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Hot off the presses the University of Windsor has officially announced that they will buy the Windsor Star building. This means the Windsor Star will relocate to the current Palace theatre downtown @ University & Oullette completely renovating that building and breathing new life into the heart of the core.

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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The University of Windsor has announced it will buy the Windsor Star building, kicking off a flurry of activity which will see the Star move its downtown offices into the Palace Theatre complex.

“The purchase of the Windsor Star property is the first step in the University of Windsor’s plan to transform the landscape of our campus to more firmly anchor our commitment to being a student-centred university,” Wildeman announced at the Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “This acquisition is part of the broader vision to support the priorities identified in our strategic plan with capital projects.”

The acquisition will allow the university to move its School of Social Work and the Centre for Executive and Professional Development in the the Star’s building at Pitt Street and Ferry Street, behind the St. Clair Centre for the Arts.

Star publisher and editor-in-chief Marty Beneteau said “it’s exciting for us that the university has taken this project on and given us the chance for a rebirth and relocation in the Palace complex.”

The School of Social Work is made up of about 830 students, faculty and staff who currently work with several agencies downtown

“Moving the social work program downtown presents an opportunity to significantly broaden the bandwidth between important academic programming and needs of our community,” said Wildeman.

In May, the university also announced plans to move its Music and Visual Arts and Film Production programs into the downtown Armouries thanks to the City of Windsor’s capital donation in addition to $10 million in funding and the provincial government’s contribution of $15 million.



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