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13 Mar

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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:...

07 Mar

Posted at 23:06h in Uncategorized

RESULTS President Will McGuigan - 460 Justin Clory - 331 Abstain - 104 Total - 895 VPAX Emma Drake - 541 Sweta Daboo - 271 Abstain - 83 Total - 895 VPSL Sarah MacEachern - 545 Caroline Simoes Correa - 246 Abstain - 104 Total - 895 Board of Governors Owen Shaw - 479 ...

05 Mar

Posted at 11:38h in Uncategorized

The Government of Prince Edward Island announced in 2017 that it would be launching a review of the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Given that the UPEI Student Union has been actively advocating since 2014 that post-secondary institutions in Prince Edward Island be included as public bodies under FOIPP legislation,...

26 Feb

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The UPEI Student Union would like to sincerely apologize for any hurt or offense that has been caused by our “Love and Sex Week” campaign during the week of February 12-16, 2018. Although we intended the campaign to be inclusive and fun for all students, clearly some events fell short...

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

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  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...

05 Feb

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This year’s amended budget for the UPEI Student Union is complete. New this year is a budget summary that highlights key areas of the budget.  Highlights include increases to student academic enrichment funding, clubs & societies, and student initiatives!  If you have any questions about the budget or budget summary...

09 Nov

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UPEI Student Union Welcomes New Collective Agreement - For Immediate Release - 09 November 2016 - Charlottetown, PE The University of Prince Edward Island Student Union welcomes the new collective agreement between the UPEI Board of Governors and the UPEI Faculty Association.   “We congratulate the Board of Governors and the Faculty Association on...

14 Sep

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For a PDF copy of this press release, please click here. UPEISU Announces New Policy Priorities for 2016-2017 Student Union embracing innovative ideas while staying true to roots FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 September, 2016 - Charlottetown, PE At their meeting on Sunday, September 11th, 2016, the UPEI Student Union Council approved three statements of...

16 Jun

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UPEI Student Union Applauds Return to Negotiating Table For a PDF version of this release, please click here. - For Immediate Release - 16 June 2016 Charlottetown, PE The University of Prince Edward Island Student Union applauds the commitment of the UPEI Board of Governors and the UPEI Faculty Association to return to the negotiating table. “The...