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From an initial list of thirty-threecandidates, the Search Committee now presents its Short List of six finalists for the position of President of the University of Prince Edward Island, beginning July 1, 1985.
It must be recognized that the brief summaries, attached,
‘“ fall very short of doing justice to the distinguished records of these individuals, each of whom the Committee supports at this point. 7 .
The university community will have an opportunity to assist the Committee in its final selection during February and the latter part of January, as the candidates visit the campus. As well as being interviewed by the Committee, they will meet different groups, and each will give a'public address. ‘
ROBERT E. BURRIDGE
Robert E. Burridge holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from McGill University. His chief teaching post has been at
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the University of New Brunswick. Having been Department Chairman and Dean of Engineering at U.N.B., he has been. Vice-President (Academic) since 1980.
RODNEY K. CROOK
Rodney K. Crook holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University. His chief teaching posts in Canada have been at McMaster, U.B.C., Dalhousie, and Carleton. Since 1976 he has been Foundation Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania in Australia, an executive position
roughly between those of Dean and Vice-President in the Canadian system. ’
CHARLES W. J. ELIOT
Charles W. J. Eliot holds a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Toronto. His chief teaching posts have been at U.B.C., the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and Mount Allison. At Mount Allison he has been President of the Faculty Association and Vice-President (Academic). He is currently Head of the Departmentof Classics.
TERRENCE P. HOGAN Terrence P. Hogan holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Catholic University of America. His chief teaching post has been at the University of Manitoba. He is a member of the
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from 1965 to 1980 as a member for Egmont, and in 197980 was Secretary of State, Minister of Communications and Minister responsible for the Status Of - Women. Since then his activities have included the establishing of an interfaith television network for Canada. He is presently Canadian Emergency Coordinator, African Famine.
JOHN D. MORGAN
John D. Morgan holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Southern California. His chief teaching posts have been at Loyola in Montreal (now part of Concordia University) and at King’s College in London (affiliated with the University of Western Ontario). Having served as Academic Dean of King’s College, he has been its Principal from 1977 to the present.
UPEI’s Search Committee evenings at 8 o’clock, be-
of you.
Should you be thinking about part-time, summer or permanent employment, per- haps you should consider registering with the Canada Employment Campus. Registration is voluntary, but unless you register we have no way of contacting you.
Following is a . list of summer employment - opport- unities which you might wish to consider:
The deadline for Travel Counsellor positions with the Provincial ' Government is January 11th. Applications are available at our office.
A booklet describing Federal Summer Employ— ment Opportunities and ap- plication forms are also avail? able. It is recommended that a separate application form be completed for each posi- tion you are interested in. Positions include Visitor Ser- vices Attendant, Sector Supervisor, ment Officier, Park Warden, Park Labourer, Park Janitor, Beach Captain, Surfguard and Waterfront Guard, Green Gables Interpretive Guide, Historic Park Guide, Inshore Rescue, and Casual
‘ Farm Labourer. It should be noted that some of these jobs are not designated for students only, even though students may be hired to fill them. Applications should
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For those of you who are interested, a series of in- formation seminars on various aspects of the job hunt will be held again this semester. Individual assist- ance with your job hunt can be arranged by appointment. Presently I am planning on holding five sessions — January 17, 24, 31 and Feb- ruary 7 and 14.
Topics will include, re- spectively, Resume Prepara- tion; The Job Interview; Getting Organized (letters of application, employer con- tacts, being prepared); Tradi- tional and Non-Traditional Approaches; and Tying It All Together (what, where, and how do I get the best job for me?). The times will be 1:00 and 7:00 pm. It will be in Room 01 of the Main Building. '
For interested graduates, Firemen’s Fund is interested in receiving applications by January 15th for professional trainees for their Halifax office.
Also, Maritime Life is currently recruiting for the 1985’ actuarial program. An
Actuarial Aptitude Battery is ,
scheduled for Friday, February 8th at 2:00 pm.
Please advise our office if you are interested in either or both of these positions so that we can forward your application.
David Dickie
for President has announced that each candidate for the presidency will give a public lecture under the general heading of “University Education in Canada Today”.
Titles of the six lectures will be announced shortly,
ginning January 14.
The schedule is Charles W. J. Eliot, January 14; Rodney K. Crook, January 21; John D. Morgan, January 28; Terrence P. Hogan, February
4; Robert E. Burridge,
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Having been Associate Dean of Arts and Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, he is, now Associate
February 11, and David S.H.
and when taken together, the MacDonald, February 13.
lectures promise to provide
Vice-President (Academic).
By Carol Doiron
At twenty-three years of age, Bijit Bora is UPEI’s youngest professor. _
He graduated with ' a Master Of Arts from Carleton University in Ottawa this past spring.
How did such a young man land this position?
“I cut out an ad in the Globe and Mail,” explained Mr. Bora. Then with good references, some informal teaching experience, and a great dealof luck, he was told in August that he had the job.
In a December interview, Bijit talked about his back- ground and his views on teaching and being a student.
“I was born in Bombay, India and emigrated to Canada when I was six. When my parents put me in school, the schoOl mc'wed me into Grade Two after being in Grade One for a few days.
.I didn’t like that very much
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DAVID S. H. MacDONALD
David S. H. MacDonald holds an LL.D..from the University _ of Prince Edward Island. He served in the House of Commons
and didn’t want to be there after that.’ ’
“The academic side of school never interested me until I had reached univer- sity. Basically I was a jock. I played on varsity and high- school teams. I coached Algonquin’s men’s volleyball. During the summer, I taught tennis and for a time, managed a professional tennis club.”
“Around my second year of university, I discovered that I like economics. Then I began to buckle down and work very hard. I acquired a thirst for knowledge and so got B + ’s and A-’s.”
When speaking of univer- sity administrations, Bora was very cautious. Rather than giving his views di- rectly, he referred to the controversial book, ‘The Great Brain Robbery’. In it, he admits, “are a lot of things that needed to be said.”
In terms of his teaching
and interesting mini-series on higher education in Canada in the 1980’s.
All lectures will be held in the Robertson Library Lec- ture Theatre on Monday
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that he structures his courses for the average student who is willing to work hard. Indeed, several of the students in- terviewed referred to him as ‘challenging’.
Presently, Professor Bora plays b-ball with the Blanchard
Dr. Eliot's lecture has had to be post- poned due to ill- ness. It will be rescheduled.
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team and is on the men’s volleyball team.
On Fridays at four, he regularly goes doen to the Barn for a beer. There he likes to talk to and get to know some of his students. Anyone is welcome to join him there.
At 23, Bijit Bora is the youngest professor at UPEI.
ability and style, Bora says (thmMaCLeod)
early morning runs to UPEI First run starting at 8:30 am (corner of Euston Street and University Avenue), and a Second run starting at 9 am (comer of Euston Street and University Avenue). ' r 1
Both runs will be straight out University Avenue to UPEI and back University Avenue to downtown
Charlottetown. Cost per ride is $1.00. _ _ This bus run to. UPEI will be for a two-month trial basis, after which the City Transit Committee will carry out an assessment of~its use to decide whether .or not to
continue the
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