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      stances.
      There
      is
      no
      evi-
     
     
      dence
      that
      this
      has
      occurred.
     
     
      However,
      with
      cutbacks
      in
     
     
      funding
      and
      the
      public’s
     
     
      demand
      for
      greater
      account-
     
     
      ability
      among
      public
      sector
     
     
      or
      quasi
      public
      sector
      or-
     
     
      ganizations,
      the
      University
     
     
      must
      be
      in
      a
      position
      to
     
     
      provide
      information
      to
      justify
     
     
      the
      resources
      utilized.
      Fur-
     
     
      ther,
      without
      clear
      goals
      and
     
     
      objectives,
      there
      are
      no
     
     
      guidelines
      to
      help
      direct
     
     
      change,
      integrate
      oeeonns
     
     
      activity,
      or
      monitor
      an
     
     
      report
      on
      performance.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recommendation
      7.13:
     
     
      The
      goals
      and
      objectives
     
     
      of
      the
      faculties
      of
      Arts
      and
     
     
      Sciences
      should
      be
      docu-
     
     
      mented
      and
      approved
      at
     
     
      an
      appropriate
      level.
      In
     
     
      addition,
      goals
      and
      objec-
     
     
      tives
      should
      be
      reviewed
     
     
      annually
      to
      determine
      if
     
     
      they
      are
      being
      achieved.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Academic
      Programs
     
     
      —
      Teaching/Course
      Evalu-
     
     
      ation:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7.47
      “It
      was
      reported
      by
      the
     
     
      Deans
      and
      Department
     
     
      Chairs
      that
      teaching
      evalua-
     
     
      tions
      were
      treated
      seriously
     
     
      by
      faculty
      and
      were
      used
      to
     
     
      improve
      their
      teaching
      an
     
     
      the
      courses
      offered.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Academic
      Programs
     
     
      —
      Accountability
      for
      Ac-
     
     
      tivities,
      Workload
      and
      Al-
     
     
      location:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7.62
      “We
      recognize
      that
     
     
      allocations
      will
      vary
      depend-
     
     
      ing
      on
      the
      objectives
      of
      the
     
     
      Faculty,
      Department
      and
     
     
      faculty
      member.
      However,
     
     
      more
      disciplined
      approach
     
     
      will
      provide
      greater
      assur-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      jective
      on
      the
      relative
     
     
      emphasis
      to
      be
      given
     
     
      teaching,
      research
      and
     
     
      service.
      Methodology
      to
     
     
      do
      this
      has
      been
      Boece
     
     
      within
      the
      Faculty
      of
      Vet-
     
     
      erinary
      Medicine
      and
      ap-
     
     
      propriate
      methodologies
     
     
      should
      be
      developed
      in
      the
     
     
      faculties
      of
      Arts
      and
      Sci-
     
     
      ence.
      In
      addition,
      faculty
     
     
      should
      be
      held
      account-
     
     
      able
      for
      their
      actual
      activi-
     
     
      ties
      by
      comparing
      them
      to
     
     
      their
      expected
      perform-
     
     
      ance
      and
      the
      results
      docu-
     
     
      mented.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Academic
      Programs
     
     
      —
      Curriculum:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7.65
      “There
      appears
      to
      be
     
     
      adequate
      processes
      in
      place
     
     
      to
      ensure
      all
      new
      programs
      or
     
     
      changes
      to
      existing
      academic
     
     
      programs
      are
      properly
      ap-
     
     
      proved,
      consistent
      with
      pre-
     
     
      vailing
      UPEI
      requirements
     
     
      and
      linked
      to
      the
      University
     
     
      mission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recommendation
      7.68:
     
     
      Graduate
      surveys
      should
     
     
      be
      implemented
      to
      assist
     
     
      in
      assessing
      the
      appropri-
     
     
      ateness
      of
      RY
      rams
      and
     
     
      courses
      in
      the
      faculties
      of
     
     
      Arts
      and
      Science.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      d
      From
      Research:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8.7“...
      Notonly
      is
      research
     
     
      a
      fundamental
      aspect
      of
      a
     
     
      University,
      itis
      expected
      that
     
     
      this
      contribution
      to
      the
      disci-
     
     
      pline
      through
      research
      will
      be
     
     
      reflected
      teaching
      and
      will
     
     
      help
      to
      stimulate
      independent
     
     
      thought
      on
      behalf
      of
      the
     
     
      students.
      ..”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Research—Planning:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8.14
      “The
      Research
      Stud
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8.48
      “The
      documentation
     
     
      and
      reporting
      of
      the
      research
     
     
      activity
      can
      act
      as
      a
      basis
      for
     
     
      accountability
      in
      relation
      to
     
     
      the
      overall
      research
      support
     
    

    
     
      rovided
      by
      the
      University
      .
     
