There are 1,000 international students at the school, but only 25 of them live in residence, David Orazietti told the board
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“This opportunity is something that in my opinion has been long overdue in our organization,” said David Orazietti, Sault College president, addressing the board at its monthly meeting held Thursday.Orazietti said a new residence building is a necessity, pointing to media reports of a housing shortage on campuses across Canada.“Ray Lawson Hall has served us well in its time but it needs work and we need more capacity,” Orazietti told the board.
College officials spoke to a group of approximately 50 international and domestic students earlier this year to hear their concerns about housing and learned what they would like to see in a new residence.In regard to financing, Orazietti said the college could choose a ‘design, bid and build’ model for a new residence building, owned and operated by the school, or pursue a public-private partnership, also known as a P3.
“If we do not build more housing we are not going to be able to sustain present enrolment levels in my view,” said Richard Peters, vice president of strategic enrolment, partnerships and employment. Despite the unknowns at this early stage, Orazietti told reporters "it is very apparent to me that we need to move forward on building housing capacity,”
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