University of Prince Edward Island

University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a Canadian liberal arts university located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the only university in the province. It was created in 1969 by merging the College Prince of Wales (Prince of Wales College) and the University of St. Dunstan (St. Dunstan's University). The law enacting the university is University Act, RSPEI 2000.

The main campus is located on the former campus of the University of St. Dunstan, at the corner of University and avenues Belveder in Charlottetown on a plot of 134 acres (54 hectares). To these old buildings (like Marian Residence) were added Duffy Science Centre, Hall Blanchard, Robertson Library, the Atlantic Veterinary College and others. Some of the older buildings are not arranging very well with the modern style of new buildings, the university decided in 2004 to ensure better management of its architectural campus in regard to new buildings.

The Confederation Trail (in: Confederation Trail) misses its eastern border.

The original buildings of the University of St. Dunstan in the central quadrangle have been renovated while maintaining the integrity of their exterior design while following modern standards. The Main Building, built in 1854, Dalton Hall, built between 1917 and 1919, are on the Register of Historic Places of Canada.6, 7

The War Memorial Hall (generally known as Memorial Hall) is a landmark building on the campus of UPEI. Built as a residence for men in 1946, Memorial Hall honors alumni who have been and died in the First World War and the Second World War.

During the past three decades, UPEI has grown significantly with many buildings that fit into the campus, including the Central Utility Building (1973), Duffy Science Centre, Hall Blanchard (1973), Bernardine Hall, Robertson Library ( 1975), the Atlantic Veterinary College (Atlantic Veterinary College) (1986), Centre for Sports Chi-Wan Young (1990), Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall (1990), Food Technology Centre, KC Irving Chemistry Centre (1997) , WA Murphy Student Centre (2002), MacLauchlan Arena (2004), Bill and Denise Andrew Hall (2006), expansions to the Atlantic Veterinary College (2007 and 2009), Research Centre Regis and Joan Duffy (2007) , a research and development that is home to the National Research Council of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and other partners and also the Don and Marion McDougall Hall (2008).

In October 2004, the administration of the UPEI has initiated a formal plan for the campus to improve the aesthetics of modern buildings built since the merger that does not highlight the original design of the USD and take aesthetics the entire campus for future developments on or adjacent to the campus.