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第3条理由,未写,留给同痔们讨论
Date: 2004-1-25
To Board of Directors (Conseil d’administration):
We would strongly ask you to stop the decision of termination the all English programs in UQO.
We were completely shocked when we heard the news that all the graduate programs taught in English are in a big danger of termination in three weeks. Among all the numerous reasons, we would just provide some main of them and discuss here.
Firstly, the termination of English programs in UQO violates the mission of Canadian diversified culture, and offends the rights of some of the residents in this area. As you know, Canada is an immigrant country where people mainly speak English and French. In Gatineau, there are 15% residents who speak English; the percentage is especially higher in this capital region where our UQO is located. As taxpayers and minority, we should have the rights to acquire our educations and to be taken more cares. We will lose the only chance to acquire the higher education if these English programs are cancelled, since UQO is the only university-level institution in the west Quebec area.
Comparing to other provinces, the French speaking minorities are protected so well that they have schools, colleges and universities which taught in French or bilingual. We could never imagine what the Ottawa side French-speaking people are going to do if the University of Ottawa cancels all of its French programs. Because that cancellation action might lead to a risk of discrimination to ignore such a weaken minorities in that area. As English-speaking residents who live in Quebec, we should not be deprived the right to obtain the opportunity to be educated too. Just as we respect the Quebec historic culture, our rights should deserve the same respect.
Secondly, UQO is the only university which professionally offers English MPM in Canada, and is also one of the only two universities that offer English MBA in Financial Service program. So, in long-term views, the terminations will definitely generate the significant loss to Canada. Actually, it is a perfect perspective for UQO to hold this pilot position and promote it to match the requirement of this fast changing age. It is unbelievable that it QUO will beat itself instead of being beat by other competitors.
The English MPM program in UQO was built in 1995 and got a great achievement that everybody can see. No body can understand why UQO will suddenly cancel these English programs. We need more convictive reasons than such as “could not provide enough English service to guarantee the qualification of graduates. In fact, so many great students graduated since 1995 and are doing qualified jobs in their positions around of Canada. That proves these English programs’ outcome is positive and eligible. On the contrary, if UQO only provide the French programs, we really doubt the outcomes since most of the English speaking student have not yet acquired the ability to study graduate-level programs in French.
Thirdly, XXX
With regards to the above, it is strongly recommended that UQO stop the termination action.
We appreciate your attention on this issue.
Yours faithfully!
This letter is agreed by these following people (Signatures):
第3条理由,未写,留给同痔们讨论
Date: 2004-1-25
To Board of Directors (Conseil d’administration):
We would strongly ask you to stop the decision of termination the all English programs in UQO.
We were completely shocked when we heard the news that all the graduate programs taught in English are in a big danger of termination in three weeks. Among all the numerous reasons, we would just provide some main of them and discuss here.
Firstly, the termination of English programs in UQO violates the mission of Canadian diversified culture, and offends the rights of some of the residents in this area. As you know, Canada is an immigrant country where people mainly speak English and French. In Gatineau, there are 15% residents who speak English; the percentage is especially higher in this capital region where our UQO is located. As taxpayers and minority, we should have the rights to acquire our educations and to be taken more cares. We will lose the only chance to acquire the higher education if these English programs are cancelled, since UQO is the only university-level institution in the west Quebec area.
Comparing to other provinces, the French speaking minorities are protected so well that they have schools, colleges and universities which taught in French or bilingual. We could never imagine what the Ottawa side French-speaking people are going to do if the University of Ottawa cancels all of its French programs. Because that cancellation action might lead to a risk of discrimination to ignore such a weaken minorities in that area. As English-speaking residents who live in Quebec, we should not be deprived the right to obtain the opportunity to be educated too. Just as we respect the Quebec historic culture, our rights should deserve the same respect.
Secondly, UQO is the only university which professionally offers English MPM in Canada, and is also one of the only two universities that offer English MBA in Financial Service program. So, in long-term views, the terminations will definitely generate the significant loss to Canada. Actually, it is a perfect perspective for UQO to hold this pilot position and promote it to match the requirement of this fast changing age. It is unbelievable that it QUO will beat itself instead of being beat by other competitors.
The English MPM program in UQO was built in 1995 and got a great achievement that everybody can see. No body can understand why UQO will suddenly cancel these English programs. We need more convictive reasons than such as “could not provide enough English service to guarantee the qualification of graduates. In fact, so many great students graduated since 1995 and are doing qualified jobs in their positions around of Canada. That proves these English programs’ outcome is positive and eligible. On the contrary, if UQO only provide the French programs, we really doubt the outcomes since most of the English speaking student have not yet acquired the ability to study graduate-level programs in French.
Thirdly, XXX
With regards to the above, it is strongly recommended that UQO stop the termination action.
We appreciate your attention on this issue.
Yours faithfully!
This letter is agreed by these following people (Signatures):
从itflyer的thirdly开始,又改了一些
Thirdly, as we heard the reasons of the termination of these programs is that you have no enough ability to offer English service to students. But in fact, as all we know, almost all of the professors are bilingual, and the equipments are enough and excellent. The improvement only might be the construction of website. But at least, the English speaking students can handle it and can help too.
Or you may say the problems are also come from the students themselves, they have no the enough capabilities to study in English, the solutions can be variable as to increase the languages acquirement for the admission of prospective students, or it might be to offer some language courses for those students, but the solution is definitely not the termination of programs taught in English.
