technicians and instructors of UPEI's Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

UPEI student Peter with a scenic afternoon skyline behind
| Students

Meet Peter, a third-year Anthropology and Sociology student who recently studied in Brussels, Belgium.

UPEI staff member Fairouz in her office in Dalton Hall
| Alumni, Success Story

Fairouz enrolled at UPEI after her Grade 11 year, completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree, is a current Master's student, and works full-time with the UPEI Scholarships, Awards, and Financial Aid Office.