Ryan
      McDermott
     
     
      Chair
      of
      Council
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      President--
      Clare
      was
      in
      negotiations
     
     
      with
      CARI
      throughout
      the
      summer.
     
     
      She
      mentions
      that
      the
      new
      student
     
     
      union
      website
      which
      had
      been
      worked
     
     
      on
      all
      summer
      is
      now
      live.
      She
     
     
      announces
      the
      retirement
      of
      Norman
     
     
      Webster,
      who
      was
      Chancellor
      of
      the
     
     
      University
      for
      eight
      years
      and
      the
     
     
      learning/teaching
      centre
      will
      be
      named
     
     
      to
      honour
      him.
      She
      also
      attended
      the
     
     
      Founder's
      Day
      Ceremonies.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Executive
      VP--
      Mark
      received
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      and
      promotional
      material
      in
     
     
      regards
      to
      the
      last
      Federal
      Election
     
     
      which
      he
      _
      placed
      throughout
     
     
      Charlottetown
      (which
      were
      blue
      and
     
     
      looked
      like
      Conservative
      billboards).
     
     
      He
      worked
      on
      the
      development
      of
      a
     
     
      Student
      Survival
      Guide,
      which
     
     
      includes
      off
      campus
      information
      that
     
     
      should
      prove
      to
      be
      beneficial
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      He
      also
      was
      on
      the
      hiring
      board
     
     
      which
      filled
      many
      vacant
      positions
     
     
      with
      The
      Wave,
      with
      the
      Cadre,
      the
     
     
      Deputy
      Chair
      of
      Council,
      and
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kristi
      Kelly
     
     
      Deputy
      Chair
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arlo
      Sutherland
     
     
      Science
      Rep
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Ryan
      McDermott,
      Chair
      of
      Council
     
    
   
   
    
     
      course
      most
      importantly
      of
      all........
      the
     
     
      Chair
      of
      Council.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      Activities--
      Pete
      gathered
      a
      list
      of
     
     
      contact
      names
      for
      all
      the
      clubs
      and
     
     
      societies
      and
      noted
      that
      there
      were
     
     
      three
      new
      societies
      that
      were
      being
     
     
      created.
      He
      announced
      that
      he
      will
      be
     
     
      looking
      for
      people
      for
      the
      social
      com-
     
     
      mittee.
      He
      announced
      that
      movie
      pubs
     
     
      will
      be
      every
      Monday
      at
      The
      Wave,
     
     
      showing
      pre-released
      films.
     
     
      Admission
      is
      $5
      and
      it
      includes
      all
      you
     
     
      can
      eat
      popcorn
      and
      a
      slice
      of
      pizza
     
     
      (What
      a
      great
      deal...and
      what
      a
      great
     
     
      date
      idea).
      Wave
      membership
      cards
     
     
      are
      available
      for
      purchase
      at
      a
      cost
      of
     
     
      $30,
      get
      one
      and
      get
      some
      great
      bene-
     
     
      fits
      (Like
      a
      date
      with
      Pete
      Grandy
     
     
      himself).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      Finance--
      Britt
      had.
      no
      news
      to
     
     
      report....rock
      on
      Britt,
      rock
      on.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reports
     
     
      Senate--
      First
      senate
      meeting
      was
      held
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      the
      10th,
      enrollment
      numbers
      are
     
     
      up
      (approximately
      3400
      full-time
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      roughly
      600
      part-time/mature
      stu-
     
     
      dents).
      International
      enrollment
      is
      up
     
     
      30%
      with
      over
      50
      new
      international
     
     
      students.
      The
      English
      department
     
     
      underwent
      major
      change
      and
      intro-
     
     
      duced
      21
      new
      courses.
      Dean's
     
     
      Honours
      Night
      to
      be
      held
      October
     
     
      14th
      and
      October
      28th
      (for
      Nursing
     
     
      and
      Science)
      from
      7-9pm
      at
      the
      W.A.
     
     
      Murphy
      Centre.
      The
      Prior
      Learning
     
     
      Assessment
      and
      Recognition
      proce-
     
     
      dures
      have
      been
      approved
      for
      a
      pilot
     
     
      project
      for
      the
      School
      of
      Business.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Board
      of
      Governors--
      Residence
      proj-
     
     
      ect
      moving
      forward
      (Soon
      we'll
      be
     
     
      saying
      bye-bye
      to
      the
      Super
      Marion
     
     
      Brothers).
      Groundbreaking
      ceremony
     
     
      being
      held.
      Debt
      financing
      agreement
     
     
      has
      been
      made
      with
      the
      Bank.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS--
      MAPUS
      welcome
      back
     
     
      socials
      with
      tea,
      coffee,
      and
      refresh-
     
     
      ments
      will
      be
      held
      on
      the
      14th,
      15th,
     
     
      and
      the
      16th
      from
      10am
      until
      2pm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nursing--
      Lindsay
      noted
      that
      a
      social
     
     
      was
      recently
      held
      for
      nursing
      students.
     
     
      Plans
      are
      being
      made
      to
      meet
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      September
      28,
      2004
      page
      13
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Katie
      Younker
     
     
      Science
      Rep
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      both
      the
      Dean
      and
      the
      President
      of
      the
     
     
      Nursing
      Society
      to
      discuss
      the
      up
      and
     
     
      coming
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Business--
      The
      Business
      Society
      has
     
     
      begun
      it's
      membership
      drive,
      join
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Science--
      Chemistry
      Society
      held
      a
     
     
      BBQ
      on
      the
      10th
      and
      they
      encourage
     
     
      everyone,
      especially
      Ist
      and
      2nd
      year
     
     
      students,
      to
      join.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AVC--
      AVC
      Open
      House
      on
      Oct.
      2nd
     
     
      from
      10am
      until
      2pm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arts--
      Yearbook
      will
      be
      available
      in
     
     
      November....
      just
      in
      time
      for
     
     
      Christmas,
      they
      make
      awesome
      stock-
     
     
      ing
      stuffers!!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      info
      about
      the
      Student
     
     
      Council
      check
      out
      the
      minutes
      online
     
     
      at
      the
      NEW
      STUDENT
      UNION
     
     
      WEBSITE
      www.upeisu.com
      or
      come
     
     
      on
      out
      to
      one
      of
      our
      meetings,
      they're
     
     
      every
      second
      Sunday
      at
      7pm
      in
      the
     
     
      ITEC
      theatre
      in
      the
      Robertson
      Library.
     
     
      Peace
      Out---Ryan
      McDermott,
      Chair
     
     
      of
      Council