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16 Feb Second Statement Regarding Negotiations Between The University and The UPEI Faculty Association

Posted at 16:17h in Student Union News

16 February 2022 – Charlottetown, PE UPEI Students, This past Monday and Tuesday, the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEIFA) voted in favour of a strike. This news is discouraging for many students. As previously stated, the UPEI Student Union would like to see the UPEIFA and the University return to the table to...

01 Feb Statement Regarding Negotiations Between University Board of Governors and The UPEI Faculty Association

Posted at 16:13h in Student Union News

1 February 2022 – Charlottetown, PE UPEI Students, As most of you are aware via an email sent by Vice-President Academic & Research, Greg Naterer, sent January 31 evening, the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEIFA) has the power to host a strike vote henceforth from Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The UPEI Student Union would...

25 Oct UPEI Student Union 2022 Fall By-Elections: Official Results

Posted at 15:49h in Student Union News

The UPEI Student Union 2022 Fall By-Election Results were approved by UPEISU Council at the meeting held on October 23, 2022. This election saw the voting in of representatives to sit on the 2022-2023 UPEI Student Union Council. The results are as follows: Arts Rep Mallory Travis: 76 Lucy Oyikwu Carew: 20 Total: 118 Abstain: 22 Elected:...

21 Mar UPEI Student Union 2022 Winter Elections: Official Results

Posted at 13:50h in Student Union News, Uncategorized

The UPEI Student Union 2022 Winter Election Results were approved by UPEISU Council at the Extraordinary Meeting held on March 18, 2022. This election saw the voting in of representatives to sit on the 2022-2023 Student Union Council, and for their 2022-2023 Executive Committee. The results are as follows: Executive Positions President Adam...

04 Mar UPEISU Statement Regarding Provincial Operating Budget & Post-Secondary Education

Posted at 15:33h in Student Union News

March 4, 2022 – Charlottetown, PE At the February 24, 2022 sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, the provincial operating budget was tabled. This operating budget outlines how the Provincial Government will be allocating Islanders’ tax dollars for the upcoming year. Although funding was allocated to increasing funding to...

31 Jan Statement Regarding Ombudsperson Investigation and Resignation of Vice President Academic and External Muralidharan

Posted at 12:02h in Student Union News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31-January 2022 - Charlottetown, PE At the January 16th, 2022 UPEISU Council meeting, a motion was moved requesting the ombudsperson launch an investigation into workplace dynamics at the UPEISU. As per the UPEISU’s Council Bylaw, Section 11, Subsection 5 (b), “At the conclusion of an investigation, the Ombudsperson shall present...

24 Jan Statement Regarding Impeachment of President Mackay, Resignation of President Mackay

Posted at 12:37h in Student Union News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24-January 2022 - Charlottetown, PE On Monday January 17th, 2022 a statement was released stating that the UPEISU President Riley MacKay had been impeached (you can view the original statement here). It was later determined that there had been an error in due process, which stemmed from an interpretation...

17 Jan UPDATED: UPEI Student Union President Riley Mackay Impeached

Posted at 15:48h in Student Union News

24 JANUARY, 2022: PLEASE NOTE: Some facts in this statement have been updated and are no longer accurate. Please see our updated statement here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 January 2022 – Charlottetown, PE At the council meeting on January 16, 2022, the UPEI Student Union Council put forward a motion of impeachment for...

25 Nov UPEISU 2021 Fall By-Elections UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Posted at 11:04h in Student Union News, Uncategorized

Voting closed for the UPEI Student Union Fall 2021 By-Election and the unofficial results were announced at The Fox and Crow last night. This election saw the voting in of representatives to sit on the 2021-2022 Student Union Executive Team. Below are the unofficial results of the UPEI Student Union...

04 Nov UPEI Student Union Vice President Student Life Sierrah Laybolt Announces Resignation

Posted at 11:01h in Student Union News

The UPEI Student Union is sad to report that Sierrah Laybolt has announced her immediate resignation from the position of 2021-2022 Vice President Student Life of the UPEI Student Union on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. A copy of her official resignation letter can be found below. The UPEI Student Union would...