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Media Releases

| Athletics

The UPEI Track and Field team is excited to welcome Cornwall, PEI native Leah Campbell for the 2023–24 season. Head coach Colin MacAdam has no doubt she will help the team continue to improve their sprint and relay performances.

| University

The University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors and members of the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA), Bargaining Unit 1 and Bargaining Unit 2, ratified a new collective on Friday, April 14, 2023, ending the faculty strike. Classes at UPEI will resume Monday, April 17.

| University

The University of Prince Edward Island and the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA), Bargaining Unit 1 and Bargaining Unit 2, reached a tentative Collective Agreement on Friday, April 14, 2023.

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The following message from the Vice-President Academic and Research was sent to UPEI students and copied to employees via their UPEI email accounts on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

| University

The University encourages members of the campus community to read mediator Michelle Flaherty’s Mediation Report to the PEI Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, which was posted to the provincial government website on April 11, 2023.

| University

The UPEI Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre has created a new award for Indigenous students attending the University, with support from the Government of Prince Edward Island.

| University

In the latest message to the campus community, the University describes its attempts during mediation to encourage the UPEI Faculty Association to end their strike and return to class. Nationally recognized mediator Michelle Flaherty ended the mediation process on Monday, April 10. 

| University

The University issued a UPEI Community Bulletin indicating that it is very disappointed that the mediation process has broken down. 

| University

The University issued an update to students and employees on April 6 to advise that Minister Bloyce Thompson has appointed Michelle Flaherty as the mediator for the upcoming talks with the UPEI Faculty Association.

| Students

The following message outlining student supports, activities, and events available during the strike was also emailed to UPEI students on behalf of UPEI Student Affairs on April 6, 2023. Please note that some programming is not taking place over the holiday weekend.