     
      In
      addition,
      research
      activity
     
     
      is
      an
      essential
      aspect
      of
     
     
      University
      functioning
      and
      as
     
     
      such
      should
      be
      used
      in
     
     
      marketing
      efforts
      to
      promote
     
     
      the
      University
      as
      a
      vital
     
     
      participant
      in
      the
      broader
     
    
   
   
    
     
      community.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Enrolment
      Manage-
     
     
      ment:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9.3
      “...
      When
      enrolments
     
     
      decline
      revenues
      are
      lost.
      For
     
     
      example,
      a
      decline
      of
      300
     
     
      students
      represents
      a
      loss
      of
     
     
      about
      $1
      million.
      Enrolmentis
     
     
      expected
      to
      remain
      static
      in
     
     
      the
      future
      even
      though
      partici-
     
     
      pation
      in
      post
      secondary
     
     
      education
      may
      continue
      to
     
     
      increase.
      The
      University
      will
     
     
      not
      necessarily
      benefit
      from
     
     
      the
      increase
      because
      compe-
     
     
      tition
      for
      students
      is
      growing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9.7
      “In
      order
      to
      address
     
     
      enrolment
      issues,
      the
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      needs
      =
      te
     
     
      management
      to
     
     
      influence
      the
      make-up
      of
      the
     
     
      student
      body
      by
      ives
     
     
      marketing,
      recruitment,
      ad-
     
     
      mission,
      and
      retention
      initia-
     
     
      tives.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9.12
      “The
      first
      step
      in
      the
     
     
      development
      ofan
      enrolment
     
     
      management
      strategy
      is
      to
     
     
      define
      the
      optimum
      size
      and
     
     
      composition
      of
      the
      student
     
     
      body.
      Once
      this
      is
      decided
     
     
      the
      Universi
      can
      decide
      on
     
     
      whether
      the
      Institution
      can
     
    
   
   
    
     
      support
      that
      population
      wi
     
     
      faculty,
      classrooms,
      and
     
     
      related
      sources.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Feature
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Value-For-Money
      audit
      highlights
     
    
   
   
    
     
      local
      residents
      by
      chargin
     
     
      additional
      fees
      to
      internati
     
     
      students;
      manage
      enrolment
     
     
      at
      UPEI
      to
      optimize
      the
     
     
      number
      of
      students
      and
      the
     
     
      use
      of
      facilities;
      and
      increase
     
     
      economic
      benefits
      to
      PEI.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Fundraising:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      11.4
      “The
      role
      of
      public
     
     
      relations
      is
      to
      provide
      a
     
     
      common,
      consistent,
      relent-
     
     
      less
      message
      to
      ensure
      the
     
     
      University
      is
      presented
      with
      a
     
     
      consistent
      profile.
      ..”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Computer
      Services:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      13.11
      “A
      collaborative
      initia-
     
     
      tive
      between
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      Holland
      College
      —‘Informa-
     
     
      tion
      Technology
      in
      Education
     
     
      Centre’
      (I
      )
      has
      been
     
     
      initiated
      to
      use
      IT
      [information
     
     
      technology]
      facilities
      to
      pro-
     
     
      vide
      education
      on
      a
      broader
     
     
      level
      to
      more
      students
      at
      less
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Residence,
      Food
      and
     
     
      Conference
      Services
     
    
   
   
    
     
      14.6
      “The
      total
      cost
      to
      repair
     
     
      the
      three
      residences;
      fic
     
     
      Marion
      Hall,
      i
      '
     
     
      and
      Blanchard
      Hall,
      is
      ex-
     
     
      to
      be
      substantial
      .
      .
      .
     
     
      consultant
      also
      provided
     
     
      estimates
      for
      a
      number
      of
     
     
      alternatives
      to
      be
      considered
     
     
      as
      past
      of
      the
      business
      plan
     
     
      development
      which
      included
     
     
      eo
      which
      ranged
      from
     
     
      elimination
      a
      residence
      to
     
     
      building
      anewresidence.
      .
      .”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      14.11
      “The
      rates
      for
      resi-
     
     
      dences
      and
      conference
      serv-
     
     
      ices
      are
      not
      based
      onaclearly
     
     
      defined
      cost
      recovery
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      th
      pricing
      strategy.
      Therefore
     
     
      other
      S
      ctietoeriien
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      know
     
     
      if
      the
      rates
      are
      too
      hi
     
     
      reducing
      the
      demand
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up
      as
      part
      of
      the
      budget
     
     
      process.
      .
      .
      The
      amount
     
     
      charged
      has
      non
      direct
     
     
      correlation
      to
      the
      actual
      cost
     
     
      of
      providing
      athletic
      services.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      Bookstore
     
    
   
   
    
     
      16.1
      “The
      University
      rs
     
     
      ates
      a
      bookstore
      with
      $1.8
     
     
      million
      in
      annual
      sales
      of
     
     
      books,
      clothing
      and
      office
     
     
      PG
      The
      bookstore
      pro-
     
     
      vided
      anet
      contribution
      to
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      $180,000
      in
     
     
      1997-98.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      16.3“...
      All
      universities
      pay
     
     
      the
      same
      price
      for
      textbooks,
     
     
      which
      is
      20
      percent
      below
      the
     
     
      suggested
      retail
      price.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      16.5
      “The
      cost
      of
      books
      is
      a
     
     
      major
      expenditure
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      attending
      university.
     
     
      oe
      by
     
     
      the
      University
      to
      minimize
      the
     
     
      price
      of
      books
      would
      ease
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      financial
      burden
      on
      the
     
     
      students.
      ..”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      16.6
      “There
      are
      other
      options
     
     
      which
      could
      be
      considered
     
     
      such
      as
      the
      purchase
      and
      sale
     
     
      of
      used
      textbooks
      by
      the
     
     
      Bookstore,
      or
      allowing
      the
     
     
      students
      to
      =
      up
      ——
     
     
      arrangements
      for
      buying
     
     
      selling
      used
      books.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recommendation
      16.8:
     
     
      The
      University
      should
      ex-
     
     
      plore
      options
      to
      help
      mini-
     
     
      mize
      the
      cost
      of
      textbooks
     
     
      to
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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