York University virtually broke ground on the School of Continuing Studies’ signature new 97,000-square-foot building.
Designed by Perkins and Will, the new building, located at the university?s Keele campus, will help some of the increasing demand for its cutting-edge professional certificate programs and the York University English Language Institute (YUELI).
A rendering of the School of Continuing Studies upcoming innovative self-funded facility on the York campus. (CNW Group/York University School of Continuing Studies)
“This new, standalone home for our School of Continuing Studies demonstrates York’s commitment to serving the current and future needs of learners and employers, here at home and around the world, as they rise to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the demands of a dynamic global knowledge economy,” said President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton. Currently, students attend classes at various locations throughout the campus and staffs are spread across four buildings. The building will also accommodate the school’s rapidly growing student and staff population.
Due to COVID-19 physical distancing measures, the school is taking a non-traditional approach to the construction groundbreaking by inviting the extended York community to visit its virtual groundbreaking webpage.
Ground floor interior rendering of the School of Continuing Studies’ new building. (CNW Group/York University School of Continuing Studies)...