Student Union News

12 Jan Statement Regarding Posters in Public Spaces in Charlottetown

Posted at 12:13h in Student Union News

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...

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07 Jan UPEISU President Hammad Ahmed Announces Resignation

Posted at 20:44h in Student Union News

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 the...

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04 Dec Response to October 17, 2017 article in the Surveyor Online

Posted at 19:07h in Student Union News

4 December 2017 EDIT (5 December 2017): the Surveyor Online has published a corrective statement from the UPEISU linked to the original article. It has come to the attention of the University of Prince Edward Island Student Union (UPEISU) that on October 17, 2017, the Surveyor Online published an article regarding the...

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Posted at 02 Nov, 13:37h in Student Union News

UPEI Student Union Publishes Results of Dietary Survey

24 Oct UPEISU Presents Policy Priorities to the Province (The Cadre)

Posted at 21:55h in Student Union News

The UPEISU thanks the Cadre for this piece. Please see the original story on the Cadre's website. Vice President Academic and External Taya Nabuurs and Policy and Research Coordinator Colin Trewin presented the UPEISU’s policy priorities to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s Standing Committee on Education and Economic Development on October...

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13 Oct UPEISU Signs On With Nationwide Sexual Violence Prevention Group

Posted at 20:12h in Student Union News

UPEI Student Union Signs On With Nationwide Sexual Violence Prevention Group 11 October 2017 - Charlottetown, PE The University of Prince Edward Island Student Union (UPEISU) is proudly signing on to the Our Turn National Student Action Plan to End Campus Sexual Violence. Our Turn, a national student movement to end sexual...

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04 Oct Fall Election 2017 Results

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...

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08 Sep Response to the Guardian story on Sept. 5, 2017

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...

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12 Aug CASA Policy Priorities

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...

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09 Mar The results are in!

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            ...

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