STUDENT UNION NEWSLETTER PAGE 2

Vice Presidents Sntomad

Well this has been a very interesting and exciting year here at the Student Union. Much of my time was spent working with the Cadre and the Yearbook. | would like to thank Becky and all the staff and volunteers at the Yearbook and Kent, Sarah, Richard and all the staff and volunteers at the Cadre for all their help and for a job well done this year. This year was also spent improving communication on campus. We began sending weekly e-mail updates to all the clubs and societies to let them know what the Student Union was up to. As well, two new web sites were created that we hope will make it easier for students to access information about the Student Union. | would like to thank Kent Bruyneel for all the work he did creating these web sites. Overall this has been an amazing year and | have really learned a lot about myself. | would like to thank my fellow executive members; B.J., Stephen, John and Kyle for helping me out when | needed it and for teaching me a lot about working as a team. As well | would like to thank Heather, Cara, Aaron, Sherri, Andrea, Steve, and Golden for all their help this year. Matthew Hogan VP Internal 1999/2000

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2000 FROM THE UPEI STUDENT UNION

TJearhook Snformation

The deadline for submitting your graduation photo for the 99/00 Yearbook is March 31, 2000.

The Yearbook is looking for volunteers. If you would like to be involved contact Becky at the Yearbook office at 566- 0708.

Sleabth, Card Leminder

Attention to those students who are covered through the UPEI! Student Medical Plan. Please drop by the Student Union office and pick up your pay direct card if you haven't done so already.

The pay direct card allows you to get your prescription drugs at a payable rate of 20%. Clarica pays the remaining 80%.

If you have any questions about your medical coverage contact Cara at the Student Union, 566-0530 or Email studentu@upei.ca.

Student Unicon Election Onformiation

Re Advanced Polls

Monday, March 20, 6 PM - 9 PM Tuesday, March 21,6 PM-9 PM

Regular Polis

Wednesday, March 22, 9 AM - 5 PM Thursday, March 23,9 AM- 5 PM

MARCH 2000

VD Eptenal Message

My year as VP External has flown by, packed with lots of activities and opportunities. I've worked hard this year to strengthen UPEI's involvement in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). I've set up information tables and postered campus to familiarize students with CFS and the services they offer us as members. Recently, with the help of a great campaigns committee, | was able to organize active involvement in CFS's ‘Access 2000' campaign here at UPEI. Hundreds of students came out for our Awareness raising ‘Kraft Dinner’ Lunch, over 200 postcards signed by students were sent to local MP’s and petitions gathered 350 UPEI signatures to be sent to the House of Commons. The evening panel discussion brought much support for our campaign and some effective debate about higher education in our province. Media coverage on this day of action was widespread and student's concerns were voiced clearly to government, administration and the public, making the campaign an undeniable success at UPEI. Government relations with the Student Union have been great this year. The February 2” forum, as well as an executive meeting with the Minister of Education earlier in the year and the opportunity to meet recently with the Minister of Finance to present the Alternative Provincial Budget have insured that UPEI students concerns are being heard by government. I've had the opportunity to organize student involvement in various nationwide community activities such as the ‘AIDS walk’ put on by AIDS P.E.I. in Charlottetown, ‘The White Ribbon Campaign’ to stop gender violence and ‘The Have a Heart campaign’ for AIDS awareness. As UPEI's last VP External I'm proud of what has been accomplished in External Affairs this year and | would like to thank everyone who helped me make this year so successful. B.J. McCarville Vice President External 1999/2000

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