Public Release of the Report on Post-Secondary Student Housing Need for Publicly Funded Institutions on Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, May 14, 2025 – Over the past few years, the UPEI Student Union (UPEISU) teams have advocated to the Provincial Government for improvement to student housing and in the Winter of 2024,...
April 3, 2025 Dr. Wendy Rodgers University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 Re: Loss of International Student Advisor Position Dear President Rodgers, The UPEI Student Union (UPEISU) is writing to express our concern over the decision to no longer provide licensed immigration support, which has been especially crucial to our...
On February 9th, 2024, Senator Percy Downe posted segments of an exchange with Senator Marc Gold that raised serious concerns. In this exchange, Senator Downe made blatantly racist and Islamophobic comments, using dog whistles to portray international students as security threats unjustly. The University of Prince Edward Island Student Union strongly...
April 22, 2020 - Charlottetown, PE The UPEI Student Union and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) are pleased with the student aid package announced today by the Government of Canada. The package will bring significant relief to many students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and will provide valuable support...
Government of PEI, UPEI, and UPEISU Joint News Release Photo: Introducing UPEI’s Open Education Resource Development program Partnership with Robertson Library, Province of PEI, and UPEISU aimed at lowering post-education costs by supporting open resources for students Charlottetown, PEI (February 11, 2020)—UPEI’s Robertson Library, in partnership with the Province of Prince Edward Island, and...
UPEISU Applauds Senate Approval of Fall Reading Week 13 September 2019 - Charlottetown, PE The Academic Calendar for the 2020-21 year was approved at the Friday September 13, 2019 UPEI Senate Meeting. This includes, for the first time, a Fall Reading Week at UPEI. The Fall Reading Week will occur during the week...
UPEISU Reacts to 2019-20 PEI Provincial Budget On Tuesday, June 25th 2019, the UPEI Student Union attended the stakeholder budget lock up for the 2019-20 Prince Edward Island Provincial Budget prior to its presentation at the Legislature. There were few mentions of Post-Secondary Education throughout the document, however, the UPEISU is overall...
Yesterday, the Ontario government announced sweeping changes to tuition, financial aid, and mandatory fees. These changes will greatly affect the landscape of post-secondary in Ontario, with effects primarily being felt by lower-income students. However, decreased funding to post-secondary and the elimination of mandatory fees will harm all students on Ontario...
UPEI Student Union Opens New Food Bank, SUpplies The UPEI Student Union has launched SUpplies, a new food bank on campus. This food bank is situated at the Mickey’s Place Kiosk in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. “Food insecurity is a rising concern amongst UPEI students,” stated Sarah MacEachern, Vice President Student...
The W. A. Murphy Student Centre is in need of a refresh! We want to hear from you about services and businesses you benefit from within the building to help decide what our needs are. By filling out this short survey, you will be entered for chance to win a $100...