Response to Independent Review

These web pages form a hub for key documents, resources, and communications relating to the "ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Review" and the University’s progress toward implementing the recommendations made in the Review report.


Members of our ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ community have been deeply impacted by discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, among other problems outlined in the review conducted by Rubin Thomlinson LLP and published by the University in June 2023. In September 2025, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ released an updated version of the . 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 ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Review report, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ recognizes the need to acknowledge these problems and to further engage in consultation with our community members. Listening, discussion, and learning will help ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ to identify the actions that need to be taken to ensure the fair treatment of all ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ community members and to increase the safety for our students and employees.

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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.

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ is committed to addressing the recommendations in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Review report. In an effort to seek further input and guidance, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ engaged internal and external University community members through a ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Action Plan Advisory Group. As a result of the group's work, the University released the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Action Plan in March 2024 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.

Updates


| Independent Third-Party Review

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors is pleased to welcome two new members, each for a three-year term: Kevin Magee and Sara Underwood.

| Office of the President, Independent Third-Party Review

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers will hold a Town Hall on Wednesday, August 28 at 11 am about the implementation plans and external governance review.

| Independent Third-Party Review

Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors, issued a message to the campus community on July 31, sharing a report on the recent Board governance review completed by external consultant Cheryl Foy, of Strategic Governance Consulting Services Ltd.

| Office of the President, Independent Third-Party Review

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President and Vice-Chancellor Wendy Rodgers issued a joint message to the campus community announcing that the implementation plans for Year 0 and Year 1 for the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Action Plan are available on upei.ca.

| Independent Third-Party Review

In this message to the campus community, Interim President Greg Keefe congratulates the Class of 2024 and welcomes President Designate Wendy Rodgers.

| Independent Third-Party Review

In this message to the campus community, Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald gives an update on the external review of board governance at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

| Independent Third-Party Review

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors approved the  at a special meeting of the Board on March 27, 2024.

| Independent Third-Party Review

In an email on March 22, Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors, invited members of the campus community to a special Board meeting on Zoom where the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Action Plan will be presented to the Board for approval.

| Independent Third-Party Review

In this message from Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Governors to students, staff, and faculty, she outlines the governance review process that the Board is undertaking.

| Independent Third-Party Review

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 ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Action Plan.