Again, it seems that we are rejected outside the door by Quebec, it is an unfair treatment to us as Quebec is also in a multi-culture macro-environment, and what’s more, close the door and keep itself inside will make the economy of Quebec continue to deteriorate.
UQO should not just focus on present, should have a long-term view to itself critically, otherwise, it will lose the chance to develop itself forever.
And honestly we just heard some rumors of the reasons of this termination, but we have not yet being informed officially and formally. And as students in UQO, we should have the right to know what on earth is it going on?
We appreciate your attention on this issue.
Yours faithfully!
Thirdly, as we heard the reasons of the termination of these programs is that you have no enough ability to offer English service to students. But in fact, as all we know, almost all of the professors are bilingual, and the equipments are enough and excellent. The improvement only might be the construction of website. But at least, the English speaking students can handle it and can help too.
Or you may say the problems are also come from the students themselves, they have no the enough capabilities to study in English, the solutions can be variable as to increase the languages acquirement for the admission of prospective students, or it might be to offer some language courses for those students, but the solution is definitely not the termination of programs taught in English.
Again, it seems that we are rejected outside the door by Quebec, it is an unfair treatment to us as Quebec is also in a multi-culture macro-environment, and what’s more, close the door and keep itself inside will make the economy of Quebec continue to deteriorate.
UQO should not just focus on present, should have a long-term view to itself critically, otherwise, it will lose the chance to develop itself forever.
And honestly we just heard some rumors of the reasons of this termination, but we have not yet being informed officially and formally. And as students in UQO, we should have the right to know what on earth is it going on?
We appreciate your attention on this issue.
Yours faithfully!
I think it is necessary to emphasize on the benefit if UQO has such English programs in terms of keeping in touch with the business industry and the loss if UQO cancels English programs. Aslo, it is worthwhile comparing the benefit and cost of current English programs. It seems they want to cancel English programs because they can't afford English services to students. Only for your information.
What suggestion I got from a teacher is that:
1.Just raise it as a Human Rights and Discrimination issue. That way everyone will be scared of. In any other ways no one would care it.
2.Try to emphasis that Gatineau is part of capital region, where both language programs should be offered. There is approximately 20% anglophone in Gatineau, who have the right to be educated in an offical language.
3.Try NOT to emphasis your Chinese student background to avoid that people get an impression of only Chinese students being affected.
4.Try to get the media involved in. ( I know CBC radio has had an interview with our previous director in MPM and Mr. Chen Q. H.. We need to get more journalists involved in.)
5.Distribute this news to China, tell your friends who intend to invest in Canada that Gatineau and Quebec is not a good place to invest in.
6.The mayor of Gatineau definitely knows that the decision is wrong. He should voice but he doesn`t do so this time. The reason is that he is afraid of the pressure from frankphone.
p.s.: some people might know who the teacher I mention above is. Please do not refer to the name of this teacher into any actions
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Every current students will be affected even though the current students will be allowed to finish their English programs. It is just something like: you got a Master`s degree from a university and then the university was closed. Your diploma is still valid, but it has greatly depreciated!!
1.Just raise it as a Human Rights and Discrimination issue. That way everyone will be scared of. In any other ways no one would care it.
2.Try to emphasis that Gatineau is part of capital region, where both language programs should be offered. There is approximately 20% anglophone in Gatineau, who have the right to be educated in an offical language.
3.Try NOT to emphasis your Chinese student background to avoid that people get an impression of only Chinese students being affected.
4.Try to get the media involved in. ( I know CBC radio has had an interview with our previous director in MPM and Mr. Chen Q. H.. We need to get more journalists involved in.)
5.Distribute this news to China, tell your friends who intend to invest in Canada that Gatineau and Quebec is not a good place to invest in.
6.The mayor of Gatineau definitely knows that the decision is wrong. He should voice but he doesn`t do so this time. The reason is that he is afraid of the pressure from frankphone.
p.s.: some people might know who the teacher I mention above is. Please do not refer to the name of this teacher into any actions
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Every current students will be affected even though the current students will be allowed to finish their English programs. It is just something like: you got a Master`s degree from a university and then the university was closed. Your diploma is still valid, but it has greatly depreciated!!
one effort
I changed the first, seond and last paragraph a bit ( my opinion only)
To the Board of Directors (Conseil d’administration),
We were completely shocked and bewildered when we heard the news that all the graduate programs taught in English in UQO is in a big danger of being terminated in three weeks, although it has not been confirmed from your esteemed, directly or publicly. On behalf all the English speaking students of UQO, graduated, to be graduated or to be registered, we have a strong and rational feeling that it is compulsory for us to express our great regrets and deep concerns in this critical time.
With a history of more than 8 years, English graduate programs in UQO, such as MPM and MBA, nursed and educated lots of professionals in these areas. As a return to her great hospitality to non-French speaking students and her contribution to local community, UQO draws more and more social and academic attentions across the North America while mainly focusing on programs in French. When all things seem right on track, cancellation of these helpful and practical programs seems impossible and unreasonable. The following is what we are deeply concerned with this issue.
