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      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      View
      From
      the
      BOG
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Ivan
      Dowling
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      variation
      of
      ‘‘Old
      soldiers
     
     
      never
      die;
      they
      just
      fade
      away’’
      that
     
     
      appealed
      to
      me
      when
      I
      was
      Dean
      of
     
     
      Science
      was
      ‘‘Old
      Deans
      never
      die;
     
     
      they
      just
      lose
      their
      faculties.’’
      I
      can
     
     
      offer
      yet
      another
      variation:
      ‘‘Old
     
     
      professors
      never
      die;
      they
      just
      lose
      their
     
     
      audience.’’
     
    

    
     
      Having
      recently
      retired
      from
      the
     
     
      mathematics
      department
      at
      UPEI,
      I
      am
     
     
      now
      serving
      as
      Secretary
      to
      the
      Board
     
     
      of
      Governors,
      sometimes
      referred
      to
     
     
      irreverently
      as
      the
      BOG.
      After
      45
      years
     
     
      of
      teaching,
      I
      live
      in
      fear
      of
      the
      onset
      of
     
     
      withdrawal
      symptoms,
      lacking
      my
     
     
      regular
      fix
      of
      a
      student
      audience.
      In
     
     
      desperation
      I
      will
      turn
      to
      a
      reading
     
     
      audience
      and
      supply
      some
      information
     
     
      about
      the
      BOG
      in
      an
      attempt
      to
      stave
     
     
      off
      the
      symptoms.
     
    

    
     
      The
      University
      Act
      states
      that
      the
     
     
      Board
      will
      consist
      of
      22
      members.
     
     
      There
      are
      three
      ex
      officio
      members:
      the
     
     
      President,
      the
      Chancellor
      of
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      the
      President
      of
      Holland
      college.
      Of
     
     
      the
      remaining
      members,
      nine
      are
     
     
      appointed
      by
      the
      Lieutenant
      Governor
     
     
      in
      Council,
      two
      by
      the
      Student
      Union,
     
     
      two
      by
      the
      University
      Senate,
      two
      by
     
     
      the
      teaching
      faculty,
      two
      by
      the
      Alumni
     
     
      Association,
      and
      two
      by
      the
      Board
     
     
      itself.
      Annually
      the
      Board
      chooses
      its
      ©
     
     
      Chairman,
      Vice-Chairman,
      Secretary,
     
     
      and
      five
      Standing
      Committees.
      Each
     
     
      Board
      member
      sits
      on
      at
      least
      one
     
     
      committee.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Board
      meets
      at
      7:00
      pm
      in
     
     
      the
      Faculty
      Lounge
      in
      Main
      Building,
     
     
      usually
      on
      the
      first
      Monday
      of
      each
     
     
      month.
      The
      meetings
      are
      open
      except
     
     
      for
      certain
      portions,
      usually
      those
     
     
      dealing
      with
      personnel
      matters.
      Such
     
     
      closed
      portions
      are
      declared
      in
      camera
     
     
      on
      the
      posted
      agenda.
      A
      typical
      Board
     
     
      agenda
      will
      include
      a
      report
      from
      the
     
     
      President
      and
      from
      the
      following
     
     
      committees:
      Finance,
      Executive,
      Staff
     
     
      and
      Organization,
      Buildings
      and
     
     
      Grounds.
     
    

    
     
      What
      does
      a
      Board
      do?
     
    

    
     
      Do
      members
      get
      paid?
     
    

    
     
      How
      often
      does
      membership
     
     
      change?
     
    

    
     
      Is
      membership
      time
      consuming?
     
    

    
     
      Is
      the
      BOG
      protected
      by
      the
     
     
      Department
      of
      the
      Environment?
     
    

    
     
      The
      monthly
      Board
      meetings
     
    
   
   
    
     
      may
      last
      three
      hours
      or
      more.
      The
     
     
      initial
      term
      of
      appointment
      is
      three
     
     
      years.
      Terms
      are
      staggered,
      allowing
     
     
      for
      a
      continual
      change
      of
      membership.
     
     
      Members
      are
      unpaid.
      Attendance
      at
     
     
      and
      preparation
      for
      committee,
      general
     
     
      and
      special
      meetings
      is
      time
      consum-
     
     
      ing.
      The
      Chairman
      of
      the
      Board,
      for
     
     
      example,
      sits
      on
      all
      committees
      and
     
     
      chairs
      all
      general
      and
      special
      meetings.
     
