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      “16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Amy
      Gallan
     
    

    
     
      Most
      people
      know
      that
      UPEI
      has
      a
     
     
      mall
      student
      population
      when
      com-
     
     
      pared
      to
      Dalhousie
      or
      UNB.
      Recent
     
     
      statistics
      show
      that
      it
      is
      decreasing
      in
     
     
      size.
      A
      Statistics
      Canada
      report
      shows
     
     
      hat
      UPEI
      has
      the
      highest
      percentage
     
     
      rate
      of
      declining
      student
      enrolment
      of
     
     
      all
      of
      the
      Canadian
      provinces.
     
    

    
     
      In
      a
      meeting
      of
      the
      Senate
      of
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island,
     
     
      held
      Friday,
      December
      1,
      President
     
     
      Epperly
      reported
      that,
      as
      of
      the
      Decem-
     
     
      iber
      1
      ‘‘fall
      count
      date’’
      of
      Statistics
     
     
      Canada,
      full-time
      enrollment
      at
      the
     
     
      niversity
      had
      declined
      by
      117
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      4.6%,
      from
      1994,
      and
      part-time
     
     
      enrollment
      had
      declined
      by
      111
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      or
      18.9%.
      She
      said
      that
      the
      full-
     
     
      ime
      decline
      was
      in
      line
      with
      predic-
     
     
      ions,
      but
      that
      the
      part-time
      decline
      was
     
     
      of
      great
      concern,
      and
      related
      to
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      withdrawal
      of
      support
      for
      courses
     
     
      aken
      by
      employees,
      and
      to
      the
      smaller
     
     
      numbers
      of
      teachers
      upgrading
      their
     
     
      qualifications.
     
    

    
     
      This
      has
      been
      the
      third
      consecu-
     
     
      ive
      year
      of
      declining
      enrollment
      after
     
     
      sixteen
      years
      of
      steady
      increased
     
     
      enrolments.
      In
      1992
      the
      university
      held
     
     
      an
      all-time
      high
      record
      of
      enrollment
     
     
      ith
      2724
      full
      time
      students
      and
      914
     
     
      part-time
      students.
      Within
      the
      span
      of
     
     
      hree
      years
      the
      number
      of
      full
      time
     
     
      enrollment
      had
      decreased
      to
      2426
     
     
      students
      and
      the
      number
      of
      part-time
     
     
      students
      had
      drastically
      decreased
      to
     
     
      477.
      This
      means
      that
      the
      total
      number
     
     
      of
      students
      went
      from
      3638
      to
      2903,
      a
     
     
      difference
      of
      535
      students.
      This
      is
      the
     
     
      greatest
      decline
      of
      students
      since
      the
     
     
      period
      between
      1971
      and
      1975
      when
     
     
      he
      student
      population
      decreased
      by
      618
     
     
      students.
     
    

    
     
      These
      statistics
      may
      lead
      to
      bad
     
     
      implications
      for
      the
      university.
      John
     
     
      Degrace,
      the
      university’s
      registrar,
     
     
      explains
      ‘‘It
      means
      that
      because
      our
     
     
      grant
      from
      the
      province
      is
      tied
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panther:
      ‘4
     
     
      e
      pa
      )
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
     
     
      .
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      1,
      Issue
     
     
      df
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Where
      Have
      All
      the
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gone?
      Enrollment
      Drops
      Again
     
    
   
   
    
     
      enrollment
      we
      can
      expect
      a
      lesser
     
     
      grant.’’
      And
      thus,
      the
      decline
      in
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      will
      have
      a
      ripple
      effect,
      and
      may
     
     
      be
      one
      of
      the
      causes
      of
      increased
      tuition
     
     
      in
      the
      future.
      However,
      Degrace
     
     
      expects
      it
      to
      open
      more
      space
      in
      the
     
     
      previously
      overcrowded
      classes.
     
    

    
     
      The
      prospects
      for
      next
      year’s
     
     
      enrollment
      are
      still
      unknown.
      The
     
     
      university
      is
      trying
      to
      entice
      new
     
     
      students
      to
      attend
      UPEI
      using
      an
     
     
      increased
      recruiting
      budget
      and
      also
     
     
      with
      an
      extra
      recruiter
      on
      the
      road
     
     
      presenting
      UPEI
      to
      high
      school
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      However,
      other
      universities
      in
     
     
      the
      Maritimes
      are
      also
      stepping
      up
     
     
      recruiting
      efforts,
      so
      it
      is
      difficult
      to
      tell
     
     
      if
      more
      recruiting
      will
      make
      a
      great
     
     
      difference
      for
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      it
      may
      be
      too
      early
      to
     
     
      tell
      where
      high
      school
      students
      from
      the
     
     
      Island
      are
      eager
      to
      go,
      indications
      show
     
     
      that
      it
      may
      not
      be
      UPEI.
      Paulette
     
     
      McDougall,
      a
      guidance
      councillor
      from
     
     
      PEI’s
      largest
      high
      school,
      ;
     
