Open in January 2018, the Donald E. Armstrong Building is the new home for our MBA & specialized Masters programs acting as a link to industry for research & training.
To be the best possible catalyst for our students, we have creating a new home for the MBA program immediately to the north (formely the University Bookstore) and adjoined to the Bronfman Building. This new home has enabled us to provide:
- Better, more personalized and integrated services for our students;
- Dedicated teaching and learning space to meet the needs of our integrated and international curriculum;
- A hub for industry collaboration, research and outreach:Â flexible and distance-learning capable spaces to accommodate entrepreneurship, sustainable development and health management activities;
- Leading-edge technology and the environment to succeed
Our new home:
- Offers 48,666 Gross (23,000 Net) Sq. & has been completely redesigned inside and out to be student-centric
- Providing a unique boutique-like home for the MBA
- Seamlessly links between both buildings through the concourse (basement), ensuring the entire Desautels Faculty remains connected
- Creates a beautiful new exterior that draws attention from various perspectives (including from Sherbrooke Street)
- Complements and enhances the existing Bronfman Building (Phase 2)
Our MBA students require new state-of-the art, dedicated facilities that will allow us to provide better, more tailored and integrated services, cutting-edge technology, innovative meeting spaces and classrooms for our MBAs. This infrastructure will reflect our premium global brand image.
To create a new home for the MBA program we require:
Interior Renovations
- Projected Expenses: Approximately $15,000,000
Exterior Renovations
- Projected Expenses: Approximately $5,000,000Â
Thank-you to our Donors
The following donors help Desautels create a state-of-the-art, innovative facility that will incorporate leading-edge technology and enable our new building to be best possible learning environment for students.
Contributors to the Donald E. Armstrong Building
Marcel Desautels (CM, O.Ont, LLD’07) |
Seymour Schulich (BSc’61, MBA’65, DLitt’04) |
Monica (BEd’81) and Mark Hantho (BCom’81) |
The David Harquail Family |
Michel Pettigrew (BCom’76) and Ferring Inc. |
Don Lewtas (BCom’75) |
Arthur Dalfen (BCom'60) |
Sam Scalia (Cert Mgmt ’88, MBA’13) and Diana Ferrara (BSc NutrSc’92) |
Lawrence Bloomberg (MBA’65) |
Jon Hountalas (BCom’84, MBA’91) |
Henry H. S. Lam (BCom'78) |
Gerald Rimer (BCom’56) |
Michael (BCom’77, DPA’78) and Deborah Boychuk |
Donald Greer (BCom’57) and Diana Porritt Greer (POT’56) |
Anthony Lok (MBA'94) and Brenda Shek |
Brian (BCom’79), Robert (BCom 1978, DPA 1980) and Julie Fetherstonhaugh (MBA’12) |
MBA Class of 1975 Study Room: Supported by Terry Bowles, Robert Carrière and Luc Pinard |
BCom Class of 1967 |
Claude Bédard (MBA’79) |
Michael Butler (BCom’66) and Mary Usher-Jones (BA’67) |
Louis Gendron (MBA’88) and Liana Guizzetti (MBA’88) |
Dominic Lai (BSc’77, MBA’79) |
Wang Tao Liang (BCom’66, MBA’68) |
James Madon (MBA’84) |
William Peers (BCom’66, MBA’68) |
Norman Raschkowan (BCom’80, MBA’85) |
David (MBA’80) and Cheryl (BCom’77, MBA’80) Stenason |
Aaron (BCom’06) and Sharon Stern (BA’07) |
Christopher Mathisen (MBA’80) |
John (BCom’65) and Mary Crocker |
Validus Risk Management / Kevin Lester (MBA’01) |
With further support from the Donors of the Hong Kong Alumni Meeting Room, the Shanghai Alumni Meeting Room and the Singapore Alumni Meeting Room. |