First of all, there are 15% residents speaking English in Gatineau, which is one part of Ottawa capital area and where UQO is located. As taxpayers, we have the right to acquire our educations and to be taken more cares. Actually this is part of reason that we like to live here. If these programs are cancelled, we may lose the only chance to obtain higher education, since this is the only university-level institution with programs taught in English in the west Quebec area. Meanwhile, we have always been tried hard to learn French and fit into local culture, unfortunately our French communication level are not well enough to register in the graduate-level programs in French.
Second, …….
Third, ………..
University like UQO, which focuses on improving long term credibility, should be a place which embraces people with different culture and education background, especially in the Ottawa Capital area, a typical bilingual environment. But when all the rights to enjoy this facility disappear, as a weak minority, we may seek for helps from others institutions such as media, the Ministry of Education of Quebec, the Governor of Quebec Province…..etc. to protect our rights. Hopefully, it won’t be necessary to do so.
Sincerely yours,
Students of UQO
I changed the first, seond and last paragraph a bit ( my opinion only)
To the Board of Directors (Conseil d’administration),
We were completely shocked and bewildered when we heard the news that all the graduate programs taught in English in UQO is in a big danger of being terminated in three weeks, although it has not been confirmed from your esteemed, directly or publicly. On behalf all the English speaking students of UQO, graduated, to be graduated or to be registered, we have a strong and rational feeling that it is compulsory for us to express our great regrets and deep concerns in this critical time.
With a history of more than 8 years, English graduate programs in UQO, such as MPM and MBA, nursed and educated lots of professionals in these areas. As a return to her great hospitality to non-French speaking students and her contribution to local community, UQO draws more and more social and academic attentions across the North America while mainly focusing on programs in French. When all things seem right on track, cancellation of these helpful and practical programs seems impossible and unreasonable. The following is what we are deeply concerned with this issue.
First of all, there are 15% residents speaking English in Gatineau, which is one part of Ottawa capital area and where UQO is located. As taxpayers, we have the right to acquire our educations and to be taken more cares. Actually this is part of reason that we like to live here. If these programs are cancelled, we may lose the only chance to obtain higher education, since this is the only university-level institution with programs taught in English in the west Quebec area. Meanwhile, we have always been tried hard to learn French and fit into local culture, unfortunately our French communication level are not well enough to register in the graduate-level programs in French.
Second, …….
Third, ………..
University like UQO, which focuses on improving long term credibility, should be a place which embraces people with different culture and education background, especially in the Ottawa Capital area, a typical bilingual environment. But when all the rights to enjoy this facility disappear, as a weak minority, we may seek for helps from others institutions such as media, the Ministry of Education of Quebec, the Governor of Quebec Province…..etc. to protect our rights. Hopefully, it won’t be necessary to do so.
Sincerely yours,
Students of UQO
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大家好：经过老陈的大力帮助，终于把学校对此的一系列会议纪（http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/langues/index.asp）要看完了。其中有董事会的会议记录也有他们的一些调查表。有几个调查表
是英文的。象http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/documents/annexe2a.pdf ， http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/documents/annexe2b.pdf ， http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/documents/annexe2c.pdf
以下内容均为翻译学校的法语纪要，供大家参考
我把其他的法语部分总结了一下，学校董事会的主要观点如下：
赞成拥有非法语专业的原因有
1：PM英语项目使魁大扩大在商界和联邦政府的影响。
2：非法语教学给学校提供了一个国际交流的机会
3：全球化和北美经济一体化使得单一的法语也变得不现实
4：处于首都地区的地理环境和OUTAOUAIS地区的15%将英语的魁省居民也需要英语的教育。同时也可以提高魁省讲
法语居民在英语区工作的竞争性
5：英语教学也是适应了全球经济以英语为主的事实
6：PM英语专业是加拿大唯一能够提供的学校，可以招到其他的省的学生
反对的主要原因
