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      Nominations
      for
      the
      upcom-
     
     
      ing
      General
      Election
      with
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Student
      Union
      opened
      on
      Monday
     
     
      March
      Ist.
      Every
      position
      on
     
     
      Council
      is
      up
      for
      grabs
      including
     
     
      those
      of
      the
      Executive:
      President,
     
     
      Executive
      VP,
      and
      VP
      Activities.
      It
     
     
      promises
      to
      be
      a
      tight
      race.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      election
      should
      be
     
     
      interesting,”
      said
      Brandon
     
     
      MacKenzie,
      Current
      SU
      President.
     
     
      “This
      is
      the
      first
      time
      that
      we
      will
      be
     
     
      using
      our
      new
      online
      voting
      system
     
     
      in
      a
      general
      election
      and
      we
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      expecting
      that
      the
      subsequent
     
     
      increase
      in
      voter
      turnout
      will
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      affect
      on
      the
      campaigning.
      Now
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      I
      know
      the
      amount
      of
      work
      that
     
     
      goes
      into
      these
      positions,
      I
      have
      to
     
     
      wonder
      if
      there’s
      any
      insanity
      on
      the
     
     
      part
      of
      those
      who
      choose
      to
      run
      for
     
     
      the
      Executive,”
      he
      jests.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Union
      is
      proud
      of
      their
     
     
      online
      voting
      system
      and
      the
      strides
     
     
      that
      it
      has
      made
      to
      decrease
      student
     
     
      apathy
      toward
      the
      elections.
      Last
     
     
      semester’s
      by-election
      saw
      the
     
     
      largest
      voter
      turn-out
      in
      Student
     
     
      Union
      history
      -
      surpassing
      that
      of
     
     
      even
      past
      general
      elections.
      This
      is
     
     
      a
      promising
      indication
      that
      in
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      election
      a
      vast
      majority
      of
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      exercise
      their
      democratic
     
     
      rights.
     
    

    
     
      In
      past
      years,
      the
      race
     
     
      between
      candidates
      has
      seen
      the
     
     
      campus
      covered
      in
      posters
      and
      this
     
     
      year
      inevitably
      will
      be
      no
      different.
     
     
      The
      extent
      of
      the
      coverage
      is
      an
     
     
      indication
      of
      the
      importance
      of
      the
     
     
      exposure
      of
      the
      candidates.
      In
      an
     
     
      effort
      to
      ensure
      that
      students
      are
     
     
      well
      informed
      about
      the
      choices
     
     
      available
      to
      them,
      the
      candidates
      are
     
     
      invited
      to
      speak
      at
      the
      General
     
     
      Meeting
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
     
      Candidates
      for
      Executive
      positions
     
     
      are
      eligible
      to
      participate
      in
      a
      debate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hearing
      questions
      from
      the
      floor
      and
     
     
      current
      councillors.
      Students
      are
     
     
      encouraged
      to
      come
      out
      to
      this
     
     
      meeting
      as
      it
      is
      extremely
      ree
      in
     
     
      decision
      making.
     
    

    
     
      This
      year
      it
      will
      be
      held
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      17
      in
      the
      Courtyard
      of
      the
     
     
      Student
      Centre
      at
      12:30pm.
     
     
      Campaigning
      begins
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      gth
      promising
      for
      an
      interest-
     
     
      ing
      few
      weeks.
      Voting
      will
      take
     
    
   
   
    
     
      place
      online
      on
      March
      24th
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      25th
      and
      is
      accessible
      from
      your
     
     
      online
      account.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Shaping
      the
      Future
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      are
      benefits
      to
      a
      CMA
      designation
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      completion
      of
      a
      university
      degree,
      the
      Certified
      Management
     
     
      Accountant
      (CMA)
      designation
      can
      become
      your
      passport
      to
      opportunity
     
     
      and
      career
      development.
      It
      signals
      that
      you
      are
      a
      financial
      and
      strategic
     
    

    
     
      manager
      capable
      of
      delivering
      business
      solutions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Society
      of
      Management
      Accountants
     
     
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      will
      hold
      an
     
     
      information
      session
      on
      Thursday,
      March
     
     
      4th
      at
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island.
      A
      representative
      from
      CMA
      PEI
     
     
      will
      deliver
      a
      presentation
      on
      CMA
     
     
      Programs
      and
      be
      available
      to
      answer
      all
     
     
      your
      questions.
      Learn
      more
      about:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +
      29
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Date:
     
     
      Where:
     
     
      Start:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Admission
      requirements
      ©
     
     
      ‘Advanced
      Management
      Accounting
     
     
      Program
      (AMAP)
     
    

    
     
      CMA
      national
      Entrance
      Examination
     
     
      The
      CMA
      Program
      and
      the
      new
      CMA-
     
     
      MBA
      Program
      _~
     
    

    
     
      Practical
      experience
      requirements
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thursday,
      March
      4th
     
     
      Kelley
      Building,
      Room
      210°
     
     
      12:15
      p.m.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pizza
      and
      pop
      will
      be
      available.
      Please
     
     
      confirm
      your
      attendance
      on
      the
      >
      Sign.
      up
      list
     
     
      on
      Albert
      Ferris’s
      office
      door,
      3
      Floor,
     
    

    
     
      -
      Kelley
      Building.
      For
      more
      information,
      call
     
     
      Leslie
      Murphy
      at
      1-800-565-7198,
     
     
      extension
      23
      or
      visit
      our
      web
      site
      at
     
     
      www.cmans.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      March
      2,
      2004
      page
      6