Mission Statement

The Faculty of Education is committed to life-long learning in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies to develop critical reflection, compassion and innovation for educational leaders including teachers, community-based educators, and researchers in a variety of local and global contexts.

Principles

The University of Prince Edward Island Faculty of Education strives in all its actions to:

• build caring, equitable, and just relationships and practices
• develop communities of creative and critical thinkers who value diversity
• promote environmental responsibility and sustainability
• practice and foster cooperation and collaboration
• enhance self-knowledge, aesthetic appreciation, and personal expression
• model creative and effective teaching and learning practices
• demonstrate commitment to life-long learning and world-mindedness

The Faculty of Education realizes that these goals can best be achieved through collaboration with the greater education community.

Brief History

The University of Prince Edward Island has a longstanding tradition of academic excellence dating back to the early 19th century. In 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) was incorporated by an Act of the Provincial Legislature. Since that time, the Faculty of Education has had seven Deans and two Acting Deans:

Deans 

• Dr. Miles Turnbull, 2012 - present
• Dr. J. Tim Goddard, 2008 - 2011
• Dr. Graham Pike, 2002 - 2008
• Dr. Vianne Timmons, 1996 - 2001
• Dr. Robert Mahen, 1989 - 1995
• Dr. Gerald Arsenault, 1983 - 1989
• Dr. Roy Campbell, 1974 - 1983
• Dr. Edward Edmond, 1971 - 1974

Acting Deans

• Dr. Miles Turnbull, 2011 - 2012
• Dr. Gerry Hopkirk, 2001 - 2002
• Dr. Edgar MacDonald, 1995 - 1996