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“When Centennial opened in the fall of 1966, and touch the innovations that they will be working
students marched to the Ontario Legislature not with in their own careers. This strategy can be seen
to protest, but to thank Bill Davis for creating a in our other newer campus buildings, which have
new and dynamic learning destination, one closely earned LEED certification. Our Progress Campus
aligned with industry needs,” says Dr. Stephenson. Library, for example, features a 16-metre-tall “green
“In the pioneering spirit of that time, we wanted wall” of lush plants that filter and clean the interior
to invest in new construction technology that air to make our study space fresher and healthier.
demonstrates how far we have come—some might This is the kind of inspired thinking we want to
say full circle by embracing wood—after six decades imbue in our students.”
in existence.” The college’s A-Block Expansion
Project will serve as a showcase for its own Once constructed, the six-storey A-Block addition
students. will provide 150,000 square feet of academic
space for programs in the School of Engineering
“Centennial teaches programs in Architectural Technology and Applied Science, including flexible
Technology and Construction Project Management, classrooms that accommodate Indigenous ways of
as well as skilled trades such as heating/air teaching and being, as well as support areas such
conditioning and electrical construction,” says as an engaging “student touchdown” area, along
Dr. Stephenson. “We wanted to situate cutting- with collaborative spaces, administrative offices and
edge projects right on our campuses so the next food services. It’s important to note that the project
generation of technicians and technologists can see is categorized as an expansion of the college’s
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