draft charter put considerable power in the hands of faculty and stu— dents. Universities are typically run by a Board of Governors, whose members are for the most part appointed, overseeing financial affairs, and a Senate, whose members represent the academic community, overseeing academic affairs. Because UPEI had at its establishment a “built—in" faculty and student body demanding power —— and be— cause the Liberal government needed their support for the merger“ — they were given a strong presence in both bodies. In a Senate of about 25, half the seats were reserved for faculty members, and up to six more were for students.” A Board of 18 would include two student, two faculty, and two Senate representatives. Baker believed that this gave UPEI the highest proportion of campus representa— tion on its governing bodies of any university in Canada.“

The “Act to Establish the University of Prince Edward Island” was assented to in the PEI Legislature on April 15. The new uni~ versity was intended, according to its charter legislation, to create “a single, public, non-denominational institution of higher education certiﬁcates, di—

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Planning Committee" vertical ﬁle, folder 4, item 12, Pl‘il Collection. llowever, the UPC did reject a more innovative suggestion for governance proposed by l‘idward Sheﬁield. l le argued that, since universities were now funded by the provinces, much ofthe role of university boards had "atrophicd," so [lPlCl could reject the l’\\'()’ body governance system altogether, putting in its place a single university council. “Ul’l‘il ()rigins — llniversity Planning Committee" vertical file, folder 4, item [0, Pl‘il Collection.

’lbis \vas Baker’s belief: see Baker to [Carl]. .\lc(irath, Temple llnivcrsity, October 1;, loot), in “UPl‘il President's Ct)ri‘espondence" vertical file, folder 2, PE] Collection.

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spot ifnot already elected to the Senate. ‘7 7/,n'G/nt/‘r/h/H..\pril1,1ooo. Baker told C. \\'. ‘I. Eliot, September to, ioou, that it was a "very complicated university act that in effect gives faculty and students control ofthe Board as well as Ul-SL‘HLIK‘." ln "llPl‘il President's Ctirrespt)ndence," folder 2, l’l‘il Collection. 'lhe University Planning Committee had actually called for even more campus representation on the Board, but the l,ibcral government had scaled this back. Answering protests ofthis, Minister of l‘iducation Gordon Bennett noted that “no bill, drafted by persons not directly associated with Government, was ever presented to the Legislature with so few alterations." Bennett to Prederick Driscoll, President, Bl)” l‘iaculty Association, .\pril I, moo, "lll’l‘il Origins — Baker papers" vertical file, folder 2, item ;, Pl'il Collection.

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