1：众所周知的原因，法语受到了威胁。学校不能失去法语的主导地位。不能导致法语加拿大人被英语同化的命运
（因为现在很多法语魁省人却在上英语的program,这是他们很害怕的）
2：不能为非法语的专业提供足够的资源和服务。其中，反映最强烈的是图书馆
因此，董事会已经就这个问题讨论了2，3年。目前，他们有一下共识
1：学校提供英语教学是符合市场，地理环境和国际环境的
2：英语教学的前提是充分保护学校的法语文化的主导性（下面还要详细说明英语教学的前提）
3：学校开设非法语专业要提供配套的语言服务（是不是提供不了就不开了呢？）
4：学校提供英语教学要能使学生融入法语的氛围中（怎么算是融入？）
5：学校在普通教学中开非法语的课程应得到鼓励（但不一定是degree教育，可能是法语专业开一两门英语课）。
但前提是保证法语教学的质量
下面是开设英语教学的一些前提
1:英语的人要认识到法语的重要性和主导地位。要学一点法语
2：对魁省文化的认同
3:提供非法语的服务是受到限制的
4：非法语的学生要认识到这是一个法语氛围的学校
5：学校的目标是鼓励学生接受法语文化，和学生掌握基本的法语
6：学校要保证让全体员工理解学校在保持法语地位的同时允许英语教学的目的
7;学校多元教学的前提是不损害学校的教学质量
以上是总结了近几年董事会的一些会议纪要
目前的情况是
学校提供英语引发了保持法语文化和英语教学的突出矛盾，学校承认面临了一个巨大的挑战。
他们现在被迫要做出也许是两个极端的选择
要么学生都要懂法语，保持法语的纯洁性
要么向双语大学发展，最终成为多语种大学
不过，董事会也在考虑也许可以采取一些变通的方法，但需要做进一步的调查。
-这个方法是有限度，小范围的提供非法语服务，在一些特殊的情况下提供英语program。其他的就不提供英语服务。
是英文的。象http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/documents/annexe2a.pdf ， http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/documents/annexe2b.pdf ， http://www.uqo.ca/direction-services/vrer/documents/annexe2c.pdf
以下内容均为翻译学校的法语纪要，供大家参考
我把其他的法语部分总结了一下，学校董事会的主要观点如下：
赞成拥有非法语专业的原因有
1：PM英语项目使魁大扩大在商界和联邦政府的影响。
2：非法语教学给学校提供了一个国际交流的机会
3：全球化和北美经济一体化使得单一的法语也变得不现实
4：处于首都地区的地理环境和OUTAOUAIS地区的15%将英语的魁省居民也需要英语的教育。同时也可以提高魁省讲
法语居民在英语区工作的竞争性
5：英语教学也是适应了全球经济以英语为主的事实
6：PM英语专业是加拿大唯一能够提供的学校，可以招到其他的省的学生
反对的主要原因
1：众所周知的原因，法语受到了威胁。学校不能失去法语的主导地位。不能导致法语加拿大人被英语同化的命运
（因为现在很多法语魁省人却在上英语的program,这是他们很害怕的）
2：不能为非法语的专业提供足够的资源和服务。其中，反映最强烈的是图书馆
因此，董事会已经就这个问题讨论了2，3年。目前，他们有一下共识
1：学校提供英语教学是符合市场，地理环境和国际环境的
2：英语教学的前提是充分保护学校的法语文化的主导性（下面还要详细说明英语教学的前提）
3：学校开设非法语专业要提供配套的语言服务（是不是提供不了就不开了呢？）
4：学校提供英语教学要能使学生融入法语的氛围中（怎么算是融入？）
5：学校在普通教学中开非法语的课程应得到鼓励（但不一定是degree教育，可能是法语专业开一两门英语课）。
但前提是保证法语教学的质量
下面是开设英语教学的一些前提
1:英语的人要认识到法语的重要性和主导地位。要学一点法语
2：对魁省文化的认同
3:提供非法语的服务是受到限制的
4：非法语的学生要认识到这是一个法语氛围的学校
5：学校的目标是鼓励学生接受法语文化，和学生掌握基本的法语
6：学校要保证让全体员工理解学校在保持法语地位的同时允许英语教学的目的
7;学校多元教学的前提是不损害学校的教学质量
以上是总结了近几年董事会的一些会议纪要
目前的情况是
学校提供英语引发了保持法语文化和英语教学的突出矛盾，学校承认面临了一个巨大的挑战。
他们现在被迫要做出也许是两个极端的选择
要么学生都要懂法语，保持法语的纯洁性
要么向双语大学发展，最终成为多语种大学
不过，董事会也在考虑也许可以采取一些变通的方法，但需要做进一步的调查。
-这个方法是有限度，小范围的提供非法语服务，在一些特殊的情况下提供英语program。其他的就不提供英语服务。
1.Just raise it as a Human Rights and Discrimination issue. That way everyone will be scared of. In any other ways no one would care it.
3.Try NOT to emphasis your Chinese student background to avoid that people get an impression of only Chinese students being affected.
4.Try to get the media involved in.
6.Contact with the mayor of Gatineau.
All of above are reasonable.
3.Try NOT to emphasis your Chinese student background to avoid that people get an impression of only Chinese students being affected.
4.Try to get the media involved in.
6.Contact with the mayor of Gatineau.
All of above are reasonable.
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Here is a letter from the student representative of our class. He is a local english speaker and very warm-hearted. He will translate this letter into French in these two days and send it to the president within this week. I think it is also a good reference to us. And if you'd like to add your name in the list, please send an e-mail to him: Dinerliner@aol.com
The letter is as follows:
"Letter to Francis Whyte, Rector of UQO (University President) on the proposal titled
'La formation en langues autres que le français à l'Université du Québec en Outaouais'
«La mission universitaire ne peut ni ne doit se contenir dans des limites politiques, géographiques ou culturelles, et il importe que les campus universitaires soient des lieux habités par des personnes provenant de divers horizons.» le vice-recteur d'UQO Denis Dubé dans Le Devoir, 11 janvier 2003
(Translation. The university's mission cannot be and must not be contained inside political, geographical or cultural limits, and it is important that university campuses be places occupied by people coming from diverse horizons.)
(The above quote from the newspaper Le Devoir is from the UQO vice-rector Denis Dubé, the author of this proposal to eliminate English language programs. It is included as an important preamble, reminding him of his quote that the university is part of a larger community. The entire document will be translated into French as well, for presentation to the administrative council.)
We the undersigned, students from the MBA en services financières and the Masters en Gestion des Projets, believe it is a mistake for the Conseil d'Administration à l'UQO to vote for acceptance of the proposal to cancel Masters degree programs in English.
