Author: upeisu

12 Oct

Posted at 16:20h in UPEI News

UPEI’s Stand-Alone Sexual Violence Policy: A Step in the Right Direction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/October/2018 - Charlottetown, PE   The UPEI Student Union applauds the Board of Governors’ vote to approve a new stand-alone sexual violence policy at the October 4, 2018 meeting. “This is a good first step towards addressing the systemic issue of...

03 Oct

Posted at 22:57h in Student Union News

UPEI Student Union Fall Elections Unofficial Results The Fall 2018 UPEISU Election Results were announced on October 3rd at The Fox & Crow at 10pm. These are still unofficial until approved by Council. Due to technical difficulties, the vote for International Rep and Residence Rep until October 4 at 2.30pm. Arts Representative (2) Caroline...

08 Jun

Posted at 15:30h in Student Union News

UPEI Student Union Statement Regarding Third Party Investigation Following a complaint made by Megan Rix, former UPEI Student Union VP Student Life, during the March 18, 2018 Student Union Council meeting, the UPEI Student Union hired an independent third-party investigator to review the internal investigation conducted by the organization in Fall...

22 May

Posted at 09:17h in Student Union News

UPEISU Votes in Favour of 2018-19 UPEI Operating Budget The University of Prince Edward Island Student Union has voted in favour of the UPEI 2018-19 Operating Budget at the Board of Governors meeting of May 17, 2018. This budget has seen a hike in tuition and other student fees of 2% for...

08 May

Posted at 10:36h in Student Union News

The UPEI Student Union has partnered with Student Organizations from all across Canada to release a joint publication on campus sexual violence, entitled Shared Perspectives: A Joint Publication on Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response. The 2017-2018 UPEISU Vice President Academic and External Taya Nabuurs contributed to this publication, in which...

06 Apr

Posted at 15:25h in Uncategorized

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 Island,” says UPEI Student Union Vice-President...

22 Mar

Posted at 16:48h in Uncategorized

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...

20 Mar

Posted at 12:11h in Uncategorized

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 year beginning May 1, 2018. The minutes...

13 Mar

Posted at 14:20h in Uncategorized

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 President Chelsea Perry.  The motion of non-confidence reads as follows:...