Among
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kent
      Aitken
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      has
      been
      going
      through
      a
     
     
      serious
      facelift
      for
      the
      last
      while,
      and
     
     
      the
      list
      of
      improvements
      is
      stagger-
     
     
      ing.
      To
      name
      a
      few:
      the
      K.C.
      Irving
     
     
      Chemistry
      building,
      the
      Nutriscienc-
     
     
      es
      and
      Health
      building,
      the
      new
     
     
      sports
      complex,
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
     
     
      Clinic
      renovations,
      the
      new
      utility
     
     
      shed
      and
      the
      current
      major
      proj-
     
     
      ect,
      the
      new
      $11
      million
      Centre
      for
     
     
      Enterprise
      and
      Entrepreneurship/
     
     
      School
      of
      Business
      Administration.
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      facility
      is
      a
      combination
     
     
      of
      22,725
      square
      feet
      of
      soon-to-be
     
     
      renovated
     
     
      Marion
      Hall
      and
      27,670
      square
      feet
     
     
      of
      new
      construction.
     
    

    
     
      The
      usage
      of
      that
      space
      is
      an
     
     
      ambitious
      project
      on
      the
      behalf
      of
     
     
      the-university
      administration.
      The
     
     
      Centre
      for
      Enterprise
      and
      Entre-
     
     
      preneurship
      isn’t
      simply
      a
      name
      that
     
     
      rolls
      off
      the
      tongue
      —
      it
      genuinely
     
     
      reflects
      what
      will
      take
      place
      inside
     
     
      those
      walls.
     
    

    
     
      UPET’s
      Business
      Co-op
      Educa-
     
     
      tion
      program,
      International
      Business,
     
     
      Bio-Business,
      SEED,
      the
      Tourism
     
     
      Research
      Centre
      and
      the
      PEI
      Bio
      Al-
     
     
      liance
      are
      all
      setting
      up
      shop
      in
      new
     
     
      offices
      in
      the
      new
      building,
      a
      setup
     
     
      which
      the
      university
      hopes
      will
      foster
     
     
      connections
      between
      the
      academic
     
     
      and
      business
      world,
      specifically
      with
     
     
      the
      biotechnology
      field.
     
    

    
     
      Lecture
      theatres,
      classrooms,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NEWS
     
     
      New
      CEE/SHA
      Building
      Most
      Notable
     
    
   
   
    
     
      computer
      labs,
      research
      areas,
      com-
     
     
      mon
      areas
      (like
      Kelley
      building’s
     
     
      lounge
      area
      but
      on
      steroids),
      confer-
     
     
      ence
      and
      meeting
      rooms
      will
      con-
     
     
      tribute
      to
      that
      atmosphere
      and
      the
     
     
      overall
      functionality.
     
    

    
     
      The
      non-office
      facilities
      will
      be
     
     
      focused
      around
      Market
      Street,
      which
     
     
      runs
      the
      length
      of
      the
      new
      construc-
     
     
      tion
      and
      connects
      it
      to
      Marion
      Hall
     
     
      —
      the
      office
      centre
      —
      and
      the
      new
     
     
      common
      area.
     
    

    
     
      The
      2
      level,
      3,900
      square
      foot
     
     
      common
      atea
      —
      dubbed
      Market
     
     
      Square
      —
      and
      the
      conference
      rooms
     
     
      are
      all
      outfitted
      with
      business
      tech-
     
     
      nology;
      discussion
      with
      those
      in-
     
     
      volved
      in
      the
      project
      made
      it
      almost
     
     
      seem
      like
      even
      the
      bathrooms
      were
     
     
      Powerpoint
      Presentation-ready.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Campus
      Development
      Plan
     
     
      has
      winter
      2008
      listed
      as
      the
      esti-
     
     
      mated
      completion
      date,
      but
      Business
     
     
      students
      may
      not
      spend
      too
      much
     
     
      time
      in
      the
      new
      building
      until
      Sep-
     
     
      tember
      2008.
     
    

    
     
      Relocations
      of
      less
      scale
      than
      the
     
     
      entire
      School
      of
      Business,
      such
      as
     
     
      the
      Co-op
      Education
      and
      Life
      Long
     
     
      Learning
      offices,
      may
      take
      up
      resi-
     
     
      dence
      in
      the
      new
      building
      over
      next
     
     
      Christmas
      break.
     
    

    
     
      The
      void
      opened
      in
      the
      Kel-
     
     
      ley
      Building
      will
      be
      filled
      largely
      by
     
     
      administration
      services
      as
      Business
     
     
      offices
      make
      the
      shift.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      computer
      rendition
      of
      the
      new
      building
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pur
      uct
      ee
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Construction
      at
      UPEI
      This
      Year
     
    
   
   
    
     
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