Keele Campus (York University)

The York University Keele Campus occupies roughly 1 square kilometer of land and is situated between Jane Street to the west, Keele Street to the east, Steeles Avenue West to the north and Finch Avenue West to the south. The campus itself is located in North York (formerly the City of North York), now a census division within the City of Toronto.

= Central Campus =The main facilities of the central part of the campus are connected by heated walkways for the safety and convenience of students and staff.

Vari Hall

Vari Hall, primarily given over to lecture halls, was designed by Raymond Moriyama and constructed in the early 1990s to put a "new face" on the campus. The facility is named for George and Helen Vari, Hungarian refugees and businesspersons who helped finance the building. The three-story rotunda has become a popular place for social gatherings as well as a common protest site.

Ross Building

Most of Ross consists of faculty offices, particularly of those affiliated with Arts. There are several small classrooms in the lower floors of the building, as well as a small cinema. Ross also houses the Graduate Pub, one of the few places on campus licensed to sell liquor.

A ramp leading up to the Ross Building was demolished during the building of Vari Hall in the early 1990s.

The building is an example of the Brutalist architecture built at the campus in the 1960s and 1970s.

Central Square/Curtis Lecture Halls

Central Square is the hub connecting Ross, the Scott Library and the Curtis Lecture Halls. It includes a large cafeteria (with a courtyard), a "bear pit", a small "open" computer lab, several TD ATMs, and several offices focused on student and faculty services.

The building is an example of the Brutalist architecture built at the campus in the 1960s and 1970s.

Scott Library

The main Scott Library is five stories tall and features thousands of books, periodicals, and other resources. There are designated quiet study areas as well as several small conference rooms which students can reserve to work on group projects.

The building is an example of the Brutalist architecture built at the campus in the 1960s and 1970s.

Sound and Moving Image Library

The SMIL houses York's collection of audiovisual materials as well as materials strictly related to music and film, such as scores and filmstrips. Roughly a hundred turntables, DVD players, VCRs and other players are available for student use.

Accolades

The Accolade Project comprises two new buildings, Accolade East and Accolade West, which frame the existing Fine Arts complex on the south side of The Common at the heart of York University's Keele campus. The new structures offer a wide range of academic, exhibition and performance facilities for teaching, learning, research, creative work and public presentation. The Accolade Project offers state-of-the-art facilities for Canada's future artists and performers, and has been billed as the new flagship centre for fine arts education in the GTA. Complementing the facilities of the Faculty of Fine Arts in the Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts, Burton Auditorium, the Centre for Film and Theatre, and the Technology-Enhanced Learning Building, Accolade brings all seven fine arts departments together in one dynamic cluster as the cultural hub of the campus.

Accolade East

Both the Department of Music and the Department of Dance have a new home with dedicated, state-of-the-art facilities in Accolade East. The celebrated Art Gallery of York University has also moved into Accolade East. Located east of the Centre for Film and Theatre, facing the Schulich School of Business, Accolade East features extensive exhibition and performing arts facilities, The Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, and The Recital Hall, including the main box office, as well as classrooms and an open-access computer lab serving the entire university.

Accolade West

Located north of the Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts and adjacent to Burton Auditorium, Accolade West is used by students from across the university. A four-storey building dedicated primarily to academic studies, the building houses a full roster of 'smart' classrooms, seminar rooms and computer labs ranging in capacity from 40 to 400 seats, all featuring a full complement of cutting-edge technology, clear sightlines and accessible seating. The spacious main floor lobby, enhanced by a soaring atrium spanning the entire height of the building, offers a welcoming entrance into the Fine Arts complex. It houses the student-run gallery of the Department of Visual Arts as well as two new studios for the Fine Arts Cultural Studies program in the Faculty of Fine Arts.

Student Centre

The Student Centre, dominated by a copy of the Goddess_of_Democracy, has a main floor consisting largely of fast-food and retail, with upper floors given over to offices for student organisations and student-focused services. Notable services include the Lee Wiggins Daycare Centre and the campus chapel.