We the undersigned come from diverse backgrounds: either Canadian citizens who live and work in the region, on both sides of the Ottawa River, or foreign students seeking a good education and cultural experience, or landed immigrants working here, studying and raising families. We come from positions of responsibility in the federal government, the banking industry, civic government, foreign governments, the high technology sector, the airline industry, and project management. We are current and future decision-makers for a wide range of organizations.
We have chosen UQO because of its reputation, high level of instruction, and proximity within our community. We have come here to add some tools to our toolbox, and we go out into the larger community when we leave.
We acknowledge that we are attending a francophone university. The council must decide the scope of the mandate of a francophone university, especially one located in the community of Gatineau, adjacent to the city of Ottawa, within the province of Québec, and a vital education provider to employees of the federal government, the banking and financial services sector, the high-technology sector, and other enterprises mentioned above.
The diverse horizons, mentioned in the above quote by the university's vice-rector, seem not to include those who choose part or all of their studies in English. Consider all of the countries represented by your student body, and recognize that some of your students wish either a partial or complete degree program in a language other than French. You risk losing them, their financial contribution to the university, their cultural contribution, and their academic contribution. The list is long of other universities that maintain a national identity, yet manage to provide degree programs and courses in another language.
We also challenge the assertion that services for students in English programs can not be made adequate by reminding the Council of the recent satisfaction studies at UQO showing most (upward of 80%) of those studying in English language programs are satisfied with the quality of administrative services to their program.
If a university must serve the community in which it dwells, then UQO must remain a vital part of its larger community. We challenge the administrative council to define better the community in which you would see this university serving, teaching, and mentoring. A university does not function alone but as part of a larger community. The role of the university is to contribute knowledge, preparation and scholarship to its community.
Which communities? UQO is part of the civic community, the city and region around itself. It is also part of the academic community, contributing to an increase in knowledge and scholarship. It contributes much to the cultural community, to the region on both sides of the river. UQO has a role in the high tech community, and the scientific community as well. The project management community has been well served by UQO in the past. This university is an education provider of note to the federal and civic governments. There are strong ties with the financial services community and the accounting community. Some of those ties may weaken if you vote for the proposal.
The world comes here to study, drawing students from the community, from the region, the province, this country, and other nations. By recoiling, and withdrawing from a larger community into a smaller one and closing the doors to a small but significant constituency, UQO will be the poorer. By closing a door to an identifiable group you are deciding to close ranks, to pull back, and face backwards, away from a part of the world around you. Your community will likely shrink and ties to organizations will weaken, in spite of your efforts to attract replacement students from other communities abroad.
Since many students depend on word of mouth to choose a university for short and long term education, your approval of the proposal faces the genuine risk of having part of the community turn away from UQO as a viable education option. Since we are against your proposal, what shall we say to the organizations we represent and to future students who ask about the quality of education at UQO?
Signed, this 26 day of January, 2004,
Hugh Scheuerman
Mazen Mahfouz
Yiqing Huang
Christina Fex-Nichols
Normand Leblanc
Georges Beaudry
Anatoly Tulchinsky
Ying Che
Hao Fan
Wenze Qin
Yunxia Yang
Yinghua Zhao
Omar Mazhar
Meng Fam
Yingzi Wang "
The letter is as follows:
"Letter to Francis Whyte, Rector of UQO (University President) on the proposal titled
'La formation en langues autres que le français à l'Université du Québec en Outaouais'
«La mission universitaire ne peut ni ne doit se contenir dans des limites politiques, géographiques ou culturelles, et il importe que les campus universitaires soient des lieux habités par des personnes provenant de divers horizons.» le vice-recteur d'UQO Denis Dubé dans Le Devoir, 11 janvier 2003
(Translation. The university's mission cannot be and must not be contained inside political, geographical or cultural limits, and it is important that university campuses be places occupied by people coming from diverse horizons.)
(The above quote from the newspaper Le Devoir is from the UQO vice-rector Denis Dubé, the author of this proposal to eliminate English language programs. It is included as an important preamble, reminding him of his quote that the university is part of a larger community. The entire document will be translated into French as well, for presentation to the administrative council.)
We the undersigned, students from the MBA en services financières and the Masters en Gestion des Projets, believe it is a mistake for the Conseil d'Administration à l'UQO to vote for acceptance of the proposal to cancel Masters degree programs in English.
We the undersigned come from diverse backgrounds: either Canadian citizens who live and work in the region, on both sides of the Ottawa River, or foreign students seeking a good education and cultural experience, or landed immigrants working here, studying and raising families. We come from positions of responsibility in the federal government, the banking industry, civic government, foreign governments, the high technology sector, the airline industry, and project management. We are current and future decision-makers for a wide range of organizations.
We have chosen UQO because of its reputation, high level of instruction, and proximity within our community. We have come here to add some tools to our toolbox, and we go out into the larger community when we leave.
We acknowledge that we are attending a francophone university. The council must decide the scope of the mandate of a francophone university, especially one located in the community of Gatineau, adjacent to the city of Ottawa, within the province of Québec, and a vital education provider to employees of the federal government, the banking and financial services sector, the high-technology sector, and other enterprises mentioned above.
The diverse horizons, mentioned in the above quote by the university's vice-rector, seem not to include those who choose part or all of their studies in English. Consider all of the countries represented by your student body, and recognize that some of your students wish either a partial or complete degree program in a language other than French. You risk losing them, their financial contribution to the university, their cultural contribution, and their academic contribution. The list is long of other universities that maintain a national identity, yet manage to provide degree programs and courses in another language.
