´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱSpotlights

´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱis a place built on stories—from student success, to faculty and staff honours, to ground-breaking research. In ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱSpotlights, you can read and watch videos about the important things that make ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱunique.

Our Stories

Zoe Furlotte at the Canadian centre for climate change and adaptation
| Students, ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱViewbook

Zoe discovered a passion for studying climate change at ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱafter moving to the Island from New Brunswick.

upei engineering student prabhakar bholah standing in the faculty of sustainable design engineering building
| Students, ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱViewbook

Following his father's advice to study in North America, Prabhakar travelled from Mauritius to join UPEI's unique engineering program.

alex gallant-wood working in a kitchen laboratory
| Success Story

"If given the chance to choose again, I would 100% pick UPEI’s Foods and Nutrition and Dietetic Internship programs!"

Chris Vessey
| Faculty

Chris Vessey is a Systems Administrator, Laboratory Instructor, and a Sessional Instructor in the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at UPEI. Older than dirt itself, he’s been around ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱin a teaching capacity since 2000, but also had a stint from 1990 to 1995 as a User Services Support Technician in what is now called ITSS.

Dr. Mike MacLellan
| Profile, Faculty

Dr. Mike MacLellan, Associate Professor for UPEI’s Kinesiology program, joined the Department of Applied Human Sciences in 2018. The main goal of his teaching approach is to develop innovative leaders who will make meaningful contributions to the community following graduation.