Recently, UPEI Administration sent a message to UPEI students that purports to address students’ concerns around negotiations. We believe this message is misleading and have marked it accordingly.
Recent UPEI Administration Communications to Students
Other news
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CBC – “Faculty Association says COVID-19 case linked to UPEI not properly communicated”
Case was announced Saturday, link to UPEI only confirmed publicly on Tuesday. CBC News · Posted: Sep 28, 2021 8:27 PM AT | Last Updated: September 28 The UPEI Faculty Association says staff members are concerned about the lack of information from the university about a recent COVID-19 case connected to the school. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison confirmed Tuesday that a COVID-19 case has been linked to the university. She said that the school’s administration was notified […]
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2022-2023 Research and Advocacy Committee Report
According to its formal mandate, the UPEIFA Research and Advocacy Committee is: “tasked by the Executive with completing research and making recommendations on issues being discussed by the Executive. In addition, the Committee serves an advocacy function to external groups and organizations, and to governments.” In practice, the Committee has generally focussed on its research role, supporting the FA Executive (and the Negotiating Team, in years when negotiation positions are being prepared), and this continued […]
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2022-2023 Communications Committee Report
May 2022 – May 2023 The communications committee included the following members: Michael Arfken (Co-Chair) Kim Mears (Co-Chair) David Hickey (Member-at-Large) Ariana Patey (Member-at-Large) Nia Phillips (Member-at-Large) Chris Vessey (Member-at-Large) Activities this year focused on communications to support the collective bargaining process, including significant email and social media campaigns. The FA website also required maintenance. A new theme was selected and implemented on the site and it migrated to a new hosting service (WP Engine […]
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2022-2023 Awards and Scholarships Committee Report
The Awards and Scholarships Committee oversees awards and scholarships that are sponsored and co-sponsored by the Faculty Association, as well as the events celebrating FA award recipients. As Chair, I was assisted this year by committee members Cora Gilroy, Susan Graham, Krishna Thakur, Sarah Hewko, Shannon Murray, and William Stoughton. We celebrated on February 10, 2023, the Faculty Association entrance scholarship recipients, and medalists. Thanks to the support of the Faculty Association Office and the […]