69´«Ã½Spotlights
69´«Ã½is a place built on stories, from student success, to faculty and staff honours, to ground-breaking research. In 69´«Ã½Spotlights, you can read and watch videos about the important things that make 69´«Ã½unique.
Our Stories
![a welder standing behind a work table](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_landing_round/public/2024-01/sdoucette_spotlight_rnd1.jpg.webp?itok=ZOs6V2o9)
"Sometimes I do get weird and special requests from all sorts of people as we build all sorts of machines and prototypes—that's what makes my job so unique."
![69´«Ã½professor Stephanie Shaw](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_landing_round/public/2023-12/sshaw_spotlight_fsde_rnd.jpg.webp?itok=vgqx8t-a)
An assistant professor in UPEI's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, Dr. Shaw's research focuses on resource consumption, energy, and emissions.
![a smiling man standing in a restaurant kitchen](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_landing_round/public/2023-12/fn_spotlight_hm_rnd.jpg.webp?itok=ws9zkk7S)
After graduating in May of 2023, Humphrey is currently working as a catering manager for a PEI food services company. He plans to become a food scientist in the near future.
![69´«Ã½engineering student Rosaline in the faculty of sustainable design engineering building](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_landing_round/public/2023-10/rosaline_spotlight_rnd.jpg.webp?itok=DubSsr-G)
Meet Rosaline, 69´«Ã½Bachelor of Sustainable Design Engineering student. Originally from Damascus, Rosaline hopes to work in the sustainable energy sector and obtain a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
![69´«Ã½MBA in Global Leadership student Nathalie outside the Faculty of Business building](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_landing_round/public/2023-08/nathalie_spotlight_rnd.jpg.webp?itok=eLKfjrsn)
Meet Nathalie, Master of Business Administration in Global Leadership graduate (Class of 2023). After attending 69´«Ã½for four months in 2014 as an exchange student, Nathalie knew she wanted to return to UPEI's Faculty of Business.