Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
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Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, popularly referred to as Grenfell College, or SWGC , is a liberal arts and science university located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the west coast campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland. There are approximately 1,200 students enrolled in degree programs for the arts, fine arts, science and nursing. Many students from around the province also attend the school for the first- and second-year course offerings before transferring to Memorial University's larger campus in St. John's.
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[edit] History
Opened in 1975 as Memorial University of Newfoundland's West Coast Regional College, the facility was renamed in 1979 in honour of British medical missionary pioneer Wilfred Grenfell. The original building is now the Arts and Science Building. In 1988, the campus' second building opened - the Fine Arts Building.
Grenfell College saw significant expansion in the 1990s and early 2000s with new student housing and academic buildings constructed. In 1995, the Library and Computing Building opened, and in 1997, the Student Centre annex was added to the Arts and Science Building. In 1998, the Forest Centre opened, which houses not only lab and classroom space, but also Grenfell's partners - NR-Can and the Western Newfoundland Model Forest, among others. Finally, in 2001, Grenfell opened its chalet apartments, and is now able to accommodate more than 400 students in student housing.
Grenfell College played a critical role in helping Corner Brook host the 1999 Canada Winter Games with its residences being used to house athletes. The city's "Canada Games Centre" civic centre opened in 1997 adjacent to the Grenfell campus and is today known as the "Pepsi Centre" and is now run by Memorial University. On April 1, 2005, the College introduced a wireless local area network in areas of the campus.
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Grenfell College takes pride in its Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program, which includes instruction in Theatre and the Visual Arts, making it the only institution offering such a curriculum in Newfoundland and Labrador, and one of only several universities in Atlantic Canada. Grenfell also specializes in environmental programs, offering a bachelor of science in environmental science and a bachelor of arts in environmental studies. In total, Grenfell now offers four degrees with 14 disciplines: Arts: English, Environmental Studies, Historical Studies, Humanities, Psychology, Social/Cultural Studies & tourism studies; Fine Arts: theatre and visual arts; Science: environmental science, forestry (under review) general science & psychology; and Nursing: BN (collaborative) and fast-track programs. Grenfell also offers an education degree in co-operation with the Education Department on the St. John's campus.
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
