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      Dec.
      14.
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Fall
     
     
      Update
      Revealed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      University
      president
      hopes
      to
      bring
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      community
      help
      for
      school
     
     
      metaphor.
     
    

    
     
      “UPEI
      has
      runners
      on
      first
      and
     
     
      second,
      through
      our
      achievements
     
     
      through
      technology
      and
      research.”
     
    

    
     
      From
      there
      the
      presentation,
     
     
      which
      is
      also
      available
      on
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      website,
      explored
      the
     
     
      achievements
      UPEI
      has
      made
     
     
      when
      compared
      with
      other
      univer-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Adam
      W.
      Morrison
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      President
      Wade
      is
      calling
     
     
      upon
      the
      community
      to
      help
      sup-
     
     
      port
      the
      university’s
      continuing
     
     
      achievements.
     
    

    
     
      In
      what
      he
      called
      the
      necessary
     
     
      hit,
      MacLauchlan
      called
      for
      public
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      multi-year
      sities,
      and
     
     
      invest-
      what
      needs
     
     
      ments.
      to
      be
     
    

    
     
      This
      addressed.
     
     
      includes
      One
      of
      the
     
     
      $60
      to
      most
      telling
     
     
      $100
      mil-
      aspects
      of
     
     
      lion
      annu-
      the
      success
     
     
      ally
      over
      UPEI
      is
     
     
      five
      years.
      _experienc-
     
     
      In
      addi-
      ‘ing
      came
     
     
      tion,
      he
      .
      from
      the
     
     
      discusses
      Globe
      and
     
     
      ptivats
      Atudent
      e
      Mail,
      in
     
     
      philanthro-
      wWvnen
      terms
      of
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      py,and
      UNIVERSITY
      OF
      PRINCE
      EDWARD
      ISLAND
      university
     
     
      having
      $10
      report
      card.
     
     
      to
      $20
      When
     
     
      committed
      by
      2009.
      graded
      on
      availability
      of
      faculty,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      scored
      an
      A
      when
      compared
     
     
      to
      the
      national
      average
      of
      A-.
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      national
      average
      for
     
     
      sports
      and
      recreation
      received
      a
      B,
     
     
      UPEI
      ranked
      with
      an
      A-.
     
    

    
     
      One
      area
      that
      doesn’t
      have
      the
     
     
      same
      measure
      of
      success
      is
      sup-
     
     
      port
      and
      counseling.
      UPEI
      ranked
     
     
      aB.
     
    

    
     
      Where
      the
      university
      is
      excelling
     
    

    
     
      is
      in
      the
      areas
     
    
   
   
    
     
      These
      comments
      were
      made
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      the
      UPEI
      fall
      update,
      held
      at
     
     
      MacMillan
      Hall
      on
      Nov.
      22.
     
    

    
     
      Before
      President
      MacLauchlan
     
     
      gave
      his
      presentation,
      Education
     
     
      Minister
      Gerard
      Greenan
      said
      a
     
     
      few
      words.
     
    

    
     
      When
      looking
      at
      the
      accomplish-
     
     
      ments
      UPEI
      has
      made,
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity
      has
      become
      a
      very
      innovative
     
     
      capital.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “This
      presen-
      of
      enrolment,
     
     
      tation
      is
      an
      teaching,
      and
     
     
      excellent
      to
      research.
     
     
      share
      the
      Since
      1997,
     
     
      vision
      of
      what
      external
     
     
      it
      takes
      to
      keep
      grants
      and
     
     
      UPEI
      in
      the
      contracts
      for
     
     
      future.”
      research
      at
     
    

    
     
      President
      UPEI
      have
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      gone
      from
     
     
      began
      his
      pres-
      $2.2
      million
     
     
      entation
      with
      to
      $13.2
      mil-
     
     
      several
      key
      lion.
     
     
      points.
      Also,
      gradu-
     
    

    
     
      In
      terms
      of
      ate
      student
     
     
      achievement,
      enrolments
     
     
      UPEI
      is
      have
      surged
     
     
      ranked
      No.
      |
      from
      33
      in
     
     
      in
      the
      1995
      to
      225
     
     
      Maritime
      in
      2007.
     