     
      Charlottetown
      Rural,
      says
      ‘‘We
      see
      a
     
     
      decrease
      from
      last
      year
      with
      fewer
     
     
      students
      coming
      forward
      to
      apply
      ..
      .
      ‘‘
     
     
      She
      explained
      that
      many
      students
      are
     
     
      not
      planning
      to
      attend
      any
      university
     
     
      right
      away,
      and
      would
      rather
      work
      than
     
     
      spend
      the
      great
      amount
      of
      money
     
     
      needed
      to
      attend
      university.
     
    

    
     
      McDougall
      also
      explained
      that
     
     
      one
      deterrent
      involved
      was
      UPEI’s
     
     
      entrance
      requirements.
      ‘‘The
      fact
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      all
      entrances
      require
      Grade
      twelve
     
    
   
   
    
     
      math,
      when
      other
      universities
      will
     
     
      accept
      students
      without
      it.
      [deters
     
     
      students]’’
      She
      explained
      that
      there
      is
     
     
      more
      interest
      in
      St.
      Mary’s
      University,
     
     
      a
      university
      in
      which
      grade
      12
      math
      is
     
     
      not
      an
      entrance
      requirement.
      She
      also
     
     
      explained
      that
      UPEI’s
      increased
      tuition,
     
     
      and
      the
      poor
      job
      market
      for
      university
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      graduates
      are
      also
      reasons
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      disinterest
      in
      university.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      FREE!!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Receives
     
     
      Grant
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Yvonne
      MacKean
     
    

    
     
      Recently,
      UPEI
      has
      been
      hon-
     
     
      oured
      with
      a
      grant
      for
      a
      Summer
      Insti-
     
     
      tute.
      Co-Chair
      of
      the
      Summer
      Institute,
     
     
      Professor
      Barry
      Bartmann
      discussed
      the
     
     
      grant.
     
    

    
     
      The
      grant
      comes
      from
      the
      Social
     
     
      Sciences
      and
      Humanities
      Research
     
     
      Council
      of
      Canada
      (SSHRCC).
      This
     
     
      council
      has
      a
      program
      whereby
      it
      gives
     
     
      one
      to
      three
      grants
      of
      up
      to
      fifty
      thou-
     
     
      sand
      dollars
      for
      a
      Summer
      Institute.
     
     
      The
      Institute
      program
      is
      not
      an
      typical
     
     
      academic
      conference.
      It
      consists
      of
      a
     
     
      set
      of
      intense
      workshops
      for
      promising
     
     
      graduate
      students,
      young
      faculty
      mem-
     
     
      bers,
      academics
      and
      senior
      scholars
      in
     
     
      various
      fields
      of
      study.
      Some
      of
      the
     
     
      Senior
      members
      may
      give
      lectures
      to
     
     
      the
      group
      as
      a
      whole,
      but
      most
      work
     
     
      will
      be
      done
      in
      small
      groups
      with
     
     
      results
      reported
      to
      the
      whole.
      SSHRCC
     
     
      is
      attempting
      to
      create
      an
      interdiscipli-
     
     
      nary
      and
      international
      exchange
      of
     
     
      ideas.
     
    

    
     
      With
      this
      in
      mind,
      Professors
     
     
      Bartmann
      and
      Milne
      were
      encouraged
     
     
      to
      apply
      for
      this
      grant.
      The
      North
     
     
      Atlantic
      Islands
      Project
      (Lessons
      from
     
     
      the
      Edge),
      which
      would
      be
      the
      benefac-
     
     
      tor
      of
      this
      grant,
      was
      well
      placed
      in
     
     
      terms
      of
      SSHRCC’s
      criteria.
      The
     
     
      project
      has
      international
      partners,
     
     
      principally
      the
      Nordic
      Institute
      of
     
     
      Regional
      Policy
      Research
      (NordREFO),
     
     
      universities
      across
      the
      North
      Atlantic
     
     
      (including
      Iceland,
      the
      Faeroes,
      and
     
     
      Greenland),
      University
      of
      Buckingham
     
     
      and
      Rashilde
      University
      in
      Denmark,
     
     
      and
      Memorial
      University
      in
      Newfound-
     
     
      land.
      The
      project
      also
      covers
      a
      broad
     
     
      range
      of
      disciplines;
      economics,
      politi-
     
     
      cal
      science,
      sociology
      and
      geography.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
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