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Housing and conference services have confirmed plans for the construction of a new residence, scheduled to open its doors to first and second-year students in September 2011.

The building committee of the Board of Governors approved the proposal to construct the new residence at their last meeting, according to Dave Sterritt, the director of housing and conference services.

Sterritt said an increasing number of second-year students are requesting to live in residence.

 

A group of 16 PhD and graduate students of Canadian studies from around the world gathered to share their research and exchange ideas as part of the World Seminar on Canada held from Oct. 4-9 at the University of Ottawa.

“There was a sense we needed to promote the younger generation of scholars from around the world to study, teach and write about Canada,” said Guy Leclair, the acting director of the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), which organized the event.

 

Concept art of the rooftop garden in Nicholas Pangallo’s winning design (Photo Provided)

 

 

A new U of A course will focus on pet nutrition (Photo: Marc Pilo)