These web pages form a hub for key documents, resources, and communications relating to the "¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Review" and the University’s progress toward implementing the recommendations made in the .
Members of our ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® community have been deeply impacted by discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, among other problems outlined in the (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Review) conducted by Rubin Thomlinson and published by the University in June 2023. The University is committed to providing resources and supports to members of our community who have been and continue to be affected.
In the wake of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Review report, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® recognizes the need to acknowledge these problems and to further engage in consultation with our community members. Listening, discussion, and learning will help ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® to identify the actions that need to be taken to ensure the fair treatment of all ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® community members and to increase the safety for our students and employees.
¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® also acknowledges the need to rebuild trust on campus and within the broader community. This will take consistent and organized efforts across the University to demonstrate our commitment to community members. Rebuilding trust will also entail demonstrating greater accountability through increased transparency, communication, collaboration, and timely efforts to improve policies, processes, and practices.
¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® is committed to addressing the recommendations in the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Review report. To do so, an Action Plan is required to guide decisions and actions in the days, months, and years ahead so that pathways to improvements are well-informed, meaningful, and effectively address the problems identified.
In an effort to seek further input and guidance, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® is engaging internal and external University community members through a ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Action Plan Advisory Group.
The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® has created seven new positions in the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Office, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and Student Affairs. The seven positions are being funded by a combination of internal resources and new support from the Government of Prince Edward Island.
¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald provided an update to the campus community after chairing a historic meeting of the Board of Governors on November 28.
In this release, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office announces that ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® is now an Employer Partner of the (CCDI), which provides the University community with a number of benefits.
In a message to employees, Dr. Greg Keefe, interim ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® President, updated faculty and staff on the use of non-disclosure agreements and employee supports available at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®.
The Government of PEI announced five individuals, selected through the Engage PEI process, who will be joining the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors for a three-year term.
The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® invites expressions of interest from or recommendations of individuals, external to the University, who might be considered for appointment as members to the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors.
¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® is developing a ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Action Plan Advisory Group in response to the Rubin Thomlinson report. Read about the public “Call for Expressions of Interest," which has been issued to community members who would like to participate in and contribute to the Action Plan process.