Action Plan IMPACT: Audit report shows, yes, we successfully implemented years 0 and 1 of the UPEI Action Plan!

UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Wendy Rodgers hosted a town hall on October 17 regarding the results of the recent independent audit by Deloitte Canada on the implementation of years 0 and 1 of the UPEI Action Plan.  

At the Town Hall, we learned that UPEI has completed over 95% of the defined actions, thus leading Deloitte to confirm UPEI’s commitment to the implementation of the Action Plan. The entire UPEI community, including the 28 Action Plan implementation leads and program manager Kate Richard, should be Panther proud for supporting culture change and contributing to this progress. 

Both in-person and online attendees participated in some interactive word clouds. The first word cloud asked “what are your initial reactions to these audit results?” As the infographic above demonstrates, there were some mixed feelings—to be expected with such a broad culture-change initiative—but the three words garnering the most responses were “hopeful, progress, and positive.”  

For the second word cloud activity, participants were asked “What is your role in creating the culture of trust, safety, and inclusion at UPEI? In this case, the top three responses were “lead by example, participate, and support." 

These activities, like the Audit results themselves, illustrate that the UPEI community is committed to fostering a university environment built on trust, safety, and inclusion, and that many see themselves playing a role in achieving success.  

Now in year two of our six-year UPEI Action Plan, we are beginning to see tangible progress. Some community members have yet to personally observe this progress and are asking, “What has been accomplished? Are we actually moving forward?” The answer is: yes! Years 0 and 1 included many foundational activities such as developing policies and hiring our inaugural Vice-President People and Culture.

We will be telling the stories of important progress on the UPEI Action Plan on a regular basis, under the “Action Plan IMPACT” banner. Articles will share how the Action Plan implementation activities are being operationalized, becoming entrenched in our culture and living on long past the plan, making real IMPACT.

To submit your own Action Plan IMPACT story, contact communications@upei.ca.