Always_Biking
Senior Member
Another Athabasca type university?
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If it was the UofC or MRU, that would be awesome.I like dogs too. That I find bizarre.
The university thing could be nothing or could be the start of something massive. Someone like UofC can eat a ton of the available office space.
An out of province uni. Way premature to be teasing it.I like dogs too. That I find bizarre.
The university thing could be nothing or could be the start of something massive. Someone like UofC can eat a ton of the available office space.
Do tell Any hint on which province it would be coming from?An out of province uni. Way premature to be teasing it.
An out of province uni. Way premature to be teasing it.
That doesn't sound good. I'm now picturing a Devry/University of Phoenix type arrangement. It's a far cry from a local uni establishing a much large downtown presence.
I would still be happy to see a DeVry/University of Phoenix type school. It would be far better than empty space. That said, a local uni would be best. MRU used to have a downtown campus, they should take a look at doing it again.That doesn't sound good. I'm now picturing a Devry/University of Phoenix type arrangement. It's a far cry from a local uni establishing a much large downtown presence.
I have said this before - and will again - but the lack of consideration in all levels of planning, design and life for young adults / post-secondary students in Calgary is one of our longest-running and largest wasted opportunities to achieve many of the city's goals (economic diversification, vibrancy, density etc.)
There are a variety of reasons for this - long-term lack of coordination between the City & a traditionally anti-urban Province who runs universities, the near total dominance (politically, culturally and economically) of the downtown professional and suburban nuclear family block that crowds out youth and youthful ideas etc. All the while Calgary's reputation to young people and students continued to decline relative to elsewhere. We attract huge amount of talent from elsewhere, while failing to maintain so much of our own artistic, cultural and home-grown youth talent that move to more vibrant places.
I hope the prolonged downturn wakes Calgary up to the value and power of youth and student culture, particularly in the inner city. Attracting university faculties, student dorms, affordable apartments, and more flexible retail/outdoors uses can all play a role, but the main challenge is still the mindset of many planners, politicians and administrators that are ignorant of the role that a vibrant urban student culture can play in achieving all these goals that they state they want to achieve.
I imagine it will be something similar to U of A's presence downtown - a fundraising and alumni relations space.
I'm guessing Queen's - they have a large alumni presence here and already run an MBA program in Calgary.
UBC also has a fairly active presence in Calgary, so that's another possibility.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Would Calgary have been a better city if UofC and MRU were built downtown in the 60s? Yes, I think so. What can we do about it now?I have said this before - and will again - but the lack of consideration in all levels of planning, design and life for young adults / post-secondary students in Calgary is one of our longest-running and largest wasted opportunities to achieve many of the city's goals (economic diversification, vibrancy, density etc.)
There are a variety of reasons for this - long-term lack of coordination between the City & a traditionally anti-urban Province who runs universities, the near total dominance (politically, culturally and economically) of the downtown professional and suburban nuclear family block that crowds out youth and youthful ideas etc. All the while Calgary's reputation to young people and students continued to decline relative to elsewhere. We attract huge amount of talent from elsewhere, while failing to maintain so much of our own artistic, cultural and home-grown youth talent that move to more vibrant places.
I hope the prolonged downturn wakes Calgary up to the value and power of youth and student culture, particularly in the inner city. Attracting university faculties, student dorms, affordable apartments, and more flexible retail/outdoors uses can all play a role, but the main challenge is still the mindset of many planners, politicians and administrators that are ignorant of the role that a vibrant urban student culture can play in achieving all these goals that they state they want to achieve.