College upgrades keep students cool
A new government handout, which funded some much-needed college upgrades, will be keeping Fanshawe students warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
The college was recently allotted $800,000 by the province to upgrade the aging heating and cooling systems, as well as security system improvements.
An additional $600,000 in funding went towards upgrading computers, software licenses, electronic test equipment and video display projectors.
“Investing in our buildings is as important as investing in our programs,” said Fanshawe President, Howard Rundle, in a written statement. “Students are the beneficiaries of this funding and we are thankful for the government's commitment to our students' success.”
Chris Bentley, Training, Colleges and Universities Minister, made the announcement in one of Fanshawe's over-heated library resource rooms, with aging, bulky computers as a backdrop.
“Part of high quality education is to have access to up to date equipment,” Bentley said.
“You can't run 2006 equipment with facilities from 1956.”
“At first glace some of this stuff doesn't seem terribly sexy,” said Dr Ted Hewitt, Vice-President (Research and International Relations) at The University of Western Ontario.
Western received $2.7 million to upgrade electrical systems and replace the school's fuel tanks.
The funding is part of the $50 million Facilities Renewal Program and College Equipment Renewal Fund, which aims to improve the infrastructure of post-secondary institutions over the next five years.
“We are ensuring college students have access to the modern, state-of-the-art equipment they need to prepare for the demands of today's workforce,” said Bentley.
The college was recently allotted $800,000 by the province to upgrade the aging heating and cooling systems, as well as security system improvements.
An additional $600,000 in funding went towards upgrading computers, software licenses, electronic test equipment and video display projectors.
“Investing in our buildings is as important as investing in our programs,” said Fanshawe President, Howard Rundle, in a written statement. “Students are the beneficiaries of this funding and we are thankful for the government's commitment to our students' success.”
Chris Bentley, Training, Colleges and Universities Minister, made the announcement in one of Fanshawe's over-heated library resource rooms, with aging, bulky computers as a backdrop.
“Part of high quality education is to have access to up to date equipment,” Bentley said.
“You can't run 2006 equipment with facilities from 1956.”
“At first glace some of this stuff doesn't seem terribly sexy,” said Dr Ted Hewitt, Vice-President (Research and International Relations) at The University of Western Ontario.
Western received $2.7 million to upgrade electrical systems and replace the school's fuel tanks.
The funding is part of the $50 million Facilities Renewal Program and College Equipment Renewal Fund, which aims to improve the infrastructure of post-secondary institutions over the next five years.
“We are ensuring college students have access to the modern, state-of-the-art equipment they need to prepare for the demands of today's workforce,” said Bentley.
