-I am very pleased to 
     
     ave this opportdhity, to 
     
     ~elcome you to the beginning 
     
     .f the 1983-198h academic 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ear at the~ university. or. 
     
    
   
   
    
     'rince Edward Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
         
     
         
     
          
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     This is a ,’very 
     
     “portant 'year in .the 
     
     listory of this University. 
     
     3 many of you will know, 
     
     he governments of PEI, New 
     
     :runswick, -Newfoundland and 
     
     ova Scotia signed 'an 
     
    
   
   
    
     vill provide 36.5 million 
     
     ollars 
     
     onstruct 
     
     ‘eterinary College at UPEI. 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
       
     
       
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     The detailed design 
     
     vork will take most of this 
     
     lear, and many people will 
     
     le involved in this complex 
     
     »roject. ,Although the 
     
     onstruction of the main 
     
     »uilding on the ,playing 
     
     ield east of the Robertson 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
         
     
        
     
         
     
         
     
       
     
       
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     xext 'year, it is planned to 
     
     onstruct as ‘many of the 
     
     ccess roads and services as 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ou find your path blocked 
     
     >y a bulldozer‘ or 
     
     luring the cOming year, 
     
     Ilease be patient. It's all 
     
     n a good cause. ' ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
       
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     It is important to 
     
     ealize that the Atlantic 
     
     eterinary College will be 
     
     =n integral part of UPEI. 
     
     or example, the curriculum 
     
     ill have to be approved by 
     
     he Senate, and appointments 
     
     ill have to be approved by 
     
     he BOard. 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
        
     
           
     
        
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     The College is going to 
     
     ave a major and very 
     
     mportant impact on the 
     
     niversity. There will be 
     
     =bout 50 faculty for the 200 
     
     =tudents in the four-year 
     
     |.V.M. program and about 40 
     
     .Paduate students.' The 
     
     ollege will add a number of 
     
     ‘ePY excellent .facilities 
     
     -uch “‘4 T as};'. electron 
     
    
   
   
    
     greement with the Federal- 
     
     overnment last June which 
     
    
   
   
    
     to ~. satiety};  
     
     ‘ the“ “‘"“*-A>ttlfifit?ic = -‘ -. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ibrary will not begin until’ 
     
    
   
   
    
     rossible this fall. So, if. 
     
    
   
   
    
     truck ' 
     
    
   
   
    
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     microscopes, etc., that well 
     
     be very important resources 
     
    
   
   
    
     ';not only for the University 
     
     f but the whole Island. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     I There is much‘ more to 
     
     ' .tell, about the College, and 
     
    
   
   
    
     I hope the Editor of the Sun 
     
     will be kind enough to 
     
     invite further articles, so 
     
     that’ you =can learn as much 
     
     as possible about- what is 
     
     happening. 
     
    

    
     -The Senate‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     and the 
     
    
   
   
    
     ’Board are“ going to have a 
     
    
   
   
    
     very busy year_this year as 
     
     they continue their 
     
     examination of the long-term 
     
     future of the institution 
     
     and how best .to cope with 
     
     the chronic underfunding 
     
     that has plagued this and 
     
     other universities for over 
     
     a decade now. It is very 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘important that ‘everyone in 
     
    
   
   
    
     the University community, 
     
     faculty, staff, students, 
     
     alumni and lay people on the 
     
     Board take the time to study 
     
    
   
   
    
     and understand as fully as 
     
     possible the issues that 
     
     face the University, 
     
    
   
   
    
     especially in the context of 
     
     the times in which we are 
     
     living. 
     
    
   
   
    
     To those who are here 
     
    
   
   
    
     for the first time I would 
     
     like to offer a special 
     
     welcome on behalf of the 
     
    
   
   
    
     University. We are glad 
     
    
   
   
    
     .that you have come to UPEI 
     
    
   
   
    
     and hope that you enjoy your 
     
     stay with us. 
     
    
   
   
    
     " CThe5un 
     
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     A 
     
    
   
   
    
     mars U .4 ("3'1 . 
     
    
   
   
    
     are having a problem of any 
     
     kind. There are two 
     
     chaplains, two counsellors, 
     
     and all the faculty and 
     
     staff are willing to do 
     
     whatever we can to help. 
     
     Each of you is very 
     
     'important to us. (However, 
     
     that doesn't mean you'll get 
     
     a passing mark no matter 
     
     what!) 
     
    
   
   
    
     A very warm welcome 
     
     back to those of you who are 
     
     returning I hope you had an 
     
     enjoyable and rewarding 
     
     summer. It appears from the 
     
     early statistics that more 
     
     than ever before are 
     
    
   
   
    
     returning, and we may well 
     
     have the largGSt enrOIment 
     
    
   
   
    
     in UPEI’s history this year. 
     
     We are glad to have you back 
     
     and urge you to continue to 
     
    
   
   
    
     make the most of your years 
     
     at UPEI. The more you 
     
     participate in the 
     
     activities of the 
     
     University, the more you 
     
     will get out of it, and the 
     
     whole university will 
     
     benefit. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Good luck to all of 
     
     you, and I hope you enjoy 
     
     your year. 
     
    

    
     Peter Meincke 
     
    
   
   
    
     President 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dear Students: 
     
    
   
   
    
     r On behalf of all of us 
     
    
   
   
    
     You will find many in the School of Business 
     
     .opportunities to get Administration,I would like 
     
     involved at a small to welcome you to the 
     
     university. Activities such campus. 
     
     as the student newspaper, ' 
     
     the radio, the various clubs The 1980‘s pose 
     
     depend entirely on your challenges which are 
     
     support, You will gain a extensive and at times 
     
     great deal from the awesome. Yet the 
     
     experience as well as making opportunities have never 
     
     a contribution to the life been greater for young 
     
     of the University, people who are committed to 
     
     facing these challenges and 
     
     Above all, please feel finding ways to overcome 
     
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     It‘llh. 
     
     Might I encourage you 
     
     to use your time at 
     
     university not only to 
     
    
   
   
    
     achieve knowledge in .your 
     
     chosen discipline ,but to 
     
     broaden your horizons, to 
     
     know yourself and to 
     
     understand and appreciate 
     
     others. Please consider our 
     
     time to be your time, and 
     
     feel free to seek whatever 
     
     assistance we may be able to 
     
     give to you. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Yours truly, 
     
     Professor J.J.Revell 
     
    
   
   
    
     Director 
     
    
   
   
    
     School of 
     
     Administration 
     
    
   
   
    
     Business 
     
    
   
   
    
     Welcome to Students 
     
    
   
   
    
     I would like to extend 
     
     the best wishes both of 
     
     myself and of the Faculty of 
     
     Arts to all our students 
     
     this fall — to returnees,to 
     
     newcomers on campus, to 
     
    
   
   
    
     part-time students, and to 
     
     centennial scholars. I 
     
     sincerely hope that 
     
     1983-198” will be an 
     
    
   
   
    
     academically rich year for 
     
     you all and that God will 
     
     bless each of you in the 
     
     achievement of your goals. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sincerely, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Frank J. Ledwell 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dean of Arts 
     
    
   
   
    
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     in regret that we were 
     
     unable to Contact Dean 
     
     Sowlinn and Dean 
     
     Camptcll for welcomes. 
     
     However, we are very 
     
     confident that they 
     
     would extend their 
     
     best wishes and good 
     
     luck to all of you. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Sun.