Author: upeisu

04 Oct

Posted at 22:41h in Student Union News

The UPEI Student Union is pleased to announce the fall election results for student council representatives. The following results are unofficial until student council approves them at their next meeting. Fall General Election Unofficial Results Arts Student Representatives (2)  Carter Smith – 70  Kari Kruse – 68  Sarah MacDonald – 62  Megan...

08 Sep

Posted at 08:36h in Student Union News

A recent article in the Guardian regarding student safety at the outset of the new school year was brought to the attention of the UPEI Student Union, largely due to concerns surrounding the tone of certain comments in said article. While they were no doubt well-intentioned, the framing of these comments...

12 Aug

Posted at 15:15h in Student Union News

From July 24-27 2017, UPEISU President Hammad Ahmed and Vice President Academic and External Taya Nabuurs attended the CASA Policy and Strategy conference in Kanananaskis, Alberta. The goal of this conference is to allow CASA’s membership the ability to set the direction and focus of the organization for the upcoming...

19 May

Posted at 16:42h in Uncategorized

UPEI Student Union Concerned to See Another Tuition Increase in 2017-2018 UPEI Budget The UPEI Student Union is concerned to see a tuition increase of 3% with the release of the 2017-2018 University of Prince Edward Island budget. The tuition increase was justified as a necessity in order to counteract budget pressures...

21 Apr

Posted at 15:04h in Uncategorized

  UPEI Student Union Congratulates Staff & Faculty of the Year - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 21 April, 2017 - Charlottetown, PE The UPEI Student Union was pleased to recognize two outstanding staff and faculty members at UPEI during their annual banquet on Friday, March 31st. Dr. Andrew Godbout, a new professor at the University...

09 Mar

Posted at 11:56h in Student Union News

The unofficial results of the UPEISU spring 2017 election are in! They are as follows:                 President          Hammad Ahmed                 757          Justin Clory            ...

21 Feb

Posted at 17:15h in Student Union News

In February of last year, the UPEI Student Union announced the launch of The Diamond Awards, a new awards program which recognizes the extracurricular curricular achievements of UPEI students both on campus and in the external community. There are four main awards categories: Sustainability Leadership, Educational Leadership, Health & Wellness...

11 Feb

Posted at 16:53h in Student Union News

Everyone's favourite UPEISU campaign is back for 2017! Sex Week is starting this Monday, Feb. 13th - Friday, Feb. 17th! Check out our calendar of events to keep up to date on all the cool events we have planned. You can indulge in some ice cream while taking in an...