Dr. Wendy Rodgers has been appointed by the UPEI Board of Governors as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor after a comprehensive 12-month search. She will assume the role on June 1, 2024.

The following message from the Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, announcing the president-designate, was emailed to students, staff, and faculty on May 6, 2024.

Members of the campus community have an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback regarding the three finalist candidates for the position of President and Vice-Chancellor via an online form until 11:59 pm, March 24, 2024. 

In a message issued on March 5, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, invited the campus community to attend upcoming fireside chats with the finalist candidates for the UPEI presidential search.

In this message from UPEI Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald, she updates the campus community on the status of presidential search process.

The following message was also distributed by email to students, staff, and faculty on December 11, 2023.

Shannon MacDonald, chair of the UPEI Board of Governors and the Presidential Search Committee, updated the campus community on October 30, about the progress being made by the Search Committee.

The following message was distributed to students and faculty and staff on August 23, 2023, by UPEI Communications on behalf of Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee. 

The Presidential Search Committee will be holding a Community Forum on August 22 as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process to select a new President and Vice-Chancellor.

The Presidential Search Committee launched an online survey today as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process that will select a new President and Vice-Chancellor for the University of Prince Edward Island.