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| Kitchener plans university campuses |
Contributed by: Ryan Chen-Wing on Saturday, November 15 2003 @ 11:36 PM CST
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The City of Kitchener is trying to convince universities to establish campuses in its downtown, according to stories in the Toronto Star and The Record. While no plans have been revealed, last month University of Waterloo announced that it was exploring the possibility of establishing greater operations in Kitchener.
According to the stories, the City of Kitchener has plans for two downtown locations to be used as university campuses. One is the St. Jerome's building, on Duke Street across from city hall. The other is along Victoria street, in what's called the warehouse district.
Stacy Ash of The Record quoted Kitchener Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Fielding saying, "On Monday, we'll have an announcement on one . . . the other is more long range."
VP Academic and Provost Amit Chakma told Senate in October of discussions with the City of Kitchener on increased university activity in that city. He acknowledged that UW's distance education and an environmental studies research centre are already located in Kitchener. He said, "We are having early conversations about the possibility of expanded educational presence in the City of Kitchener."
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| Authored by: Andrew Dilts on Sunday, November 16 2003 @ 02:51 PM CST |
When I was in high school here in Waterloo, my school underwent $1 million in renovations, expanding the 'shop' class and improving our gymnasium facilities. During major portions of the construction, the entire student body was shipped down to St. Jerome's in Kitchener to take classes.
St. Jerome's is not, or at least was not, completely structurally intact. Parts of it were (for all intents and purposes) condemned -- students were not allowed in certain parts of the building, ever, for fear of their safety. Whether or not it was because they feared students falling through the floor, as the stories told, I can not say.
Unless major work has been done on that property since I was there, which I don't believe has happened, UW will be spending a lot of money to overhaul this site if it is chosen as a new 'campus'.
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| Authored by: mr. t on Monday, November 17 2003 @ 06:37 PM CST |
Just wondering if it is UW or WLU or even UofG?
Sorta stupid to assume its UW.. although the whole Cambridge thing would
give you some reason to suspect something..... But what about DCE? Aren't
they in K-town already?[ Parent ]
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| Authored by: anonymous on Monday, November 24 2003 @ 10:42 AM CST |
If you quickly scroll today's Daily Bulletin, you might miss the following comment from Chris Redmond:
There was an interesting observation in the Record last Wednesday, as part of a story about the plan for Wilfrid Laurier University to buy the old St. Jerome's High School building in downtown Kitchener as a home for its school of social work.
Here's the paragraph that jumped out at me: "UW, meanwhile, has its eyes on the former Epton site at King and Victoria streets. There's nothing concrete yet, but there is speculation that the site, given its proximity to two major hospitals, would be a natural for a UW health-sciences school."
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