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

The Robertson Library
Jan 29, 2020 | Campus Spotlight

“We’re the only university library in this entire province, which means we hold a special niche as a source for both seeking knowledge and for archiving our history.”

Brittany Banks
Jan 21, 2020 | Success Story

"UPEI was so important in making me who I am. My critical eye comes from UPEI. My view of the world comes from UPEI." says performer and Charlottetown Festival company member Brittany Banks.

Heather MacAulay
Dec 5, 2019 | Alumni

"The Executive MBA program taught me self-discipline, time management skills, and about the importance of teamwork and communication."

UPEI business professor xiao chen
Dec 5, 2019 | Faculty

Dr. Xiao Chen is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Faculty of Business. He embraces an evidence-based approach to management education, and won the 2013 Innovative Teaching Award of the Academy of Management’s Human Resources Division.

Drone
Nov 7, 2019 | Research

PhD student Stephanie Arnold is helping farmers adapt to climate change by providing precision agriculture data from the air, thanks to the UPEI Climate Lab's fleet of drones.