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NEWS EDITOR __ Pet cent is eaten up by cent of respondents charac-

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istrative matters. re- average when compared to

Faculty members _ spondent described teach- ia caieiatacecticile-

have spoken. In efforts to ing asincluding preparing vious academic experi- enhance communicationand _|ectures, preparing library ences

share ideas on how toim- reserve material, and i prove ain ae marking. their UPR bases de re newspaper, ’ All respondents ; decided to give UPEI fac- P warding thus far. Over 70 ulty members a voice. 50 e > identical questionnaires were “Many of the part-time, re to 50 aa untenured (sessional) fac- , a 7. eee a ulty are poorly paid, re-

> > q ity, . . and opportunities available ceive no benefits, have _ at UPEI for these profes- no job Secu rity 2 and receiv ‘

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esty of responses. Of the faculty members who re- identified teaching as their per cent stated they were sponded, 35 percenthave — primary role. One faculty very proud to be teaching taught at UPEI for 0 to5 member who did not an- at UPEI. Almost 30 per years, 20 per cent have — swer the question said it cent admitted that they were taught for 5 to 10 years, and ~~ was “an important part of proud of their work rather 45 percenthave done so for [his/her] job.” A colleague than where they worked.

over 10 years. added that it was by no , : Faculty members

The pollrevealed that means his or her only role. opinion on on UPEI has

65 per cent of faculty mem- Teaching comes with — to offer differed. Although

bers’ time is spentteaching. _ responsibilities but also re-

sy, : a large portion agreed that An additional 20 percentis wards. All respondents UPEI was sufficient to fulfill spent researching and/or _ said they had some influ-

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their academic require- work, 95 per cent of those ments (72 per cent said surveyed said it would be yes, 28 percent saidno), worse. and that working on PEI One professor ex- generally did not havea ___ plained: “I would not work as negative influence on their aprofessor if] couldn’t teach, work, one respondent’s _ but, it might help my research critiques included insuffi- and the quality of my teach- cient or inadequate library ing if I only had to teach 2 holdings, the university’s | courses a term as my friends isolation from other re- _ at otherschools do, or if] only search facilities, andthe had tocoveracouple of fields poor quality ofcomputer within my discipline instead of and internet serviceson 4or5.” campus. Tenure remains an im- One respondent portant concern for UPEI spoke infavourofUPEI’s professors. Almost 60 per “approachable and help- _cent of those surveyed stated ful administration” andthe _ that it was very important. “above average interper- One professor ex- sonal connections with _ plained, perhaps, why ten- student, staff, and faculty.” —_ ure is such a concern. Yet, athird of respondents “I’m a full-time, ten- said that university admin- ured faculty. Many of the istration hindered their part-time, untenured (ses- work. sional) faculty are poorly “Working at UPEI _ paid, receive no benefits, has affordedmeanumber have no job security, and re- of opportunities would ceive too little respect from not have had elsewhere, __ [the administration]. Yet they said one respondent. “But are essential to UPEI and its its demands and its limits _ students. They are not as ‘re- have hurt my career in warded’ as full time faculty.” other ways.” A number of faculty When asked if it members commented on the would be better or worse _ survey itself. Many were dis- to work at UPEI ifallthat satisfied with its format, and was required was to do some insisted that answers research and publishing were too simplistic.

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