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A Promising Future

Goal: $30 Million

King’s currently serves more than 840 students from 16 nations. Students can enrol in 561 courses in 24 disciplines and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in arts, science, music, education, and commerce. Faculty members are highly qualified, dedicated Christians who are committed to academic excellence and communicating their faith in their teaching.

With gratitude to God for our growth and progress as an institution over the years, King’s leadership, faculty, students, and Board of Governors completed a visionary strategic planning initiative that provides crucial direction for our future—A Promising Future.

The following initiatives enable us to build on our strengths, better serve our community and country, and fulfil our mission as one of Canada’s leading Christian universities.

$30 million in academic programming, student life enhancements, new facilities, student financial aid, and other initiatives have been identified.

The following initiatives enable us to build on our strengths, better serve our community and country, and fulfill our mission as one of Canada’s leading Christian universities. Together, these initiatives total $30 million in new additions.

Our student body is growing, and King's needs to grow with it. Our planning team has meticulously researched and explored multiple ways in which King's can continue to grow sustainably and have arrived at this ambitious, exciting plan to meet our goals.

Design for the Centre For Excellence in the Sciences

Centre for Excellence
in the Sciences

New programs, research and lab spaces, and modern facilities that put students first.

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Design for the Academic Enrichment Centre

Academic
Enrichment Centre

Enhanced student services and academic supports in a single, convenient location.

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Micah Centre Students gardening

Micah Centre
Enhancement

A new Justice Semester, guest speaker series, academic programs, and more.

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These initiatives will accomplish four primary objectives:

LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY

We strive to be affordable so students of all financial means can learn here. Tuition alone does not cover the cost of running a university, so we rely on other income sources; charitable gifts play a major role in this.

GROWING THE UNIVERSITY'S ENROLLMENT CAPACITY

Our target campus population for operating sustainably is 1,200 students. Departments like the sciences are nearing capacity and are expected to grow significantly in future years. We need to meet future demand for these programs.

POSITION KING'S AS A COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVE

The educational marketplace is competitive. Students and faculty are attracted to leading-edge programs and research opportunities. With this campaign, King's can continue to be positioned as a leading faith-based university.

ENHANCED, NEW FACILITIES FOR FUTURE STUDENTS

To reach 1,200 students and meet growing demand in the sciences, capital investment is required. A recently completed Campus Master Plan by GEC Architecture identified that new and expanded facilities are needed as we rapidly expand.

 

 

"The actions we take today will determine our future."
- Melanie Humphreys, President

 


Senior Development Team:

Christa Aubrey, B.Sc., M.D. - Graduated from King's in '08, majoring in Biology.
Dr. Harry Spaling, professor of Environmental Studies at King's, leading a class field trip in Jasper National Park.
Example of specialized equipment required for a full Kinesiology program.
Concept art for visualizing science.
David Flim, B.Sc. '17, standing in front of an NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectrometer--a critical piece of equipment at King's used to analyze molecular structures.
Emma Peters, B.Sc. Biology '17: "Being a student at King's really strengthened my faith. It's one of the reasons I chose to train for occupational therapy--to help others live the fullest lives possible."
In future years, King's will build out the career and vocational services capacity of the new Academic Enrichment Centre to help students better connect what they learn in the classroom with employment opportunities.
Student's from a King's Honduras Water Project team - another great annual project of the Micah Centre. In the new Micah Centre Enhancement Initiative, students will have the chance to opt for an entire 'Justice Semester.'
Students on a Micah Centre learning tour of Bangladesh.
The revamped student support services found in the proposed Academic Enrichment Centre will enhance students' academic experience at King's.
Rendering of North Facade of Science Centre 
Interior Rendering of the Academic Enrichment Centre
Private group, tutoring, and meeting spaces as part of the new Academic Enrichment Centre
Interior lobby rendering of the Centre for Excellence in the Sciences