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The Commerce Building was first occupied in 1968. Upon opening, teaching space in the Commerce Building included four 60-place classrooms, three 40-place classrooms, two 30-seat classrooms and five 20-seat seminar rooms. The building also contained a 125 seat library-reading room, a laboratory work room and a 20-station Calculator Room. Office space was provided for a Dean’s office suite, 43 faculty offices and seven secretarial offices.
A two-storey Addition to the Commerce Building was completed in the Spring of 2002 for $6 million. Construction on the building began on October 28, 1998. The building was designed by Kindrachuk Agrey Architects Limited and constructed by Wolfe Management. The new wing was funded primarily by the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS), which donated $5 million during the First and Best National Fundraising Campaign conducted by the College of Commerce. The official title of the new wing is the PCS Centre.
The completed PCS Centre building is 1,200 square metres. It contains six case study rooms comprised of two 45-seat rooms, two 55-seat rooms and two 75 seat rooms. There is also a 175-seat theatre with state-of-the-art multi-media and electronics equipment. The theatre is named after the late Georgia Goodspeed, who was the Assistant Dean of the College of Commerce for many years.
The entire Centre is wired to support technological advancements to teaching and learning as they become available. For instance, the wiring and conduits necessary for Internet access in every classroom seat were in place at its completion.
A donor wall, made from maple and brushed stainless steel, hangs in the foyer of the PCS Centre. A sculpture by Saskatoon artist Leslie Potter entitled Aggiornamento, or “New Day” stands in the main foyer. The sculpture was unveiled by University President Peter MacKinnon and Bill Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan on Monday, 5 June, 2000.
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