Panel of equity, diversity, and inclusion experts conduct review of UPEI EDI and Human Rights department

A panel of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) experts made up of three external and one internal reviewer is on the UPEI campus from November 26–28, meeting with key stakeholders and conducting a review of the UPEI Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights (EDIHR) department.

Together the panel brings decades of experience leading equity, diversity, inclusion and human rights functions in post-secondary institutions as well as leading the Canadian Association for Harassment and Discrimination in Higher Education.

Action Plan IMPACT: Expanded SVPRO ramps up awareness and prevention efforts in visible ways!

The following article has been distributed to faculty, staff, and students by UPEI Communications.

UPEI’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SV-PRO) was an “office of one” until the UPEI Action Plan called for the creation of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights (EDIHR) department.  

The Curiosity Fair

Students, faculty, and staff are warmly invited to The Curiosity Fair: an interdisciplinary showcase of curiosity-led research, where part of the design is unbuilding, innovation, experimentation, and making something different than what's on the cover of the box. A Faculty of Arts presentation by students and instructors of UPEI 1020 Inquiry Studies.

Public Discussion on Difficult Conversations and Inclusive Language.

Join Diversity and Social Justice in Practice students for a public forum featuring AUS Coach of the Year Darell Glenn, and Sister Sue, recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Grace McQuaid and Kaylee Harper will serve as moderators, while Bethany Pauliszyn and Zare Onaivi will participate as panellists alongside our guest speakers. Together, they will discuss how they approach difficult conversations and the tools they use to navigate them. This event is open to all members of the campus community and aims to create a welcoming space for listening and learning.

Message from the Vice-President, Academic and Research: John Bragg Chair in Entrepreneurship

The following message has been distributed by UPEI Communications to faculty and staff on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Research.

The Catherine Callbeck Centre for Entrepreneurship at UPEI provides exceptional learning opportunities for student entrepreneurs at UPEI. It coordinates student entrepreneurship activities across faculties; provides spaces for collaboration between students and mentors; and develops new experiential learning opportunities.

Allyship Panel with UPEI Leadership

This panel event on allyship will explore what meaningful, sustained support can look like within the UPEI community. Featuring UPEI President Dr. Wendy Rodgers, UPEI Vice-President, People and Culture Dr. Jane Ngobia, and UPEI Campus Chaplain Sister Sue Kidd, alongside student organizers Grace McQuaid, Brennan McDuffee, and Chloe Dobrinsky, the discussion will consider how to move beyond symbolic gestures toward practices that genuinely and consistently support equity-deserving communities.

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