These web pages form a hub for key documents, resources, and communications relating to the "69´«Ã½ Review" and the University’s progress toward implementing the recommendations made in the .
Members of our 69´«Ã½community have been deeply impacted by discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, among other problems outlined in the (69´«Ã½Review) conducted by Rubin Thomlinson and published by the University in June 2023. The University is committed to providing resources and supports to members of our community who have been and continue to be affected.
In the wake of the 69´«Ã½Review report, 69´«Ã½recognizes the need to acknowledge these problems and to further engage in consultation with our community members. Listening, discussion, and learning will help 69´«Ã½to identify the actions that need to be taken to ensure the fair treatment of all 69´«Ã½community members and to increase the safety for our students and employees.
69´«Ã½also acknowledges the need to rebuild trust on campus and within the broader community. This will take consistent and organized efforts across the University to demonstrate our commitment to community members. Rebuilding trust will also entail demonstrating greater accountability through increased transparency, communication, collaboration, and timely efforts to improve policies, processes, and practices.
69´«Ã½is committed to addressing the recommendations in the 69´«Ã½Review report. To do so, an Action Plan is required to guide decisions and actions in the days, months, and years ahead so that pathways to improvements are well-informed, meaningful, and effectively address the problems identified.
In an effort to seek further input and guidance, 69´«Ã½is engaging internal and external University community members through a UPEI Action Plan Advisory Group.
In this message to the campus community, Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald gives an update on the external review of board governance at UPEI.
In an email on March 22, Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the 69´«Ã½Board of Governors, invited members of the campus community to a special Board meeting on Zoom where the 69´«Ã½Action Plan will be presented to the Board for approval.
In this message from Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the 69´«Ã½Board of Governors to students, staff, and faculty, she outlines the governance review process that the Board is undertaking.
In this campus and community message, Interim President Greg Keefe invites students, staff, faculty, retired employees, alumni, and community members to provide feedback on the preliminary draft of the 69´«Ã½Action Plan.
The 69´«Ã½ has created seven new positions in the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Office, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and Student Affairs. The seven positions are being funded by a combination of internal resources and new support from the Government of Prince Edward Island.
69´«Ã½Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald provided an update to the campus community after chairing a historic meeting of the Board of Governors on November 28.
In this release, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office announces that 69´«Ã½is now an Employer Partner of the (CCDI), which provides the University community with a number of benefits.