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      8,
      2008(*
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      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stickin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canada,
      and
      for
      his
      eco-
     
     
      nomic
      development
      in
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    

    
     
      Over
      the
      decade
      he
      has
     
     
      been
      living
      his
      “dream
      job.”
     
    

    
     
      Wade
      MacLauchlan
      has
     
     
      seen
      many
      changes
      in
      UPEI,
     
    

    
     
      “Since
      1999,
      UPEI's
      repu-
     
     
      tation
      and
      standing
      have
     
     
      been
      enhanced
      with
      consis-
     
     
      tent
      strong
      performances
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MacLean's
      and
      other
      com-
     
     
      parisons,”
      said
     
     
      MacLauchlan.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “This
      has
      ‘been
      further
     
     
      reflected
      in
      awards
      for
      facul-
     
     
      ty
      and
      students,
      in
      research
     
     
      growth,
      and
      in
      increased
     
     
      numbers
      of
      students
      coming
     
     
      to
      UPEI
      from
      _
      across
     
     
      Canada,
      from
      many
      coun-
     
     
      tries
      around
      the
      world,
      and
     
     
      from
      P.E.I.”
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      is
      a
      small
      university
     
     
      that
      is
      expanding
      to
      greater
     
     
      limits
      everyday.
      UPEI
     
     
      according
      to
      MacLauchlan
     
     
      is
      a
      small
      university,
      with
      a
     
     
      big
      heart.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      greatest
      strength
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      is
      that
      we
      know
      who
     
     
      we
      are
      -
      a
      smaller
      university
     
     
      with
      the
      advantage
      of
      scale
     
     
      and
      of
      a
      strong
      sense
      of
     
     
      community,”
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      has
      been
      very
      suc-
     
     
      cessful
      in
      attracting
      and
     
     
      retaining
      top-quality
      faculty
     
     
      and
      staff,
      and
      in
      recruiting
      a
     
     
      diverse
      and
      highly
      motivat-
     
     
      ed
      population
      of
      students,
     
     
      said
      MacLauchlan.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      year
      there
      was
      a
     
     
      record
      number
      of
      graduates,
     
     
      to
      walk
      across
      the
      stage
      to
     
     
      get
      a
      degree.
      UPEI
      has
     
     
      approximately
      4,000
      full
     
     
      and
      part-time
      students,
      as
      is
     
     
      increasing
      the
      percentage
      of
     
     
      international
      students
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9
     
     
      from
      front
      page
     
    
   
   
    
     
      study
      here.
      Students
      come
     
     
      from
      more
      than
      50
      different
     
     
      countries.
     
    

    
     
      Wade
      MacLauchlan
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      helped
      develops
      the
      “ever.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      growing
      campus
      of
      UPEI.
     
     
      There
      has
      been
      many
      new
     
     
      developments
      over
      the»
      last,
     
     
      ten
      years.
     
    

    
     
      Some
      of
      the
      new
      facilities
     
     
      include:
      A
      new
      student
      cen-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ter;
      new
      residence,
      the
     
     
      CARI
      pool
      and
      rink,
      a
      new
     
     
      fitness.
      center,
      a
      new
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Business
      school
      and
      expan-
     
     
      sions
      to
      the
      ever
      popular
     
     
      Atlantic
      Vet
      College.
     
    

    
     
      A
      Canada
      Games
      athletics
     
     
      facility
      is
      in
      the
      works,
      as
      it
     
     
      will
      be
      completed
      in
      2009.
     
     
      New
      programs
      are
      being
     
     
      launched
      or
      expanded
      every
     
     
      day.
     
    

    
     
      A
      Master's
      of
      Business
     
     
      Adminstration
      program
      was
     
     
      just
      launched,
      and
      there
      is
     
     
      now.
      a
      new
      Bachelor
      of
     
     
      Integrated
      Studies
      program,
     
     
      for
      any
      adults
      who
      dream
     
     
      about
      going
      back
      to
      school.
     
    

    
     
      Wade
      MacLauchlan
      is
     
     
      looking
      ahead
      at
      the
      bright
     
     
      future
      of
      UPEI.
      With
      three
     
     
      years
      left
      in
      his
      term,
      he
      has
     
     
      many
      goals
      he
      wants
      to
     
     
      accomplish
      before
      his
      term
     
     
      is
      up.
     
    

    
     
      “A
      lot
      can
      be
      done
      in
      three
     
     
      years.
      We
      must
      aim
      for
     
     
      enhanced
      student
      engage-
     
     
      ment,
      including
      graduation
     
     
      and
      retention.
      UPEI
      must
     
     
      continue
      to
      be
      successful
      in
     
     
      a
      competitive
      recruitment
     
     
      environment.
     
    

    
     
      “Our
      commitment
      to
      teach-
     
     
      ing
      and
      learning
      must
     
     
      remain
      a
      top
      priority,
      as
      our
     
     
      research
      activity
      and
      impact
     
     
      are
      enhanced.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      President
      Wade
      MacLauchlan,
      in
      this
      photo
      courtesy
      of
      the
      UPEI
      website,
      is
     
     
      shown
      kayaking.
      MacLauchlan
      has
      many
      admirable
      awards,
      including
      the
      Order
      of
     
     
      Canada.
      Submitted
      photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Moving
      In
      to
      the
      new
      rez
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      start
      moving
      into
      the
      new
      residence
      in
      anticipation
      of
      the
      new
      school
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year.
      Submitted
      photo