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91亚色 embraces its role in Markham and 91亚色 Region

Posted on 29 April 2021

Last July, 91亚色 announced that it would be moving ahead to build the Markham Campus. In September, the University officially broke ground on the new campus.

These were historic moments for the University, the City of Markham and 91亚色 Region. 91亚色鈥檚 vision for a state-of-the-art campus, was firmly rooted in its confidence that the University could leverage its strengths and contributions by working in close collaboration with the City of Markham, contributing not only to the city but also 91亚色 Region and the Province of Ontario.

In September 2020, University community members joined representatives from local, regional and provincial governments for an official ground-breaking ceremony at the site for the new campus. The image shows people with shovels turning dirt in a ceremony.
In September 2020, University community members joined representatives from local, regional and provincial governments for an official ground-breaking ceremony at the site for the new campus

The new Markham Campus consolidates and expands 91亚色鈥檚 already strong academic presence in the City of Markham and 91亚色 Region through YSpace, the IBM Innovation Space 鈥 Markham Convergence Centre and a partnership with IBM. In addition to 91亚色鈥檚 academic presence, the University has been increasingly involved and engaged with both the City of Markham and 91亚色 Region communities.

In the City of Markham, 91亚色 participated in several high-profile community events including:

  • The 2019 and 2020 Lunar New Year Festival hosted by City of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti.
  • The February 2020 Markham Community Skate Day at the Markham Civic Centre.
  • The 2018 and 2019 Markham Santa Claus Parades.

91亚色 also signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with City of Markham, providing the University with a significant presence at four major municipal events each year. The events are the Markham Youth Expo, Markham鈥檚 Canada Day Event, the Markham-Milliken Children鈥檚 Festival and the Markham Santa Claus Parade.

91亚色 has also been involved in several major events and activities in 91亚色 Region, including.

  • A major memorandum of understanding with Mackenzie Health in the communities of Vaughan and Richmond Hill that will focus on developing collaboration opportunities in the areas of education, and community and professional development as well as health research and innovation.
  • The Vaughan Health Centre Precinct, which is a partnership between the City of Vaughan, Mackenzie Health, VentureLab and 91亚色 that will explore collaborative opportunities in the spaces around the new Cortellucci-Vaughan Hospital.

During the pandemic, the University has also been helping to support local businesses across 91亚色 Region.  This work has involved the following activities:

  • Supporting the Digital Mainstreet and ShopHere programs through the involvement Schulich School of Business student interns.
  • Sector-specific roundtables for Newmarket Chamber of Commerce Members facilitated by subject matter experts from the Schulich School of Business.
  • Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) participation in the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce 鈥淏usiness Thrives鈥 Conference.
  • Partnership between SEEC and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Business Recovery Hub.
  • Participation by 91亚色 on 91亚色 Region鈥檚 Human Services Planning Board and in the 91亚色 Region Business Recovery Support Partnership.

As construction of the new campus continues with an anticipated opening in the fall of 2023, the University continues to embrace its involvement in the City of Markham and 91亚色 Region communities and in future projects and events.