     
      Provinces,
      In
      Going
      back
     
     
      terms
      of
      enrol-
      to
      the
      base-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ball
      metaphor,
     
     
      it’s
      no
      time
      to
      punt
      said
     
     
      MacLauchlan.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      really
      should
      be
      planning
      on
     
     
      putting
      something
      on
      the
      score-
     
     
      board.”
     
    

    
     
      President
      MacLauchlan
      closed
      by
     
     
      saying
      he
      looks
      forward
      to
      being
     
     
      here
      in
      2008
      to
      talk
      about
      the
      steps
     
     
      made
      since
      then.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ment,
      UPEI
      is
     
    

    
     
      doing
      comparatively
      well
      and
      the
     
     
      area
      of
      research
      is
      doing
      remark-
     
     
      ably
      well,
      explained.
     
    

    
     
      “But,
      we
      are
      not
      doing
      well
     
     
      enough.
      Being
      No.
      |
      is
      not
     
     
      enough.”
     
    

    
     
      To
      help
      explain
      the
      progress
     
     
      made
      and
      what
      needs
      to
      be
      done,
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      offered
      a
      baseball
     
    
   
   
    
     
      International
      EXPOsure
      @
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      a
      couple
      months
      time,
      we
      (the
      International
      EXPOsure
     
     
      team)
      will
      be
      celebrating
      the
      many
      foreign
      cultures
      that
     
     
      have
      found
      their
      way
      to
      P.E.I.
      This
      colourful
      event
      is
      an.
     
     
      opportunity
      for
      our
      brothers
      and
      sisters
      hailing
      from
      for-
     
    

    
     
      eign
      countries
      to
      share
      their
      hometowns
      with
      us
      quaint
     
    

    
     
      folk.
      Whether
      it's
      through
      pictures,
      mementos
      or
      tradi-
     
    

    
     
      tional
      cuisine,
      we
      hope
      to
      make
      this
      event
      a
      memorable
     
     
      one
      for
      all
      involved.
      So
      get
      involved!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      need
      your
      help
      to
      make
      this
      be
      the
      best
      experience
      it
     
     
      can
      be.
      Everyone
      is
      invited!
      If
      you
      are
      from
      another
     
     
      country,
      we
      want
      to
      see
      where
      you're
      from,
      give
      us
      pic-
     
     
      tures,
      tell
      us
      about
      your
      hometown.
      We
      want
      to
      show
     
     
      UPEI
      students
      how
      much
      diversity
      our
      campus
      is
      hous-
     
     
      ing.
      Even
      if
      you're
      not
      from
      away,
      we
      still
      invite
      you
      to
     
     
      come
      check
      out
      our
      group
      and
      all
      its
      awesomeness.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      interesting
      stuff.
      If
      you
      get
      involved
      with
      this,
      you
     
     
      will
      meet
      the
      most
      quality
      people
      you've
      ever
      met
      or
      your
     
     
      monopoly
      money
      back!
      But
      seriously,
      this
      is
      all
      going
      on
     
     
      at
      the
      end
      of
      January
      so
      we
      need
      to
      start
      gathering
      your
     
     
      knowledge
      as
      soon
      as
      possible
      so
      please,
      if
      you
      have
     
     
      even
      the
      slightest
      interest
      at
      all
      come
      to
      the
      meetings
     
     
      every
      Wednesday
      from
      5
      to
      6
      p.m.
      in
      the
      Student
      Services
     
     
      lounge
      (above
      the
      bookstore,
      you'll
      see
      us)
      or
      contact
     
     
      Adrienne
      or
      Mingee
      at
      int.expo.upei@gmail.com,
      or
     
     
      myself
      (I'm
      the
      one
      walking
      around
      with
      a
      guitar,
      a
      cane,
     
     
      or
      a
      pie)
      and
      tell
      us
      your
      story.
      This
      really
      is
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      too
      much
      fun.
      Hope
      to
      see
      you
      around.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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