Innovative and effective engineering education has long been a cornerstone element of UNB’s, and indeed New Brunswick’s development.
On May 27, UNB officially opened the doors to a new state-of-the-art, sustainable space for learning, collaboration and innovation.
The 18,400-square-foot Commons, named in recognition of Dr. Allison D. McCain (BScEE’72, DSc’07), a UNB engineering graduate, former UNB chancellor (2013-23), and lead donor to the project, is a three-storey mass timber and glass structure that transforms the entrance of the existing Head Hall engineering building. The new spacious atrium provides learning, teaching and research spaces that encourage student interaction, and allows for increased meeting and seminar capacity for the faculty of engineering.
The Allison D. McCain Commons is one phase of UNB’s planned refresh and renewal of engineering programs and facilities. As the faculty progresses with its growth plan over the next five years, a larger building expansion is anticipated, along with a complete refurbishment of the engineering complex, the heritage portion of which dates back to 1900.
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