Presidential Search
The University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors announced the appointment of Dr. Wendy Rodgers as UPEI’s seventh President and Vice-Chancellor on May 6, 2024, marking the end of a 12-month presidential search process. We are excited to welcome a visionary leader who shares our enthusiasm for this extraordinary post-secondary institution. Read the announcement
The Presidential Search Committee thanks members of the campus community for their thoughtful input throughout the process and all those who expressed interest in the position. The search attracted an incredibly competitive field of candidates.
The Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald, consisted of six Senate-selected and six Board of Governors-selected members (see below).
The search for the new president included a number of opportunities for input from a wide range of representatives of the University community. The Presidential Search Committee was committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to an open, transparent, and rigorous process. On behalf of the Committee, the Chair communicated frequently with the University community to keep them informed on progress and ways to provide input.
Contributions from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders were critical to ensuring the Presidential Search Committee had a clear vision of what the next President and Vice-Chancellor should look like, to ensure their qualities align with the University’s values and mission. Learn more about the presidential search process.
Presidential Search Committee
Chair
- Shannon MacDonald, Chair, Governance and Appeals Committee, Board of Governors
Elected by the Board of Governors
- Brian Thompson, Board Member
- Kateri Coade, Board Member
- Alex MacBeath, Board Member
- Megan MacLean, Staff Representative
- Adam MacKenzie, Student Representative
Elected by Senate
- Bill Waterman, Faculty of Business
- Richard Raiswell, Faculty of Arts
- Sue Dawson, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Libby Osgood, Faculty of Engineering
- Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Administration Representative
- Divya Daboo, Student Representative
Updates
Dr. Wendy Rodgers has been appointed by the UPEI Board of Governors as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor after a comprehensive 12-month search. She will assume the role on June 1, 2024.
The following message from the Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, announcing the president-designate, was emailed to students, staff, and faculty on May 6, 2024.
Members of the campus community have an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback regarding the three finalist candidates for the position of President and Vice-Chancellor via an online form until 11:59 pm, March 24, 2024.
In a message issued on March 5, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, invited the campus community to attend upcoming fireside chats with the finalist candidates for the UPEI presidential search.
In this message from UPEI Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald, she updates the campus community on the status of presidential search process.
The following message was also distributed by email to students, staff, and faculty on December 11, 2023.
Shannon MacDonald, chair of the UPEI Board of Governors and the Presidential Search Committee, updated the campus community on October 30, about the progress being made by the Search Committee.
The following message was distributed to students and faculty and staff on August 23, 2023, by UPEI Communications on behalf of Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee.
The Presidential Search Committee will be holding a Community Forum on August 22 as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process to select a new President and Vice-Chancellor.
The Presidential Search Committee launched an online survey today as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process that will select a new President and Vice-Chancellor for the University of Prince Edward Island.
