Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues–April 2026
Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues continues to be a meaningful way for our community to celebrate one another. Since the program began last August, 219 submissions have highlighted the exceptional work, dedication, and kindness of our colleagues.
Thanks to the ongoing interest and participation, submissions will continue to be featured in upcoming issues of Campus Connector. You can read the submissions for the month of April (organized in alphabetical order) below.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share stories of appreciation and celebration for their colleagues. It’s inspiring to see our community come together to recognize those who go above and beyond every day.
Submissions for next month are now open! Share your note of recognition by the last Friday of the month, and let’s continue celebrating the amazing colleagues who make our campus shine.
As part of our continued efforts to grow and improve this program, we’ve introduced a new submission form. With this updated process, the colleague being recognized will automatically receive an email notification that they have been recognized and will appear in next month’s Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues issue. For more details on the program, including links to past issues and details about the new submission form, please click here.
Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship Team, Office of the Associate Vice-President, Students
Kudos to the team at the Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship—Amy Andrews, Jeremy Heartz, and Reefah Shehnaz—on another amazing MacLauchlan Panther Pitch program and event. The team put a lot of effort and time into preparing and supporting the students in the program and pulled off a super, well-organized event. The quality of students’ entrepreneurial ventures has increased dramatically with this passionate and knowledgeable team supporting them! Well done!
Shara Dianne Clow, Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Research
Shara always brings such a positive and upbeat attitude to everything she does and is so patient with answering questions, even when they are repetitive. It is always a pleasure to work with her!
Susan Fitzky, Department of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights
Susan has worked diligently over the last few weeks to implement a new solution for her office to manage information related to human rights-related complaints on campus. Susan is an extremely quick learner. She has embraced new tools and technologies with enthusiasm to meet her office’s commitments to the UPEI Action Plan in a manner that complies with privacy requirements and positions it to effectively manage and report on human rights-related issues on campus. She has also been an absolute pleasure to work with while doing so.
Accessibility Services Team, Office of the Associate Vice-President, Students
A HUGE congratulations and job well done to the Accessibility Services staff on a successful final exam period. With over 1,050 exams coordinated and executed over the final exam period, the group’s dedication to support students and each other is greatly appreciated by all who interact with their department. They are all wonderful examples of student-centred staff who come into work each day with smiles on their faces, and commitment to student success. Well done, Sandra, Ashlee, Amanda, Andrea, Jaclyn, Nooshin and the army of student assistants and volunteers!
Alicia MacEachern, Faculty of Medicine
Alicia is the glue that holds the Strategic Priorities and Policy Development Unit at the UPEI Faculty of Medicine together. She is bright, kind, helpful, and very detail-oriented. As our administrative assistant, she comes to work with a smile on her face and a goal of making every day better for those around her. I am happy to say she achieves this goal daily. No matter what the request, Alicia carries herself with grace and compassion and always has an eagerness to help others. She handles multiple requests from multiple partners in this unit and across the Faculty. It is a pleasure to recognize Alicia for her excellent contributions to this team, and an even greater pleasure to work with her every day.–Rebecca Gill
Dr. Donna Hardy Cox and Megan MacLean, Office of the Associate Vice-President, Students
Please recognize the amazing work of Dr. Donna Hardy Cox and Megan MacLean. They are both strong, smart, hardworking, and kind women who are excelling in leadership roles. Donna has taken on the temporary Vice-President, Academic and Research role, and Megan has been temporarily helping with AVPS tasks in addition to her permanent role. They are doing a great job at these very busy and complex roles! They are both strong advocates for student issues, as well as the staff members who report to them. UPEI is lucky to have them both!
Megan Ratchford, Melanie Peters, and Jane MacIsaac
Please recognize the amazing work of Megan Ratchford, Melanie Peters, and Jane MacIsaac! They and all the admins on this campus do an amazing job of balancing very busy and complex roles. These three admins are always willing to help other admins, staff, faculty, and students. Most of us don't know how they handle all that they do. UPEI is lucky to have them!
Jolene Rolle, Office of the Associate Vice-President, Students
Please recognize the wonderful work that Jolene Rolle does as the coordinator of the Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre! She works so hard to create a welcoming environment for students; run interesting, inclusive, and culturally important events; and build relationships across the UPEI campus and around PEI. She makes a real difference in the lives of Indigenous and other students at UPEI!
