By Shannon Younker SEARCH FOR UPEI'S NEXT PRESIDENT h for UPEI’s next President and CEO contin- with the arrival of Dr. Roger Barnsley October Roger Barnsley has a background in education public school system as well as training in

By Yvonne MacKean REIS ANEWFACE INTHE RESIDENCE besides the freshman students that are still own tome. The position of Residence Life Co- ator, which was vacated last July, has been by Ralph Robinson.

Bornand raised in Timmons, Ontario (which Northern Ontario about three and a half hours Sudbury, to be geographically correct), Ralph his first venture east of Quebec to come to PEI. pent five years at McMaster University in ilton. After trying out natural sciences and engineering, Ralph finally got a BA in Philoso- Ralph’s interests include motorcycle touring,

he did in May on a tour through parts of the td States. He also enjoys downhill skiing, and less competitive athletics. Ralph freely ad-

By C.A. Schneider iE OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE ts that have sprung up across the campus 8 the past week. The posters in question re a pony-tailed girl bent over a toilet with the on “The Drunker You Get, The Better You -” They have been supplied to our campus “sy of the Prince Edward Island Liquor Con- ommission and BACCHUS.

October 17 to 21 was National Collegiate ol Awareness Week, so it is only natural for 'tion-wide BACCHUS campaign to begin this - The BACCHUS campaign promoting alco- Wareness on campus will run until the first of December. New posters will go up early Week. All posters carry the ‘‘If You Drink, Bowl”? theme.

These posters are being hung in groups of thirty at a time, and students are invited to

developmental psychology. Presently, he is Vice President (Academic) at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Dr. Barnsley takes pride in the fact he is not cynical and that he “‘loves his job’’.

Dr. Barnsley sees his nomination for the presidential seat as an opportunity where he might make a difference at this campus. He hopes to encourage a collegiate, cooperative climate at the university, and is a strong believer in maintaining an “‘open door”’ policy. Any vision for the future of UPEI will not be created by the new presidentalone. Any changes will be owned by everyone. Universi- ties are traditionally a concentration of bright peo- ple: students, faculty members and staff. If these energies can be harnessed, the potential is present to make a good school better.

Regardless of what proposals are eventu- ally passed by the Liberal government, and Barnsley emphasized that no one knows yet what may come from the discussion paper on social policy reform, he feels that the small, teaching universities of the Maritimes like St. Thomas and UPEI give the best education and so must be protected. Barnsley tells the X-Press the thing he finds most exciting about this issue is the fact that students are troubled

mits that he is not much of an athlete, but if he has fun, he doesn’t mind. Ralph also enjoys reading, specifically sci-fi, and adds that he enjoys Irish and other folk music.

Ralph lists several experiences that led him to apply for the residence position. Ralph spent five years in residence at McMaster. During thistime he was vice-president and president of his residence, as well as vice-president and president of the com- mittee that governs all eleven residences at McMaster. Ralph jokes that he is living out his dream: living in residence without actually going to classes. Seriously, he found that residence was a real growth experience for him, and he felt that maybe he could contribute to something to our residence life in return. Ralph also likes that fact

lcohol awareness hits UPEI

‘*steal’’ one if they want to. The theory is that a poster will get a lot more attention if it is hanging in a dorm room or an office than if it just sits on a bulletin board somewhere for months. The disap- pearance of posters will give the committee proof that their campaign is reaching the students. BACCHUS Canada is a non-profit organi-

zation which seeks donations from companies so they can provide campuses across Canada with alcohol awareness information virtually free of charge. BACCHUS supplieseach participating cam- pus with all the materials necessary for an all-out alcohol awareness campaign- except volunteers.

‘Keep your eyes peeled for UPEI’s own volunteers, who will be putting up the next instal- ment of the poster campaign soon.

r, Roger Barnsley comes to U.PE.I.

enough to get angry. He states that one of the historical roles of university students is to encour- age societal debate. Yes, we should be angry, but we should not be limiting ourselves to the debates that have an immediate effect on the lives of univer- sity students.

Besides worrying about the sheer cost of university in the future, Barnsley expresses concern about universities becoming part of a more con- sumer-oriented educational system. He hopes that government will temper their reforms, although he suggests that there is some support for the income contingent loan repayment plan.

Enrollment is already dropping at UPEI with relatively small annual increases in tuition. When asked about how he would plan to keep UPEI’s population at a viable level he told the X- Press one immediate priority will be recruiting outside the base of PEI’s high schools, Barnsley is also concerned about the number of students that UPEI keeps once they are accepted into first year. With more attention to students, perhaps a greater proportion of those who come to UPEI as freshmen will graduate. By listening to students, Barnsley hopes he can learn what is needed for student success and then put those suggestions to work.

he new face in Student Services JPET gets new residence life coordinator

that he, by living in residence, can keep in touch with the residents. Thus it is not a solely adminis- trative job. Ralph notes that though the McMaster system is different than ours, he has an insight into some of the problems faced by RAs and House Committee.

Ralph wants to fill the residences. He has a few other ideas but until he knows the system he doesn’t want to make any plans, for fear of making things worse. One of Ralph’s pet ideas is a monthly residence newspaper, which he hopes to start before the end of this month. Another goal is to create a family atmosphere in residence, a real community. Another important goal is an atmosphere that brings upper class persons back to residence, so that he has a chance to see a change in people as they mature

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UPElisalready a student centered, teaching centered university and Barnsley’s public education back- ground leads him to believe that this is indeed the best approach.

Community thinking is a priority of Bamsley’sas well. The University of Prince Edward Island is one community within the larger commu- nity. The support of this larger community is essen- tial. UPEI must convince the public that a univer- sity education is still relevant and that we are the place get one. As the information superhighway becomes more and more a part of post-secondary education, UPEI becomes more and more a part of a larger community composed of universities across the nation. Through this network, UPEI has the same access to material and information as the University of Toronto or McGill.

To help facilitate gaining this understand- ing and respect from the community, Barnsley suggests that universities must become more ‘‘trans- parent’’. We cannot assume that everyone knows how the university works, especially when many of its members may not know. One goal should be to reassert the importance of teaching and research and development. The challenge is to do this while maintaining academic freedom.

through residence life. Ralph also wants to help the university community realize the importance of residence life as part of the education received at university. Hereally believes that people who come out of residence life have experiences that make them more beneficial to society.

Ralph adds that he is very happy about his choice in coming east; he likes the people and the places. Of course he hasn’t been through a Mari- time winter yet! He also adds that he doesn’t know a lot of people and he hopes this article will get people to come see him.

If anyone is interested in contacting Ralph he can be found at Student Services, or in room 119 of Bernardine Hall.

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