Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Postsecondary Education Quality ...

F2 RESOURCE RENEWAL AND UPGRADING
Lakeshore Campus Development
The federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) is a $2-billion, two-year economic stimulus
program to support infrastructure enhancement at postsecondary institutions across Canada
while supporting job creation and strengthening the economy. The program will provide $800
million to colleges and universities in Ontario. Through the Government of Ontario‟s 2009
Budget, overall matching funds ($780 million) were invested by the province. This joint
infrastructure funding initiative will modernize facilities and boost long-term research and skills
training capacity at Ontario colleges and universities. The program responds directly to needs
identified by the institutions, which were encouraged to submit deferred maintenance and
revitalization projects.
Humber has been awarded $35 million ($29.8 million from the province and $5.1 million from
the federal government) for Lakeshore revitalization. The funding has been used to support
three phases of work: completion of the Centre for Justice Leadership; repurposing of an
existing sports complex for use as studios for the School of Creative and Performing Arts and
School of Media Studies and Information Technology Programming; and the replacement of the
existing Building L at Lakeshore Campus East.
Building L, which opened in September 2011, is a four-storey, 100,000 square foot building
costing in excess of $55 million. In addition to specialized academic space, this building
provides extensive formal and informal space for study and student interaction.
The first floor contains an art gallery, eight 65 seat tiered classrooms as well as a learning
commons providing quiet study, group study and informal space for over 150 students at a time.
In addition, there is a 2,500 square foot community room for special events. The second floor
includes a cafeteria/lounge and study area with a capacity of 330. The third floor houses eight
classrooms ranging in size from 35 to 80 seats. In addition, two 46 seat PC labs and one 46
seat MAC lab are located here. A number of classrooms have been built so that they can be
easily converted to computer labs as needs shift. There is also a conference room with
moveable walls to create one or two meeting rooms. The fourth floor contains two editing suites
and a digital media centre primarily for media related degree programs. Floors three and four
also house some faculty office space.
The KIP investment is an integral component of Humber‟s long term Lakeshore revitalization
plans, and will improve existing facilities for a variety of programs and academic schools.
Enrolment at the Lakeshore Campus has grown by 53% since 2005 and Humber is challenged
with accommodating an additional 3,000 undergraduate degree spaces at Lakeshore over the
next 5 years.
The KIP funded Lakeshore revitalization projects will:
Optimize classroom capacities and flexibility
Contribute to the establishment of school identity and Centres of Excellence by
clustering specialized facilities
Repurpose existing facilities
Create much-needed student individual and group study space.
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