We also challenge the assertion that services for students in English programs can not be made adequate by reminding the Council of the recent satisfaction studies at UQO showing most (upward of 80%) of those studying in English language programs are satisfied with the quality of administrative services to their program.
If a university must serve the community in which it dwells, then UQO must remain a vital part of its larger community. We challenge the administrative council to define better the community in which you would see this university serving, teaching, and mentoring. A university does not function alone but as part of a larger community. The role of the university is to contribute knowledge, preparation and scholarship to its community.
Which communities? UQO is part of the civic community, the city and region around itself. It is also part of the academic community, contributing to an increase in knowledge and scholarship. It contributes much to the cultural community, to the region on both sides of the river. UQO has a role in the high tech community, and the scientific community as well. The project management community has been well served by UQO in the past. This university is an education provider of note to the federal and civic governments. There are strong ties with the financial services community and the accounting community. Some of those ties may weaken if you vote for the proposal.
The world comes here to study, drawing students from the community, from the region, the province, this country, and other nations. By recoiling, and withdrawing from a larger community into a smaller one and closing the doors to a small but significant constituency, UQO will be the poorer. By closing a door to an identifiable group you are deciding to close ranks, to pull back, and face backwards, away from a part of the world around you. Your community will likely shrink and ties to organizations will weaken, in spite of your efforts to attract replacement students from other communities abroad.
Since many students depend on word of mouth to choose a university for short and long term education, your approval of the proposal faces the genuine risk of having part of the community turn away from UQO as a viable education option. Since we are against your proposal, what shall we say to the organizations we represent and to future students who ask about the quality of education at UQO?
Signed, this 26 day of January, 2004,
Hugh Scheuerman
Mazen Mahfouz
Yiqing Huang
Christina Fex-Nichols
Normand Leblanc
Georges Beaudry
Anatoly Tulchinsky
Ying Che
Hao Fan
Wenze Qin
Yunxia Yang
Yinghua Zhao
Omar Mazhar
Meng Fam
Yingzi Wang "
===Hurry up! all the chinese student in UQO!==Soliciting for signature!!!!!!
===Hurry up!==Soliciting for signature!!!!!!
Hi, everyone, a student who has drafted a letter to the rector is soliciting for signatures. Everyone who would like add his/her name to the list please contact him by Dinerliner@aol.com
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Could you print the letter and show it to all
students in your PM classes? Ask them to contact me to
get their names added to the letter. There are 200
students in the English-language Masters in PM course,
and I am unable to reach most of them. They are all
affected by the proposal.
Thank you for your kind support.
Hugh Scheuerman, PMP
===Hurry up!==Soliciting for signature!!!!!!
Hi, everyone, a student who has drafted a letter to the rector is soliciting for signatures. Everyone who would like add his/her name to the list please contact him by Dinerliner@aol.com
================================
Could you print the letter and show it to all
students in your PM classes? Ask them to contact me to
get their names added to the letter. There are 200
students in the English-language Masters in PM course,
and I am unable to reach most of them. They are all
affected by the proposal.
Thank you for your kind support.
Hugh Scheuerman, PMP
Following is the list of the UQO professors' e-mails that I could get through our university's website. I have e-mail all of them to ask for signature support from them.
