UPEI and the Island high schools : faculty and students in the liaison process

Audio file
Contributors
Creator: Cobb, Gordon
Date Recorded
1985-11-08
Date Digitized
2023
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:02:37
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from Karnail Jammu

02:00 Gordon Cobb begins speaking

03:30 Discussion of perceptions of what the goals of a university should be

05:00 Discussion of UPEIs then stated goals were

06:00 Discussion of strengths universities instil in their students

07:00 Discussion of students perceptions of their goals

08:00 Discussion of universities as a student-senate institution; discussion of student experiences at universities

09:00 Discussion of islanders perceptions of UPEI as an 'alien' institution

10:00 Discussion of university as a sum of more than disjointed academic and social experiences

11:30 Discussion of repercussions for the university resultant from students not perceiving themselves as part of a community

13:00 Discussion of the Student Union; further discussion of students seeing university as a course of studies rather than as a community

14:30 Discussion of student perceptions of various faculties, lack of utility to humanities

16:00 Discussion of division between arts and sciences

17:30 Discussion of liaisons between universities and high schools

19:00 Discussion of potential for conversation between university students and high school students

20:00 Discussion of faculty being involved in the liaison process

23:00 Concluding remarks with regards to the goals of a university

25:00 Question period; question of structuring a liaison program, increasing student involvement

27:00 Question regarding improving perception of UPEI as part of the community

28:00 Question regarding integration of those taking pre-vet courses

30:00 Comment that lack of integration could result in loss of skilled students

31:00 Question regarding difficulty of getting faculty involved in a liaison program

33:30 Comment that high school students may not get involved in a liaison program; high school teachers may see university professors as a 'threat'

36:00 Question if there is a liaison program between UPEI and PEI high schools

37:00 Comment that the music department utilised events to canvass for potential students

38:00 Question of the largest difference between university and high school

40:00 Comment that it is difficult to prepare an incoming student for the maturation process of university

43:30 Comment on the emphasis given to careers by high schools

45:00 Comment regarding changes to the emphasis given to careers by high schools

46:00 Comment on flexibility of studies; comment on high school students not being familiar with humanities; comment on disparities between university credits awarded for humanities and sciences

49:00 Comment on Ontario Grade 13 system

52:00 Comment on university as a holistic experience that goes beyond academics

55:00 Comment on the transition between high school and university, continuity of education

57:00 Comment on high school students not realising the full potential for academic experiences at university; comment on potential university presence at high school science fairs