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Senate went through a lengthy, but quite product—' ive meeting last Thursday night. '

The procedure for choosing a Dean was finally ironed out. The longest debate was over the term of office for a dean which finally ended up as a six year initial appointment with a Presidential review at the end of three years. Also an incumbent Dean is eligiable for an additional non-renewable three year term. If the Board of Gov* ernors*accepts this, then the longest a Dean may be in power is nine consecutive years. But this does not stop a.person who was Dean from offering again for the Deanship when the SéarCh committee for a Dean was considering appli- cations for a new Dean, but he cannot apply if he already the Dean. Confusing? It's not.really. A Dean may sit for nine consecut- ive years (providing he or she is good}) then a new Dean is appointed (the old Dean is not eligiable) but after the new dean is finished, the old original dean is again eligiable for consideration. There were many suggestions put forward ahout the length of office, one was for a four year renewable term which lost out in voting. It was interesting to note though that the accepted term of office when voted upon was 10 for and 9 against. There-Were 4 or 5 members missing from the meeting so the motion could have been defeated. Six years is a long time if a Dean should happen to be a not very nice person.

I mentioned a’Search Committee for-Dean earlier and the composition of the Committee was approved two chairmen from the faculty department, two teaching:9taff,from‘the faculty, four student ‘ members of the faculty and the President or his appointee. This committee Will be responsible for appointing a new dean._ VAgain, another interesting if

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’local concerns. ‘amples are: rcourse have a formal final

Senate ~liimilly Decides Dean’s Term

_ point was that Dean Duffy

was the only Senate member who voted against the amendment to expand student representation from 2 to 4 members on the committee. By finally having this procedure agreed upon, the works can be put into operation for choosing a new Dean of Science. Another big.subject was the "performance criteria for the B.ED." This entails a type of screening by a

V'committee for students

applying to the education program. This screening was felt very necessary especially for students taking the one year B.ED

wafter the first degree.

It was also felt that by having this screening process it would strengthen the quality of the teachers

being produced. For students 'honérary degrees were also

in the four year program the screening process would take place after the sophomore year. It was the

‘overall concern for the

quality of teachers being trained that prompted this

amotion from the Faculty

of Education. Students in the faculty were also consulted before this motion

-was made to the Senate

and those students present at the meeting were in favor of this screening procedure.

The Ad-Hoc Committee on. Academic Dishonesty was

also presented to the Senate.

Gary Webster is the chair- man with representatives from the three faculties,. both student and faculty. Their work should be getting

under way in the near future.

The nominations for

Besides the results of Attitudes Towards Goals for Univeristy Education In Pr- ince Edward Island, printed last week in the CADRE, th- ere»were an additonal 20 questions which dealt with Some ex- Should every

'presented~in the closed session of the meeting. The two names presented were accepted by the Senate and will be made public upon 'their acceptance of the honor to be bestowed upon them. There was a slight tdisagreement about the final date for submission of nominees for honorary degrees. I asked the Senate that since the final notice

for nominees was publicized

during March Break, if

they would accept a nomina- tion from the floor in a

case of special circumstances.

Sorrowfully, after much argument, this suggestion couldn't be fulfilled,

so the nomination from certain members of Senate

was nOt presented. Person—

all¥, I feel thatgthe _ who e system or tradition

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‘of honorary degrees should

be re-evaluated. Its_becoming a habit rather than privil— edge to honor persons with honorary degrees. The thing is that honorary degrees

are not a priviledge and

not as significant as

they used to be. I feel

they should be given under very special circumstances and only if a person genu- inally deserves it. Why' should we always have three1 honorary degrees? Maybe

only one v-sy special person deserves one. But then habits are usually classed as bad rather than good.

Rumor has it that this week four life guards will be appointed by the univera

-sity. This is just in case

someone should drown in :he water and ice going to class here at Lake U.P.E.I.

'«Princeton‘ Survey To Be Presented In Duffy

- On Tuesday Night At 1:30

examination; should every student who enters the Un- iversity be required to take a competency test in English composition and if he fails take a special remedial co- urse; should all faculty members be required to tea- ch a set number of hours per week and should UPEI develop

graduate programs at the Master and Doctoral level? The results of the 20 local questions and the com- plete Princeton Survey will be presented in a special forum_in DUFFY AMPHITHEATRE this Tuesday night at 7:30.