These web pages form a hub for key documents, resources, and communications relating to the "´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ Review" and the University’s progress toward implementing the recommendations made in the .
Members of our ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱcommunity have been deeply impacted by discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, among other problems outlined in the (´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱReview) 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 ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱReview report, ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱrecognizes the need to acknowledge these problems and to further engage in consultation with our community members. Listening, discussion, and learning will help ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱto identify the actions that need to be taken to ensure the fair treatment of all ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱcommunity members and to increase the safety for our students and employees.
´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱalso 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.
´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱis committed to addressing the recommendations in the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱReview 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, ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱis engaging internal and external University community members through a UPEI Action Plan Advisory Group.
The Fair Treatment Policy Redevelopment Committee emailed ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱstudents, staff, and faculty on April 22, inviting them to provide feedback on the draft ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱHarassment and Discrimination Policy through an online form.
| Independent Third-Party Review, Office of the President
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend one of two FTPR Feedback Sessions to provide input and ask questions about the draft versions of the Harassment and Discrimination Policy and the Sexual Violence Policy.
| Office of the President, Independent Third-Party Review
In this ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱcommunity message, President Wendy Rodgers invites students, staff, and faculty to an information sharing session about the redevelopment of the Fair Treatment Policy.
| Independent Third-Party Review, Office of the President
´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱis committed to developing a new Harassment and Discrimination Policy and a revised Sexual Violence Policy, and has announced that the Review Committee has been struck.
´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱBoard of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers will hold a Town Hall on Wednesday, August 28 at 11 am about the implementation plans and external governance review.
Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱBoard of Governors, issued a message to the campus community on July 31, sharing a report on the recent Board governance review completed by external consultant Cheryl Foy, of Strategic Governance Consulting Services Ltd.
| Office of the President, Independent Third-Party Review
´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱBoard of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President and Vice-Chancellor Wendy Rodgers issued a joint message to the campus community announcing that the implementation plans for Year 0 and Year 1 for the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱAction Plan are available on upei.ca.
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.