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.
June 2009
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 Acting Deans
Dr. Edward Edmond – 1971 – 1974 Dr. Edgar MacDonald – 1995 - 1996
Dr. Roy Campbell – 1974 - 1983 Dr. Gerry Hopkirk – 2001 - 2002
Dr. Gerald Arsenault – 1983 - 1989
Dr. Robert Mahen – 1989 - 1995
Dr. Vianne Timmons – 1996 - 2001
Dr. Graham Pike – 2002 – 2008
Dr. J. Tim Goddard – 2008 - Present
