Trent-GBC Proposed Solution for Projected Enrolment Growth in GTA
Trent-George Brown College Proposal Positions Trent as Part of the Solution for Projected Enrolment Growth in GTA
Proposal for collaboration with GBC endorsed by Trent’s Academic Planning Committee
Following presentations to the University’s Academic Planning Committee, Trent University has continued discussions with the province and George Brown College (GBC) to explore a potential partnership that would see Trent emerge as a partner institution prepared to respond to the significant growth in enrolment projected for the GTA in the next 15 years.
The Trent University-George Brown College Learning Consortium will see a state-of-the-art postsecondary education campus constructed at the heart of the Ontario’s newest and most high profile development on Toronto’s waterfront.
The proposal addresses the need to create spaces for an additional 35,000 new students expected in the GTA area by 2015, and will give students access to new pathways and options.
The combined Trent-GBC initiative will see a total of 7,500 new postsecondary education spaces created (5,250 collaborative programs, 2,250 diplomas/apprenticeships). New pathways will provide students studying at the waterfront campus, Peterborough and Oshawa with new choices and academic opportunities.
On July 8 the Premier announced funding of $61.5-million for the first phase of GBC’s expansion at the waterfront to create a new Health Sciences facility. The announcement was attended by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and by David Miller, the Mayor of Toronto who endorsed the project.
The province will be reviewing universities’ proposals for capital funding this fall. Trent’s submission will include additional projects for the Symons campus in Peterborough identified in the Board approved Facilities Renewal Plan, a request for capital support for the Trent-GBC initiative and a request to fund a dedicated building in Oshawa to support the delivery of Trent’s programs and enhance Trent’s presence in the Oshawa region.
A copy of the backgrounder “Reaching Out and Reaching Higher: Expanding PSE Opportunity and Choice for Ontario Students” is available at this link, along with coverage in the Globe & Mail . In addition to the overview provided to the Academic Planning Committee, briefings have been provided to Trent’s Board of Governors and Senate.
The Trent University-George Brown College Learning Consortium will see a state-of-the-art postsecondary education campus constructed at the heart of the Ontario’s newest and most high profile development on Toronto’s waterfront.
The proposal addresses the need to create spaces for an additional 35,000 new students expected in the GTA area by 2015, and will give students access to new pathways and options.
The combined Trent-GBC initiative will see a total of 7,500 new postsecondary education spaces created (5,250 collaborative programs, 2,250 diplomas/apprenticeships). New pathways will provide students studying at the waterfront campus, Peterborough and Oshawa with new choices and academic opportunities.
On July 8 the Premier announced funding of $61.5-million for the first phase of GBC’s expansion at the waterfront to create a new Health Sciences facility. The announcement was attended by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and by David Miller, the Mayor of Toronto who endorsed the project.
The province will be reviewing universities’ proposals for capital funding this fall. Trent’s submission will include additional projects for the Symons campus in Peterborough identified in the Board approved Facilities Renewal Plan, a request for capital support for the Trent-GBC initiative and a request to fund a dedicated building in Oshawa to support the delivery of Trent’s programs and enhance Trent’s presence in the Oshawa region.
A copy of the backgrounder “Reaching Out and Reaching Higher: Expanding PSE Opportunity and Choice for Ontario Students” is available at this link, along with coverage in the Globe & Mail . In addition to the overview provided to the Academic Planning Committee, briefings have been provided to Trent’s Board of Governors and Senate.
Resources
- Reaching Out and Reaching Higher: Expanding PSE Opportunity and Choice for Ontario Students
- Schools submit proposals to attract Toronto students - Courtesy the Globe & Mail
- George Brown to get new waterfront campus; Site to open in 2011 for health-science students, with $90-million main building and $100-million residence and athletic centre - Courtesy the Globe & Mail