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E. Capital Projects (Policy D-12)
E.2 Capital Projects (cont’d)
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(iii)
School of Applied and Performance Arts (Phase 2) - Plans for the development
of this School have been broken into two major phases. The School, to be
developed over the next decade, will in total occupy up to approximately 10,200
square meters (110,000 square feet) of existing buildings in the City’s downtown
core and will accommodate approximately 1,000 students. Phase 2 of this project
represents approximately half of the total plan for the School, the first Phase of
which is defined in greater detail above. Phase 2 plans will evolve and be refined
over the next few years.
Integrated Learning Centre (Library/Learning Commons) - The existing
Learning Resource Centre/Library was opened at the London Campus in
September 1982 and, since that time, has seen little change. Renewal and
expansion of the Library is required to provide adequate space for the College’s
current enrolment levels and a much more current learner support environment.
Through the College’s campus master planning exercise, it became evident that,
as a purpose-built structure, the Library’s access, capacity and layout are all areas
of concern. Libraries, over time, have changed in nature as certain core library
services are being reshaped by rapidly evolving information technologies and by
changes in the needs and expectations of users. The Campus Master Plan
recommends the clustering of student support services in alignment with an
expanded and renewed L-Building to facilitate the creation of the Learning
Resource Centre of tomorrow as an “Information and Learning Commons” that will
serve as the primary destination for students seeking information and assistance.
Conceptual planning has begun with consultants in order to better position the
College should funding opportunities present themselves. In addition, through the
recent Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) initiative, it became very clear that
there is a need to create a Teaching and Learning Commons space linked to the
traditional role of the Library but integrating new technological teaching and
learning support structures for both students and staff as an important future
educational direction.
Regional Campuses - Early in 2009, the College engaged Educational Consulting
Services (ECS) to complete Space Plans for each of the College’s regional
campuses. Taking into consideration the relatively smaller sizes of the three
regional campuses, Space Plans were developed by ECS focused on specific
recommendations and schematic plans towards optimal space allocations at each
location. Stakeholder participation in each Space Plan was emphasized to ensure
all proposed solutions reflected environmental realities at the campuses.
Capital projects for each of the three regional campuses have been identified.
Details of the James N. Allan Campus (Simcoe) project are referenced above as
item f). The space plan for the St. Thomas/Elgin Campus identifies minor
renovations to repurpose the former theatre production space into classrooms and
to cluster some existing student services and learning resources spaces.
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