Student Spotlights

Meet some of our amazing UPEI students and hear about what makes the University of Prince Edward Island so special. 

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.

UPEI Master of Arts student Aneilla Dennis on the Charlottetown waterfront
| Students, Graduate Students
"UPEI's MAIS program encourages independence, critical thinking, and self-reflection."

Aneilla Dennis is a student in the International Relations (Island Studies) and Island Public Policy stream of the Master of Arts in Island Studies program.

UPEI Paramedicine graduate Kellie MacLeod
| Students, Graduate Students
"This degree opens doors you may not even realize exist."

Kellie MacLeod is putting her UPEI degree in Paramedicine to work as an Advanced Care Paramedic and a graduate student.

UPEI nursing student Andrea Gallant
| Students
"The Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre has been crucial to my success at UPEI."

Fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student Andrea Gallant shares her experiences in UPEI's supportive student community.

UPEI Engineering students Emma Ledgerwood and Myah Van't Veld
| Students, Success Story
UPEI Engineering students achieve amazing results at national competition

Myah Van't Veld and Emma Ledgerwood earn first-place award in the Engineering Communications category at the Canadian Engineering Competition.

four engineering students in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building
| Students, Success Story
UPEI Engineering students achieve amazing results at national competition

Richard Hetherington and team win gold in the Innovative Design category of the Canadian Engineering Competition.

UPEI engineering students Syed Imran Ali and Syed Daniyal Ali
| Students, Success Story
UPEI Engineering students achieve amazing results at national competition

Teammates and brothers Syed Imran Ali and Syed Daniyal Ali win gold in the Re-Engineering category of the Canadian Engineering Competition.

SDU Main Building
| Students
"My Honours thesis in History was the most important part of my undergrad."

Vera Kirk is a UPEI Class of 2025 graduate (Honours in History) and current Master's degree student at McGill University.

UPEI Master of Arts in Island Studies student Jack Weeks
| Students, Graduate Students
"The MAIS program is steeped in a philosophy that 'to love is to learn'.”

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jack Weeks is a student in the thesis stream of UPEI's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program.

UPEI History student Riley Drake in the History student lounge
| Students
"UPEI offered everything I wanted out of a university program."

Meet Riley Drake, fourth-year History student (Honours).

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