The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA), Bargaining Unit 1 and Bargaining Unit 2, reached a tentative Collective Agreement on Friday, April 14, 2023.

The following message from the Vice-President Academic and Research was sent to UPEI students and copied to employees via their UPEI email accounts on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

The UPEI Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre has created a new award for Indigenous students attending the University, with support from the Government of Prince Edward Island.

The University issued an update to students and employees on April 6 to advise that Minister Bloyce Thompson has appointed Michelle Flaherty as the mediator for the upcoming talks with the UPEI Faculty Association.

The following message outlining student supports, activities, and events available during the strike was also emailed to UPEI students on behalf of UPEI Student Affairs on April 6, 2023. Please note that some programming is not taking place over the holiday weekend.

The University and UPEI Faculty Association have agreed to return to the bargaining table with the assistance of a government-appointed mediator. 

UPEI Student Affairs sent a message on April 2 to UPEI students via their @upei.ca emails, outlining the supports, activities, and events being offered by various offices from April 3–6.

UPEI’s Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated the 2022–23 season at the annual UPEI Panther Celebration—Athletic Awards Gala on Thursday, March 30, recognizing outstanding student-athletes who have excelled in sport, the classroom, and the community. 

The University of Prince Edward Island community is saddened to learn of the recent death of Dr. Kai Liu, assistant professor in the UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences.

For the third consecutive year, the UPEI Distance Running Program is managing the popular PEI Bunny Hop, which will take place on Saturday, April 8, starting at 8:30 am at Colonel Gray High School.