Office of the President
The University of Prince Edward Island’s President and Vice-Chancellor is the chief executive officer, responsible to the Board of Governors and to the Senate to lead UPEI’s academic mission and administrative operations. The President works with the senior executive team to provide leadership to the University.
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. Dr. Rodgers began her five-year term on June 1, 2024.
Messages from the President
In her fall message, President Wendy Rodgers thanks students, staff, and faculty for their care, energy, and leadership they bring to our community, and invites everyone to think about gratitude as the University heads into the Thanksgiving break.
Please "save the date" for our next town hall featuring a conversation with Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers on Friday, September 26, at 9:30 am in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
President Wendy Rodgers will resume her town hall series for members of the UPEI campus community with an August Check-In and Update on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
President Wendy Rodgers, on behalf of the UPEI Strategic Planning Steering Committee, issued a message to the campus community that links to the draft framework of UPEI's new strategic plan, inviting feedback from all stakeholders through an online form.
Read the summary of key points from the UPEI Budget Information Session that was hosted by President Wendy Rodgers and Vice-President Administration and Finance Tim Walker on June 25, 2025.
In a campus-wide message, Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Tim Walker, Vice-President, Administration and Finance, invite members of the University community to a UPEI Operating Budget information session on June 25, 2025.
In a message to the campus community, President Wendy Rodgers and VP Administration and Finance Tim Walker announced that the UPEI Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget at its May 27 meeting.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers announced in a community message that the UPEI Action Plan Progress Report for Year 0 and Year 1 is now available online. She also hosted an "Action Plan Update" Town Hall on May 28.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor invites members of the campus community as well as the broader community to the next Town Hall, which will feature the progress report on Year 0 and Year 1 of the UPEI Action Plan.
President Wendy Rodgers announced in a campus message that Mark Caduc will join UPEI as Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO), starting on June 5. He will replace—on an interim basis—Dana Sanderson who served as CIO from 2014 until he retired in April of this year.
