The University of Winnipeg“Town and Gown”

CUexpo 2005University of Winnipeg Omni/TRAX Broe Quest Series for Global CitizensSeptember 15, 2005

Spence Street Open for Renewal

Spence Street Community Campus

• University/Community Housing• Recreational Precinct:

– New downtown park– Community facilities/programs

• Splash pad/Skateboard park• Basketball courts• Inner-city youth camps

• Campus/Community Safety Office • Expanded day care • Extensive community consultations

CORBETT CIBINEL ARCHITECTS

CORBETT CIBINEL ARCHITECTS

CORBETT CIBINEL ARCHITECTS

Educational Precinct

“Academic institutions represent one of the greatest economic magnets

in most urban settings”

Dr. Tom Carter Canada Research Chair

Educational Precinct – Skills, Training and Mentoring

• Aboriginal/Inner City Education • Global College • Lifelong Learning• Continuing Education • Collegiate - Model School • Inner City Children’s Camps – Arts,

Science, WESMEN Basketball Skills• Science Outreach – 70 UW student

volunteers

Educational Precinct• 400 – 500 mixed housing units

• Wireless innovation

• Commercial/Retail development

• Inner City/Indigenous Education

• Global College/International Students

• Business Upgrading and Education

• Lifelong Learning

• New Facilities and Opportunities

Wii Chii Waa Ka Nak Inner City/Indigenous Education Centre

Wii Chii Waa Ka Nak

(Partners)A Partnership for Excellence

in Aboriginal Education

Wii Chii Waa Ka Nak Partnerships

• Southeast Resource Development Council (SERDC)

• Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD)

• Commitment to a broad range of First Nations, Metis and Inuit organizations

Wii Chii Waa Ka Nak Initiatives

• Internship in Aboriginal Culture, Heritage and Artifacts:

Partnership with Manitoba Museum to foster in Aboriginal youth heightened awareness and appreciation of cultural heritage

Opportunity to work with Elders, curators and extensive collection of Aboriginal historical artifacts donated to University

Wireless Corridor - Learning CITI

• Connects UW/RRC/Aboriginal Centre

• Additional key nodes: Library/Community

• Winnipeg the Canadian Leader

• Develops Winnipeg’s knowledge-based economy

• Local partners: Powerland, MTS

• International Centre• Institutes for:

– Human Rights and Global Studies

– Health, Security and Human Potential

– Climate Studies

• Diaspora/community groups• Global Advisors:

– Madeleine Albright, Roberta Bondar

• Leatherdale Internships $500,000• Costa Rica, Australia, Egypt

Global College

QUEST War-Affected Children Conference Moving Forward: Outcomes and

Possibilities

• Summer Institute for teachers on needs of war-affected children

• ESL courses, I.T. training for war-affected communities

• Enriching services for war-affected students at UWinnipeg

• President’s Peace Education Fund

QUEST War-Affected Children ConferenceMoving Forward: Outcomes and

Possibilities • Technology:• Establish web community on UWinnipeg

website to link Diaspora, NGOs, government, academics and others

• Bring together information on services and resources already available

• WIKI: http://wiki.uwinnipeg.ca/index.php/GlobalCollege