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. 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, Alumni

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

UPEI climate researcher and professor Dr. Xander Wang
| Faculty, Graduate ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´s

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.

a UPEI student in the Performing Arts Centre and Residence foyer
| UPEI Viewbook 2025

Meet Keeda, UPEI Diversity and Social Justice Studies and Sociology student.