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.

Our Stories

Dr. Magdalena von Eccher outside Steel Recital Hall at UPEI
| Faculty, Profile

Meet Dr. Magdalena von Eccher, performing artist and assistant professor in UPEI's Music department.

Dr. Angelina Weenie
| Faculty, Profile

Dr. Angelina Weenie, from Sweetgrass Nation, Saskatchewan, was appointed dean of the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) in July of 2024.

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
| Faculty, Profile

Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, UPEI graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

UPEI climate researcher and professor Dr. Xander Wang
| Faculty, Profile

Meet Dr. Xander Wang, climate researcher and professor in UPEI's Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

a UPEI rugby player
| UPEI Viewbook 2025

Meet Ria, UPEI Biology student and women's rugby Panther athlete.