I think we should get support from the professors, too.
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kamel.adi@uqo.ca, alain.albert@uqo.ca, diane.bigras@uqo.ca, manfred.bischoff@uqo.ca, michel.blanchette@uqo.ca, wojtek.bock@uqo.ca, stephane.bouchard@uqo.ca, lucien.boucher@uqo.ca, jacques.boucher@uqo.ca, paul.boudreault@uqo.ca, said.boukendour@uqo.ca, albert.boulet@uqo.ca, monique.bourget@uqo.ca, denis.bourque@uqo.ca, jean-claude.boyer@uqo.ca, louise.briand@uqo.ca, johanne.april@uqo.ca, yao.assogba@uqo.ca, paul-g.aubry@uqo.ca, sebastien-h.azondekon@uqo.ca, nadia.baaziz@uqo.ca, andre.beaucage@uqo.ca, michel.beaudoin@uqo.ca, alain.beaufils@uqo.ca, claude.beauregard@uqo.ca, guy.bellemare@uqo.ca, christiane.benoit@uqo.ca, ilham.benyahia@uqo.ca, réjeanne.bergeron@uqo.ca, ginette.bernier@uqo.ca, denis.brochu@uqo.ca, af.beland@uqo.ca, alain.cadieux@uqo.ca, real.calder@uqo.ca, luc.chaput@uqo.ca, benoit.charbonneau@uqo.ca, alain.charbonneau@uqo.ca, pierre.charron@uqo.ca, marc.charron@uqo.ca, jacques.chevrier@uqo.ca, guy.chiasson@uqo.ca, jacques.clement@uqo.ca, pierre.collerette@uqo.ca, jean-marie.comeau@uqo.ca, louis-georges.cournoyer@uqo.ca, sylvain.coutu@uqo.ca, jurek.czyzowicz@uqo.ca, denyse.cote@uqo.ca, francine.demontigny@uqo.ca, marek.zaremba@uqo.ca, jean-louis.tripp@uqo.ca, jean-francois.tremblay@uqo.ca, daniel.tremblay@uqo.ca, lucille.theoret@uqo.ca, nancy.thede@uqo.ca, genevieve.tardif@uqo.ca, larbi.talbi@uqo.ca, monique.seguin@uqo.ca, marcelle.seguin@uqo.ca, amnon-jacob.suissa@uqo.ca, sid.soussi@uqo.ca, francine.sinclair@uqo.ca, larisa.shavinina@uqo.ca, yamina.sami@uqo.ca, lorraine.savoie@uqo.ca, juan.salazar@uqo.ca, chantal.saint-pierre@uqo.ca, jan.saint-macary@uqo.ca, martin.robitaille@uqo.ca, patrice.renaud@uqo.ca, francine.rancourt@uqo.ca, jean.quirion@uqo.ca, guilheme.perodeau@uqo.ca, ilie.popescu@uqo.ca, gilles.poirier@uqo.ca, joanne.pharand@uqo.ca, andrzej.pelc@uqo.ca, gaetane.payeur@uqo.ca, renaud.paquet@uqo.ca, jean-paul.paquin@uqo.ca, tertulien.ndjountche@uqo.ca, elmustapha.najem@uqo.ca, pierre-paul.morin@uqo.ca, andre.moreau@uqo.ca, rokia.missaoui@uqo.ca, jean-marc.meunier@uqo.ca, louise.mercier@uqo.ca, jocelyn.mercier@uqo.ca, jocelyn.mercier@uqo.ca, christiane.melancon@uqo.ca, martine.mayrand-leclerc@uqo.ca, francine.major@uqo.ca, nicole.mailloux@uqo.ca, rejean.lefebvre@uqo.ca, jean-pierre.levy-mangin@uqo.ca, madeleine.lussier@uqo.ca, luigi.logrippo@uqo.ca, emile.leroux@uqo.ca, jacques-andre.lequin@uqo.ca, sylvain.lemay@uqo.ca, paul.legris@uqo.ca, paul.leducbrowne@uqo.ca, martine.leclerc@uqo.ca, line.leblanc@uqo.ca, charles.leblanc@uqo.ca, suzanne.lavigueur@uqo.ca, normand.laplante@uqo.ca, judith.lapierre@uqo.ca, eric.langlois@uqo.ca, murielle.laberge@uqo.ca, catherine.lanaris@uqo.ca, annick.lambert@uqo.ca, ahmed.lakhsasi@uqo.ca, lizanne.lafontaine@uqo.ca, luc.lacroix@uqo.ca, monique.labrecque@uqo.ca, reynald.labelle@uqo.ca, andre-e.labelle@uqo.ca, tamasmichel.koplyay@uqo.ca, mohammed.khalid@uqo.ca, bernadette.kassi@uqo.ca, bernadette.kassi@uqo.ca, pierre.jocelyn@uqo.ca, michal.iglewski@uqo.ca, manon.hebert@uqo.ca, denis.harrisson@uqo.ca, isabelle.green-demers@uqo.ca, eric.gosselin@uqo.ca, jean.gervais@uqo.ca, jacques-bernard.gauthier@uqo.ca, serge.gagnon@uqo.ca, lucie.frechette@uqo.ca, toussaint.fortin@uqo.ca, helene.forget@uqo.ca, marie.fontaine@uqo.ca, marco.fiola@uqo.ca, michel.filion@uqo.ca, louis.favreau@uqo.ca, georges.farid@uqo.ca, bruno.emond@uqo.ca, karim.elguemhioui@uqo.ca, tinko.eftimov@uqo.ca, sylvain.durocher@uqo.ca, robert.dupre@uqo.ca, andre.durivage@uqo.ca, bernard.dumouchel@uqo.ca, louise.dumas@uqo.ca, diane.dubeau@uqo.ca, andre.dolbec@uqo.ca, jacques.dionne@uqo.ca, annie.devault@uqo.ca, jean-claude.desruisseaux@uqo.ca, jean-pierre.deslauriers@uqo.ca, therese.deslierres@uqo.ca, renaud.decamprieu@uqo.ca, ana-maria.davila-gomez@uqo.ca, joumana.dargham@uqo.ca, ginette.daigneault@uqo.ca, lucie.cote@uqo.ca, denyse.cote@uqo.ca, jurek.czyzowicz@uqo.ca
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I think we should get support from the professors, too.
