The
      Cadre
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      15
      September
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      news
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      President
      Epperly
      resigns
     
     
      Dean
      of
      AVC
      becomes
      interim
      President
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      CINDY
      CAMERON
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Elizabeth
      Epperly
     
     
      cited
      poor
      health
      as
      the
      reason
     
     
      behind
      her
      resignation
      from
     
     
      the
      office
      of
      President
      in
      June
     
     
      of
      this
      year.
      She
      has
      been
     
     
      replacedtemporarily
      by
      former
     
     
      Dean
      of
      Veterinary
      Medicine
     
     
      Dr.
      Lawrence
      Heider.
     
    

    
     
      In
      an
      interview
      with
     
     
      CBC,
      Epperly
      explained
      that
      a
     
     
      viral
      infection
      has
      caused
      her
     
     
      health
      to
      decline,
      making
      it
     
     
      unWise
      to
      continue
      meeting
      the
     
     
      rigorous
      demands
      of
      the
      presi-
     
     
      dency,
      a
      position
      she
      has
      held
     
     
      since
      1995.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      is
      a
      condition
      |
     
     
      have
      been
      living
      with
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lastthree
      years
      and
      more.
      They
     
     
      do
      not
      know
      exactly
      what
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is,
      but
      apparently
      contracted
     
     
      a
      viral
      infection
      in
      New
      Zea-
     
     
      land
      when
      wasthere
      in
      1994,”
     
     
      Epperly
      explained.
      She
      de-
     
     
      scribed
      symptoms
      such
      ascon-
     
     
      gestion
      and
      a
      form
      ofasthma,
     
     
      which
      have
      affected
      her
      blood
     
     
      pressure.
     
    

    
     
      “If]
      take
      eare
      of
      myself
     
     
      now...then
      I
      will
      be
      all
      right,”
     
     
      Epperly
      stated,
      “ButifI
      don’t
     
     
      [take
      care
      of
      my
      condition],
     
     
      I’m
      not
      going
      to
      be
      all
      right.”
     
    

    
     
      Heider
      spent
      twenty-
     
     
      five
      years
      teaching
      veterinary
     
     
      medicine
      at
      Ohio
      State
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      before
      being
      appointed
     
     
      as
      Dean
      of
      Atlantic
      Veteri-
     
     
      nary
      College
      in
      1991.
      He
      has
     
     
      had
      ity
      to
      workclosely
     
     
      with
      Epperly
      during
      this
      time.
     
     
      His
      term
      as
      Interim
      President
     
     
      will
      last
      until
      June
      30,
      1999.
     
    

    
     
      “She
      has
      been
      a
      tre-
     
     
      mendous
      force
      for
      good
      in
      the
     
     
      university,
      inmy
      estimation,”
     
     
      Heider
      explained.
      “I
      have
      tre-
     
     
      mendous
      respect
      for
      what
      she
     
     
      did
      here.
      I
      regret
      she
      could
      not
     
     
      complete
      her
      term
      because
      of
     
     
      health.”
     
    

    
     
      “It
      was
      a
      loss
      to
      the
     
     
      University.
      There
      is
      no
      ques-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      about
      it,”
      he
      added.
     
    

    
     
      As
      Acting
      President,
     
     
      Heider
      intends
      to
      follow
     
     
      through
      on
      many
      of
      the
      plans
     
     
      made
      by
      Epperly,
      rather
      than
     
     
      to
      introduce
      any
      drastic
     
     
      changes.
      The
      on-campus
     
     
      health
      centre
      will
      remain,
      al-
     
     
      though
      the
      service
      will
      be
      modi-
     
     
      fied.
      There
      will
      also
      be
      minor
     
     
      changes
      in
      Student
      Develop-
     
     
      ment
      and
      the
      Registrar’s
      Of-
     
     
      fice.
      Further,
      Heider
      hopes
      that
     
     
      students
      will
      be
      able
      to
      register
     
     
      via
      the
      Internet
      sometime
      in
     
     
      the
      next
      year.
     
    

    
     
      He
      affirms
      that
      his
      ad-
     
     
      ministration
      is
      committed
      to
     
     
      student
      satisfaction.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      hope
      that
      our
      serv-
     
     
      ices
      meet
      the
      needs
      and
      ex-
     
     
      pectations
      of
      students.
      If
      they
     
     
      do
      not,
      we
      wantan
      opportunity
     
     
      to
      discuss
      that,”
      Heider
      as-
     
     
      serted.
     
    

    
     
      Changes
      in
      administra-
     
     
      tion
      often
      bring
      about
      new
     
     
      styles
      of
      management.
      Many
     
     
      students
      are
      apprehensive
     
     
      about
      possible
      plans
      to
      cut
      pro-
     
     
      grams
      as
      a
      cost-saving
      meas-
     
     
      ure.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      can’timagine
      that
      we
     
     
      are
      going
      to
      reduce
      the
      oppor-
     
     
      tunities
      here.
      Things
      may
      get
     
     
      reorganized,
      but
      course
      offer-
     
     
      ings
      will
      still
      be
      there,”
      Heider
     
     
      said.
      “If
      we
      try
      to
      specialize
     
     
      and
      refine
      further,
      then
      that
     
     
      means
      that
      we
      are
      going
      tocut
     
     
      something.”
     
    

    
     
      “Do
      I
      havea
      vision
      that
     
     
      we
      are
      going
      tocut
      anything?
     
     
      Not
      just
      in
      the
      ten
      months
      that
     
     
      I’m
      going
      to
      be
      Acting
      Presi-
     
     
      dent,
      but
      beyond
      that:
      I
      don’t
     
     
      see
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      search
      fornew
      can-
     
     
      didates
      forthe
      Presidency
      will
     
     
      begin
      immediately,
      following
     
     
      the
      election
      ofa
      Search
      Com-
     
     
      mittee.
      Normally,
      the
      process
     
     
      isroutine,
      with
      the
      Committee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      consisting
      of
      five
      members
     
     
      elected
      from
      the
      Board
      of
     
     
      Governors,
      and
      five
      members
     
     
      elected
      from
      the
      Senate.
      The
     
     
      term
      for
      Interim
      President
      ends
     
     
      on
      June
      30,
      1999.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      President
     
     
      Matt
      Gray
      would
      like
      to
      see
     
     
      student
      input
      in
      the
      selection
      of
     
     
      the
      university's
      President.
     
    

    
     
      “I'll
      be
      pushing
      for
      at
     
     
      least
      two
      students
      on
      a
      ten-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      member
      board
      to
      pick
      a
      new
     
     
      president,”
      Gray
      said.
      “I
      think
     
     
      that
      is
      a
      reasonable
      thing
      to
     
     
      pursue.
      And
      |
      will
      throw
      my
     
     
      weight
      behind
      it.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Right:
      Dr.
      Elizabeth
      Epperly
     
    
   
   
    
     
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