The
      Cadre
      +
      19January
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ByLISAHOGAN
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      As
      most
      UPEI
      students
     
     
      are
      aware,
      the
      student
      server
     
     
      has
      been
      improved
      since
      last
     
     
      semester,
      to
      the
      relief
      of
      many.
     
     
      A
      lot
      of
      students
      at
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity
      had
      problems
      with
      the
      com-
     
     
      puters,
      from
      mildly
      annoying
     
     
      to
      very
      costly
      in
      terms
      losing
     
     
      entire
      assignments.
     
    

    
     
      One
      incident
      occurred
     
     
      last
      semester,
      involvinga
      fourth
     
     
      year
      student
      who
      completed
     
     
      an
      assignment
      and
      later
      re-
     
     
      turned
      to
      it
      to
      find
      certain
      parts
     
     
      missing.
      The
      next
      day
      she
      was
     
     
      unable
      to
      access
      Word
      Per-
     
     
      fect,
      and
      as
      a
      result
      she
      had
      to
     
     
      finish
      her
      assignment
      at
      Hol-
     
     
      land
      College.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      example
      of
     
     
      computer
      difficulties
      involved
     
     
      a
      student
      in
      the
      education
      de-
     
     
      partment
      who,
      after
      complet-
     
     
      ing
      and
      savinga
      fairly
      lengthy
     
     
      document,
      went
      to
      the
      Kelly
     
     
      building
      to
      print
      it
      off
      only
      to
     
     
      discover
      that
      the
      work
      had
      not
     
     
      been
      saved
      at
      all.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Many
      others
      have
      re-
     
     
      ported
      problems
      gaining
      ac-
     
     
      cess
      to
      certain
      programs,
     
     
      unsaved
      changes,
      and
      system
     
     
      sluggishness,
      among
      others.
     
    

    
     
      Some
      students
      have
      had
     
     
      difficulties
      with
      their
      e-mail
     
     
      accounts.
     
    

    
     
      “(The
      system]
      said
      the
     
     
      mailbox
      was
      too
      full,
      although
     
     
      there
      were
      only
      ten
      messages
     
     
      in
      there,”
      said
      Nicole
      Doucet,
     
     
      a
      second
      year
      science
      stu-
     
     
      dent.
      “This
      went
      on
      for
      about
     
     
      two
      months.”
     
    

    
     
      Even
      though
      these
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      are
      supposed
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      thing
      of
      the
      past
      due
      to
      the
     
     
      recent
      changes
      made
      by
      Com-
     
     
      puter
      Services,
      many
      students
     
     
      have
      been
      wondering
      if
      there
     
     
      really
      have
      been
      any
      signifi-
     
     
      cant
      improvements,
      and
      if
      so,
     
     
      what
      was
      done
      to
      fix
      the
      prob-
     
     
      lems.
      Some
      are
      also
      wonder-
     
     
      ing
      if
      this
      work
      was
      just
      a
     
     
      temporary
      “quick
      fix,”
      and
      how
     
     
      much
      this
      cost
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      *“
      =.
      John
      Cunningham
      is
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fixed!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      network
      administrator
      at
      Com-
     
     
      puter
      Services.
      He
      explained
     
     
      that
      the
      problem
      with
      the
      com-
     
     
      puters
      last
      year
      because
      the
     
     
      version
      of
      the
      operating
      sys-
     
     
      tem
      was
      notcurrent,
      and
      that
      it
     
     
      had
      been
      in
      place
      fortwo
      years
     
    
   
   
    
     
      until
      it
      was
      upgraded
      on
      De-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cember
      21.
     
    

    
     
      The
      company
      that
      was
     
     
      supporting
      the
      university's
     
     
      computer
      system
      was
      prepared
     
     
      to
      drop
      their
      support
      if
      the
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      failed
      to
      upgrade
      their
     
     
      system.
      As
      a
      result,
      a
      newer
     
     
      level
      three
      version
      has
      been
     
     
      instituted,
      which
      means
      that
     
     
      the
      technology
      is
      increased
      and
     
     
      the
      computers
      are
      now
      cur-
     
     
      rent
      and
      up-to-date.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      computers
      now
     
     
      have
      one
      megabyte
      instead
      of
     
     
      300K,
      and
      2
      megabytes
      on
      the
     
     
      M
      drive.
      The
      network
      is
      more
     
     
      speedy
      and
      Y2K
      compliant,
     
     
      and
      the
      stabilization
      problem
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      finally
      fixed,”
      Cunningham
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      A
      new
      server
      for
      the
      UPE!I
      computer
      network
     
     
      -photo
      by
      Richard
      Haines
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      receives
      approval
      to
      award
     
     
      graduate
      degrees
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      commends
      the
     
     
      Government
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      for
      their
      decision
      to
     
     
      amend
      the
      University
      Act
      al-
     
     
      lowing
      UPEI
      to
      grant
      earned
     
     
      certificates,
      diplomas
      and
      de-
     
     
      grees
      at
      all
      levels
      including
     
     
      graduate
      and
      post-graduate
     
     
      programs
      and
      honourary
      de-
     
     
      grees,
     
    

    
     
