Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission ; its organization and functions

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Date Recorded
1978-11-10
Date Digitized
2024
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:26:29
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1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
02:00 Introduction

04:00 Discussion of the definition of "commission"

05:30 Discussion of campuses in the Maritimes

07:30 Discussion of interactions between universities in the Maritimes and the commission

08:00 Discussion of numbers related to the commission, positions within

15:00 Discussion of the nature of the people involved with the commission

17:30 Discussion of administrative positions within the commission

18:30 Discussion of the history of the MPHEC

21:30 Discussion of the acts that established the MPHEC

22:00 Discussion of who the MPHEC reports to

23:30 Discussion of a policy statement of accessibility

25:30 Discussion of policy statements regarding funding

28:00 Discussion of interactions between institutions and the commission

29:30 Discussion of committees within the commission

32:00 Discussion of studies and task forces resultant from the MPHEC

34:30 Beginning of question period; question regarding relationship between the MPHEC and the student community in the Maritimes

36:30 Question if PEI has a disproportionately high representation

38:30 Question regarding the expressed goals of the MPHEC

41:30 Question regarding the contribution of the provinces based on population

44:30 Question regarding the raising of money based on population and the spending of money

48:00 Question regarding how much of the funding comes with stipulations

52:00 Comment on the autonomy of universities in relation to aforementioned stipulations

53:00 Discussion of a regional approach to higher education

01:00:00 Discussion of sources of revenue for Maritime universities

01:02:30 Discussion of grants for universities

01:04:30 Further discussion of the regional nature of education

01:05:30 Question regarding the usage of funding

01:10:30 Question regarding the MPHEC acting as a buffer between government and university

01:14:30 Question regarding recommendations made by the MPHEC

01:18:00 Discussion of public accountability

01:19:00 Discussion of the faculty association

01:25:30 End of seminar