Student Spotlights
Meet some of our amazing UPEI students, faculty, and staff and hear about what makes the University of Prince Edward Island so special.
![upei engineering student prabhakar bholah standing in the faculty of sustainable design engineering building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-09/pbholah_spotlight_sq.jpg?h=031b01a4&itok=NkI1Mpmh)
Following his father's advice to study in North America, Prabhakar travelled from Mauritius to join UPEI's unique engineering program.
![upei math graduate shannan hill](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-07/shannan_hill_spotlight_round.jpg?h=6301cc75&itok=f34QLAuZ)
An Honours student with a minor in Business, Shannan graduated in 2022.
![upei student elvis nyong](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-04/enyong_spotlight_round.jpg?h=236e734f&itok=iCQ-zoRy)
His team is working with PEI company and faculty industry partner Aspin Kemp and Associates to complete their fourth-year clinic project.
![upei mawi'omi centre student lead emma pickering](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-01/epickering_circle.jpg?h=6c6b6397&itok=U_B320ZC)
Emma is working hard this year as Mawi'omi Centre student lead, offering academic supports as well as organizing inclusive events and activities to help Indigenous students connect with one another and feel welcome supported at UPEI.
![UPEI student Antwaun Rolle seated at boardroom table](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-08/arolle_spotlight_hero.jpg?h=f4f2e9a8&itok=PbMxAYEU)
An international student from The Bahamas, Antwaun is thriving in his Political Studies program with help from UPEI's Accessibility Services.
![upei business student justin gu](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-08/jgu_spotlight_hero.jpg?h=f4f2e9a8&itok=iiANuHIZ)
Third-year BBA student Justin Gu found success in UPEI's Gateway Program, improving his academic focus and campus experience.
![UPEI student and basketball guard Lauren Rainford holding a basketball](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-08/lrainford_spotlight_hero.jpg?h=e214d65e&itok=Dvd5jqzX)
Read about Lauren's decision to come to UPEI from Ontario, and how she's supported as a UPEI student-athlete.
![upei business student brooks roche](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-08/broche_spotlight_inline.jpg?h=82f92a78&itok=bB2jl0a9)
"After spending a few years in larger centres, I was drawn back by the appealing design, length, and interactivity of UPEI's MBA in Global Leadership program."
![upei engineering graduate darvin patel in the sustainable design engineering building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-06/dpatel_1.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=G_cvGCvo)
"I was looking for an exceptional engineering program in Canada. UPEI’s sustainable design engineering degree surprised me."
![upei nursing graduate shayna conway in the health sciences building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-05/sconway2_0.jpg?itok=wMV3vzAD)
UPEI's Nursing program was a perfect fit for Shayna Conway of Mermaid, PEI. She graduated in 2020.