The
      Cadre
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      SARAH
      MURPHY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "A
      homemade
      job,
      as
     
     
      professional
      as
      it’s
      going
      to
     
     
      be,”
      said
      Student
      Union
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      Matt
      Gray
      in
      regards
      to
     
     
      the
      pamphlet
      introducing
      this
     
     
      year’s
      Executive
      members.
     
    

    
     
      Asecond
      general
      meet-
     
     
      ing
      was
      held
      in
      the
      Impres-
     
     
      sion’s
      Café
      on
      Wednesday,
     
     
      November
      25".
      Although
      the
     
     
      turnout
      was
      higher
      then
      at
      the
     
     
      first
      event,
      a
      crowd
      of
      75
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      several
      simply
      having
     
     
      lunch,
      was
      slightly
      less
      than
     
     
      expected.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      didn’t
      know
      the
      meet-
     
     
      ing
      was
      going
      on,”
      said
      one
     
     
      student,
      “but
      I
      might
      as
      well
     
     
      stay.”
     
    

    
     
      Although
      quorum
      was
     
     
      not
      met,
      Vice
      President
      Inter-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
      December
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nal
      Pauline
      Tran
      was
      still
      sat-
     
     
      isfied
      by
      the
      crowd’s
      response.
     
    

    
     
      “At
      least
      those
      who
     
     
      were
      there
      payed
      attention.”
      ,
     
     
      she
      replied.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      is
      the
      second
      meet-
     
     
      ing,”
      said
      Speaker
      Michael
     
     
      Lisetto.
      “Posters
      were
      put
      up
     
     
      on
      bulletin
      boards
      and
      it
      was
     
     
      advertised
      on
      the
      [Student
     
     
      Unionelectronic]
      noticeboard.
     
     
      We
      can’t
      force
      students
      to
     
     
      come.”
     
    

    
     
      Committed
      to
      enhanc-
     
     
      ingcommunication,
      Gray
      stated
     
     
      that
      he
      wants
      students
      to
      know
     
     
      what
      projects
      council
      was
      pres-
     
     
      ently
      working
      on.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      want
      everybody
      to
     
     
      realise
      what
      we’
      re
      hereto
      do,”
     
     
      said
      Gray.
     
    

    
     
      On
      going
      communica-
     
     
      tion
      between
      the
      union
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Education
      Minister
      Chester
     
     
      Gillan
      demonstrates
      a
      step
      to-
     
     
      ward
      fulfilling
      Gray’s
      mandate.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      News
      3
     
     
      Good
      intentions
      for
      this
      year's
     
     
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      sparsely
      attended
      general
      meeting
      for
      council
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Along
      with
      this
      new
      partner-
     
     
      ship,
      on
      campus
      communica-
     
     
      tion
      has
      been
      improved
      by
      new
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bulletin
      boards
      sponsored
      by
     
     
      the
      university
      and
      a
      closer
     
     
      *
      Continued
      on
      page
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Presidential
      Search
      Commitee
      at
      UPEIl
     
     
      A
      new
      president
      for
      July
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      SARAH
      MURPHY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      joint
      committee
     
     
      UPEI
      Board
      of
      Governors
     
     
      and
      Senate
      has
      recently
      been
     
     
      elected
      to
      undertake
      a
      search
     
     
      for
      a
      new
      president
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Uae
     
     
      wo
      open
      forums
     
    
   
   
    
     
      were
      held
      on
      November
      19"
     
     
      and
      November
      23",
      in
      which
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      Presidential
     
     
      Search
      Committee
      welcomed
     
     
      the
      university
      and
      Island
     
     
      community.
      They
      were
      then
     
     
      invited
      to
      put
      forwards
      ideas
     
     
      regarding
      the
      selection
      crite-
     
     
      ria
      for
      the
      on
      going
      search
      for
     
     
      anew
      president.
     
     
      Co-chaired
      _
      by
     
     
      Debbie
      MacLellan
      &
      Robert
     
     
      Gray,
      members
      of
      the
      com-
     
     
      mittee
      include:
      Dr.
      Paul
     
     
      Boudreau,
      Psychology;
      Dr.
     
     
      Regis
      Duffy,
      Chair
      of
      the
     
     
      Board
      of
      Governors
      (BoG);
     
     
      Matt
      Gray,
      Student
      Union
     
     
      President;
      Stephen
      Lewis,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      small,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      Vice
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      Finance;
      Margaret
     
     
      MacFarlane,
      Community
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      BoG;
      Dr.
      Tim
     
     
      Ogilvie,
      Acting
      Dean
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eon
      Medicine;
      and
      Dr.
     
     
      Vianne
      Timmons,
      Dean
      of
     
     
      Education.
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      what
     
     
      key
      issues
      UPEI
      may
      have
     
     
      face
      in
      the
      next
      five
      years,
     
     
      many
      of
      those
      present
      spoke
     
     
      of
      the
      university’s
      image.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      am
      not
      so
      sure
     
     
      where
      the
      heart
      of
      the
     
     
      university
      is
      anymore,”
      said
     
     
      Marion
      Morrison
      of
      Student
     
     
      Services.
      “
      UPEI
      is
      said
      to
      be
     
     
      personal,
      and
      intimate,
     
     
      but]
      am
      alittle
      concemed
      that
     
     
      itmay
      not
      be
      as
      welcoming
      as
     
     
      we
      might
      think
      itis.”
     
    

    
     
      Morrison
      added
      that
     
     
      UPEI
      may
      be
      too
      oriented
     
     
      towards
      the
      business
      aspect
     
     
      of
      running
      a
      university.
      In-
     
     
      stead,
      she
      continued,
      we
     
     
      should
      concentrate
      on
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spirit
      and
      the
      heart
      of
      this
     
     
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      Regis
      Duffy
      sug-
     
     
      gested
      that
      a
      Student
      Centre
     
     
      is
      a
      big
      priority
      that
      would
     
     
      bring
      the
      campus
      together.
     
    

    
     
      “A
      new
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ROIBIElee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Centre
      would
      add
      to
      the
     
     
      quality
      of
      education
      on
     
     
      campus,”
      said
      Duffy.
      “There
     
     
      is
      no
      location
      where
      students
     
     
      can
      get
      together.
      This
      is
     
     
      commuter
      college;
      drive
     
     
      through,
      pick
      up
      your
      courses
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      lahik:
      Sie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      go.”
     
     
      “A
      committal
      centra-
     
     
      space
      is
      essential,”
      added
     
     
      aul
      Boudreau.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
      Continued
      on
      page
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ni
      erie
     
     
      No
      fees,
      lower
      cost
      borrowing,
      higher
      interest
      savings,
     
     
      tgages
      and
      to
      make
      it
      first
      class
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      free
      groceries!