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      MARCH
      23,
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UNIVERSITY
      OF
      PRINCE
      EDWARD
      ISLAND
      STUDENT
      UNION
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “UPEID’S
      MILLENNIUM
     
     
      FUNDRAISING
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PROJECT:
      A
      NEW
     
     
      STUDENT
      CENTRE”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fundraising
      will
      soon
      be
      underway
      to
     
     
      support
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union’s
      goal
      to
     
     
      open
      the
      doors
      of
      a
      new
      Centre
      for
      students
     
     
      on
      campus
      in
      the
      spring
      of
      2001.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      estimated
      cost
      of
      the
      new
      building
      is
     
     
      $3
      million.
      The
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      has
     
     
      been
      busily
      working
      toward
      this
      goal
      for
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      years
      and
      through
      student
      fees
     
     
      has
      raised
      the
      majority
      of
      the
      $1
      million
     
     
      already
      in
      place.
      Raising
      the
      remaining
      $2
     
     
      million
      will
      be
      the
      major
      focus
      of
      UPEI’s
     
     
      fundraising
      activities
      over
      the
      next
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      new
      Centre
      will
      be
      built-next
      to
      the
     
     
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
      College
      (where
      the
     
     
      tennis
      courts
      are
      now).
      It
      is
      estimated
      that
     
     
      the
      new
      building
      will
      deliver
      double
      the
     
     
      space
      currently
      occupied
      by
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      in
      the
      UPEI
      Barn.
      The
      building
      will
     
    
   
   
    
     
      feature
      a
      multi-purpose
      room
      for
      concerts
     
     
      and
      other
      student
      activities,
      the
      Panther
     
     
      Lounge,
      Student
      Union
      administration
     
     
      offices,
      meeting
      rooms,
      food
      seryice
      and
     
     
      more.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Alumni
      will
      have
      a
      multitude
      of
      memories
     
     
      regarding
      the
      current
      Student
      Union
     
     
      facility,
      a.k.a.
      “The
      Barn”.
      The
      Student
     
     
      Union
      moved
      into
      The
      Barn
      in
      1970
      (at
      that
     
     
      time
      it
      was
      considered
      a
      temporary
     
     
      location).
      Twenty-five
      years
      later,
      in
      1995,
     
     
      the
      Student
      Centre
      Project
      2000
      Committee
     
     
      was
      formed
      by
      the
      Student
      Union
      to
      start
     
     
      the
      ball
      rolling
      on
      a
      new
      student
      Centre.
     
     
      Since
      then,
      a
      site
      has
      been
      chosen
      and
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      business
      plan
      developed.
      Concept
     
     
      sketches
      will
      soon
      be
      unveiled;
     
     
      construction
      is
      proposed
      to
      start
      in
      July,
     
     
      2000;
      and
      the
      new
      Centre
      will
      open
      the
     
     
      following
      spring.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      Centre
      will
      not
      only
      benefit
     
     
      students,
      but
      will
      provide
      a
      gathering
     
     
      place
      for
      faculty,
      staff
      and
      visitors
      to
     
     
      campus.
      In
      many
      ways
      it
      will
      become
     
     
      the
      community
      Centre
      of
      UPEI
      and
      will
     
     
      also
      help
      the
      University
      compete
      with
     
     
      other
      Atlantic
      Canadian
      universities
     
     
      attracting
      new
      students,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Watch
      for
      more
      information
      as
      this
     
     
      special,
      and
      much
      anticipated,
      project
     
     
      unfolds
      over
      the
      next
      few
      months.
     
     
      Plans
      currently
      include
      a_
      public
     
     
      fundraising
      launch
      in
      the
      fall
      of
      1999
     
     
      with
      a
      targeted
      fundraising
      drive
      to
     
     
      UPEI
      alumni,
      faculty
      and
      staff
      and
      a
     
     
      combined
      30"
      Anniversary
      Student
     
     
      Centre
      fundraising
      Gala
      in
      November.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Article
      from
      The
      UPEI
      Magazine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Spring
      1999.
      For
      further
      information
     
     
      please
      contact
      Norma
      Cameron,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Director
      of
      Advancement
      Services.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MESSAGE
      FROM
     
     
      UPEI
      STUDENT
     
     
      UNION
      PRESIDENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      year
      around
      this
      time
      |
      spoke
     
     
      to
      students
      about
      improving
     
     
      communications
      between
      students
      and
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union.
      We
      have
      had
      a
      great
     
     
      deal
      of
      success
      with
      this
      project.
      Our
     
     
      newspaper
      is
      better
      than
      ever,
      we
      have
     
     
      approved
      the
      location
      of
      the
      radio
     
     
      station,
      CIMN,
      in
      the
      new
      Student
     
     
      Centre
      and
      business
      at
      the
      Panther
     
     
      Lounge
      is
      up
      over
      last
      year.
      Most
     
     
      recently
      advertising
      campaigns
      for
      the
     
     
      March
      elections
      has
      paid
      off
      with
      voter
     
     
      turn
      out
      up
      over
      20%.
      You
      can
      be
      sure
     
     
      that
      things
      will
      continue
      to
      get
      better
     
     
      with
      our
      new
      Council.
      Our
      cooperation
     
     
      has
      sealed
      our
      success.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      President
     
     
      Matt
      Gray
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      REMINDER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      staff
      and
      volunteers
      of
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Student
      Union
      are
      to
      contact
      Cara
      by
     
     
      Tuesday
      March
      31,
      1999
      to
      confirm
     
     
      attendance
      for
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Year
      End
      Banquet.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1998
      YEARBOOKS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      1998
      Yearbooks
      are
      in
      and
     
     
      available
      for
      pick-up
      or
      purchase.
      The
     
     
      books
      are
      free
      of
      charge
      for
      1998
     
     
      graduates
      and
      cost
      $10
      for
      anyone
      else
     
     
      who
      is
      interested.
      The
      1998
      Yearbooks
     
     
      can
      be
      picked
      up
      at
      the
      UPE!
      Student
     
     
      Union
      or
      the
      Yearbook
      office
      (Main
     
     
      09).
     
    

    
     
      Also,
      the
      deadline
      for
      submissions
     
     
      of
      Grad
      Photos
      is
      March
      31,
      1999.
     
     
      Photo’s
      can
      be
      submitted
      to
      the