November .22, 1984
' The Netted Gem ~
Leaked document reveals
UPEI budget figures
A document has been leak- ed to the Netted Gem show ing how the University of Prince Edward Island spent its (and our) money last year.
The university spent a total of $12,918,555, losing only $37,223 as compared to the $250,661 it expected to drop. ' .
> Student tuition fees ,ac- counted for r only 18.5% of this total, or $2,392,611.
UPEI received a little Over 7
‘ten million dollars from gov- ernment grants.
A short breakdown on .some of the costs: _, ——Salaries for full and part- time professors, support
. and equipment
staff, and student assistants came to $8,429,109. The President’s Office alone ate up $140,102 in salaries. --—“Fringe benefits” totalled $1,215,501.
-—Scholarships and bursaries cost the university $282,066. —Athletic travel, supplies, came -to $140,909, one and a half times the budgeted amount. —Research doubled its bud- geted allotment, at $103,154. —The English Department has the largest expenditure of any department, followed by Business, Biology, Psychol- pgy (all of which spent over $400,000 in salaries and other expenses), Math and Com-
puter Science, Chemistry, History, Physics, and Edu- cation.
—Livrary acquisitions came to $361,772; with salaries and other costs, the Library
ran for $1,072,929.
—The Computer Centre spent twice its budget, at a cost of $442,790.
—Student Services was under budget at $213,340. The Ath- letics Department was over at $339,550.
The University of Prince Edward Island expects to have a deficit of $196,222 in 1984-85, from a planned budget of $14,149,390.
Business first in line §
by Carolyn Ryan The School of ' Business at UPEI has won its bid to
keep its status as a school.
separate from the Faculty of Arts, but now must under- go the first of a series of academic reviews meant to eventually reach every pro- gram in the university.
.“This is the most import— ant thing Senate has done in years,” said Dean of Arts Verner Smitheram after Fri- ’ day’s meeting.
The meeting was attended by about fifettn Business Administration students, in- cluding Business Society Pre- sident Valerie Campbell, who last week made a presenta- tion to the Student Union asking them to support the maintanance of the School’s separate status.
In 1981, Business Admin- istration was removed from the Faculty of Arts, as it had grown to the point of having one third of the enrol- ment of UPEI. At that time, Senate voted to review its decision in three years time.
Which brings us to 1984.
Senators debated for a while whether they had
enough information to make a decision. '
“Senate would be acting out of’ place to maintain the status without a review,” said Political Studies chair Gary Webster, who thought the question “deserved more than a cursory debate in Senate.”
He thought Senate should conduct a deeper study into the implications the move from Arts had in administra- tive and academic decision-
making. ' _ “Liberal arts programs are being systematically
I outnumbered in committees,
(and in) budget decisions,” he protested.
However, Canadian Stud- ies Director Andy Robb, who later moved to have the Academic Planning
Committee come up woth
procedures for reviewing any university program, dis- agreed, saying, “Senate, as the academic policy-making body for this institution, should be able as a body of the whole, to review a decision.”
Dean of Arts Verner Smitheram, however, told of
for review
a meeting between Director of the School of Business 1.1. Revell and the chairs of all Arts faculties, where “no one expressed a desire to chmige the present struc- ture. They felt this was bet- ter for both Business and Arts.”
Revell felt it important that Senate come to a conclu- sion on Business now and stated, “I don’t want Busi- ness to be swallowed up in
restructuring when the Vet College comes on stream. ’ ’
The motion “that the sta- tus of the School of Business administration as it is at present be maintained”, passed with five abstentions.
The Academic Planning Committee will now con- struct a set of procedures which can be used to review any and eventually all pro grams at UPEI.
Smitheram said we have a good start in this in the Smith report on long-range academic planning released last year. He also said other universities have started in- depth reviews as well, as and can provide us with models.
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Out of the Claws-et, then out of the Barn
by Carolyn Ryan
Student Union executives made the decision on Mon- day—Howard will stay, and Barney has to go.
Barney is a nine-week old female kitten who was given to the Barn—livers last week after a robbery in Bernardine Hall.
No connection, you say?
Ah, but Barney (fornerly Crittur) was owned by resi- dent Sheri Bond, whose burgled room was inspected after an intruder made away with $50.
Crittur and her belong- ings were found on the pre- mises, and since pets are not permitted on residence, Bond allowed her to be adopted by Heather Love and company of the Student Union building. '
Officially, Barney (as she was quickly renamed)
was to be the Barn’s rodent control, but close inspection told another story.
Mos: of the Student Union office regulars speedily be- came attached to the calico cat, which lived in a box in General Manager Love’s of- fice and was allowed to roam free during the day. (A pro- minent sign at the Barn’s main entrance warned visi- tors not to let her out.)
On prominent bartender, in particular, was seen pro- tectively cuddling the kitty and heard calling her “Big fella”.
However, nature ruled the odd situation was not to last long.
VP Internal Howard Beattie is extremely aller- gic to felines.
With streaming eyes and muffled voice, Beattie
moaned, “It’s either it or me.”
Oblivious to mutters of “Let’s keep the cat, then...” an executive decision was made.
We’re looking for a nice family for Barney,” said Love, who’d already taken the kitten to the Vet for one shot. She did not deny alle- gations that the Hiring and Selection Board will make the final decision as to Barney’s next home.
Lest anyone suspect the Student Union types of being slightly maudlin over the whole matter, the Netted Gem has heard reports that CP Chief Steve MacDonald started shopping for a fire- arm the day the cat moved in.
It seems he too has a slight allergy to cute furry little animals.
Mapus meets
MAPUS, or the Mature and Part-time University
Canadian Students Attend- Students Association, will meet on Monday, November
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EmplOyment
Canada Employment Centre on Campus
The following firms are in- terested in receiving applica- tions from graduating stud- ents interested in a market- ing/ sales position: International Business Ma-
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November 23.
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The following summer job opportunities are listed for your information.
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date for applications Decem- ber 3, 1984. Applications and Park Interpreter Question- naires are available at the Employment Centre on Campus, Main Building.
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