      “This
      is
      very
      good
      news
     
     
      and
      we
      extend
      our
      sincere
     
     
      thanks
      tothe
      Honourable
      Ches-
     
     
      ter
      Gillan,
      Minister
      of
      Educa-
     
     
      tion
      and
      the
      Legislative
      As-
     
     
      sembly,
      should
      be
      recognized
     
     
      fortheir
      foresightand
      commit-
     
     
      ment
      to
      the
      future
      of
      higher
     
     
      education
      in
      this
     
     
      province,”says
      Dr.
      Lawrence
     
     
      Heider,
      Acting
      President
      of
     
     
      UPEI.
      “By
      sponsoring
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      amendment
      to
      the
      act,
      the
     
     
      Minister
      has
      ensured
      that
     
     
      UPEI
      will
      continue
      as
      a
      vital,
     
     
      competitive,
      top
      quality
      learn-
     
     
      ing,
      teaching
      and
      research
      in-
     
     
      stitution.”
      ;
     
    

    
     
      The
      Maritime
      Provinces
     
     
      Higher
      Education
      Commission
     
     
      (MPHEC)
      assessed
      the
      ca-
     
     
      pacity
      of
      the
      University
      to
      of-
     
     
      fer
      graduate
      programs
      and
      then
     
     
      evaluated
      the
      effects
      of
      such
     
     
      programs
      on
      other
      groups.
     
     
      Their
      decision
      to
      recommend
     
     
      the
      act
      be
      amended
      was
      also
     
     
      based
      on
      a
      review
      of
      the
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      by
      Dr
      Maurice
      Yeates,
     
     
      former
      Director
      of
      the
      Ontario
     
     
      Council
      for
      Graduate
      Studies.
     
     
      Standard
      practice
      in
      the
     
     
      Maritimes
      requires
      that
      each
     
     
      proposed
      new
      program
      be
      re-
     
     
      viewed
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      MPHEC
      and,
      in
      the
     
     
      case
      of
      —
      programs,
      by
     
     
      external
      experts
      before
      it
      is
     
     
      approved.
      The
      University
      par-
     
     
      ticipates
      fully
      with
      MPHEC
     
     
      procedures,
      following
      our
      in-
     
     
      ternal
      review
      and
      approval
      of
     
     
      programs
      by
      the
      University
     
     
      Senate.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      is
      a
      momentous
     
     
      occasion
      forthe
      University
      and
     
     
      the
      Province
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      because
      for
      the
      first
     
     
      time
      we
      will
      be
      able
      to
      promote
     
     
      the
      University
      as
      a
      graduate
     
     
      institution,”says
      Honourable
     
     
      Chester
      Gillan,
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Education.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      is
      increasingly
      evi-
     
     
      dent
      that
      UPEI
      needs
      to
      offer
     
     
      graduate
      s
      to
      attract
     
     
      and
      retain
      the
      best
      faculty,
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      and
      research
      contracts,”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      says
      Dr.
      Heider.
      “UPEI’s
      in-
     
     
      ternal
      program
      development
     
     
      procedures
      and
      the
      MPHEC’s
     
     
      quality
      assurance
      procedures
     
     
      ensure
      that
      any
      proposed
      pro-
     
     
      grams
      have
      academic
      merit
     
     
      and
      are
      consistent
      with
      the
     
     
      mission
      of
      the
      University.”
     
     
      Statistics
      Canada
      data
     
     
      shows
      that
      higher
      levels
      of
     
     
      university
      education
      are
      posi-
     
     
      tively
      correlated
      with
      better
     
     
      employment
      rates,
      quality
      of
     
     
      life
      and
      higher
      lifetime
      earn-
     
     
      ings.
      The
      unemployment
      rate
     
     
      for
      Canadians
      with
      less
      than
     
     
      eight
      years
      of
      education
      is
      28.5
     
     
      percent;
      for
      high
      school
      gradu-
     
     
      ates
      it
      was
      10.8
      per
      cent;
      for
     
     
      college
      graduates
      it
      was
      8.2
     
     
      per
      cent;
      for
      undergraduates
      it
     
     
      was
      6.3
      per
      cent;
      and
      for
      those
     
     
      with
      a
      graduate
      degree,
      it
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5.2
      per
      cent.
      It
      is
      anticipated
     
     
      that
      UPEI
      will
      soon
      be
      able
      to
     
     
      offer
      Islanders
      the
      opportunity
     
     
      to
      obtain
      higher
      academic
      cre-
     
     
      dentials
      without
      leaving
      the
     
     
      province.
     
    

    
     
      Previously,
      only
      the
      At-
     
     
      lantic
      Veterinary
      College
      could
     
     
      offer
      graduate
      programs.
      “The
     
     
      AVC
      has
      been
      very
      support-
     
     
      ive
      of
      this
      legislative
      change,”
     
     
      says
      Dr.
      Tim
      Ogilvie,
      Acting
     
     
      Dean
      of
      the
      AVC.
      “We
      see
     
     
      great
      potential
      for
      on-campus
     
     
      partnerships
      in
      research
      and
     
     
      programming
      that
      wouldn't
     
     
      have
      been
      possible
      before.”
     
    

    
     
      Graduate
      students
      and
     
     
      their
      families
      will
      contribute
      to
     
     
      the
      local
      economy
      and
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      5