Student Capital fundraising campaign most successful in Sheridan College’s history
For Immediate Release: June 3, 2009
Oakville, Ontario
Sheridan closed off an ambitious three-year fundraising campaign by smashing through its goal of $30 million and raising $37 million for its campuses in Oakville and Brampton. The Student Capital Campaign was launched in 2006 with the goal of raising funds to meet the space and technology demands of Sheridan’s growing student body.
“This is an outstanding success for Sheridan and our students. Much of the money raised is already at work and students are seeing the benefit every day,” said Dr. Robert Turner, President and CEO of Sheridan College. “The support from the community of businesses and people in Oakville and Brampton has been overwhelming and our thanks go out to every one of our donors. We’re grateful for the commitment they’ve shown to Sheridan as an important educator that plays an important role in Ontario turning students into career-ready graduates.”
The funds raised have gone toward four priority projects and areas at Sheridan: the Sheridan Animation Centre, the Centre for Healthy Communities, the new building at the Davis Campus housing a student learning commons, and meeting the advancing technology and equipment needs throughout programs at Sheridan.
“I’m proud to have been a part of this campaign,” said Peter Gilgan, President and CEO of Mattamy Homes and Co-Chair of the Student Capital Fundraising Campaign. “This success is a testament to the hard work of many at Sheridan, its fundraising team, our campaign cabinet volunteers and of course the many people, organizations and businesses that supported us. Above all I think it shows colleges play a vital role in business and the community, and even in tough times people are ready and willing to throw their financial support behind Sheridan.”
Nicholas Offord, President of The Offord Group and one of Canada’s most experienced and respected experts in institutional fundraising added: “Sheridan’s ability to raise private money has been exceptional. Its track record of securing large gifts from corporations and individuals surpasses just about every other college in Canada, and is certainly on par with university-level advancement programs.”
Sheridan Animation Centre
State-of-the-art animation requires equally sophisticated facilities. The Sheridan Animation Centre was designed in consultation with faculty and industry experts with an emphasis on promoting both individual and group learning. The result is a facility that complements the specialized needs of both classical and digital animation. The 37,000 square foot facility is home to 450 students each year from Canada and abroad. It features multiple studios for production work, a new digital stop-motion animation facility, a myriad of classrooms and drafting studios, as well as a powerful rendering farm.
Centre for Healthy Communities (CHC)
CHC brings together in one location programs that focus on the physical, mental and psychosocial health of individuals and communities. By concentrating health and wellness education and training in one facility and exposing this set of diverse, but related, professions to each other, the result is better trained and well-rounded professionals. The Centre is home to programs that educate Practical Nurses, Personal Support Workers, Pharmacy Technicians, Social Service Workers, Public Safety and Emergency Management professionals, and experts in Athletic Therapy and Exercise Science and Health Promotion. The SCHC spans 84,000 square feet and serves approximately 1,800 students each year. The building also features state-of-the-art teaching labs that immerse students in realistic settings.
Davis Campus Student Learning Commons (CSI Building)
Sheridan’s new Davis Campus student learning commons is a three-storey, 66,000-square-foot building centre to improve and expand library and study spaces. 36,000-square-feet of the new centre is dedicated to a library and learning commons, while the remaining 30,000-square-feet houses classrooms and labs.
About Sheridan
The Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning serves 15,000 full-time and 35,000 continuing education students at its campuses in Oakville and Brampton, Ontario. Sheridan offers an innovative learning environment celebrated for academic excellence, applied research and creativity. Program options range from one-year certificates to four-year Bachelor’s degrees, in the arts, business, community service and technology fields. We prepare students for career success; close to ninety percent of graduates are employed within six months of graduation. Visit www.sheridaninstitute.ca to learn more.
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