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kamel.adi@uqo.ca, alain.albert@uqo.ca, diane.bigras@uqo.ca, manfred.bischoff@uqo.ca, michel.blanchette@uqo.ca, wojtek.bock@uqo.ca, stephane.bouchard@uqo.ca, lucien.boucher@uqo.ca, jacques.boucher@uqo.ca, paul.boudreault@uqo.ca, said.boukendour@uqo.ca, albert.boulet@uqo.ca, monique.bourget@uqo.ca, denis.bourque@uqo.ca, jean-claude.boyer@uqo.ca, louise.briand@uqo.ca, johanne.april@uqo.ca, yao.assogba@uqo.ca, paul-g.aubry@uqo.ca, sebastien-h.azondekon@uqo.ca, nadia.baaziz@uqo.ca, andre.beaucage@uqo.ca, michel.beaudoin@uqo.ca, alain.beaufils@uqo.ca, claude.beauregard@uqo.ca, guy.bellemare@uqo.ca, christiane.benoit@uqo.ca, ilham.benyahia@uqo.ca, réjeanne.bergeron@uqo.ca, ginette.bernier@uqo.ca, denis.brochu@uqo.ca, af.beland@uqo.ca, alain.cadieux@uqo.ca, real.calder@uqo.ca, luc.chaput@uqo.ca, benoit.charbonneau@uqo.ca, alain.charbonneau@uqo.ca, pierre.charron@uqo.ca, marc.charron@uqo.ca, jacques.chevrier@uqo.ca, guy.chiasson@uqo.ca, jacques.clement@uqo.ca, pierre.collerette@uqo.ca, jean-marie.comeau@uqo.ca, louis-georges.cournoyer@uqo.ca, sylvain.coutu@uqo.ca, jurek.czyzowicz@uqo.ca, denyse.cote@uqo.ca, francine.demontigny@uqo.ca, marek.zaremba@uqo.ca, jean-louis.tripp@uqo.ca, jean-francois.tremblay@uqo.ca, daniel.tremblay@uqo.ca, lucille.theoret@uqo.ca, nancy.thede@uqo.ca, genevieve.tardif@uqo.ca, larbi.talbi@uqo.ca, monique.seguin@uqo.ca, marcelle.seguin@uqo.ca, amnon-jacob.suissa@uqo.ca, sid.soussi@uqo.ca, francine.sinclair@uqo.ca, larisa.shavinina@uqo.ca, yamina.sami@uqo.ca, lorraine.savoie@uqo.ca, juan.salazar@uqo.ca, chantal.saint-pierre@uqo.ca, jan.saint-macary@uqo.ca, martin.robitaille@uqo.ca, patrice.renaud@uqo.ca, francine.rancourt@uqo.ca, jean.quirion@uqo.ca, guilheme.perodeau@uqo.ca, ilie.popescu@uqo.ca, gilles.poirier@uqo.ca, joanne.pharand@uqo.ca, andrzej.pelc@uqo.ca, gaetane.payeur@uqo.ca, renaud.paquet@uqo.ca, jean-paul.paquin@uqo.ca, tertulien.ndjountche@uqo.ca, elmustapha.najem@uqo.ca, pierre-paul.morin@uqo.ca, andre.moreau@uqo.ca, rokia.missaoui@uqo.ca, jean-marc.meunier@uqo.ca, louise.mercier@uqo.ca, jocelyn.mercier@uqo.ca, jocelyn.mercier@uqo.ca, christiane.melancon@uqo.ca, martine.mayrand-leclerc@uqo.ca, francine.major@uqo.ca, nicole.mailloux@uqo.ca, rejean.lefebvre@uqo.ca, jean-pierre.levy-mangin@uqo.ca, madeleine.lussier@uqo.ca, luigi.logrippo@uqo.ca, emile.leroux@uqo.ca, jacques-andre.lequin@uqo.ca, sylvain.lemay@uqo.ca, paul.legris@uqo.ca, paul.leducbrowne@uqo.ca, martine.leclerc@uqo.ca, line.leblanc@uqo.ca, charles.leblanc@uqo.ca, suzanne.lavigueur@uqo.ca, normand.laplante@uqo.ca, judith.lapierre@uqo.ca, eric.langlois@uqo.ca, murielle.laberge@uqo.ca, catherine.lanaris@uqo.ca, annick.lambert@uqo.ca, ahmed.lakhsasi@uqo.ca, lizanne.lafontaine@uqo.ca, luc.lacroix@uqo.ca, monique.labrecque@uqo.ca, reynald.labelle@uqo.ca, andre-e.labelle@uqo.ca, tamasmichel.koplyay@uqo.ca, mohammed.khalid@uqo.ca, bernadette.kassi@uqo.ca, bernadette.kassi@uqo.ca, pierre.jocelyn@uqo.ca, michal.iglewski@uqo.ca, manon.hebert@uqo.ca, denis.harrisson@uqo.ca, isabelle.green-demers@uqo.ca, eric.gosselin@uqo.ca, jean.gervais@uqo.ca, jacques-bernard.gauthier@uqo.ca, serge.gagnon@uqo.ca, lucie.frechette@uqo.ca, toussaint.fortin@uqo.ca, helene.forget@uqo.ca, marie.fontaine@uqo.ca, marco.fiola@uqo.ca, michel.filion@uqo.ca, louis.favreau@uqo.ca, georges.farid@uqo.ca, bruno.emond@uqo.ca, karim.elguemhioui@uqo.ca, tinko.eftimov@uqo.ca, sylvain.durocher@uqo.ca, robert.dupre@uqo.ca, andre.durivage@uqo.ca, bernard.dumouchel@uqo.ca, louise.dumas@uqo.ca, diane.dubeau@uqo.ca, andre.dolbec@uqo.ca, jacques.dionne@uqo.ca, annie.devault@uqo.ca, jean-claude.desruisseaux@uqo.ca, jean-pierre.deslauriers@uqo.ca, therese.deslierres@uqo.ca, renaud.decamprieu@uqo.ca, ana-maria.davila-gomez@uqo.ca, joumana.dargham@uqo.ca, ginette.daigneault@uqo.ca, lucie.cote@uqo.ca, denyse.cote@uqo.ca, jurek.czyzowicz@uqo.ca
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