Name that Building! Help choose a name for our new building
The University of Prince Edward Island is excited to be approaching completion of the new 140,000 square-foot building, which supports the UPEI Faculty of Medicine and medical learners in the regional campus of Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine, as well as UPEI students in nursing, psychology, nutrition and dietetics, kinesiology, paramedicine, and other programs. It will also have a Patient Medical Home, the provincial Adult ADHD Clinic (both operated by Health PEI), and allow for collaborations with others at UPEI—like the Atlantic Veterinary College—and in the broader community.
But this state-of-the-art facility does not yet have a formal name! While some have referred to the facility informally by a variety of handles, it is time to consider an official name in advance of the building’s official grand opening in March 2026.
The Vice-President Academic and Research and Vice-President Administration and Finance would like to engage the creativity of the University community to consider some of the latest proposed names and offer feedback—or suggest potentially a new name altogether.
Help us choose the name! The finalist options include the
- Health Education Facility
- Interprofessional Health Education Facility
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Education Centre
- Medical and Interprofessional Health Centre.
Criteria for a great name:
- Name should be inclusive of major functions/tenants of the building (i.e., their mission and scope)
- Name should enhance the profile and image of the University
- Name should work in a variety of applications and ‘roll off the tongue,’ (i.e., short, and succinct) so it is easy to use in conversation, on signage and directories, and in print and digital materials.
What is your opinion? Email your thoughts about one or more of the above—or an even better name—to vpaf@upei.ca. A steering committee will review this feedback as part of its selection process. Please send all feedback by 11:59 pm on September 29, 2025.
