Space: the Final Frontier

1. Space: the Final Frontier How do Astronauts Savy and Sharon spend most of their time….

2. Savy and Sharon as they set out in their snazzy uniforms… staring into space, the great beyond, convincing themselves that some way, somehow, we will be able to find some part of the univer(sity) to share with new alien life forms and the occasional new academic (although it is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other). Join us on our voyage of discovery and (re)search….

3. Space Reallocation and the Faculty of Arts Responding to the Acquisition of 3465 Durocher

4. Background • June 15, 2006: University confirms acquisition of 3465 Durocher and informs Faculties of Arts, Law and Education of subsequent space reallocation • Designed to be consistent with 2 concepts of University Master Plan • Remove non-academic functions from central campus • Geographic consolidation of Faculty activities • Principal Move: Accounting from Ferrier to 3465 Durocher

5. Forgotten Proposals! New Arts Building Renovate Powell Student Services Building Move Anthropology to Peterson Hall Move any department to Peterson Hall Add a new floor to the Redpath Library Building Add two floors to the Redpath Library Building Appoint a new Director of Libraries who does not want any floors added that do not involve only the libraries and last but not least…..

6. Last but not least…. • Demolish the Leacock Building

7. Author! Author! • Former tenant!

8. Summary of Space Changes to Faculties

9. Challenges and Opportunities • Immediate Challenge • Relocate current and planned activities from NCDH and 3715 Peel • Determine best use of Ferrier space • Opportunity • Think comprehensively about use of space • Leverage reallocation budgetary envelope to Faculty’s advantage • Principles • Avoid multiple moves • Group units in an intellectually coherent manner

10. Process • June to December • gathering technical information, identifying alternatives and evaluating feasibility of alternatives • September to January • Presentation to every Faculty and Chairs meeting as plans developed • Special meeting of Chairs on space • Presentation to Faculty Space Committee and two presentations to Faculty Planning Committee • 3 meetings with AUS executive and AUS town hall • English-French Working Group on Arts Building • Special meeting on classroom design • Numerous individual/group consultations and site tours with those affected

11. Summary of Major Moves • To Peterson • CDAS, IDP Advising, IOWC, STANDD, Indigenous Rights, CIREQ • [Archeology Lab, Technology & Citizenship, Experimental Econ lab, Social Stats lab, QICSS lab] • To Arts • French Department from Peterson • Conversion of classrooms and VRC to offices and common space • To Ferrier 3 • Arts Computer Labs from Leacock • History offices from Leacock and associated projects from NCDH • To Ferrier 2 • Arts Computer Techs from Leacock • AHCS: Associated research projects and VRC from Arts • To Leacock 1 • Classroom capacity from Arts and multi-use student rooms

12. Cost Estimates • Ferrier: 521,031 • 327,541 for computer labs • Leacock 1 and 2: 956,316 • 210,515 for Leacock 2 • Arts West: 398,430 • Arts: 1,107,003 • 429,932 for electrical upgrade • Total: 2,982,780

13. Notes on Costs • Total includes Facilities Management 35% mark up for professional fees, project contingency, project administration • Electrical upgrades in Arts probably should have been done long ago, and will certainly have to be done in the future • Leacock 2 renovations are not critical • Computer lab estimates lower than expected

14. Appendix Detailed Lists of Relocations By Building

15. Relocation of 3715 Peel

16. Relocation: NCDH

17. Relocation: NCDH(Continued)

18. Relocation: 3465 Peel/3475 Peel

19. Relocation: Peterson

20. Relocation: Leacock

21. Relocation: Arts/Dawson

22. What are the benefits? Departments? • Some badly needed changes to air ventilation in Arts • Relocate one of the most prestigious departments from Peterson to the mainstream Arts corridor (French) • English and French departments to share the main Arts Building • Academic and research interests combined in Peterson • Acquisition of space in Ferrier • In 2008 Arts to obtain first three floors of James

23. What are the benefits? Students? • Leacock • Increase in the teaching assistantship meeting rooms in Leacock on the first floor • Two large undergraduate research areas on the first floor of Leacock with 24 hour access • Fast track computer and printing service on the first floor of Leacock • 1 classroom (55-60 students) and two smaller classrooms (35-40) on first floor of Leacock • New exterior entrance to Leacock on the west side

24. Students/Ferrier • With move to Ferrier 24 hour laboratory access with no interruption for classes (with bathrooms!!!) • Technical assistants on site in both Leacock and Ferrier • Study area/lounge provided with snack area (in future, hopefully student managed food area) • Outdoor courtyard connecting Ferrier to Arts • Access via Penfield and/or main campus

25. Last but not least… • A computerized classroom on the 2nd floor of Leacock with 40-50 computer stations • Ideal for graduate seminars and undergraduate courses/conferences for statistics and other applications • Equivalent number of classroom seats retained from the loss of classrooms on the second floor of Arts (255, 265, 270)

26. How does this affect me? • Noise during most of the summer in the Arts Building (1st and 2nd floor) and on the ground floor of Leacock • Possible move of some departments out of current space during this period

27. Phase 1: April – May 2007 • Renovation of Ferrier (April-May) • Start of renovation to the Arts Building (air ventilation and office construction) • Proposed move of laboratories: June 1st or thereabouts • Possible relocation of affected departments

28. Phase 2: May, June, July 2007 • Relocate lab furniture and equipment to Ferrier (June) • Continue with classroom renovations on the first and second floors of Leacock • Begin relocation of French from Peterson to Arts • Continue with ventilation/office space in Arts

29. Phase 3 – July, August • Have classrooms in Leacock operational by first week in August • Move French Department to Arts • Move affected departments back to their original space

30. Phase 4: September, October 2007 • Peterson Hall • Begin CFI projects scheduled for Peterson Hall: Campbell (History); Cowan (History), Niezen (Anthropology) and Engle-Warnick (Economics) • Begin with relocation of units from New Chancellor Day Hall and 3715 Peel to Peterson

31. Any Questions or Comments? • Please send any comments on this presentation to Sharon Barqueiro, 514.398.3254 or email me at: sharon.barqueiro@mcgill.ca • Thanks for listening!!!