The Underground

Located in the basement of the Student Centre, the Underground is York's on-campus nightclub, and is popular for its theme nights.

* [http://www.myunderground.ca/events_pubnights.php The Underground]

York Lanes

York Lanes is a two storey mall at the Keele campus of York University in Toronto, Ontario.

The lower level has restaurants and retail stores including the York University Bookstore at the east end, as well as the on-campus medical office. Offices for faculty of various departments as well as various student groups are located on the second floor.

The layout of the mall is rectangular (long in the East-West direction). It is divided into three sections (arbitrarily based on the bends of the corridor, and not on any other difference between the sections or their contents). One main corridor runs along its length. Slightly diagonal towards the South-West corner at the start (the West Market), then East-West (The Main Wing), and finally turning south for a short span at the East end (the East Market). There is one branch off to a North exit where the West Market meets the Main Wing (where the corridor bends), and there is also a door to a narrow passageway at the West end (just adjacent to the bookstore and opposite the main East exit) to another back exit to the North.

A multi-level parking structure at the rear replaced the old parking lot.

Curtis Lecture Halls

The Curtis Lecture Halls are a 3-4 floor complex of lecture halls of varying sizes. Built in 1971, the building is named for Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid A. Curtis, founding organizing committee and first Chancellor of York (1959-1968).

= Southern Campus =The southern part of the campus includes the buildings for York's non-Arts and non-Fine Arts faculties (Atkinson Collge, Osgoode Hall and Law Library, Seneca@York, Schulich Business School) as well as the Bennett Centre, which houses various student services, such as admissions, financial aid, and general inquiry.

TEL Building

The TEL building, also known as the Technology Enhanced Learning Building, is located at 88 The Pond Road and was considered to be "cutting edge" during its initial inception. The building features 345,000 sq/ft of floor space, 31 classrooms, 42 computer labs, three library and resource centres, a virtual reality centre, a 4000+ student capacity and cost $84 million dollars to build [ [http://www.yorku.ca/ycom/gazette/past/archive/2001/120501/current.htm York University Gazette Online ] ] . It was launched as a joint venture between York University and Seneca College as one of their "SuperBuild" projects. Construction began in November 2001 and was completed shortly after the building opened in September of 2003. The building features modern architecture with large open spaces, sharply designed walls and incorporates smart technology throughout the building such as multipurpose Wi-Fi in both the 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands.

Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies

The HNE building, properly known as "Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies" was constructed as joint venture between the two faculties. The Western most portion of the building hosts the Environmental Academic and Administrative offices while the Northern portion of the building hosts the Health and Nursing faculty. Scattered throughout the building are a number of lecture halls and seminar rooms, many of which are located at the lower levels and sub-basement levels.

eneca @ York

Seneca College shares space at the Keele campus with the Seneca@York building near Atkinson College.

= Northern Campus =The northern part of the campus is heavy on residences (Vanier, Founders, Winters and McLaughlin), but also includes the Steadman Lecture Halls, as well as several athletic facilities:

York Stadium

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Canlan (formerly Beatrice Ice Gardens) Ice Sports - ice rink

Tait Mackenzie Centre - gym and pool

Toronto Track and Field Centre

= Western Campus =The western bit of the campus also has several residences (Bethune, Calumet and Strong) and several academic buildings, as well as the Steacie Science & Engineering library. A notable presence is the William Small building, which houses a large "computer pool" in addition to the university's Transportation and Security departments.

Rexall Centre is located on the west side of the campus having moved over from the Toronto Track and Field Centre to the north.

Residences

York is home to several residences:

* 320-380 Assissiboine Road
* Atkinson Residence
* Calumet
* Founder's
* Harry Sherman Crowe Co-op
* Norman Bethune
* Passy Gardens
* Stong
* The Pond Road
* Tatham Hall
* Vanier
* Winters

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