PRESIDENT
     
    

    
     
      °
      The
      Inaugural
      Friends
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      Scholarship
      Fundraising
     
     
      Banquet
      was
      a
      success.
      The
      event
     
     
      was
      sold
      out,
      and
      the
      final
      tally
      had
     
     
      yet
      to
      be
      counted;
      it
      will
      likely
     
     
      reach
      over
      $6,000,
      which
      is
      to
      be
     
     
      contributed
      directly
      to
      students
      in
     
     
      leadership
      positions
      in
      the
      form
      of
     
     
      scholarships
      and
      bursaries.
     
    

    
     
      °
      Had
      meetings
      with
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      of
      both
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      and
      the
      Board
      of
     
     
      Governors
      during
      the
      last
      two
     
     
      weeks
      and
      reported
      that
      while
      we
     
     
      are
      not
      out
      of
      the
      woods
      yet,
      some
     
     
      controversial
      issues
      are
      now
      off
      the
     
     
      table
      and
      tensions
      have
      eased
      a
      bit.
     
     
      °
      The
      policy
      committee
      has
     
     
      made
      serious
      headway
      as
      it
      has
     
     
      finally
      made
      its
      way
      through
      the
     
     
      entire
      binder.
      We
      look
      forward
      to
     
     
      its
      presentation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      FINANCE
     
    

    
     
      °
      Announced
      that
      this
      year
     
     
      we
      have
      contributed
      zero
      dollars
      to
     
     
      our
      Capital
      Savings
      Fund
      but
      have
     
     
      allocated
      $5,000
      and
      hope
      that
      next
     
     
      year
      we
      can
      invest
      $10,000
      into
      the
     
     
      fund.
      -
     
    

    
     
      °
      Proposed
      that
      the
      annual
     
     
      benefactor
      this
      year
      be
      the
      Big
     
     
      Brother/Big
      Sister
      foundation
     
     
      through
      supporting
      Bowl
      For
      Kids
     
     
      and
      donating
      $500.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EXEC
      VP
     
    

    
     
      °
      The
      Change
      for
      Change
     
     
      Campaign
      is
      underway
      and
      we
     
     
      have
      250
      interested
      students
      on
      the
     
     
      email
      list.
     
    

    
     
      °
      Had
      a
      meeting
      with
      the
     
     
      Student
      Loan
      Appeal
      Board.
      In
     
     
      regards
      to
      the
      Student
      Loan
      Appeal
     
     
      Board
      Jeff
      met
      with
      Don
      Currie.
     
    

    
     
      °
      Noted
      that
      the
      appointment
     
     
      of
      Faculty
      of
      the
      year
      is
      coming
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up.
      A
      representative
      from
      each
     
     
      faculty
      is
      needed
      to
      form
      a
      panel
     
     
      with
      Jeff
      and
      another
      executive
     
     
      member.
     
    

    
     
      °
      Contacted
      Barb
      Gibson
     
     
      about
      holding
      a
      cut-a-thon
      here
      on
     
     
      campus
      as
      they
      have
      been
      success-
     
     
      ful
      in
      the
      past,
      and
      attempts
      to
      hold
     
     
      one
      this
      year
      have
      so
      far
      been
     
     
      unsuccessful.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      ACTIVITIES
     
    

    
     
      °
      There
      have
      been
      a
      number
     
     
      of
      successful
      events
      at
      the
      Wave
     
     
      including
      Grand
      Theft
      Bus
      and
     
     
      Rock
      Ranger.
      The
      opening
      of
      the
      —
     
     
      new
      MacLauchlan
      rink,
      with
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Panthers
      playing
      off
      against
     
     
      Saint
      Mary's,
      was
      also
      celebrated.
     
     
      Friday
      nights
      at
      the
      Wave
      have
     
     
      seen.
      good
      crowds,
      which
      are
     
     
      expected
      to
      increase
      with
      the
     
     
      upcoming
      Winter
      Carnival.
     
    

    
     
      °
      Winter
      Carnival
      is
      starting
     
     
      Wednesday
      afternoon
      with
      a
      photo
     
     
      scavenger
      hunt
      and
      a
      polar
      bear
     
     
      run
      across
      campus.
      Thursday
      night
     
     
      there
      will
      be
      open
      mike
      with
      Elmer
     
     
      Diegal
      and
      Tim
      Chassion.
      Friday
      .
     
     
      night
      there
      will
      be
      a
      movie
      pub
     
     
      with
      an
      80's
      theme
      and
      Saturday
     
     
      there
      will
      be
      touch
      football
      outside
     
     
      and
      snow
      sculptures.
     
