The UPEI Student Union is pleased to see a number of key areas addressed in the 2018-2019 provincial budget which was tabled this morning in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. “This year’s provincial budget shows significant investments in post-secondary education in Prince Edward...Read more
March 22, 2018 The UPEI Student Union has sought advice from our legal counsel in regards to the resignation and notice of impeachment for Ms. Chelsea Perry. As such, we have determined that Council no longer has the authority to impeach Ms. Perry, given that she has already resigned from her...Read more
On March 14, 2018, William McGuigan, the UPEISU Vice-President of Finance and Administration, was appointed interim president of the UPEISU. Interim-President McGuigan will remain in the interim for the rest of the 2017-2018 year, and will continue into his presidential term of the 2018-2019...Read more
UPDATE: Statement Regarding Vote of Non-Confidence for President Perry, Resignation of President Perry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 March 2018 – Charlottetown, PE On March 12, 2018, a group of UPEI Student Union councillors put forward an official notice of a motion of non-confidence for...Read more
RESULTS President Will McGuigan – 460 Justin Clory – 331 Abstain – 104 Total – 895 VPAX Emma Drake – 541 Sweta Daboo – 271 Abstain – 83 Total – 895 VPSL Sarah MacEachern – 545 Caroline Simoes Correa – 246 Abstain – 104 Total...Read more
The Government of Prince Edward Island announced in 2017 that it would be launching a review of the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Given that the UPEI Student Union has been actively advocating since 2014 that post-secondary institutions in Prince Edward Island...Read more
The UPEI Student Union would like to sincerely apologize for any hurt or offense that has been caused by our “Love and Sex Week” campaign during the week of February 12-16, 2018. Although we intended the campaign to be inclusive and fun for all students, clearly some events fell short of...Read more
From February 6 – February 8, 2018, the UPEI Student Union is coordinating a letter-writing campaign advocating for better mental health resources on campus. We want to flood the offices of our provincial MLAs with letters from students explaining why these resources are important and why...Read more
The following results are not official until the UPEISU council approves them on January 28, 2018. Chelsea Perry: 432 Justin Clory: 377 Abstentions: 59 Total votes: 868Read more
At the December 3, 2017 University of Prince Edward Island Student Union (UPEISU) council meeting, council voted to move forward with renovations to the UPEISU campus pub, The Wave. Since 2002, The Wave has occupied a large restaurant-style space in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre. The...Read more
It has come to the attention of the UPEI Student Union that a person or group has been putting up posters in public spaces around Charlottetown, including in very close proximity to the UPEI campus. These posters utilize racist tones, and include statements such as “Stop the ethnocide of ‘old...Read more
On Sunday, January 7, 2018, Hammad Ahmed announced his resignation from the position of President and CEO of the UPEI Student Union. A scanned copy of his resignation letter is provided below. The UPEI Student Union would like to thank Mr. Ahmed for his contribution to the organization and to...Read more
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