The University’s operating budget for the 2026–2027 fiscal year was approved at the UPEI Board of Governors' last meeting. Read the UPEI news release 

Tim Walker, Vice-President, Finance and Administration, and Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, invite you to the

UPEI Budget 2026–2027 Information Session
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 
Amphitheatre, Performing Arts Centre and Residence building (PAC121S)  
3:00 pm

If you are unable to participate in person, you are welcome to join us virtually at this Teams Town Hall link. 

The 2026–2027 UPEI Operating Budget may be found on the publications page of the UPEI website. 

We have heard your request for more opportunities to share ideas, suggestions, and feedback about how we can continue to strengthen our University community.

To help create a direct and accessible way for members of the campus community to contribute, we are pleased to introduce a new email address: ideas@upei.ca

This inbox is intended to be a space where students, faculty, and staff can share ideas that could help improve campus culture, enhance the student and employee experience, and support positive change across the University of Prince Edward Island.

We know that some of the best ideas come from those who learn, teach, work, and engage on our campus every day. Your perspectives are valuable, and we encourage you to use this new channel to share your thoughts on ways we can continue to grow and improve together.

Whether your suggestion is big or small, we welcome your input and look forward to hearing from you.

Due to the Confederation Bridge resurfacing project, Fedex has informed us that they will be changing our pickup time for outgoing packages.  From May 1 to June 30, they will be picking up at 1 pm instead of 2:15 pm.  We will need your outgoing packages no later than 11:30 am to ensure same day processing. Sorry for the inconvenience.  If you have any questions, please contact us at shipping@upei.ca. 

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, May 1, 2026. These applications will be reviewed at the May 21 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI researcher portal https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/. Instructions for using the researcher portal, are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the researcher portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

In order to accommodate UPEI computer classroom and lab software adds, drops, or modifications for the 2026 fall semester, we have set a firm deadline of June 1, 2026.

This date is necessary to allow sufficient time to plan and implement the installation of new and upgraded software. This ensures our students will have the software resources they need. Any requests received after the deadline will be applied in the next round of software updates.

Further information of currently installed software is available on the ITSS website, and you can fill out the following Computer Lab Software Request Form by June 1 with your request for software.

The Faculty of Education invites members of the campus community--students, faculty, and staff--to attend a public presentation by Tara-Lynn Rioux Germain, a candidate for a three-year position in Indigenous Education. The presentation takes place from 9:00 to 10:00 am on May 5 in Memorial Hall 417. A Teams link is available for those wishing to attend online (Meeting ID: 227 941 500 684 440 / Passcode: cF9rW7gM)

For further information, contact Karen-Anne O’Halloran.

Because of the generous support of many to "Love our Library"—the Robertson Library Revitalization Campaign, we are thrilled to announce that phase one renovations will officially begin on Monday, May 4, 2026, and continue through the second half of August.

To mark this significant occasion, you are warmly invited to attend a special kick-off event on Friday, May 1, at 10:00 am in the Robertson Library lobby to celebrate the beginning of renovations.

To learn how the Library will function during the renovation period, visit https://libraryupei.ca/renovations-2026

The Bookstore will be closed on Wednesday April 29 and Thursday April 30 for our year end inventory count. 

Red Dress Day is a National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples (MMIWG2S) that takes place on May 5. 

MMIWG2S is an ongoing human rights crisis of gender-based and racialized violence in Canada. Indigenous women’s groups estimate that more than 4,000 Indigenous women, girls, and gender diverse people have gone missing or been murdered in Canada since 1980. This violence is a result of past and ongoing systems of oppression and harm including colonization, racism, misogyny, transphobia, and anti-Indigeneity. 

In 2010, in response to this crisis, Métis artist Jaime Black-Morsette created the REDress Project, an art installation featuring red dresses hung in public spaces to symbolize the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and gender diverse people across this territory. Her art installation was the inspiration for Red Dress Day in Canada.

The UPEI Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) encourages the campus community to join them in honouring Red Dress Day:  

• Display a red dress or a red dress flyer in your department or office until May 5 (You can access a Red Dress flyer here: https://tinyurl.com/33kz2r8k  If you do not have access to a colour printer, Kelly at SVPRO can send copies by interoffice mail: 902-620-5428 or sv-pro@upei.ca)
• Educate yourself on MMIWG2S (You can access the final report of the National Inquiry here: www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Safe Passage here: www.safe-passage.ca)
• Wear red on May 5
• Take part in local vigils, walks, or events (watch for news from the Aboriginal Women’s Association of PEI, L’Nuey, Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI, and the Native Council of PEI)
• Speak up about MMIWG2S on social media using hashtags #MMIWG2S, #RedDressDay, and #WhyWeWearRed 

There is 24-hour support available for Indigenous, Inuit, or Métis individuals impacted by this crisis at 1-844-413-6649. Any UPEI Campus Member impacted by sexual violence can access confidential, trauma-informed support at the UPEI Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm: 902-620-5090 or sv-pro@upei.ca . SVPRO is located at the Kelley Memorial Building, Room 115-118. 

