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Your Candidates for Vice-President Communications

Hi. I am running for Vice Pres- ident of

[I’m Tony Doyle and

Communications.

Some of you probably al- ready know me through my campaign for V.P.O.,. well I

lost ard that is history.

I feel that running for V.P.C. will let you the voters realize that I am very eager to serve you, on the council here.

If elected for V.P.C. I intend to fill the position to the best of my capability, as I imagine all the candidates

Tony Doyle

The V.P.C. is a very important position as he, since all the candidates are males, will have the re- sponsibility of informing all students of what is happen- This

includes things such as the

would.

ing around campus.

issue of under funding, how the sports teams are doing, and what is happening at the Barn each night.

The area which is not as obvious, is the way in which the V.P.C. keeps the faculty and the administration formed on how the students feel. This will probably be the most demanding part of the V.P.C. position as there are many areas the students

in-

have strong opinions about.

I would support

In conclusion, the

possible and wish the other candidates luck. ‘“*Good luck

guys.”

appreciate all

-—~-Tony Doyle

Derrick

Hello. rick Webber and I’m running for the new Student Coun- cil position of Vice-President Communications (VPC) to be elected April 6th and 7th.

What’s this VPC thing The _ po-

My name is Der-

about, anyway? sition has been set up to increase communication be- tween the Student Union and the students, the UPEI administration, and off cam- pus to government officials and high schools. The VPC will also be the link between UPEI Student Services and the Student Union. Writing press releases, letters, and reports from the SU will be expected as well. VPC is not supposed to be a Pub- lic Relations job, where the duty is to paint the Student Union rosy, but rather a job

of relating information, good

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Webber

or bad, between the SU and The Real World.

Whoever is elected VPC will have to not only know what is going on around UPEI, but be able to com- A VPC

with no experience writing,

municate it well.

or who cannot write without using snowy verbiage will be next to useless. For the semesters I have been Editor-in-Chief of The Gem

Student Newspaper. I have researched and reported on events as the _ prob- lems at CIMN the Main Building renovations, the university fund raising campaign and much more.

past three

such radio,

Gathering information and presenting it in a concise, objective way has been my job. By being editor, I have direct experience and knowledge of the UPEI Ad- ministration and the Student Union and know who to talk to when things need to be said. I believe my successes with the paper will be a great asset to the communications duties of VPC.

The VPC will also be responsible for summarizing Student Council meetings so you, the student, will know

Hello. Ian Wood,

My name is I’m 22 years major is Eco- and I would very

old, my nomics, much like to be your first Vice-President Communica- tions for the semester year 1988-89. After spending some very rewarding and enlightening time away from the Island I have returned to UPEI to acquire my _ bach- elors degree, in preparation for a Masters degree in Eco- nomics (hopefully at Queens or McMaster University in Ontario).

That’s enough about me for the moment. Let me tell you something about the VP Communications (VPC)

position; and why I ask for

Ian Wood

your mandate to take on this position as best I can. First, in as simple a manner as possible, let me tell you just what I’m running for. The following report is taken di- rectly from the Report of the VPC Review Committee:

“The general goal of cre- ating a VPC is to establish a much greater knowledge on and off campus regarding all aspects of the Student Union. The administra- tion and faculty are virtu- ally ignorant of our policies and processes and_ consid- ering that Student Services is ultimately concerned with students, as we are, it is essential that a permanent liason he formed.”

What this means, essen- tially, is that the Student Union and the University (an entity) aren’t necessar- ily always riding the same wave, and indeed aren’t even ocean. to he of the of the act as

always on the same And that brings us first and maybe one

most important jobs future VPC... to

‘a link between the SU and

the administration so that

possible conflicts can be seen

‘more efficient,

in advance and be worked out before possible harm can be done. To bring the right and the left hand together to build a better future for ourselves and those to fol- low. Also the VPC will be responsible for the equally as important task of promoting active communication be- tween the student body and the elected officials, employ- ees and volunteers of the Student Union. The VPC shall also work in conjuction with the President to be responsible for communica- tion with the community, both provincial and national, and with the various ganizations with which the

ar

UPEISU shares common in- terests with, for example, The Canadian federation of Students and/or The Cana- dian University Press.

I'll try to not go on much_ longer. In any elected position there are

certain responsibilities you must take and specific goals

that you must set. These goals, I’m sure, are the same for every candidate

before you, to work for a successful,— Cont. on page 15

Good day! For those who don’t know me, my. name is E. Kent Ford

and I am a candidate for the recently created Student Union Executive position of Vice President Communi- cations. The office of VPC performs a wide variety of communications functions

between various outside bod-

ies and the UPEI Student .

Union.

As anewly created office, it will require an individual with a strong working knowl- edge of the university and the student’ population to firmly establish its position and make its’ presence felt. As a Junior in Political Studies and a

person who has a good deal

on council

what they’re up to. In the. past I have attended and reported on the events at many SU meetings for the newspaper and am very familiar with what goes on at them.

Beside newspaper work,

Kent Ford

of experience in university activities, ranging from be- ing vice-chairman of Le Club Politique to participating in sports, I. feel can offer both

intramural confident I experience in and knowledge of the university community.

In addition to my on- campus experience in pub- lic relations, I have exten- sive job-related knowledge of what is required of the VPC through my employment as a sales representative for local firms. >

My

are a major asset because it

studies in politics has given me a strong un- derstanding of group-related work and channeling that work through mediums of

communication.

last summer I wrote a book for the UPEI Computer Centre describing a typeset- ting program available the VAX computer and also typeset the VAX User Guide. I run a‘ typesetting business on campus that has help

on

The new position of VPC dedicated individual with strong com- munications skills and the experience to use them cor- rectly. I feel, based on my past record as both a student and member of the community, that I possess the necessary factors. A VPC who doesn’t communi- cate is a useless one, so if you have -any questions or

requires a

you just want to voice an opinion, please don’t hesi- tate to share them with me. The election is April 6 and 7th and thank you for your support.

—Kent Ford

several students with their papers, as well as produced ‘journals like ‘The Canadian Society for Color’ and ‘The

Expatriate’. So many people run fot Student Council because of ee

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