Presidential Search
The University of Prince Edward Island is searching for a new President and Vice-Chancellor to lead our provincial university and strengthen the high-quality post-secondary educational experience for which UPEI is known.
A Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Shannon MacDonald, has been established and consists of a cross-section of members who will work with the University community to help find our next President and Vice-Chancellor. The Search Committee includes six Senate-selected and six Board of Governors-selected members (see below).
The search for a new president will include a number of opportunities for input from a wide range of representatives of the University community. Contributions from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders will be critical to ensuring the Presidential Search Committee has a clear vision of what we need to look for in the next President and Vice-Chancellor, to ensure their qualities align with the University’s values and mission. Learn more about the presidential search process.
We will communicate frequently with the University community to keep them informed on our progress and ways to provide input. Please refer to this web page often for the latest information and additional content. If you have questions about the Presidential Search, please email presidentialsearch@upei.ca.
The Presidential Search Committee is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we take our role very seriously. We acknowledge that the task ahead is challenging but one that we have been entrusted to conduct in an open, transparent, and rigorous manner.
Presidential Search Committee
Chair
- Shannon MacDonald, Chair, Governance and Appeals Committee, Board of Governors
Elected by the Board of Governors
- Brian Thompson, Board Member
- Kateri Coade, Board Member
- Alex MacBeath, Board Member
- Megan MacLean, Staff Representative
- Adam MacKenzie, Student Representative
Elected by Senate
- Bill Waterman, Faculty of Business
- Richard Raiswell, Faculty of Arts
- Sue Dawson, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Libby Osgood, Faculty of Engineering
- Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Administration Representative
- Divya Daboo, Student Representative
Updates
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.
In a message to the campus community, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, shares the process that will be followed for the Presidential Search as well as a link to the online survey, one of the methods by which the Presidential Search committee will gather input to develop a position profile.
Read the latest update from the Presidential Search Committee that was also issued by email to students, staff, and faculty on July 21, 2023.
