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05 Mar UPEISU Government Submission Regarding FOIPP

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 Statement from the UPEISU Regarding Love and Sex Week

Posted at 13:19h in Uncategorized

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...

06 Feb UPEISU Using Letters to Push for Better Mental Health Resources

Posted at 09:47h in Student Union News

From February 6 - February 8, 2018, the UPEI Student Union is coordinating a letter-writing campaign advocating for better mental health resources on campus. We want to flood the offices of our provincial MLAs with letters from students explaining why these resources are important and why they are needed on...

24 Jan UPEISU Announces Unofficial Presidential By-Election Results

Posted at 21:58h in Student Union News

The following results are not official until the UPEISU council approves them on January 28, 2018. Chelsea Perry: 432 Justin Clory: 377 Abstentions: 59 Total votes: 868...

17 Jan UPEISU Campus Pub Set for Renovations

Posted at 10:44h in Student Union News

At the December 3, 2017 University of Prince Edward Island Student Union (UPEISU) council meeting, council voted to move forward with renovations to the UPEISU campus pub, The Wave. Since 2002, The Wave has occupied a large restaurant-style space in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre. The renovations, which were...

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...

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...

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...

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...