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[ Article crossposted from dal.notice ]
[ Author was PUBLIC RELATIONS ]
[ Posted on 11 Jul 1996 18:33:16 GMT ]


TO:        All members of Dalhousie University and the Technical 
           University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) Communities

FROM:      Presidents Tom Traves and Ted Rhodes

SUBJECT:   TUNS/Dalhousie Amalgamation Agreement

DATE:      July 11, 1996
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We are very pleased to announce that we, the Premier and the Minister of 
Education of Nova Scotia have signed the Agreement to amalgamate 
Dalhousie and TUNS. Copies of the Agreement, signed this morning, will 
be made available on both campuses within the next few days. Planning 
for the joining of our two universities is now formally under way. 

The Agreement states that the target date for completion of the 
amalgamation is March 31, 1997. Although the process has been delayed 
due to the time it has taken to get the Agreement signed, we are 
optimistic that we can meet the March 31, 1997 target. The work of 
amalgamation will involve many members of the Dalhousie/TUNS staff.

As members of both university communities turn their attention to the 
detailed plan for amalgamation, it is important to keep in mind the 
objectives we are seeking to achieve. These are:

*   to strengthen advanced technical education and research in
    Nova Scotia and to capitalize on its potential to contribute 
    to the future development of our Province;

*   to better serve current and future generations of students who wish 
    to pursue advanced technical education;

*   to capitalize on the complementary strengths of the Province's two 
    research-intensive, doctoral-degree granting universities and 
    thereby to make Nova Scotia more competitive in advanced education, 
    research and knowledge-based industries on the national and 
    international scenes;

*   to achieve greater synergy among disciplines and professions and to 
    exploit associated educational, research and related opportunities;

*   to minimize the impact of funding cutbacks on academic programs by 
    capitalizing fully on the potential for savings through 
    administrative amalgamation.

These are noble objectives. The provincial government's commitment to 
our achieving them is expressed in additional funding for the 
development of TUNS' programs and in a transfer of land to the 
amalgamated university.

To begin planning for the amalgamated university, we have struck an 
Amalgamation Planning Committee. It has overall responsibility for 
guiding the amalgamation to a successful conclusion. The members of this 
Committee are Ted Rhodes, TUNS President; Dexter Kaulbach, TUNS Vice-
President (Administration); Adam Bell, TUNS Dean of Engineering; Tom 
Traves, Dalhousie President; Deborah Hobson, Dalhousie Vice-President 
(Academic and Research); Bryan Mason, Dalhousie Vice-President (Finance 
and Administration); and Eric McKee, Dalhousie Vice-President (Student 
Services). Academic Integration, Senate Legislation and Administrative 
Integration Sub-committees will also be set up.

The Amalgamation Planning Committee and its Sub-committees will provide 
a framework within which planning for the new university will be 
undertaken by the usual university bodies and forums, modified as 
appropriate to the joint nature of this process. Specialized external 
advice on technical matters will be enlisted, as needed.

Julia Eastman, currently Co-ordinator of Policy Development at 
Dalhousie, has been appointed Executive Co-ordinator, to co-ordinate and 
facilitate the planning process, working closely with us and with the 
Committee. She will divide her time between the two campuses and looks 
forward to being introduced to members of the TUNS community. Barbara 
Watt, Executive Director of Community Relations at TUNS, will be working 
closely with Julia and will introduce her around campus over the next 
week or two. 

To keep our university communities fully informed, we have created this 
Amalgamation Bulletin, which will be available by e-mail and printed 
copy. We know that many of you are very eager to know what the 
amalgamation will mean for you and your units. We don't have all the 
answers yet, and we won't for some time, but we will address as many 
questions as we can at this point in the process in a further bulletin 
next week. If there are specific questions or issues you would like us 
to address, please contact the Executive Co-ordinator, through either of 
our offices or by e-mail: julia.eastman@dal.ca or eastman@tuns.ca.

The amalgamation of our universities is an important enterprise. It will 
give our campuses new strength and new opportunities and will be a model 
for other institutions of higher learning. We look forward to your help 
in building a great new university.


Tom Traves                         Ted Rhodes
President                          President
Dalhousie University               Technical University of Nova Scotia


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