Finiancial Aid Advisor Student Services Robertson Library Tuesday through Fri- day 1:30 —.3:30 pm
Welcome back! i truly lhope everyone managed, Ao
Ihave terrific” ‘summers. with “
xciting workplaces. | My job as certainly fun this year working with Sherri Egan giving campus tours to in- coming first year students. I’d like to say hello to those students now and to wish them a great year of univer- sity life.
An important pact of university life is of course fi- mances and the Student Ser- vices Center provides assis- tance to students in the ar-
Hello everyone!!
I'd like to take this op- portunity to welcome all re- urning students back to the brind and to welcome all rst year students to UPEI.
y name is an Master- on and I am your Vice— President Finance on the Ptudent Union Executive for
Ay
IN SEARCH OF THE GREEN
eas of scholarships, bursaries, and loans by providing av- enues of information. I have had one year as your Finan- cial Aid Advisor‘and in that period of time have noticed several specific areas of con- cern:
A. There are bursaries and scholarships available to UPEI students on the. dasis of a combination of various things like need, academic performance, community in- volvement, religious affilia- tion, gender, study that simple require ap- plication from students;
'B. The Federal/ Provincial Loan and Bursary Programs for Cana-
‘dian students are not neces-
VP Finance
the coming year. It is my hope that my fellow execu- tive members (Dean, Paul, Mary Anne, and Lisa) and myself can work with you for you to make the 1988-89 aca-
demic year as rewarding a:
year as possible.
As VP Finance, I am re- sponsi- ble for the financial adminis- tration of the UPEI Student Union which includes such duties. ‘as preparing financial statements, reports and bud- gets; maintaining clear and accurate account of all finan- cial transactions of the Stu- dent Union; approving pay- rolls; and overseeing the du- ties of the General Manager. I am also one of the student representatives on the Board of Govenors.
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sarily simple or easy to un- derstand if applying for the first time and advisement i is recommended;
C. Appeal your tempo- rary assessment of your loan application if you are not happy with it;
D. University is in it- self a full-time job; therefore, please try to keep any part- time job down to 10 hours a week if you can; and
E. UPEI students who are studying toward a bach- elor’s degree or diploma are categorized as undergradu- ate students. Graduate stu- dents are those who go on to a Masters or Doctorate level of study in a particu- lar field. If students are ac-
The VP Finance has tra- ditionally been a rather low key figure on campus. I plan to change that image this year. I think .that its important to be involved in
various activities on campus _
and to be accessable by ‘all students wishing to voice a concern or who simply want to have a chat. I am very approachable so don’t hesi- tate to stop me and say Hi! or drop by my office in the Barn if you want to share any ideas that will make the upcoming year a great one. The entire executive is very keen and eager to do all we can for the students. at
* UPEI. GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR AND REMEMBER, |
GET OUT AND GET IN- VOLVED!
OnMEB uDS MAN —
_ Hi! My name is Sean acIntosh and I am the PEI Ombudsman. For hose of you who don’t now what an Ombudsman 8, don’t worry, you’re not lone!’ The Ombudsman is he person on campus who he students can’ turn to they are having problems ith the Student Unjon or he University. 1 si.con he Student Union Council d can bring cases before he Senate and the Board
of Governors. The students’ rights must be protected and that’s what I’m here to do. If you have any prob- lems, feel free to bring them to me. I'am here to serve you, and I will do so to the best of my ability. At present I don’t have an of- fice but that will chance soon (so. I’m _ told). If you need to get a hold of me for any reason, you can
use the VAX —account name OMBUDSMAN - or you can
Seitant me through the Stu- dent Union Office. I’m al- most always on campus and
' quite easily found. The office
thing should be fixed up by mid September.
Good luck in your stud- ies and have a great year.
Yours, Sean MacIntosh UPEI Student Ombuds-
cepted into a graduate pro- gram, then they can usu- ally receive funds in the form of teaching assistants, schol- arships, or bursaries. Stu- dent loans are also. available through the Department of Education Student Aid Pro- gram.
OK, I think that’s enough of the world of financial aid for this first issue of the GEM. Speaking
of the GEM, I would ‘like’
to welcome our two new co- editors Dawnne Chappelle
‘and Cora-Lee Desroches to
the newspaper staff. They replace our past editor Der- rick Webber who did an out- standing job last year and all indications point to our new
editors of being equally suc- cessful. Oh yes, before finish- ing this first article I should tell you that I’ve changed my name back to Murphy from Reeves and I hope that it doesn’t cause and confusion. Until next week, remem- ber that the search for the green begins with you!
VP Communications
Well, another summer has come and gone, and this ‘one seemed to scoot by faster than the previous summer. Since we cannot do much about the past, accept re- flect, lets make sure the fu- ture entails everything we ‘want and hope for. A sure way of achieving this is by getting involved in the Stu-
dent Union and life on cam- pus.
By the way, my name is Paul Griffith and hold the newest position on the SUC, Vice-president of Communi- cations. This position was created to better the com- munications and awareness on campus, between the Stu- dent Union and the univer- sity community. Since this is a new position, I am looking for suggestions, ideas, and opinions on what you think the duties of the VPC should entail as well as any new ar- eas this position should get involved in. So please stop by the desk or anywhere else you might see me and we can have a chat. Have a good one!
Sincerely Paul Griffith
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METHINKS THAT, MAY Nor HAVE,
Thursday, September 1, 1988