     
      Whereas
      the
      University
      Senate
      is
     
     
      responsible
      for
      the
      academic
      policies
      of
     
     
      the
      University,
      the
      Board
      is
      charged
     
     
      with
      the
      management,
      administration
     
     
      and
      control
      of
      the
      property,
      revenue,
     
     
      business
      and
      affairs
      of
      the
      University.
     
     
      There
      is
      a
      Board-Senate
      liaison
      com-
     
     
      mittee,
      but
      the
      day-to-day
      liaison
      takes
     
     
      place
      through
      the
      office
      of
      the
      Presi-
     
     
      dent,
      who
      chairs
      Senate
      and
      serves
      on
     
     
      the
      Board
      and
      all
      but
      one
      of
      its
      standing
     
     
      committees.
      The
      Board
      ultimately
     
     
      approves
      the
      appointment
      of
      the
      Presi-
     
     
      dent,
      the
      appointment
      and
      promotion
      of
     
     
      academic
      and
      administrative
      staff,
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      granting
      of
      tenure,
      sabbatical
      leave,
      etc.
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      However,
      the
      Board
      does
      so
      only
      on
      the
     
     
      recommendation
      of
      the
      President
      or
     
     
      advisory
      committees
      and
      always
      in
     
     
      accordance
      with
      procedures
      approved
     
     
      by
      Senate.
      At
      a
      typical
      Board
      meeting
     
     
      there
      could
      be
      approval
      of
      a
      budget,
     
     
      discussion
      on
      everyone’s
      favourite
      topic
     
     
      --
      parking,
      reception
      of
      reports
      on
     
     
      enrollment
      and
      recruiting,
      motions
      on
     
     
      appointments,
      leaves.of
      absence
      and
     
     
      promotions,
      a
      presentation
      made
      by
      a
     
     
      group
      or
      department’‘on
      campus
      at
      the
     
     
      invitation
      of
      the
      Board,
      and
      information
     
     
      items
      supplied
      bythe
      President,
      such
      as
     
     
      the
      success
      of
      our
      student
      debaters
      in
     
     
      winning
      in
      winning
      the
      Atlantic
      Region
     
     
      Novice
      division
      title,
      as
      well
      as
      placing
     
     
      well
      in
      a
      national
      competition
      held
      at
     
     
      Queen’s
      University.
     
    

    
     
      This
      completes
      my
      summary
     
     
      look
      at
      the
      Board,
      its
      make
      up,
      and
     
     
      operation.
      And
      now
      old
      habits
      demand
     
     
      that
      I
      give
      you
      an
      assignment
      on
      the
     
     
      information
      supplied
      in
      the
      summary.
      —
     
    

    
     
      ASSIGNMENT:
     
    

    
     
      1.
      a)
      How
      many
      members
      are
      on
     
     
      the
      board?
     
    

    
     
      b)
      What
      is
      their
      average
      salary?
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Write
      a
      short
      essay
      on
      wildlife
     
     
      in
      the
      BOG.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Complete
      the
      following
      state-
     
     
      ment:
      ‘‘Old
      Board
      Secretaries
      never
     
     
      die,
      they
      just.
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There!
      I
      feel
      better
      already!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      the
      minimum
      age
      of
      entrance
      is
      now
     
     
      17
      years
      old.
      (The
      exception
      to
      this
      rule
     
     
      is
      made
      for
      those
      UPEI
      students
      who
      are
     
     
      under
      17
      who
      can
      provide
      a
      valid
      UPEI
     
    

    
     
      student
      ID
      card.)
      Photo
      ID
      is
      required
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      best:
      place
      for
      those
      under
      17
      os
     
     
      old
      to
      be
      hanging
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aware
      ‘de
      their
      views
      on
      i
      matter.
      I
     
     
      hope
      that
      this
      article
      answers
      some
     
     
      questions
      and
      clears
      up
      any
      confusion
     
     
      about
      these
      policies.
      If
      7
      have
      any
     
     
      ate
      the
      feedback.
      You
      can
      reach
      me
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      email
      at
      fmartin@upei.
      ca
      or
      by
      calling
     
     
      me
      at
      the
      Student
      Union
      at
      566-0670.