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
In this message to the campus community, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the Presidential Search Committee, shares that the Committee has engaged two organizations to assist with the open search process that will be conducted for UPEI's next President and Vice-Chancellor.
In this message, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the Presidential Search Committee, updates the campus community as the search for a new president and vice-chancellor begins.
The University of Prince Edward Island is beginning the search for the next President and Vice-Chancellor to lead the university and strengthen the high-quality post-secondary educational experience for which UPEI is known.