The Teaching and Learning Centre will be closed on April 28. The TLC team will be over in the Health Sciences building hosting the Teaching Community Conference. Colleagues are welcome to join us for a day of fantastic teaching-related professional development.  

The National Day of Mourning (or Workers’ Mourning Day) is marked annually in Canada on April 28 to remember those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. The day of observance originated in Canada in 1984 and is now recognized annually in over 100 countries. It is also a day to collectively renew our commitment to improve health and safety in the workplace and prevent further injuries, illnesses, and deaths.

UPEI's Health, Safety, and Environment department promotes an internal responsibility system that expects all workplace parties to collaborate on identifying, assessing, and managing all workplace hazards and risks. UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment provides oversight and guidance to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety legislation on PEI.

The University of Prince Edward Island will observe the National Day of Mourning by flying the flags near Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place at half-mast.

More information about the National Day of Mourning can be found on the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety website.

The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) is pleased to announce the launch of a new and improved version of the online training course entitled Preventing Sexualized Violence at UPEI for Staff & Faculty. All new staff will be required to complete this training as part of their onboarding process.  Human Resources has built this requirement into regular onboarding processes.  

In this course, learners are guided through lessons on sexual violence prevention, covering topics like consent, the role of power, the impacts of trauma, how to interrupt harm when we see it, how to respond to a disclosure of sexual violence in trauma-informed ways, and understanding available services and applicable policies at UPEI.

As we move forward as a community, confirming our ongoing commitment to safety, equity, and inclusion on campus, please remember that SVPRO is here to help and to provide support and training opportunities. You can contact us at sv-pro@upei.ca or 902-620-5090 or by visiting us at 115-118 Kelley Memorial Building.  

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, May 1, 2026. These applications will be reviewed at the May 21 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI researcher portal https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/. Instructions for using the researcher portal, are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the researcher portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

Because of the generous support of many to "Love our Library"—the Robertson Library Revitalization Campaign, we are thrilled to announce that phase one renovations will officially begin on Monday, May 4, 2026, and continue through the second half of August.

To mark this significant occasion, you are warmly invited to attend a special kick-off event on Friday, May 1, at 10:00 am in the Robertson Library lobby to celebrate the beginning of renovations.

To learn how the Library will function during the renovation period, visit https://libraryupei.ca/renovations-2026

The Department of History invites members of the campus community to attend the upcoming tenure-track faculty candidate presentation.

Dr. Hilary Grant will present “Making Time: Heritage, Modernity and Everyday Life in Atlantic Canada” on Wednesday, April 29, from 1:30–3:00 PM in SDU Main Building, Room 213.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend

The deadline for the Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver forms for the Summer 2026 semester is July 10, 2026.  We encourage you to have your tuition waivers submitted as soon as possible to assist in the timely processing. Tuition Waiver forms must be submitted electronically.  

The online Tuition Waiver fillable forms can be found on the HR Portal of the myUPEI site, under Training and Development.

Please note, the Employee or Spouse/Dependent must be registered in the course prior to applying for the tuition waiver.

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at: (902) 566-0514 or hrgeneral@upei.ca.

The ninth meeting of the UPEI Senate will take place on Friday, May 8, 2026, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 102 at Alumni Hall (618 University Avenue). To view the 2025-2026 calendar of Senate meetings or documents for the upcoming meeting, click here. (Posted one week before the meeting)

All meetings are open to members of the University community, although certain in-camera items (e.g., granting of degrees) may require the Senate to go into a closed session. Only members of Senate are permitted to address the Senate unless otherwise recognized by the chair. 

For logistical purposes, members of the UPEI community who wish to attend the open session of a UPEI Senate meeting are asked to contact senate@upei.ca one week prior to the meeting. While Senate is an in-person meeting, members of the University community may request a virtual connection when they are unable to attend in person. 

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications, including new applications, renewals, and/or amendments, is Friday, May 1, 2026. These applications will be reviewed at the May 21 meeting.

All research compliance applications, including biosafety application forms, must be submitted through the UPEI researcher portal https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/. Instructions for using the researcher portal, are available at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.

Please contact the Research Compliance Coordinator at researchcompliance@upei.ca if you have any questions about accessing or using the researcher portal, or about the biosafety application, review, and approval process.

In order to accommodate UPEI computer classroom and lab software adds, drops, or modifications for the 2026 fall semester, we have set a firm deadline of June 1, 2026.

This date is necessary to allow sufficient time to plan and implement the installation of new and upgraded software. This ensures our students will have the software resources they need. Any requests received after the deadline will be applied in the next round of software updates.

Further information of currently installed software is available on the ITSS website, and you can fill out the following Computer Lab Software Request Form by June 1 with your request for software.

Because of the generous support of many to "Love our Library"—the Robertson Library Revitalization Campaign, we are thrilled to announce that phase one renovations will officially begin on Monday, May 4, 2026, and continue through the second half of August.

To mark this significant occasion, you are warmly invited to attend a special kick-off event on Friday, May 1, at 10:00 am in the Robertson Library lobby to celebrate the beginning of renovations.

To learn how the Library will function during the renovation period, visit https://libraryupei.ca/renovations-2026