    

    
     
      °
      The
      2nd
      annual
      indoor
     
     
      beach
      blast
      volleyball
      tournament
     
     
      will
      be
      held
      from
      the
      6th
      to
      the
      8th
     
     
      of
      February,
      and
      upcoming
      events
     
     
      include
      The
      Rude
      Mechanicals
      on
     
     
      the
      20th
      of
      February
      and
      The
     
     
      Jimmy
      Swift
      Band
      on
      the
      27th
      of
     
     
      February.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      SENATE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      A
      new
      honors
      program
      in
     
     
      Foods
      and
      Nutrition
      was
      approved,
     
     
      but
      concerns
      have
      been
      brought
      up
     
     
      about
      applied
      degrees
      that
      are
     
     
      available
      through
      Holland
      College
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      the
      impact
      that
      those
      degrees
     
     
      will
      have
      on
      the
      enrollment
      in
      the
     
     
      Foods
      and
      Nutrition
      department
      at
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      °
      All
      student
      positions
      on
     
     
      various
      Senate
      committees
      have
     
     
      been
      filled.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BOARD
      OF
      GOVERNORS
      |
     
     
      °
      The
      policy
      and
      planning
     
     
      committee
      will
      be
      bringing
      forward
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      five
      policies
      for
      approval
      concern-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      research
      and
      development,
     
     
      health
      and
      safety
      and
      closed
      circuit
     
     
      television
      monitoring.
      This
      last
     
     
      policy
      deals
      with
      the
      future
      imple-
     
     
      mentation
      of
      a
      camera
      surveillance
     
     
      system
      in
      public
      areas
      of
      campus
     
     
      such
      as
      parking
      lots,
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Bookstore,
      and
      building
      perimeters
     
     
      and
      entrances.
     
    

    
     
      °
      Negotiations
      between
      the
     
     
      administration
      and
      the
      Faculty
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Association
      resumed
      January
      13,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2004
      and
      a
      number
      of
      dates
      have
     
     
      been
      set
      for
      future
      meetings.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAPUS
     
     
      °
      A
      letter
      has
      been
      sent
      via
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -email
      to
      all
      students
      at
      UPEI
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      regards
      to
      the
      university's
      closing
     
     
      procedures
      during
      bad
      weather.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BUSINESS
     
    

    
     
      .
      Faculty
      appreciation
      night
     
     
      was
      held
      last
      Friday
      the
      23rd
      at
      the
     
     
      HMCS
      Queen
      Charlotte
      and
      went
     
     
      well.
      .
     
    

    
     
      °
      There
      was
      a
      "Biology
      vs.
     
     
      Business"
      pub-crawl
      this
      past
     
     
      Friday.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SCIENCE
     
    

    
     
      °
      The
      Biology
      department
      is
     
     
      teaming
      up
      with
      the
      Business
     
     
      department
      for
      a
      Biology
      vs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Business
      pub-crawl.
     
     
      °
      This
      Wednesday
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      February
      4,
      2004
      page
      14
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brookvale
      Provincial
      Ski
      Park
      the
     
     
      Biology
      department
      will
      be
      holding
     
     
      a
      sledding
      event
      and
      the
      Chemistry
     
     
      department
      will
      be
      holding
      a
      skiing
     
     
      event.
     
    

    
     
      °
      A
      representative
      from
      the
     
     
      Chemistry
      department
      of
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Calgary
      visited
      UPEI
     
     
      and
      gave
      a
      seminar
      for
      people
     
     
      interested
      in
      graduate
      study
      at
      that
     
     
      school.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EDUCATION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      °
      An
      Education
      representa-
     
     
      tive
      had
      a
      meeting
      with
      a
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      Rep.
      and
      has
      been
     
     
      assured
      that
      they
      will
      graduate
      in
     
     
      May.
     
    

    
     
      °
      International
      Students
      are
     
     
      fund-raising
      by
      selling
      $40
      tickets
     
     
      on
      a
      $3000
      gift
      certificate
      to
      The
     
     
      Travel
      Store.
      They
      are
      also
      selling
     
     
      tickets
      3/$5
      on
      a
      one
      thousand
      dol-
     
     
      lar
      bill.
     
    

    
     
      °
      The
      education
      department
     
     
      also
      had
      a
      successful
      pub-crawl
     
     
      last
      Friday.
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GSA
     
     
      °
      E-mails
      have
      been
      sent
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all
      students
      who
      quality
      to
      graduate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      year
      to
      address
      any
      of
      their
     
     
      concerns
      regarding
      the
      possibility
     
     
      of
      a
      faculty
      strike
      and
      how
      it
     
     
      would
      effect
      their
      graduation
      if
     
     
      ever
      one
      was
      to
      go
      ahead.
     
    

    
     
      °
      GSA
      sponsored
      seminar
     
     
      topics
      are
      currently
      being
      dis-
     
     
      cussed.
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VET
      MED
     
    

    
     
      °
      The
      Student
      Chapter
      of
      the
     
     
      American
      Veterinary
      Medical
     
     
      Association
      held
      an
      auction
      on
     
     
      January
      28th
      to
      raise
      money
      to
     
     
      send
      students
      to
      the
      AVMA
      confer-
     
     
      ence
      in
      Tennessee.
     
    

    
     
      °
      SAVS
      met
      with
      the
      Vice