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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UPEI career counsellor Kylah Hennessey giving a presentation
UPEI career counsellor Kylah Hennessey giving a presentation
| Students, Support
"I feel so fortunate to have met and worked with so many amazing UPEI students."

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Tayah Sommer
| Alumni, Donor Recognition
"Attending medical school comes with many sacrifices, including financial ones."

UPEI graduate student Tayah Sommer describes the amazing support she received from the Marylou Hughes Scholarship as she begins her studies to become a medical doctor.

Peter Blanchard in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building
| Alumni
"UPEI is where I built the foundation for everything that came next."

Peter Blanchard (UPEI Class of 2003) is a professional engineer, entrepreneur, and executive coach.

UPEI paramedicine student Bibin Peter
| Students
"UPEI is equipping me to make a greater impact in patient care."

Bibin Peter is a paramedic with Island EMS, and graduate of UPEI's Paramedicine degree program.

UPEI Master of Arts in Island Studies student Ayana Arnaud on the Charlottetown waterfront
| Students, Graduate Students
"UPEI and the MAIS program taught me being small is a strength."

Meet Ayana Arnaud, Master of Arts in Island Studies student (Sustainable Island Communities focus area).

UPEI Paramedicine student Jamie Jenkins
| Students
"By completing my Paramedicine degree, I have so many more opportunities."

Jamie Jenkins is starting her second year of UPEI's Paramedicine program in Fall 2026.

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