Response to Independent Review
These web pages form a hub for key documents, resources, and communications relating to the "Â鶹´«Ã½ Review" and the University’s progress toward implementing the recommendations made in the .
Members of our Â鶹´«Ã½ community have been deeply impacted by discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, among other problems outlined in the (Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ Review report, Â鶹´«Ã½ recognizes the need to acknowledge these problems and to further engage in consultation with our community members. Listening, discussion, and learning will help Â鶹´«Ã½ to identify the actions that need to be taken to ensure the fair treatment of all Â鶹´«Ã½ community members and to increase the safety for our students and employees.
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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.
Â鶹´«Ã½ is committed to addressing the recommendations in the Â鶹´«Ã½ 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, Â鶹´«Ã½ is engaging internal and external University community members through a Â鶹´«Ã½ Action Plan Advisory Group.
Updates
In this message to the campus community, Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald gives an update on the external review of board governance at Â鶹´«Ã½.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Governors approved the at a special meeting of the Board on March 27, 2024.
In an email on March 22, Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Governors, invited members of the campus community to a special Board meeting on Zoom where the Â鶹´«Ã½ Action Plan will be presented to the Board for approval.
In this message from Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Governors to students, staff, and faculty, she outlines the governance review process that the Board is undertaking.
In this campus and community message, Interim President Greg Keefe invites students, staff, faculty, retired employees, alumni, and community members to provide feedback on the preliminary draft of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Action Plan.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Governors welcomes three new members for a three-year team: Kristi Kelly; Donald K. MacKenzie; and Dr. Ajay Sahajpal.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ 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.
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ President, updated faculty and staff on the use of non-disclosure agreements and employee supports available at Â鶹´«Ã½.
